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French, Syrian and Romanian authors among the participants at this year's edition of the Festival, taking place at the Mediterranean Conference Centre, Valletta from 4 to 8...
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Children gathered round to listen to stories in Sliema this morning as part of the Aqra fis-Sajf initiative, which encourages children to read during their summer holidays
The heady currents of history | Lizzie Eldridge
Writer Lizzie Eldridge speaks to us about her first self-published novel...
Writer Lizzie Eldridge speaks to us about her first...
Giving life to rocks | Denise Scicluna
Maltese-born, London-based artist Denise Scicluna tells us about her upcoming book, ‘Rock Art!’ which will teach readers how to embellish rocks and...
Maltese-born, London-based artist Denise Scicluna tells us...
Welcome to the haunted funhouse | John Bonello
Fantasy author John Bonello speaks to us about his new book from Merlin...
Fantasy author John Bonello speaks to us about his new book...
Illustrating Irvin | Lisa Falzon
Veteran Merlin illustrator Lisa Falzon speaks to us about bringing Bonello’s Irvin Vella to life with a series of Edward Gorey style illustrations
Veteran Merlin illustrator Lisa Falzon speaks to us about...
Local authors get paid for library lending for the first time
National Book Council issues first batch of cheques to local authors benefiting...
National Book Council issues first batch of cheques to...
Comic book artist Steve Scott returns to Malta for meet-and-greet
The Batman, Hulk and Judge Dredd artist will make an appearance at...
The Batman, Hulk and Judge Dredd artist will make an...
Reasons to rejoice: book consumption is on the rise
The National Book Festival can only exist as a contributing component to the...
The National Book Festival can only exist as a contributing...
Beware of Greeks bearing gifts
It is high time that that book awards are moved away from Castille towards a public forum independent from any such interference.
It is high time that that book awards are moved away...
Birds, apes and aliens: The best reads of 2014
Having served as book reviewer for the MaltaToday distributed VIDA Magazine,...
Having served as book reviewer for the MaltaToday...
There’s something about Tamara | Simon Bartolo
Novelist and playwright Simon Bartolo speaks to us about translating an Italian...
Novelist and playwright Simon Bartolo speaks to us about...
‘Only a few people deserve to be called playwrights’ | Leanne Ellul
Up-and-coming local playwright Leanne Ellul – winner of last year’s Francis Ebejer Prize with Ma Rridx Immur – speaks to us ahead of her...
Up-and-coming local playwright Leanne Ellul – winner...
Two authors take home Novels for Youth prize
Stephen Lughermo and Leanne Ellul win ‘literature for youths’ award...
Stephen Lughermo and Leanne Ellul win ‘literature for...
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Maltese author awarded EU Prize for Literature
This was the second European win for a Maltese author, the first being Immanuel...
This was the second European win for a Maltese author, the...
‘Someone like Dom Mintoff would have thrilled my father’ | Jim Crace
Award-winning British novelist and inaugural University of Malta Writer in Residence Jim Crace speaks to us about the precarious blessing of literary...
Award-winning British novelist and inaugural University of...
The Malta-Pachino connection | Arnold Cassola
We speak to Arnold Cassola about ‘Malta-Pachino – ritorno alle...
We speak to Arnold Cassola about ‘Malta-Pachino...
Jim Crace wants to put Malta on the literary map
As Writer in Residence at the Faculty of Arts, University of Malta, acclaimed...
As Writer in Residence at the Faculty of Arts, University...
Better the beasts you know | Stephan D. Mifsud
The beasts of Maltese folklore have finally been captured in...
The beasts of Maltese folklore have finally been captured...
‘Colour is the direct feed to the brain’ | Christian Ward
We speak to London-based illustrator Christian Ward ahead of his visit to the...
We speak to London-based illustrator Christian Ward ahead...
