Dua Lipa celebrates the soul of storytelling for a decade of the International Booker Prize

Dua Lipa celebrates the soul of storytelling for a decade of the International Booker PrizeDua Lipa champions a decade of global storytelling at the International Booker Prize, celebrating the powerful voices and Nobel winners that have redefined the world of translated fiction3amAimée Walsh Columnist and U35 Deputy Editor11:48, 13 Apr 2026View 2 ImagesPopstar Dua Lipa will introduce landmark literary event(Image: Getty Images for Bvlgari)Global superstar Dua Lipa is set to take centre stage as the Booker Prize Foundation marks a landmark anniversary for world literature.‌This year represents ten years of the International Booker Prize in its current form - a decade in which the prize has celebrated outstanding writing from around the world, honoured 10 winners in 10 different languages and driven a significant increase in sales of translated fiction in the UK.‌The Grammy and BRIT Award winning founder of the Service95 Book Club, who is known as a voracious reader and a passionate supporter of translated fiction, will open the upcoming festivities. As a friend of the prize, Lipa provides a high-profile introduction to a one-off public event at the Southbank Centre’s Queen Elizabeth Hall on Friday, 8 May 2026.‌View 2 ImagesDua Lipa is an avid reader who set up her own book club, Service95 Book Club(Image: Corbis via Getty Images for ABA)READ MORE: UK novelist wins life-changing award worth over £130,000 in prestigious global prizeREAD MORE: Make space on your TBRs as the International Booker Prize 2026 shortlist is announcedThe evening is designed to bring together influential voices from the International Booker Prize’s history to offer an immersive look at how exceptional translated fiction is created and championed.The impact of the award over the last ten years has been profound, acting as a reliable bellwether for the highest honours in the literary world. Four authors recognised by the International Booker Prize have gone on to win the Nobel Prize in Literature...