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Books for parents, kids, teens on LGBTQ experience

Wednesday, 2 July 2014, 21:10 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

June is Pride Month. Here are some book suggestions for parents, kids and teens on the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or questioning gender experience.   FOR...

Avery Corman writes memoir of Bronx boyhood

Tuesday, 1 July 2014, 21:07 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

"My Old Neighborhood Remembered" (Barricade Books), by Avery Corman   Before Brooklyn became a hipster haven with pricey real estate and the Bronx became the poster child for urban...

Alafair Burke's latest is 1 of her best

Monday, 30 June 2014, 21:05 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

"All Day and a Night" (Harper), by Alafair Burke   Alafair Burke tells a compelling tale that combines a police procedural and a legal thriller in "All Day and a...

Weiner and fans bond at New York City reading

Saturday, 28 June 2014, 15:16 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Jennifer Weiner had so much to share with her readers.   The author of such best-sellers as "Goodnight Nobody" and "In Her Shoes" spoke before about 100 fans Tuesday at a...

'Terminal City' is fast-paced thriller

Friday, 27 June 2014, 15:12 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

"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' is classic Stephen King novel

Thursday, 26 June 2014, 15:09 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

"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 book sales top 100,000 in first week

Wednesday, 25 June 2014, 15:08 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

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...

Debut novel by Lisa Howorth is a Southern mosaic

Tuesday, 24 June 2014, 15:04 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

"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...

Does it matter who speaks?

Sunday, 22 June 2014, 11:55 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

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...

First World Cup book in Maltese

Sunday, 22 June 2014, 11:54 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

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,...

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