The Oxford Times | Oxford Literary Festival

Patti Smith: Holywell Music Room

Thu, 25 Mar 2010 10:51:15 +0000

Critic TOM GOODWYN talks to Patti Smith and watches her perform at the city’s Holywell Music Room

Life of Emily Dickinson

Thu, 25 Mar 2010 09:37:25 +0000

The commonly told story of poet Emily Dickinson, who published ten poems in her lifetime, but left behind 1,789, is that of a pathetic recluse, disappointed in love, who shrank from publication.

BLUEEYEDBOY by Joanne Harris

Thu, 25 Mar 2010 09:39:43 +0000

Such a deceptively sweet title for such a dark, troubled, troubling book.

'Tighter security' for Pullman talk

Mon, 22 Mar 2010 19:48:28 +0000

Oxford author Philip Pullman today played down claims he would need special security when he gives a talk on his controversial new book about Jesus.

Literary festival sets record

Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:04:52 +0000

Book fans flocked to Oxford at the weekend for the chance to speak to some star names at the Sunday Times Oxford Literary Festival.

Melvyn Bragg's upbeat view of the arts

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:10:00 +0000

Studying at Oxford gave Melvyn Bragg the “elbow room” to find out what sort of life he wanted. “Oxford gave me the space to turn into the sort of person I became,” he said, in that gentle, Cumbrian tone.

Solar by Ian McEwan

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:20:00 +0000

There aren’t many literary novels with a physicist as the hero. McEwan breaks the mould in his latest book, which follows the tribulations of Michael Beard — a fat, short, bearded scientist who is irresistible to women.

Greatest story ever re-told

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:50:00 +0000

The “angry letters” have already begun arriving. Philip Pullman’s new book The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ will not be in the shops for another two weeks, with its content being kept a closely guarded literary secret.

Joanna Trollope in high spirits

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:01:33 +0000

Novelist is thrilled that her latest book has hurtled straight to the top of the bestseller list

Sherlock Holmes celebrated twice

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:14:27 +0000

NICK UTECHIN on attempts to introduce Sherlock Holmes to a younger audience

Simon Rae and Charlotte Edwards

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:55:10 +0000

A duo with local links will be appearing at Oxford Literary Festival on March 23 in Winning the Ashes: Living the Dream, in Fiction and in Fact.

Joanne Harris's new book set to shock fans

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:50:17 +0000

Maggie Hartford meets Joanne Harris, author of Chocolat

Focusing on young readers

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:37:43 +0000

Book-mad children — and those who need a bit of encouragement — will find plenty to interest them at the festival.

Here come the girls...

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:45:24 +0000

Formerly Oxford’s only female college, St Hilda’s flies the literary flag for women, writes Gill Oliver

Festival hosts ‘lost Booker’

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:35:56 +0000

Literary Editor Maggie Hartford reviews this year’s glittering line-up of authors

THE END OF THE PARTY: RISE AND FALL OF NEW LABOUR by Andrew Rawnsley

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:20:00 +0000

THE END OF THE PARTY: RISE AND FALL OF NEW LABOUR

Chopin by Adam Zamoyski

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:10:00 +0000

Fryderyk Chopin was born in March, 1810, to French parents in Poland.