--- title: "Dua Lipa: Three Years of a Book Club, 22 Books a Year, and Meetings with Seven Writers for Vanity Fair" description: "Dua Lipa has been running the Service95 Book Club for three years and has read 22 books this year. For Vanity Fair, she met with seven writers featured in her club and discussed how she finds time to read." date: 2026-11-13T09:28:32.177Z lang: en url: https://xab.info/en/posts/dua-lipa-book-club-vanity-fair-writers tags: [dua-lipa, book-club, reading, vanity-fair, service95, literature] author: "Inna Kinsheva" publisher: "XAB.info" --- # Dua Lipa: Three Years of a Book Club, 22 Books a Year, and Meetings with Seven Writers for Vanity Fair ![Dua Lipa sits at a table with a stack of books from her book club](https://xab.info/media/2026/11/13/dua-lipa-knizhnyy-klub-vanity-fair-pisateli/dua-lipa-knizhnyy-klub-vanity-fair-pisateli-1.webp) ## Key Points - Dua Lipa has been running the Service95 Book Club since 2023, selecting a book monthly and recording a podcast with the author - The singer has read 22 books so far this year, including Sarah Wynn-Williams' memoir about Facebook - For Vanity Fair, Lipa met with seven writers: Douglas Stuart, Brit Bennett, Patti Smith, Roxane Gay, Jennifer Clement, Patrick Radden Keefe, and Min Jin Lee - Douglas Stuart noted that Lipa recommends challenging books and encourages readers to 'lean in' British singer Dua Lipa has been running her own book club for three years now, actively promoting reading among her audience. For a fresh interview with Vanity Fair, she met with seven writers whose books she had read through her club and spoke in detail about how she manages to fit reading into her busy schedule. In the article, the singer shared her favorite authors, literary selection principles, and explained why it is important for her not to put the author in the position of endlessly repeating the same questions. ### Service95 Book Club: How It Works Dua Lipa has her own cultural platform, Service95, where she regularly posts personal recommendations, essays, and collections on film, music, health, wellness, and social initiatives. It was within this platform in 2023 that the Service95 Book Club was launched—a book club for which the singer chooses a book to read every month and records a special podcast with the author. According to Lipa, the podcast format grew out of personal experience: “I’ve done so many interviews, and I’ve had to answer the same question over and over again. So I don’t want to put an author in that same position. It’s one of my favorite things; I get so much from these conversations.” ### 22 Books a Year and 'Careless People' by Sarah Wynn-Williams Dua Lipa calls herself an avid reader: she has already managed to read 22 books this year. Among the most recent is 'Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism' by Sarah Wynn-Williams. The memoirist was a global policy director at Facebook, and in the book, she spoke candidly about the company’s internal processes: the flaws in corporate culture, Facebook’s role in Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign, and other topics she considers important for a wide audience. ### Seven Writers in the Vanity Fair Frame For the Vanity Fair feature, Dua Lipa met with seven of her favorite writers: Douglas Stuart, Brit Bennett, Patti Smith, Roxane Gay, Jennifer Clement, Patrick Radden Keefe, and Min Jin Lee. All these authors' books were read in the singer's book club at her personal recommendation. In shots from the interview, Lipa poses with a stack of books, including 'Widow Basquiat,' Douglas Stuart's 'Shuggie Bain,' Min Jin Lee's 'Pachinko,' Brit Bennett's 'The Vanishing Half,' and Roxane Gay's 'Bad Feminist.' ### Writers on the Singer: “She Pushes You to Lean In” The writers whose books have been included in the club respond positively to Lipa's efforts to promote reading. Douglas Stuart, author of the novel 'Shuggie Bain,' noted that the singer does not choose the easiest books, but, on the contrary, encourages readers to challenge themselves. “She says: ‘Read this difficult book, this banned book, and see what they want to deny you, see what you can achieve, and have access to what will make you more powerful!’” Vanity Fair reports. ### Reading on the Go: A Habit That Sticks As to how Lipa manages to find time to read, she was straightforward: she most often reads while traveling. “I can read in the car; I don’t get motion sick,” the singer says. According to her, she always keeps a book in her purse, which allows her to fill any free moment of the day. This habit, by her own admission, has become one of the few sustainable rituals in a schedule where no two days are the same for weeks on end. ## Fact-Check & Sources - [Дуа Липа встретилась с любимыми писателями и рассказала о своей любви к чтению](https://wave.rbc.ua/ukr/stars/dua-lipa-zustrilas-ulyublenimi-pismennikami-1794561797.html) - Original source: All facts (book club since 2023, 22 books, seven writers, quotes, Service95 platform) are taken from this material without changes. ## FAQ ### When did Dua Lipa launch her book club? The Service95 Book Club was launched in 2023 as part of the singer's cultural platform, Service95. ### How many books has Dua Lipa read this year? According to the singer, she has already read 22 books this year. ### Which writers did Dua Lipa meet for Vanity Fair? For the Vanity Fair interview, she met with Douglas Stuart, Brit Bennett, Patti Smith, Roxane Gay, Jennifer Clement, Patrick Radden Keefe, and Min Jin Lee. ### How does Dua Lipa find time to read? The singer reads most often while traveling and in the car, and always keeps a book in her purse.