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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.

Glasgow Live

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.

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Writer Douglas Stuart and athlete Laura Muir receive honorary degrees

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

The Independent UK

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

Evening Standard

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.

The Independent UK

Isabel Oakeshott hunts Matt Hancock lookalike for new covid Whatsapp show

They are also looking for a Boris Johnson

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A Glasgow kiss: Joesef on life, love and his home city

‘WE’RE pals now,” says Joesef to a slightly nervous reporter as he sits on a leathered bench in a Thai restaurant. Between lively chatter and…

The National (Scotland)

The new LGBTQ+ lit list, chosen by writers

From sensational memoirs to sublime poetry, Douglas Stuart, Ali Smith, Colm Tóibín and others share lesser-known books about queer life that deserve to be classics

The Guardian - UK

A24 to adapt Shuggie Bain author's second novel into TV series

An Oscar-winning production company is set to adapt Young Mungo.

The National (Scotland)

Gordon Brown and Douglas Stuart join book festival line-up

The Borders Book Festival takes place over four days in June.

The Independent UK

Stormzy and Tracey Emin join Hay festival 2023 lineup

The UK’s best-known literary festival has a new CEO and promises ‘11 days of different’ as it unveils its full lineup featuring Richard Osman, Dua Lipa, Margaret Atwood and more

The Guardian - UK

Abdulrazak Gurnah, Yuval Noah Harari, Salman Rushdie, Rutger Bregman, Elif Shafak, Robin Sharma: Times Litfest 2023 had the biggest names ever at any Litfest!

After a two-year hiatus due to Corona, the Times Literature Festival re-emerged in its physical avatar with a bang this year. On February 11 and 12, 2023, the Times Literature Festival (TLF) was held at the Siri Fort Auditorium in New Delhi, and it witnessed the coming together of some…

The Times of India

Meet the 10 best new novelists for 2023

Our annual pick of the best debut authors has previously included Sally Rooney and Douglas Stuart. Here we talk to this year’s hottest prospects

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The best books of 2022 for your summer reading list

From a book that "everyone should read" and another that'll "take your breath away" plus oodles of historical fiction — these are our favourite reads of 2022.

The National (Scotland)

Ncuti Gatwa and Douglas Stuart among Scots named on The List's Hot 100

NEW Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa and Young Mungo author Douglas Stuart were among the names listed on The List’s Hot 100 Scottish cultural…

The Guardian - UK

The week in TV: Brian Cox: How the Other Half Live; I’m a Celebrity…; 1899; Hong Kong’s Fight for Freedom and more

The Succession star rages against inequality; all aboard Netflix’s Victorian steamship horror; Hongkongers turn to violence; and The Handmaid’s Tale is back on track

The Independent UK

We’ve never needed working-class stories like Shuggie Bain more

Douglas Stuart is adapting his Booker Prize-winning novel, set in a Glasgow scarred by Thatcherism, for the BBC. Thank heavens for that – the diet of wealth-obssessed TV like ‘The White Lotus’ and ‘The Crown’ is out of step with life in our cash-squeezed age, writes Jessie Thompson

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Booker-winner Douglas Stuart to adapt his debut novel 'Shuggie Bain' into a TV series

Author Douglas Stuart won the prestigious Booker Prize in 2020 for his debut novel 'Shuggie Bain'. And now, news is that he is all set to adapt his award-winning novel for a television series.

The Guardian - UK

Douglas Stuart: Love, Hope and Grit review – the amazing real life story of Shuggie Bain is ruined by Alan Yentob

The Booker-winning author takes a squirming Yentob on a tour of Glasgow, and he couldn’t be more out of his comfort zone. Just wait till they go to a sweet shop!

Glasgow Live

BBC announces Shuggie Bain series as Glasgow best selling book to hit TV screens

The Douglas Stuart novel tells the heartbreaking tale of a mother-son relationship in working-class Glasgow back in the 1980s, the the youngster struggling to make it in a tough world.

The National (Scotland)

Booker Prize winning Scottish novel Shuggie Bain to become television series

Shuggie Bain, Stuart’s debut novel, is set in 1980s Glasgow and is about a young boy growing up amid addiction and poverty.

The Independent UK

Booker Prize winning novel Shuggie Bain to become television series

Author Douglas Stuart said he is thrilled that his novel will be turned into a television series by the BBC.

Daily Record

BBC announces Shuggie Bain TV series with screenplay by Douglas Stuart

Douglas Stuart, author of the 2020 Booker Prize-winning novel, is adapting his smash-hit novel set in Glasgow for BBC One and iPlayer.

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: Douglas Stuart faces the trauma that inspired Shuggie Bain

The author takes a trip back to Glasgow in Imagine. Plus: who really stole the World Cup trophy in 1966? Here’s what to watch this evening

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