Signed First Edition Book Group "John of John"

Join us for our June meeting! We'll be discussing "John of John" by Douglas Stuart.

Wellesley Books is pleased to announce our latest book group: The Signed First Edition Book Group.

Our June meeting will take place on the 8th to discuss John of John by Douglas Stuart. (See below for more about this exciting new book.)

How It Works

• Sign up for this month’s discussion by buying a ticket through this page and you'll receive a signed first edition. You can also buy in-store or by phone (781-431-1160).
• We will meet at the store on the given date to discuss the current selection.
• After the meeting, we'll announce our selection for the next month.
• Feel free to join in as often as you are able.
• Please note that we cannot issue refunds unless you wish to return the book. In this case, the process follows our normal book return policy, which can be found on our website.

Lastly, please be aware of our new parking system for the lot behind the store. Parking is free, but you must check in with Vend Park. We recommend doing this before you leave for the event.

ABOUT THE BOOK

NAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2026 BY THE NEW YORK TIMES, WASHINGTON POST, LOS ANGELES TIMES, TIME, OPRAH DAILY, AND VOGUE

“So immersive, so all-encompassing, that I felt like I was living in it.”—Ann Patchett

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 desires

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.

Cal privately wonders if any lonely men might be found on the barren hillsides of home, while John is dismayed by his son’s long hair, strange clothes, and seeming unwillingness to be Saved. But Cal isn't the only one in the croft house who is keeping secrets. As lambing season turns to shearing season, the threads holding together the community together become increasingly frayed, and nothing will remain as it was before.

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.