Our newest volunteer Lucy French tells us why she studied MR James at university, and why she’s looking forward to our one-off event about the acclaimed Suffolk folk horror author at Hotel Coco. ‘I was thrilled to hear about our upcoming MR James festival event with biographer Darryl Jones. MR James, who is considered the […]
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Meet our new volunteer!
Our festival relies on the energy and enthusiasm of an amazing team of local book-lovers who help with everything from event publicity to putting up banners. Today, we introduce one of our latest recruits – Hayleigh! Hayleigh, please tell us a bit about yourself! Well, I’m happiest mid-chapter and can’t stand leaving a bookshop empty-handed! […]
What does the Felixstowe Book Festival mean to you?
As we start preparations for this year’s 2026 festival, Louise Millar asks three festival regulars how our exciting local event has changed their lives Stephen Amer sound engineer ‘The Felixstowe Book Festival means a great deal to me, both professionally and personally. ‘My role at the festival is to provide sound for the Palm Room […]
Happy Christmas from Luxembourg!
Festival author Ruth Dugdall takes us on a special Christmas visit back to the location that inspired her relaunched Cate Austin crime series I hadn’t been to a Christmas market until I moved to Luxembourg with my husband and two children and we fully embraced the tradition of drinking warm Gluhwein (or hot chocolate for […]
Welcome to our 2025 festival!
The sun is out, excitement is mounting, and nerves increasing, as, after nine months of work, the Felixstowe Book Festival committee prepares to launch our 2025 festival, with the support of our fabulous team of volunteers. Publicist Stephanie Mackentyre, sponsor manager Kerry Addison and festival director Meg Reid tell blog editor Louise Millar about the […]
Trump, tariffs and deglobalisation
Will a diminishing inter-dependence between countries lead to new security and peace – or does isolationism create new dangers? Economics expert Ben Chu, formerly of BBC’s Newsnight and The Independent, brings that discussion, and his fascinating new book ‘Exile Economics’, to this year’s festival. Here, he gives us an exclusive extract The election of Donald […]