The festival will mark both Vietnam Book Day (April 21) and the World Book and Copyright Day (April 23) and is set to be Vietnam’s biggest literature festival so far, being 20% larger than previous events.Pham Minh Thuan, director general of HCM City's Book Distributor (FAHASA), and deputy head of the organizing board, said the main stage will be situated in a large hall, with the extra space allowing this year’s event to host a greater number of activities. Nearly 55 exchanges with authors, talks, and book launches will take place over seven days.The number of books on popular topics related to teenagers, children, skills, and technologies will outnumber those on history, culture, and literature, said Mr Thuan.