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Get them while they’re young | Ġimgħa, Sibt u Ħadd

Tuesday 8 May 2012 - 14:08
Merlin Publishers have continued to penetrate into the much-vaunted ‘Young Adult’ market with their latest title: Ivan Bugeja’s Ġimgħa, Sibt u Ħadd, released in book stores this week.
Makine's harrowing novel asks: are political revolutions pointless?

Book Review | Human Love

Tuesday 8 May 2012 - 13:55
Its title may sound romantic, but Andrei Makine's latest novel is a dark tale from the heart of Africa, Rose Lapira writes.
Suzanne Rivecca. Photo by James Gavin.

American writer Suzanne Rivecca to read on campus

Wednesday 2 May 2012 - 10:17
Acclaimed US writer Suzanne Rivecca will be giving a reading at Gateway Building, Hall C of the University of Malta this Thursday at 19:00.
Rude awakening: Dracula actor Christopher Lee lands himself in a spot of trouble.

Bram Stoker: dead and loving it?

Wednesday 25 April 2012 - 11:50
His most famous creation may be undead, but Bram Stoker’s Dracula remains very much alive in pop culture – even hundred years after the author’s own demise.

Turning over a New Leaf at the National Library

Tuesday 24 April 2012 - 13:54
New Leaf, a non-profit organisation, aims to restore the books at the National Library of Malta, and promote the use of local lending libraries.

The ever-living days of being dead | Jim Crace

Tuesday 24 April 2012 - 12:20
Award-winning British novelist Jim Crace gave a reading at the Old University in Valletta last Thursday.

Book Review | Witness the Night

Saturday 14 April 2012 - 20:50
While it reads like a crime novel, Rose Lapira discovers that there’s far more than cheap thrills in Kishwar Desai’s expose of India’s dark underbelly.

Caring for our volumes | Theresa Zammit Lupi

Saturday 7 April 2012 - 12:54
On April 12, book conservator Theresa Zammit Lupi will deliver a talk on the value of the book as a tangible object. She speaks about what her quiet, focused craft entails.

Book Review | The Prague Cemetery

Tuesday 27 March 2012 - 14:54
Umberto Eco spins a sprawling tale of conspiracy and anti-Semitism with The Prague Cemetery. Review by Cecil Amato Gauci.

Book Review | Before We Say Goodbye

Saturday 17 March 2012 - 10:25
This slim book about the Israel-Palestine conflict admirably provides more questions than answers. Review by Rose Lapira.

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