Book lovers to enjoy virtual festival of writing, reading and conversation across the globe in Literature Live Around the World

• Feminism in France, poetry from Kabul, new writing in Scotland – Friday’s 12-hour event staged by 12 literary festivals in 12 nations will cover a lot of ground
• Dave Eggers, Vendela Vida and Karl Ove Knausgard are among authors taking part in the event, which comes with reading having a revival in lockdowns