Douglas Stuart: John of John

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Jack Edwards· Host0:29

Hello, everyone, and welcome back to The Inklings Book Club podcast. I'm your host, Jack Edwards, and today we are joined by Douglas Stuart, one of the masters of the craft. We recorded this episode live in London at Union Chapel, and I hope you enjoy listening to it as much as I enjoyed having this conversation. This is the Douglas Stuart episode. [upbeat music] We're gonna be talking today about Douglas's new book, Jon of Jon. But first, I am delighted to introduce you to one of my absolute heroes, Douglas Stuart. [audience applauding] How are you?

Douglas Stuart· Guest1:06

Yeah, I'm good. I'm so pleased to be in London. Thank you for coming out tonight.

Jack Edwards· Host1:10

Now, I'm gonna talk about you like you're not here for a second and just talk about how- All right ... wonderful you are. So you just- I love that ... mind your own business over there.

Douglas Stuart· Guest1:17

Yeah.

Jack Edwards· Host1:18

[laughs] [laughs] In case you've been living under an actual rock, Douglas was born and raised in Glasgow, and after graduating from the Royal College of Art, he moved to New York, where he began a career in fashion design. His first novel,