Shahd Alshammari at the Malta Book Festival 2017
Special guest of this year's edition is Kuwaiti poet and writer Shahd Alshammari, who will be speaking on 9 November at 6pm
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Saunders is the second US author to be awarded the £50,000 prize
A literary homecoming | Lizzie Eldridge

Scottish-born writer and actress Lizzie Eldridge has made Malta her home over the past decade, publishing two novels, Duende and Vandalism, with the...

Scottish-born writer and actress Lizzie Eldridge has made...

Walid Nabhan, the immigrant song

Walid Nabhan has already gained respect for his impeccable translation of Adrian Grima’s poems into Arabic, published in Egypt, but it will be his works...

Walid Nabhan has already gained respect for his impeccable...

Fighting for a ‘just cause’ – whatever it may be | William Calleja

Teodor Reljic speaks to Malta-born, Sicily-trained illustrator William Calleja about his upcoming debut comic, The Just Cause Society, a...

Teodor Reljic speaks to Malta-born, Sicily-trained...

Truly great expectations

The National Book Council will find itself more and more intensely scrutinized by the critical eye of our many authors and the reading public

The National Book Council will find itself more and more...

Reeling them in with the freebies? Sort of... | Ryan Scicluna

Graphic Novel Library of Malta chairperson Ryan Scicluna speaks about the...

Graphic Novel Library of Malta chairperson Ryan...

Walid Nabhan wins EU Prize for Literature

Maltese-Palestinian author Walid Nabhan has won the European Union Prize for...

Maltese-Palestinian author Walid Nabhan has won the...

Celebrating libraries, celebrating inclusion | Cheryl Falzon

Ahead of the week leading up to Libraries Day, Malta National Libraries CEO...

Ahead of the week leading up to Libraries Day, Malta...

Traipsing through space and time | Loranne Vella

Author Loranne Vella delves into the various multimedia references behind her...

Author Loranne Vella delves into the various multimedia...

Attention book lovers: Campus book festival programme is out

The University campus book festival will be taking place early next month,...

The University campus book festival will be taking place...

Meet the authors of the secret ‘histories’ toasting Giovanni Bonello in Merlin’s festschrift

Merlin Publishers’ “Awguri, Giovanni Bonello!” celebrates Giovanni Bonello with ten fictitious interpretations of his favourite historical...

Merlin Publishers’ “Awguri, Giovanni...

2016 in review | Malta’s most prominent creative practitioners give us their verdict

We asked some of Malta’s most prominent creative practitioners to give us their verdict on 2016 – how this otherwise tumultuous year fared for...

We asked some of Malta’s most prominent creative...

The strange contours of love | Immanuel Mifsud

One of Malta’s most celebrated authors, Immanuel Mifsud, speaks to Teodor...

One of Malta’s most celebrated authors, Immanuel...

The nature guardian’s quest | Gorg Mallia

Illustrator, writer and academic Gorg Mallia speaks to Teodor Reljic about...

Illustrator, writer and academic Gorg Mallia speaks to...

Notarial Archives need more funds to safeguard national heritage

Nationalist MEP Therese Comodin speaks to researches on copyright reform:...

Nationalist MEP Therese Comodin speaks to researches on...

Ġorġ Mallia’s picturebook puts the environmental battle at the forefront

Ġorġ Mallia’s releases new picture book for children

Ġorġ Mallia’s releases new picture book for...

Diversity inside Language Council increases oversight

The reforms to the Language Council will ensure that the Council does not fall...

The reforms to the Language Council will ensure that the...

Alex Vella Gera wins book prize, despite snubbing ceremony in protest at Castille

Author Alex Vella Gera wins book prize for 'Trojan', despite snubbing ceremony at Castille in protest at 'long list of atrocities that cling to the...

Author Alex Vella Gera wins book prize for...

Vella Gera snubs National Book Prize to be held at Prime Minister’s office

Best-selling author tears up invitation for National Book Prize, says authors should stand up to power not be an accomplice

Best-selling author tears up invitation for National Book...