Here at the SSL, we’ve been inspired by the Oxford Literary Festival to explore the many books based in the city or written by Oxford alumni. As we near the Easter weekend, why not pop by the SSL and browse our new pop-up book display to get inspiration for a bank holiday read?

From J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit to Helen Fielding’s Bridget Jones’s Diary, Oxford alumni have published a wide array of fiction. If you’d prefer to get lost in the fictional streets of Oxford, why not check out Philip Pullman’s Lyra’s Oxford or Deborah Harkness’s A Discovery of Witches.

The books featured in the display are on loan to us from the Collections Storage Facility (CSF). They are for use in the library only and cannot be borrowed. Do feel free to remove them from the display to look at in the library and then return them there afterwards.