Overview

Notable authors, editors, publishers, educators, literacy advocates, readers, and book lovers will gather for the 16th Oxford Conference for the Book, set for March 26–28, 2009. Beginning on Thursday afternoon with two sessions and a special conference edition of Thacker Mountain Radio, the program will continue through Saturday afternoon with addresses, panels, and readings. A fiction and poetry jam, a marathon book signing at Square Books, and an optional literary tour of the Mississippi Delta are also part of the festivities.