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Getting into Oxford

Getting into Oxford

By Meg Rosoff on 12 February 2011

Well, don’t ask me.  I’ve only lived here 22 years, which isn’t nearly long enough to figure out how the university entrance system works. The Oxford Literary festival, however, merely requires that you buy a ticket. If you’re willing to spend £6,000 on tickets, you probably could learn just about everything about everything in a [...]

Posted in Blog | Tagged Anthony Browne, edmund de waal, Eoin Colfer, getting into oxford, Hanif Kureishi, Louise Rennison, Maggi Hambling, meg rosoff, Michael Rosen, Oxford Literary festival, PD James, phil earle, Philip Pullman, Sally Gardner | 11 Responses

Oxford redux

Oxford redux

By Meg Rosoff on 29 March 2010

So I dusted myself down from the hunt (hosed, more like — I was soaked to the skin and covered in mud), staggered home from West Sussex and fell into bed.  The damned clocks would choose last weekend to go forward, so up at 6am to get dressed and organized for the Oxford Literary Festival. [...]

Posted in Blog | Tagged David Mitchell, Hilary Mantel, mal peet, Oxford Literary festival, Paul Faustino, PD James, Wolf Hall | 10 Responses

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