Welcome to the Service95 Book Club With Dua Lipa. Join Dua each month as she takes you into the world of a book she has loved – and talks to the writer who brought it to life. Expect reads that will make you laugh, cry, and even change the way you think. There are no rules when it comes to the books Dua chooses. Here, she shares her favourite reads straight from her bookshelf with you. Throughout each month, we’ll also be opening up the Service95 Book Club archive, so you can listen to even more of the thought-provoking, funny and insightful conversations Dua has had with her favourite authors over the past couple of years. Whether you read a book a week or haven’t finished one in a year, there's something for everyone here. We can't wait for you to join us. Find out more @service95bookclub
Kazuo Ishiguro’s novel Klara and the Sun serves as a lens for examining the fundamental nature of human love, loneliness, and the ethical risks of genetic enhancement. Ishiguro prioritizes the development of three-dimensional relationships over static character traits, using the artificial friend Klara to provide a det...
Lea Ypi’s memoir Free chronicles the transformation of Albania from an isolated Stalinist regime to a post-communist state, viewed through the lens of her childhood and coming-of-age experience. The discussion highlights the pervasive influence of the state’s "biography" system, which dictated citizens' life trajectori...
Roxane Gay, author of Bad Feminist, addresses reader questions regarding the intersections of creative craft, mental health, and social change. Fear in the writing process often signals that a topic is significant and carries high stakes, though it must be distinguished from paralyzing trauma. Protecting mental health ...
Privilege functions as a "peculiar benefit" or immunity that exists across various intersections of identity, including race, gender, economics, and ability. While the term has become diluted through overexposure in cultural criticism, acknowledging one's privilege remains a necessary, ongoing project that does not neg...
Feminism requires an intersectional approach that accounts for the diverse identities of women, moving beyond the restrictive, often exclusionary standards of mainstream movements. Roxane Gay’s Bad Feminist remains a vital framework for navigating these complexities, emphasizing that embracing human imperfection is ess...
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