Home / News / Kwarta Ktieb back to news Kwarta Ktieb News 25th June, 2020 The National Book Council is proud to present Kwarta Ktieb, a new literature podcast featuring readings from some of Malta’s best-loved books. From today you’ll be able to listen to 15-minute reads from locally-published short stories, excerpts from novels and poetry, read by an array of authors and personalities hailing from the arts sector. In this first series we’ve put together a diverse anthology of literary works spanning nearly a century of Maltese literature, revisiting classic works such as the ever-so relevant socio-political satire Ulied in-Nanna Venut fl-Amerka by Juann Mamo, poetry by Doreen Micallef, and some of the last decade’s best-sellers including Ġużè Stagno’s What Happens in Brussels Stays in Brussels and Immanuel Mifsud’s prize-winning Fl-Isem tal-Missier (u tal-Iben). Each episode is guaranteed to provide listeners with moments of discovery or to transport readers back to their favourite worlds via the voices of guest readers featured on Kwarta Ktieb, which include Antonella Axisa, Loranne Vella, Kenneth Scicluna and Mikhail Basmadjian. You can listen to all 10 episodes on MaltaToday and Anchor. Kwarta Ktieb is the latest initiative by the National Book Council aimed at further promoting Maltese literature with local audiences. It is being produced in collaboration with MaltaToday. Episode 1 Mikhail Basmadjian reads from Fl-isem tal-Missier (u tal-Iben) (KKM, 2010) by Immanuel Mifsud Episode 2 Sharon Bezzina reads ‘Jelly Babies’ from Clare Azzopardi’s Il-Linja l-Ħadra (Merlin Publishers, 2007) Episode 3 Kenneth Scicluna reads from Erbgħin Jum by Antoine Cassar (EDE Books, 2017) Episode 4 Sab Mulligan reads ‘I went to see her’ from Having Said Goodnight by Pierre J. Mejlak (Merlin Publishers, 2015) Episode 5 Mark Vella reads from Ulied in-Nanna Venut fl-Amerka by Juann Mamo (SKS, 2013) Episode 6 Nadia Mifsud Mutschler reads from De Profundis by Doreen Micallef (Klabb Kotba Maltin, 1979) Episode 7 Antonella Axisa and Mikhail Basmadjian read from Fil-Parlament ma jikbrux Fjuri by Oliver Friggieri (Bugelli Publications, 1985) Episode 8 Rachelle Deguara reads from Amina by Antoinette Borg (Merlin Publishers, 2018) Episode 9 Steve Hili reads from What Happens in Brussels Stays in Brussels by Ġużè Stagno (Merlin Publishers, 2013) Episode 10 Loranne Vella reads from Il-Manifest tal-Killer by Karl Schembri (Choppy Books, 2006) SHARE POST Related Articles Malta Book Fund Goes Fully Online with an Increased Budget for 2025 Malta Book Fund 17th March, 2025 Read More The National Book Council has rebranded! News 5th March, 2025 Read More Call for Delegates: Malta Named Focus Country for the 2025 Mediterranea Publishing Fellowship Initiatives 28th February, 2025 Read More The National Book Council at the 2025 London Book Fair News 25th February, 2025 Read More NBC and Wikimedia Malta announce Wikimedians in Residence for National Book Prize Project News 20th February, 2025 Read More National Book Prize 2025 – Applications Are Open National Book Prize 17th February, 2025 Read More NBC empowers local stakeholders at the London Book Fair 2025 Literary Exports 11th February, 2025 Read More The NBC’s Annual Report For 2024 News 4th February, 2025 Read More Festivals, Funds And Initiatives In 2025: Key Dates Festivals 29th January, 2025 Read More Join the NBC at the London Book Fair 2025: Guest Passes for NBC stakeholders from Malta Literary Exports 13th January, 2025 Read More view all similar news
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