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Great Adaptations: Jaws on paper and screen

Since starting this column I’ve seen some really great book adaptations, but as a rule of thumb I usually find the books to be (even just marginally) better than their film or TV adaptations. Films often need to compress plots, simplify characters...

Hungry Love, the book that feeds our passion for romance

What happens when the person you thought you would spend the rest of your life with drops an unexpected bombshell that brings everything to an end? In her new book, Hungry Love, Tomiko Diaz explores these turning points in life, new beginnings, and,...

In favour of travelling to uncool places

New York, Milan, Paris... all exceptional destinations in their own unique ways. I spent a lot of time in Paris as a tour guide in my teens and adored it, and I love a trip to a tourist fave as much as the next person. But they are also busy. They...

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