Stephen Lughermo is one of a group of contemporary young writers contributing to the development of young adult […]

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

The National Book Council is convening the 2022 Annual Consultation Meeting for Authors and Publishers online on Saturday […]

A book is a gift that will always hit the right chord – get yourself and your loved […]

The National Book Council (NBC) presented this morning a donation of books to Monte Carmeli Hospital. The books […]

The National Book Council has donated books to the Commission on Gender-Based Violence and Domestic Violence which will […]

The National Book Council (NBC) is pleased to announce that the 2021 National Book Prize will be presented […]

Please note that as from today the National Book Council has started to operate from new premises at […]

The National Book Council (NBC) is announcing the results of the 2021 Film Adaptation Fund. The biennial fund […]

The winners of the 2021 Doreen Micallef National Poetry Contest were announced on the evening of Friday 5 […]

The 2021 Malta Book Festival – the Bookshop opens to the public tomorrow Wednesday 3 November with a […]

The Malta Book Festival has now established itself as the largest cultural event dedicated to books and reading […]

The 2021 Malta Book Festival – Bookshop edition will be providing a unique platform for events which celebrate […]

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

The 2021 Malta Book Festival – The Bookshop is set to return in a few weeks’ time with […]

The National Book Council (NBC) is pleased to present the events programme for the 2021 Malta Book Festival, […]

“Morna minn dinja ta’ antikwarji, nies li jistudjaw l-oġġett bħala oġġett, għal nies bħal Temi Zammit li jistudjaw […]

As the Malta Book Festival is fast approaching, the team at the National Book Council (NBC) is looking […]

Ħafna drabi nitkellmu bil-Malti u b’mod naturali ma niqfuq naħsbu fuq il-lingwaġġ li nużaw. Forsi nippreferu kelma flok […]

Fil-programm ta’ dil-ġimgħa tkellimna ma’ Robert Thake u Ivan Fsadni dwar s-suq tal-kotba antiki u rari, ngħidu aħna […]

The National Book Council extends its condolences to the family and friends of Mr Guido Lanfranco following the […]

“Nies li għandom l-art u n-nies li jaħdmu l-art, dawn mhux l-istess.” – Edward Mallia Fil-programm ta’ dil-ġimgħa […]

The National Book Council (NBC) is pleased to announce that a record 38 exhibitors are participating in this […]

Preparations for the 2021 Malta Book Festival, taking place between Wednesday 3 and Sunday 7 November at the […]

“Kull għalliem hemm bżonn japrezza l-fatt li hemm xogħol kbir involut, għaldaqstant ħadd ma jista’ jieħu xogħol ta’ […]

Animated by Matthew Stroud and illustrated by Emma Galea Naudi, this year’s vibrant Festival artwork features a number […]

The National Book Council is pleased to announce that the adjudication board of the Malta Book Fund 2021 […]

“Jiena kont il-gwardjana tal-pupi” – Elyse Tonna Fil-programm letterarju għal dil-ġimgħa tkellimna dwar pubblikazzjoni ġdida – il-ktieb ‘Sura’ […]

In this week’s program we took a closer look at the recent proposal by the National Book Council […]

The National Book Council would like to inform that ISBN numbers cannot be assigned to pamphlets and tourist […]

Fil-programm ta’ dil-ġimgħa tkellimna dwar ir-rumanz importanti ta’ Ġużè Bonnici ‘Ħelsien’ (1939), li riċentament reġa’ ġie ppubblikat minn […]

The National Book Council and AP Valletta joined forces with the intention to explore the potential regeneration of […]

In this week’s programme we spoke to the author of the 2013 National Book Prize-winning novel Is-Sriep Reġgħu […]

The National Book Council is pleased to announce that the international guest of the 2021 Malta Book Festival […]

In this week’s program we speak to Roderick Mallia from online bookshop Mallia & D’Amato Booksellers and Teodor […]

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

This week we caught up with the bestselling author Salv Sammut, and two major publishers – Chris Gruppetta […]

The National Book Council would like to update its stakeholders and the general public over its proposed Copyright […]

The National Book Council is proud to present the official poster of the 2021 Malta Book Festival to […]

Nyctophilia – l-attrazzjoni lejn id-dlam jew il-lejl; sens ta’ identità jew appartenenza lejn kulma hu ta’ xeħta oskura. […]

“Ma kinitx mara ta’ ideat tipiċi ta’ żmienha” – Marlene Saliba “Ma nafx jekk qattx qrat il-femminiżmu, imma […]

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 […]