Literary festival stops off in Rotherham

WRITERS and performers will heading for Rotherham tomorrow as the Off The Shelf book festival goes on the road.

Crime author Danuta Reah, whose latest novella Not Safe returns to Sheffield to investigate the murder of an asylum seeker in a largely invisible and unknown world, will talk about her work.

Simon Heywood and Tim Ralphs will be reading five-minute stories tailored for whomever is in their audience at the time.

And in the afternoon Graham Cowley as DJ Foxtrot will be going mobile with his popular “Edwardian Thrash” gramophone.

The line-up:

Rotherham Library, Heritage and Arts Space at the Riverside, Main Street. Admission free, booking advisable ring 01709 823606. Children under 11 years and under must be accompanied by an adult.

10am to 3pm: Book Swap — Bring a book, in good condition to swap.

10.30am to 11.30am: Trunks.

Find out what’s in the box with storyteller Gary Bridgens and his family show on the Big Book Stage, Children's Library.

Suitable for all ages:

11.30am to 12.30pm: Crime author Danuta Reah in a reading group session. Adult library.

12.45pm to 2.45pm: Graham Cowley with a medley of well-loved tunes in the Café@Riverside.

2pm to 3pm: Simon Heywood and Tim Ralphs Favourite folk tales from the Big Book Stage, Children’s Library. Suitable for age eight and over.

Events organised in collaboration with Rotherham Borough Council’s Cultural Services Department.