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We caught up with Douglas Rintoul, Chief Executive and Artistic Director of New Wolsey Theatre, ahead of our tickets going on sale via @newwolsey and we asked him to tell us the first book he read - The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe by CS Lewis -
We are very grateful to our festival sponsors and partners. So, as we continue to show our gratitude we turn to @dial_lane_books Ipswich’s independent bookshop and our Festival bookseller and Monthind Cleaners who offer professional cleaning@s
We are very grateful to our festival sponsors and partners. So another big thank you to @orwelllady, who offer river trips and so much more from Ipswich waterfront and @greyhoundips one of the most popular pubs around #ipswich #suffolk #bookfestival
We are very grateful to our festival sponsors and partners. So, first up, a big thank you to @cydefx.cyder, makers of craft Suffolk Cyder and Perry and @shoploveone, a unique gift shop on @thesaintsipswich #ipswich #suffolk #bookfestival #chapter1 #
Ashley was in town last week for an event with @aspireblacksuff and a book club at @dial_lane_books, so of course we had to catch up with him! We asked which book he first remembers reading — Julie and Me and Michael Owen Makes Three by Alan G
We asked Reverend Tom Mumford of @ipswich_minster to share the first book he remembers reading, which was The Transfer by Terence Blacker. We then asked for the book that changed his perspective… Unapologetic (Why, despite everything, Christi
Congratulations to Cllr Stefan Long who was confirmed as the new Mayor of Ipswich 2025-2026 at the Annual Meeting of Ipswich Borough Council on Wednesday 14 May. We asked him to tell us the first book he read - Bravo Two Zero by Andy McNab - and al
Meet the Ipswich Book Festival Team! We’re a passionate group of book lovers and local business owners who believe in the transformative power of books. Our mission? To bring a vibrant, inclusive, and inspiring festival to Ipswich that celebrat
Last but not least 🥁🥁 our fifth patron is THOMAS TAYLOR! Thomas has visited Dial Lane Books numerous times as well as several schools in Ipswich. Thomas is brilliant at world-building and telling a story that makes you feel as if you are friends wi
Another of our fabulous patrons… FRANCES QUINN! Frances is a hugely accomplished and exceptional writer, and her stories are about real people in real scenarios, with real emotions. Frances has a way of telling stories that means that they ca
Ready for another patron reveal? Here is MATSON TAYLOR! Matson has been a huge part of Dial Lane Books since the summer of 2020, when he first visited to sign copies of his debut novel – the brilliant – The Miseducation of Evie Epworth.
Meet our next patron! EVA VERDE Eva’s writing – like Eva herself - is an absolute breath of fresh air, in that she writes about real people, real women and real lives, in a way that screams ‘I’m just telling it like it is&rsqu
Ipswich Book Festival has five patrons. First up: ASHLEY HICKSON-LOVENCE Ashley is a phenomenal talent, who to date has published three amazing novels and a poetry collection, that are as different from each other as its possible to get, yet still, s
We’re thrilled to welcome Larry Lamb, acclaimed actor and now debut fiction author, to the Ipswich Book Festival 2025! From playing the beloved Mick Shipman in Gavin & Stacey to penning his first novel, Larry’s journey from screen to
What a night! A massive thank you to everyone who joined us last night, our incredible team, sponsors, and guests who made it such a special evening. 
Your support and enthusiasm mean the world to us! Now, the real work begins. With October fast appr