Archive · 20 Aug 2025
Dua Lipa Shares Childhood Sparked Lifelong Love of Books
Dua Lipa, a famous singer, says she loves reading because she read a lot when she was a kid.
She used to spend time in a bookstore's children's section with her mom.
Her parents and grandfather also loved books.
She visited a book club in a women's prison and saw how much reading helped them.
She even started her own book club, Service95, so others could enjoy reading too.
Dua Lipa credits her childhood for sparking her love of books.
Her passion for reading started early in life.
Her mother spent weekends in a children's bookstore, fostering Dua Lipa's interest.
She visited a women's prison book club as part of the Booker Prize Foundation's program.
Dua Lipa started a book club, Service95, to encourage more people to read.
- Who
- Dua Lipa, her mother, her grandfather, and the women in the prison book club.
- What
- Dua Lipa discussed her love of reading and its impact on her life.
- When
- As a child and currently.
- Where
- At a bookstore in London and at a women's prison in the U.K.
- Why
- Dua Lipa shared how reading has influenced her life, from her childhood to starting a book club to encourage reading.
- Artist
- Dua Lipa
- Known for
- Singer-songwriter of chart-toppers like 'Dance the Night Away' and 'Levitating'
- Age
- 29
- Bookstore location
- O2 Centre on Finchley Road in London
- Book Club
- Service95 Book Club