Shi Cheng: City Stories from China - the official Manchester launch, Thursday 19 April (7pm), The International Anthony Burgess Foundation, Chorlton Mill, 3 Cambridge Street, M1 5BY -- Featuring Han Dong and Nicky Harman

The first Chinese books in London: the collection of Sir Hans Sloane, Wednesday 25 April 2012 (1pm-2pm), Kanaris Theatre, The Manchester Museum -- With Dr Frances Wood, Curator of Chinese Collections at the British Library