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Author Tanith Carey’s world fell apart as a child when her dad left. Fifty years on, she’s still dealing with the aftershocks

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?

Happy stories are contagious, and here’s how you can tell them, too

MUM?” Becky said. “When did you know Dad was the man for you?” “What? Pretty early, I think,” Frances replied, taken aback. “It’s so far in the past, I can’t remember.” “It’s important. Try and think

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…

Spreading the joy of reading has soothed LINDA COHEN’S grief and helped thousands of children...