For the Dead Remember: A Special One-Off Event for Halloween
Together with our wonderful sponsors, Hotel Coco, we are excited to bring you an evening of books, local history and ghost stories with a distinctly Felixstowe feel.
We’re delighted to welcome our featured speaker, Darryl Jones, Professor of Modern British Literature and Culture at Trinity College Dublin and author of For the Dead Remember, the first full biography exploring the life of M. R. James.
Widely regarded as one of the most influential writers of ghost stories in the English language, we will explore M.R. James’ connection to Felixstowe and the inspiration behind one of his best-known stories, Oh, Whistle, and I’ll Come to You, My Lad, as well as other ghostly favourites.
We would love for you to join us. Tickets are £10pp, including a talk by Darryl Jones and curated cocktails and nibbles in the Marco Pierre White Bar.
Tickets are selling fast – available via TicketSource (Click here).
Where: Hotel Coco, Felixstowe
When Tuesday 27th October 5:30pm – 7:30pm (drinks from 5:30pm, talk begins at 6pm)
Felixstowe Book Festival: 25th-27th June 2027
Our sincere thanks go to all the amazing guest authors and speakers, our engaging interviewers, our festival team and volunteers, our sponsors, Harvest House and, as always, our book-loving audience. We had an absolutely fantastic 14th year in 2026 and are now looking forward to our 15th chapter in 2027.
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