September Events

Daron Acemoglu

What happened to liberal democracy? Remaking a Politics of Shared Prosperity
Oxford University Mathematical Institute: Lecture Theatre 1 6:30pm Wed Sep 16 Wednesday, 16 September 2026 See this event
Ben Macintyre

Redwood: The Untold Story of the Cold War’s Most Extraordinary Spy
Oxford University Mathematical Institute: Lecture Theatre 1 6:30pm Fri Sep 18 Friday, 18 September 2026 See this event

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The Oxford festival is the most elegant and atmospheric of literary festivals. It’s a pleasure to both attend and perform there.

The Oxford Literary Festival has in my mind become the leading literary festival of the year. The organisation, the roster of speakers, the ambience and the sheer quality of it all is superb.

A stimulating and rewarding on-stage conversation . . . the best day I have enjoyed at any festival – anywhere.

Often as an author, I only occasionally get to meet the public who buy and read my books. The Oxford Literary Festival was a special opportunity for me and certainly one of the highlights of my career – it was an honour I will never forget.

The night in Oxford was the most beautiful event I have ever done. Not just the spectacular setting (of the Sheldonian), but an unforgettable evening.

I loved the whole atmosphere of the Oxford Literary Festival. I felt I had arrived in a kind of literary heaven.

I came away buzzing and reassured that we still have in this century a wide ranging community fascinated not just by famous authors but by challenging ideas and questions.