Douglas Stuart

Awards

The 2026 Orwell Prizes: Fiction That Cannot Look Away

The 2026 Orwell Prize finalists for Political Fiction include Douglas Stuart, Ben Lerner, Susan Choi, and five more. When was the last time a novel felt genuinely urgent?

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Oprah Calls. Douglas Stuart Answers. 'John of John' Becomes a Book Club Pick.

Oprah Winfrey selected Douglas Stuart's second novel for her book club this week, calling it 'liberating for people who have been suppressing themselves.' Stuart called the phone call surreal. The sales figures will be very real.

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John of John: Douglas Stuart Returns, and the Question Is Whether the World Is Ready

Douglas Stuart, the man who won the Booker with Shuggie Bain, publishes his second novel. John of John (Grove) arrives carrying the weight of every possible sophomore book on its shoulders.