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A Big Book Weekend chat with Douglas Stuart
The 2020 Booker prize winner Douglas Stuart joins Alex Clark to explain what it was like to grow up gay in a hard man’s world, explores why working-class stories matter, and discusses the power of a good teacher to save a lost kid’s life.
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Extended conversations and sessions with authors at the Big Book Weekend festival.
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