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Delving deeper into Malta's history and heritage

Sunday, 22 October 2023, 07:52 Last update: about 7 months ago

Lura Fiż-Żmien - Rakkonti u Ġrajjiet Mill-Istorja Ta' Pajjiżna by Joe R. Scicluna is a fascinating journey through Malta's history and culture. This book compiles articles by the...

The Malta Book Festival opens tomorrow

Tuesday, 17 October 2023, 10:55 Last update: about 7 months ago

The Malta Book Festival 2023 kicks off tomorrow! Carrying the theme of #beyondbooks, this year's edition of the islands' main book-based event aims to offer a multi-sensory experience which goes...

Chita Rivera introduces us to her alter ego in new memoir

Tuesday, 26 September 2023, 12:10 Last update: about 8 months ago Associated Press

It's hard to imagine Anita, Rose Alvarez and Velma Kelly without Chita Rivera, who first breathed life into these beloved Broadway characters. At a time when there was limited Latino...

A mystic flight into the essence of poetry

Tuesday, 26 September 2023, 08:24 Last update: about 8 months ago

Dr Carmel Mallia is one of the major contributors to literature both in Malta and beyond its shores. He is an author of mettle and former president of the local Esperanto Society. Add to that the fact...

The dance of the couples

Tuesday, 26 September 2023, 08:18 Last update: about 8 months ago Noel Grima

This is a novel by Iris Murdoch, her 12th novel, originally published in 1969. The book was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1970 and in 1997. Obsessed with spiders and preoccupied with death,...

Discussing rupture

Sunday, 10 September 2023, 08:30 Last update: about 9 months ago

Rupture: A Historical Perspective - Proceedings of History Week 2021 Edited by: Noel Buttigieg and George Cassar Published: Malta, 2023 (The Malta Historical Society) Pages:...

‘Fuq il-muntanja ż-żgħira’

Sunday, 27 August 2023, 08:35 Last update: about 8 months ago

Author: Charles Casha Illustrations: Vincianne Scerri Publisher: Merlin Publishers / 2023   Tarġa Tarġa is a relatively new but highly sought-after series by Merlin...

Book review: The sad and gentle poet

Sunday, 27 August 2023, 08:30 Last update: about 8 months ago Noel Grima

'Fejjaqtni int: Ruzar Briffa - u jien' Author: Paul P. Borg Published: 2023 Pages: 466   This sympathetic and readable book comes from one of the most prolific authors in...

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