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Pete Townshend novel, 'The Age of Anxiety,' out in November

Wednesday, 3 April 2019, 08:33 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

The Who's Pete Townshend, the man who helped invent the rock opera, has now written a rock novel. Hachette Books announced Tuesday that the British composer-guitarist's "The Age of Anxiety" was...

Żero

Tuesday, 2 April 2019, 11:02 Last update: about 9 years ago

Żero is a 14-year-old boy who has never met another living being his whole life. Until, one day, the highly technological apartment where he has lived all his life is hit by a power...

Murky tales from Mdina - Andras – Beyond good and evil

Tuesday, 2 April 2019, 11:00 Last update: about 9 years ago Noel Grima

To begin with, the book is a mystery. Mystery about the author, mystery about the publishing house. Until, wonders of Google, I found in a page that can no longer be fully accessed, that the...

Foursome: Stieglitz, O'Keeffe, Strand, Salsbury

Tuesday, 2 April 2019, 08:31 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

"Foursome: Alfred Stieglitz, Georgia O'Keeffe, Paul Strand, Rebecca Salsbury" (Alfred A. Knopf), by Carolyn Burke It's been almost a century since Alfred Stieglitz scandalized polite society with...

'Daisy Jones and the Six' will draw you in

Monday, 1 April 2019, 08:29 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

"Daisy Jones & The Six" (Ballantine Books), by Taylor Jenkins Reid Like a poignant song with lyrics that speak to your soul, "Daisy Jones & The Six" by Taylor Jenkins Reid will...

Book casts welcome light on actress Vivien Leigh

Friday, 29 March 2019, 09:18 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

"Dark Star: A Biography of Vivien Leigh" (I.B. Tauris), by Alan Strachan Playing two of the greatest female roles ever offered in film — Scarlett O'Hara in "Gone with the Wind" and Blanche...

'Black Leopard, Red Wolf' is epic tale by Marlon James

Thursday, 28 March 2019, 09:16 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

"Black Leopard, Red Wolf" (Riverhead Books), by Marlon James "Black Leopard, Red Wolf" by Marlon James is a serpentine, epic tale set in a fantastic realm of evil monsters and villains and flawed...

'Malta Exchange' is blend of history and thrills

Wednesday, 27 March 2019, 09:15 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

"The Malta Exchange" (Minotaur), by Steve Berry Steve Berry's pragmatic hero Cotton Malone soon regrets taking on what is supposed to be a simple mission in "The Malta Exchange," the latest blend...

Author writes part biography, part Hollywood history

Tuesday, 26 March 2019, 09:13 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

"Fay Wray and Robert Riskin: A Hollywood Memoir" (Pantheon), by Victoria Riskin If there was an Academy Award for movie books, Victoria Riskin would be making room beside the Oscar her father won...

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