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Dua Lipa Opens Banned-Books Library at Porto Landmark

6/27/2026

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Dua Lipa Opens

Dua Lipa opened the Manifesto Library in Porto, Portugal on June 27, 2026.
The library showcases 100 books on power, control, voice and memory, including *Felon* by Reginald Dwayne Betts and *The Handmaid’s Tale* by Margaret Atwood.
Located in the 120-year-old Livraria Lello, the space, which Lipa called a shrine to banned books, also launched Service95 book club, started in 2021 after her International Booker Prize keynote.

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Siza Designs Auditorium

Architect Álvaro Siza designed Livraria Lello’s new auditorium to host the Manifesto Library.
The auditorium will be a venue for the BABELL – City of Books festival in Porto.
Francisca Pedro Pinto, Head of Brand at Livraria Lello, said the library reflects a 120-year belief that books are a technology of freedom.
Local officials expect the space to boost tourism and reinforce Porto’s reputation as a European literary hub.

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Dua Lipa Visits

Dua Lipa visited displaced Palestinian and Syrian children in Lebanon, sharing art.
The Manifesto Library opened as Service95’s first brick-and-mortar venue, shifting the 2021 book club to a permanent collection.
Livraria Lello, founded in 1906, provides the historic backdrop for the library.
The 100-book collection includes titles by authors killed for their writing, highlighting lethal repression.
In May, Lipa released a free live album and concert film on YouTube.

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Dua Lipa Opens

Dua Lipa opened the Manifesto Library in Porto, Portugal on June 27, 2026.
The library showcases 100 books on power, control, voice and memory, including *Felon* by Reginald Dwayne Betts and *The Handmaid’s Tale* by Margaret Atwood.
Located in the 120-year-old Livraria Lello, the space, which Lipa called a shrine to banned books, also launched Service95 book club, started in 2021 after her International Booker Prize keynote.

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