Dua Lipa In Conversation With Max Porter, Author Of Grief Is The Thing With Feathers

For the  Service95 Book Club, Dua Lipa Interviews Max Porter, the author of Grief Is The Thing With Feathers, Her Monthly Read For April 2025. In this lyrical, surreal meditation on loss – in which a crow guides a father and his sons through the grief of losing their wife and mother – Max Porter tears up the rule book of what a novel should be.   Throughout the episode, Dua and Max discuss his playful approach to novel writing – particularly its experimental form and the impact of Crow. “The thing about Crow is that he’s yours to make your own mind up about,” says Max. “Someone once said, ‘Oh, yeah, I get it, he’s a metaphor for grief.’ And that is one interpretation of him. He’s also real. He’s also a study of care. He’s also their babysitter. He’s also a study of domesticity. I hope he’s also a joke.”  Expect a conversation about grief, love and what it means to care. And look out for a very special cameo partway through… Join the club: 📩 Email us - books@service95.com 📲 Follow @service95 and @service95bookclub on Instagram for updates 📚 Subscribe to the Service95 Book Club newsletter – introduced each month by Dua – at www.service95.com And don’t forget to hit subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.