Good evening Book Lovers! What a magnificent Monday it has been! Shakespeare’s birthday, St George’s Day AND the birth of a new royal Prince. Morale-boosting stuff for the beginning of the week, after what was such a glorious sunny weekend. Should morale need boosting further, I bring a *gentle* reminder that, if you wish to […]
Caroline Slocock at this year’s festival: a taste of things to come…
Hello Booklovers! If you have heard about our visit from Caroline Slocock and would like to find out more, we have an abundance of interesting snippets about Caroline and her new book ‘People like Us: Margaret Thatcher and Me’, which will be published on the 19th of April, for you to dig into. Last week, […]
Felixstowe Book Festival presents… Andrew Monaghan
Happy Friday book lovers! I bring gifts of a festival treat which should get your weekend off to a smashing start! Suitable for history buffs but also for those with an interest in current affairs, on the 30th of June we shall be hosting Andrew Monaghan: with him he brings his expertise and his book ‘Power […]
It’s programme perusal time! All of our 2018 events are now available online!
Roll up book lovers and prepare your teeming bookshelves, for I bear great news – all our events for the 2018 Felixstowe Book Festival are now available on our website for your delight, delectation and inevitable perusal. And to make matters even sweeter, all our tickets are now on sale! You can buy via the website, […]
Let’s get local!
Hello Booklovers! Throughout this year’s festival, we have a multitude of inspiring, thought provoking and fascinating events from local people and organisations. For a special preview event, we are welcoming a much loved local artist Maggi Hambling this weekend, as she chats with Nicola Upson about her artwork and her recently published new book. And to […]
A Short Guide to our 2017 Non Fiction events
Hello book lovers! Whilst our festival brings to you the very best that fiction can offer, we are also very happy to present numerous varying and fascinating Non-Fiction events, which are more than likely to tickle the fancy of all of our visitors! For those with an interest in East Anglian artwork, Julia Blackburn will […]
Christmas Come Early… Beth Miller
Hello Booklovers! 2016 has been the year of the 400th Anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, and much of this year has been spent celebrating his works, his wit and his life. A timeless playwright, it is safe to say that the particular fascination surrounding the Bard lies in how his works are still as relevant now […]
Some Fathers Day Treats…
Hello book lovers! Sunday the 19th of June marks an auspicious occasion where fathers across the country are given the perfect excuse to be spoilt rotten for an entire day. Here at the Felixstowe Book Festival we have several events which would provide a great Father’s Day present, with talks ranging from a discussion of […]
Felixstowe Café Poets: Falling in Love
There is a not altogether comfortable feel to today’s three poems. But who always wants comfortable? They tap into an intensity experienced at the fall into love, the precarious insecurity that even a lifetime of a loving relationship may not entirely dispel, or the awe inspired by an impressive presence. Alfie Davis personifies love as […]
23rd December: Michael Morpurgo’s ‘The Best of Times’
Today, Book Advent opens the door to a story by well-loved children’s author Michael Morpurgo, which reminds us of the true humble meaning of Christmas. Whilst it is very easy to get swept away in the excitement of the festive season, the gifts, the food and the general merriment, it is also very easy to […]
