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Tuesday 01 April 2008

Back from Oxford

I'm back from Oxford and from speaking at the Oxford Literary Festival. Busy day yesterday what with my Today programme appearance and all! If the warm and generous comments left on the blog are anything to go by the talks have gone down pretty well. Thanks to everyone who has taken the time to leave a comment.


And a big welcome to everybody who has just come across ReadySteadyBook ... I hope you enjoy looking around the site.


If you want to read more about last night's Blogging the Classics debate, reports from the OLF can be found at the Times, Other Stories, Eve's Alexandria and Torque Control.


Some of these reports have photographs. Yes, I do look fat. Yes, the stripey jumper was probably a bad idea!

Posted by Mark Thwaite
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Reader Comments

Tuesday 01 April 2008

Angie says...

It was a great event. I thoroughly enjoyed it. And you don't look fat!

Wednesday 02 April 2008

Kirsty says...

Mark, you do not look fat.
And the event was wonderful.

Wednesday 02 April 2008

Mark says...

Hehehe -- well, the diet has already started! I say "diet", I mean beer is off the menu for a month or so. G&T anyone!?

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