Orwell rep accuses Amazon of doublespeak
Friday, 22 August 2014, 14:23
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
The literary executor of George Orwell's estate is accusing Amazon.com of committing an Orwellian crime: doublespeak. In a letter published this week in The New York Times, Bill...
Elizabeth Little's 'Dear Daughter' is engrossing
Thursday, 21 August 2014, 14:21
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
"Dear Daughter" (Viking), by Elizabeth Little The unlikable protagonist with a biting personality and outrageous actions, but who is fascinating at the same time, has never been...
Book tracks insurgence that propelled Reagan
Wednesday, 20 August 2014, 14:20
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
"The Invisible Bridge: The Fall of Nixon and the Rise of Reagan" (Simon & Schuster), by Rick Perlstein Even Republicans piled on President Richard Nixon as the Watergate...
A handy companion to Valletta
Tuesday, 19 August 2014, 15:16
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
This is a delightful, unpretentious book which, with its loose-leaf ribbed-back binding ideally serves as a companion as one walks around Valletta following the indications as offered by the...
Author tells story of wild ride of Benny Binion
Tuesday, 19 August 2014, 14:17
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
"Blood Aces: The Wild Ride of Benny Binion, the Texas Gangster Who Created Vegas Poker" (Viking), by Doug J. Swanson Benny Binion, native of tiny Pilot Grove, Texas, began his...
Prize-winning poet still at work at age 86
Thursday, 14 August 2014, 14:20
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
He is 86 years old, his eyesight is failing and much of his recent work reads like a man saying goodbye. But W.S. Merwin continues to write poems; he cannot help...
Miranda Corbie confronts her own 'City of Ghosts'
Wednesday, 13 August 2014, 14:17
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
"City of Ghosts" (Minotaur), by Kelli Stanley A love of San Francisco — its flaws, strengths and eccentricities — permeates Kelli Stanley's intriguing novels...
Hijuelos novel posthumous release set for 2015
Tuesday, 12 August 2014, 14:12
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
A novel completed by Pulitzer Prize winner Oscar Hijuelos shortly before his death last year will be published in late 2015. Grand Central Publisher announced Wednesday it has acquired...
Actor, detective role paired for 25 years
Monday, 11 August 2014, 14:21
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
British actor David Suchet has spent a quarter-century bringing to life a certain fussy Belgian sleuth with a mustache as impeccable as his intellect and crime-solving skills. For...
George W. Bush writes book about father
Monday, 11 August 2014, 14:08
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
His paintings made news worldwide, but it turns out that former President George W. Bush has been working on another, highly personal project since leaving the White House: He has quietly completed a...