Hello booklovers! A very happy Valentines day to you all. Whether you are spending today with loved ones or completely ignoring it, we have an event which may set your heart a-fluttering…. We are delighted to welcome Alison Weir back to our 2019 festival! As the top selling female historian in the UK, and a […]
With love from FBF… Lucy Popescu and Hassan Abdulrazzack
Hello booklovers, February is upon us, the month where tentative signs of Spring are appearing and romance is in the air… whether the mention of St Valentine strikes fear in your heart or reminds you of loved ones, we have some February gifts to present to you, with love from the Felixstowe Book Festival. Over […]
A brand new year and a brand new festival…
Hello booklovers, Just checking in after our post-Christmas break. We are so thrilled that you enjoyed our ‘carol-a-day’ Advent calendar. I can assure you it was great fun to compile and contribute to and the jolly festive feedback from you all made it all worth it. But now onto fresh New Year climes… We have […]
A carol a day… Christmas Eve
Hello booklovers, Christmas Eve is here. One of my most favourite nights of the year, one of quiet and anticipation now that the rush is over. I want to thank you all for your support and appreciation of our festive efforts, I do hope you have enjoyed them. We are finishing our Advent calendar with […]
A carol a day… December 23rd
Hello booklovers, Two more sleeps to go… Our Christmas Eve Eve post comes courtesy of Hannah who wrote a lovely piece about ‘Silent Night’ a few weeks ago. Today she shares with us a festive classic, evoking memories of journeys and homecomings. We present to you ‘Driving Home for Christmas’. Hannah writes… ‘Carol services have […]
A carol a day… December 22nd
Hello booklovers, We are edging ever closer to Christmas and today marks three weeks since we first started our festival Advent calendar. This will be my last post as we have two more from our lovely festival committee members coming up over the next two days, and it was very difficult to select one carol […]
A carol a day… December 21st
Hello booklovers, Welcome to the Winter Solstice, the shortest day of the year! As of tomorrow, bit by bit the days will start getting lighter. In this Pagan spirit, festival volunteer and visitor Elizabeth has chosen ‘The Holly and the Ivy’ as the carol behind Advent door number 21. Elizabeth writes… Of all the trees […]
A carol a day… December 20th
Hello booklovers, Christmas is drawing every closer, I do hope you are still enjoying our festival Advent calendar. I mentioned in a previous post of mine the timeless memory of childhood Christmas plays, complete with tinsel halos floating above small heads, cotton wool beards adorning little Father Christmases and the strapping of tea towels around […]
A carol a day… December 19th
Hello booklovers, Behind door number 19 we have a delightful piece courtesy of lovely committee member Jez, also about the depiction of nature and wildlife in Christmas carols. Jez writes… ‘I was minded to talk about nature in carols and Christmas songs and stories. It has been the custom for many centuries for greenery to […]
A carol a day… December 18th
Hello booklovers, What brilliant contributions we have been having from our wonderful volunteers over the past two weeks of Advent. Today it is my turn to pick our festive tune. On the week before Christmas, I thought ‘Away in a Manger’ would be perfect as the carol hiding behind today’s Advent door. ‘Away in a […]
