Ahead of his visit to our shore for the upcoming Malta Comic Con, veteran British comic book and storyboard artist Will Simpson speaks to us about his wide-ranging career, during...
A 50-minute documentary on Valletta’s role as European Capital for Culture in 2018 has provided one of the most wide-ranging assessments of Valletta’s – and by extension,...
Book Review | Blooms of Darkness
Delving into the work of renowned ‘Holocaust writer’ Aharon Appelfeld, Rose Lapira is pleasantly surprised to discover a novel that is more about the...
Delving into the work of renowned ‘Holocaust writer’...
Book Review | Silent House
A recently-translated early work by seminal Turkish author Orhan Pamuk digs deep into the country’s roots, Rose Lapira discovers.
A recently-translated early work by seminal Turkish author...
Saviour Balzan's Saying It As It Is - his favourite vice is memory
Saying It As It Is will entertain readers with its personal insight into...
Saying It As It Is will entertain readers with its personal...
Muscat’s biographer praises Labour leader as ‘an agent of change’
Labour leader turns 39 with biography to add oomph to his electoral campaign.
Labour leader turns 39 with biography to add oomph to his...
Film Review | Les Misérables
Tom Hopper’s loud-and-proud follow-up to The King’s Speech is a graceless, lumbering beast that should be labelled ‘For Fans Only’.
Tom Hopper’s loud-and-proud follow-up to The King’s...
Film Review | Jack Reacher
Tom Cruise brings Lee Child’s beloved literary creation to life in this Christopher McQuarrie thriller. But is it worth the effort?
Tom Cruise brings Lee Child’s beloved literary creation...
Maltese among top buyers of 50 Shades of Grey trilogy
Malta ranks second highest in number of ‘50 Shades of Grey’ erotic novels...
Malta ranks second highest in number of ‘50 Shades of...
Film Review | Silver Linings Playbook
It may be a typically ‘inspirational’ Oscar contender, but David O. Russell’s mental illness dramedy has its heart very much in the right place.
It may be a typically ‘inspirational’ Oscar contender,...
Book Review | I Curse The River Of Time
Returning to the Norwegian author after enjoying his short fiction, Rose Lapira is captivated by Per Petterson's poignant novel about a complex mother-daughter...
Returning to the Norwegian author after enjoying his short...
Film Review | Life of Pi
It took a while to get to the big screen, but Ang Lee’s adaptation of Yann Martel’s award-winning novel about an Indian boy trapped on a boat with a Bengal...
It took a while to get to the big screen, but Ang Lee’s...
Film Review | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
It may not match the epic scale of The Lord of the Rings trilogy, but director...
It may not match the epic scale of The Lord of the Rings...
Vodafone Malta Foundation sponsors a collection of Christmas stories in aid of children in need
“Meta l-Ponsjetta tibda tħammar” is the title of a collection of Christmas stories written by Loreto J.Dalli sponsored by Vodafone Malta Foundation.
“Meta l-Ponsjetta tibda tħammar” is the title of a...
Island Books to relocate to Gozo due to ‘rampant development’
Liz Groves’s beloved and idiosyncratic second-hand book store will be moving...
Liz Groves’s beloved and idiosyncratic second-hand book...
An island dissected | Raphael Vella
We speak to artist and academic Raphael Vella about Shooting Society: Documenting Life in Malta, a new book of photographs and writings he co-edited with...
We speak to artist and academic Raphael Vella about...
To know us is to know the English
The Maltese are a product of their colonial past and you find it in the social division that ‘Menglish’ and university education can still elicit.
The Maltese are a product of their colonial past and you...
Why I love the book fair | Malta Book Fair 2012
While he acknowledges that it may not be perfect, publisher Chris Gruppetta...
While he acknowledges that it may not be perfect, publisher...
Words know no age | Adrian Grima
Better known for his politically engaged work, writer and Maltese literature lecturer Adrian Grima has just launched two books for children.
Better known for his politically engaged work, writer and...
The comic man cometh | Dave Gibbons
One of the most enduringly in-demand comic book artists working in the field today, Dave Gibbons – best known for his groundbreaking collaboration with Alan...
One of the most enduringly in-demand comic book artists...
