"Terminal City" (Dutton), by Linda Fairstein   An ongoing pleasure in Linda Fairstein's novels about assistant district attorney Alexandra "Alex" Cooper is the...

"Mr Mercedes" (Scribner), by Stephen King   "Mr Mercedes" is classic Stephen King. Creepy, yet realistic characters that get under your skin and stay there, a compelling...

Hillary Rodham Clinton's "Hard Choices" sold more than 100,000 copies during its opening week, its publisher told The Associated Press on Wednesday.   "We're...

"Flying Shoes" (Bloomsbury) by Lisa Howorth   There are many good reasons to read and enjoy "Flying Shoes."   For one, it is the debut novel of Lisa Howorth, a...

This excellent book brings together a number of papers on postmodern issues in politics, ethics and education. They reflect the author’s lifelong professional interest in the areas mentioned in...

Horizons has launched the first and only extensive book about the World Cup, in Maltese, covering the initial 1930 edition, and going up to 2010. This hardcover book covers in detail all the editions,...

The comic duo of Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill began with an intentionally bad idea.   Hill called up Tatum: "So I have this probably terrible idea, but I want to see if you're...

"I Am Pilgrim" (Atria/Emily Bestler Books), by Terry Hayes   A man with ties to a top-secret unit of the federal government has to fight his instincts to stop a madman in Terry...

A book that was launched on Thursday 5 June tells the remarkable story of an organisation born in 1910 and still existing, albeit on its last legs these days.   In fact, the Unione Cattolica...

"Euphoria" (Atlantic Monthly Press), by Lily King   Lily King's new novel, "Euphoria," unfolds on a South Pacific island where a trio of young anthropologists lives...