Hello book lovers, Wishing you all a happy new year! I hope that 2022 has got off to a good start. If you’re in need of a little lift, we have good news. In February we will be re-launching our book festival book club – we’re looking forward to hosting it (in person, hurrah!) at […]
Christmas Crackers… Nicci French
Hello booklovers, Here we have our final chapter of our Christmas Crackers blog series, giving you some sneak peaks into our 2022 festival. We hope you have enjoyed them and that they’ve given you plenty of bookish food for thought for the coming months. Read on to find out who else will be joining us […]
Christmas Crackers… UoS creative writing collaboration
Hello booklovers, Next up in our Christmas Crackers series, we’re delighted to bring you news of our plans for a University of Suffolk emerging writers day at Two Sisters Art Centre Ring out ye creative writing bells! We are very excited to be hosting an emerging writers day in combination with the University of Suffolk […]
Christmas Crackers… Brian Butterworth
Hello booklovers, It’s time for our next Christmas Cracker, revealing another wonderful guest who will be joining us at our 2022 festival. Read on to find out more… Brian Butterworth – Can Fish Count? Every pet owner thinks their own dog, cat, fish or hamster is a genius. What makes Can Fish Count? so exciting is the way […]
Christmas crackers… Justin Webb
Hello booklovers, Suddenly it’s December and our 2021 festival feels like a lifetime ago. We hope you are enjoying the start of the festive period. Here at FbF we’d like to spread some cheer and give you all some early Christmas presents… in the form of announcing a few of our guests for our 2022 […]
One month to go!
Hello booklovers, One month to go until the 2021 Felixstowe Book Festival, the bookish excitement starts now! We are very much looking forward sharing our wonderful varied programme this year. With some events taking place online and others in person at our fantastic festival location Harvest House, this will be a festival like no other. […]
Book club meeting invitation, May
Hello booklovers, I hope you are all well and getting suitably excited about the 2021 Felixstowe Book Festival – not long to go now! We are holding our latest monthly book club meeting on Monday 24th May at 7.30pm and would be delighted if you would like to join us. This month’s choice is ‘Night […]
Nature Writing: Matt Gaw and James Canton
Hello booklovers, It is a truth universally acknowledged that many of us have developed a deeper appreciation of the natural world over the past year. We have been observing more, listening more, growing more and thinking more about how we approach our natural surroundings. As we head further into Spring, hopefully with warmer weather round […]
Book Club Invitation, April
Hello booklovers, We’re really looking forward to our next book club meeting which will take place tomorrow, the 19th April, at 7.30pm. This month we’ll be discussing The Lies You Told by Harriet Tyce. Alongside some discussion of Harriet’s work there will be plenty of bookish chat, book recommendations and a laugh – if this […]
A Twist in the Tale: Crime Fiction with Harriet Tyce, Kate Rhodes and Louise Millar
Hello booklovers, Crime fiction has always been an immensely popular and dominant genre, from the post war golden age crime novels of the 1920s, 30s and 40s to the wide ranging crime novels that adorn our shelves today. This is largely thanks to riveting plots, eye popping crimes and terrifying twists that send the imagination […]