Dua Lipa's Reading List

Pop musician and founder of Service95 Book Club, where she shares monthly literary fiction, essays, and plays.

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Service95 Book Club — 2026 Monthly Reads (2026)

Dua Lipa's monthly picks for her Service95 Book Club, spanning literary fiction, essays, and plays.

Source: service95.com

So Late in the Day

Claire Keegan · 2023 · Buy on Amazon

"Keegan's stories are small gems that carry the weight of a great novel."

Jerusalem

Jez Butterworth · 2009 · Buy on Amazon

"The club's first play — chosen for its visceral portrait of English identity and myth."

Bad Feminist

Roxane Gay · 2014 · Buy on Amazon

"A seminal essay collection exploring the nuances of modern womanhood."

The Ark

Haruo Yuki · 2024 · Buy on Amazon

"A survival thriller — 10 hikers trapped in a mountain bunker."

Jackson Alone

Jose Ando · 2025 · Buy on Amazon

"A mystery and exploration of queer identity, centered on a mixed-race massage therapist."

Service95 Book Club — Archive Favorites (2026)

Dua Lipa's most-cited returns: books she revisits because they 'rewired her brain' or moved her profoundly.

Source: service95.com

Small Boat

Vincent Delecroix · 2025 · Buy on Amazon

"A profound, essential story about modern politics and human connection."

Flesh

David Szalay · 2025 · Buy on Amazon

"Will be analyzed and puzzled over by every reader."

Swimming in the Dark

Tomasz Jedrowski · 2020 · Buy on Amazon

"One of her most-cited favorites — a lyrical coming-of-age story set in 1980s Poland."

The Handmaid's Tale

Margaret Atwood · 1985 · Buy on Amazon

"A necessary warning and exploration of possible futures."

Crying in H Mart

Michelle Zauner · 2021 · Buy on Amazon

"About grief, identity, and food — a frequent recommendation."

Shuggie Bain

Douglas Stuart · 2020 · Buy on Amazon

"The very first Service95 pick, praised for its emotional grit."

Favorite books (2023)

Favorite books recommended by Dua Lipa's Book Club List, as compiled by radicalreads.com. Source article: https://radicalreads.com/dua-lipa-favorite-books/.

Source: radicalreads.com

Just Kids

Patti Smith (also rec’d by Carrie Brownstein , Ethan Hawke , Florence Welch , Malcolm Gladwell , Marianne Faithfull , Marina Abramovic , Michael Stipe , Shirley Manson & St. Vincent ) · Buy on Amazon

"It’s hard to define Patti – she is a singer, a songwriter, a poet, a painter and, of course, an author. It’s safe to say that we get something of all of these personas through this beautiful book. Prior to being at the heart of the New York City punk scene, Patti was pushing boundaries in the art world with her lover and best friend, the controversial photographer Robert Mapplethorpe. Their enduring love story – which navigates both romantic and platonic love – forms the warm heart of this bo..."

Half of a Yellow Sun

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (also rec’d by Uzo Aduba ) · Buy on Amazon

"The story takes place in 1960s Nigeria, both before and during the Nigerian Civil War, also known as the Biafran War. If this is a period of history you are not familiar with, don’t worry, you are not alone. Chimamanda skilfully balances truth and fiction, giving a gripping sense of what was at stake for those who lived through the war, and granting this travesty the attention it deserves. However, this isn’t just a story of war. I guarantee you will be totally absorbed by the parallel love s..."

Pachinko

Min Jin Lee (also rec’d by Jia Tolentino & Roxane Gay ) · Buy on Amazon

"It’s a sweeping saga set in Korea and Japan that follows the fortunes of a Korean family across four generations and eight decades. 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. Along the way, I learned so much about the annexation of Korea and early 20th-century Japanese colonialism. If that makes it sound like a heavy lift – don’t worry, it’s not. I was totally absorb..."

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