Author-illustrator Marjoke Henrichs visits to share her lively Rabbit books, loved for their bright illustrations and playful look at childhood emotions. She will read stories including No! Said Rabbit and Ready! Said Rabbit, and create a special window painting. Children are warmly invited from 11am.
Writer Robert Ashton explores humanity’s deep relationship with soil—vital for food, biodiversity and culture. Blending history with modern voices, he examines how our connection with the earth has changed over 500 years and what it means today, building on themes from his acclaimed book Where Are the Fellows Who Cut the Hay?
Debut author Jamie Lowther-Pinkerton presents a sweeping and emotional World War II historical novel where love crosses borders in the midst of conflict. This powerful story promises drama, courage and heartbreak, with the book cover and further details to be revealed soon.
Join Frances Crickmore and Jane Russ at The Aldeburgh Bookshop for the launch of British Wildlife Through My Lens, a beautiful celebration of Britain's wildlife through stunning photography and engaging storytelling.
Art historian John-Paul Stonard explores the impact of the infamous Degenerate Art Exhibition in Munich. Featuring confiscated works by artists like Pablo Picasso and Wassily Kandinsky, the Nazi propaganda show ironically helped bring modern art to global attention.
Photographer Johnnie Shand Kydd explores the evocative landscape of Ramsholt on the River Deben through atmospheric photographs and reflective writing. The work reveals layers of history—smuggling, war and river life—turning this quiet Suffolk setting into a timeless, dreamlike journey through place and memory.
Archaeological discoveries at Rendlesham reveal a major royal settlement of the East Anglian Wuffingas kings, flourishing between the 5th and 8th centuries. Excavations led by Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service uncovered its links to nearby princely burial sites including Sutton Hoo and Snape.
Writer Jacky Colliss Harvey explores the deep connection between walking, thinking and writing in a literary journey across Suffolk. Her book traces the footsteps of writers including Daniel Defoe, George Orwell and W. G. Sebald, blending landscape, history and reflection.
In this candid memoir, Gerald Corbett reflects on a remarkable career spanning Dixons, Railtrack and the Marylebone Cricket Club. He recounts leading Railtrack during national tragedy and rebuilding his career, later guiding Lord’s through redevelopment and the challenges of the Covid era.
Join acclaimed poet Blake Morrison for a poetry reading and book launch of Afterburn on Friday 30 January at Aldeburgh Library. Arrive at 6.30pm for a 7pm start. All are welcome — please RSVP to reserve your place.
Aldeburgh Bookshop invites you to an atmospheric evening with Reggie Oliver, celebrating his novel Wings of Night.
Set during the long summer of 1976, the story centres on a haunted theatre in North Wales, where two young actors uncover dark secrets linking the building, its sinister owner and the town itself — as the living and the dead collide.
A gripping, gothic evening for lovers of literary horror and ghost stories.
