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The Best Novels of 2026: The Booker Prize Shortlist
Thanks for agreeing to talk to us about the 2026 Booker Prize shortlist. It’s an exciting shortlist—all books I’ve either already read and admired or am excited to read. What were you looking for, when you were looking for the best novels of the year? It’s my pleasure. I didn’t go into the process with specific criteria in mind, though, over time, I found myself drawn to novels with rich and interesting sentences, which made surprising and risky choices and opened a hidden window on the world.
Inställd klassresa i högbögig roman
”John och John” av Douglas Stuart Succéförfattaren Douglas Stuarts tredje roman ”John och John” handlar om en inställd klassresa och en avbruten frigörelse. Den 22-åriga lantisbögen John-Calum, kallad Cal, sover på kompisars soffor och har på en nåder ett toalettstädningskneg där han konsekvent blir blåst på halva lönen. Det är ont om jobb efter konstskolan med textilinriktning. Det är 1990-tal i Skottland. Post-Thatcher, pre New Labour.
What readers think of John of John, plus links to write your own review.
Write your own review! Cathryn_Conroy An Absorbing and Emotionally Gripping Novel About the Human Condition This is a profound and deeply felt character-driven novel that is a heartbreaking exploration of dysfunctional family life when there is little love and even less money. Brilliantly written by Douglas Stuart, this is the story of the Macleod family, sheep farmers on the remote and desolate island of Falabay on the west coast of mainland Scotland. It is the 1990s. Life is hard.
Reading guide: John of John by Douglas Stuart
Written by Donna Mackay-Smith Published September 22, 2026 In his Booker Prize 2026 shortlisted novel, Douglas Stuart transports readers to a remote Scottish island, where small-town secrets and buried shame reverberate to surprising, devastating and even joyous effect Whether you’re new to John of Johnor have read it and would like to explore it more deeply, here is our comprehensive guide, featuring insights from critics, our judges, and the book’s author, as well as discussion points and...
Equilibri precari Il coraggio di ritornare a un mondo troppo piccolo
Erano arrivati circa a metà del braccio di mare quando uno steward venne a controllare come stava. La pioggia ormai cadeva quasi orizzontale. L’uomo si avvicinò circospetto, poi lo obbligò a spostarsi dentro. Le sale erano silenziose. Non si faceva fatica a distinguere gli isolani dai turisti, perché i primi raramente guardavano il mare, preferendo leggere un libro o fare le parole crociate su qualche giornale abbandonato in giro.
Emmett Stinson reviews ‘John of John’ by Douglas Stuart
James Wood once argued that the novel of immigrant experience reimported ‘traditional societies, with their ties of marriage, burdens of religion, obligations of civic duty’ to restore the ‘old oppressions’; the novel ‘was created to comprehend and to resist’ these pressures. In modern civilisation, many novelistic plots are no longer possible: how can you write about star-crossed lovers in a world in which everything is permitted?
Douglas Stuart interview: 'When we talk about class or sexuality, our rural places are often overlooked'
The inspirations behind my Booker-longlisted book I set out to write about the bond between a father and son despite the deep silence between them. I was drawn to the Outer Hebrides because when we talk about class or sexuality or social upheaval our rural places are so often overlooked.
John, fils de John
dimanche 16 août 2026 Roman (extrait) John, fils de John Écrivain Il y a l’anglais et il y a le gaélique. Il y a aussi le contraste entre la vie d’un jeune homme étudiant en ville et celle d’un fils d’éleveur de moutons, qui revient sur l’île d’Harris, en Écosse. Le premier chapitre inédit du prochain roman (traduit par Charles Bonnot) de l’auteur remarqué de Shuggie Bain donne le ton de la pluie, de la culpabilité et de la force des liens familiaux. À paraître aux Éditions Globe.
An extract from John of John by Douglas Stuart
John of Johnis longlisted for the Booker Prize 2026. Read an extract here John of John is the heartbreaking story of a young man’s return home and how the bonds of family life are torn by the weight of expectation Out of money and with little to show for his art school education, John-Calum Macleod takes the ferry home to the island of Harris to find that not much has changed except for him.
Booker Prize 2026 longlist announced
The 13 titles longlisted for the prestigious Booker Prize have been selected by the 2026 judging panel chaired by classicist Mary Beard. First awarded in 1969, the Booker Prize is regarded as the leading award for high-quality literary fiction written in English. Says Beard of the longlist: “Great books have never been written to a single formula. We are confident that our longlist of books has something for everyone.
Putting the sex in I Want Your Sex : Intimacy coordinator Yehuda Duenyas takes us behind those steamy scenes
Image Credits: Insert – Yehuda Duenyas via CINTIMA | All Others – ‘I Want Your Sex,’ Magnolia Pictures When it comes to sex on screen, intimacy is so much more than skin deep. That’s something intimacy coordinator Yehuda Duenyas knows well.
Thoughts on the Booker Longlist!
The Booker longlist for 2026 has just been announced and I would have more thoughts if I hadn’t only read one of them (The Palm House by Gwendoline Riley)! Still, that’s one more than I had read this time last year… Photograph: The Booker Prize Foundation The 13 nominated books are: The Shadow of the Object by Chloe Aridjis (Chatto & Windus) Switzy by Emma Cline (Chatto & Windus) Helen of Nowhere by Makenna Goodman (Fitzcarraldo Editions) The End of Everything by M.
The beat goes on: How Ben Patterson & his son are turning DJing into a family tradition
| Photo courtesy of Ben Patterson In fourth grade, Ben Patterson just didn’t have the breakdancing chops of many of his friends. Growing up in Oakland in the 1980s at the height of the breakdancing craze, Ben could certainly make the moves, but his skill just wasn’t where it needed to be to join in on the circle kids his age would form to impress one another. “All my friends who were doing it were good at it,” Ben said of his early dance and music memories. “I just wasn’t good at it.
Are you mad at Bryan Safi?? The actor & comedian talks people-pleasing, Jennifer Love Hewitt & his off-Broadway debut
Photo Credit: Angela Of York It’s probably fair to say that actor, comedian, andpodcaster Bryan Safi is one of the most beloved voices in entertainment. And yet, with his new solo show, all he wants to know is: Are You Mad At Me??
Making a splash: How Harvey Guillén is re-defining queer Latin representation in Rocky Horror & beyond
Photography by: Sequoia Emmanuelle Harvey Guillén kicked off his Pride weekend this year with a personal FaceTime from Kathy Griffin. “She called me and woke me up to ask “How the f*ck do you do this? Eight shows a week for six months?” and it’s no joke, the hardest working people in show business are on Broadway.” The call feels fitting for this particular point in Guillén’s life.
Jordy on embracing his 30s, a pop-punk sound & frosted tips for new album In Retrospect
When Jordy turned 30, he realized his life didn’t look at all like he thought it would when he was a kid. Still reeling from a breakup, having left a toxic relationship behind, the singer-songwriter felt alone: no partner, no children—the things he always dreamed he’d have by now. At the same time, he’d been gradually building a career he never thought possible.
Miles Gutierrez-Riley on bringing queer representation to “live-action cartoon” Gail Daughtry & hot hockey romance Off Campus
Photo Credit: Getty Images Just four years into his career, Miles Gutierrez-Riley has already proven he can do it all. In 2022, the out actor first broke through in teen survival thriller The Wilds‘ second season, and since then he’s starred in hip-hop drama On The Come Up, horror hit Smile 2, rom-com Sweethearts, queer coming-of-age tale I Wish You All The Best, and joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe opposite Joe Locke in Agatha All Along.
Catherine McCafferty talks Pretty Gay , astro-dating tips & red flags, and the British guy who turned her queer
Photo Credit: Carson Baum For four seasons now, beloved web series Pretty Gay has followed comedian & actress Catherine McCafferty’s search for love as she “dates” her guests each week. But just becausethe show’s now dozens of episodes into it’s run and McCafferty is still looking for “the one,” that doesn’t mean Pretty Gay‘s been a flop—in fact, the whole dating premise is really just an excuse to get two hilarious people into a room for fun, games, and some much needed queer joy.
Author Douglas Stuart on fathers, sons & working-class gays in his acclaimed novel ‘John Of John’
Image Credits: ‘John of John,’ Grove Press (left) | Image courtesy of Instagram , @douglas_stuart (right) “Are you sure you don’t like being stuck? Isn’t there a comfort in sticking?,” asks Cal, the 22-year-old protagonist of Douglas Stuart’s John Of John, his third novel following 2020’s Booker Prize-winning Shuggie Bain and its 2022 follow-up, Young Mungo. Cal has returned to his rural Scottish hometown following a wandering post-grad stint in …
The secret to Maddie’s Secret ? John Early ponders drag & vulnerability in his brilliant melodrama homage
Image Credits: John Early via JanuaryImages (left) | ‘Maddie’s Secret,’ Magnolia Pictures (right) In his brilliant feature filmmaking debut Maddie’s Secret, actor & comedian John Early plays a food influencer whose recent career successes unwittingly resurface trauma from her past. That’s right, her. To play the eponymous Maddie, Early is be-wigged, padded, lightly dusted with that “all-natural” makeup look, and yes, even tucked. But is it drag?
Danny Pintauro on reactions to his Amazon delivery gig: “I don’t make money from residuals”
credit: Instagram (@dannypintauro)/IMDB When I posted the picture for [Amazon] Flex, I really didn’t, it did not cross my mind because everybody knows that I’m working. It’s one of the five different gig jobs that I’m doing right now. We’re gig actors. Acting is one of the six gigs. We have to do what we have to do to survive. We have got to keep moving as humans. We’re all doing it. I am not different from you in that sense. We’ve never been different from you in that sense.
The scandal that turned George Sand into a literary outcast & a 19th-century queer icon
The following is an excerpt from the new book Becoming George: The Invention of George Sand by renowned author and poet Fiona Sampson, out now from W. W. Norton & Company. By the age of thirty, the young woman who was born Aurore Dupin in 1804 in a Paris garret had become the internationally renowned George Sand. In English, her novels were outselling even Victor Hugo. Her enormous and radical corpus would grow to include seventy novels, travel writing, plays, autobiography, and political writing.
Queerty Crossword: June 25, 2026
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Lee Pace can’t keep his clothes on, Frankie Grande’s super origin story & all the best LGBTQ+ releases this week
Image Credits: ‘Practical Magic 2,’ Warner Bros. (left) | Threads, @frankiejgrande (center) | ‘Next Gen: NYC,’ Bravo (right) Need a boost to get over Hump Day? The Hot Sheet is Queerty’s midweek pop culture catch-up, highlighting the entertainment stories everyone’s talking about, the ones you might’ve missed, and the notable LGBTQ+ film & TV releases in the days ahead.
EXCLUSIVE: Rugged romance On The Sea finds two salty fisherman falling in love & facing the elements
Image Credit: ‘On The Sea,’ Dark Star Pictures “Hey, nice mussels!” There are only a few places where it might make sense to hear that as a shellfish compliment or as a flirty come-on. And the upcoming rugged romantic drama On The Sea just so happens to be set in one of those places.
Queerty Crossword: June 24, 2026
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WATCH: New short reimagines closeted Hollywood star Ramon Novarro’s final day before his shocking death
Image Credits: Ramon Novarro via Getty Images (left) | ‘Latin Lover,’ via Kevin Rios (right) In the Golden Age of Hollywood, few stars shined brighter than Ramon Novarro, a Mexican-born sex symbol of the silent era who worked opposite fellow legends like Joan Crawford & Greta Garbo, and who’s widely regarded as cinema’s first Latin leading man.
What’s the best night out you’ve ever had?
We may be nearing the end of Pride Month, but the fun is just beginning. For gallivanting gays, summertime is the season of socializing. And we’re already tired! Though our appetite for going out may change with age, the memories never fade. We’ll never forget those bacchanalian nights, filled with intoxicating energy and feelings of ecstasy. Perhaps it was our first time at a gay bar, or maybe it was a special house party. That time we hooked up with the fling of our dreams?
Nasty Pig’s founder wants his fellow daddy bottoms to embrace their biggest asset
Nasty Pig’s co-founder has a message for his fellow daddy bottoms: put on your most scandalous jockstrap and get out there! In a recent interview on the Dads and Daddies podcast, David Lauterstein tackled the long-standing problem of ageism in the gay community. While acknowledging the scene can be harder to navigate, he says approaching the outside world with confidence is key. “Get out there and feel confident in yourself,” he said.
Tucker Carlson says he’s no longer a Republican & 2028 just got even more bizarre
Fired Fox News host, conspiracy theorist, homophobia, and former D*n*ld Tr*mp apologist Tucker Carlson has had it! After building a career on being anti-woke before it was mainstream, Carlson’s misgivings about the direction of the Tr*mp-led Republican party have finally won out. “I’m out,” he told the hosts of Can’t Be Censored podcast recently, “and if I’m out [of the Republican party,] then I think a lot of people are out.” True enough.
Billy Porter: “I had to hire a professional to teach me how to bottom”
Billy Porter (Photo: Shutterstock) Billy Porter got candid about his earlier experiences with men for a new YouTube documentary. The Finding Fire Island series from Jess Rothschild is a wonderful and informative historical exploration of Fire Island and Cherry Grove. It has previously been nominated for a GLAAD Media Award. Episode 3 of season 2 dropped last week. It’s entitled “Sex Before the Internet,” and looks at cruising in Fire Island and New York in the 80s and early 90s.
Matteo Lane reveals split from husband Rodrigo Aburto AND the Italian model he dated after him
credit: Instagram (@matteolane) (@gianluca._l.m) Matteo Lane is spilling the tea on his most recent romantic relationships. The 39-year-old comedian has finally disclosed that he and husband Rodrigo Aburto have broken up. Fans had been speculating about ths split for a while since neither Matteo nor Rodrigo have shared photos together for more than a year.
Romance & brotherhood in gay San Francisco’s golden moment before the AIDS storm
The following is an excerpt from Landscape in Lavender: A Young Man’s Search for His Gay Identity by Brooks Kolb, available now from SparkPress. In this earnest, hopeful memoir, Kolb explores the conflict between his personal and professional identities as he traces his round trip journey from Seattle to Paris, Philadelphia, London, and San Francisco against the backdrop of the 1970s sexual revolution and the devastating AIDS pandemic that followed.
Josh Hawley is currently losing a furious argument over a Pride Night scandal that only exists in his imagination
Homophobic Republicans are still caterwauling over the made up mistreatment of three San Francisco Giants pitchers who inscribed Bible verses on their Pride hats. With the controversy now stretching into its 11th day, they’ve completely mangled the facts and served up an alternative reality that’s as easy to swat away as a batting practice fastball. It is a shameless performance, and shows how little they think of their voters and the public as a whole. On Monday, Missouri Sen.
JD Vance’s week is off to a humilating start with this one-two punch
Between Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan’s new book drop and the continuing reflecting pool fiasco, it’s a pretty bad week to be D*n*ld Tr*mp. But somehow it’s an even worse week to be JD Vance. Last Friday, Vance’s second book dropped to expectant crowds prepared to tear theHillbilly Elegy sequel to shreds—and that’s precisely what happened. Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith is the self-serving tale of Vance’s 2019 conversion to Catholicism.
In the ’80s, adult film star Mickey Squires was every guy’s fantasy—now he realizes his fantasy came true, too
Image Credit: ‘Mickey & Richard,’ Wohler Films Mickey Squires. At the mere mention of his name, gays of a certain age might start drooling. In the late ’70s and early ’80s, he graced covers of countless erotic magazines and starred in his fair share of adult films, and thanks especially to his work Colt Video, he became a sex symbol who epitomized masculinity: Tough yet approachable. Buff, but with kind eyes. Gruff, though not ashamed to let you take the lead.
Madonna’s Confessions II rollout has been all about her love for the gays
We’re getting new material from the Material Girl, but you likely know this already, considering how much Madonna is targeting us gays in her Confessions II rollout. The pop star has been teasing a follow-up to 2005’s Confessions on a Dance Floor for more than a year and a half. But in the weeks running up to Confessions II’s July 3 release date, the promotion has been going into overdrive—including, notably, on Grindr.
Queerty Crossword: June 23, 2026
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What in the “girth-check” hell is happening on the straights’ favorite reality show?!
Image Credit: Peacock Two men, one villa, and zero shame… now what in the gay hell is happening on the straights’ favorite dating show?!? ICYMI: The eighth season of Love Island USA is currently airing on Peacock and sucking all the oxygen out of our conversations with heterosexual coworkers. The show follows a group of good-looking singles on the aforementioned island, who wear little besides their bathing suits and couple up to avoid elimination. Plus, there’s new episodes, like, every day.
Is this the real, weird, deeply embarrassing reason for Tr*mp’s twisted Greenland plans?
The reflecting pool is green with algae, ducklings are dying, and Tr*mp somehow still isn’t done taking his revenge on marine life. In an explosive New Yorker report from last week, the despot’s real plans for a Greenland takeover were revealed, and they weren’t pretty. They were, of course, incredibly stupid.
Anthony Bowens body slams fragile internet trolls & wins Pride Month
Anthony Bowens (Photo: Shutterstock) Wrestler Anthony Bowens went viral over the weekend with a social media posting. Bowens was responding to a Pride Month tweet from Fightful Wrestling. The wrestling news account shared a photo of Bowens, with the words “Happy Pride” emblazoned across it. It also highlighted Bowen’s achievements as a professional grappler with All Elite Wrestling. Perhaps mindful that not all wrestling fans would welcome the tweet, it turned off comments.
Madonna spills the tea on her stalled biopic: “We had a falling out, me and Universal”
I was supposed to make a movie about my life. I worked on my script for two years and spent two years at Universal Studios with the line producers doing budgeting and casting. We had a falling out, me and Universal, regarding budget because I needed—I’ve had an extraordinary life. I’ve had a huge life–so I needed a big budget. They couldn’t get their heads around it. I found a way to make it for less money in Serbia, but I don’t think they were into the idea of—I don’t know.
The Epstein Zorro Ranch investigation is heating up after this latest intel
The horrors that took place on Epstein Island are a matter of record, but this year, we’ve learned so much more about Epstein’s other covert trafficking property where men, women, and children were abused and at least two foreign women went missing. New Mexico’s Zorro Ranch is home to many secrets, but despite Tr*mp’s best efforts at allegedly derailing the investigation into the property, the New Mexico DOJ is going all the way in.
“I’m not crying…”: This nonna-themed Italian Pride ad is healing the Gay Internet™
There may be a dearth of corporate Pride Month activity in the US, but we’re pleased to see that around the world, some brands are still stepping up to the plate. Idealista is a well-known property website for sales and rentals in Italy, Spain, and Portugal (think of it as an Italian version of Zillow). It has traditionally marked Pride season in some way over the past few years.
Jennifer Welch offers up a time-tested theory about why Tr*mp can’t stop salivating over men
For months, resistance podcast icon Jennifer Welch has regaled us with theories about MAGA’s closet problem. The I’ve Had It host correctly points out how much these self-proclaimed macho MAGA men obsess over gay people and their sex lives–likely because they don’t have one of their own. That’s especially the case when it comes to our brain-addled, 80-year-old president.
Meet the stars of the gay tennis romance serving up Heated Rivalry on the court
Image Credit: “Forty Love,’ Studiocanal It was just over a year ago that we first shared the news of a then-upcoming TV series called Heated Rivalry, the story of two hockey players who secretly fall in love while competing on the ice. Huh, wonder if that will be any good? In all seriousness, our write-up of the show’s announcement almost feels quaint compared to the cultural juggernaut it’d become.
Van historische roman tot biografie: dit zijn de favoriete boeken van Dua Lipa
Skip to Content We ontvangen mogelijk commissie via links op deze pagina, maar we raden alleen producten aan waar wij als redactie achter staan Douglas Stuart / Shuggie Bain Douglas Stuart / Shuggie Bain Credit: Bol.com 'Ik heb duidelijk een zwak voor boeken die je hart breken en dit is daar geen uitzondering op. Tegelijkertijd zit er zo veel liefde in de pagina's van dit boek verstopt, vooral tussen Shuggie en zijn moeder Agnes,' aldus Dua Lipa op de website van haar boekenclub Service95.
John of John | Bookreporter.com
With JOHN OF JOHN, the author of SHUGGIE BAIN and YOUNG MUNGO sets the scene in Scotland, but not the Glasgow of his previous books. Instead, Douglas Stuart's protagonist, John-Calum (Cal), the first Macleod to leave the Isle of Harris for university on the mainland, returns home with his apparently useless textile degree and a pile of debt.
Authors' Notes: Douglas Stuart on John of John, tenderness as rebellion, and coming to reading later in life
What drew you to set John of John in the Outer Hebrides? John of John is a novel that I began writing in 2019. I went to the Outer Hebrides for twelve weeks, never having been before and also not knowing quite what I was searching for. I started at the southern tip of the archipelago and I traveled all the way to the tip of Lewis at the top. I was, I think, searching for a place where the characters felt most alive. I knew that I wanted to write about loneliness.
Oprah Announces John of John as 123rd Book Club Pick
With summer around the corner, many of us are craving a change of scenery, and, as luck would have it, Oprah’s latest Book Club pick is an instant portal to a faraway island, complete with windswept beaches, verdant mountains, and salt spray you can actually taste on your cheeks—oh wait, those are tears.
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