A clear look at Scientology and its believers
Tuesday, 5 March 2013, 15:16
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
"Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, & the Prison of Belief" (Alfred A. Knopf), by Lawrence Wright Pulitzer Prize winner Lawrence Wright's new book about Scientology,...
Strada Stretta English edition now on sale
Sunday, 3 March 2013, 17:08
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
The English edition of the best seller ‘StradaStretta It-Triq li darba Xegħlet il-Belt’ has just been published. This translation by George Cini, who also wrote the original Maltese...
Remarkable coincidences and déjà vu
Sunday, 3 March 2013, 16:16
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Remarkable coincidences feature prominently in this slim volume of short stories and essays by established Maltese author, Lillian Sciberras, also well known for her published verse. These...
The choral book that survived the Great Siege
Sunday, 3 March 2013, 16:14
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
On Easter Monday, 1 April 1532, the Paschal Candle, left alight after the Easter celebrations in St Lawrence Church, Vittoriosa, caused a fire which gutted parts of the church. The church...
'The Entertainer' depicts old Hollywood
Friday, 1 March 2013, 16:03
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
"The Entertainer: Movies, Magic and My Father's Twentieth Century" (Riverhead), by Margaret Talbot Part biography and part Hollywood history with a side of Americana,...
Joy Division bassist delivers 'Pleasure'-able read
Thursday, 28 February 2013, 16:01
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
"Unknown Pleasures: Inside Joy Division" (It Books), by Peter Hook Joy Division played only three years' worth of gigs and released a whopping total of two studio...
Tracy Kidder and his editor on writing
Wednesday, 27 February 2013, 15:59
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
"Good Prose: The Art of Nonfiction" (Random House), by Tracy Kidder and Richard Todd Writing about writing is riddled with pitfalls. Take that sentence, even: Should we...
"Cover of Snow" (Ballantine), by Jenny Milchman
Tuesday, 26 February 2013, 14:01
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Jenny Milchman's debut novel, "Cover of Snow," intimately examines the life of a woman who is in grief and pain, doubt and shock, following the death of her husband. Nora...
'Airtight' is tale of family dynamics
Monday, 25 February 2013, 15:55
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
"Airtight" (Minotaur Books), by David Rosenfelt The brutal death of a judge opens "Airtight," David Rosenfelt's latest tale of mystery, family dynamics and...
Review: Robert Crais' 'Suspect' is action-packed
Thursday, 21 February 2013, 14:12
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Los Angeles police officer Scott James and his partner, Stephanie Anders, were searching for an all-night noodle house late one night when they ran straight into a gun battle. Five masked...