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Douglas Stuart’s John Of John among contenders for Waterstones Book Of The Year

What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. STV News and The Scotsman are the outlets attached to this story. The first report grouped here was at 29 Oct 2026, 06:00 UTC. 2 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Douglas Stuart’s John Of John among contenders for Waterstones Book Of The Year”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
The Shuggie Bain author will face competition from Patrick Radden Keefe’s London Falling, shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize for non-fiction.
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by The Scotsman
Douglas Stuart, Maggie O'Farrell and David Byrne shortlisted for literary award
- New development reported by STV News
Douglas Stuart’s John Of John among contenders for Waterstones Book Of The Year
Same story, different outlets
2 headlinesEach line is that outlet's headline. The article stays on the publisher's site.