Poet offers literary feast in 'A Moveable Famine'
Friday, 18 July 2014, 14:43
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
"A Moveable Famine" (The Permanent Press), by John Skoyles In an autobiographical novel, which parts are fiction and which are fact? Only the author knows for sure. But when such...
Can living like a star produce a happy ending?
Thursday, 17 July 2014, 14:41
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
"Jennifer, Gwyneth & Me: The Pursuit of Happiness, One Celebrity at a Time" (Ballantine Books), by Rachel Bertsche Author and celebrity-watcher Rachel Bertsche spent nearly a...
A troubled teen in flight from a nuclear meltdown
Wednesday, 16 July 2014, 22:23
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
"Close Your Eyes, Hold Hands" (Doubleday), by Chris Bohjalian Wiser than the adults around her yet convinced she's a hopeless loser, Emily Shepard is a literary descendant of...
'Act of War' is heart-pounding thriller
Wednesday, 16 July 2014, 14:39
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
"Act of War" (Atria), by Brad Thor In Brad Thor's latest thriller, "Act of War," Scot Harvath finds his hands full when a snag-and-grab operation for a terrorist...
From a rural society to a ‘modern’ one
Wednesday, 16 July 2014, 12:48
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
The component books of this Oliver Friggieri trilogy had come out singly – It-Tfal jigu bil-vapuri; La jibbnazza nigi lura and Dik id-dghajsa f’nofs il-port. They had also been translated...
'Ways of the Dead' is fast-paced narrative
Tuesday, 15 July 2014, 22:22
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
"The Ways of the Dead" (Viking), by Neely Tucker Neely Tucker's debut novel is an utterly thrilling mystery set in Washington, D.C., in the late 1990s, just before the...
Terry Brooks delivers in latest fantasy tale
Monday, 14 July 2014, 22:21
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
"The High Druid's Blade: The Defenders of Shannara" (Del Rey), by Terry Brooks Terry Brooks is a grandmaster of the fantasy genre, and his latest will both captivate and...
From a rural society to a ‘modern’ one
Monday, 14 July 2014, 16:39
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
The component books of this Oliver Friggieri trilogy had come out singly – It-Tfal jigu bil-vapuri; La jibbnazza nigi lura and Dik id-dghajsa f’nofs il-port. They had also been translated...
New Neil Armstrong book glides, not soars
Sunday, 13 July 2014, 22:20
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
"Neil Armstrong: A Life of Flight" (St. Martin's Press), by Jay Barbree This is not a definitive biography of the man who first walked on the moon. It's not even...
Modern Russian fable superbly drawn
Saturday, 12 July 2014, 22:19
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
"The Great Glass Sea" (Grove Press), by Josh Weil Twin brothers Yarik and Dima were virtual lookalikes as boys growing up in rural Russia. Their joys and dreams entwined. Often...