Hello booklovers, We hope you enjoyed our preview of our fiction events at this year’s festival. The fun doesn’t stop there, as we are pleased to present to you some highlights of our historical fiction events. On Saturday 29th June James Runcie, author of the Grantchester novels, will be joining us to discuss his prequel to the […]

Hello booklovers, As if our blog earlier this week wasn’t exciting enough, as promised we bring you the further lowdown on our excellent fiction events for the 2019 Felixstowe Book festival. To begin our programme on Sunday 30th of June, we are pleased to welcome Barbara Erskine to the floor. Barbara, author of many fantastic […]

Hello booklovers, This year is truly whizzing past, with only 3 weeks to go until the 2019 Felixstowe book festival. We are so pleased to be able to present to you a wonderful selection of fiction events for your delight and delectation. Look out for snippets of information about our fabulous fiction programme over the […]

Hello booklovers, Less than a month until the 2019 Felixstowe Book Festival! The excitement is palpable, we can’t wait to get started. On Sunday we were delighted to welcome Maggi Hambling and Nicola Upson to the Orwell Hotel – a lovely snippet of further things to come. We are thrilled to have such a thriving […]

Hello booklovers, We’re back, with further news of our fantastic festival programme for children and young people! Rounding off our Saturday events, we have two sessions perfect for young history enthusiasts. We are lucky enough to be joined by the Sutton Hoo Roadshow, following their highly successful visit to Felixstowe Library earlier this year. Come along […]

Hello booklovers, Half term is upon us! I hope readers, young and old, are enjoying that lovely school-holiday feeling. We see this as an appropriate time to start making a fuss about our magnificent children’s programme, on offer at Felixstowe Library over the course of the festival weekend. Kicking off the 2019 children’s events in […]

Hello booklovers, I hope you enjoyed the first part of our festival workshops guide, letting you know all about the workshops happening in various locations around Felixstowe. Now we move on to part two, all about the workshops taking place in our main venue, the Orwell Hotel. Read on for more exciting information… First steps […]

Hello booklovers, We hope you all had a brilliant (if slightly chilly) bank holiday weekend! How many of you spent it perusing our crime and non fiction events, I wonder… We have further treats in store for you today, in the form of our festival workshops. Taking place at the Orwell Hotel and a variety […]

Hello booklovers, Fancy yourself a mystery? Need to prompt the little grey cells? Look no further than our fantastic array of Crime and Thriller events! First up, we have Martin Lloyd. In his ‘Passports, Assassins, Traitors and Spies’ talk, Martin will be discussing the significance of passports in the exploits of assassins and spies. Sounds […]

Hello booklovers, Our programme is live and brimming with fascinating author talks, workshops and much more. Step aside from fiction a second and have a rootle through our packed out non-fiction events. New to the festival this year, we offer a hearty welcome to feminist Zeba Talkhani. Zeba is joining us on Sunday 30th of […]