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‘Tori Tombi’: reviving Malta’s forgotten folktales with art
Illustrator Matt Stroud will dig into Maltese folktales and reimagine their characters in contemporary form at the Malta Book Festival on November 8
Love Forms and The South
Our Times2 book columnist passes judgement on two more titles from the Booker Longlist, Love Forms by Claire Adam and the South by Tash Aw
‘The Car Horn Revolution’ in Gozo
An invitation to a meet-the-author event with AJ Aberford on November 12 at Gozo Central Public Library
Why stories are so important for children’s language and literacy
Listening to stories and talking about them lays the foundation for language and literacy development and has social and emotional benefits
Endling and Flash: indicative of quality
Robert Pisani reviews Endling by Maria Reva (2025) and Flesh by David Szalay (2025), both from this year's Booker prize shortlist, and says they're great
‘Da Vinci Code’ author Dan Brown releases latest thriller
‘The Secret of Secrets’ is author's ‘most intricately plotted and ambitious novel’ to date
Books: Audition and The Land in Winter
Robert Pisani, Malta's most voracious reader, reviews two more books from the Booker Prize longlist 2025, both of which were published earlier this year
Flashlight by Susan Choi
Robert Pisani continues his journey through the long list for the Booker Prize 2025 with 'Flashlight' by Susan Choi (2025)
Ray Piscopo’s artistic journey captured in landmark publication
The Maltese artist launches a monumental two-volume chronicle of a lifetime in art
The Imperfection of Labels at the Malta Mediterranean Literature Festival
Serena Alessi – Director of the Italian Cultural Institute in Malta – interviews Ubah Cristina Ali Farah, Italian writer, author of three novels, as well as poems, short stories and essays