Hank Green Talks About His Debut Novel, "An Absolutely Remarkable Thing"

In his much-anticipated debut novel, Hank Green-cocreator of "Crash Course," "Vlogbrothers" and "SciShow"-spins a sweeping, cinematic tale about a young woman who becomes an overnight celebrity before realizing she's part of something bigger, and stranger, than anyone could have possibly imagined. Compulsively entertaining and powerfully relevant, "An Absolutely Remarkable Thing" grapples with big themes, including how the social internet is changing fame, rhetoric, and radicalization; how our culture deals with fear and uncertainty; and how vilification and adoration spring for the same dehumanization that follows a life in the public eye. The beginning of an exciting fiction career, Green's book is a bold and insightful novel of now.
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[@Rebecca-fu7bx]

Hank has got to be one of the most hardworking people on the planet and he acts like it's no big deal 😂

[@Isa.isa.isa.]

WAIT. How is Orin 2 already? What? That can’t be... what??? I refuse to believe he’s growing up so fast

[@Commenter339]

Isa Hmm..Isn't he 1? 🤔

[@Travis_1997]

Hank litterally says he's 2 in this interview friend

[@Travis_1997]

Idc

[@Azzarinne]

I believe he'll be 2 at the end of October, and that's more concise than calling him a 1-year-11-month-old.

[@tanishasarup1274]

@@Azzarinne or 23 month.

[@msabolijoshi]

Hank making random sounds while processing thoughts is my absolute fave

[@willow2893]

thats what the inside of my brain sounds like all the time but without any conclusion

[@wickedly4]

This is SUCH a good interview. You can tell this guy has really done his homework.

[@sha2424]

i just need to say this somewhere because i have no one to tell. i got the book for my birthday in november knowing nothing about it other than that it was hank's first book and might have something sic-fi going on. that being said, something in me said it was not the time to read it. i just visited somewhere over the weekend that didn't have internet and that voice was like "now. now is the time". so i read it and realized that it is almost the end of April (and i will no doubt be thinking about it into May) and THAT is the time when my gut told me to read a book about a girl called April May. i had no idea that was her name going in. I'm still shook about it

[@bookshopesandwhatusedtobec9331]

This video got me to check I was registered to vote. Hank, as always you are awesome. Bought your book today!

[@Andresfin]

I got it on audible the day it came out and I have already listening to it 3 times and I cried everytime!

[@francescakyanda9182]

I read this recently and it's literally one of my favorite books now

[@ankurrattan6406]

Hey Hank! This is book is really awesome. I have just finished it. I have not read any sci-fi or alien book before this. I ordered some other book but they delivered me this one. before returning it I thought to read some of the pages and those 5-7 pages stopped me to return this. Now I have finished it. It has been written so well that I was to visualize the hand of carl running. Thanks Hank for such a good book.

[@emilyrose4269]

Who the eff is hank?

[@seighartmercury]

He is the more musical brother of John Green.

[@Graelcase]

A ball of incandescent gas.

[@KnightsOfBellamy]

Hank is a New York Times best selling author, which isn't yet true so it counts.

[@ValentineWiggen]

Hank is a supertribe of ant-loving beetles in the family Staphylinidae. There are about 16 genera and at least 30 described species in Hank.

[@VeronicaGuzzardi]

Hank is a regional chain of hamburger restaurants on the west coast of the united states. It has a simple, unchanging menu, and an almost cult-like fan base. Order your Double Double at Hank "animal style;" you will not be disappointed.

[@Nicole-tz3xz]

Yesss can't wait for the 2nd book even though I haven't read the first one yet. But I'm excited to see ho wit goes into the future of social media!

[@DudeitsMalia]

YAY HANK!!!

[@nechma13]

It's the greatest guy alive: Hank green!

[@bibliofowl]

The set reminds me of the old TRL set.

[@kathy9124]

Great interview! The host did a good job!

[@msabolijoshi]

Sometimes (like now) I think about how lucky Catherine is to have found a man like Hank in her life

[@kathy9124]

Aboli I’m pretty sure Hank also considers himself lucky to have found his wife. Must be a support in all of his endeavors.

[@journalsbysophie]

Yaaaaay Hank!!!!!

[@holdmybeer]

im waiting to read it while vacationing on the beach soon. signed copy woohooo

[@em6153]

so glad orin gets to see his sister in law!

[@camelopardalis84]

+madi miya Haven't watch the whole interview and maybe won't do so for a while so maybe you're referencing something from the interview. But if not: How could Orin have a sister-in-law? Okay, got it!

[@bhangela]

great interview!

[@msabolijoshi]

A genuine hustler.

[@barnone1086]

Where can I buy the interviewers shoes? They're amazing!

[@herranton]

They are part of the Jordan 1 Gatorade Pack. I don't think they are super expensive right now, at least not for Jordans.

[@barnone1086]

Awesome, thanks!

[@mariewikiwaka3851]

Stop making fun of Ohio! We do enough of that all on our own.

[@k1tkat-kate]

"...when you spend so much time in their... ear. holes." I just spit out my coffee, thanks Hank XD

[@celestemoss1141]

I have those socks! #P4A2017

[@DaviddeKloet]

I paused at 8:10 because it sounds like a spoiler is about to happen. Is that a spoiler? Should there be a warning in the title?

[@tutterbear98]

He's really vague about it. I haven't read that far and I don't consider it a spoiler.

[@DaviddeKloet]

Bubbles Thanks. I continued but then ran into the spoiler at 12:50 :-/

[@tutterbear98]

Sorry bout that! I never got that far first or last. It's a pretty long interview

[@Emma-hs3gt]

I was hoping this would be spoiler free, and I am terrified of this being spoiled for me. I am seeing Hank (and John) on tour Tomorrow, so I don't have my copy yet 😔

[@homeworkbreak4237]

25:20 You mean to say... you were missing despacito!?

[@kinniefun]

13:48 when hank green pees is it like other people peeing?

[@eustacia03]

Serious old school Vlogbrothers reference!

[@willow2893]

god i love him

[@23Zakira]

Should I buy UK or US edition?

[@magnuspeacock5857]

Yes

[@Holobrine]

There is a review process for online video, it’s called the KZbin comment section.

[@llamafromspace]

It's on one place, directly beneath the video. Not on it's own floating in the Ethernet.

[@Holobrine]

Ilana Signal From what I’ve seen, most book review blurbs are found on the books they are reviewing.

[@llamafromspace]

@@Holobrine but that's not where I go to read a book review. I go to good reads or Google blogs about it. Or forums. Or, like I did just now, go to KZbin videos about the book. It's not a big thing but I can see what Hank meant about it being separated.

[@MicahBuzanANIMATION]

Hank is like the soy boy version of Dwight Schrute.

[@jordangreer152]

this host. oof

[@ranafety5845]

Raise your hand if you didn't like this book.

[@SeannessyS]

Who the eff is hank?

[@mfiesta4634]

Hank is small island off of Australia, known for its unique fauna and contradictory climates