books Archives - The Oxford Blue

BookTok Fast Fiction: Is Speed Over Substance The End of Thoughtful Literature?

by Shahar Eyal February 4, 2025May 7, 2025

Illustration of a person reading against a tree.

A Guide to Seasonal Reading

by Isabelle Winter January 7, 2025May 14, 2025

The BookTok film we have all been waiting for: Review of ‘It Ends with Us’

by Kiaya Phillips August 22, 2024August 21, 2024

Stack of books

The Power of Metafictional Literature

by Holly Errington June 12, 2024July 3, 2024

Picture shows array of matchboxes, each painted as a different book cover.

A Room of Our Own: Putting All Your Eggs In One Basket

by Nina Naidu June 11, 2024June 11, 2024

The Dolly Alderton Breakup – ‘Good Material’

by Kiaya Phillips May 20, 2024May 20, 2024

The photograph shows a girl in white lying on a garden swing chair reading a book. She is surrounded by the greenery of the over-hanging tree, bushes and grass.

Me, My Shelf, and I

by Nina Naidu February 12, 2024February 12, 2024

The illustration depicts a selection of ornaments, including a ballerina, candle, teapot, shell, and other decorative objects. The text ‘Sublime Drizzlings’ can be seen in the background, seemingly a handwritten note.

Sublime Drizzlings: Circling Back to 1908…

by Chloe Smith January 31, 2024February 2, 2024

An illustration of a woman in a boat, floating on some water pouring out of a glass.

Nina is Not OK (and nor am I)

by Nina Naidu January 27, 2024May 12, 2024

The first edition cover of Fitzgerald's Tender is the Night.

Tender is the Night

by Ethan McLucas January 23, 2024January 23, 2024

The Oxford Blue-Stocking: In Conversation with Olivia Hurton

Lucy PollockMay 16, 20254 min read

The Oxford Blue-Stocking: In Conversation with Olivia Hurton

For Olivia, the most important thing about Bluestocking is the nurturing of female thinkers in Oxford across different academic levels, colleges and departments, putting a…

Kim’s Convenience at the Oxford Playhouse: Reviewed

Jade GlendinningMay 16, 20257 min read

Two actors standing on a stage designed to look like a colourful, eccentric convenience store.

“Kim’s Convenience is a beautifully written commentary on love, life and capitalism.” Jade Glendinning and Mia Harrison review Kim’s Convenience at the Oxford Playhouse, reflecting on…

Reform UK’s Rise: From Populist Sideshow to Political Power

Ava DohertyMay 15, 20256 min read

Nigel Farage

“For now, the winds are at Reform UK’s back. It has momentum, a media presence, and a political opening. But movements built on populism often…

All in a Weekend

Isabelle WinterMay 15, 20254 min read

Player's shake hands in front of Lord's Pavillion

Isabelle Winter and Julie Urban take us through a weekend of sports action from Varsities various to the Town and Gown 10k. Image by Jed…