A call to witness | Gioele Galea
As the world is all but driven to total quarantine, a hermit’s memoir may just stand as the ultimate balm for the soul in these troubled times. TEODOR RELJIC speaks to Fr...
‘How many people read poetry? If no one does, then even the strongest poems will not change anything’
Does poetry make anything happen? Ahead of a roundtable discussion bringing together some of Malta’s best known writers, poets and songwriters, we asked each of them...
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...

The National Book Council launches the first edition of the Doreen Micallef National Poetry Contest

The National Book Council has launched the first edition of the Doreen Micallef National Poetry contest, inspired by the Maltese poet and playwright

The National Book Council has launched the first...

Translating Trevor: the challenging road of bringing Maltese literature to Norway

The Maltese-Norwegian publisher, translator and journalist Kristina Quintano speaks to MaltaToday about the exciting and challenging road of bringing Maltese...

The Maltese-Norwegian publisher, translator and journalist...

Knights’ history banned by Vatican for attack on Pope donated to Heritage Malta

The book, which provides an extensive history of the Knights of St John, contains anti-papist statements, leading to its prohibition by the Vatican when first...

The book, which provides an extensive history of the...

Return of the jolly friar: Fra Mudest gets children’s book rebrand

Charles Casha’s much loved character stars in shorter stories, simplified...

Charles Casha’s much loved character stars in shorter...

Stunning aerial photography of Gozo's churches in Sunday's edition of MaltaToday

Domes, windows, jamb figures, pinnacles and flying buttresses—the Churches of Gozo seen in all their ornate glory

Domes, windows, jamb figures, pinnacles and flying...