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May 25, 2009
Australia!
I'm sitting in an airport getting ready to experience the miracle of flight for 23 hours.
If you live in Melbourne, I hope to see you on May 31st. (RSVP here.)
If you live in Sydney, I hope to see you on June 3rd at Kinokuniya at 7 PM.[image error]
If you live in Melbourne, I hope to see you on May 31st. (RSVP here.)
If you live in Sydney, I hope to see you on June 3rd at Kinokuniya at 7 PM.[image error]
May 14, 2009
Three Parts
1. Australia: I'm going there. There will be a reading/discussion/nerdfighter gathering on May 31st in Melbourne (you can book tickets here) and one in Sydney at the bookstore Kinokuniya on the evening on June 3rd. (You can book a spot for that by emailing sydneynerdfighters (at) gmail.com) I am very excited!
2. Bridget Zinn: A lovely YA writer and librarian, Bridget Zinn, has recently been diagnosed with cancer. Writers and editors and kidlit bloggers have come together to auction off some sweet
2. Bridget Zinn: A lovely YA writer and librarian, Bridget Zinn, has recently been diagnosed with cancer. Writers and editors and kidlit bloggers have come together to auction off some sweet
May 10, 2009
What Could You Do with a Poe Bust?!
So since Paper Towns won the Edgar Award, I've been wondering what I should do with the bust of Edgar Allan Poe I now own. This video--in which I play Wii with Poe and also waterboard him--is the result of that quest.
(In case you don't follow internet memes, I stole this idea from the brilliant Tyler Oakley.)[image error]
May 8, 2009
The Lindyhop, Justine Larbalestier, and Eccentric Thousandaires
My brother Hank and I often say that our ambition in life is to be eccentric thousandaires--people who utilize their limited means to buy hilarity and weirdness in lieu of, say, lawnmowers.
So you can imagine my delight when Justine Larbalestier posted on her wonderfully fantabulous blog that she did not want to learn the lindyhop despite the pleas of her readers.
Justine, you will remember, spearheaded Operation Get John Green to Stand on a Table for Charity, and here I saw a path to payback.
So
So you can imagine my delight when Justine Larbalestier posted on her wonderfully fantabulous blog that she did not want to learn the lindyhop despite the pleas of her readers.
Justine, you will remember, spearheaded Operation Get John Green to Stand on a Table for Charity, and here I saw a path to payback.
So
May 5, 2009
Hanko De Mayo!!!!
My brother is currently having a birthday.
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April 30, 2009
The Edgar Award: I Haz It
This evening Paper Towns was named the best young adult mystery of the year by the Mystery Writers of America. I was honored to be nominated alongside Siobhan Dowd's Bog Child, Jack Ferraiolo's The Big Splash, Susan Juby's Getting the Girl, and Margot McDonnell's Torn to Pieces. These are all excellent books, and I was totally stunned-and-thrilled to win.
Now I own a bust. A bust! Who could have ever believed such things were possible?[image error]
Now I own a bust. A bust! Who could have ever believed such things were possible?[image error]
Sorry about the lack of blog posts recently. (I've been sick and traveling, a tough combination.)
But I am here in New York City today to attend the Edgar Awards banquet. Paper Towns is a finalist for the award, and if you want, you can follow the evening live on my twitter.
Speaking of twitter: I logged on recently to discover that I suddenly have 33,000 followers. Twitter put me on their "suggested users" list (along with Demi Moore and P. Diddy, if that's what he calls himself these days), so n
But I am here in New York City today to attend the Edgar Awards banquet. Paper Towns is a finalist for the award, and if you want, you can follow the evening live on my twitter.
Speaking of twitter: I logged on recently to discover that I suddenly have 33,000 followers. Twitter put me on their "suggested users" list (along with Demi Moore and P. Diddy, if that's what he calls himself these days), so n
April 24, 2009
April 22, 2009
An Open Letter to YA Librarians
Dear Librarians,
What kind of programming are you looking for from authors these days?*
And secondarily, nerdfighters, how do you envision the perfect John and Hank (and others?) event?
Best wishes,
John
* I ask not because I'm trying to figure out how, in the future, we want to tour. Like, example:
The traditional author visit to a library involves the author coming and speaking to a teen advisory group and other teens/adults who may be interested. These events generally involve a podium, and the aut
What kind of programming are you looking for from authors these days?*
And secondarily, nerdfighters, how do you envision the perfect John and Hank (and others?) event?
Best wishes,
John
* I ask not because I'm trying to figure out how, in the future, we want to tour. Like, example:
The traditional author visit to a library involves the author coming and speaking to a teen advisory group and other teens/adults who may be interested. These events generally involve a podium, and the aut
April 19, 2009
BEDA 20: For the Australians
On May 31st, I will be talking and answering questions and signing books at the State Library of Victoria in Melbourne, Australia at 2 PM. You should come--and you should bring your friends. Also you enemies. We love them, too, after all.
To RSVP, you can call 03 8664 7099. Or you can email bookings [at:] slv.vic.gov.au
I hope to have a gathering in Sydney, also. I'll let you know.
Totally unrelated: I wrote a piece for the Washington Post in which I argue that the United States, as a nation, should
To RSVP, you can call 03 8664 7099. Or you can email bookings [at:] slv.vic.gov.au
I hope to have a gathering in Sydney, also. I'll let you know.
Totally unrelated: I wrote a piece for the Washington Post in which I argue that the United States, as a nation, should
