Top Five: Shakespearean Women of Mythological Proportions
The myths behind Shakespeare’s women.
Using your Librarians
Ammon considers the help of librarians.
The Literature Police
Peter D. McDonald, author of The Literature Police, blogs about what he found in the archives.
Q. What does the Oxford Dictionary of English have in common with
Harry Potter, A-Z Maps, and anything written by Terry Pratchett?
The Oxford Dictionary of English is one of the UK’s ten most stolen books.
John Updike (1932-2009): A Publicist Remembers
Sarah Russo remembers John Updike.
A Very Short History of Burns Suppers
Scotland: A Very Short Introduction author Rab Houston talks about the history of Burns Suppers.
Women, Crime, and Character
Nicola Lacey compares images of female criminality.
Favorite Books 2008
What OUP staffers read this year.
Dickens’s Christmas Books: The Battle of Life
An excerpt from one of Charles Dickens’s Christmas books, ‘The Battle of Life’.
Books of 2008 from OUP-UK
Staff from OUP-UK choose their books of 2008.
Did Milton Know Shakespeare?
An excerpt from John Milton: Life, Work, and Thought, by Gordon Campbell and Thomas N. Corns.
Cat Blogging: Nikita Reads
Nikita the cat tells us about her favorite books.
Shakespeare’s Undirected Letters: Critical Confusion in King Lear
An excerpt from Alan Stewart’s new book ‘Shakespeare’s Letters’.
Literary Anecdotes: A Quiz
Test your literary skills with our anecdotes quiz.
The Oxford Book of Death: Last Words
An excerpt from The Oxford Book of Death.
Reading Opening Lines
Ammon Shea has a reading dilemma.