JOHN OF JOHN – by Douglas Stuart
Advertisement
HAPPY INDIGENOUS PEOPLES' DAY! Join us to Discuss our Monthly Book in October ...
---- Instant NYT Bestseller, Oprah's Bk Club Pick ----
---- Most Anticipated Bk of '26 by Wash. Post, LA Times, TIME ----
A 𝗩𝗜𝗩𝗜𝗗, 𝗠𝗢𝗩𝗜𝗡𝗚 & 𝗕𝗘𝗔𝗨𝗧𝗜𝗙𝗨𝗟𝗟𝗬 𝗖𝗥𝗔𝗙𝗧𝗘𝗗 NOVEL FOLLOWING A 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗚 𝗚𝗔𝗬 𝗠𝗔𝗡 RETURNING TO HIS 𝗜𝗦𝗢𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗗 𝗜𝗦𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗗 HOME IN 𝟭𝟵𝟵𝟬𝘀 HEBRIDES, SCOTLAND & A 𝗙𝗥𝗔𝗬𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗙𝗔𝗠𝗜𝗟𝗬 OF A FATHER'S EXPECTATIONS & A SON'S DESIRES.
- - - - - Oprah Winfrey - - - - -
“𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘢 𝙡𝙖𝙮𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙙, 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 & 𝘺𝘦𝘵 𝘴𝘰 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙮, 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜 & 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙞𝙢 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙩𝙝.”
SUMMARY: From the 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗲-winning & NYT bestselling author of 𝗦𝗵𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗶𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝗶𝗻 (which we've read & loved), this singular novel is about 𝗱𝘂𝘁𝘆, 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 & the transformative power of the 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗵. It's a 𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 cementing Stuart's reputation as one of our greatest novelists working today.
It's the 𝟭𝟵𝟵𝟬𝘀. out of money & with little to show for his art school education, John-Calum Macleod takes the ferry 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲 to the Isle of Harris in the Outer Hebrides, 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 to find that little has changed except for him. In the windswept croft where he grew up, Cal begrudgingly resumes his old life.
He's stuck between the 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗲𝘀 of his childhood: his 𝗳𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 John, a sheep farmer & pillar of their local Presbyterian 𝗰𝗵𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵, & his maternal 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 Ella, a profanity-loving Glaswegian whose steady 𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗺𝘁𝗵 helped Cal weather the sudden departure of his 𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿. Everything seems 𝗽𝗼𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 as the threads holding together the fragile community become increasingly 𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗱.
Cal privately wonders if 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗺𝗲𝗻 might be found on the barren hillsides, while John is dismayed by his son’s long hair & how he seems 𝘂𝗻𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗱. But Cal isn't the only one in the croft house who is keeping 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘀s. As lambing season turns to shearing season, 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲.
- - - Colm Tóibín, 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘽𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙠𝙬𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙇𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥 & 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙎𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙉𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 (we read both & loved) - - -
“𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚 & 𝙨𝙮𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙮 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘴, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝙪𝙧𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙮, 𝘢𝘯 𝙞𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙖𝙘𝙮, 𝘢 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙚, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘢 𝘰𝘧 𝙛𝙞𝙚𝙧𝙘𝙚 𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙧𝙚𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙙, 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘥 & 𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘥.”
[free, no RSVP needed, just come & we'll welcome you in!]
---- Instant NYT Bestseller, Oprah's Bk Club Pick ----
---- Most Anticipated Bk of '26 by Wash. Post, LA Times, TIME ----
A 𝗩𝗜𝗩𝗜𝗗, 𝗠𝗢𝗩𝗜𝗡𝗚 & 𝗕𝗘𝗔𝗨𝗧𝗜𝗙𝗨𝗟𝗟𝗬 𝗖𝗥𝗔𝗙𝗧𝗘𝗗 NOVEL FOLLOWING A 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗚 𝗚𝗔𝗬 𝗠𝗔𝗡 RETURNING TO HIS 𝗜𝗦𝗢𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗗 𝗜𝗦𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗗 HOME IN 𝟭𝟵𝟵𝟬𝘀 HEBRIDES, SCOTLAND & A 𝗙𝗥𝗔𝗬𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗙𝗔𝗠𝗜𝗟𝗬 OF A FATHER'S EXPECTATIONS & A SON'S DESIRES.
- - - - - Oprah Winfrey - - - - -
“𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘢 𝙡𝙖𝙮𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙙, 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 & 𝘺𝘦𝘵 𝘴𝘰 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙮, 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜 & 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙞𝙢 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙩𝙝.”
SUMMARY: From the 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗲-winning & NYT bestselling author of 𝗦𝗵𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗶𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝗶𝗻 (which we've read & loved), this singular novel is about 𝗱𝘂𝘁𝘆, 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 & the transformative power of the 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗵. It's a 𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 cementing Stuart's reputation as one of our greatest novelists working today.
It's the 𝟭𝟵𝟵𝟬𝘀. out of money & with little to show for his art school education, John-Calum Macleod takes the ferry 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲 to the Isle of Harris in the Outer Hebrides, 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 to find that little has changed except for him. In the windswept croft where he grew up, Cal begrudgingly resumes his old life.
He's stuck between the 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗲𝘀 of his childhood: his 𝗳𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 John, a sheep farmer & pillar of their local Presbyterian 𝗰𝗵𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵, & his maternal 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 Ella, a profanity-loving Glaswegian whose steady 𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗺𝘁𝗵 helped Cal weather the sudden departure of his 𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿. Everything seems 𝗽𝗼𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 as the threads holding together the fragile community become increasingly 𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗱.
Cal privately wonders if 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗺𝗲𝗻 might be found on the barren hillsides, while John is dismayed by his son’s long hair & how he seems 𝘂𝗻𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗱. But Cal isn't the only one in the croft house who is keeping 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘀s. As lambing season turns to shearing season, 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲.
- - - Colm Tóibín, 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘽𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙠𝙬𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙇𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥 & 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙎𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙉𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 (we read both & loved) - - -
“𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚 & 𝙨𝙮𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙮 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘴, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝙪𝙧𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙮, 𝘢𝘯 𝙞𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙖𝙘𝙮, 𝘢 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙚, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘢 𝘰𝘧 𝙛𝙞𝙚𝙧𝙘𝙚 𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙧𝙚𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙙, 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘥 & 𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘥.”
[free, no RSVP needed, just come & we'll welcome you in!]
Advertisement
Where is it happening?
Center on Halsted, 3656 N Halsted St,Chicago, Illinois, United States
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
Know what’s Happening Next — before everyone else does.
Host or PublisherGay Men's Book Group - Chicago
