All events are free and open to the public, except for an opening night authors party, which requires a ticket.
Free parking for Thursday's events at the Overby Center.
Poster image: "Books Pollinate Our Brain Gardens" by Blair Hobbs
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| Tuesday, April 1st | ||
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| 5:30 PM |
Prologue: An Oxford Conference for the Book Warm-Up Event Release Party and Readings Ann Fisher-Wirth Off Square Books, 129 Courthouse Square 5:30 PM |
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| Wednesday, April 2nd | ||
| 5:00 PM |
Dedication of the Dr. Ann Julian Abadie Pollinator Garden and Reception Conference Participants University Museum (corner of University Avenue and 5th St.) 5:00 PM |
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| 6:00 PM |
Oxford Conference for the Book Authors’ Party Conference Participants Memory House/John Faulkner’s House (University of Mississippi Campus, 406 University Ave.) 6:00 PM |
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| Thursday, April 3rd | ||
| 9:30 AM |
Excavating the Bawdy: Jelly Roll Blues: Censored Songs and Hidden Histories Elijah Wald Overby Center for Southern Journalism and Politics, University of Mississippi Campus 9:30 AM |
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| 11:00 AM |
Friends of the Library Baxter Room, J. D. Williams Library 11:00 AM |
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| 11:30 AM |
NBF Presents: Memorializing Memory Hanif Abdurraqib Baxter Room, J. D. Williams Library 11:30 AM |
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| 1:00 PM |
Natasha Trethewey Overby Center for Southern Journalism and Politics, University of Mississippi Campus 1:00 PM |
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| 2:30 PM |
Lilliam Rivera Overby Center for Southern Journalism and Politics, University of Mississippi Campus 2:30 PM |
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| 4:00 PM |
Philip Meters Southside Gallery (150 Courthouse Square) 4:00 PM |
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| 6:00 PM |
Thacker Mountain Radio and Book Signing Preston Lauterbach Powerhouse Community Arts Center (413 S. 14th St.) 6:00 PM |
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| 8:00 PM |
After Songs: An Evening of Poetry and Music Michael McFee Nutt Auditorium. University of Mississippi Campus 8:00 PM |
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| Friday, April 4th | ||
| 10:30 AM |
Noah Saterstrom University Museum (corner of University Avenue and 5th St.) 10:30 AM |
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| 12:00 PM |
Poetry’s Magic: Poetry Talk and Lunch Philip Meters Lafayette County and Oxford Public Library (401 Bramlett Blvd.) 12:00 PM |
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| 1:30 PM |
A Legacy of Love, Survival, and Storytelling Bernice L. McFadden Off Square Books, 129 Courthouse Square 1:30 PM |
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| 3:00 PM |
Love, Courage, and Art in Occupied Brussels Alice Austen Off Square Books, 129 Courthouse Square 3:00 PM |
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| 4:30 PM |
Winners of the Willie Morris Awards for Southern Writing Jamie Quatro Off Square Books, 129 Courthouse Square 4:30 PM |
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| 5:30 PM |
An Oxford Conference for the Book and Willie Morris Awards Celebration Reception and Book Signing Willie Morris Awards for Southern Writing Off Square Books, 129 Courthouse Square 5:30 PM |
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