Books to Screen: The Love Hypothesis with Shahed Ezaydi

Back with a bang! For the first episode back after the break, Shahed Ezaydi joins Hannah for another Books to Screen episode, this time discussing the Prime Video adaptation of Ali Hazelwood's romance novel The Love Hypothesis. In this episode they deep dive into their thoughts: Film Vs TV series?, spicy scenes, women in STEM, female friendship, the characters that were left behind plus much more! Aswell as The Love Hypothesis, Shahed tells us what she's been reading and loving recently, what adaptations she's excited for and about her book The Othered Woman. 
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Books & other mentions in this episode:
The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood
The Love Hypothesis (2026)
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
The Deal by Elle Kennedy
Off Campus (2026)
Heated Rivalry (2025)
East of Eden (2026)
East of Eden by John Steinbeck
The Project by Annie Lord
Don't You Miss It by Julia Pike
Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke
The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley
Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson
https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/2026/the-ministry-of-time-casting-announcement
https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2026/toheeb-jimoh-dujonna-gift-open-water-first-look
Normal People (2020)
One Day (2024)
https://alihazelwood.com/the-love-hypothesis/bonus/
Anyone But You (2023)

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