"The Siberian Dilemma: An Arkay 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...

If there is such a thing as baking royalty, Apollonia Poilâne might be its queen. The 35-year-old is a third-generation baker for the world famous Poilâne in Paris. It was founded in...

Panic, joy, shock: Dan Piepenbring felt them all when Prince plucked him to collaborate on his first memoir, followed by more shock and profound sadness at news of the superstar's death while the book...

"Still Here: The Madcap, Nervy, Singular Life of Elaine Stritch," Farrar, Straus and Giroux, by Alexandra Jacobs As the curtain rises in a new biography of Elaine Stritch, the scene is the...

The Literary Contest of Novels for Youth is an annual contest organised by Aġenzija Żgħażagħ and the National Book Council. The purpose of this contest is to select,...

I have now read this book three times - first in manuscript form so as to write a synopsis for the back page, a second time in book form during which I was more concerned in comparing the book's story...

The latest publication by Heritage Malta Heritage Malta Museums & Sites: The Mediterranean in a Nutshell provides an overview of thirty Heritage Malta museums and sites which are open for the...

"Catch and Kill," Little, Brown and Co., by Ronan Farrow Anyone who has read Ronan Farrow's meticulous reporting that helped amplify the #MeToo movement would have an idea what to expect his book...

"Blue Moon: a Jack Reacher Novel," Delacorte Press, by Lee Child The narrative in "Blue Moon," the latest Jack Reacher novel by author Lee Child, has the feel of an old Western where the town...

The recent restoration (by PrevArti) of the large painting that stands for the dome of the Gozo Cathedral of the Assumption has drawn attention to the painting itself and its artistic...