Dua Lipa‘s July pick for her Service95 book club is ‘Noughts & Crosses‘ by Malorie Blackman. The Young Adult book explores racism and classism during its alternative version of Britain, in which black people (crosses) rule over white people (noughts).
For the Service95 Book Club, Dua Lipa spoke to author Patrick Radden Keefe about his non-fiction novel, ‘Say Nothing.’ The book explores The Troubles in Ireland through the lens of the abduction and murder of Jean McConville in 1972.
Dua Lipa‘s June pick for her Service95 book club is ‘Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland‘ by journalist Patrick Radden Keefe. The non-fiction book explores The Troubles in Northern Ireland with the 1972 abduction and murder of Jean Conville as its central focus.
As the winner of International Booker Prize will be announced next week, Dua Lipa took to Service95 to share her love of translated books, which the International Booker Prize celebrates. “I love that this prize celebrates the translator, as well as the author,” she says. In order to celebrate, Dua shared her six favourite translated books. Check them out below:
1. The Unbearable Lightness Of Being by Milan Kundera
2. Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami
3. Bad Habit by Alana S Portero
4. To The Friend Who Did Not Save My Life by Hervé Guibert
5. Love In The Time Of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez
6. My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante
Click here to read Dua’s interview with Service95 where she shares the reasons why she wanted to be involved with the International Booker Prize. This year, Dua read a passage from Swedish author Ia Genberg’s novel ‘The Details,’ which you can watch below. “It was so impactful. I was excited at the opportunity of being involved in a similar way.”
For the Service95 Book Club, Dua Lipa spoke to the Polish author Tomasz Jedrowski about his novel ‘Swimming in the Dark.’ The book, set against the backdrop of communist 1980s Poland, is a tender queer love story and is Dua’s pick for May.
Planet of the Koalaroos (202?)
Role: Vicky (Rumoured)
A live-action comedy spoof inspired by Planet of the Apes and featuring humanoid kangaroos and koala bears, collectively known as the Koalaroos and ruling a post-apocalyptic Earth where only Australia has survived and few humans remain in that land down under of Kylie Minogue, Aborigines, shrimp on the barbie, Fosters beer, and random violence...
The Cincinnati Spin (2025)
Role: Unknown
A young female reporter, recently divorced and down on her luck, gets a chance to write an article for the cover of Time Magazine, in which she finds herself becoming the very story.
Yves Saint Laurent Beauty (2024)
Role: Brand Ambassador
Dua Lipa is a brand ambassador for YSL Beauty, launching YSL LOVESHINE, their brand new makeup collection.
Radical Optimism (2024)
Dua Lipa's uncoming third studio album will be released on May 3rd.
Argylle (2024)
Role: LaGrange
A reclusive author who writes espionage novels about a secret agent and a global spy syndicate realizes the plot of the new book she's writing starts to mirror real-world events, in real time.
Service95 (Since 2022)
Dua Lipa's global platform which includes a website, a weekly newsletter, podcast, and book club.
Tour Dates
2024
June 5 | Waldbühne | Berlin, Germany
June 9 | Arena Pula | Pula, Croatia
June 12 | Arènes de Nîmes | Nîmes, France
June 13 | Arènes de Nîmes | Nîmes, France
June 28 | Glastonbury | Somerset, England
July 4 | Open'er Festival | Gdynia, Poland
July 6 | Rock Werchter | Werchter, Belgium
July 10 | Mad Cool Festival | Madrid, Spain
July 12 | NOS Alive Festival | Oeiras, Portugal
Oct 5 | Austin City Limits | Austin, Texas, US
Oct 12 | Austin City Limits | Austin, Texas, US
Oct 17 | The Royal Albert Hall | London. England
Nov 5 | Singapore Indoor Stadium | Kallang, Singapore
Nov 6 | Singapore Indoor Stadium | Kallang, Singapore
Nov 9 | Indonesia Arena-Senayan | Jakarta, Indonesia
Nov 13 | Philippine Arena | Manila, Philippines
Nov 16 | Saitama Super Arena | Tokyo, Japan
Nov 17 | Saitama Super Arena | Tokyo, Japan
Nov 20 | Rakuten Taoyuan Baseball Stadium | Taipei, Taiwan
Nov 23 | Axiata Arena | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Nov 24 | Axiata Arena | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Nov 27 | Impact Arena | Bangkok, Thailand
Nov 30 | Zomato Feeding India Concert | Mumbai, India