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John of John

by Douglas Stuart

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Fresh Air, NPR · May 9, 2026

Best Of: Novelist Douglas Stuart / ‘Half Man’ Actor Richard Gadd

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Fresh Air, NPR · May 4, 2026

Scottish novelist Douglas Stuart on the isolation of secret-keeping

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A novel by Booker Prize-winning Scottish author Douglas Stuart, drawing on themes of working-class Glasgow life, queerness, grief, poverty, and silence, with the fashion world playing a significant role in the narrative.

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