{"product_id":"binge-the-book","title":"Binge the Book","description":"\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinge the Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(32, 69, 142); --ys-xuq: none; font-weight: 600; font-style: normal; font-kerning: normal;\"\u003eSaturday 20th June 2026 3:30pm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(32, 69, 142); --ys-xuq: none; font-style: normal; font-kerning: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(32, 69, 142); --ys-xuq: none; font-style: normal; font-kerning: normal;\" class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(94, 59, 143); --ys-xuq: none; font-style: normal; font-kerning: normal;\" class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eThis event is included in our All Day Saturday Pass. To attend our Saturday events please purchase the pass. For £25, you can attend every event promoted on Saturday the 20th of June.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"195\" data-start=\"0\"\u003eWhat happens between the page and the screen? Why does a beloved character feel different in a television adaptation — and why do some changes spark outrage while others create entirely new fans?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"590\" data-start=\"197\"\u003eExpect  a lively conversation about the art, compromise, and reinvention behind adapting books for television. Whether you’re a devoted reader, a binge-watcher, or someone who loves debating “the book was better,” this event promises plenty of passionate discussion about what gets lost, what gets gained, and why stories evolve when they move from page to screen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-is-only-node=\"\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-end=\"1369\" data-start=\"1241\"\u003eHosted by\u003cstrong\u003e Dorothy Koomson\u003c\/strong\u003e, an award-winning, global bestselling author of 23 novels with a writing career that spans more than 20 years. Her novels include the Sunday Times bestsellers I Know What You’ve Done, Tell Me Your Secret, The Brighton Mermaid, The Friend, The Ice Cream Girls, The Woman He Loved Before, The Chocolate Run and My Best Friend’s Girl. Her new novel, out in March 2026 is \u003cstrong\u003eThe Quiet Girls.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-is-only-node=\"\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-end=\"1369\" data-start=\"1241\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDorothy\u003c\/strong\u003e is joined by \u003cstrong\u003eAraminta Hall, and Janice Okoh.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-is-only-node=\"\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-end=\"1369\" data-start=\"1241\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAraminta is \u003c\/strong\u003ea writer, journalist and teacher. Two of her books\u003ci\u003e, Everything \u0026amp; Nothing\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOne of the Good Guys\u003c\/i\u003e, have been Richard \u0026amp; Judy picks. 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