Why have we fallen for smut fiction?

The last time erotica had a moment, Fifty Shades turned bondage into water cooler chat. Now, the genre’s back – only this time, the safe words are spells. But while fans of ‘romantasy’ say the sex is out of this world, what does our collective appetite for so-called ‘faerie smut’ say about the sex we’re really having...or not?

The best new books you’ll love

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Reading is sexy (again) ON a recent Friday ...

If you’ve lost your love for reading, here’s why and how to rekindle it. Not only will getting stuck into a good book reduce your stress levels and up your wellbeing, it’s been shown to delay the onset of dementia, too. Need help choosing? Here are 25 reads we recommend…

A sunbed sizzler!