The National Book Council is once again inviting poets writing in the Maltese language to participate in the […]

Robert Aloisio is the author of 4 books on the Italian mafia, the catholic church, and a number […]

In this week’s episode we discussed contemporary Maltese spiritual writing with Dr Rev. Charlo Camilleri and the poet […]

The National Book Council has just convened the National Writers’ Congress as part of its legal mandate to […]

The National Book Council has presented a considerable donation of local publications to the Foundation for Social Welfare […]

The National Book Council (NBC) is pleased to announce the dates of the Malta Book Festival 2021, which […]

Ftit jiem qabel il-Kungress Nazzjonali tal-Kittieba, laqqajna lill-awtur prolifiku Trevor Zahra mal-Kap Eżekuttiv tal-Kunsill Nazzjonali tal-Ktieb Mark Camilleri. […]

The National Book Council is announcing that the Malta Book Festival will be moving out of the Mediterranean […]

With the aim of promoting Maltese literary works by supporting the production of a feature-film adaptation of a […]

In this episode we met John Consiglio and Alan Xuereb both of whom have written about the subjects […]

Publishers and authors have asked me to make a statement on the recent controversy about the European Prize […]

In this week’s program we discuss the immigrant’s voice in Malta, with a particular look at local literature […]

The Public Lending Rights scheme (PLR) was introduced by the National Book Council (NBC) in 2015 for those […]

During this week’s episode we brought together the author Karl Schembri and journalist Christian Peregin. Despite widely understood […]

Dear writers, It is a legal obligation of the National Book Council (NBC) to annually consult with writers […]

In the third episode of the new edition of ‘Taħt il-Qoxra’ we spoke to John P. Portelli and […]

During a past year in which we’ve experienced limitations on our movement and time spent outdoors, books have […]

This week’s Taħt Il-Qoxra discussion focused on social justice practices in the classroom. We spoke to Prof. Carmel […]

Għeżież kittieba u pubblikaturi, Bħalma ħabbart fl-għeluq tas-sena l-oħra, jien nemmen li l-Kunsill Nazzjonali tal-Ktieb għandu jħares l-interessi […]

In this episode of Taħt il-Qoxra we speak to Wayne Flask and Lara Calleja, two writers and activists, who […]

The National Book Council (NBC) is pleased to announce that the weekly radio program, Taħt il-Qoxra, presented by […]

F’dan l-episodju mis-sensiela Taħt il-Qoxra Rachelle Deguara tkellmet ma’ Virginia Monteforte. Mal-mistiedna tkellimna dwar “il-lehma antropoloġika” tagħha f’dak kollu li […]

F’dan l-episodju mis-sensiela Taħt il-Qoxra Rachelle Deguara tkellmet ma’ Maria Camilleri. Mal-mistiedna tkellimna dwar iż-żewġ ġabriet ta’ novelli tagħha, Id-dar […]

F’dan l-episodju mis-sensiela Taħt il-Qoxra Rachelle Deguara tkellmet ma’ Matthew Borg dwar il-Festival tal-Ktieb fuq il-Kampus 2021 – edizzjoni virtwali. […]

F’dan l-episodju mis-sensiela Taħt il-Qoxra Rachelle Deguara tkellmet ma’ Sergio Grech. Mal-mistieden tkellimna dwar ir-rumanz tiegħu Il-lejl tal-Irġulija (Horizons), kif inkiteb […]

Applications are open for the 2021 edition of National Book Prize and Terramaxka Prize – the National Book Prize […]

F’dan l-episodju mis-sensiela Taħt il-Qoxra Rachelle Deguara tkellmet ma’ Charles Flores. Mal-mistieden tkellimna dwar il-karriera letterarja tiegħu, li tmur lura […]

The National Book Council is presenting the programme of cultural events for the Campus Book Festival 2021, taking place […]

F’dan l-episodju mis-sensiela Taħt il-Qoxra Rachelle Deguara tkellmet ma’ Peter Calamatta. Mal-mistieden tkellimna dwar il-kotba differenti tiegħu, fosthom il-ktieb Me and […]

The National Book Council (NBC) is pleased to announce the dates of the 2021 Campus Book Festival, which […]

The National Book Council (NBC) has this afternoon presented a donation of around 13,000 books to Malta’s COVID-19 […]

F’dan l-episodju mis-sensiela Taħt il-Qoxra Rachelle Deguara tkellmet ma’ Simone Galea. Mal-mistiedna tkellimna l-aktar dwar il-poeżiji fil-ġabra tagħha Xi drabi mqar […]

F’dan l-episodju mis-sensiela Taħt il-Qoxra Rachelle Deguara tkellmet ma’ Stephanie Bugeja u Derek Fenech. Mal-mistednin tkellimna dwar il-kontribuzzjoni tagħhom fil-ktieb Noè […]

F’dan l-episodju mis-sensiela Taħt il-Qoxra Rachelle Deguara tkellmet ma’ John Buttigieg. Mal-mistieden tkellimna dwar il-poeżija tiegħu, hekk kif tidher fiż-żewġ […]

In 2021, the National Book Council is again managing funding opportunities and contest prizes across a number of […]

F’dan l-episodju mis-sensiela Taħt il-Qoxra Rachelle Deguara tkellmet ma’ Fr Jonathan Farrugia. Mal-mistieden tkellimna dwar il-ktieb li editja u li […]

The National Book Council (NBC) is publishing its comprehensive Annual Report for the year 2020. With all the […]

The National Book Council would like to announce that the twenty-fourth PLR (Public Lending Rights) payment is being […]

F’dan l-episodju mis-sensiela Taħt il-Qoxra, Rachelle Deguara tkellmet ma’ Philip Sciberras. Mal-mistieden tkellimna dwar l-interess tiegħu fil-kitba, kemm dik […]

The National Book Council is appealing directly to the Government and to the Prime Minister to ensure that […]

F’dan l-episodju mis-sensiela Taħt il-Qoxra Rachelle Deguara tkellmet ma’ Prof. Mary Anne Lauri. Mal-mistiedna tkellimna primarjament dwar il-ktieb li koeditjat […]

F’dan l-episodju mis-sensiela Taħt il-Qoxra Rachelle Deguara tkellmet ma’ Alan Xuereb. Mal-mistieden tkellimna primarjament dwar il-ktieb il-ġdid tiegħu Riflessjonijiet dwar il-Ġid […]

F’dan l-episodju mis-sensiela Taħt il-Qoxra tkellimna ma’ Eman Bonnici. Mal-mistieden tkellimna dwar id-diversi kotba tiegħu tar-riċerka, il-letteratura u anki traduzzjonijiet, […]

The National Book Council (NBC) has today presented an unprecedented number of books to Malta Libraries, which will […]

F’dan l-episodju mis-sensiela Taħt il-Qoxra Rachelle Deguara tkellmet ma’ Albert Marshall. Mal-mistieden tkellimna dwar kotba li jiġbru x-xogħlijiet tiegħu, “il-kultura […]

Following over a year of intense negotiations and lengthy consultations between all parties, the Ministry for Education, publishers’ […]

F’dan l-episodju mis-sensiela Taħt il-Qoxra Rachelle Defuara tkellmet ma’ Mark-Anthony Falzon. Mal-mistieden tkellimna dwar l-interessi tiegħu bħala antropologu b’referenza għall-kotba […]

Do you think you have what it takes to start a career with one of the most reputable […]

F’dan l-episodju mis-sensiela Taħt il-Qoxra Rachelle Deguara tkellmet ma’ Charles Buttigieg. Mal-mistieden ħarisna lejn il-bosta kotba tiegħu, fosthom il-ktieb Philip […]

The National Book Council is pleased to announce that the 2020 National Book Prize awards ceremony will be […]

F’dan l-episodju mis-sensiela Taħt il-Qoxra Rachelle Deguara tkellmet ma’ Romario Sciberras u Klara Vassallo. Mal-mistednin tkellimna dwar id-39 ħarġa ta’ Leħen […]

The National Book Council extends its deepest condolences to the family of Professor Oliver Friggieri, a leading public […]

F’dan l-episodju mis-sensiela Taħt il-Qoxra Rachelle Deguara tkellmet ma’ Ronald Bugeja. Mal-mistieden tkellimna dwar il-ġeneri varji li kkontribwixxa fihom, sehem […]

F’dan l-episodju mis-sensiela Taħt il-Qoxra Rachelle Deguara tkellmet ma’ Kenneth Caruana. Mal-mistieden tkellimna dwar it-tliet rumanzi thriller tiegħu, l-aktar dwar […]

The winners of the 2020 Doreen Micallef National Poetry Contest were announced and read on the evening of […]

The 2020 Malta Book Festival, being held online for the first time, has officially opened this evening with […]

Following months of preparation, the 2020 Malta Book Festival – virtual edition kicks off Wednesday 11 November with […]

F’dan l-episodju mis-sensela Taħt il-Qoxra Rachelle Deguara tkellmet mat-tim organizzattiv tal-Festival Nazzjonali tal-Ktieb 2020 – edizzjoni virtwali. Il-Festival Nazzjonali tal-Ktieb […]

With just over a week to the start of the 2020 Malta Book Festival, featuring a varied events […]

F’dan l-episodju mis-sensiela Taħt il-Qoxra Rachelle Deguara tkellmet ma’ Josianne Block dwar l-ewwel rumanz tagħha għaż-żgħażagħ 360°. Mal-mistiedna tkellimna dwar […]

The 2020 Malta Book Festival – virtual edition is now almost here. With around 60 events spread over […]

F’dan l-episodju mis-sensiela Taħt il-Qoxra Rachelle Deguara tkellmet ma’ Antonio Zammit. Mal-mistieden tkellimna dwar l-istil minimalista tiegħu fir-rumanzi li jikteb, […]

Among the international guests at the 2020 virtual edition of the Malta Book Festival, the National Book Council […]

F’dan l-episodju mis-sensiela Taħt il-Qoxra Rachelle Deguara tkellmet ma’ Joseph Caruana. Mal-mistieden tkellimna dwar id-dizzjunarju tiegħu Dizzjunarju ta’ Termini Nawtiċi u […]

The National Book Council is pleased to present the cultural programme for the 2020 Malta Book Festival, taking […]

F’dan l-episodju mis-sensiela Taħt il-Qoxra Rachelle Deguara tkellmet ma’ Denis Darmanin u George Cassar. Mal-mistiedna tkellimna dwar il-ktieb tagħhom Buttons Parade, […]

The National Book Council has donated today a large number of books that will go to the Centre […]

The Malta Book Festival is an opportunity to develop the basic skills related to the appreciation of books […]

F’dan l-episodju mis-sensiela Taħt il-Qoxra Rachelle Deguara tkellmet ma’ Sharon Calleja. Mal-mistiedna tkellimna dwar ir-rumanzi tagħha u l-ewwel laqgħat tagħha […]

One of the events featuring Sir Salman Rushdie, this year’s special guest of the Malta Book Festival, is […]

The National Book Council is pleased to announce that Sir Salman Rushdie – one of the most celebrated […]

F’dan l-episodju mis-sensiela Taħt il-Qoxra Rachelle Deguara tkellmet ma’ Joseph Paul Cassar. Mal-mistieden tkellimna l-aktar dwar l-arti moderna f’Malta, f’relazzjoni […]

F’dan l-episodju mis-sensiela Taħt il-Qoxra Rachelle Deguara tkellmet ma’ Paulann Grech. Mal-mistiedna tkellimna dwar is-saħħa mentali fi żmien ta’ kriżi, […]

F’dan l-episodju mis-sensiela Taħt il-Qoxra Rachelle Deguara tkellmet ma’ Consiglia Azzopardi. Mal-mistiedna tkellimna dwar is-sengħa u l-istorja wara l-ħidma […]

F’dan l-episodju mis-sensiela Taħt il-Qoxra Rachelle Deguara tkellmet mal-Kap Eżekuttiv tal-Kunsill Nazzjonali tal-Ktieb, Mark Camilleri, dwar id-Direttiva tal-Unjoni Ewropea dwar […]

F’dan l-episodju mis-sensiela Taħt il-Qoxra Rachelle Deguara tkellmet ma’ Pauline Dingli. Mal-mistiedna tkellimna dwar il-ktieb tagħha Salt Pans in Malta, […]

After requests for a meeting with the Ministry of the Economy, Investment and Small Business (MEIB) were not […]

F’dan l-episodju mis-sensiela Taħt il-Qoxra Rachelle Deguara tkellmet ma’ John Spiteri Gingell. Mal-mistieden tkellimna dwar il-ġabra ta’ kitbiet tiegħu Ħal Maqtugħ […]

Since the convening of the first National Writers’ Congress and the annual consultation meeting with publishers and other […]

The National Book Council is pleased to announce that the adjudication board of the Malta Book Fund 2020 […]

F’dan l-episodju mis-sensiela Taħt il-Qoxra Rachelle Deguara tkellmet ma’ Narcy Calamatta u Iggy Fenech. Mal-mistiedna tkellimna dwar il-ġeneru tal-fares […]

In view of the risks posed by hosting a mass event during the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Book […]

F’dan l-episodju mis-sensiela Taħt il-Qoxra Rachelle Deguara tkellmet ma’ Karmenu Mallia. Mal-mistieden tkellimna dwar il-lingwa tal-Esperanto li tagħha huwa espert […]

F’dan l-episodju mis-sensiela Taħt il-Qoxra Rachelle Deguara tkellmet ma’ Keith Borg. Mal-mistieden tkellimna dwar il-ġabra ta’ poeżiji tiegħu ‘Hemm qarsa […]

F’dan l-episodju mis-sensiela Taħt il-Qoxra Rachelle Deguara tkellmet ma’ Bertram Portelli. Mal-mistieden tkellimna dwar in-natura tal-letteratura għaż-żgħażagħ, l-elementi universali f’dil-letteratura, […]

F’dan l-episodju mis-sensiela Taħt il-Qoxra Rachelle Deguara tkellmet ma’ Charlie Cauchi u Martin Bonnici. Fl-episodju tal-lum iltqajna ma’ Charlie u […]

The National Book Council is pleased to release the official poster of the Malta Book Festival 2020, which […]

F’dan l-episodju mis-sensiela Taħt il-Qoxra Rachelle Deguara tkellmet ma’ Mark Calleja. Mal-mistieden tkellimna dwar id-deċiżjoni tal-kittieb, koxja jew le, li […]

The National Book Council would like to announce the launch of a media scheme for prospective exhibitors of […]