Douglas Stuart is a New York Times bestselling author whose work has been translated into over forty languages.

His debut novel, Shuggie Bain, won the 2020 Booker Prize and was a finalist for the National Book Award. It was named both the British Book of the Year and Debut of the Year at the 2021 British Book Awards, as well as being a finalist for over 20 other literary awards.

Born in Glasgow, Stuart has a Masters from the Royal College of Art and since 2000 he has lived and worked in New York City.

His second novel, Young Mungo, was a Sunday Times #1 bestseller and a finalist for the Carnegie Medal. His essays on gender, class and conformity have featured on Lit Hub and his short stories are published in The New Yorker. He is currently working on adapting both of his novels for A24 pictures.