Event Calendar
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6:00 p.m. An Oxford Conference for the Book Warm-Up Event 1:00 p.m. UM Campus Slavery Research Tour 2:00 p.m. Tour of University of Mississippi Museum 6:00 p.m. Oxford Conference for the Book Authors’ Party 8:00 p.m. “Reading Music” 9:30 a.m. “Family, Migration, and Home” 11:00 a.m. Welcome Lunch 11:30 a.m. ““NBF Presents: An Afternoon with the National Book Awards”” 1:00 p.m. “Redefining Approaches to Cultural Tourism” 3:00 p.m. “Southern Lit 101: An Artists’ Talk” 4:30 p.m. “Poetry in the Gallery” 6:00 p.m. Thacker Mountain Radio and Book Signing 7:00 p.m. “Southern Lit 101: An Artists’ Reception” 9:00 a.m. “Conversations with Friends and Family” 10:30 a.m. “Church-ish: On Literature, Blackness, and Christianity” 12:00 p.m. “Poetry Talk and Lunch” 1:30 p.m. “The Violent Circle: The Art of Crime Fiction” 2:45 p.m. “Books beyond the Border” 4:00 p.m. Winners of the Willie Morris Awards for Southern Writing 5:15 p.m. An Oxford Conference for the Book and Willie Morris Awards Celebration 9:00 p.m. Noir at the BarEvent Information:
The Twenty-Ninth Oxford Conference for the Book
Celebration of Hubert Creekmore’s The Welcome
Violet Valley Books
303 Main St.
Reception at Bozarts Gallery
403 Main St.
Water Valley, MississippiWEDNESDAY, MARCH 29, 2023
Tour led by Don Guillory
Meets on the steps of the Lyceum facing the Circle
Free and open to the public
Tour led by museum staff
Meets at the University of Mississippi Museum
Free and open to the public
Memory House
406 University Ave.
(Advance Ticket Required)
Last of the Better Days Ahead
Charlie Parr, with Taylor Hollingsworth
Proud Larry’s
211 S Lamar Blvd.
Free and open to the public
Order free tickets here. The show is cosponsored by Dial Back Sound in Water Valley, Miss.THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 2023
Anjali Enjeti and Alejandro Varela in conversation with Sheila Sundar
Overby Center for Southern Journalism and Politics
University of Mississippi Campus
Hosted by the Friends of the Library
Archives and Special Collections
J. D. Williams Library
University of Mississippi Campus
(Lunch is free, but registration appreciated)
Deesha Philyaw and Jonathan Escoffery in conversation with Jerid P. Woods (Akili Nzuri)
Archives and Special Collections
J. D. Williams Library
University of Mississippi Campus
Celia E. Naylor in conversation with Jodi Skipper
Overby Center for Southern Journalism and Politics
University of Mississippi Campus
An Exhibition of Literary Quilts
Cathy Fussell and Fred Fussell
Southside Gallery
150 Courthouse Square
On the Oxford Square
Readings by Tarfia Faizullah, James Hoch, and Mahogany L. Browne, with Beth Ann Fennelly
Southside Gallery
150 Courthouse Square
On the Oxford Square
Nic Brown, Charlie Parr, and Tyler Keith
Graduate Oxford
400 N. Lamar Blvd.
Just off the Oxford Square
(Authors from Thursdays sessions will sign books at Thacker Mountain Radio)
Cathy Fussell and Fred Fussell
Southside Gallery
150 Courthouse Square
On the Oxford SquareFRIDAY, MARCH 31, 2023
Welcome by Charles Reagan Wilson
Wayne Flynt and David Rae Morris in conversation with Stephen Monroe
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
113 S 9th St., just off the Oxford Square
Cosponsored by the Willie Morris Awards for Southern Writing
Welcome by Kathryn McKee
Khalisa Rae, Danté Stewart, and Chantal James in conversation with Deesha Philyaw
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
113 S 9th St., just off the Oxford Square
Mahogany L. Browne
Lafayette County and Oxford Public Library
401 Bramlett Blvd.
(Lunch is free, but registration appreciated)
S. A. Cosby, Megan Abbott, and Eli Cranor in conversation with Ace Atkins
Lafayette County Courthouse
On the Oxford Square
Julián Herbert, Yuri Herrera, and Gabriela Alemán in conversation with Bobby Rea
Lafayette County Courthouse
On the Oxford Square
Cosponsored by the Southwest Review
Destiny O. Birdsong, Adam Haver, and Beverly Lowry, with David Crews, Monica Lee Weatherly, Derrick Harriell, and W. Ralph Eubanks
Off Square Books
129 Courthouse Square
On the Oxford Square
Reception and Book Signing
Reception hosted by the Willie Morris Awards for Southern Writing
Off Square Books
129 Courthouse Square
On the Oxford Square
(Authors from Friday’s sessions will be available to sign books)
Readings by Ace Atkins, S. A. Cosby, Megan Abbott, Eli Cranor, and Tyler Keith
Music by Teardrop City
Ajax Diner
118 Courthouse Square
On the Oxford Square