Douglas Stuart’s debut novel Shuggie Bain, about a queer boy growing up in 1980’s Glasgow, Scotland, won the Booker Prize last week.
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-54976523
Recently Stuart talked to NPR and to Vulture:
https://www.npr.org/2020/11/14/934548946/shuggie-bain-will-lift-you-up-and-tear-you-up
https://www.vulture.com/2020/11/shuggie-bain-douglas-stuart.html
![Shuggie Bain' writer Douglas Stuart wins Booker Prize](https://katu.com/resources/media/5025ea1b-fcda-43d2-a362-2061971c0206-large1x1_writer.jpg?1605818102723)
The award is now called the Booker Prize, the “Man” part was dropped from the name last year I think. Just FYI.
Thanks for the heads up! Will edit the post to reflect that.