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"A Song of Comfortable Chairs" by Alexander McCall Smith; Pantheon (240 pages, $27)
The singer, 27, who gave the keynote speech at this year's Booker Prize ceremony, will record her podcast, Dua Lipa: At Your Service, at the 36th edition of the literary event in Hay-on-Wye, Wales.
The chart-topping 27-year-old singer has previously given a keynote address at the Booker Prize ceremony.
Pop star Dua Lipa and The Handmaids Tale author Margaret Atwood have will appear on the line-up at the 2023 Hay Festival.