A CHARITY shop in Stevenage is ready to take part in a book festival. The Oxfam shop on Middle Row in the Old Town will stage Bookfest – the charity s first nationwide book festival – from July 4 to 18. Bestselling author Ken Follett wil
A CHARITY shop in Stevenage is ready to take part in a book festival.
The Oxfam shop on Middle Row in the Old Town will stage Bookfest - the charity's first nationwide book festival - from July 4 to 18.
Bestselling author Ken Follett will be signing books from 9.30am until 10am on July 4.
During the festival there will also be a half price sale on valuable and interesting books, three for two offers, silent auctions, and a specialist railway enthusiast sale.
Diana Northey, book volunteer coordinator for the Stevenage shop, said: "We know from the huge amount of books we sell that people in Stevenage love nothing more than a good read.
"Bookfest gives all our local bookworms the chance to come together and celebrate how great it is to help to change lives for the better through reading."
Four volumes of short stories called Ox-Tales, featuring 38 of the UK's top authors, will be published on July 4 to raise money for Oxfam's work around the world.
Authors who have contributed to the book include John Le Carr�, Alexander McCall Smith, Joanna Trollope and Ian Rankin.
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