Hello-ooooooo booklovers, October the 31st has arrived. Across the nation pumpkins will be carved, bonfires lit and sweets distributed to small visiting witches and wizards and other such spooky folk. According to folklore, Halloween is the night where the barrier between the supernatural world and the land of the living is at its thinnest – […]
All hail Autumn!
Hello booklovers! We find ourselves in mid-October – conkers coat the ground, the evenings are noticeably drawing in and the trees are glowing. Autumn is my favourite season – it is a time to make soup, feed the birds and go for long blustery walks with the reward of a large cup of tea at […]
Dear Friends of the Festival,
It has been an exciting but difficult few months and we know that we have neglected you throughout the summer. Most of you will probably already know that our Friends co-ordinator, Mairead, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly just before the festival. Unfortunately we have not been able to retrieve her files and are therefore faced […]
The best of 2018: a look back to the Felixstowe Book Festival
Hello booklovers! We’re back after the summer break, refreshed and ready to get started on the preparations for our 2019 festival. What a lo-o-ong, glorious summer! Despite being a sun baby, I am whole-heartedly welcoming the sight of orange leaves appearing on the trees and the hint of a chilly breeze in the air. Keep […]
Festival Throwback: Our Volunteers
Hello booklovers, Still feeling deflated post-festival weekend? How about a little reminder of the brilliant set of volunteers who make the whole event possible… We pride ourselves in being a volunteer led festival. Everything – from being involved in the main committee, to taking tickets on the door or selling them to our visitors, to […]
Festival throwback: Stillwater Books
Hello booklovers, So here it is, the first promised post taking you back to our wonderful festival weekend 2018. I don’t know about you, but when I wasn’t helping out at the fantastic array of children’s events at Felixstowe Library I was to be found skulking in a Golumn-like fashion around the book stall, unable […]
And that’s a wrap!
Hello booklovers! I think it is safe to say that the Felixstowe Book Festival 2018 was a barn-storming success! Our multiple stages have been graced with fascinating members of the literary community and we are hugely grateful to them all. We are also so very lucky with our wonderful guests – a huge thank you […]
Event cancellation – Nikesh Shukla
Unfortunately, Mr Shukla had to cancel his attendance to our festival for personal reasons. Any tickets can be returned to the Wolsey (if bought from there) or to our box office at the venue, where you can either exchange them for a different event (subject to availability) or obtain a refund if applicable. Why not […]
Returning guests and news of festival favourites: Damian le Bas
Hello booklovers, Only one sleep left until the Felixstowe Book Festival weekend 2018! After months of preparations, it is almost here – I hope you are all ready for a weekend packed out with literary delights. It has been a pleasure over the past week being reunited with returning festival guests, including Mandy Morton, Liz […]
Michael Arditti – event cancelled
Unfortunately, Mr Arditti had to cancel his attendance to our festival for personal reasons. Any tickets can be returned to the Wolsey (if bought from there) or to our box office at the venue, where you can either exchange them for a different event (subject to availability) or obtain a refund if applicable. We apologise […]
