Bookmark the dates: 2 book festivals in KL to check out in June


The Stories+Art=Picture Books festival which celebrate stories and art in picture books will run at GMBB in KL from June 18 to July 17. Photo: Handout

If you're a book lover, you're in for an absolute treat this June.

Kuala Lumpur is set to come alive in the next few weeks (or days) with two book festivals - the major league Kuala Lumpur International Book Fair at its traditional home World Trade Centre Kuala Lumpur, while the month-long Stories+Art=Picture Books festival at GMBB mall is something new and exciting for the children's book community and illustrator/designer scene.

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