Singing through the wreckage | Lara Calleja
Young author and activist Lara Calleja speaks to TEODOR RELJIC about her debut short story collection – and second published work following the 2016 novella ‘Lucy...
National Book Prize and Terramaxka longlists published
The National Book Council has annouced its longlist for the National Book Prize and Terramaxka Prize 2020 for books published in 2019
Writing as a form of activism | John P. Portelli

Born in Malta but based in Canada, the author and academic John P. Portelli...

Born in Malta but based in Canada, the author and academic...

‘The present system cannot go on’ | Paul Bartolo

As the events of Sette Giugno continue to reverberate across Maltese society in...

As the events of Sette Giugno continue to reverberate...

A guide to the Malta Book Festival 2019

The Malta Book Festival is less than a week away, here is everything attendees need to know about the largest literary festival on the island

The Malta Book Festival is less than a week away, here is...

Literary speed dating with publishing professionals at Malta Book Festival

The Malta Book Festival is offering attendees a unique opportunity to ask their burning questions to publishing professionals

The Malta Book Festival is offering attendees a unique...

‘Nothing pans out the way you expect’ | Mark Stafford

From intense and emotionally wrenching literary adaptations to sights of...

From intense and emotionally wrenching literary adaptations...

What if the government paid our authors? One literary foundation has a proposal

Would a guaranteed income for Maltese writers enrich the nation and propel the creative industry to new heights? One literary foundation has a proposal

Would a guaranteed income for Maltese writers enrich the...

‘I am not afraid to speak’ | Rosemarie Aquilina

Skyrocketing to international fame after sentencing serial rapist Larry Nassar...

Skyrocketing to international fame after sentencing serial...

Award-winning authors take centre-stage at Malta Book Festival

Attendees will be given the opportunity to meet and discover the works of...

Attendees will be given the opportunity to meet and...

‘We are not living in the best of times’ | Immanuel Mifsud

With a concluding story that folds in a fictionalised take on both the recent...

With a concluding story that folds in a fictionalised take...

Malta Book Festival put emphasis on child-friendly activities

This year's Malta Book Festival will provide age-appropriate learning...

This year's Malta Book Festival will provide...

Historic Maltese writers’ congress passes economic rights motion

National Book Council establishes the first National Writers’ Congress to...

National Book Council establishes the first National...

American-Maltese judge ‘Barracuda Aquilina’ for Malta Book festival

Judge Rosemarie Aquilina is the special guest of the 2019 Malta Book Festival

Judge Rosemarie Aquilina is the special guest of the 2019...

Are we reading more? Books borrowed from public libraries up by 12%

The number of books loaned out by Malta's public libraries inreased to more...

The number of books loaned out by Malta's public...

Ephemeral mash-ups from the stranded rock | Nigel Baldacchino

Architect and musician Nigel Baldacchino speaks about his first foray into...

Architect and musician Nigel Baldacchino speaks about his...

Shortlist of books for the National Book Prize announced

The National Book Council has revealed the 55 works that made it to the...

The National Book Council has revealed the 55 works that...

Inspector Montalbano author Andrea Camilleri dies at age 93

Andrea Camilleri, the Sicilian author behind the popular Inspector...

Andrea Camilleri, the Sicilian author behind the...

How to make this holiday season your summer of reading (by this amazing bookworm)

Summer lulls are for reading, right? Well, one book-lover (and school librarian) reads over 150 books a year, so we got Robert Pisani to tell us the secret to...

Summer lulls are for reading, right? Well, one book-lover...

Malta Book Festival to take place in November

The National Book Council has announced that the 2019 Malta Book Festival will...

The National Book Council has announced that the 2019 Malta...