On much-needed reform at PBS
The state of our public broadcasting services has long been considered problematic. The lack of intelligent and cultural content on Television Malta still makes PBS […]
Literary and book circles are disappointed at cutbacks in shelving space
Only recently, the Agenda bookshop in the exclusive departures section of the Malta International Airport has been replaced with the WHSmith franchise. Unfortunately, this is […]
The threat of Islamic terror and our freedom of speech
When in March 2014 Saudi Arabia passed a decree criminalising atheism and making it equivalent to a terrorist offence, an online wave of Islamic blasphemy […]
What’s next after Bill 113?
Finally, Bill 113, the anti-censorship bill presented in parliament by Minister of Justice and Culture Owen Bonnici, which contained nearly all the reforms proposed by […]
A growing book council
I am now in my third-year as executive chairman of the National Book Council and I can say it gives me great satisfaction to look […]
National Book Prize | Celebrating our authors
It’s that time of the year again when the judges of the National Book Prize start going through stacks of books published in the previous […]