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Douglas Stuart talks to Richard Coles

John of John: The New Book from the Shuggie Bain Author

Hay Festival 2026, 

Join Booker Prize-winning author Douglas Stuart for an unforgettable conversation about his deeply moving new novel, John of John. With the intensity and raw truth that made Shuggie Bain and Young Mungo modern classics, Stuart dissects masculinity, the search for love, and the profound peril of family secrets. A must-attend event for readers who crave fiction that speaks straight to the heart. Stuart speaks to writer and broadcaster Richard Coles.