6 August 2026 19:25 (UTC+04:00)By Alimat AliyevaBritish singer Dua Lipa will become the curator of the 2026 London Literature Festival, one of the UK’s oldest annual literary events. The festival will take place at the Southbank Centre, one of London’s most important cultural venues, AzerNEWS reports. Dua Lipa will oversee the programme through her Service95 Book Club, which she launched in 2022 as part of her wider creative platform. During the festival’s opening weekend on October 24–25, Lipa will personally host a series of conversations with renowned writers and artists. The London Literature Festival will run from October 20 to November 1, 2026, as part of the celebrations for Southbank Centre’s 75th anniversary and the UK’s National Year of Reading.