Prisons No More
Thursday, 22 August 2013, 09:51
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
A book titled Prisons No More by Maltese author Josephine Ciancio, a collection of mostly science fiction stories, has just been published. “Prisons No More” is the title of...
Book brings JFK's heady final days to life
Wednesday, 21 August 2013, 15:02
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
"JFK's Last Hundred Days: The Transformation of a Man and the Emergence of a Great President" (Penguin), by Thurston Clarke For a blunt-titled book with a tragic conclusion...
Allison Leotta's returns with new legal thriller
Tuesday, 20 August 2013, 15:01
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
"Speak of the Devil" (Touchstone), by Allison Leotta Allison Leotta's latest novel, "Speak of the Devil," pits prosecutor Anna Curtis against Diablo, a villain...
New book focuses on Civil War photographer Brady
Friday, 16 August 2013, 16:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
"Mathew Brady: Portraits of a Nation" (Bloomsbury), by Robert Wilson Civil War photographer Mathew Brady largely taught himself the finer points of the two pursuits that have...
C.J. Box returns with 'The Highway'
Thursday, 15 August 2013, 15:59
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
"The Highway" (Minotaur), by C.J. Box Sixteen-year-old Gracie Sullivan is book-smart and resourceful, but her 18-year-old sister, Danielle, is impetuous, self-involved and...
Burke's latest novel is a superb crime story
Wednesday, 14 August 2013, 15:57
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
"Light of the World" (Simon & Schuster), by James Lee Burke The themes in James Lee Burke's lyrical, allegorical crime novels rarely change, but each new book delves more...
Book explores the lives of the world's paramedics
Tuesday, 13 August 2013, 15:55
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
"Paramedico: Around the World by Ambulance" (The Friday Project, an imprint of HarperCollins), by Benjamin Gilmour Benjamin Gilmour's book "Paramedico" explores the...
A novelist's pub crawl across the Muslim world
Monday, 12 August 2013, 15:53
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
"The Wet and the Dry: A Drinker's Journey" (Crown), by Lawrence Osborne Looking to deal with a serious drinking problem, British novelist and travel writer Lawrence Osborne...
'Unseen' is intense, brutal tale
Friday, 9 August 2013, 14:50
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
"Unseen" (Delacorte Press), by Karin Slaughter Karin Slaughter's latest novel, "Unseen," continues the tale of detective Will Trent, who has experienced more...
'The Center Holds' looks at 2 Obamas
Thursday, 8 August 2013, 14:48
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
"The Center Holds: Obama and His Enemies" (Simon & Schuster), by Jonathan Alter After sailing through two presidential elections by comfortable margins, President Barack...