The Recurring Cast
Douglas Stuart books in order · Douglas Stuart reading order · 3 books · 2020 to 2026 · Mostly set in Glasgow

Douglas Stuart Books in Order and Reading Order

Literary and generalLiterary fictionFamily and book club

Douglas Stuart won the Booker Prize for Shuggie Bain, set in 1980s Glasgow. His novels are about working-class Scotland, family love and growing up gay.

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Douglas Stuart books in order

Douglas Stuart’s first book is Shuggie Bain (2020). There are 3 books in all, published from 2020 to 2026.

The Douglas Stuart reading order: each series in publication order, with its lead characters. Where the story runs in a different order, switch to Story order. Crossover books are marked and listed under their main series. Use My books to track what you have read.

Novels

3 books · Mostly set in GlasgowLiterary fictionFamily and book club
  1. 1Shuggie Bain2020With Shuggie Bain and Agnes BainBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Young Mungo2022With Mungo HamiltonBuy on Amazon
  3. 3John of John2026With Cal Macleod · Set in Isle of HarrisBuy on Amazon

Who appears in which book

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Characters

7 recurring and key characters, with the book each one first appears in.

Leads

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