John’s Other Writing
Radio
For several years, I wrote commentaries for Chicago Public Radio and, on occasion, for NPR’s All Things Considered. The text of those radio pieces can be found here.
Let It Snow
I wrote a long short story called “A Cheertastic Christmas Miracle” in the book Let It Snow, which also features lovely stories from Maureen Johnson and Lauren Myracle. This book has been published in translated editions as well.
Anthologies
I’ve written stories for several anthologies. These include “The Great American Morp” in 21 Proms, “The Approximate Cost of Loving Caroline” in Twice Told, and “Freak the Geek” in Geektastic.
This Is Not Tom
I wrote this novella hidden behind insanely complex riddles called “This Is Not Tom.” TINT is unfinished (it will be finished eventually, I hope). TINT is free and available to the public, but the only way to read the story is to solve the riddles, which unfortunately is basically impossible without crowdsourcing. (A good place to start, however, would be the TINT youtube channel.)
For more information about other stuff I’ve written, including book reviews and the books I cowrote for the awesome people at mental_floss, visit the “Other Writing” FAQ page.
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John Green, you’re truly inspiring. I’ve finished the fault in our stars, in just 2 and a half days. Simply because i wasn’t able to put it down. It’s honestly my new treasured possession, my all time favorite book. I’m only 15 of course, so my comments probably don’t matter to you much, but your writing is breath taking, i love it so much. I’m looking forward into reading more of your books, Mr.Green. It’d be an honor to thank you in person for writing such a fascinating book. It’s changed my outlook on life.
So thank you, John Green.
- Your fan, Danielle.
I, myself, am only around your age. But I know exactly how you feel. I feel like after reading John’s writing, I have a different outlook on my everyday life. I’m not sure how to explain it, but sometimes the best things are left unexplained.
Hazel Grace Lancaster is about your- well, our- age as well. He told her story just as impressively as he would have the story of someone his age. Most of the new gen of Nerdfighteria is in their mid-to-late teens as well, so you shouldn’t feel like your opinion isn’t important simply because of your age. Even if it weren’t practically the norm in Nerdfighteria, nobody should ever feel like their input doesn’t matter.
I’m 14, and I feel the same way. My perspective on life has just changed dramatically and I can’t explain how exactly it has, but it just has. I agree his writing really is breath taking, and sometimes I have to reread the same sentence or passage again and again to actually absorb all of its awesomeness. It’s just stunning.
as a 12 year old, I can tell you thank you and nerdfighteria for not ridiculing the younger parts of our community. I love ity here because of that.
Okay so I finished The Fault In Our Stars. I now have a new favorite book, a number of new favorite quotes and a new outlook on life. I’m only 15 but that book really is brilliant and I absolutely love it. Thank you John Green you awesome ass man.
I’ve just recently been introduced to your books. My high school English 4 class read Looking for Alaska a couple of weeks ago. We were supposed to read the 1st 20ish pages the 1st night, and I finished it that night. It was the best book I’d read up to that point. Then last Monday, we were giving The Fault in Our Stars to read, again, I finished it the 1st night we were giving it. Then my friend let me borrow Paper Towns, and, you guessed it, I read it that night. I wanted to say that these books have made a huge impact in my life and thank you for writing them.
I just read TFIOS, I started at about 8:05 this morning on the bus and finished at 4:30. IT WAS AMAZING!! I cried and laughed and freaked out all day. I almost had to be sent out of class because of it. YOU ARE A GENIUS!!
You are the greatest writer of all time. I’ve read books by other writers but your books are the best, like, seriously. I bought your book WGWG last last week and finished it in more or less 18 hours, simply because it was way too addictive and beautiful to stop yourself from reading it. I hope you’ll write more books and I want some sequel for WGWG, if in any case. Thanks. :)
When someone like John Green can write a novel that is so revivanto to our generation it is outstanding. I didn’t know what I was getting into when I opened the fault in our stars, it made me laugh and cry and the same exact moment. Teenage and childhood cancer is such a hard topic to talk about, because it is so touchy. Mr.Green took this risky topic to new hights in a respectful and honourable way. Thank you for the new out look I have on life and about 10 million quotes to annoy my friends with.
I was in a local book store looking for ‘the fault in our stars’ as all my friends were raving about it. i could not find the book anywhere, but i picked up ‘will grayson, will grayson’ and can i just say it was possibly one of the best books ive ever read. i finished it in one afternoon, i simply could not put it down. it was beautiful and i know im 14 and this comment wont matter, but may i just say THANK YOU for writing such a brilliant book.
Hey! I have read all of your books and if I do say so myself, you are absolutely amazing. I have never read anything better. My personal favorite is TFiOS. It’s the best book I’ve ever read EVER (which says a lot because I constantly have a book in my hands) but it has made me see the world differently. I’m sure you’ve already heard all of this before but you are really wonderful. I cannot wait for the movie. I would also love to meet you in person but you’re a busy man and I’m just some 14-year-old girl on the Internet obsessing over fictional characters. I do hope to see some future works from you. You have a gift, Mr.Green. Thank you for inspiring me to start my writing career. And thank you for writing wonderful books that I always think about. I read TFiOS a couple months ago and it still makes me think. In fact, I get this little tug in my chest whenever I think about it (deep thinking). It’s like a pain but in a strange way. Alright I’m rambling. You keep doing your thang.
-That girl who doesn’t know how to shut up
Keep on writing
Please don’t ever stop
The more you keep writing
The easier it is to stay awake at night
- Catherine
Can you please write An Imperial Affliction?
Please?
That would be absolutely perfect
Hi, Mr. Green, I hope you get to see this.
I finished The Fault in Our Stars probably a month ago… but I still remember it just as well. That honestly was the most meaningful book I’ve ever written. I personally think you are so gifted! You don’t need witches and wizards, crime scenes, or bogus plot lines used over and over. You wrote about reality.
Thank you for changing my world with your words. I see everything so differently now. I owe you so much for that Mr. Green. I am now excitedly starting Looking for Alaska.
P.s. CONGRATULATIONS on your little angel, Alice. Tell her I said Happy Birthday :)
Dear John,
PLEASE WRITE ANOTHER BOOK! I’M BEGGING YOU. I’VE READ EVERY SINGLE BOOK OF YOURS MORE THAN ONCE. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, WRITE MORE!
Hello Mr. Green
My first language is not English so I am sorry if I make too many mistakes. I love your books, I love your characters, they inspire me and keep me sane when I feel like nothing matters anymore and I should just go and jump from the highest building in my town. I am reading them again and again. I am underlining my favourite sentences. I am reading them out loud to my friends. Your work is beautiful. Thank you.
Hi John,
I’ve just finished reading A Fault In Our Stars and I loved it- it’s definitely my favourite book that I’ve read so far! Normally I don’t cry at books but I was sobbing when I finished this. I’m 14 years old and I’ve always loved writing, and you’ve really inspired me to try and go into some sort of writing career. Thank you, especially your brilliant mind (if that even makes sense?), for giving me a whole new perspective on basically everything; please write more books!
- Amber
Hello. I just wanted to say your books are amazing. You put so much thought into them and I love them. My favorite is The Fault In Our Stars. I will never read a book as wonderful and as thoughtful as that. Thank you for your amazing work Mr.Green. Thank you
Hello John,
I read TFIOS in 2 days because I could not put it down! Every page was brilliant! Since then I have looked on life differently and thought how lucky I am. This book changed my life! I’m currently waiting for looking for Alaska ( brought of amazon)
Thanks so much!
P.s congrats with Alice :D
dear John Green
- I would just like to say, you have truly inspired me. I would never think of reading your books until my friends started telling me about them so i just thought i’d just read a few pages, but now i cannot stop. I have only read one of your books fully (looking for Alaska) but i’d like to praise you for your brilliant writing and inspiring me so much. It was a privilege to read such an amazing book.
Hi, so I just finished reading The Fault in our stars. As I was halfway through it my classmate spoiled me a very important happening in the story and I really totally freaked out like gawd. Well Mr. Green you are a very good writer. The book is very inspiring and I’m going to reread it later. and can you write An Imperial Affliction? ehehe please? :D
I really can’t explain how much I love your books. They shouldn’t even be called books. They should be called masterpieces or something bigger than books. Books is too simple of a word to describe your words. Please keep on writing..thank you so so so much for changing my life.
Dear John,
Congratulations to you and your wife with your second baby! I watch all of yours and Hank’s VlogBrother videos, I love them so much, you’re both just awesome! I live in Yorkshire, in England, and my friends and I are huge fans of yours, as we’re all ridiculously in love with Augustus Waters (but how could we not be!?), please come back to England, as we all love you so very much over here! The Fault in Our Stars is my favourite book ever; everything about it just fits together so flawlessly. The characters you create in any book are just so realistic and easy to connect with, and it’s impossible to read a book of yours without crying. We appreciate that you’re probably very occupied with your new addition to your family at the moment, but please consider coming back to England, and somewhere in Yorkshire if possible!
P.S – Thanks for being such a literary genius, you’ve changed our lives, we love you!
I had to share this with you. My daughter just finished reading ‘The Fault in Our Stars’, she’s 15. Megs has always been an avid reader and I am always astonished at her writing, formally and informally. I am trying to persuade her to do something constructive with her writing – other than Facebook haha! Anyway here is her FB message after just finishing the book this morning…..I had to share it…..she’s dramatic and funny too! “I’ve finished it, I cried and I cried hard. This book has rendered me an exposed helpless soft mess. I don’t even know how to deal with myself at the present moment. John green may be my new favourite author but HE CAN’T END IT LIKE THAT!! ( bearing in mind it was a very good ending but still im left wanting so much more goddamnit) he writes with so much thought passion and emotion that practically ripped my heart out of my chest this book has torn me apart. Its like poor Hazel but then you’re all like AUGUSTUS NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO and the oh Isaac I wish you could just SEE! and ugh my life is a swirling pit of despair at this moment in time but im sure I’ll get over it but I can’t stop thinking about that damn book…….I need to read his other works for sure, if they’re anything like The Fault In Our Stars, John Green is going to throw me into a state of fictional related depression
My mom and I really bonded while reading The Fault in Our Stars. Your writing is impeccable and I would honestly like to thank you for delivering a story that was endearing and powerful. We are reading TFIOS in our book club, and I wanted to be the one to tell you that you made a difference to us. If you are ever in Yuma, AZ, I would love to come thank you in person. Hazel and Gus changed my life.
Thank you again.
Hi John! My name is Bruno and I’m Brazilian. I know you probably will not read this message but I should write for you how much your books changed my life. Your works are perfect but I like specialy one of those and I think you know what is it: The Fault is in our Stars. This book is so perfect and I can´t take out of my head the feeling story about Hazel and Gus. Now I cannot hear one more “okay” to remember theire and I must present this book for all my friends. I hope you read this and thanks for write the best story in the world.
Dear John Green,
I am almost positive that you never read these comments. You must be so busy being the genius that you are, and there are so many of these. But I just wanted to write this in case I was fortunate enough for you to glimpse at it.
My name is Marianne. I am twelve years old. I know your books are for young adults, and I do not neccessarily qualify as one, but I am an avid reader and loved your book The Fault in Our Stars. I was at Rick Yancey’s book signing at my bookstore (my being there was a total coincidence) and I got to speak to him. I told him I wanted to be an author and I loved to read, especially realistic fiction. He recommended your book, so I bought it and read it the next day.
I am so glad I did. Your book changed my life. I now have a new perspective on every situation I encounter. TFiOS is by far the best book I have ever read. I can still not completely understand how it is humanly possible to have such a spectacular writing ability. You are such a powerful writer; your story was engrossing, insightful, and definitely very meaningful. I can’t believe I didn’t read this book until now.
I finished your book at school. I was in my language arts class, and we were taking a final exam. I had finished early and I was reading. I got close to the end and started having a mental breakdown, pretty similar to Isaac’s “psychotic episode” at the beginning of the book. Everyone stared at me, sobbing uncontrollably on my desk, but it was worth it. TFiOS was definitely worth the humiliation.
By the time I went home, I had told practically the whole 6th grade how amazing your book was. I was begging my friends and teachers to read it, convincing everyone that it was a fantastic book. It was just indescribably good.
I want to be an author when I am older. It’s my dream to be as good as you, although it will never happen. I really, really wish I could write like you. But, after all, “the world is not a wish-granting factory.” Maybe someday, though, I will be fortunate enough to publish a book. And you might even come across it, which would mean the world to me. You’re my role model. But, nonetheless, I have had the wonderful opportunity to spent a little infinity inside your book, and that is all I could ever ask for.
Yrs,
Marianne
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