![]() ![]() To me, it meant only something good: being in charge of oneself, being free. ![]() Actually, I didn’t understand at all what could be demoralizing about turning twenty-one. Mystified, I tried lamely to comfort her, saying that I didn’t think twenty-one was so old. ![]() I was a precocious freshman, just sixteen. I’m not young anymore.” She was a senior, nearing graduation. I remember my closest friend in college sobbing on the day she turned twenty-one. The Service95 Book Club is live! Visit now to discover our June Book of the Month: Shuggie Bain, plus lots more reading recommendations and exciting new content Are you going to Hay? Let us know on our socials who you’re excited to see! If not, check out the Hay Player, where you can watch and listen to a whole library of author talks from past festivals. And on Sunday 4 June, I’ll be discussing my love of books with Booker Prize Foundation director Gaby Wood. On Saturday 3 June, I’ll be recording a special episode of my Dua Lipa: At Your Service podcast live in conversation with Douglas Stuart – author of Service95 Book Club’s first Book of the Month, Shuggie Bain. This annual celebration of literature is famous among book lovers, and as someone who’s passionate about reading – and who is very proud to have launched the Service95 Book Club – it’s an absolute honour to be invited. This weekend, I have the privilege of appearing at the Hay Festival in Wales. ![]()
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