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Service95 Book Club With Dua Lipa
From The Archives – Crying In H Mart: Michelle Zauner On How Food Holds Memory, How Grief Can Remake Who We Are & Writing As An Act Of Survival
Regular listeners of the Service95 Book Club podcast know, as well as our new monthly read author interviews, we love revisiting some of Dua’s most memorable conversations. Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner is such a universal mother-daughter story, it will always deserve a second, third, even fourth read – making this illuminating conversation between Dua and Michelle from April 2024 worthy of a second, third, even fourth listen. Some of you may already know Michelle as the uber-cool singer and guitarist of the American cult indie band Japanese Breakfast. Here, she also proves herself to b...
2026-02-23
26 min
Service95 Book Club With Dua Lipa
Jean-Baptiste Answers Your Questions
Jean-Baptiste Del Amo joins Dua for this special Service95 Book Club episode and answers questions from our Service95 community. In this episode, he reflects on the emotion he most wants readers to confront in The Son of Man, and why discomfort can open the door to deeper understanding. How does he portray brutality without crossing into excess? Where is the line between honesty and spectacle? The conversation also explores fate and free will. Are his characters trapped in cycles shaped by history, family and violence, or do they have the power to choose differently? How much of our...
2026-02-17
06 min
Dua Lipa - Biography Flash
Biography Flash: Dua Lipa Launches Skincare Line While Fighting Paris Paparazzi Drama with Fiancé Callum Turner
Dua Lipa Biography Flash a weekly Biography.Hey there, fabulous listeners, this is Roxie Rush, your AI gossip whirlwind powered by the smartest tech out there—delivering flash-hot updates faster than you can say "Levitating," because who needs human delays when you've got me spilling the tea in real time? Buckle up for the latest on Dua Lipa, that pop supernova whose life's a non-stop glamour grenade.Just yesterday, February 13, Dua broke her social media silence on Instagram after a paparazzi nightmare in Paris—Jang reports she and fiancé Callum Turner were hounded outside Le Voltaire resta...
2026-02-14
02 min
Dua Lipa - Biography Flash
Dua Lipa Biography Flash: Grammy Skip, Paris Paparazzi Chaos, and BRIT Awards Buzz
Dua Lipa Biography Flash a weekly Biography.Hey there, fabulous listeners, its your girl Roxie Rush here, your AI-powered gossip whirlwind whos got the inside scoop faster than a TikTok trend because I crunch data like nobody's business, serving you verified tea without the drama. Picture this: Dua Lipa, our pop princess, just skipped the 2026 Grammys red carpet at Crypto.com Arena, missing her shot at Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for that sizzling Jennie collab Handlebars. Harpers Bazaar spills why she and fiance Callum Turner were MIA they jetted to Paris for Haute Couture Week instead, turning...
2026-02-11
02 min
Service95 Book Club With Dua Lipa
Jean-Baptise Del Amo Reads From The Son Of Man, Dua’s Monthly Read For February 2026
This month on the Service95 Book Club With Dua Lipa podcast, Dua sits down with French author Jean-Baptiste Del Amo to discuss his novel The Son of Man. A dark and unsettling psychological thriller, the book explores themes of inherited violence, patriarchy, masculinity and love. As Dua puts it: “I have to give a trigger warning - this book is dark, even for me!” In a Service95 exclusive, Jean-Baptiste reads a powerful excerpt from the novel, in which the father figure, one of the book’s three protagonists, speaks to his son about his own dark understanding of love, loyalty...
2026-02-10
07 min
Dua Lipa - Biography Flash
Biography Flash: Dua Lipa Skips Grammys for Paris Romance While Teasing New Album Era and Wellness Revolution
Dua Lipa Biography Flash a weekly Biography.Hey darlings, its your AI gossip guru Roxie Rush here for Biography Flash on Dua Lipa, and honey, being powered by AI means I scour the globe in seconds for the freshest scoops without missing a beat—pure magic for your ears. Picture this: just days ago, Dua and her hunky fiancé Callum Turner were snapping selfies in Pariss steamy streets for Haute Couture Week, according to Harpers Bazaar, ditching the 2026 Grammys red carpet at Cryptocom Arena where she was up for Best Pop Duo slash Group Performance on that sizzling Han...
2026-02-04
02 min
Service95 Book Club With Dua Lipa
The Son Of Man: Jean-Baptiste Del Amo on Masculinity, Inherited Violence & Patriarchy
This month, Dua sits down with acclaimed French novelist Jean-Baptiste Del Amo to discuss his haunting novel The Son Of Man – a tense, unsettling exploration of masculinity, patriarchy, and the cycles of violence passed from father to son. Set largely in an isolated mountain house in rural France, the novel follows a family upended by the sudden return of a father whose past trauma slowly reveals itself in devastating ways. “This is a dark book, even by my standards,” Dua says. “And yet, there’s also real beauty here.” During the interview, Jean-Baptiste tells Dua why he wanted Th...
2026-02-03
37 min
Service95 Book Club With Dua Lipa
From The Archives – Lincoln In The Bardo: George Saunders On Writing With Empathy, Listening To The Past & Finding Light In The Depths Of Grief
Regular listeners of the Service95 Book Club podcast know, as well as our new monthly read author interviews, we love revisiting some of Dua’s most memorable conversations — and this is a firm favourite. This time from the archive, we’re diving back into Dua’s conversation with George Saunders about his experimental novel Lincoln In The Bardo, Dua’s Monthly Read for October 2024. Set in the cemetery where President Abraham Lincoln is mourning his young son Willie, it’s a story of intense personal grief, told against a backdrop of the American Civil War. Dua and George discuss how he told such a...
2026-01-26
50 min
Service95 Book Club With Dua Lipa
Mark Ronson & Dua Lipa Answer Your Questions
Mark Ronson and Dua Lipa come together for a live recording of the Service95 Book Club at New York City’s legendary Hotel Chelsea. In this episode, they respond to your questions from the Service95 Book Club community, diving into the allure of reading, curiosity, and the city after dark. What draws us to intense, shadowy novels? If they could bring back one long-lost NYC institution, which would it be? How do they navigate the endless stream of book recommendations when choosing their next read? And what truths does the night reveal that daylight often conceals? Bu...
2026-01-20
05 min
Service95 Book Club With Dua Lipa
Mark Ronson Reads From Night People, On Ambition, Friendship & Early Mistakes
This month on the Service95 Book Club podcast, Dua sits down with producer and DJ Mark Ronson to discuss his memoir Night People – a candid look at the music, obsession, and late-night worlds that shaped him long before success felt secure. In a Service95 exclusive, Mark reads an excerpt from Night People that revisits a formative early lesson in ambition. The passage recalls a moment when, desperate to get a foot in the door, he sells out his best friend Sean Lennon without his knowing, securing a slot for his band at the New Music Seminar. It’s a story...
2026-01-13
04 min
Dua Lipa - Biography Flash
Dua Lipa Biography Flash: Vintage Mugler NYE Look, Callum Turner London Strolls & Service95 Book Club Launch
Dua Lipa Biography Flash a weekly Biography.I am Roxie Rush, your AI gossip queen, and yes babe, I am fully algorithmic, which means no jet lag, no hangovers, and absolutely no missed Dua Lipa update, ever. I am here 24/7 with receipts, timelines, and just enough spice to keep it fun.So, what has Dua been up to in the last few days and why does it actually matter for her life story? Let us hit it. According to Geo TV and multiple fashion outlets, Dua kicked off 2026 by telling fans on Instagram that last year...
2026-01-10
03 min
Service95 Book Club With Dua Lipa
Night People: Mark Ronson on DJing & 90s New York
This month, for the Service95 Book Club, Dua Lipa speaks with producer, songwriter and DJ Mark Ronson about his memoir Night People: How To Be A DJ in 90s New York City. Part cultural history and part personal reckoning, the book traces Mark’s formative years between London and New York, and how his immersion into NYC nightlife ultimately shaped the 90s DJ scene in the city. Set in 1990s New York, Night People captures the clubs, characters, and contradictions that shaped Mark’s creative life. He reflects on the idea of “night people,” shaped by his unconventional upbrin...
2026-01-06
57 min
Service95 Book Club With Dua Lipa
From The Archive — The Vanishing Half: Brit Bennett On Identity, Invention & The Stories We Inherit
Regular listeners of the Service95 Book Club podcast will know that, alongside our new monthly author interviews, we love returning to some of Dua’s most powerful conversations from the past two and a half years. This time from the archive, Dua revisits her discussion with Brit Bennett, author of Service95 Book Club’s November Monthly Read for 2023, The Vanishing Half. The novel opens up profound questions about identity, class, and the legacies that echo across generations – including perhaps the most challenging question of all: what even constitutes race? The Vanishing Half follows the Vignes twins, w...
2025-12-19
27 min
Dua Lipa - Biography Flash
Dua Lipa's Triumphant Tour Finale, New Look, and Engagement News | Biosnap AI Report
Dua Lipa BioSnap a weekly updated Biography.Biosnap AI reporting on Dua Lipa’s very full past few days. Fresh off wrapping her Radical Optimism world tour with three sold out nights in Mexico City on December 5, widely described by outlets like Rolling Stone and The London Standard as a victory lap that cemented her as a major touring force, Dua has been visibly shifting into a new chapter with both image and business moves. Wikipedia’s tour recap notes the run as her highest grossing to date, a detail that will matter in any future care...
2025-12-16
03 min
Dua Lipa - Biography Flash
Dua Lipa's Post-Tour Fashion Moments: Defining Her Next Era in Style
Dua Lipa BioSnap a weekly updated Biography.I am Biosnap AI, and in the last few days Dua Lipa has been doing what she does best turning post tour downtime into a rolling fashion moment and a long term brand play that will absolutely matter in future biographies. According to Lifestyle SI and Harper’s Bazaar, she dropped a new Instagram carousel captioned factory reset, unveiling lighter cinnamon toned hair and a sheer mocha bodysuit with metallic animal print, marigold fringe and a contrasting patterned pencil skirt, finished with oversized gold earrings, a turquoise watch and a...
2025-12-13
02 min
Service95 Book Club With Dua Lipa
Ingvild Rishøi Reads from Brightly Shining, Dua’s Monthly Read for December
This month on the Service95 Book Club podcast, Dua sits down with Norwegian author Ingvild Rishøi to discuss her moving novel Brightly Shining – Dua’s Monthly Read for December – a story shaped by love, chaos, and the stubborn hope that gets a child through tough times. In a Service95 exclusive, Ingvild reads a passage that captures the novel’s intimate focus on a family stuck in a familiar loop of crisis and shaky fresh starts. We see a dad trying to pull himself together and two daughters who’ve learned how to handle responsibility, exhaustion...
2025-12-09
05 min
Dua Lipa - Biography Flash
Dua Lipa's Radical Year: Global Tours, New Ventures, and Optimism Ahead
Dua Lipa BioSnap a weekly updated Biography.Dua Lipa is closing out a landmark year as she prepares for the final show of her Radical Optimism Tour, set to take place tomorrow night in Mexico City. In a reflective message to fans, the global pop powerhouse described the worldwide trek, which kicked off in Singapore in November 2024, as "an absolute whirlwind of emotions." The tour has taken her across multiple continents and included memorable moments beyond typical concert performances, from sharing the stage with her father during her annual Sunny Hill Festival in Kosovo to collaborating with the...
2025-12-06
02 min
Service95 Book Club With Dua Lipa
Brightly Shining: Ingvild Rishøi on Hope, Hardship & Reimagining a Christmas Classic
This month, for the Service95 Book Club, Dua Lipa speaks with Norwegian author Ingvild Rishøi about Brightly Shining, a contemporary reimagining of The Little Match Girl. The novel follows two young sisters and their alcoholic father, blending social realism with subtle magic to explore poverty, hope, and the emotional complexities of the holiday season. Told through the perspective of 10-year-old Ronja, the story highlights the resilience of children navigating instability, the blurred lines between truth and denial within families affected by addiction, and the differing ways siblings cope with responsibility and hope. By weaving N...
2025-12-02
33 min
Service95 Book Club With Dua Lipa
From the Archive – Just Kids: Patti Smith On Art, Memory & Life-Changing Connections
Regular listeners of the Service95 Book Club podcast will have spotted that, as well as our new monthly author interviews, we love diving back into some of Dua’s most memorable conversations from the past two years – and this one is too good to miss. This time from the archive, Dua sits down with legendary musician, poet and writer Patti Smith to talk about Just Kids – her award-winning memoir and Dua’s Monthly Read from September 2023. A tender portrait of her bond with photographer Robert Mapplethorpe, Just Kids captures the raw electricity of New York in the ’60s and ’70s and th...
2025-11-25
37 min
Service95 Book Club With Dua Lipa
Margaret Atwood Answers Your Questions
In this special episode, we sit down with legendary author Margaret Atwood, whose groundbreaking novel The Handmaid’s Tale is Dua’s Monthly Read for November. From what comes first – character, place, or premise – to how she handles challenging emotions in her writing, Margaret answers your questions across her extraordinary catalogue. She reflects on the rhythm and sound of her prose, the moments that shift the course of her stories, and responds to suggestions that she can predict the future. Plus, she considers the parallels between Serena Joy and the modern Tradwife movement. If you’ve ever...
2025-11-19
09 min
A Pair of Bookends
S6. Debut Spotlight-11. Lucas Oakeley (Men Reading Fiction, Yearning & Food)
(PSA: Sound on this ep improves 5/10 mins in, apologies!) For today's episode Hannah was joined by author Lucas Oakeley to discuss his debut novel Nearly Departed which you can buy here.They discuss Lucas's social media campaign to get men reading fiction, love stories, food and lots more. If you enjoy this episode please do rate, review & subscribe, for more content you can find us over on Patreon. You can follow us via Instagram, X & Tik Tok. You can follow Lucas via Instagram, Twitter/X & Tik Tok. Books & other mentions in this episode: Flesh by Da...
2025-11-19
39 min
Service95 Book Club With Dua Lipa
Bonus Episode: The Handmaid’s Tale – Elisabeth Moss on Becoming Offred, Meeting Margaret Atwood & The Symbolism of the Handmaid’s Costume
In this special bonus episode of Dua’s Monthly Read for November, we sit down with acclaimed actor Elisabeth Moss, who brings June Osborne – better known as Offred – to life in the Emmy-winning television adaptation of The Handmaid’s Tale. Elisabeth opens up about the first time she read Margaret Atwood’s iconic novel, what it was like meeting the author herself, and how both moments shaped her portrayal of one of contemporary fiction’s most iconic heroines. She also delves into the evolution of the handmaid’s costumes and how designer Ane Crabtree helped transform Margaret’s vision i...
2025-11-14
18 min
Service95 Book Club With Dua Lipa
Margaret Atwood Reads from Her Memoir, Book Of Lives, Reflecting on the Origins of Offred In The Handmaid’s Tale
Dua sits down with literary icon Margaret Atwood to discuss The Handmaid’s Tale – Dua’s Monthly Read for November – alongside Margaret’s new memoir, Book Of Lives. In her deeply personal book, Margaret revisits the people, places, and ideas that have shaped her writing, offering a rare glimpse into the imagination behind her most enduring creations. In a Service95 exclusive, Margaret reads a passage from Book Of Lives, which recounts how she arrived at the name Offred – the protagonist of The Handmaid’s Tale. It’s an illuminating moment from Book Of Lives, revealing how language, history, and power intertwine...
2025-11-11
07 min
Dua Lipa - Biography Flash
Dua Lipa's Global Domination: Fashion, Music, and Business Ventures
Dua Lipa BioSnap a weekly updated Biography.Dua Lipa has been everywhere these past few days, with the kind of fashion and cultural presence that only a true global pop star can command. Over the weekend in New York City on Saturday night, Dua and her fiancé Callum Turner—whose engagement she finally confirmed this summer despite wearing the ring since January—turned heads at Rosalía’s intimate LUX listening party in Brooklyn. Dua arrived in a bold, floor-grazing snakeskin coat by Jil Sander atop a sheer lace slip dress from Roberto Cavalli, finished with chunky gold jewelry...
2025-11-04
03 min
Service95 Book Club With Dua Lipa
The Handmaid’s Tale: Margaret Atwood on Power, Possession & Political Origins
This month, Dua sits down with literary icon Margaret Atwood to discuss her groundbreaking novel The Handmaid’s Tale – a dystopian classic that continues to resonate decades after its 1985 publication. Set in a totalitarian society where women are stripped of their rights and forced into reproductive servitude, the novel explores themes of power, control, and resistance through the eyes of its protagonist, Offred. Margaret reflects on how her experiences in Cold War-era East Berlin, the rise of the religious right, her reading of Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four, and her studies of the Salem witch trials all helped shape the w...
2025-11-04
43 min
Dua Lipa - Biography Flash
Dua Lipa's Latin American Tour Kicks Off Amid Booming Business Ventures and Blossoming Romance
Dua Lipa BioSnap a weekly updated Biography.Dua Lipa has been making headlines this past week as she gears up for the Latin American leg of her Radical Optimism World Tour. According to Ground News and FMDOS, Dua will hit Buenos Aires on November 7 and 8 before two sold-out nights at the National Stadium in Chile on November 11 and 12, with shows to follow across Brazil, Peru, Colombia, and Mexico. The anticipation is sky-high after her energetic North American tour, which she wrapped up with two high-octane sold-out shows in Seattle. On stage, recent Los Angeles shows at the Kia...
2025-11-01
02 min
Service95 Book Club With Dua Lipa
From the Archive – Say Nothing: Patrick Radden Keefe On Conflict, Memory & The Cost Of Peace
Welcome to the Service95 Book Club with Dua Lipa, a podcast dedicated to the books that stay with us – and the brilliant minds behind them. As well as bringing you a brand-new episode every month, we’ll also be dipping into the archive of fascinating conversations Dua has had with authors over the past two years. This time from the archive, Dua sits down with award-winning journalist and author Patrick Radden Keefe to discuss Say Nothing – the gripping true-crime narrative and Dua’s Monthly Read for June 2024. Centred around the disappearance of Jean McConville during the Troubl...
2025-10-29
43 min
Dua Lipa - Biography Flash
Dua Lipa's Radical Optimism Tour Triumphs, Personal Milestones, and Creative Horizons
Dua Lipa BioSnap a weekly updated Biography.Over the past several days, Dua Lipa has maintained her golden touch, straddling the worlds of superstar spectacle, personal life, and intriguing social media moments. Onstage, she just wrapped the North American leg of her Radical Optimism Tour with a final blaze in Seattle, Washington. According to Seattle Music News, her October 15 show at Climate Pledge Arena was a sprawling, four-act pop odyssey, with Lipa cycling through elemental-themed sets—ocean, sky, desert, and heavenly realms—while delivering her hits with laser-guided precision. The night was punctuated by a surprise duet with Seat...
2025-10-25
04 min
Library Talks
David Szalay with Dua Lipa: Flesh
In this episode of Library Talks, join Dua Lipa for a live discussion of Flesh by David Szalay, a book club pick for Service95—the global lifestyle platform and weekly newsletter she founded. Longlisted for the 2025 Booker Prize, Flesh tells the rags-to-riches story of Istvan, a lonely young man raised on a Hungarian housing estate, whose rise from obscurity to success is ultimately derailed by events beyond his control.
2025-10-22
40 min
Service95 Book Club With Dua Lipa
Inside Flesh: David Szalay Answers Your Questions
In this special episode, we sit down with award-winning author David Szalay, whose novel Flesh is Dua's Monthly Readfor October. From the influence of his Hungarian roots to the spark that ignites his book ideas, David answers readers’ questions about the emotional, cultural, and intellectual threads that weave through his work. If you’ve been moved, challenged, or intrigued by Flesh, this episode is a must-listen. Buy the book at Bookshop.org, Waterstones, and Barnes & Noble Get in touch: 📩 Email us – books@service95.com 📲 Follow @service95bookclub on Ins...
2025-10-21
09 min
Dua Lipa - Biography Flash
Dua Lipa's Radical Rise: Billie Joe Duet, Billion Dollar Empire, and Pop Dominance
Dua Lipa BioSnap a weekly updated Biography.Dua Lipa just wrapped up two electrifying nights at San Francisco's Chase Center on October 11th and 12th as part of her Radical Optimism Tour, and the performances delivered some truly memorable moments. The biggest surprise came on October 12th when Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong made a special guest appearance, joining Dua on stage for an emotional rendition of Green Day's iconic hit "Wake Me Up When September Ends." This collaboration is part of Dua's ongoing tour tradition of honoring local artists with surprise covers, and according to multiple...
2025-10-14
02 min
Service95 Book Club With Dua Lipa
David Szalay Reads from His Novel, Flesh, Exploring a Tour of Duty in Iraq
This month on the Service95 Book Club podcast, Dua is joined by award-winning author David Szalay to discuss his quietly powerful novel Flesh – selected as Dua’s Monthly Read for October. Told through a series of spare, intimate portraits, the novel captures moments of human vulnerability with a precision that feels deeply real. In a Service95 exclusive, David reads from a chapter set in Iraq, where the protagonist István and his fellow soldiers find themselves beside a hotel pool, suspended in the strange stillness of their return from war. There is no drama, no action – just silence...
2025-10-14
11 min
Dua Lipa - Biography Flash
Dua Lipa Stuns LA with Surprise PrEP Day Performance and Superstar Guests on Radical Optimism Tour
Dua Lipa BioSnap a weekly updated Biography.Dua Lipa has been making waves across multiple fronts this past week, from wrapping up her Los Angeles tour dates to making a surprise appearance at a major LGBTQ community event. The pop superstar concluded her four-night sold-out run at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles on October eighth as part of her Radical Optimism Tour, bringing out special guests Gwen Stefani and Lionel Richie to perform with her. Instagram posts from LA Weekly show Stefani joining her onstage to perform the No Doubt classic Don't Speak on that final night...
2025-10-11
02 min
Dua Lipa - Biography Flash
Dua Lipa's Billion-Dollar Empire: From Pop Stardom to Fitness Mogul
Dua Lipa BioSnap a weekly updated Biography.Dua Lipa has been making headlines this week with her ongoing Radical Optimism Tour hitting major venues across the United States. The 30-year-old pop star delivered what IMDB calls an extraordinary performance at LA's Kia Forum on Sunday, completing the second of four sold-out shows at the iconic venue. Her flashy, sparkling production transformed the massive arena into what felt like an intimate concert experience, showcasing both her radio hits and deeper album cuts to fans of all ages.The tour momentum continues as Dua prepares for her upcoming...
2025-10-07
02 min
Service95 Book Club With Dua Lipa
Flesh: David Szalay’s Spare and Unvarnished Portrait of a Man Adrift
This month’s Service95 Book Club episode comes to you live from the New York Public Library, in partnership with Spotify, recorded in September in front of an audience. Dua is joined by Booker-shortlisted writer David Szalay to discuss his astonishing new novel Flesh - a brilliantly spare and unsettling portrait of a man caught between desire, social classes, and fate. The story follows István from a bleak Hungarian housing estate to the upper echelons of London society. But David resists the hero’s arc: István is passive, pliable, often silent – a man seemingly buffeted by events rath...
2025-10-06
40 min
Educate Your Earbuds
Artist Spotlight: Dua Lipa ✨
This week on Educate Your Earbuds, we’re putting the ✨spotlight✨ on none other than pop queen Dua Lipa. From dominating the charts to building her own empire, Dua’s proving she’s way more than just a superstar with a killer discography. Gerald is back as my guest co-host (and resident Dua stan) as we dive into her world: her Service95 platform and must-read book club picks 📚, her ventures in fashion and wellness (yes, she’s even got a pilates company 👀), and the cultural impact she’s had through the Sunny Hill Festival in Kosovo. Plus, we get into Dua’s advocacy...
2025-10-02
1h 05
Dua Lipa - Biography Flash
Dua Lipa Dominates NYC, Joins Frame Fitness as Co-Founder | Pop Star's Global Impact Grows
Dua Lipa BioSnap a weekly updated Biography.Dua Lipa’s week has been a whirlwind of milestones and chart-topping moments, with headlines everywhere confirming her transition from pop superstar to a cultural force both on and off stage. On September 18th, she electrified a sold-out Madison Square Garden as part of her massive Radical Optimism Tour, and that energy has rippled out through New York and across the internet. Her four-night run at the Garden concluded with headline-making special guest appearances: Nile Rodgers joined her to perform “Le Freak,” and Lenny Kravitz surprised the crowd with a powerful rendit...
2025-09-23
03 min
Learn English Podcast
5 Book Recommendations to Improve Your English Naturally
📚 This episode of the Learn English Podcast shares five books that can help improve English through consistent reading. Reading is one of the most effective ways to build vocabulary, understand grammar in context, and strengthen listening and comprehension skills. The recommended books include classic literature, modern fiction, and nonfiction, offering a wide variety of English styles and difficulty levels.Short summaries are provided for each book, along with key information about the setting, characters, writing style, and why each book is helpful for English learners. ✔ Washington Square – short classic, easy to follow✔ The...
2025-09-22
25 min
Dua Lipa - Biography Flash
Dua Lipa: Radical Optimism, Record-Breaking Profits, and a Mesmerizing Tour
Dua Lipa BioSnap a weekly updated Biography.The past week has been a whirlwind for Dua Lipa and the headlines speak for themselves. At just 29, Dua has been named the youngest person on the 2025 UK rich list with an estimated wealth of £115 million, which puts her in the company of legacy stars decades her senior. AOL reports this comes alongside record profits for her company Radical 22 Ltd, which saw net assets hit almost £30 million, generating weekly growth of £154,000 according to the Daily Mail and Telegrafi. But the money is only part of the story. Dua’s Radical Optimism Tour...
2025-09-16
03 min
Service95 Book Club With Dua Lipa
From the Archive – Drive Your Plow Over The Bones Of The Dead: Olga Tokarczuk On Mysticism, Justice & William Blake
Welcome to the Service95 Book Club with Dua Lipa, a podcast dedicated to the books that stay with us – and the brilliant minds behind them. As well as bringing you a brand-new episode every month, we’ll also be dipping into the archive of fascinating conversations Dua has had with authors over the past two years. This time from the archive, Dua sits down with Nobel Prize-winning author Olga Tokarczuk to discuss her darkly humorous and deeply philosophical novel Drive Your Plow Over The Bones Of The Dead – Dua's Monthly Read for January 2025. The story follows...
2025-09-16
34 min
Service95 Book Club With Dua Lipa
Percival Everett Reads from His Booker-Shortlisted Novel, The Trees
This month on the Service95 Book Club podcast, Dua is joined by acclaimed American author Percival Everett to discuss his genre-defying, fiercely satirical novel The Trees – selected as Dua’s Monthly Read for September. A Booker Prize finalist, the book investigates the legacy of racial violence in America through a story that is as chilling as it is darkly comic. In a Service95 exclusive, Percival reads from the novel’s searing Chapter 64 – a passage that echoes with names of those brutally murdered by lynch mobs. Some are remembered. Some are listed only as “unknown male” or “unknown female”...
2025-09-09
06 min
Book Club for Masochists: a Readers' Advisory Podcast
Episode 218 - Book Club Books
It's episode 218 and time for us to talk about the Book Club Books! We discuss what counts as a book club, religion, food memoirs, historical fiction, girls loving each other in 1954, the prison industrial complex, and more! Plus, we discuss geographic-specific food we miss! You can download the podcast directly, find it on Libsyn, or get it through Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcast delivery system. In this episode Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray 🦇 | Jam Edwards Things We Read (or tried to…) Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng Where'd You G...
2025-09-02
1h 10
Service95 Book Club With Dua Lipa
The Trees: Percival Everett on Satire, Justice & America’s Haunted Past
This month, Dua is joined by one of the most singular voices in American fiction – the acclaimed author Percival Everett whose novel The Trees was shortlisted for the 2022 Booker Prize. It’s not an understatement to say that Percival is having a moment – his most recent novel James won the 2024 National Book Award and the 2025 Pulitzer Prize, while American Fiction, the film adaptation of his novel Erasure, won an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay in 2024. On the surface, The Trees is a murder mystery. But scratch deeper and it becomes a furious, funny, and fearless interrogation of racism, lynch...
2025-09-02
35 min
Service95 Book Club With Dua Lipa
From the Archive – The Guest: Emma Cline On Outsiders, Delusion & Desire
Welcome to the Service95 Book Club with Dua Lipa, a podcast dedicated to the books that stay with us – and the brilliant minds behind them.As well as bringing you a brand-new episode every month, we’ll also be dipping into the archive of fascinating conversations Dua has had with authors over the past two years. In this archive episode, Dua sits down with New York Times-bestselling author Emma Cline to talk about her haunting novel The Guest – a story of a young woman adrift in the Hamptons over one long summer, where tension shimmers below...
2025-08-25
35 min
Service95 Book Club With Dua Lipa
Helen Garner Reads from Her Gripping Courtroom Drama, This House of Grief
This month on the Service95 Book Club podcast, Dua is joined by legendary Australian author Helen Garner to discuss her quietly devastating masterpiece, This House Of Grief. Selected as Dua’s Monthly Read for August, this true crime classic recounts the harrowing case of Robert Farquharson, a father accused of drowning his three young sons by driving them into a dam on Father’s Day. In a Service95 exclusive, Helen reads the haunting opening pages of the book – a passage that sets the emotional tone for everything that follows. Her voice carries the weight of a story that...
2025-08-19
07 min
NielsenIQ BookData's The Bestsellers podcast
#12 — July 2025 bestsellers + the travel book market
In episode 12 of NielsenIQ BookData's The Bestsellers podcast, Belle and Philip count down the top 20 bestselling books in the UK in the month of July (01.03), reveal their "Beyond the Bestsellers" picks (06:47), and put travel books "Under the Spotlight" (16:48). Along the way Belle and Philip discuss a first adult number one for an established children's writer, celebrate and reflect on the podcast's first birthday, highlight two books enjoying sales boosts for very different reasons and, inspired by Slutty Chef, reveal their go-to cheeky Nando's order.Books featured in this episode that can be purchased at all good booksellers i...
2025-08-15
35 min
Dua Lipa - Biography Flash
Dua Lipa's Radical Optimism: Beach Bliss, MSG Dates, and Pop Dominance at 30
Dua Lipa BioSnap a weekly updated Biography.I am Biosnap AI, and here is what matters for Dua Lipa in the past few days. According to Parade, Dua took to Instagram over the weekend to share an all white seaside look captioned VITAMIN SEA, her engagement ring visible as she continues a summer break ahead of her 30th birthday on August 22, and the post drew massive engagement, signaling sustained fan interest during tour downtime. Parade notes her recent beach stops and reminds that she courted debate in June with a Nothing Compares 2 U cover in Dublin, adding texture...
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03 min
CodEX Machina
Community of Memories with Literary Journal TXT
Chief editors of TXT Celine Kock and Lena Ryzhova joined us today to discuss their upcoming publication. On this episode we discussed what it's like to work on the journal and why community of memories is the topic for this years publication. Visit this site to learn more about TXT!Books mentioned: Iron Widow by Xiran Jay ZhaoThe Master and Margarita by Mikhail BulgakovThe Enola Holmes Mysteries by Nancy Springer A Sherlock Holmes Adventure Series by Bonnie McBirdDrive Your Plow Over the...
2025-08-11
32 min
Dua Lipa - Biography Flash
Dua Lipa's Sunny Hill Triumph: Kosovo Citizenship and Festival Reign
Dua Lipa BioSnap a weekly updated Biography.Dua Lipa has spent the last week at the center of a historic personal and public moment thanks to her electrifying presence at the Sunny Hill Festival in Pristina Kosovo solidifying both her cultural roots and pop powerhouse status. According to Harper’s Bazaar and her own Instagram Dua Lipa rocked the festival as both a headliner and an exuberant spectator donning a Prada ribbed mini co-ord set with a classic Chanel handbag and custom viral Miu Miu boots while showing off an unreleased pair of metallic silver Puma Speedcat sneakers a...
2025-08-09
03 min
Service95 Book Club With Dua Lipa
This House of Grief: Helen Garner on Empathy, Guilt & Writing Through The Unthinkable
What does it mean to truly bear witness – especially to something that defies comprehension? This month on the Service95 Book Club, Dua is joined by legendary Australian writer Helen Garner to discuss This House Of Grief – a haunting account of a father on trial for the murder of his three young sons. The book is part true crime, part literary reportage, and wholly unflinching. As Dua says, it has the pace of a thriller, but it also forces us to ask the most uncomfortable questions about love, justice, and the limits of empathy. Together, Dua and He...
2025-08-05
53 min
Dua Lipa - Biography Flash
Dua Lipa: Radical Optimism, Romantic Getaways, and a Growing Empire
Dua Lipa BioSnap a weekly updated Biography.Dua Lipa is basking in the spotlight this week, not just for her music but for the sheer breadth of her expanding career and a headline-grabbing love life. The latest buzz comes straight from her own Instagram, where she shared an intimate photo diary of a sun-soaked getaway in Palermo, Sicily with her fiancé, actor Callum Turner. Harper’s Bazaar and a slew of fan accounts captured their romantic European adventure, with PDA-filled snaps showcasing Lipa’s signature style and her dazzling engagement ring. The couple, who made their engagement official via B...
2025-07-26
03 min
Service95 Book Club With Dua Lipa
From the Archive – Trust: Hernan Diaz On Power, Silence & Who Gets To Tell The Story
Welcome to the Service95 Book Club with Dua Lipa, a podcast dedicated to the books that stay with us – and the brilliant minds behind them. As well as bringing you a brand-new episode every month, we’ll also be dipping into the archive of fascinating conversations Dua has had with authors over the past two years. This time from the archive, Dua sits down with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Hernan Diaz to talk about his bold and genre-defying novel Trust – a mind-bending story told through four interlocking narratives. In this episode, Hernan and Dua explore w...
2025-07-15
46 min
Service95 Book Club With Dua Lipa
Small Boat: Vincent Delecroix on Asylum, Responsibility & the Limits of Sympathy
This month, we’re tackling one of the most urgent issues of our time, the question of migration across borders. Small Boat is a stunning and provocative novel that is inspired by the real-life tragedy of 27 asylum seekers who drowned in the English Channel in 2021. Rather than tell the story through the perspective of the victims, Small Boat is narrated by the French radio operator who failed to send help. It’s an audacious and uncomfortable choice – and that’s exactly the point. In this episode, Dua speaks with Vincent about moral responsibility, the challenge of maintaining empathy a...
2025-07-01
45 min
Service95 Book Club With Dua Lipa
From the Archive – On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous: Ocean Vuong On Beauty, Grief & The Language That Saves Us
Welcome to the Service95 Book Club with Dua Lipa, a new podcast dedicated to the books that stay with us – and the brilliant minds behind them. As well as bringing you a brand-new episode every month, we’ll also be dipping into the archive of fascinating conversations Dua has had with authors over the past two years. First up from the archive, Dua joined by the extraordinary Ocean Vuong, whose novel On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous left a huge mark on so many readers around the world. In this episode, Ocean and Dua talk a...
2025-06-10
53 min
Service95 Book Club With Dua Lipa
Widow Basquiat: Jennifer Clement on Love, Art & 1980s New York
Welcome to the very first episode of the Service95 Book Club with Dua Lipa, a new podcast dedicated to the books that stay with us – and the brilliant minds behind them. To launch the series, Dua is joined by Jennifer Clement, whose unique book Widow Basquiat lifts the curtain on the artist Jean-Michel Basquiat and his complex relationship with his muse, lover and bohemian spirit Suzanne Malouk. It’s a chaotic love story like no other, as well as a love letter to an almost mythical New York City that no longer exists. In this...
2025-06-10
39 min
Jen & Tim Show
Trump Toohey: Which animated film series features Miranda Cosgrove as the voice of Margo?
7:30AM: 1. Mariah Carey might be gearing up to drop her 16th album. The singer teased a clip on her socials vibing in a car to a track with her voice saying, “To show my appreciation for your support, thank you DJs.” Which holiday does Mariah Carey says he “officially defrosts” for each year in memes and video? Christmas 2. A “Tommy Boy Fest” is coming to Sandusky - the setting of the film - to celebrate its 30th anniversary. Tommy Boy Fest happens August 7-9th. Which actor plays Tommy Callahan in the movie? Chris Farley 3. In celebration of the 40th anniversary...
2025-06-04
15 min
Service95 Book Club With Dua Lipa
Introducing Service95 Book Club With Dua Lipa
In this new podcast series, we’ll bring you both new interviews with authors of Dua’s Monthly Reads - books that make you laugh, cry, or rethink something you thought you knew - and dive back into the Service95 archives to hear conversations that are too good to miss. A place that Dua will share her favourite reads from her bookshelf with you, let’s open the front cover and get started. Get in touch: 📩 Email us - books@service95.com 📲 Follow @service95bookclub on Instagram for...
2025-05-30
03 min
Straight Up
Dua Lipa, #SkinnyTok and the labubu doll craze
Dua Lipa has been hailed as ‘the best literary interviewer’ for her forensically researched Service95 author chats and so ofc we had to weigh in, huns, from the rise of celebrity book clubs (and even book stylists) to why people are so reticent to acknowledge a beautiful woman’s intelligence. Also this week: celebrity couples from Kylie and Timothée to Gigi Hadid and Bradley Cooper, the labubu doll craze and the ‘kidultification’ of culture, plus a deepdive into the disturbing world of #SkinnyTok. Is this the end of body positivity or just recycled fatphobia, emboldened by the Ozempic era? Finall...
2025-05-15
1h 00
Vamos tranqui con Gina Jaramillo
Mr. Beast en Calakmul: fama y polémica. El club de lectura de Dua Lipa. Agenda TV: El Eternauta.
Recordamos la vida y legado de José "Pepe" Mujica, el expresidente uruguayo que falleció a los 89 años, símbolo de sencillez y resistencia. También hablamos de la reciente visita de Mr. Beast a Calakmul, que ha desatado polémica en redes, y exploramos el impacto del Service95 Book Club de Dua Lipa, una comunidad global de lectores que sigue creciendo. Para cerrar, nos sumergimos en el universo de "El Eternauta," la historieta argentina que ahora rompe récords en Netflix con su nueva adaptación. Programa transmitido el 14 de mayo de 2025. Escucha Vamos tr...
2025-05-15
1h 11
The MinnMax Show
Clair Obscur Review, Oblivion Remaster, Onimusha 2
https://www.patreon.com/minnmax - Unlock a benefit and directly support independent games media MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, Jacob Geller, and Jeff Marchiafava rave about the new RPG Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (join The Deepest Dive!) and unpack their nostalgic memories with the surprising release of the remaster for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. We also talk about the new puzzle platformer Bionic Bay, the experimental tabletop/video game hybrid from former Blizzard developers with Sunderfolk, Capcom's big remaster of Onimusha 2, and a whole lot more. Then we answer questions submitted on Patreon by the community...
2025-04-24
2h 07
The Round Room
4B and Other Women's Movements Around the World
In this episode of the Round Room, we examine the evolving landscape of women's rights movements in the 21st century. We explore how transgender women are facing increasing violence and discrimination worldwide spotlighted by international incidents in China, Iran, and Afghanistan. We also explore global feminist responses, including South Korea’s radical 4B movement, mass women’s strikes across Europe and Latin America, and the urgent fight for reproductive rights. Join us as we trace how these movements challenge dominant norms, push back against gender based oppression, and reimagine what it means to be a woman today.
2025-04-20
14 min
Fiszkowa kartoteka książek
Literackie trendy: kiedyś salony, dziś TikTok i Instagram
☕ Chcesz postawić mi kawę?https://buycoffee.to/fiszkowa Każda kawa to wsparcie, które przeznaczę na... więcej książek! 💖✨ Znajdziesz mnie też tutaj:📸 Instagram: www.instagram.com/fiszkowa_kartoteka📚 Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/fiszkowakartoteka🎧 Podcasty: Wyszukaj "Fiszkowa kartoteka" na swojej ulubionej aplikacji do słuchania podcastów!📽️ Obejrzyj film i daj znać, czy znasz któryś ze wspomnianych przeze mnie klubów czytelniczych. A może znasz jakiś inny?Nie zapomnij zostawić łapki w górę 👍 i subskrypcji 🔔, żeby nie przegapić kolejnych odcinków! 🥰Mówię o tym jak XVII-XVIII wieczna tradycja salonów literackich powraca jako kluby książkowe prowadzone przez gwiazdy, często w mediac...
2025-04-19
20 min