The Handmaid’s Tale: Margaret Atwood on Power, Possession & Political Origins

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From The Archives: Tommy Orange On Native Identity, Untold Histories And There There

From the Service95 Book Club archives, this episode from March 2025 sees Dua sit down with Tommy Orange to discuss There There – his powerful novel that follows 12 Native Americans whose lives converge at the Big Oakland Powwow. Dua and Tommy trace the histories often omitted fro ...  Show more

Lea Ypi On Freedom, Communism And Growing Up In Albania In Free

For her July Service95 Book Club interview, Dua Lipa is joined by award-winning author and academic Lea Ypi to discuss Free, Lea’s internationally acclaimed memoir, which recounts her childhood in Albania during the collapse of communism. From hidden family histories and state su ...  Show more

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