{"podcast":{"title":"Service95 Book Club With Dua Lipa","slug":"service95-book-club-with-dua-lipa-7360472","podcast_index_feed_id":7360472,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/service95bookclubwithdualipa","website_url":"https://www.service95.com","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/e3185fca-3c8d-11f0-ab72-bf9fbe644e91/image/827b86e767bdad604570c0832c5b9a45.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Service95","episode_count":42,"summary":"Welcome to the Service95 Book Club With Dua Lipa. Join Dua each month as she takes you into the world of a book she has loved – and talks to the writer who brought it to life. Expect reads that will make you laugh, cry, and even change the way you think. There are no rules when it comes to the books Dua chooses. Here, she shares her favourite reads straight from her bookshelf with you. Throughout each month, we’ll also be opening up the Service95 Book Club archive, so you can listen to even more of the thought-provoking, funny and insightful conversations Dua has had with her favourite authors over the past couple of years. Whether you read a book a week or haven’t finished one in a year, there's something for everyone here. We can't wait for you to join us. Find out more @service95bookclub","last_synced_at":"2026-06-10T00:18:39.581400+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/service95-book-club-with-dua-lipa-7360472"},"episode":{"title":"Brightly Shining: Ingvild Rishøi on Hope, Hardship & Reimagining a Christmas Classic","slug":"brightly-shining-ingvild-rish-i-on-hope-hardship-reimagining-a-christmas-classic","published_at":"2025-12-02T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/service95-book-club-with-dua-lipa-7360472/brightly-shining-ingvild-rish-i-on-hope-hardship-reimagining-a-christmas-classic","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/service95-book-club-with-dua-lipa-7360472","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/SVC2454718032.mp3?updated=1764072239","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/SVC2454718032.mp3?updated=1764072239","summary":"This month, for the Service95 Book Club, Dua Lipa speaks with Norwegian author Ingvild Rishøi about Brightly Shining, a contemporary reimagining of The Little Match Girl. The novel follows two young sisters and their alcoholic father, blending social realism with subtle magic to explore poverty, hope, and the emotional complexities of the holiday season. Told through the perspective of 10-year-old Ronja, the story highlights the resilience of children navigating instability, the blurred lines between truth and denial within families affected by addiction, and the differing ways siblings cope with responsibility and hope. By weaving Norway’s most iconic Christmas tale into a modern setting, Rishøi creates a narrative that feels both timeless and urgently relevant – a compassionate portrait of childhood survival and imagination. Warning: Contains spoilers! Buy the book at Bookshop.org, Waterstones, and Barnes & Noble Get in touch: 📩 Email us – books@service95.com 📲 Follow @service95bookclub on Instagram for updates 📚 Subscribe to the Service95 Book Club newsletter – introduced each month by Dua – at www.service95.com And don’t forget to hit subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"This month, for the Service95 Book Club, Dua Lipa speaks with Norwegian author Ingvild Rishøi about Brightly Shining, a contemporary reimagining of The Li…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2029,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/service95-book-club-with-dua-lipa-7360472/episodes/brightly-shining-ingvild-rish-i-on-hope-hardship-reimagining-a-christmas-classic/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/service95-book-club-with-dua-lipa-7360472/brightly-shining-ingvild-rish-i-on-hope-hardship-reimagining-a-christmas-classic.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}