Books & Literature in Oxford

Brian Bilston & Henry Normal

Brian Bilston and Henry Normal appear together for the first time in a show which one critic has described as “two people reading some poems”.Along the way, the…

The North Wall Arts Centre, Oxford

Literary Escape Festival

The Literary Escape Festival is a one-day grassroots book festival celebrating independent authors, local creatives, and small businesses.Designed to bring read…

West Oxford Community Centre, Oxford

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Ben Macintrye: Redwood Del

Bestselling historian of espionage Ben Macintyre discusses his latest book, Redwood , a timely account of a high-level KGB double agent operating within the tur…

Mathematical Institute, Oxford

A Fatal Love: the extraordinary story of the last woman to be hanged in Britain

Novelist Louisa Treger discusses her latest novel, A Fatal Love, an extraordinary retelling of the story of Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in Britain,…

Worcester College, Oxford

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Translating Claire de Duras: The Rediscovery and Translation of a Major French Writer

Launching Claire de Duras: Ourika, douard, and Olivier (Oxford University Press).Join us on Thursday 29 October 2026 for an evening with the scholar who redisco…

Queen's College, Oxford

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