Dua Lipa joins Books Unlocked at a prison reading group | The Booker Prize & Service95 Book Club

Last month, our founder Dua Lipa joined the reading group at HMP Downview, a women’s prison in Surrey, England. The visit was at the invitation of Books Unlocked, a partnership between the Booker Prize Foundation and the National Literacy Trust that supports people in prisons and young offender institutions to read for enjoyment and strengthen their literary skills. Dua joined the women in a conversation about their shared love of books, how reading helps build friendships and community, and how it can help prepare the women for life beyond prison. Books Unlocked was set up 12 years ago and now operates in 95 prisons in the UK and Ireland, with over 15,000 books donated to the programme. Several Booker Prize-nominated authors have visited prison reading groups as part of the project. To find out more about Books Unlocked, visit The Booker Prize website at --- Welcome to the Service95 Book Club! We are thrilled to have a space where we can shar