Hello booklovers, Next up in our Comfort and Joy series, author Sophie Green spreads some cheer and tells us about what makes her feel Christmassy… For me, the festive holiday is conjured up by warm and delicious smells – citrus and spices, mulled wine, cinnamon and marzipan, represented here by a clove an orange pomander […]
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Comfort and Joy with our Festival Director
Hello booklovers, Our first instalment of our 2020 Christmas blog series is suitably bookish and comes from our Festival Director, the lovely Meg Reid. Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without some new books waiting to be explored. My children and now grandchildren know to expect at least one book in their present pile. I even have […]
Comfort and Joy
Hello booklovers, It’s safe to say that 2020 has been an unsettling, upsetting and unfamiliar start to the new decade. All traditional markers of the year, birthdays, weddings and family celebrations have been forgotten and the seasons have come and gone bearing with them more strange and disconcerting news. So many important festivals have been […]
Small lights in the darkness
Hello booklovers, This week’s blog comes from a new writer we have welcomed to the Felixstowe Book Festival communications team, Elizabeth. You may have seen her name pop up before in various blog posts and in our November newsletter – you can look forward to many more thoughtful contributions in the coming months. This week […]
Some November reads…
Hello booklovers, November is marching on and there is so much out there to read. You may be pondering which books you will be gifting friends and family for Christmas (don’t forget to make use of our fab local bookshops for your festive gifts- you can find out everything they’re up to here: https://felixstowebookfestival.co.uk/9109/support-our-local-bookshops). If […]
Autumn in Felixstowe
Hello booklovers, It’s the start of a new week. How are you? What a barrage of news and announcements! It can all feel quite overwhelming at times, particularly as new restrictions inhibit our normal lives once again. We are surrounded by news of what we can’t do… so I’ve decided to start this week off […]