
September 2026 Books
Ten books and 3,742 pages in September: time travel, romance, Suffolk authors, four V.C. Andrews revisits and the return of Ruth Dugdall’s Cate Austin.
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Felixstowe through the Verso Media archive: local stories, radio, events, sport, memories and the occasional wander along the seafront.

Ten books and 3,742 pages in September: time travel, romance, Suffolk authors, four V.C. Andrews revisits and the return of Ruth Dugdall’s Cate Austin.

Ruth Dugdall returns to Cate Austin after an eleven-year gap with Mother Missing, a dark Suffolk psychological thriller involving three women, a disappearance and some very familiar territory.

J.D. Missen’s Holmhill Farm brings crime, the 1953 flood and a completely fictional Versey ancestor together in a mystery rooted firmly in Felixstowe.

A solo trip to the Spa Pavilion for Fleetwood Unchained’s Dreams of Fleetwood Mac show, spanning Stevie Nicks favourites, Peter Green classics and more.

Steffan Piper’s Come Up Screaming is a coming-of-age story set in 1980s Felixstowe. For me, though, it was considerably more dangerous: I know the streets, the house and some of the people behind the fiction.

Discover how Felixstowe and its familiar landmarks were transformed for Injustice, ITV’s 2011 psychological legal thriller starring James Purefoy.

Explore the Felixstowe locations used in the BBC’s Inspector Lynley Mysteries, including memorable scenes from One Guilty Deed filmed around the town.

A planned Katie Hopkins show in Felixstowe prompts a discussion about free speech, harmful rhetoric, protest, civic responsibility and local venues.

A funny, raw and bittersweet collection of childhood memories from 1970s Felixstowe—family stories, accidents, mischief and moments of trauma.

Chrissie Hynde and Pretenders close a three-gigs-in-three-nights run with a memorable performance at Ipswich Regent.