THE conflict in the Middle East has often been compared with our own, and today, Palestinians go to the polls for the first time in a decade. The hardline group Hamas is fielding candidates for the first time, and it is expected to do well against its rivals in Fatah.
‘news’ is often a polite way of saying ‘editor’s whim’ Given the shift from print to online and e-ink, maybe Tom Rachman’s The Imperfectionists was a suitable first first book for me to finish reading on the Kindle. Considering the economic pressures on the newspaper industry, his novel perhaps captures the spirit and soul of [...] read our review »