The best reads of the week by the National Book Council and Times of Malta
Għall-Glorja tal-Patrija!: Kapriċċi Patrijottiċi
By Aleks Farrugia
SKS Publishers
€15, ISBN 9789993217633
A collection of short stories, focusing on a different period in Maltese history, in which the author – with a mixture of fact, fiction and humour – tries to answer various questions: Who was the first Maltese? Why did Caxaro write his kantilena?
The Joannes Gennadius Maltese Treasure Trove in Athens
By Arnold Cassola
Malta University Press
€75, ISBN 9789990945997
This volume of materials recovered by Cassola is testament to the breadth of documentation collected by the bibliophile Johannes Gennadius (1844-1932), ranging from 16th century prints to watercolours and photos, of a disappearing Malta.
L-Istorja ta’ Seb it-Tieni (u ta’ Seb l-Ewwel ukoll)
By Leanne Ellul
Merlin Publishers
€4.50, ISBN 9789990917901
The humble Sebastjanus Arċibaldu Maximiljanissimu (known as Seb) is a great inventor – this time around, he comes up with the greatest invention the world has ever seen. At least according to his grandma Ġirasola. Beautifully illustrated by Noémie Gionet Landry, this series combines with Tikka Malti.
Rodham
By Curtis Sittenfeld
Random House
ISBN-13: 978-0399590917
Curtis Sittenfeld marries historic fact and fiction to re-imagine a turbulent relationship between Bill and Hillary Clinton. It’s a tour-de-force which examines the determination for power, the loneliness this brings, and female ambition in a world still run mostly by men.
Where to buy your books online
B.D.L. Books www.bdlbooks.com
EDE Books www.edebooks.eu/bookstore
Faraxa Publishing www.faraxabooks.com
Heritage Malta Publishing www.heritagemalta.org/book-buy/heritage-malta-publications/
Horizons www.horizons.com.mt/
Kite Group www.kitegroup.com.mt/
Klabb Kotba Maltin / Midsea Books www.midseabooks.com/books
Merlin Publishers www.merlinpublishers.com
Miller Distributors Ltd. www.agendabookshop.com
Miranda Publishers www.mirandabooks.com
Octavo www.octavo.app/en/store
Sensiela Kotba Soċjalisti https://skspublishers.com/index.php/ministries/