Haua (Projects Ningmaster)'s Blog Posts Tagged 'novels' (13)

Hank and Michael make some really disgusting and really amazing cookies, and then they play Hungry Hungry Hippos to decide who eats which cookie. All in honor of the release of a great movie (based on a great book.)

If you haven't seen the Hunger Games, I heartily suggest it...that is, as long as you read it first :-p

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If you'd like to keep a couple old friends atop the bestseller list, you can pick up The Fault in Our Stars and/or Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children at your local bookstore or from amazon. TFiOS: http://dft.ba/-tfios Miss Peregrine: http://amzn.to/xuSvdA

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In which John, having discovered an (inevitable) mistake in The Fault in Our Stars, discusses his list of the five worst typographical errors and grammatical mistakes in the history of the English language, from the Bible to Shakespeare.

You can preorder The Fault in Our Stars at your local bookstore http://dft.ba/-tfiosindie,…

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Listen to Chapter 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_vFvbfn9Fs

In which John Green's publisher agrees to let him read you the second chapter of his forthcoming book, The Fault in Our Stars. If you want to listen to me read this entire thing (with fewer mistakes), you can order the TFiOS box set:…

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Nerdfighteria is designing the never cover for An Abundance of Katherines! http://www.anabundanceofcovers.com



The Fault in Our Stars has a beautiful cover designed by the brilliant Rodrigo Corral. I hope you like it, too. The entire first printing of The Fault in Our Stars will be autographed by me. You can… Continue

Laurena songs on iTunes: http://dft.ba/permafrost



In which John defies the so-called Wadsworth Constant, which maintains that the first 30% of all YouTube videos can safely be skipped, by giving you Halloween pumpkin tips, some quotes from James Joyce's Ulysses, The Fault in Our Stars, his signature, and so… Continue

In which John answers questions about The Fault in Our Stars, Looking for Alaska, whether and when that boy you're dating will kiss you, his muggle nature, Scotland's national animal (which is not the bagpipe), manga, paradoxes, and many other things.



Preorder The Fault in Our Stars from Amazon: http://www.dft.ba/-tfios

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In which John Green discusses the first chapter of F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby, including thoughts on the role that the ideas of the self-made man and the American dream fuel the beginning of the novel. Themes, metaphors, and symbols are all discussed--although hopefully not in that boring and unlikable way you all find so reprehensible.



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Libba Bray's Beauty Queens: http://amzn.to/ebd9ot Thanks to Karen Kavett for the (very dandy!) dandy lions: http://www.youtube.com/xperpetualmotion



Looking for Alaska: http://amzn.to/glzEcI



In which John Green answers questions about dandy lions, dandelions, Looking for Alaska, Libba Bray, his new (infuriatingly untitled)… Continue

Esther bracelets: http://dftba.com/esther

Alaska: http://dft.ba/-cTx

Katherines: http://dft.ba/-cTz

Paper Towns: http://dft.ba/-cTB

WGWG: http://dft.ba/-cTE

Zombicorns: http://dft.ba/-zomgzs (Thanks to everyone who donated!)



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Pittsburgh tickets: http://dft.ba/-bvm Alex Carpenter made the shirt I'm wearing: http://dft.ba/-bvk



In which John discusses, exactly five years after winning the Michael L. Printz Award for Looking for Alaska, the complex series of collaborations involved in creating a book.



By the way, I don't know if anyone actually reads the dooblydoo, but more than five years after "Looking for… Continue

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In which John creates a list of the six most important conjoined twin pairs in history (in his humble experience) while also discussing his massive zit. Twins discussed include Chang and Eng Bunker, Millie and Christine McCoy, Lori and George Schapell, Giacomo and Giovanni Tocci, and the Biddenden… Continue

To summarize: Is Benjamin Franklin a President? No. Was Benjamin Franklin a President? Still no. Is beyonce pregnant? No. Is beezid a scam? Not technically, but it's definitely a huge rip-off. Is Brett Favre married? Yes. Is Bam Margera married? Yes, technically. Is bleach over? NEVER! Is bronchitis contagious? Oh my, yes. Is black a color? That turns out to be a really interesting question that depends on your definition of "black" and your definition of "color." Is… Continue