Joe Henry, "Invisible Hour" (Work Song)   Joe Henry has produced artists ranging from Aaron Neville and Billy Bragg to Me'Shell Ndegeocello and Bonnie Raitt. Yet when he makes...

What's more scary, fighting aliens with Tom Cruise or singing in front of Meryl Streep and Johnny Depp?   Both brought butterflies to Emily Blunt's stomach, which is how the...

"Counting Down Bruce Springsteen: His 100 Finest Songs" (Rowman & Littlefield), by Jim Beviglia   Music blogger Jim Beviglia is trying to do far more than start arguments with...

It has been compared to Ġużè Chetcuti’s social realism novels and to the most dramatic of tv dramas. What is sure is that Ivan De Battista’s latest novel, L-Aħħar 13 (Merlin...

To commemorate the 10th anniversary of Malta’s accession to the European Union, Horizons published a new book as part of the celebrations of this important political and social history of Malta....

Il-Kummidjanti tal-Parlament is a book that tickles you to death as much as it embarrasses you, gives you food for thought and disturbs you with its emotional truth. The book, which was recently...

Jack White, "Lazaretto" (Third Man/Columbia)   Jack White's second solo album is steeped in tones of his adopted hometown, Nashville. Lighthearted piano, sprightly fiddle and...

Everybody expects the Spanish Inquisition. And as with all things Monty Python, fans need to expect the unexpected, too.   Next month the surviving Monty Python members reunite onstage for...

"FaceOff" (Simon & Schuster), edited by David Baldacci   International Thriller Writers Inc. has worked with publishers on various anthologies with stories written by their...

Chrissie Hynde, "Stockholm" (Caroline)   It's an awful irony that the most notable thing about the first album Chrissie Hynde is releasing under her own name is its lack of...