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Kulħadd barra Fajża

Tuesday, 26 February 2019, 14:26 Last update: about 8 years ago

Portelli's novel is set in Canada, his country of residence, but the major characters are Maltese-Canadians. The story starts with a number of news reports stating that a woman called Fajza has been...

From rags to riches

Tuesday, 26 February 2019, 14:24 Last update: about 8 years ago Noel Grima

This is a story in two parts, all about the same person. It tells the story of Sheilah Graham, from her poor beginnings in a poor house in London's most poor suburbs, an orphanage, to riches....

Inmate freed with help by Kim Kardashian West gets book deal

Tuesday, 26 February 2019, 10:49 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

An inmate whose life sentence was commuted thanks in part to the efforts of Kim Kardashian West has a book deal, along with deals for film and television rights. Harper, an imprint of...

Holocaust scholar surveys rising tide of anti-Semitism

Monday, 25 February 2019, 10:48 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

"Antisemitism: Here and Now" (Schocken Books), by Deborah E. Lipstadt Deborah E. Lipstadt was surprised at how hard it was to write her latest book. A leading authority on the Holocaust, she was...

Henry Winkler enjoying a run of very cool coincidences

Friday, 22 February 2019, 09:19 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Things are coming full circle for Henry Winkler in many ways. The actor, best known for playing "The Fonz" on the 1970s hit sitcom "Happy Days," is also a prolific author of children's books and...

Don Winslow writes novel about war on drugs

Thursday, 21 February 2019, 09:18 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

"The Border" (William Morrow), by Don Winslow Don Winslow's epic trilogy about America's longest war, which he launched with "The Power of the Dog" in 2005 and continued with "The Cartel" in...

Author gives 'Judgment' a unique spin

Wednesday, 20 February 2019, 09:16 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

"Judgment" (Dutton), by Joseph Finder A one-night stand becomes a bigger mistake than she bargains for when judge Juliana Brody hooks up with a man at a conference in Chicago. The next morning...

Ruffin's debut novel is challenging, thought-provoking

Tuesday, 19 February 2019, 09:15 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

"We Cast a Shadow" (One World), by Maurice Carlos Ruffin A fear-driven, racially charged world is the land in which the narrator of "We Cast a Shadow" lives. Half the black community — and...

'Nowhere Child' is Christian White's stunning debut

Monday, 18 February 2019, 09:13 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

"The Nowhere Child: a Novel" (Minotaur), by Christian White A young woman's fond memories of her happy childhood and loving parents are turned upside down when she learns she may have been...

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