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Penguin targets lonely bookworms

Dating websites may have proliferated recently - but now there is a new one for bookworms. Penguin books has set up a dating service where the lovelorn can search for people who have a similar taste in books. But is it a good idea? Authors Toby Young and Kathy Lette discuss.

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