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Reader's Guide for "John of John" by Douglas Stuart, Oprah's Book Club Pick
Oprah praised the novel’s depiction of love in a hostile, judgmental world as her 123rd Book Club pick.
- On Tuesday, Oprah Winfrey announced Douglas Stuart's 'John of John' as her 123rd book club pick, calling it a "complex and compelling tale that ultimately showcases the transformational power of love."
- Stuart, author of 'Shuggie Bain' and 'Young Mungo', received "the call" from Winfrey a few months ago, describing it as "one of the greatest, and most surreal, calls of my life."
- Set in an isolated Outer Hebrides community, the novel follows art school student John-Calum "Cal" MacLeod returning from Edinburgh to his troubled father and ailing grandmother after Stuart's 16 weeks of research.
- Winfrey told CBS Mornings the novel is "liberating for people who have been suppressing themselves," noting she felt transported by how tradition and judgment shaped the remote community's life.
- Previously a designer at Banana Republic, Stuart now lives in Greenwich Village with his husband Michael Cary and noted leaving his hometown helped him realize he "wasn't the only person with pain in my life.
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The Independent (US)Author who says Oprah inspired his love of literature selected for star’s book club
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Oprah’s New Book Club Pick “Transported” Her—Here’s What Makes It So Powerful
“Douglas Stuart brilliantly weaves a layered, compelling, and yet so intimate story of identity, what it means to belong, and the courage to claim your own truth,” Oprah says of the latest book from the author of Shuggie Bain and Young Mungo.
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Oprah Winfrey selects Scottish author Douglas Stuart's 'John of John' for her book club
Oprah Winfrey has chosen Douglas Stuart's “John of John” as her latest book club pick. “John of John” is the third novel by the Scottish author best known for “Shuggie Bain,” winner of the Booker Prize in 2020.
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