A number of French authors, a panel of Scottish crime writers, a poet and poetry activist from the US and diplomat-turned-politician Shashi Tharoor will be present at the fifth edition of Kolkata Literature Festival (KLF) this year, organisers said on Tuesday.

Known to be the only festival of its kind to be organised within the fold of an international book fair, the three-day literary extravaganza would be held from February 8- 10 in the Central Park Mela Complex in Salt Lake, where the International Kolkata Book Fair has been shifted this year.