After a two year absence from in-person gatherings, the National Book Council (NBC) joined more than 150 national […]

Luke Galea speaks to the artist, writer and bookbinder Glen Calleja about the relation between diction, universal imagery […]

Maltese-American comic book artist and journalist Joe Sacco will be in Malta this November as a guest of […]

In our first episode of this new series Luke Galea speaks to the poet Claudia Gauci about the […]

John Boyne, the bestselling author of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (David Fickling Books), will be the headlining […]

As part of its strategy to continuously promote Maltese publications with local audiences, the National Book Council is […]

The National Book Council is pleased to announce that the Malta Book Fund 2022 adjudication board has agreed […]

An agreement between Arts Council Malta and the National Book Council aims to strengthen the existing collaboration between […]

The National Book Council has published an Expression of Interest (EOI) for the position of Cultural Organiser. Scope, […]

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

The National Book Council is proudly presenting the official poster of the 2022 Malta Book Festival, taking place […]

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

The National Book Council (NBC) has today donated a large amount of new books to Malta Libraries, the […]

The National Book Council (NBC) is pleased to announce the dates of the 2022 Malta Book Festival, which […]

The National Book Council is proud to be supporting The Child and The Book Conference taking place on […]

The National Book Council has just published via the Electronic Public Procurement System (ePPS) a public tender for […]

The National Book Council is pleased to publish the list of titles that were submitted to participate in […]

The National Book Council (NBC) would like to inform all authors that all payments related to tax on […]

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

Applications for the 2022 Malta Book Fund are now open. New to this year, the Malta Book Fund […]

The 2022 Campus Book Festival kicks off tomorrow morning at the University of Malta Quadrangle. Students and the […]

We are pleased to announce that the National Book Council (NBC) has finalized its preparations for the participation […]

With sorrow the National Book Council pays tribute to the memory of the poet Mario Azzopardi who passed […]

The National Book Council is receiving submissions for the 2022 National Book Prize and the Terramaxka Prize for […]

Kampus Kotba – the 2022 Campus Book Festival, taking place between Wednesday 23 and Friday 25 March – […]

The National Book Council (NBC) is publishing its comprehensive Annual Report for the year 2021. Notwithstanding the effects […]

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 […]

Fil-programm ta’ dil-ġimgħa tkellimna ma’ kirsten Spiteri dwar il-ktieb riċenti tiegħu Perfettament Imperfetta, rumanz li jimmarka bidla fid-direzzjoni […]

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 […]

Together with Professors Arnold Cassola and Henry Frendo we have this week discussed two works dealing with the […]

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 […]

An interesting development in the publication of recent Melitensia is a growing niche of works on religious effigies […]

Following the success of the National Writers’ Congress held on 29 May 2021, the National Book Council has […]

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 […]