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.
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 Malta’s ‘enfant terrible’ of journalism, MATTHEW VELLA (a disclaimer of bias is not required...
Film Review | On the Road

Jack Kerouac’s On the Road was a lifestyle manual that defined the Beat Generation. Can Walter Salles capture the spirit of this roving bohemian...

Jack Kerouac’s On the Road was a lifestyle manual that...

Comic book legends head to Valletta | Malta Comic Con 2012

This year’s edition of the annual Malta Comic Con will feature a star-studded...

This year’s edition of the annual Malta Comic Con will...

Starving artists or architects of the future?

As Valletta was declared European Capital for Culture for 2018, Culture...

As Valletta was declared European Capital for Culture for...

‘Censorship would still be around were it not for divorce’ – Owen Bonnici

Labour spokesperson for culture Owen Bonnici says government has relaxed censorship in an attempt to recover from the divorce referndum, while Culture Minister...

Labour spokesperson for culture Owen Bonnici says...

From the cabinet to the nursery | Paul Stebbings

We speak to British theatre director Paul Stebbings, whose take on the...

We speak to British theatre director Paul Stebbings, whose...

Sex, secrets and the legacy of Mintoff | Alex Vella Gera

Last year, Alex Vella Gera was at the centre of the censorship storm thanks to...

Last year, Alex Vella Gera was at the centre of the...

Book Review | Anatomy of a Disappearance

Award-winning Libyan author Hisham Matar continues to explore the theme of missing fathers, Rose Lapira discovers.

Award-winning Libyan author Hisham Matar continues to...

Mintoff’s long shadow a backdrop for Alex Vella Gera’s new novel

In the wake of the Realta’ controversy, novelist Alex Vella Gera discusses...

In the wake of the Realta’ controversy, novelist Alex...

Valletta announced as European Capital for Culture 2018

Following months of intense preparation and aided by a slick marketing...

Following months of intense preparation and aided by a...

The Creative Economy Strategy – is it a strategy at all?

Five artists, academics and cultural practitioners question the current...

Five artists, academics and cultural practitioners question...

Film Review | Anna Karenina

Director Joe Wright teams up with Keira Knightley for the third time, and injects a dose of energy to this austere Russian classic.

Director Joe Wright teams up with Keira Knightley for the...

Book Review | A Summer of Drowning

Fascinated with novels by poets, ROSE LAPIRA is enchanted by Scottish bard John Burnside’s evocative journey through traumatic childhood memories.

Fascinated with novels by poets, ROSE LAPIRA is enchanted...

Posterity through audacity | Juann Mamo conference

This Saturday, the Department of Maltese at the University of Malta will be...

This Saturday, the Department of Maltese at the University...

Book Review | What Happens in Brussels Stays in Brussels

Noel Tanti argues that just like Alex Vella Gera’s Is-Sriep reġgħu...

Noel Tanti argues that just like Alex Vella Gera’s...

‘Direct and risky’: illustrating Stagno | Jimmy Grima

Though it’s already set to be the publishing sensation of the year,...

Though it’s already set to be the publishing sensation of...

Refusing to mince words since 2001 | Guze Stagno

With over 700 copies sold in just over a week, Ġużé Stagno’s...

With over 700 copies sold in just over a week,...

Book Review | The Death of Bees

Though uncompromising in its content, Lisa O’Donnell’s Young Adult novel detailing the lives of a young family ravaged by drug addiction is a fast,...

Though uncompromising in its content, Lisa O’Donnell’s...

Book Review | The Orphan Master's Son

The dark mechanism of the State: Robert Pisani reviews Adam Johnson's Pulitzer-winning novel about the 'Orwellian nightmare' of North Korea.

The dark mechanism of the State: Robert Pisani reviews Adam...