Previous Author Events

We have been fortunate to have welcomed a great number of authors over the years to speak to members and the public. https://www.suffolkbookleague.org/post/forty-years-of-author-events-1982-2022

We have included some summaries of their visits and what was discussed.

You can find out more about our upcoming events and also how to become a member via the tabs on the main menu, and for all other questions please email membership@suffolkbookleague.org.

Caroline Davison

Wednesday 24 July 2024 Suffolk Book League welcomed back the author Caroline Davison to talk about her non-fiction book The Captain’s...

Patrick Barkham

Wednesday 19th June 2024 Patrick Barkham came to talk to us about his new biography, The Swimmer: The Wild Life of Roger Deakin . Patrick...

C. L. Miller

Thursday 16th May 2024 It was fairly recently that I became aware of the ‘cosy crime’ fiction genre, which is defined by the crimes...

Charlie Haylock

17th April 2024 Following the AGM on Wednesday, the packed audience was well entertained by Charlie Haylock, a popular Suffolk speaker on...

Luke Wright

Thursday 8th February 2024 Feted as a performance poet, Luke Wright has been on stage in many festivals. And he was for a time a...

Kate Worsley

Thursday 7th March 2024 The East Anglian landscape strikes resonance in us all; we know and love it. So, when a novel draws upon that...

Forty Years of Author Events 1982-2022

Forty Years of Author Events 1982-2022 arranged by the Suffolk Book League (Ipswich and Suffolk Book League 1982-1985) The event...

Jessie Greengrass

6th December 2023 Our final event of the year offered the packed room a topical and stimulating evening, with Keith in discussion with...

Simon Loxley

1st November 2023 Simon is a lecturer in graphic design and he is a passionate fan of M. R. James. He talked to us about his own book, A...

Diana Souhami

5th October 2023 Diana Souhami talked to Gill Lowe about her book No Modernism Without Lesbians, giving us a fascinating glimpse into the...

Sophie Haydock

13th September 2023 This conversation between Sophie Haydock and Keith Jones was wide-ranging and full of fascinating details. Keith...

Matt Howard

5th July 2023 Our last evening of the year was graced with the extremely talented poet and conservationist Matt Howard. Reading and...

Blake Morrison

11th May 2023 Our May event was another embarkation of exploration and discovery. We had the privilege of Blake Morrison stepping into...

Sophie Green

19th April 2023 It was another packed evening when the cherished Sophie Green visited the Suffolk Book League for our April event. Our...

Frances Gibb on George Crabbe

9th February 2023 Our speaker, Frances Gibb, was a journalist with The Times. Born in Suffolk, she has long had a fascination with the...

Brian Theodore Ralph

A Child’s Christmas in Wales 7th December 2022 On a suitably frosty night we came in from the cold to join a full room of people at the...

Richard Jenkyns

9th November 2022 Richard Jenkyns is a distinguished classicist and author who has written books on aspects of Greek and Roman literature...

A. K. Blakemore

13th October 2022 With the sellout audience all sitting comfortably, the evening of our October event with A. K. Blakemore began. Janet...

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