{"type":"link","asset_type":"article","version":"1.0","cache_age":3600,"provider_name":"CANVAS Arts","provider_url":"https:\/\/artscanvas.org","title":"How author Douglas Stuart's journey to a remote Scottish island inspired 'John of John'","publication_date":"May 05, 2026","summary":"Douglas Stuart won the 2020 Booker Prize for his debut novel “Shuggie Bain,” about a boy in 1980s Glasgow caring for his mother struggling with alcoholism. His latest novel “John of John,” out today, follows a young man returning to his hometown on a rural Scottish island and grappling with his identity, religion and father. Geoff Bennett spoke with Stuart for our “Settle In” podcast.\r\n","author_name":"By Geoff Bennett, Sam Lane","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/cdn.artscanvas.org\/static\/2026\/05\/c0b11f3f0f101f5961cebc97b0d1529a-johnofjohn-1024x576.jpg","thumbnail_height":576,"thumbnail_width":1024}