Xi riflessjonijiet jien u naqra r-rumanz. B’dan ir-rumanz tiegħu Salv Sammut joħodna fid-dinja tal-pubblikazzjoni tal-ktieb, b’wieħed mill-personaġġi jkun pubblikatur u ieħor il-kittieb. Mela hawn għandna ktieb li jittratta d-dinja tal-ktieb, dwar il-proċess tal-kitba u l-karatteristiċi li jagħmlu storja tajba. Il-grigalata li għaddejja barra b’xi mod diġà tirrifletti l-problema li l-pubblikatur għandu jħabbat wiċċu magħha. X’inhi […]

(an appreciation of Ġo Baħar Jiskura sad-dlam, by Gioele Galea) For all of us who were biting our nails, waiting for the sequel to In-Nar Għandu Isem, where the writer leaves us in awe at a supernatural experience that propelled him onto a road of deep conversion wondering what came next, the recently published Ġo […]

The Shadow: Poems for the Children of Gaza By Ahmed Miqdad & John P. Portelli Published by Horizons, 2024 It’s tempting to switch channel when confronted with streams of death and destruction, but at what point does avoidance turn into complicity? The Shadow: Poems for the Children of Gaza is an invitation to resist the […]

Exploring their fears, ambitions and jealousies   John P. Portelli interviews the author, DAVID SAMUEL HUDSON to delve into his debut novel, ‘M’   David Samuel Hudson’s debut novel M (Malta: Horizons, 2024) offers a pleasant and swift read. Written in excellent and flowing English, each chapter ends with an event or commentary that makes […]

Bejn il-Binarji (Malta: Horizons, Novembru 2022) ta’ John P. Portelli Minn: Walid Nabhan   Lil John P. Portelli nsejt meta u fejn iltqajt miegħu. Abbli ltqajt miegħu permezz tat-tieni ġabra tal-poeżija tiegħu Taħt iċ-Ċirasa qabel iltqajt miegħu wiċċ imb wiċċ. Kien saħħarni bl-umiltà u s-sens ta’ umur tiegħu li ma jaqtgħu b’xejn. Imma l-aktar li […]