TOP 12 PICKS: ChipLitFest has it all – famous authors, humour, advice, ones to...
Chipping Norton Literary Festival is bouncing back this month after a two-year absence. As usual, the small town punches above its weight, this year pulling in Booker...
EXCLUSIVE: ‘I’ve always felt like an outsider’ Famous Oxford author Barbara Trapido on her...
It takes Barbara Trapidido a while to open the front door of her Oxford home. She's looking after a friend's Romanian rescue dog who is desperately trying...
We interview Sir Michael Morpurgo at Oxford premiere of Waiting For Anya, which opens...
It's chaotic at The Phoenix Picture House. There are hordes of teenage girls waiting for Hollywood teen star Noah Schnapp to arrive for the film premiere of...
Big names Val McDermid, Robert Goddard, Richard Osman and more celebrate St Hilda’s Crime...
St Hilda's Crime Fiction Weekend is celebrating in stye with some massive names from the literary world congregating in Oxford, and the fun starts today.
To mark its...
‘The ones left behind know the missing best’ Oxford crime writer Simon Mason on...
Those who have been hotly anticipating Simon Mason's new DI Ryan Wilkins Mystery can rest assured, the time is approaching.
Lock the doors, turn off your phone and...
TOP 15: Oxford Literary Festival 2025! What to book now from Joanna Lumley at...
Oxford Literary Festival 2025 has announced its impressive line-up for this year with 260 events and more than 350 authors, so get in quick. The great and...
TOP 15 PICKS: Space, outlaws, Bollywood, history, nature, animals, detectives – Ox Lit Fest’s...
Oxford Literary Festival's line-up for children and young people this year is incredible! Here are our top picks to book now!
PAWS FOR THOUGHT: SF Said, Tyger, Saturday,...
Always wanted to run your own bookshop? Now’s your chance as the beloved Woodstock...
The Woodstock Bookshop is up for sale, which will come as a huge blow for its endless loyal customers and fans across the country, while offering an...
Why Lucy Atkins’ latest novel Magpie Lane will set the cat amongst the pigeons...
Half way through my interview with the best-selling author Lucy Atkins, at The Weston Library in Oxford, I realise I have lost her attention.
While answering my...
St Hilda’s Crime Fiction Weekend promises to be “most exciting and inclusive yet!”
Featuring an all-star line-up, this year's annual St Hilda’s Crime Fiction Weekend (August 12-14) promises to be the most exciting and inclusive event yet, with 2022's guest of honour,...













