National Book Council (Malta)

14/09/2026

"In effect, it seeks to beguile the reader, much like the monsters within its pages, leading them into an uncanny valley of folklore that leaves the mind insatiably curious."

Francesco Frendo reviews Ġużi Gatt’s Karattri tal- Fantasija Maltin. This book is published by Klabb Kotba Maltin, and can be found at midseabooks.com

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12/09/2026

Fil-paġna letterarja tal-KNK għal dil-ġimgħa, Michaela Pia Camilleri tħares lejn l-ewwel ktieb ta’ poeżiji ta’ Jacques Borg Barthet. Mit-taraġ ta’ Strada Stretta fejn semgħetu l-ewwel darba, għall-versi fuq ktieb fejn qed tkompli tiskoprih, Camilleri tinnota logħob bin-numri u bil-forma poetika rifless fl-emozzjonijiet “griżi” tal-poeta.

💬 Borg Barthet għandu pinna moderna u fl-istess waqt grazzjuża, li ġġiegħlek tintelaq f’baħar ta’ kliem iffjurit, iżda fl-istess waqt preċiż. 💬

Tista' tixtri dan il-ktieb mingħand Kotba Calleja.

Fil-paġna letterarja tal-Kunsill Nazzjonali tal-Ktieb għal dil-ġimgħa, Michaela Pia Camilleri tħares lejn l-ewwel ktieb ta’ poeżiji ta’ Jacques Borg Barthet. Mit-taraġ ta’ Strada Stretta fejn semegħtu l-ewwel darba, għall-versi fuq ktieb fejn qed tkompli tiskoprih, Camille...

09/09/2026

Dan il-ktieb daħal fil-lista finali u tista’ ssibu fil-Festival Nazzjonali tal-Ktieb bejn l-Erbgħa 4 u l-Ħadd 8 ta’ Novembru fl-MFCC. Sadattant, tista’ takkwistah minn hawn:

This shortlisted title will be available at The Malta Book Festival from Wednesday 4 to Sunday 8 November at MFCC. Cannot wait? You can buy it from:

Malvarina: Irrid insir saħħara (Susanna Isern, Laura Proietti) – Clare Azzopardi – Merlin Publishers –
https://merlinpublishers.com/product/malvarina-irrid-insir-sahhara/

08/09/2026

Dawn il-kotba kollha daħlu fil-lista finali u tista' ssibhom fil-Festival Nazzjonali tal-Ktieb bejn l-Erbgħa 4 u l-Ħadd 8 ta’ Novembru fl-MFCC. Sadattant tista' takkwistahom minn hawn:

All these shortlisted titles will be available at The Malta Book Festival from Wednesday 4 to Sunday 8 November at MFCC. Cannot wait? You can buy them from:

Lupettin iżur razzett (Orianne Lallemand, Éléonore Thuillier) – Clare Azzopardi – Merlin Publishers –
https://merlinpublishers.com/product/lupettin-izur-razzett/

Lupu Lupettu jħobb id-dinosawri (Orianne Lallemand, Éléonore Thuillier) – Clare Azzopardi – Merlin Publishers –
https://merlinpublishers.com/product/lupu-lupettu-jhobb-id-dinosawri/

07/09/2026

Dawn il-kotba kollha daħlu fil-lista finali u tista' ssibhom fil-Festival Nazzjonali tal-Ktieb bejn l-Erbgħa 4 u l-Ħadd 8 ta’ Novembru fl-MFCC. Sadattant tista' takkwistahom minn hawn:

All these shortlisted titles will be available at The Malta Book Festival from Wednesday 4 to Sunday 8 November at MFCC. Cannot wait? You can buy them from:

The Astromegas – Marcus Azzopardi – Kotba Calleja –
https://www.kotbacalleja.net/all/the-astromegas-marcus-azzopardi

L-Ifirsa tal-Mejda t-Tonda – Norman C. Borg – Horizons –
https://horizons.com.mt/product/l-ifirsa-tal-mejda-t-tonda/

Ta' Taħt Fuq: Il-Missjoni tal-Mostru – Matthew Schembri – Merlin Publishers –
https://merlinpublishers.com/product/il-missjoni-tal-mostru-1/

be;n il-kmiem – Leanne Ellul – Merlin Publishers –
https://merlinpublishers.com/product/ben-il-kmiem/

05/09/2026

Dawn il-kotba kollha daħlu fil-lista finali u tista' ssibhom fil-Festival Nazzjonali tal-Ktieb bejn l-Erbgħa 4 u l-Ħadd 8 ta’ Novembru fl-MFCC. Sadattant tista' takkwistahom minn hawn:

All these shortlisted titles will be available at The Malta Book Festival from Wednesday 4 to Sunday 8 November at MFCC. Cannot wait? You can buy them from:

Milied Aħdar f'Ħal Miżwed – David Aloisio, Louiselle Sciberras (ill.) – Horizons –
https://horizons.com.mt/product/milied-ahdar-fhal-mizwed/

Is-sħaħar ta' Petut 4: Minċott ħajt aħdar – Clare Azzopardi, Deandra Scicluna (ill.) – Merlin Publishers –
https://merlinpublishers.com/product/mincott-hajt-ahdar-is-shahar-ta-petut-4/

Kaħlani: Skoss pożi u karamboli – Clare Azzopardi; Leanne Ellul, Romont W***y (ill.) – Merlin Publishers –
https://merlinpublishers.com/product/kahlani-skoss-pozi-u-karamboli/

Dawra mad-dinja – Christine Ciappara, Naomi Gatt (ill.) – Merlin Publishers –
https://merlinpublishers.com/product/dawra-mad-dinja/

It-Tieni Gwerra Dinjija: il-kunflitt li biddel lil Malta – Chilion Mangion, Kimberly Azzopardi (ill.) – Heritage Malta Publishing –
https://bdlbooks.com/product/it-tieni-gwerra-dinjija-world-war-ii-hardback/

04/09/2026

Dawn il-kotba kollha daħlu fil-lista finali u tista' ssibhom fil-Festival Nazzjonali tal-Ktieb bejn l-Erbgħa 4 u l-Ħadd 8 ta’ Novembru fl-MFCC. Sadattant tista' takkwistahom minn hawn:

All these shortlisted titles will be available at The Malta Book Festival from Wednesday 4 to Sunday 8 November at MFCC. Cannot wait? You can buy them from:

Kalzetti u furfiċetti – Leanne Ellul, Mark Scicluna (ill.) – Merlin Publishers –
https://merlinpublishers.com/product/kalzetti-u-furficetti/

Great Ideas Start Somewhere – Rebekah Kamsky, Irina Drazhina (ill.) – Awtoppubblikat / Self Published –
https://bdlbooks.com/product/great-ideas-start-somewhere/

Tales from San Anton Gardens: The Garden and I – Francesca Tabone, Naomi Gatt (ill.)– Faraxa Publishing –
https://faraxapublishing.com/product/the-garden-and-i/

03/09/2026

Fil-paġna letterarja tal-KNK għal dil-ġimgħa, Christopher Cutajar iħares lejn żewġ ġabriet ta’ poeżija ta’ Norbert Bugeja u – ispirat minn kwotazzjoni ta’ Ernest Hemingway dwar il-ġlied tal-barrin – jirrifletti dwar “l-ispettaklu” tal-poeżija u l-qarrejja bħala spettaturi differenti ħafna minn xulxin.

💬 Naħseb li biex napprezzaw il-poeżija ta’ Bugeja, l-ewwel ħaġa li rridu nifhmu minna nfusna huwa proprju jekk aħna bħala qarrejja jinteressaniex li nagħtu valur lill-poeżija. 💬

Tista' tixtri kopji ta' dawn il-kotba mingħand Klabb Kotba Maltin.

Fil-paġna letterarja tal-Kunsill Nazzjonali tal-Ktieb għal dil-ġimgħa, Christopher Cutajar iħares lejn żewġ ġabriet ta’ poeżija ta’ Norbert Bugeja u – ispirat minn kwotazzjoni ta’ Ernest Hemingway dwar il-ġlied tal-barrin – jirrifletti dwar “l-ispettaklu...

03/09/2026

Dawn il-kotba kollha daħlu fil-lista finali u tista' ssibhom fil-Festival Nazzjonali tal-Ktieb bejn l-Erbgħa 4 u l-Ħadd 8 ta’ Novembru fl-MFCC. Sadattant tista' takkwistahom minn hawn:

All these shortlisted titles will be available at The Malta Book Festival from Wednesday 4 to Sunday 8 November at MFCC. Cannot wait? You can buy them from:

Titles to Talkies: An Incomplete History of Film Culture & Industry in Malta – The First Fifty Years – Charlie Cauchi – Fondazzjoni Patrimonju Malti –
https://bdlbooks.com/product/titles-to-talkies/

25 for 25 - Heirlooms for Posterity – Charles J. Farrugia; George Cassar; Evelyn Pullicino (edituri) – The Friends of the National Archives of Malta – https://www.fnamalta.org/

A Mediterranean History of Modern Art Volume 1: Tension between History and Metahistory – Giuseppe Schembri Bonaci – Horizons –
https://horizons.com.mt/product/a-mediterranean-history-of-modern-art-tension-between-history-and-metahistory/

100 Years of Photography in Malta (1839-1939) – Charles Paul Azzopardi – Midsea Books –
https://www.midseabooks.com/shop/art-photography/100-years-of-photography-in-malta/

02/09/2026

Dawn il-kotba kollha daħlu fil-lista finali u tista' ssibhom fil-Festival Nazzjonali tal-Ktieb bejn l-Erbgħa 4 u l-Ħadd 8 ta’ Novembru fl-MFCC. Sadattant tista' takkwistahom minn hawn:

All these shortlisted titles will be available at The Malta Book Festival from Wednesday 4 to Sunday 8 November at MFCC. Cannot wait? You can buy them from:

Mapping a Moral Consensus: Calibrating an Ethical Compass for the Future – Raymond Zammit; Stefan Attard – Kite Group –
https://www.kitegroup.com.mt/product/mapping-a-moral-consensus-calibrating-an-ethical-compass-for-the-future-festschrift-in-honour-of-mgr-professor-emmanuel-agius-on-the-occasion-of-his-seventieth-birthday/

Studies in Maltese Regulation: Consumer Protection – David Fabri – Midsea Books –
https://www.midseabooks.com/shop/general-reference/studies-in-maltese-regulation-consumer-protection/

The Malta Royal Opera House Power, Culture, and the Stage – Vicki Ann Cremona – Fondazzjoni Patrimonju Malti/Kite Group/ –
https://www.kitegroup.com.mt/product/the-malta-royal-opera-house-power-culture-and-the-stage-two-volumes-author-vicki-ann-cremona-photography-daniel-cilia/

Casa Manresa in Floriana: A House of Formation – Nicholas Joseph Doublet (ed.) – Arċidjoċesi ta' Malta/Kite Group –
https://www.kitegroup.com.mt/product/casa-manresa-in-floriana-a-house-of-formation-edited-by-nicholas-joseph-doublet/