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What started as a basic website, selling a self-published map of Malta by the name of Discover Malta has evolved, 25 years later, into ‘www.maltaonlinebookshop.com’, a virtual Maltese bookshop.
Patrick Anastasi had no real computer or e-selling knowledge but was eager to get Discover Malta to new customers. He therefore roped in his friend Ronald Camilleri, who at the time was an internet service provider, holding the name of ‘Camline’.
The two toyed with the idea and with the help of Camilleri, created the first ever Discover Map website which was launched in 1995. Selling the map online was an innovative idea and after the encouraging response received, Anastasi added third-party guidebooks to the portfolio.
€10, ISBN 9789995725051
Tluq is John Aquilina’s second collection of poetry, following Leħnek il-Libsa Tiegħi, which also won the National Book Prize in 2010. The running theme is loss – the kind that keeps on giving and finds form in a poetry which explores the meanings of being a friend, sibling, son, grandson and parent.
Murder on the Malta Express: Who Killed Daphne Caruana Galizia?
By Carlo Bonini, Manuel Delia, John Sweeney
Midsea Books Ltd
€18, ISBN: 9789993277347
This detailed investigation follows a trail of dirty money and explores how the journalist’s assassination was a blow to those who care for truth.
The National Book Council (NBC) has announced the winners of the 2020 National Book Prize for books published in Malta in 2019. The Prize celebrates the highest achievements in literary and research publishing across nine competitive categories.
Owing to the extraordinary circumstances, the awards ceremony was held online, and for the very first time broadcast to the public on the National Book Council’s Facebook page and website. The streamed ceremony was hosted by veteran TV broadcaster John Demanuele.
In his opening speech, NBC executive chairperson Mark Camilleri noted that 2020 has been a difficult year for the book industry, particularly hard-hit by the economic crisis left in the wake of the ongoing global pandemic which followed a period of political turmoil.
National Book Prize 2020: Trevor Zahra conferred lifetime achievement award
Watch the ceremony for the National Book Prize here
18 December 2020, 8:06pm
The National Book Council yesterday announced the winners of the 2020 National Book Prize for books published in Malta in 2019. The Prize celebrates the highest achievements in literary and research publishing across nine competitive categories.
Owing to the extraordinary circumstances, the awards ceremony was held online, and for the very first time broadcast to the public on the National Book Council’s Facebook page and website. The streamed ceremony was hosted by veteran TV broadcaster John Demanuele.
In his opening speech, National Book Council (NBC) Executive Chairperson Mark Camilleri noted that 2020 has been a difficult year for the book industry, which was particularly hard-hit by the economic crisis left in the wake of the ongoing global pandemic which followed a period of political turmoil. Nonetheless, publishers a