Thirty-Second OCB Dates Announced
Mark Your Calendars! The Thirty-Second Oxford Conference for the Book will be held on March 25, 26, and 27, 2026!
View MoreMark Your Calendars! The Thirty-Second Oxford Conference for the Book will be held on March 25, 26, and 27, 2026!
View MoreUnfortunately the Friday morning session with Noah Saterstrom is cancelled. Book Conference events for Friday will continue at noon with poet Philip Metres, followed by afternoon sessions at Off Square Books.
View MoreAnn Abadie admittedly did not like the spotlight, but she was a behind-the-scenes champion: of culture, of literature and of community. One of her legacies is the Oxford Conference for the Book, which is dedicating this year’s event in her honor. There will be a dedication of the Dr. Ann Julian Abadie Pollinator Garden and … Continued
View MorePulitzer Prize-winner Natasha Trethewey served two terms as the 19th Poet Laureate of the United States (2012–2014), while also serving as the Poet Laureate of the State of Mississippi (2012–2016). She will be in conversation with Ralph Eubanks about “Why I Write” at 1 p.m. in the Overby Center for Southern Journalism and Politics. In … Continued
View MoreThe “National Book Foundation Presents: Memorializing Memory” OCB session is set for 11:30 a.m. Thursday, April 3 in the Baxter Room of the J. D. Williams Library. It features National Book Award-honored authors Hanif Abdurraqib, the recipient of a MacArthur Foundation “Genius” grant whose latest book There’s Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension (Random … Continued
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