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Your summer fiction reading list: five of the best reads of 2026 so far, according to our experts

The best summer companion is a good book. This year has already given us some truly brilliant ones making it really hard to whittle down the best. But no matter what your tastes are, we have you covered. These novels range from historical fiction to gripping crime drama. From 1800s…

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Popular author issues warning over declining reading rates in men

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Top author warns of long-term ‘hurt’ caused by men not reading

‘Shuggie Bain’ writer Douglas Stuart says ‘we’ll all feel the societal effects’ of declining literacy rates

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12 best new books that everyone is talking about this summer

From contemporary romances to historical fiction, these titles are all over the commute

Evening Standard

Booker winner Douglas Stuart reveals flashes of tenderness in his violent working-class men

Douglas Stuart’s third novel, John of John, returns to the territory that made his Booker prize-winning Shuggie Bain, and Young Mungo, so unforgettable: the intimate violence of masculinity, and the ways love persists inside families whose members cannot speak or emote plainly to one another.

The Conversation

John of John: weaving an island tale of secrets that lie beneath repression and shame

Fifty pages into John of John, Douglas Stuart’s atmospheric third novel, you can almost feel the cold, damp air of the fictional Hebridean village of Falabay, and come to recognise its brooding and eccentric inhabitants like old friends and neighbours.

The Conversation

John of John by Douglas Stuart review – will a father and son come out to each other?

The Booker winner’s epic tale of gay love and loneliness in the Hebrides charts an uneasy homecoming against a backdrop of repression

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Author who says Oprah inspired his love of literature selected for star’s book club

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Oprah Winfrey selects Scottish author’s latest novel for her book club pick

Oprah Winfrey has chosen Douglas Stuart's ‘John of John’ as her latest book club

The Independent UK

I’m an audiobook obsessive, and these are my must-listen Audible releases for April and May

These are the six audiobooks I’m downloading for spring

The Independent UK

I’ve already read some of 2026’s biggest book releases – these are the 4 to look out for

Bookmark these titles for your 2026 reading pile

The Independent UK

Books to look out for in 2026 – fiction

Maggie O’Farrell, Yann Martel and Julian Barnes are among the authors publishing new novels this year

The Guardian - UK

16 books to have on your radar in 2026

THE LIST: No guarantees, of course, but Annabel Nugent thinks these hot titles will be some of next year’s best

The Independent UK

Upcoming A24 TV Shows: All The New And Returning Series, Including The Latest Seasons Of Euphoria And Beef

The production company also rules the small screen.

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Alan Cumming to interview Val McDermid as part of literature festival

ALAN Cumming will interview Scottish author Val McDermid as part of this year’s Winter Words Festival...

The Guardian - UK

Cancelled Glasgow book festival Aye Write receives lifeline donation

£65,000 gift will not restore the full, 10-day occasion but organisers say it will make pop-up events possible

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Scottish authors criticise cancellation of Glasgow literary festival Aye Write

Val McDermid and Douglas Stuart were among many writers to express outrage after Creative Scotland turned down the literary festival funding application

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Slum Boy: A Portrait by Juano Diaz review – moving memoir that recalls Shuggie Bain

The artist and photographer’s first book is a powerful and beautifully written account of his difficult formative years in 1980s Scotland

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Rage, ecstasy and painting turned up to 11 – Edinburgh art festival review

This year’s complement to the fringe is not short of drama in Alberta Whittle and Peter Howson’s impassioned work – and there is balmy colour from Elizabeth Blackadder

Glasgow Live

Singer Dua Lipa connects with prisoners over 1980s Glasgow novel Shuggie Bain

Global star Dua Lipa joined a prison book group to discuss Douglas Stuart's novel based on a boy growing up in Glasgow with his alcoholic mum in the 1980s.

Glasgow Live

Author Douglas Stuart and Olympian Laura Muir given honourary degrees from Glasgow University

Author Douglas Stuart and Olympic athlete Laura Muir were presented with an honorary degree by the University of Glasgow. Douglas said he "didn't feel like university life" was for him growing up.

Daily Record

Scots author Douglas Stuart reveals plans for adapting 1980s Glasgow novel for the big screen

The 47-year-old was recently presented with an honorary degree by the University of Glasgow.

The Independent UK

Writer Douglas Stuart and athlete Laura Muir receive honorary degrees

The University of Glasgow ceremony marked the foundation of the institution in 1451.

Evening Standard

Dua Lipa and Douglas Stuart at Hay Festival: “Reading has always been a form of escapism for me”

The pop star invited the Shuggie Bain novelist along for a live recording of her podcast At Your Service

The Independent UK

Writer Douglas Stuart and athlete Laura Muir to receive honorary degrees

The University of Glasgow said awarding honorary degrees is a way for it to recognise world-changing achievements.

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