Local Music Keeps OCB In Harmony

An effort enlivened by the rich arts community in Oxford, Mississippi, the Thirtieth Oxford Conference for the Book is not solely for the book. Free live music is sprinkled throughout the three-day schedule, acknowledging that writing and rhythm work hand in hand. From ambient and experimental to rock and roll and jazz, local music keeps … Continued

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National Book Awards Hosts OCB Panel For Third Year

For the third year in a row, the National Book Foundation hosts National Book Awards nominees in one of the most highly anticipated panels at the Oxford Conference for the Book. This year, you won’t want to miss José Olivarez (Promises of Gold, NBA Longlist) and Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah (Chain-Gang All-Stars, NBA Finalist) in a … Continued

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Willie Morris Award Winners To Read, Sign At Conference

David Joy, Cassandra Jackson and Lauren Crawford lauded for works with sense of place Three writers who incorporate universal themes of art, landscape and family in their latest works are being honored as winners of this year’s Willie Morris Awards for Southern Writing, housed at the University of Mississippi. North Carolina-based writer David Joy wins … Continued

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Oxford Conference For The Book Turns 30

The storied Oxford Conference for the Book returns to the University of Mississippi and downtown Oxford venues April 3-5 for its 30th anniversary edition. A group of authors, including Willie Morris, Barry Hannah and Kaye Gibbons, convened April 2, 1993 for the first Oxford Conference for the Book to discuss “the dependence of literary arts … Continued

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Jen Fawkes Turns Fairy Tales On Their Heads

“Looking for a book in which Medusa and Hamlet’s uncle both make appearances? This one should fill that niche perfectly. Do you like literary villains? Do you enjoy meditations on love? Well then,” reads Vol. 1 Brooklyn on Tales the Devil Told Me. A two-time finalist for the Calvino Prize in fabulist fiction, Jen Fawkes … Continued

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