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April and National Poetry Month have ended, but that won't stop us from telling you about a new collection of poems. Even a real poetry lover might find a 1,132-page anthology a bit daunting.
OXFORD — High Street was closed off Friday as residents and vendors gathered for the city’s first Books on the Bricks, a Red Brick Friday event. Books on the Bricks brought together librarians ...
The editor of the newly revised "Oxford Book of American Poetry," David Lehman discusses his decision to include more African American poets and the disconnect between the creation and the ...
Philip Pullman is not only Oxford's finest contemporary author but he is also one of the country's finest writers enjoying international acclaim for his books. In 2001 The Amber Spyglass from His ...
Quite so. Neither do we want to read hymns in a book of ballads or ballads in an anthology of limericks. I am referring now to Mr. Auden’s latest solo anthology, The Oxford Book of Light Verse.
A 467-year-old astronomy book written by a former Oxford University graduate turned professor could fetch £10,000 at an auction after being discovered in a box of old books. The 'incredibly rare ...
The overdue books, along with a handwritten note, were delivered to the librarian at the University of Oxford's Lady Margaret Hall college. The borrower explained they discovered the books while ...
Or maybe it's where you bought your first glossy wall calendar. After a 70-year run, the Oxford Book Shop evokes many memories for Londoners. "It's the deep roots in London that make it still ...