The National Book Council is pleased to release the programme of cultural events for the Campus Book Festival. As customary, the festival will take place at the University Quadrangle on 25, 26 and 27...

Ta' Liesse: Malta's waterfront shrine for marinersGeneral editor: Giovanni BonelloPublisher: Miller Distributors, 2020.  Pages: 255pp.ISBN 978 9995 794248 Big, handsome, heavily...

"Mighty Justice: My Life in Civil Rights," Algonquin Books, by Dovey Johnson Roundtree and Katie McCabe Some life stories are too important to be relegated to dusty history books. They must be...

"The Siberian Dilemma: An Arkady Renko Novel," Simon & Schuster, by Martin Cruz Smith It's been 38 years since Martin Cruz Smith's "Gorky Park" was released, introducing readers to Arkady...

Writing about Mikiel Anton Vassalli, as Ivan Said frequently and enthusiastically admits during our daily discussions on Maltese literature and language, had always been his dream and ambition and it...

Is it true that tortoises like nothing better than to fire up the barbecue in the yard, in summer? Is it true that cats enjoy singing in the shower? Do squirrels use paragliders to float from one tree...

This is a very disturbing and at the same time very uplifting book. I have no doubt the book is written by a foster-carer, Casey Watson from the UK who tells of her struggles as a foster-carer of...

Not even Marie Kondo can follow all her rules for tidying all the time. "Of course, when things get very busy, I need to let go of some of my standards and methods, and I think that's a...

The University of Malta Library has announced that the family of Ġużè Chetcuti has donated a collection of manuscripts, letters, photos and other memorabilia of the author. This...

"Ducks, Newburyport," Biblioasis, by Lucy Ellmann When you mention to people that you're reading a nearly 1,000-page book that's mostly one sentence, the reaction is odd. Some people roll their...