When she’s not carrying out or practicing “Radical Optimism,” you may discover Dua Lipa reading.
In June 2023, the “Dance the Night” vocalist introduced the Service95 Book Club, an extension of her international editorial platform including the Service95 blog website, a weekly newsletter, and Lipa’s podcast, “Dua Lipa: At Your Service.”
The Service95 Book Club “represent[s] varied worldwide voices, informing effective stories covering fiction, narrative and manifesto.”
The choices are a mix of very popular fiction and brand-new voices in literature. For each choice, Lipa assists in a virtual Q&A with the author, plus Service95 shares more suggestions from included authors, checking out guides, and more.
Listed below, we assembled all of the Service95 Book Club chooses so you can check out along.
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Service95 Book Club chooses 2024: December ’24: 5 Books Dua Is Gifting This Year
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Instead of a conventional choice for December, Lipa shared a list of 5 books she’s intending on gifting this holiday:
- “Brightly Shining” by Ingvild Rishøi, equated by Caroline Waight– “This little however magnificent Norwegian Christmas story resembles a contemporary retelling of Hans Christian Andersen’s ‘The Little Match Girl’ (spoiler: anticipate tears). The best equipping filler.”
- “James” by Percival Everett– “By taking the basic idea of retelling ‘The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn’ from the viewpoint of the enslaved Jim, Everett overturns and recovers the initial story. It’s so masterfully done.”
- “Tenth Of December” by George Saunders– “No Christmas list is total without a George Saunders book. I enjoy his narrative collections, and ‘Tenth Of December’ is maybe my favourite. ‘The Semplica Girl Diaries’ is an outright standout.”
- “In The Distance” by Hernan Diaz– “I’m presently reading this odd and expressive western by Diaz. There’s a lot I wish to talk about, so good friends of mine can anticipate to discover it under their tree this Christmas.”
- “The Last Dream” by Pedro Almodóvar, equated by Frank Wynne– “I’m an Almodóvar evangelist in whatever kind he concerns me– movies, interviews, and now narratives. I’m so ecstatic to read this; I desire everybody to check out along.”
November ’24: “On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous” by Ocean Vuong
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Goodreads ranking: 4.0/ 5 stars
“This stunning book had me connected right at the title. And while it is an unique, Ocean Vuong’s poetic language dances on every page,” Lipa composed, presenting the choice.
“As much as it is a commentary on the dark side of the American Dream, it is likewise a tender testimony to the solid love in between a mom and kid. Little Dog’s mom informs him: ‘You have a bellyful of English. You need to utilize it.’ And my goodness, does he utilize it.”
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October ’24: “Lincoln in the Bardo” by George Saunders
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