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A new survey has found that the average person in Malta buys around three books a year, with English remaining the dominant language of choice among readers
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Valletta Contemporary will host New Words for a Changing World, a literary event bringing together US poet and artist-in-residence Heather Bourbeau and Maltese novelist David...
Empowering the literature sector through the Malta Book Fund
Forming part of the crucial direct support systems offered by the National Book...
Forming part of the crucial direct support systems offered...
Steven Xuereb Haber exhibition to open at the Malta Society of Arts
Dance of Death, which offers insights into the process of creation of...
Dance of Death, which offers insights into the process of...
Maltese writer John Edward DeMicoli nominated for Commonwealth Short Story Prize
Maltese writer John Edward DeMicoli has been shortlisted for the Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2026 with his short story The Bastion’s Shadow,...
Maltese writer John Edward DeMicoli has been...
National Book Council launches subsidy scheme for printed books
The scheme will cover books published between 1 January 2026 and 15 December...
The scheme will cover books published between 1 January...
Registrations open for National Book Council’s first Annual Book Conference
The National Book Council has opened registrations for the inaugural edition of its Annual Book Conference, which will be held on May 8 at the DoubleTree by...
The National Book Council has opened registrations for the...
Supporting Malta’s living authors through the Public Lending Rights Scheme
First launched in 2014, the National Book Council-administered PLR scheme ensures writers receive compensation each time a book of theirs is borrowed from...
First launched in 2014, the National Book...
Claudia Aloisio | I have always been drawn to stories that echo through time and memory
Winner of the 2025 Terramaxka Prize for Picture Books for Children (Ages 0–7), Claudia Aloisio talks to Laura Calleja about bringing Glenda u l-Magna...
Winner of the 2025 Terramaxka Prize for Picture Books for...
Ben Agius | We cannot forsake our natural heritage to unscrupulous land speculators
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...
Winner of the 2025 Terramaxka Prize for Children and Young...
Memoirs to reignite your own personal stories
“Ras il-Għajn” by Charles Flores is a collection of personal...
“Ras il-Għajn” by Charles Flores is a...
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...