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Relieve my curiosity: was the photograph of you on the back jacket of Paper Towns taken in front of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam? If not, what is the building? I'm feeling slightly like Quentin trying to track down an elusive friend...
You say that you collect books about conjoined twins, but are there not such twins in Katherine Dunn's *Geek Love*? I do not see that title on our "shared books" list. Are there conjoined twins in Montaigne's Essays? (I think it's possible).
Am enjoying Paper Towns. For a YA book it's taking me a long time to read. Interesting.

publicado por annamorphic às 4:43 pm (EST) em Oct 16, 2009

Hello John.
I have to say you are a spectacular author and you inspire me so much. Your books are all very intellectual and down to earth, they're simply extraordinary. As you have probably already assumed from my username I happen to love 'Looking for Alaska' it is one of my favourite books ever, I have read it over and over so many times I feel sorry for my now rather tatty book. I am hoping, as it appears papertowns is being published over here (England)in 213 days - according to the waterstones website - that perhaps, if this is so - and I hope it is - that you might consider doing a book tour over here sometime.
I don't know if you return comments, or even go on librarything.com anymore, but it would be great to hear from you.
Yours, Laura.

publicado por Alaska-Young às 7:43 pm (EST) em Oct 1, 2009

Hello John!
I made a booklist this summer and your three novels were on the top of the list. I have just completed "Paper Towns" which was quite wonderful as were your other two novels. Your books have given me much to think about and I quite enjoy how they can intwine within to each other, with the ideas which are presented in them.

publicado por CatAmpersand às 10:49 pm (EST) em Aug 22, 2009

Hey John, been a nerdfighter for, well, a while now. Found out about you and Hank through LT actually. Haven't read any of your books YET, but plan to. Hank is a musical genius btw. You both rock my sox. DFTBA man.

publicado por DeusExLibrus às 5:18 pm (EST) em Jul 8, 2009

Thanks for putting LibraryThing into your videos... (that was how I heard of it) It's an awesome website, so I'm glad I heard about it...
Your books are awesome! They're the type of books that my friends and I can talk about for hours, and we like to have books like that to read... also, that Christmas-y book you did with Maureen Johnson and Lauren Myracle was really good, I read that quickly because I couldn't put it down.
Thank you for writing such awesome books !!!
~Brightest

publicado por brightestdarkness às 6:56 am (EST) em May 1, 2009

Hi John
I didn't know if you were aware that Abundance of Katherines is nominated on the high school level for the Young Reader's Choice Awards (Pacific Northwest Library Association). Loved the book, can't wait to read Paper Towns.
Regards,
Linda

publicado por librarianlk às 3:12 pm (EST) em Apr 2, 2009

Hi John,

I recently finished the novel, The Girls, and noticed the challenge regarding conjoined twins on your profile. Although there were many characters in another excellent book I read, in Geek Love by Katherine Dunn conjoined twins were among the main characters. Perhaps you'd like to read that book and see if it fits in with your collection. :)

Best,

Madeline

publicado por SqueakyChu às 12:01 pm (EST) em Mar 27, 2009

I just read and loved Paper Towns. :) I am excited to read more by you.

publicado por koalatees às 4:54 pm (EST) em Feb 24, 2009

Hey,

Just a quick note to let you know that my new novel, Dirty Little Angels, is now available. Thought you might like it since it's been compared to Larry Brown, whom I noticed you like. Here's a link to a summary in case you're interested:

http://christophertusa.com/blog/?page_id...

Take care,

Chris

publicado por cmtusa às 12:04 am (EST) em Feb 20, 2009

I am in the process of posting book reviews by my students on my librarythings page(I'm an 8th grade English teacher). You might enjoy their reviews of your books. They love all three (as do I)!

publicado por teachermike às 3:56 pm (EST) em Jan 31, 2009

Oh, quick question!
When I bought Paper Towns, I sat on the floor in Target for at least ten minutes deciding whether to buy the yellow cover or the blue-tinted cover. I ended up going with the blue-tint (ever the gloom monger I am) but I was wondering what the purpose of the two contrasting covers was?

=]

xoxo

publicado por alixkerr às 7:22 pm (EST) em Jan 23, 2009

You are my favorite author....ever!
Basically, that is my way of saying that I will leave you very many seemingly obsessive comments.
=]

xoxo

publicado por alixkerr às 7:18 pm (EST) em Jan 23, 2009

Hello, I just wanted to say that YOU ARE A GOD!!!(*sigh* and I said I wasn't going to embarrass myself)!!! No, really, I've vastly enjoyed everything I have read by you.

I adored An Abundance of Katherines. It is probably one of the most funniest most intelligent book I've ever read. I read it a few month ago, and "Sitsplinkering" (sorry, I have no idea how its really pronounced or spelled) has been a part of my everyday vocabulary since. I'm currently reading Looking for Alaska and I'm literally cracking up in the train, and at work, at home. I'm a mess.

I cannot rave enough about your books to everyone who will put up with it. Sorry, I'm probably just putting people off your books.

I can't wait to read Paper Towns!

publicado por suge às 2:46 pm (EST) em Jan 5, 2009

I am a bookseller, and whenever I get a chance, I push all of your terrific titles. The customer response is always uniformly ecstatic. "Paper Towns" is getting great feedback, and we've already had to order more of the title to stock. I know at least two local teachers who have one of your books on their curriculum. Thank you so much for helping to convince more adults to read YA lit.

publicado por efear às 3:17 am (EST) em Dec 3, 2008

I just read (the Dutch translation of) An abundance of Katherines and enjoyed it very much. Thank you for writing it!

publicado por FAMeulstee às 6:02 pm (EST) em Dec 2, 2008

Thanks for stopping by Ann Arbor! I've been looking forward to it for weeks and I was not disappointed. You and your brother are an awesome team and you guys did a great job. Enjoy the last few days of your tour!

publicado por TheMightyQuinn às 12:25 pm (EST) em Nov 15, 2008

John - Just read "Looking for Alaska". Like everyone else who's read it... loved it. Fabulous. I'm telling everyone I know to read it. My friends (fellow Alaskans like myself) keep confusing it with Peter Jenkins' book about the PLACE Alaska (as opposed to the person). Go figure. Got "An Abundance of Katherines" on the TBR pile to read shortly.

publicado por alaskabookworm às 6:49 pm (EST) em Nov 3, 2008

Dear John... Thanks so much for plugging LibraryThing in your videos. My books were becoming a problem. It was so nice to get to see you IRL in Atlanta. I hope the rest of your tour goes well. Keep up the amazing writing!

publicado por RachaelF27 às 11:43 pm (EST) em Oct 29, 2008

Hi,
i just wanted to let you know how incredible your books are, of course i'm sure you already knew that, but, they really made me think, and they were great

I'm coming to the paper towns tour stop at boston
and I cannot wait!

publicado por zentouro às 12:29 am (EST) em Sep 13, 2008

Wow! I loved Looking for Alaska. I wish this book had been out when I was a teen struggling with the death of a friend. I will make all my young charges read it!

-Soon-to-be School Media Specialist, Rebecca Roper

publicado por rroper às 5:23 pm (EST) em Aug 30, 2008

Dear John,

Hi from New Zealand! Just wanted to let you know that your wonderful novels have made it downunder, and that we love your writing. I'm running a session called 'Fabulous fiction for terrific teens' at a library conference in November, and will be sharing your books with the attendees. Unfortunately Paper
towns' October release date means that I wouldn't be able to get it to NZ in time for the conference, which is very disappointing - I so want to read it. Think I'll have to treat myself for Christmas!

Any chance you might make it to NZ? Or was that just a bit stalkery....

publicado por fabfic-terrificteens às 5:44 am (EST) em Aug 29, 2008

Hi, Mr. Green-

I just wanted to say that I thought An Abundance of Katherines was great. You've got a fantastic writing style, and really managed to find the different voices of your characters. I can't wait to find a copy of Looking for Alaska.

Thanks

publicado por foxfire às 9:58 am (EST) em Aug 22, 2008

Hi, John!
I picked up a copy of Looking for Alaska at the bookshop last night, and can't wait to race through my current read, so that I can start yours! However, this is not my reason for commenting. My little brother, who is a video-game-obsessed twelve-year-old, has told me on multiple occasions that he hates to read. For a bookworm like me, it's hard to hear such a thing. But, after getting him into the Vlogbrothers videos (his favorite is the chin wax - painful!), I produced Looking for Alaska and flaunted the fact that "cool guys" such as yourself can also be readers.
Thanks, to both your and your brother. My own nerdfighter sibling has forsaken the Nintendo in exchange for your book!
Audrey

PS - I've promised him a copy of Paper Towns, but since I've had little luck in getting an ARC from the Ning, when is the official release date? I'll have to satiate him with something like Captain Underpants until then. Ugh...

publicado por Audacity às 2:57 pm (EST) em Apr 27, 2008

I was intrigued when we got "An Abundance of Katherines" on CD for our library, so I ran downstairs to our teen section and snagged a copy - good stuff!

(amy, filmandaudio's official book-enterer)

publicado por filmandaudio às 5:04 pm (EST) em Apr 24, 2008

Your books are so amazing, I can't bare to return them to my local library! I guess when the library police comes to pry them from my fingers, I will buy a few copies of both Looking for Alaska and Katherines! I cannot wait for Paper Towns to come out!

publicado por cerebellum às 9:47 pm (EST) em Apr 23, 2008

When I read a really good piece of fiction, I often wonder about what books the author has read, and which ones he or she has really enjoyed. A pleasure to be able to find some answers in your Library. I am a very fussy reader, but you are an excellent writer and an interesting reader as well.

publicado por annamorphic às 6:22 pm (EST) em Apr 18, 2008

Thanks for introducing me to LibraryThing! Maybe this summer when I only have grad school (as opposed to work and grad school) I can put more books into the system.

Also - please disregard my question left in the comments for Monday's question Tuesday. I'm an idiot.

Thanks!

publicado por astabeth às 11:33 am (EST) em Apr 12, 2008

John--
So glad to see you on LT. As a librarian for a high school, I'm always looking of the next great book to pass on. As I was reading Katherines, I thought, "I think I know this kid!" When I finished reading this great book, I handed it to the kid I had in mind and told him I thought he was starring in this book (minus the Jew-fro). Thanks for a great book!

Did you know Looking for Alaska is nominated for the Illinois Abraham Lincoln High School Book Award this year? If you win, I hope you will consider coming to the Illinois School Library Association's Conference, fall of 2009!

Keep 'em coming...

publicado por librarychs às 9:46 pm (EST) em Apr 2, 2008

Looking for Alaska was by far the best audio I listened to last year. I was completely unprepared to like a young adult audio that much. I have An Abundance of Katherines on my to-read list now. Thanks for what you do!

publicado por bravenewgirl às 11:08 am (EST) em Mar 24, 2008

I just finished Looking For Alaska.
Thanks for a wonderful, wonderful book!

publicado por Jiff às 7:48 pm (EST) em Mar 13, 2008

I absolutely loved Looking For Alaska.
It was one of the best books I have ever read.

publicado por KatieKABOOM às 9:14 pm (EST) em Mar 12, 2008

Just finished AAOK, loved it, you're 2 for 2 on top shelf tags. I'll be looking forward to Paper Towns!
Thanks,
Mel

publicado por readaholic12 às 10:17 am (EST) em Jan 14, 2008

hey john!
Just working on my list of books to read this year and I thought i'd check out your library for inspiration. (guess what? got plenty.) lol. I got very excited about some of the titles i saw on the list.
Also, i thought i should mention that although i often add "in my pants" to book titles, my brain absolutely could not stop itself from giving my hand the instruction to write down "everything that rises must also converge in my pants" as one fluid title. curses!
:) NFTBA

publicado por chelseyjane às 2:09 am (EST) em Jan 7, 2008

Hi John. I just wanted to say that I love Looking for Alaska (and Nerd Fighters!!!). Thanks for being so great.

publicado por LoveWhenYouLove às 8:19 pm (EST) em Jan 5, 2008

Hi John,

I just finished your book _Looking For Alaska_. It had me laughing out loud and crying real tears. I loved it!

I'm now sending my copy of _Looking for Alaska_ on a world-wide journey to BookCrossing members in Germany, United Kingdom, Finland, and South Africa. I hope they will enjoy it as much as I did.

For sure, I'll be picking up a copy of An Abundance of Katherines. I'm glad I discovered how well you write!

publicado por SqueakyChu às 12:22 am (EST) em Jan 4, 2008

i just read a book called "passages" by connie willis. she uses a lot of famous last words as quotes at the beginnings of her chapters. thought it may be of interest since i'm assuming that it's not just your character in "looking for alaska" who is fond of these quotations.

publicado por safetygirl às 2:29 pm (EST) em Dec 31, 2007

Ha! An Abundance of Katherines made me laugh this morning and I haven't received it from Amazon yet. Why, you ask? I haven't received it because of the holiday delays, and it made me laugh because the Key Phrases listed under your name are unexpectedly random: tampon strings, feral hog, Colin Singleton, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Krazy Keith (more...)

Now I'm very curious.
Happy 2008,
Mel

publicado por readaholic12 às 10:31 am (EST) em Dec 31, 2007

Hi John,

It's lovely to know that a book I am currently reading is by an LT author - you!

I received Looking For Alaska from an LT member as a Secret Santa gift this week. I'm really not that much into reading young adult novels, but I throughly enjoyed The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak this past year. After I read Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld and mentioned I liked reading life at about prep schools, someone on another list suggested that I read Looking for Alaska. I then promptly added it to my wish list. My Secret Santa found my wish, sent me the book - which I started reading right away, and just now found you here.

I'm really enjoying the book so far. I'm not sure what I'll do with it when I'm done, but I will definitely not keep it. I want to share it with other readers so they get a taste of your writing. Perhaps I'll start it on a Bookcrossing journey around the world as it's been quite a fun read so far.

I now see that YA books are not for only kids! Keep up the good work. I'll be looking for more of your books.

Have a safe and happy 2008!

publicado por SqueakyChu às 1:03 pm (EST) em Dec 29, 2007

Hello,
I just wanted to chime in with praise for Looking for Alaska. You have an impressive way with the written word, and excellent recall for teenaged intensity. I enjoyed the many layers you wove together, and I won't soon forget your characters. When a book strikes a chord with me, it goes on the top shelf of my big bookcase. I just wanted to let you know that Looking for Alaska is in very good company. Thanks for all the awesome,
Mel

publicado por readaholic12 às 12:19 pm (EST) em Dec 27, 2007

Hey,

I went to wooster and graduated your year. Had some friends at Kenyon. I'm a high school librarian in Ketchikan, Alaska, and was pretty psyched when I read your bio.

Way to go brother! Keep up the great writing.

David Miller

publicado por knowmoore às 12:52 am (EST) em Dec 24, 2007

hi john!

glad you're here. am a big fan of your books (and yes, including the mental_floss volumes) and it's nice to know we share about 30 books here in LT. (this is a bit embarrassing, but at some point early this year, pudge and colin hogged the number-one spot in my list of literary crushes. hahaha...)

by the way, i'm giving away copies of Alaska and Katherines to both young adults and adults this christmas. :)

happy holidays!

anikins

publicado por anikins às 7:24 pm (EST) em Dec 19, 2007