Drama on the stage and in personal life
Tuesday, 6 May 2014, 21:00
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Mario Azzopardi is as well known for his long career as a distinguished theatre director and designer as for the volumes of poetry he has published since the late 1960s. This new work on...
Sammy Meilaq: rabble-rouser or leader?
Tuesday, 6 May 2014, 20:57
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
The only time I ever met Sammy Meilaq was in a very different context. I was invited, many years ago, to baptise a child of a friend of mine at St Publius Church in Floriana and the second child at...
Sammy Meilaq: rabble-rouser or leader?
Monday, 5 May 2014, 17:44
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
The only time I ever met Sammy Meilaq was in a very different context. I was invited, many years ago, to baptise a child of a friend of mine at St Publius Church in Floriana and the second child at...
The art, and empathy, of author Leslie Jamison
Saturday, 3 May 2014, 14:01
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
For Leslie Jamison, the written word is a safe and risky place. "So much of writing that has felt alive and electric is because I grant myself permission to write about what's...
New book provides backstage pass to rock history
Friday, 2 May 2014, 13:59
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
"There Goes Gravity" (Riverhead), by Lisa Robinson In the new book, "There Goes Gravity: A Life in Rock and Roll," there's a telling photograph of Mick Jagger...
Mark Alpert's latest book is dark fantasy thriller
Thursday, 1 May 2014, 13:58
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
"The Furies" (Thomas Dunne Books), by Mark Alpert Mark Alpert, known for his science-driven thrillers, takes readers on an unexpected journey into dark fantasy with "The...
Garcia Marquez: More than just a magic realist
Wednesday, 30 April 2014, 13:56
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Magic realism was only one of his gifts. From crime stories and village folklore to romance and satire, Gabriel Garcia Marquez brought poetry to virtually every popular genre. The Nobel...
'Draft Day' is an off-season gift
Tuesday, 29 April 2014, 13:55
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
The pre-pre-season opening kickoff of the 2014 National Football League schedule is returned for a score in "Draft Day," an entirely conventional serio-comic sports world melodrama that...
'A Window on Eternity' finds joy in African park
Monday, 28 April 2014, 13:52
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
"A Window on Eternity" (Simon & Schuster), by Edward O. Wilson Biologist Edward O. Wilson doesn't spend a lot of time in his exploration of Mozambique's Gorongosa...
Random House to adapt 'Unbroken' for young adults
Thursday, 24 April 2014, 14:32
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Random House says it plans to publish a young adult adaption of Laura Hillenbrand's best-selling survival saga "Unbroken." Barbara Marcus, president and publisher of Random...