Book Reviews: Stuart, Johansson, Spitz, Kieffer
Douglas Stuart's novel 'John of John' follows a gay art-school graduate, Cal, who returns to a remote Scottish island when his devout father, John, claims his grandmother is ill. Cal hides his sexuality in the Presbyterian village of Falabay. Hanna Johansson's 'Body Double' alternates between two story lines: two women moving in together after a coat mix-up, and a transcriber hearing a whisper on a tape. Bob Spitz's 'The Rolling Stones' biography traces the band from Mick Jagger and Keith Richards meeting in 1961 to becoming the world's biggest rock act by 1970. Kira Ganga Kieffer's 'Unvaccinated Under God' reframes vaccine hesitancy in the US as a form of religious expression, paralleling American evangelical Christianity.
Key facts
- Douglas Stuart's 'John of John' is set on a remote island off the coast of Scotland.
- The novel's protagonist, Cal, is a young gay art-school graduate.
- Cal returns home when his father John intimates that his grandmother is ill.
- Hanna Johansson's 'Body Double' is translated from Swedish by Kira Josefsson.
- Bob Spitz's 'The Rolling Stones' begins with Mick Jagger and Keith Richards meeting in 1961.
- Kira Ganga Kieffer's 'Unvaccinated Under God' argues vaccine hesitancy parallels American evangelical Christianity.
- The book is published by Princeton.
- Kieffer reframes vaccine hesitancy as a form of religious expression.
Entities
Artists
- Douglas Stuart
- Hanna Johansson
- Kira Josefsson
- Bob Spitz
- Mick Jagger
- Keith Richards
- Kira Ganga Kieffer
Institutions
- Grove
- Catapult
- Penguin
- Princeton
Locations
- Scotland
- Falabay
- United States
- England
- London