Douglas Stuart

Douglas Stuart

Douglas Stuart was born on May 31st, 1976 and is currently 49 years old. Douglas Stuart was born in Sighthill Stone Circle, Glasgow, Scotland.

Douglas Stuart is known for writing in the Historical Fiction and Literary Fiction genres.

Douglas Stuart has written 3 standalone novels, starting with Shuggie Bain in 2020. The most recently released novel was Young Mungo, which was released in 2022. There is an upcoming standalone novel entitled John of John which is being released on May 5th, 2026.

Douglas Stuart: Awards & Accolades

Stuart's books have won multiple awards, Shuggie Bain won the Booker Prize, Best Fiction Book, in 2020 as well as the Waterstones - Scottish Book of the Year in 2020, British Book Awards - Book of the Year in 2021, British Book Awards - Debut Book of the Year in 2021. Young Mungo won the British Book Awards, Fiction Audiobook of the Year, in 2023.

The following novels by Douglas Stuart were nominated for these awards:

• Shuggie Bain: Goodreads Awards, Best Historical Fiction (2020). Goodreads Awards, Best Debut Novel (2020). Kirkus Prize, Best Fiction Book (2020). National Book Awards, Best Fiction (2020). Los Angeles Times Book Prize, Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction (2020). Dayton Literary Peace Prize, Fiction (2021).
• Young Mungo: Goodreads Awards, Best Historical Fiction (2022). British Book Awards, Fiction Book of the Year (2023).

Douglas Stuart: Lists & Other Mentions

• Shuggie Bain was a BBC Radio 2 Book Club August 2020 Pick and the Service95 Book Club June 2023 Pick.
• Shuggie Bain has made several lists including:
  1. Time Magazine: 100 Must-Read Books Selection in 2020.
  2. New York Times: 100 Notable Books Selection in 2020.
  3. BBC: Big Jubilee Read Selection in 2022.
• Young Mungo was a Time Magazine: 100 Must-Read Books Selection in 2022.

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2. Eleanor Catton, author of: The Luminaries.
3. Ernest Hemingway, author of: The Old Man and the Sea.
4. Ann Napolitano, author of: Hello Beautiful.
5. Elizabeth Berg, author of the Mason Series.
6. Anita Shreve, author of the Fortune's Rocks Quartet Series.
7. Pat Conroy, author of: The Prince of Tides.
8. David Guterson, author of: Snow Falling on Cedars.
9. Jane Austen, author of: Pride and Prejudice.
10. Elizabeth Strout, author of the Olive Kitteridge Series.

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