ShowbizThe dos and don'tsNicholas McBride|Metro11 April 2012 Do read Belinda Jones' California Club if you're a girl and Ian McEwan's Atonement if you're a boy to show you're on the lookout for romance. Don't read The Little Book Of Chat-up Lines. Do read David Eddings's Elder Gods if you're a girl who wants to attract the shyer male. Don't then start wearing slogan T-shirts, not washing your hair and quoting lines from Monty Python sketches. Do read Bridget Jones's Diary if you're a boy and want to show you're in touch with your feminine side. Don't read it if any of your mates can see you. Don't demonstrate your prowess in the bedroom by reading the Joy Of Sex while wearing Speedos. Don't read Geri Halliwell's 'auto'biography - ever. MORE ABOUTBiopicsBridget JonesGeri HalliwellIan McEwan