Carrie Fisher bio as sharp, endearing as its subject
Monday, 18 May 2020, 08:29
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
"Carrie Fisher: A Life on the Edge" (Sarah Crichton Books; Farrar, Straus and Giroux), by Sheila Weller "Star Wars" fans may feel a lump in their throats when Carrie Fisher appears in the finale...
Jeff Lindsay has entertaining new thriller
Wednesday, 13 May 2020, 09:04
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
"Just Watch Me," Dutton, by Jeff Lindsay Riley Wolfe gets his kicks executing spectacular robberies that no one else would even contemplate. His victims are always the super-rich, whom he...
First Maltese podcast for children
Tuesday, 12 May 2020, 09:53
Last update: about 7 years ago
In these weeks of lockdown, during which parents and teachers have had to organise themselves differently to provide resources in Maltese to students, Merlin Publishers have been doing their utmost to...
Author Lee Child explores origins of hero concept
Friday, 8 May 2020, 07:26
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
"The Hero," TLS, by Lee Child "The Hero," a non-fiction essay by author Lee Child, opens with Child looking at language and how words have different meanings over the space of time. Child also...
17 stories inspired by great American paintings
Thursday, 7 May 2020, 08:42
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
"From Sea to Stormy Sea: 17 Stories Inspired by Great American Paintings," Pegasus Books, edited by Lawrence Block Writers take their inspiration from a variety of sources: an unforgettable face,...
National Book Prize and Terramaxka 2020 – the longlist
Tuesday, 5 May 2020, 09:37
Last update: about 8 years ago
The National Book Council is publishing the list of eligible titles that have been submitted to the National Book Prize and Terramaxka Prize 2020, for books published in 2019. All books have been...
'Kissirtu kullimkien' – tackling the construction frenzy
Tuesday, 28 April 2020, 10:30
Last update: about 8 years ago
You've reached the milestone of your second published book at a very young age, after your debut 'Lucy Min?' in 2016. How does that feel? I am humbled and grateful - to my publisher, my friends...
Janet Evanovich and the plot twist of success
Monday, 27 April 2020, 09:39
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
More than 30 years and many millions of sales later, the story of her first book deal still makes Janet Evanovich cry. "I collected rejections for 10 years," recalls Evanovich, best known for her...