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Malta Book Festival: A pint with Irvine Welsh

Irvine Welsh, the international guest of the 2021 Malta Book Festival, will sit down for an extended interview with writers Wayne Flask, and again with Immanuel Mifsud in an...

Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh is star guest at Malta Book Festival

Welsh will be taking part in discussions that will centre on his life and works, and his influence on Maltese literature

Revenge of JPO: former MP takes no prisoners in memoirs

A book that goes well with the suntan lotion: some skin is going to get...

A book that goes well with the suntan lotion: some skin is...

JPO memoirs deliver take-down of old enemies, ‘assholes and traitors’

Former Nationalist MP Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando, whose divorce bill rocked the Gonzi administration, pens memoirs

Former Nationalist MP Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando, whose...

Elbowed out by Cirque du Soleil, Book Festival now moves to MFCC in Ta’ Qali

National Book Council loses November slot at Republic Hall and accuses government of sponsoring Canadian dance spectacular at the expense of Maltese publishing...

National Book Council loses November slot at Republic Hall...

Writer Lara Calleja wins European Prize for Literature 2021

Writer Lara Calleja is among ten authors from 41 countries to win...

Writer Lara Calleja is among ten authors from 41...

‘We defended SKS as publishers’ says jury chair Albert Marshall over EUPL disqualification

EU literature prize disqualification: Maltese jury that presented short-list to Brussels says it went back to EUPL with letter justifying SKS’s record as...

EU literature prize disqualification: Maltese jury that...

Aleks Farrugia disqualified by EU Literature Prize over SKS’s ‘Labour’ affiliation

SKS condemns disqualification of writer Aleks Farrugia by national jury of EU Prize for Literature

SKS condemns disqualification of writer Aleks Farrugia by...

National Book Prize and Terramaxka 2021: The longlist

The long list for the National Book Prize and Terramaxka Prize 2020...

The long list for the National Book Prize and...

Dimech biographer Mark Montebello pens Dom Mintoff biography

Philosopher Mark Montebello, author of several works on the life of the radical...

Philosopher Mark Montebello, author of several works on the...

EU Literature Prize: Sant asks why political party publishers are disqualified

Labour MEP and author and creator of Sensiela Kotba Soċjalisti asks Commission to clarify EU Literature Prize ban on politically-owned publishers

Labour MEP and author and creator of Sensiela Kotba...

Camilleri’s democratic revolution: Book Council boss announces election for top post

National Book Council head will run in election he is launching for CEO to prevent government from installing its chosen appointee

National Book Council head will run in election he is...

Taħt il-Qoxra revamp brings writers together in new radio format

Presenter Rachelle Deguara will lead discussions with more than one guest...

Presenter Rachelle Deguara will lead discussions with...

About Malta, dogs and staying safe... meet American poet and memoirist Mark Doty

Queer New York-based award-winning writer will be the special guest of the Campus Book Festival 2021

Queer New York-based award-winning writer will be the...

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[LISTEN] The giants of Maltese literature given new life in treasure-trove of 120 soundfiles

Unique recordings dating back to 1951 of Rużar Briffa, Anton Buttigieg, Francis Ebejer, Mary Meylak and others talking about their work have been digitised by...

Unique recordings dating back to 1951 of Rużar Briffa,...

Winner of the the Literary Contest of Novels for Youth announced

Author Marlon Chircop was announced the winner of the 2020 edition of the...

Author Marlon Chircop was announced the winner of the...

[WATCH] The National Book Prize winners performed by Malta’s best actors

The award-winning publications of the 2020 National Book Prize performed and read by some of Malta’s best actors and friends of the National Book...

The award-winning publications of the 2020 National Book...

National Book Prize 2020: Trevor Zahra conferred lifetime achievement award

Watch the ceremony for the National Book Prize here

Spy novel master John le Carré dies aged 89

Undisputed giant of English literature, the Le Carré canon of espionage...

Undisputed giant of English literature, the Le Carré...

Bid to raise €10,000 for COVID-19 charity through art, poetry publication

Book features a number of short stories and poems as well as various artwork, created during the COVID-19 pandemic in aid of charity

Book features a number of short stories and poems...