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 […]

Hello booklovers, April is racing by. Not only does today mark the birth and death of Shakespeare and St George’s Day but the 23rd of April is also… World Book Night! This wonderful annual event, run by The Reading Agency, is a nationwide celebration of reading, highlighting the importance of reading for pleasure in our […]

Hello booklovers! Spring has been springing for a while now and Easter is on its way. As if that is not enough, it’s a busy time here at the Felixstowe Book Festival too! We have had a crazy few weeks distributing our lovely paper festival programmes… have you checked out yours yet? If not, you […]

Hello booklovers! Wishing you all a very happy and peaceful Mothering Sunday. The big question for us here at the Felixstowe Book Festival is (of course) literary themed… Who is your favourite literary mother? Is it Marmee, or Mrs Bennet? Mrs Weasley or Moominmama? Whilst Becky Sharp may not be the best advert for motherhood, […]

Hello booklovers, Today sees through the last day in February, as well as the last of our ‘With love from FBF’ blog posts. We do hope you have enjoyed these little nuggets of book festival love throughout the dreary February days. Ending with a flourish, we are delighted to present to you a new guest […]

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 […]