Some literary events on offer

Typically, in March, Beijing and cities like Shanghai, Suzhou and Chengdu see literary talks and exchanges between local audiences and writers from the United States, United Kingdom, France and Australia, as well as between Chinese literary voices and the foreign writers.

Geoff Dyer is one of the writers featuring at the 11th Bookworm Literary Festival (March 8-25). And many more will be involved during the festival and other events including Francophonie (March 8-31) and the Australian Writers' Week (March 15-24).

The Bookworm festival features a series of events including book talks, panel discussions, debates and performances.