Malta Book Festival opens in Ta’ Qali with Rankin and García Llovet
The forty-seventh edition brings together more than forty exhibitors and a free programme for readers of every age until 8 November.
The Malta Book Festival opened on 4 November at the Malta Fairs and Conventions Centre in Ta’ Qali and runs until 8 November. Organised by the National Book Council, its forty-seventh edition brings together more than forty exhibitors with author talks, workshops, launches and family activities. International guests include Ian Rankin, scheduled to give a crime-writing masterclass on 5 November and appear in a public conversation on 7 November, and Spanish novelist Esther García Llovet, whose event takes place on 6 November. Admission to the festival and all events is free. Primary and secondary pupils are eligible for a €20 book voucher, with registration arrangements set out by the organisers.