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Oct 2025
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David Szalay Reads from His Novel, Flesh...

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This month on the Service95 Book Club podcast, Dua is joined by award-winning author David Szalay to discuss his quietly powerful novel Flesh – selected as Dua’s Monthly Read for October. Told through a series of spare, intimate portraits, the novel captures moments of human vulnerability with a precision that feels deeply real.  In a Service95 exclusive, D ... Show More
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