Books Events in Oxford

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'The Girl from Woolwich: A Creative Life' with Bernardine Evaristo

 Wed, 06 May at 05:30 pm The Sheldonian Theatre Free

Brandon Sanderson delivers the 2026 Tolkien Lecture

 Tue, 19 May at 06:00 pm Oxford Town Hall GBP 0 to 50

John Robins @ Sheldonian, Oxford

Mon, 04 May at 06:00 pm Sheldonian Theatre, University of Oxford

Suzanne Simard WHEN THE FOREST BREATHES

 Fri, 17 Apr at 05:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 8 to 25

Jackie Morris & Robert Macfarlane THE BOOK OF BIRDS

 Thu, 07 May at 06:00 pm The Sheldonian Theatre GBP 10 to 40

Francis Fukuyama IN THE REALM OF THE LAST MAN

 Fri, 04 Sep at 07:00 pm Examination Schools, University of Oxford GBP 12 to 30

Carlo Rovelli ON THE EQUALITY OF ALL THINGS

 Wed, 23 Sep at 07:30 pm The Sheldonian Theatre GBP 30 to 35

Patrick Ness PIPER AT THE GATES OF DUSK with Katherine Webber

 Thu, 16 Apr at 05:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 6 to 17

Maria Semple GO GENTLE with Viv Groskop

 Tue, 26 May at 05:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 6 to 20

2026 OXFORD BOOK FAIR - TWO DAYS!

 Sat, 18 Apr at 12:00 pm Oxford Brookes University, OX3 OBP

Rowan Williams with Philip Goff WHY?

 Mon, 07 Sep at 05:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 8

Frank Cottrell-Boyce A BRITISH CHILDHOOD

 Wed, 10 Jun The Sheldonian Theatre GBP 10 to 22

Sonya Walger WIFEHOUSE

 Mon, 20 Apr at 05:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 6 to 17

Katja Hoyer WEIMAR

 Wed, 06 May at 05:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 6 to 30

Claire Fuller HUNGER AND THIRST with Lucy Atkins

 Mon, 11 May at 05:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 6 to 19

SJC Literary Festival: Puppet storytelling with Emma Boor

 Sat, 23 May at 10:00 am Garden Quad Reception Room - St John's College Free

SJC Literary Festival: Professor Lady Sue Black 'An Expert Witness'

 Sat, 23 May at 03:00 pm Garden Quad Auditorium, St John's College Free

SJC Literary Festival: In Conversation with Simon Mason

 Sun, 24 May at 03:00 pm Garden Quad Auditorium, St John's College Free

Sophia Smith Galer HOW TO K*ll A LANGUAGE

 Mon, 18 May at 05:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 6 to 22

Charles Foster THE EDGES OF THE WORLD

 Mon, 01 Jun at 05:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 6 to 22

Christie Watson KILLING ME SOFTLY with Rachel Clarke

 Wed, 01 Jul at 05:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 6 to 20

Gwyneth Lewis NIGHTSHADE MOTHER with Kate Kennedy

 Wed, 29 Jul at 05:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 6 to 11

Erin Maglaque PRESENCE with Alison Light

 Thu, 10 Sep at 05:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 6 to 25

The Random Universe

 Tue, 21 Apr at 05:00 pm Clarendon Laboratory Free

Alison Light RED, RED ROBIN with Lyndal Roper

 Fri, 15 May at 05:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 6 to 22

Lawrence Freedman ON STRATEGISTS AND STRATEGY

 Mon, 28 Sep at 05:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 6 to 23

PHILOSOPHY IN THE BOOKSHOP with Carissa Véliz

 Sat, 16 May at 11:00 am Blackwell's Bookshop Free

Lily Dunn INTO BEING with Richard Beard

 Thu, 23 Apr at 05:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 6

The Beating Heart: The Art & Science of Our Most Vital Organ

Thu, 14 May at 05:30 pm Broad Street, OX1 3AZ Oxford, United Kingdom

After Hours: Book Club

 Thu, 23 Apr at 06:00 pm Modern Art Oxford GBP 10 to 17

Amber Husain TELL ME HOW YOU EAT with Eleanor Penny

 Tue, 02 Jun at 05:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 6 to 19

Jennifer Lane UNDERWING with Bev Wass

 Sat, 11 Apr at 03:00 pm Blackwell's Bookshop Free

Antiques, Jewellery & Books Valuation Day - Oxford Golf Club - Thurs 16th April 10am to 4pm

 Thu, 16 Apr at 10:00 am Oxford Golf Club

Sally Bayley WORM IN THE BUD with Elisabeth Gray

 Sat, 13 Jun at 02:00 pm Blackwell's Bookshop Free

Michael Robb and Evan Friss BOOK MAKERS AND BOOKSELLERS

 Thu, 21 May at 05:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 6

Francesca Wade and James Bailey ON SPARK AND STEIN

 Mon, 27 Apr at 05:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 6

Geoff Andrews RADICALS

 Tue, 05 May at 05:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 6 to 25

WHITE MOSS A Panel Discussion

 Fri, 08 May at 05:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 6

Book at Lunchtime: How To Talk About Love

 Wed, 29 Apr at 12:30 pm Seminar Room 63, Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities Free

Turi Munthe WHY WE THINK WHAT WE THINK

 Wed, 13 May at 05:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 6 to 22

Dylan Brennan THE BIG SHOT with Greg Brennan

 Wed, 27 May at 05:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 6

Naples in the Novels of Elena Ferrante

 Thu, 28 May at 06:00 pm Il Corno - Panuozzo Bar Free

Book at Lunchtime: A Queer Scrapbook

 Wed, 27 May at 12:30 pm Seminar Room 63, Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities Free

Maryam Aslany PEASANTS

 Tue, 29 Sep at 05:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 6 to 25

PHILOSOPHY IN THE BOOKSHOP with Daisy Dixon

 Sat, 27 Jun at 11:00 am Blackwell's Bookshop Free

The authenticity of grief: Lynn Robinson and Janet Dickinson

 Tue, 28 Apr at 02:00 pm The painted room GBP 14

Urmila Seshagiri THE LIFE OF VIOLET with David James

 Tue, 30 Jun at 05:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 6 to 17

Lamorna Ash DON'T FORGET WE'RE HERE FOREVER

 Tue, 15 Sep at 05:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 6

Romance Authors: Girls Night In at Oxford Westgate Library

 Wed, 29 Apr at 06:00 pm Oxford Westgate Library Free

Entering the Loophole: Surveying American Slavery in an English Village

 Thu, 16 Apr at 06:30 pm Old Fire Station Free

Amanda Golden THE POEMS OF SYLVIA PLATH with Erica McAlpine

 Mon, 06 Jul at 05:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 6 to 40

100 years of 'These Old Shades' by Georgette Heyer at the Bodleian

 Sun, 04 Oct at 11:00 am Bodleian Library

Charlotte Cross THE BRIDES

 Wed, 29 Apr at 05:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 3

Rebel Book Club Oxford x MINDGAMES

 Tue, 28 Apr at 07:00 pm Wig & Pen GBP 17

SJC Literary Festival: Junior Book Club (age 8+)

 Sat, 23 May at 02:00 pm Garden Quad Reception Room - St John's College Free

Archiving Machines: From Punch Cards to Platforms

 Mon, 18 May at 02:30 pm Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities Free

Writing Picture Books Course with Anna Kemp

 Tue, 02 Jun at 07:00 pm St Margaret's Institute GBP 198

Book Launch: What is Political Theology?

 Thu, 21 May at 04:00 pm Sir Michael Dummett Lecture Theatre, Christ Church Free

Book at Lunchtime: Haji Imdadullah

 Wed, 13 May at 12:30 pm Seminar Room 63, Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities Free

Comic Book Club at Oxford Westgate Library

 Sat, 01 Nov at 11:00 am Oxford Westgate Library Free

Talk and Discussion on Regency Buck by Georgette Heyer led by Chris Ashbolt

 Wed, 12 Aug at 08:15 pm St Peter's Church, Wolvercote

Talk and Discussion on These Old Shades by Georgette Heyer led by Nicholas Walker

 Wed, 10 Jun at 08:15 pm St Peter's Church, Wolvercote