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For the Service95 Book Club this month, Dua is joined by Nobel Prize-winning author Kazuo Ishiguro to discuss Klara And The Sun, her October Monthly Read. As Taika Waititi’s film adaptation arrives in cinemas this month, they explore Ishiguro’s speculative novel and its questions ...  Show more

From the Service95 Book Club archive this month, we’re bringing you Dua’s May 2025 interview with Mexican author Guadalupe Nettel, on her novel Still Born. Set in Mexico City, friends Alina and Laura are united in their decision to be childfree, refusing to fall into a trap of th ...  Show more

Ellen and Mom discuss the drudges, dead bodies, and demigod heroes in The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy by Megan Bannen.  Plus, football players and Galentine's.  

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On this week's episode, we welcome Dr. Saliha Afridi, clinical psychologist and chairwoman of The Lighthouse Arabia in Dubai. Dr. Afridi shares her personal journey and professional insights, diving deep into topics such as grief, moral injury, and the human capacity for empathy ...  Show more

Ellen and Mom are joined by Dad to talk to about the tragedy, trauma, and torn up checks in The Last Letter by Rebecca Yarros!  Plus, we test our knowledge of each other and get some military perspective.  

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Ellen and Mom discuss exceptional food, emotional complications, and encountering grief in You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi.  Plus, kitchen shenanigans and having to put up with Ellen's moaning.  

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