What Makes Us Who We Are: The Personality Survey
Take our personality survey, and find out what kind of person you are.
Looking For a Few Good Muslims
Jenkins reflects on the Lancaster House conference on “Islam and Muslims in the World Today.”
A Few Questions for Peter Heather
Peter Heather tells OUP that he is a sucker for Sherlock Holmes.
Oxford World’s Classics Book Club: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The summer book is Huckleberry Finn.
Sharm e- Shekh, Again…
Shlomo Ben-Ami looks forward and backwards at the peace process.
A 4th of July Barbeque Quiz
Andrew Smith, editor of the Oxford Companion to American Food and Drink, is here to test your knowledge of barbecuing in America.
The Constitution and the 4th of July
Donald Ritchie helps us celebrate 4th of July.
Tess of The D’Urbervilles: Purity or Freedom?
Is Tess a pure woman? Why? Or does she, in losing purity, at least gain responsibility for her life?
On the Front Lines of English, from “Thirdhand Smoke” to “Newsrotica”
Ben Zimmer starts off his new column by looking at words like “Thirdhand Smoke” and “Newsrotica.”
It’s Coming…
An A To Zimmer Introduction
Casper Grathwohl, Reference Publisher for OUP-USA and the Academic Division in Oxford, introduces our newest blog column.
Summer Reading
Some summer reading suggestions from top authors Lesley Glaister Jan Dalley
How The G8 Got It Wrong: Or Why Aid Isn’t The Answer
Collier, a Professor of Economics and Director of the Center for the Study of African Economies at Oxford University, argues that the G8 did not go far enough in its efforts to assist Africa.
OUPBlog’s First Podcast: Gene Autry
Holly George-Warren interviews Jacqueline Autry.
The ABC’s of GBS: Part 3
Google Library, The Lawsuits, and Is Charkin Barking Up the Right Tree?
Google and libraries are doing something they need a license to do – and rather than ask for one, they are asking the copyright holders to provide a list of properties they wish to protect or not include in this program.
Good Author Blogs
What makes a good author blog?
Almost a Miracle: An Excerpt
An excerpt from the beginning of John Ferling’s new book on the American victory in the War of Independence.