After the tremendous success of the Maltese version of Yasmina Reza’s comedy Le dieu du carnage at St James Cavalier in Valletta last November, Faraxa Publishing is proud to announce the...

Once again Carmel Scicluna is keeping the appointment with his readers, this time with the publication of a collection of 86 original poems. The title is ironical and has nothing to do with jasmine...

There is much to say for a second reading.   The first time I read this book was in pre-publication times from a PDF file and I had written a short blurb for it, which appears on the...

"Downfall: a Thriller" (Grand Central Publishing), by Jeff Abbott   A chance encounter with a woman in a bar thrusts Sam Capra into the deadliest and scariest mission yet in Jeff...

"Dogtripping: 25 Rescues, 11 Volunteers, and 3 RVs on Our Canine Cross-Country Adventure" (St. Martin's Press), by David Rosenfelt   When was the last time you laughed out...

"Sea Creatures" (Harper), by Susanna Daniel   There's a charmer at the heart of "Sea Creatures," and it's not the novel's narrator, Georgia, who is plenty...

"The Cuckoo's Calling" (Mulholland Books), by Robert Galbraith (J.K. Rowling)   Full disclosure: I never would have guessed.   I've read every book J.K. Rowling...

"Hidden Order: A Thriller" (Atria/Emily Bestler Books), by Brad Thor   An organization more secretive than the FBI, the CIA or the NSA takes center stage in Brad Thor's latest...

"Unleashed" (Minotaur), by David Rosenfelt   In "Unleashed," David Rosenfelt's latest mystery featuring lawyer Andy Carpenter, a U.S. drone kills a man in Pakistan,...

"& Sons" (Random House), by David Gilbert   The ghost of J.D. Salinger hovers over David Gilbert's new novel, "& Sons." Set amid the wealth and privilege of...