Winner of the 2025 Terramaxka Prize for Children and Young Adults (Ages 8–12), Ben Agius talks to Laura Calleja about bringing Ulied il-Wied to life. He reflects on writing...
“Ras il-Għajn” by Charles Flores is a collection of personal memoirs reflecting on his decades-long career in Maltese journalism, broadcasting, and literature,...
Roberta Bajada | I had been harbouring the idea of navigating darker territories for quite a while
Winner of the 2025 Terramaxka Prize for Children and Young Adults in the Young Adult Literature category, Roberta Bajada speaks about crafting Shadow Woods,...
Winner of the 2025 Terramaxka Prize for Children and Young...
‘Don’t dream, get ready’: Mario Cutajar looks back at nine years at the helm
Like a notetaker of lived history, former Principal Permanent Secretary Mario Cutajar has written about key events from his life, some at the highest echelons...
Like a notetaker of lived history, former Principal...
Antoinette Borg | Translation scratches a different itch from original writing
Winner of the 2025 National Book Prize for Prose Fiction in Translation, Antoinette Borg speaks to Laura Calleja about bringing Il-Kelb tat-Terrakotta to...
Winner of the 2025 National Book Prize for Prose Fiction in...
Luke Saydon | The idea of legacy entices me and terrifies me in equal measure
Winner of the 2025 National Book Prize for Drama, Luke Saydon, discusses what it means to be both a writer and theatre-maker. He speaks to Laura Calleja about...
Winner of the 2025 National Book Prize for Drama, Luke...
Glen Calleja | Sleep seduces us to think that once we enter it, we are going to find rest
Winner of the 2025 National Book Prize for Adults – Poetry in Maltese and English, Glen Calleja discusses the trajectory of his career as a writer so...
Winner of the 2025 National Book Prize for Adults –...
Noah Fabri | I am drawn to realism as a genre and form
Winner of the 2025 National Book Prize for Adults – Novels in Maltese and...
Winner of the 2025 National Book Prize for Adults –...
Malta Book Festival to be held in November under the theme ‘Writing anew’
The Malta Book Festival will be held between 5 and 9 November at the Malta Fairs and Conventions Centre
The Malta Book Festival will be held between 5 and 9...
The National Book Council launches the Malta Book Festival trailer
The National Book Council has unveiled its trailer for the Malta Book Festival,...
The National Book Council has unveiled its trailer for the...
Booker Prize winner Samantha Harvey heads to Malta Book Festival
British author Samantha Harvey is one of this year's special guests at...
British author Samantha Harvey is one of this year's...
The possibility of falling short
Leanne Ellul interviews Malta Mediterranean Literature Festival guest Omar N’Shea
Leanne Ellul interviews Malta Mediterranean Literature...
Jeff VanderMeer is the special guest at the Malta Book Festival ’25
Acclaimed author Jeff VanderMeer, best known for his Southern Reach series and...
Acclaimed author Jeff VanderMeer, best known for his...
British publisher seeks out short stories that ‘live and breathe’ Valletta
Editors Kat Storace and Leanne Ellul tell MaltaToday why Valletta was a natural choice for Comma Press’s acclaimed Read the City series
Editors Kat Storace and Leanne Ellul tell MaltaToday why...
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Book Review: AODHÁN by Adrian Buckle
In AODHÁN, the haunting first volume of the DEOS IRÆ series, Adrian Buckle fuses dark fantasy, cosmic horror, and divine mythology into a mythic...
In AODHÁN, the haunting first volume of the DEOS...
Heroes, wizards and dragons: English mythology retold in Maltese
Horizons Publishers, in collaboration with the National Literacy Agency,...
Horizons Publishers, in collaboration with the National...
Inside the 2025 Malta Book Fund: Budget increases, new categories, and application changes
Laura Calleja sits down with National Book Council Senior Manager Matthew Borg to discuss the 2025 Malta Book Fund. Borg speaks about the fund’s...
Laura Calleja sits down with National Book Council Senior...
Fragile certainties: Fluid identities, masculinity and reclaiming time
Sens ta’ Ħarifa, Kurt Borg’s intimate and philosophical essay collection invites readers to embrace uncertainty, empathy, and the quiet power of...
Sens ta’ Ħarifa, Kurt Borg’s intimate and...
‘The house that Eddie built and Muscat refurbished’
John Baldacchino’s Secular Reflections on a Nation’s Anomaly delves...
John Baldacchino’s Secular Reflections on a...
Former journalist and broadcaster John Inguanez releases MOGĦDIJIET
MOGĦDIJIET by John Inguanez offers a vivid, personal journey through...
MOGĦDIJIET by John Inguanez offers a vivid, personal...