Like, Share, Tag & You Can Win Christmas is a time for giving, so how does €100 worth of the newest titles by our best-loved authors sound? Yup, I am giving away the newest books by the likes of Trevor Zahra, Simon Bartolo, Ġorġ Mallia, John Bonello, Oliver Gatt & Fiona Vella, & MN Grenside to one lucky reader this month. Below you will find a mini-review … [Read more...] about CLOSED: Xmas Books Giveaway
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Praspar Press is calling all Maltese writers
Submissions for works by Maltese authors are now open Praspar Press, a non-profit micro-publisher that is the brainchild of Kat Storace and Jen Calleja, is now accepting submissions from Maltese writers. Praspar Press was founded in 2020 in London with the aim of supporting contemporary Maltese literature being published in English and in English translation in the UK … [Read more...] about Praspar Press is calling all Maltese writers
Merlin eBooks Have Landed
Now we really have no excuse to not read books in Maltese Merlin eBooks probably classifies as one of the few good things that happened in 2020. It's been long-established that I'm a bookworm, and will happily spend all available time either reading or eating. What I am not, however, is one of those puritans who will tell you that there's no way they're migrating to Kindle … [Read more...] about Merlin eBooks Have Landed
Il-Manifest tal-Killer: Book Review
Il-Manifest tal-Killer may be set in the mid-90s, but the narrative remains eerily on point even today. When Il-Manifest tal-Killer was first published by Saviour Balzan under the Choppy Books umbrella in 2006, Karl Schembri's tale of a group of young anarchists who decide to take on the political status quo resonated deeply with many. It was something completely … [Read more...] about Il-Manifest tal-Killer: Book Review
Book Review: Kissirtu Kullimkien
A poignant collection of stories highlighting Malta's construction plague Having read Lara Calleja's debut novel, Lucy Min? - and thoroughly enjoyed it - I was curious as to what this second book, Kissirtu Kullimkien, might bring to Malta's literary landscape. And also somewhat sceptical, truth be told. Knowing Calleja to be an avid environmental activist, and given … [Read more...] about Book Review: Kissirtu Kullimkien