How London’s most anticipated romance convention fell apart
RARE27 was meant to be the ‘Met Gala of the book community’. Over a few days of online backlash, it imploded
Literature
Tsars, filthy beds and murder in Earl's Court
Plus: a must-see exhibition and the play everybody's trying to get tickets for
How to adapt 'A Christmas Carol'
Plus: our picks for the festive season, a new museum-to-museum thoroughfare and no more Lambeth County Show, all in our culture edition