Take a book on a date? It’s a novel idea!

As ‘read-dating’ spreads like wildfire in the UK, and if meeting in a bookshop worked for Hugh Grant and Julia Roberts, is it time to lock eyes over the printed page here in Malta too?

In The Times (London) last week, journalist Ceci Browning wrote about her experiences at a ‘read-dating’ event, ‘Tinder for book-lovers’.  “Being interested in books,” she says, “is one of today’s hottest hobbies” as pop star Dua Lipa recently released a monthly books podcast and Dior released a “chic range of bags adorned with the covers of centuries-old classics.”

Read the full story at Times2.

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