639: In Conversation With 'Shuggie Bain' Author Douglas Stuart

Published: Feb. 3, 2021, 11:59 a.m.

It's LGBT History Month and today we're celebrating Booker Prize winning author, Douglas Stuart. 

His debut, 'Shuggie Bain' is a semi autobiographical novel about a young boy growing up in 1980s Glasgow and coming to terms with his sexuality.

Stuart spoke with Read On's Red Szell about the book and drawing from life for this emotional portrait of a struggling family.