‘Barbara Pym’s novels are easily dismissed as interesting but marginal. But . . . they are full of wit, balance, sly observation and a cheering sense of the ridiculous.’ Frances Donnelly in Slightly Foxed Issue 11 foxedquarterly.com/frances-donnel…

For ep 41 of the Slightly Foxed podcast we were joined by Dr Paula Byrne Author FRSA, author of The Adventures of Miss Barbara Pym, and Lucy Scholes, critic, The Paris Review columnist and editor at McNally Editions, to discuss Barbara Pym’s writing, life and loves: foxedquarterly.com/barbara-pym-ot…

110 years ago today Barbara Pym was born in Oswestry, Shropshire. Happy Birthday Barbara! Just time to have a celebratory cup of cocoa before bed...

Booking is now open for our annual conference on theme of Sisterhood and AGM St Hilda's College 1-3 Sept. Details via barbara-pym.org

If you are a member and haven't received your copy of Green Leaves yet, it should be on its way. And well worth it!

Booking is open until 18 August for our annual conference on theme of Sisterhood and AGM... St Hilda's College 1-3 Sept. Details via barbara-pym.org

Booking is open until 18 August for our annual conference on theme of Sisterhood St Hilda's College 1-3 Sept. Details via barbara-pym.org

⁦Barbara Pym Society⁩ society welcomed ⁦JdP Music Building⁩ by chair & ⁦St Hilda's College⁩ alumna #DebFisher & colleagues. All enjoying today’s event & post-prandial fun last night in the SCR, watched over by Baroness KitKat & the Hon. Bournville! Pym-ish? ⁦Triona M Adams⁩

Thrilled to be talking to David Kynaston Blackwell's, Oxford’s Bookshop 'A Northern Wind' is the anticipated new volume in the landmark 'Tales of a New Jerusalem' series. eventbrite.co.uk/e/david-kynast…

How exciting. We are the ALS literary society of the month. Do join us and share your love of Barbara Pym. …anceofliterarysocieties.wordpress.com/society-of-the…

Save the dates! The 2024 North American conference, focusing on Jane and Prudence, will be held at the Sheraton Commander Hotel in Harvard Square, Cambridge MA, on March 15-17. We hope to open registration early in December. Call for papers end on 17/11 barbara-pym.org/north-american…

Could you write a short story featuring characters from any of Barbara's published works? The 2024 Ellen J. Miller Memorial short story competition deadline is 1 December 2023. barbara-pym.org/4985-2/

Pleased to read that Nina Stibbe would take Pym novels to her desert island dailymail.co.uk/home/books/art…

Don’t forget to book for the North American Conference on Jane and Prudence! barbara-pym.org/north-american… 15-17 March Cambridge, MA

Time to book our spring meeting Sun 7 April 3-5 at University Women's Club. Julie Summers will talk about Audrey Withers, editor of British Vogue during WW2. Book via barbara-pym.org.

Happy Easter! We return today for our Eastertide residence - Evensong each day* at 6.05pm, and Choral Eucharist on Sunday mornings at 11.05am. Check out the comments below to discover what musical gems we'll be featuring this year... *excludes Mondays

There may be a ticket or two left... tomorrow is the final day for booking.

Members to note! Booking is now open for our AGM and annual conference, ‘So Very Secret’: Barbara Pym and Her Society at 30 barbara-pym.org/barbara-pym-so… at St Hilda's College Events Oxford 30/8 - 1/9.

Live now: Diocese of Oxford Ordination of Deacons to the Archdeaconry of Oxford and Dorchester youtube.com/live/Ik8Jk__bv…