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Dua Lipa

Dua Lipa is a Grammy-winning pop singer behind Future Nostalgia and Radical Optimism. Away from music she is a serious reader, and in 2023 she launched Service95 Book Club through her newsletter, picking one book a month and interviewing the author. Picks below come from Service95.

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All Dua Lipa book recommendations.

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Non-Fiction

Bad Feminist

by Roxane Gay2014

“My Monthly Read for March is Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay. It's an essay collection that feels like a conversation with your smartest, funniest, wisest friend who's always prepared to work things out alongside you.”source

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Historical Fiction

Lincoln in the Bardo

by George Saunders2017

“There is no one writing today who can match George Saunders for compassion and empathy. The very last page still replays in my mind.”source

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Non-Fiction

Say Nothing

by Patrick Radden Keefe2019

“Say Nothing is a masterclass in the art of the 'non-fiction novel'. It has all the elements of great fiction, mesmerising characters, intrigue and plot twists. And it also happens to be true.”source

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Memoir

Crying in H Mart

by Michelle Zauner2021

“It's a story that is both beautiful and heartbreaking; it is as raw as it is precious. I bawled my eyes out, but I also loved it and I hope you do too”source

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Literary Fiction

The Guest

by Emma Cline2023

“My Monthly Read for January is the eerily beautiful The Guest by Emma Cline. Every page of this book raised so many questions for me!”source

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Literary Fiction

The Vanishing Half

by Brit Bennett2020

“I was struck by how the novel so cleverly raises questions of heritage and identity while remaining non-judgmental, empathetic, and full of heart. I raced through this book and I'm sure you will too”source

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Literary Fiction

One Hundred Years of Solitude

by Gabriel Garcia Marquez1967

“This incredible novel put me under a spell. I was captivated by the fantastical elements that live alongside reality and loved how time loops and sways in the fictional town of Macondo.”source

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Memoir

Just Kids

by Patti Smith2006

“Our September Monthly Read is the memoir Just Kids by Patti Smith. Patti is an absolute rock and roll icon and a personal hero of mine so I am beyond excited to dive into this book.”source

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Historical Fiction

Half of a Yellow Sun

by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie2006

“I am delighted to announce our August Monthly Read is Half Of A Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. I loved this book and I am beyond thrilled to be reading it with you!”source

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Historical Fiction

Pachinko

by Min Jin Lee2017

“It's a story of the search for identity in a hostile country, of what immigrant parents sacrifice for their children, and of the choices women must make in a man's world.”source

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Literary Fiction

Shuggie Bain

by Douglas Stuart2020

“I clearly have a thing for heart-breaking books and this is no exception. Yet there is so much love within the pages of this book, particularly between Shuggie and his mother Agnes”source

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