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We are a group of lifelong library-learners who, like Hardy's Jude, wish they'd studied at Oxford, but couldn't. Ergo, we've learned to make do with piles of books. We blog about books, culture, Oxford, and the quest for knowledge, by hook or crook.

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Boze Herrington is a writer and novelist living in Oregon. He tweets at sketchesbyboze. He likes mysteries, medieval England and baroque music. He thinks everyone should read more.
I'm a mum, gran, reader, and writer. I write about books, Oxford, Arthuriana, and the arts & Culture on our Biblioll College substack, and have several fiction projects in the works. "Dana Rail" is my pen name, 'cause I'm also something of a recluse.
In my "third act," I am relishing my contributions to "Dispatches from Biblioll College" here on substack and my work as a mentor. My chief interests are the nature of virtue and its acquisition; men and "masculinities"; intergenerational mentoring.
Rachel Herrington, aka "Sydney Wren." I work as a seamstress and support person for those with special needs; by night, I fall down bookish rabbit holes. Opera lover. Former host of the #DickensClub with my husband, Boze 🎩🖤
We are collaborating writers who share a passion for books, culture, and writing. We take our group name from that fictional (Oxford) college to which Hardy's Jude aspired...before Life got in the way.