Cunard Line announced the return of its Literature and Liners series as part of Cunard Insights, the line’s onboard enrichment program. Introduced in 2009, Literature and Liners provides guests sailing on select Queen Mary 2 trans-Atlantic crossings the opportunity to interact with some of the literary world’s most intriguing figures. Best-selling authors scheduled to sail as part of this year’s program are Kate Atkinson, John Berendt, Bill Bryson and Joanne Harris. The program features Q&A discussions, lectures, book signings and readings with select titles to be featured in the Cunard Book Club.

Atkinson, author of “Case Histories and Behind the Scenes at the Museum,” is scheduled to sail on the April 15 eastbound crossing. Berendt, author of “Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil,” which was a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize in 1995, will sail on the June 7 eastbound crossing. Bryson, known for his humorous books on travel, including “A Walk in the Woods” and “The Lost Continent,” is scheduled for the Oct. 1 westbound crossing. Harris, author of “Chocolat,” which was made into an Oscar-nominated film starring Juliette Binoche and Johnny Depp, will join Oct. 1 westbound crossing, as well as the Oct. 12 eastbound crossing. For more information, call 800-728-6273 or visit www.cunard.com.