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Oprah Picks Booker Winner Stuart’s “John of John”

5/5/2026

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Oprah Winfrey announced Douglas Stuart’s novel “John of John” as her CBS Mornings book-club pick, coinciding with its release this week.
Oprah described the novel as complex, compelling and liberating for people who suppress themselves.
Douglas Stuart said receiving Oprah’s call was mind-blowing and surreal.
Stuart, a former designer who won the Booker Prize and Dayton Literary Peace Prize, has had his novels translated into dozens of languages.

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Oprah Winfrey announced Douglas Stuart’s novel “John of John” as her CBS Mornings book-club pick, coinciding with its release this week.
Oprah described the novel as complex, compelling and liberating for people who suppress themselves.
Douglas Stuart said receiving Oprah’s call was mind-blowing and surreal.
Stuart, a former designer who won the Booker Prize and Dayton Literary Peace Prize, has had his novels translated into dozens of languages.