Hello booklovers, There is lots on offer for the young makers and do-ers amongst us in our 2023 festival programme for Children and Young People. Along with our brilliant interactive writing workshops already mentioned, we are thrilled to be hosting the Big Library Lego Challenge, suitable for ages 5-14. If you could re-design the inside […]
2023 Children’s and Teen Festival Highlights – Aspiring Authors
Hello booklovers, Do you have a young writer in your family? If so, there is a high chance they will be thoroughly enthused by our festival programme for Children and Young People. For teen writers, local author Ally Aldridge will be sitting down with local bookworm Phoebe Storer to discuss reading and writing the fantasy […]
2023 Children’s and Teen Festival highlights – Rampant Readers
Hello booklovers, We have sessions aplenty at our 2023 festival for Children and Young People that are perfect for young bookworms who like getting stuck into a good novel. We are so pleased to be welcoming young adult author Laura Wood to our festival stage on Saturday 17th June at 1.30pm, for our Tales of Mischief, […]
Festival Funnies – our 2023 Children’s and Teens festival highlights
Hello booklovers, With a week to go until our first festival for Children and Young People since 2019 kicks off, we thought we’d share with you some of the excellent events we have on offer this year. Fancy a giggle? Then you will love our Shifty McGifty session with author Tracey Corderoy and illustrator Steve Lenton on […]
Spring is in the air
Hello booklovers, Spring has sprung! The long winter of Narnian proportions appears to be drawing to a close. Are there any particular books that put you in the Spring-time mood? My seasonal reads would be Business as Usual by Jane Oliver and Ann Stafford, The Lido by Libby Page and I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith. Each feature […]
A Year of Good Reading Ahead
Hello booklovers, I hope your 2023 has got off to a good start. What was your first read of the new year? Mine was the wondrous Tyger by S.F. Said. I hope my reading trajectory continues on the up. 2023 will also see in yet another Felixstowe Book Festival weekend and this year we are […]