MONDAY, MARCH 31

Sebastian Faulks talks to Peter Kemp about his novel Engleby, 6pm.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2

Fay Weldon discusses The Spa Decameron, her take on Boccaccio’s classic text, 7pm.

THURSDAY, APRIL 3

William Boyd talks about his short-story collection, The Dream Lover, 12.30pm.

Joanne Harris and Katie Fforde, among others, examine our changing tastes in heroes and heroines, in the Mills & Boon debate, 6.30pm.

FRIDAY, APRIL 4

Adam Mars-Jones talks to Margaret Drabble about his new book, Pilcrow, 10am.

John Carey illuminates John Milton’s relationship with the English language, 6.30pm.

Hanif Kureishi explores the issues raised by his new novel, Something to Tell You, 8pm.

SATURDAY, APRIL 5

Louis de Bernières discusses his new novel, A Partisan’s Daughter, 10am.

Melvyn Bragg considers his new novel, Remember Me, with Peter Kemp 4pm.

Linda Grant talks about her new book, The Clothes on Their Backs, 6.00pm.

SUNDAY, APRIL 6

DJ Taylor explores the lives of the Bright Young People of the 1920s, 12pm.

Ma Jian discusses Tiananmen Square and his controversial new novel Beijing Coma with John Simpson, 12pm.

Julian Barnes talks about his memoir, Nothing to Be Frightened of, with Hermione Lee, 6pm.

OXFORD: WHERE TO STAY AND HOW TO BOOK

This year’s Sunday Times Oxford Literary Festival runs at Christ Church from Monday, March 31 to Sunday, April 6. To get a flavour of the festival, and to immerse yourself fully in the atmosphere of Christ Church, you can stay at the college, either by booking individual rooms for a starting price of £53 per night, B&B, or by taking advantage of our two-night festival packages, available exclusively to Sunday Times readers:

March 31-April 1: accommodation and breakfast at Christ Church, plus tickets to see Sebastian Faulks, Clarissa Eden, Oliver James and Rita Carter. Prices from £130.

April 2-3: accommodation and breakfast at Christ Church, plus tickets to see Seamus Murphy discussing Afghanistan with Anthony Loyd; the Penguin readers’ evening with Catherine Bailey, Jane Johnson and Jeremy Page; Dragons’ Den judge Peter Jones; Mark Tully; and Adam Mars-Jones talking to Margaret Drabble. Prices from £137.

To book your stay, call 01865 286848/286877 or e-mail festival@chch.ox.ac.uk.

BOOKING TICKETS

To book tickets for events at the festival, go online at www.ticketsoxford.com (24hr booking until March 31 at 10am) or telephone 0870 343 1001.

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