FBF Team

Hello booklovers, Wishing you all a very happy Friday! How are you all? I hope you are all coping with the strangeness of lockdown life and that books are proving a tonic to any stress or anxiety you may be feeling about the current situation. I am certainly indulging in whiling away the hours with […]

Hello booklovers, By now I think it is certainly a truth universally acknowledged that in times of crisis books are an absolute tonic. Escaping from incessant news, notifications, emails and phone is essential and what better way to do so than by escaping into a good book? Reading for pleasure is proven to be linked […]

Hello booklovers, Hope you had a wonderful Easter! The sun shone and the birds sang which, despite everything, made for a wonderful weekend. We hope you enjoyed last week’s reading recommendations which were inspired by our 2020 children’s programme. This week we are bringing you even more wonderful children’s book recommendations! Read on to find […]

Hello booklovers, The sun is shining and the birds are singing – despite not being able to enjoy such sights as usual, they can still be savoured from the great indoors whilst enjoying a good book. The next few weeks would normally be part of the Easter holidays but, as with everything, this year is […]

Hello booklovers, And so we beat on, boats against the current of normal life, borne back ceaselessly into the past with no cafés or shops or museums or galleries… but what we do have is books! I hope you enjoyed our biography reading recommendations from earlier in the week, take a peek here if you […]

Hello booklovers, How are you all faring? Here at festival HQ we are all trundling along fairly well. The only benefit of this social distancing business appears to be copious amounts of time to spend up to our eyeballs in delicious books. I have just finished the glorious latest instalment from Elly Griffiths in the […]