# Event Details - **Event Name**: Offsite: Douglas Stuart w/ Dean Spade at SPL Central - **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 27 Oct, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Tue, 27 Oct, 2026 at 08:30 pm (-07:00) - **Event Description**: From the Booker Prize-winning and New York Times bestselling author of 'Shuggie Bain' and 'Young Mungo'About this EventDouglas Stuart, author of Shuggie Bain and Young Mungo, discusses his Booker Prize longlisted novel John of John, a vivid, moving novel following a young man returning to his Hebridean island home, a portrait of a father’s expectations and a son’s desires. He will be joined by professor, writer, and activist Dean Spade.This event will be held in the Level 1 Auditorium at the Central Library.From the Booker Prize-winning and New York Times bestselling author of Shuggie Bain and Young Mungo comes a vivid, moving novel following a young man returning to his Hebridean island home, a portrait of a father’s expectations and a son’s desiresOut of money and with little to show for his art school education, John-Calum Macleod takes the ferry back home to the Isle of Harris in the Outer Hebrides to find that little has changed except for him. He returns to the windswept croft and the two pillars of his childhood: his father John, a sheep farmer, tweed weaver, and lay preacher in the local Presbyterian church, and his maternal grandmother Ella, a profanity-loving Glaswegian whose steady warmth helped Cal weather the sudden departure of his mother.Out of money and with little to show for his art school education, John-Calum Macleod takes the ferry back home to the Isle of Harris in the Outer Hebrides to find that little has changed except for him. He returns to the windswept croft and the two pillars of his childhood: his father John, a sheep farmer, tweed weaver, and lay preacher in the local Presbyterian church, and his maternal grandmother Ella, a profanity-loving Glaswegian whose steady warmth helped Cal weather the sudden departure of his mother.John of John is a singular novel about duty, passion, and the transformative power of the truth. It is a magnificent literary work that cements Douglas Stuart's reputation as one of our greatest novelists working today.Douglas Stuart is a Scottish-American author. His New York Times bestselling debut novel Shuggie Bain won prizes including the 2020 Booker Prize and the Sue Kaufman Prize from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, was a finalist for the National Book Award and the PEN/Hemingway Award, and was named one of the "25 Best Books of the 21st Century" by the Sunday Times (UK). His second novel, Young Mungo, was a national bestseller, longlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal and a finalist for the British Book Award, and one of the most highly acclaimed books of the year. His stories are published in The New Yorker and his essays have featured on Literary Hub. He lives in New York City.Dean Spade has been working to build queer and trans liberation based in racial and economic justice for the past two decades. He is a professor at the Seattle University School of Law. He is the author of Normal Life: Administrative Violence, Critical Trans Politics and the Limits of Law. In 2015, Dean released a one-hour video documentary, Pinkwashing Exposed: Seattle Fights Back!. Dean’s book, Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity During This Crisis (and the next), was published by Verso Press in October 2020. Dean’s new book is Love in a Fucked Up World: How to Build Relationships, Hook Up, and Raise Hell, Together. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/seattle/offsite-douglas-stuart-w-dean-spade-at-spl-central/100001999040822914 - **Event Categories**: art, literary-art - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Age Limit: All Ages - Doors Open At: 6:30 PM - Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes - Location: Seattle Public Library-Central Library - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Seattle - **state**: WA - **country**: United States - **location**: Seattle Public Library-Central Library - **lat**: 47.6067006 - **long**: -122.3325009 - **full address**: Seattle Public Library-Central Library, 1000 4th Avenue, Seattle, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Offsite: Douglas Stuart w/ Dean Spade at SPL Central - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events2/banners/9608776493b8f78ebeedd1086835c15a7a59de6f725cc16404e592585019a7ae-rimg-w1200-h600-dca8d8c8-gmir.jpg?v=1787853675 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Offsite: Douglas Stuart w/ Dean Spade at SPL Central being held? - **A:** Offsite: Douglas Stuart w/ Dean Spade at SPL Central takes place on Tue, 27 Oct, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Tue, 27 Oct, 2026 at 08:30 pm at Seattle Public Library-Central Library, 1000 4th Avenue, Seattle, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Offsite: Douglas Stuart w/ Dean Spade at SPL Central? - **A:** Offsite: Douglas Stuart w/ Dean Spade at SPL Central is organized by Elliott Bay Book Company. - **Q**: Who is this event for? 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