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How to get tickets for Ipswich Book Festival 2026
With tickets now on sale, here's what's on offer at this year's Ipswich Book Festival.
Dial Lane Books
Dial Lane Books is an independent bookshop in Ipswich offering an alternative to chain and online retailers, with a focus on smaller publishers, up-and-coming authors, and books for adults and children.
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Dial Lane Books: The brilliant indie bookshop sticking 'two fingers up to Amazon'
At Dial Lane Books, the only independent bookshop in Ipswich, owner Andrew Marsh isn't just selling books – he's fulfilling an eight-year-old's dream while building a community that proudly sticks "two fingers up to Amazon."
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Ipswich Book Festival to start its first chapter this October
The inaugural Ipswich Book Festival will take place from 3-5 October 2025, bringing together authors, readers and cultural voices in what organisers hope will become an annual event.
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Local bookshop backs MP's Christmas card competition
An independent Ipswich bookshop is supporting young artistic talent by providing prizes for Ipswich MP Jack Abbott's constituency Christmas card competition, with the winning design set to reach thousands of local homes.