Epistles from the Desert
Sunday, 16 November 2014, 21:44
Last update: about 13 years ago
In an age of luvvies and media hype Mario Azzopardi, an author who has built and cemented an artistic career as an iconoclast who opposes institutional rigidity and group-think, perseveres...
‘L-Istorja tal-Innu Malti’ – new book by Oliver Friggieri
Sunday, 16 November 2014, 21:40
Last update: about 13 years ago
Klabb Kotba Maltin has just launched Oliver Friggieri's new book L-Istorja tal-Innu Malti - Kif Sar u xi Jfisser, an original account of how the national anthem of Malta was composed in 1922. Medical...
When a family becomes part of history
Sunday, 16 November 2014, 21:22
Last update: about 13 years ago
On Wednesday, 26 November two books, Alhambra and My Pizza and Toffee Apples in the 1950s will be launched at the Italian Cultural Institute at 6.30pm. Above is an old black and white photo...
Top-tier short fiction in Ron Rash collection
Sunday, 16 November 2014, 15:40
Last update: about 13 years ago
For those unfamiliar with the beautiful and searing short stories of Ron Rash, "Something Rich and Strange" is a generous, well-timed introduction. Rash's stories tell in crisp, gripping prose...
Rowling reveals new tidbits on Pottermore site
Saturday, 15 November 2014, 15:37
Last update: about 13 years ago
Just in time for Halloween, J.K. Rowling has given fans a glimpse of what makes a wicked witch tick. The creator of boy wizard Harry Potter published a 1,700-word essay Friday revealing the...
New book of Watergate tapes out next August
Friday, 14 November 2014, 15:36
Last update: about 13 years ago
More transcripts of White House tapes from the Richard Nixon administration will be published next August, focusing on 1973, the year the world learned the recordings existed. Houghton Mifflin...
George W. Bush says dad pondered skipping 2nd term
Thursday, 13 November 2014, 15:35
Last update: about 13 years ago
George H.W. Bush seriously considered not running for re-election in 1992 even though he loved his job, according to a new book written by his son, former President George W. Bush. A...
Citing illness, Dunham postpones book tour stops
Wednesday, 12 November 2014, 15:34
Last update: about 13 years ago
Citing illness incurred from her weeks-long book tour, Lena Dunham has postponed two appearances in Europe until early December. In a statement issued Tuesday through her publisher, Random House,...
Berlin Wall story on escapes has book, movie deal
Tuesday, 11 November 2014, 15:31
Last update: about 13 years ago
A book about attempted escapes under the Berlin Wall and the support of American television has been acquired by Crown Publishers and optioned for a feature film. Greg Mitchell, an author...
More about Zabbar’s history and culture
Tuesday, 11 November 2014, 10:14
Last update: about 13 years ago
Gladly, Malcolm Schembri has once again kept his annual appointment with all those Maltese who love and cherish the historical and cultural aspects of their country, particularly the people of Zabbar...