Jill Dawson PIXIE with Beverley Wass

Blackwell's Bookshop 48-51 Broad Street, Oxford

Whitbread and Orange Prize-shortlisted author Jill Dawson tells the true story of Pamela 'Pixie' Colman Smith. Pixie It's the turn of the twentieth century and Pamela 'Pixie' Colman Smith is […]

Share this event Sarah Wynn-Williams CARELESS PEOPLE with Stephanie Merritt

Blackwell's Bookshop 48-51 Broad Street, Oxford

Join us for an evening with Sarah Wynn-Williams at Blackwell's Oxford in conversation with Stephanie Merritt. Careless People Sarah Wynn-Williams's Careless People was one of the non-fiction sensations of 2025. A hugely praised - and award winning - bestselling account of Sarah's time as Global Policy Director at Facebook, Meta secured a ruling against Sarah […]

PUTTING PHILOSOPHY ON THE TELLY with Andy West

Blackwell's Bookshop 48-51 Broad Street, Oxford

PUTTING PHILOSOPHY ON THE TELLY with Andy West When: Sat, Feb 21 from 11am to 12pm Where: Blackwells Bookshop Go online to reserve a spot today!   Andy West, author of 'The Life Inside' takes part - Philosophy in the Bookshop - series to discuss the TV adaptation of his memoir SOON TO BE A […]

Alexander Larman LAZARUS with Philip Clark

Blackwell's Bookshop 48-51 Broad Street, Oxford

To coincide with the 10th anniversary of the death of Davis Bowie, Alexander Larman discusses his biography, Lazarus with Philip Clark Lazarus : The Second Coming of David Bowie When David Bowie died on 10 January 2016, aged 69, his death was greeted with the greatest display of public mourning since Princess Diana three decades […]

Danny Bate WHY Q NEEDS U with Susie Dent

Blackwell's Bookshop 48-51 Broad Street, Oxford

Overview TV personality and 'Countdown Queen', Susie Dent discusses 'Why Q Needs U' with fellow linguist, writer and broadcaster, Danny Bate Why Q Needs U Every letter you're reading right now has a fascinating story to tell, having been on a long linguistic, historical, political and social journey. In Why Q Needs U, linguistic expert Danny […]