#douglasstuart — Public Fediverse posts

Parnassus Presents: Douglas Stuart with Ann Patchett

Douglas Stuart in conversation with Ann Patchett about his latest novel JOHN OF JOHN: a portrait of a father’s expectations & a son’s desires set on the Isle of Harris

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ri1fx58WFA4

#Scottish #literature #novel #DouglasStuart #BookerPrize #Hebrides #LGBTQ #LGBTQfiction #Queer #QueerWriters #QueerLiterature #AnnPatchett

“Colour is a language in the novel… The men can’t talk about the truth of their feelings, or about what’s really going on. But they have such specificity around colour, and that’s the one place they can meet”

—Douglas Stuart on JOHN OF JOHN, & championing Hebridean weavers

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https://observer.co.uk/news/profile/article/i-felt-like-i-owed-scotland-author-douglas-stuart-on-championing-hebridean-weavers

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Currently on BBC Sounds: Douglas Stuart speaks to Take Four Books about his latest novel, JOHN OF JOHN, and, together with presenter James Crawford, they explore its connections to three other works of fiction.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002xnt0

#Scottish #literature #novel #DouglasStuart

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June Highlights ✨

The Audacious June:
John of John by #DouglasStuart

Good Housekeeping:
Whistler by #AnnPatchett

Read with Jenna:
The Children by #MelissaAlbert

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Douglas Stuart in conversation with Kevin MacNeil
29 May, An Lanntair, Stornoway – £12/£10

“JOHN OF JOHN is Douglas Stuart’s finest novel yet… he infuses his narrative with an authentic understanding of the essence of Hebridean identity… a contemporary masterpiece”

https://lanntair.com/events/event/douglas-stuart-john-of-john-book-tour/

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Our newest #podcast 🎙️ episode featuring this week's #newbook releases is here! ⤵️

A Little Bit Bad by #CassandraNeyenesch
Rein Me In by #CamillaIsley
The Fourth Queen by #NicolaCornick
The Unseen by Sadie #GordonRichardson
The Devil in Dorsoduro by #DavidHewson
Frida Slattery As Herself by #AnaKinsella
Falling for the Protagonist by #BexGoos
Ash Land by #MattHarry
The Moon Hotel by #EllaBlake
John of John by #DouglasStuart

Full episode in the comments. 📚 #bookstodon

I love reading new releases - five of my 2025 favourites you don't want to miss

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/love-reading-new-releases-five-36480145

Ένα βιβλίο που θα βρουν ενδιαφέρον οι λάτρεις της Σκωτίας

https://readvoyage.blogspot.com/2025/07/blog-post_16.html

#read #books #bookstagram #douglasstuart #readvoyage

Join me as I take this journey exploring fiction as a Clinical #Psychologist. I use a psychological approach to delve a little deeper into some of my favourite characters. This is an example of my work so far, with full posts found on my blog: thepaperbackpsychologist.com

Featuring characters from #douglasstuart #hanyayanagihara @DashboardElvis #GraemeArmstrong and also the audio drama #case63

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Join me as I take this journey exploring fiction as a Clinical #Psychologist. I use a psychological approach to delve a little deeper into some of my favourite characters. This is an example of my work so far, with full posts found on my blog: thepaperbackpsychologist.com

Featuring characters from #douglasstuart #hanyayanagihara @DashboardElvis #GraemeArmstrong and also the audio drama #case63

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https://tube.tchncs.de/w/dXQqChqsUpnrBJuUBWiTe1

imagine..., 2022: Douglas Stuart: Love, Hope and Grit: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001f89c via @bbciplayer
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It seems a good time to post another of my #psychological explorations of characters from #books. Full post is here:
https://thepaperbackpsychologist.com/2022/09/15/shuggie-bain-douglas-stuart-a-psychological-formulation-3/
Here we meet Agnes from #ShuggieBain by #DouglasStuart. I consider her journey through the novel, considering #trauma and #addiction. The diagram looks at her relationships and this is explored further in a therapeutic letter to Agnes
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Here’s some examples of what I do here on this page. I’m a Clinical #psychologist and I use a psychological approach to explore some of my favourite characters from the #books I’ve read. So far I’ve written about #youngmungo and #shuggiebain by #douglasstuart, #theyoungteam by #graemearmstong, #toparadise by #hanyayanagihara and There’s #onlyonedannygarvey by #davidfross. My latest post is for the excellent #case63, a #spotify Original audio drama.

Full posts are on my blog (link in bio).