Poster of the upcoming Shanghai Book Fair. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

The 20th installment of Shanghai Book Fair will take place at Shanghai Exhibition Center from Aug 14 to 20, the municipal government announced on July 23. Online ticket sales kicked off at 5 pm on July 23 at Damai.cn.

More than 30 Xinhua Book Stores around the city will offer ticket sales for the Shanghai Book Fair too. Aside from the main showcase this year, an international exhibition of books on art and design will take place at the Shanghai Center across the street from the Shanghai Exhibition Center. Colorful book launch and other reading events will also take place in the bookstores and public libraries around the city during this period.

The Shanghai International Literary Week, an integral part of the book fair for the past 14 years, will feature more than 30 writers from home and abroad. Among them are American poet Forrest Gander, Angolan author Jose Eduardo Agualusa.