On Writing, Looking for Alaska Turning 10, and Winning the Project for Awesome

[@smartereveryday]

John and Hank. Thank you very much for running the Project for Awesome this year. We'll make sure Not Forgotten will use the $25,000 to save some kids' lives in Peru. Will report back in 12 months.

[@TwinkTwinkle]

I honestly love that you make those 'report back' videos for P4A. Makes me want to vote for you again and again :-)

[@cahiersdeliane]

in what part of Peru?

[@JaredSellickismyname]

I remember watching John's videos the few years before the publication of The Fault in Our stars and then when I finally got around to reading the book. I could slowly pick up on the things John mentioned in videos that slipped into the book. During the writing process he would make videos on topics that in one way or another ended up in the book. It was really cool to recognize those themes while reading and I can't wait to do it again with the next book.

[@vampirica89]

I remember puzzling about his affection for the Swedish hip-hop. But then it all made sense :D

[@Rithene]

Remember that time when John went to the ruins in Indianapolis and was like, "Nerdfighters, what is this and why is it here?" and people told him and then in TFiOS he was like, "Yeah, they put these replica ruins in a park but it fell into disrepair and now they're like actual ruins"? I find it incredibly amusing that he just crowdsourced his novel research.

[@TheVlog]

The same thing happened with Paper Towns!

[@marissaoslick1961]

I remember when he said something about a roller coaster that only goes up at one point. That was really cool; I feel like he had been writing and wanted to share some of it with us, but he couldn't really because spoilers/publications issues, so he just shared a little without sharing that he was sharing.

[@wllamaful]

Thanks for making this comment! I felt similarly when I read TFiOS and Paper Towns. I looked for an online conversation on how John's relationship with Nerdfighteria changes the reading experience and didn't find it. I find it really unique to "hear" the author's "voice" that way. I wonder if it may become more common going forward. I also wonder if that experience would have been experienced by someone in certain very limited social circles earlier, but now we many more people can have a stronger connection with an author.

[@yknowthatgirl]

I've had an awful day today, and just know that Nerdfighteria is going to donate to so many charities made me cry a bit, and made me feel a little better.

[@nadiact-ie5hy]

I hope tomorrow is better.

[@ScaryWombat]

Whenever I'm having a bad day, I always find myself here. The good that Nerdfighteria does every day astounds me, and makes me so glad that I get to be a part of it.

[@Kronimiciad]

nadiact1000 I second this.

[@taliarose6567]

I think I'm speaking for all of Nedfightaria when I say that I hope you feel better!

[@yknowthatgirl]

You are all lovely. Thank you, I am!

[@Dycehart]

Congrats on your grilled cheese making book! Imagine that, an entire book dedicated to the art of grilled cheese.

[@mykadassano438]

This joke goes over my head.

[@Dycehart]

Myka Dassano I'm not referencing anything other than what he said in the video... just making a cheesey joke.

[@ThisIsReMarkable]

That's right JessietheLookout. It really fried our nerves.

[@mykadassano438]

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[@ThisIsReMarkable]

It's just that her joke left us all toasted!

[@Camila-xf9qv]

"Why do you want me to buy you a book you already have" says my mom "It has more pages mom please" "That's stupid no" "You don't understand"

[@jhangelgurl]

***** It shows my age when I remember that phrase as a kid from Will Smith rapping about it...

[@tardisblue5433]

Did you buy it? :D

[@hollytaylor932]

Looking For Alaska was the first book I stayed up all night to finish

[@NickGreyden]

It was my 2nd. My first was Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix as it was the first Harry Potter book I got at release.

[@sirshaggeh6205]

NickGreyden

[@Improbabilities]

NickGreyden I remember my frenzy over that book. I got an English copy of it, because I couldn't stand to wait for a Swedish translation. Since I'm not a native English speaker, I must say the Order of the Phoenix was probably not the best book to start properly reading English out of. I remember lots of similarly spelled words like "though", "thought" and "tough" that I just couldn't differentiate. 11 year old me didn't get past the first few chapters before the translation was finished.

[@edoardobertini4614]

Mine too.

[@hollytaylor932]

Improbabilities awesome that you loved the story enough to try to read it in another language! That's dedication

[@AlexisDevaney]

The donations to This Star Won't Go Out have directly helped me already. They just confirmed that they're able to help me pay a good amount of my medical bills that I have from routine tests to make sure my thyroid cancer isn't back. Thank you, John, Hank, and everyone else involved with Project for Awesome. I haven't stopped crying yet. I am so grateful for everyone involved.

[@vlogbrothers]

Looking for Alaska 10th Anniversary Edition: www.penguin.com/book/looking-for-alaska-special-10th-anniversary-edition-by-john-green/9780525428022 In which John Green discusses writing, the 10th anniversary of first novel Looking for Alaska, and the charities chosen by nerdfighteria to receive grants from the 2014 Project for Awesome. Thanks to everyone who has read and shared Looking for Alaska over lo these many years. Penguin built a lovely site to share your experiences with the story: lookingforalaska10.com The lovely temerityjane on twitter: twitter.com/temerityjane

[@efrenchen293]

Thank You! This was my first time donating, and I'm proud of it.

[@sweetlows1]

Call me crazy but I saw a few copies of the 10th anniversary book in a book store a few months ago o.o I cant remember if it was in Barnes and Noble when I was in Seattle or Chapters in Canada but I KNOW i saw some.

[@jshaff3721]

I still haven't gotten my p4a socks from donating to the indiegogo. I live in the east coast of the United States and i was wondering what i should do.I don't know if they're still on the way or if something happened and they got lost in the mail; or possibly were never shipped at all. HELP!

[@taliarose6567]

Jon Shaffer I ordered my poster and it still hasn't come. I received an email stating the perks that had been sent out already. I don't think the socks were on the list, but many of the other perks were missing, too. Do not fret, I don't think anyone has gotten their perks yet unless their perk was digital.

[@jshaff3721]

Thank You!

[@LandRunProductions]

I'm sure you don't remember this, but I'm the guy at the Oklahoma City book signing a few years back that had the original copy of Looking for Alaska that had been half-chewed up by a wild mongoose while I was living in Hawaii. You guys laughed when you saw it, I got it signed and you guys miraculously mentioned it in the next day's video over the tour. In short, it was pretty awesome. You guys should auction it off.

[@nadiact-ie5hy]

I remember that story! Hi.

[@learningftw6559]

A _wild mongoose_? Amazing.

[@LandRunProductions]

I was spending quite a bit of my free time on the back porch reading in Kahala. I knew that we had mongoose (mongeese?) underneath the house occasionally---I used to toss them cheese puffs (sorry). Anyways, one afternoon I left the book outside. I returned an hour or so later, only to discover that the mongoose and I apparently share a taste for the works of John Green.

[@learningftw6559]

LandRunProductions That is... wow. A taste for the works of John Green... beautiful sentence.

[@khangtruong98]

Wait wait... there was an Oklahoma City signing? Why was I not informed?

[@minemoony9314]

Hearing you say that you're writing is a true blessing! Nothing would make me happier than holding a new book from you in my hands, I would probably pee my pants and then cry, partly because I hold your book in my hands and party because I peed my pants. AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALASKA! ITS MY FAVORITE BOOK OF ALL TIME!

[@kimm]

HOORAY!!! Thank you to everyone who voted for Books For Africa after watching my video, I'm SO happy to hear they will be getting a grant of over $10,000! Thats over 20,000 books making their way into the hands of people who need them! Thank you Hank and John for organizing such a truly awesome event!

[@mossman15]

I love this because I was having an off day, frustrated by KZbin videos that accomplish nothing, and then watched this. Not only did I literally sigh and physically relax at the sound of your voice that I've come to find oh so comforting, but I was enthralled to learn about what's happening with the project for awesome. Thanks so much for being awesome, and congrats on the 10th anniversary of looking for Alaska.

[@sheaelliott942]

I got a little too happy at the end when John put Looking For Alaska on his head. That made me very, very happy and nostalgic.

[@kimberlyt757]

My sister works at Penguin and helps with the production of your books, so I was so excited to hear you talk about the quality of the physical book itself! Glad you like it as much as she loves working on it. :)

[@_inclinations_]

As I've grown up I've made some unhappy realizations about John/Hank that have made me uncertain how to feel about vlogbrothers sometimes...but oh man, when I hear all the money going to these fantastic charities because of this channel and all the awesome people who follow it, it makes my heart happy and it makes me glad to be a nerdfighter. DFTBA

[@amandafinlaw]

Just curious, but can you explain what those unhappy realizations were?

[@fadelpw511]

Please explain

[@optikalefx]

The pitching of their own self projects. John's Books, Hank's music, etc.

[@optikalefx]

When you're younger it's neat, when you're older its marketing.

[@bethjohn1303]

Bree Bridger Of course they aren't perfect. They're human and they make mistakes and getting things wrong and sometimes upset people and also say wonderful things and inspire people and make amazing stuff because they are people and thats what people do.

[@penina8438]

Looking for Alaska is now old enough to have graduated from Culver Creek!

[@AliJDB]

How can he not have told us what the little black and white thing is? How can we know it's his favourite thing without knowing it's function? I feel so incomplete...

[@mykadassano438]

It's function is to allow you turn turn all pages without ever breaking the binding.

[@AliJDB]

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[@AliJDB]

Myka Dassano Thank you!

[@sandrachauvin6697]

headband or tailband. Mostly decorative today

[@CrumpArt]

The headbands of books were traditionally used to protect the spine of the book when it was pulled from the shelf. Of course, we should all be reaching over and behind our books, pushing them out from the back, so the spine never enters the equation... ;) (Apologies. I make books and have worked in libraries. Double whammy pedant.) Anyway, you can learn interesting things about headbands and book construction here: cool.conservation-us.org/don/dt/dt1721.html

[@syddlinden8966]

As an aspiring to be published writer myself, I love it every time you talk about writing, John! Thank you! And you hit the nail on the head with how it *feels to have written (especially) for hours at a span... Like you're drowning in plot and characters and dialogue and you can't see straight. O. O Thanks for shining a light on how joyously crazed we writers can be! And good luck with your new project!

[@ThaBoss76000]

John has truly inspired me. I wanna be just like him! Before I discovered him I already wanted to be a writer, but now I want to be a writer, youtuber, and actor! I know these are big dreams, but its all I want in life (besides love,friends family, typical stuff)

[@learningftw6559]

Good luck!

[@ThaBoss76000]

Learning FTW Thank you so much :)

[@jenesaiszuha]

Looking for Alaska is the only book that has ever spoken to me. It is truly written so cautiously and perfectly. The one book in which I can relate to. Even if it's written about an unrealistic protagonist, she's written to like those of the average. I'd like to thank you for creating my favorite book which I have highlighted front and back my favorite parts and quotes with my yellow highlighter. Hopefully, I'll have the honor in you signing it if I meet you at VidCon this summer.

[@MrFrostsonic]

I just read looking for alaska ... soo good ..

[@betweentwohorizons]

Thank you John for your books and generally making the world a better place to live in. So glad that 5 years ago I stumbled onto Looking For Alaska. It started my love for your writing and eventually introduced me to Nerdfighters. Keep up the fantastic work...

[@deibler21]

Cant believe its already been 10 years! :)

[@chloekuvaja7466]

This was honestly one of my favorite Vlogbrothers videos by you in particular, I am exploding with literary and charitable excitement!! EXPLODING!!!

[@justineb4265]

I've read all your books except for An Abundance Of Katherine's which i actually have on my side table right now that I'm going to be starting soon :) i love all of your books they are so great!! normally i only like one or two if a authors books but yours are great! i also love you and hanks videos, you guys are so entertaining and fun! its so cool seeing an author in their real self not just through a book. congratulations on a grilled cheese making book! keep up the good work John!

[@shaleygerman6001]

The phrase "congratulations on your grilled cheese making book" is absolutely perfect.

[@btbesquire5]

Looking for Alaska always stays close to my heart. growing up, i had a friend that was very much like Alaska Young to me, and throughout reading, remembered this friend, who passed away a few years ago. Interesting how books and stories and characters can have that effect. Congrats on 10 years, John.

[@MichailShaposhnikov]

BREAKING NEWS! Bestselling author, John Green, forgets spelling of his favorite word! Just teasing, John, DFTBA! :)

[@laurajanewales]

This actually made me smile :')

[@marissaoslick1961]

I agree with Laura; smiles all around. Lovely.

[@MichailShaposhnikov]

Thanks, fellow Nerdfighters. =)

[@fionag5889]

John I am so insanely excited to read your new piece of writing and I'm IN LOVE with the charities. I'm so glad that nerdfighters can make a difference.

[@CassesVultus]

My favorite smell is the smell of rotting wood pulp. That's what you smell when you walk into the stacks of any old library. The main reading room of The Library of Congress is surrounded by old books that no one ever reads just for that smell. That smell is why I will always love physical books and why I hope eBooks will never completely replace them.

[@lolgrin99]

Agreed

[@nope.13]

Whenever I go to my university's main library and even that i mostly only go for studying I like to do so between the shelves so that I can be surrounded by the books smell! It helps me relax!

[@classicchanny4925]

I love how you romanticised the smell of books as "rotting wood pulp"

[@ccannon1]

That is also MY favorite smell!

[@LauraaMarieC]

I also love that smell and hope that books are never completely replaced, but that is also partly because I want to go into book design and I want to be able to have a job and not have to design eBooks

[@hannahbudd7978]

I'm so happy that in this video you talked about that little black and white thing in the spine of books because THAT IS MY FAVOURITE PART OF BOOKS TOO!

[@AdamTheAlien]

Dammit, the new Looking for Alaska book looks _super_ pretty, as books go. I may have to make a trip to Powell's Books. Congratulations to all the charities who got P4A money, and I was really happy to hear the names of a good number of charities I support on the list (including/especially, in the less-money-but-still-money category, the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention). I'm so glad to know the money is going in so many wonderful directions.

[@GoldennHawk]

Looking For Alaska was the first book of yours I read when I was 14. Now that I'm turning 22, it is still my favourite of your books. I can't wait to get the anniversary edition.

[@gummipk]

I just read the book and I can say, when I reached after, I was quite ready to track you down and throw the book at you. Now that I have completed the book my anger at you for that has subsided to possibly throwing it at you if I happen upon you in my local shopping mall. Anyways thanks for once again rekking my emotions and giving me the opportunity to read an awesome book.

[@meljones7004]

I JUST got through reading Looking For Alaska after 3 days of binge reading except for when I got a massive headache. I loved it soooo much! I saw the new edition at Wal-Mart today and I freaked out. I was all "Oh My God, I have to have it!" I love it! It's an amazing story! I loved The Fault In Our Stars too, But I have to say, I loved this one more because I can definitely relate to it more. Also, I love how it made me think more. It's a really great book and you are such an inspritation to me, John, because I am an aspiring writer and your writing just pulls me into a whole different world! You're awesome and amazing and thank you so much for doing what you do!

[@coena9377]

John Green’s writing career is now old enough to be the protagonist of a John Green book.

[@EvaHoHoHo]

is meredith the one that went "i havent even got pants on" and then you said "neither do i"? cause you did a lot of proposals (like... two...) this also reminds me of how long ive been here. wow.

[@nadiact-ie5hy]

Yeah. You can kind of hear her say that in this video.

[@learningftw6559]

I thought there was only one proposal, but one asking-to-prom?

[@girlandhergames9091]

I am going to buy this collector's edition. That book looks amazing. Absolutely love the make over and all the BONUS material. Looks like I am going to the book store :) Thanks John! As always love your work!

[@mitchkat123]

Random Story: I gave a short report about you and Paper Towns today and when I referred to you as the author, I called you John. Then I explained that I couldn't refer to you by your last name because you were John. Then everyone laughed b/c apparently that was a weird thing to say. It was a fun little presentation though.

[@hk1395]

So proud I was part of Project for Awesome this year. Thank you SO much to you both that you do this. *side note, I just ordered a copy of Looking for Alaska so I can have an ACTUAL copy of it since I read it on my kindle.

[@NCRambassador]

On Writing, Looking for Alaska Turning 10, and Winning the Project for Awesom a typo in a title about writing is very funny to me.

[@NCRambassador]

they fixed the typo, i'm a bit sad now.

[@bethanygohs6286]

You seriously need a life, searching for mistakes and typos so you can point them out and feel like you are superior really? Typos happen a lot especially when you write for a living.

[@NCRambassador]

Bethany Gohs It like pokiteyoface said. I mean mistake happen but if you can't laugh about it how will you ever grow.

[@vocaloid4ever]

Does anyone else get this really cosy warm feeling when watching these two? Like they're family and we actually know them. Fave youtubers by far

[@GaviLazan]

***** you may want to fix "Project for Awesom" to "Project for Awesome".

[@danheidel]

John, thanks for improving an otherwise frustrating day! It made me extremely happy to hear that a share of the money was saved for smaller charities. It's awesome that y'all listened to the community feedback.

[@mykadassano438]

"I'm kinda in the story and not here." What story? What's the plot? Shaaare!?

[@julietgore5940]

Good to know your favorite thing in books is not the story but the black and white spine hold-y thing

[@juststeveschannel]

(1) You're writing? WRITING writing?!? BEST NEWS OF THE WEEK!!!!! Along with some progress against White Nose Syndrome in little brown bats, but if you know me, you know I REALLY, REALLY CARE about little brown bats, so this is really, really, REALLY great news. (2) Yay for P4A winners, and Double Yay for the tiered smaller awards stretching out gifts to more worthy causes; And (3) you only find out what's happening in Hank's life via Tumblr? Sounds like time to bring back Brotherhood 2.0. As long as it doesn't interfere with your writing, of course. But as I recall, you managed to finish some pretty good work during that period...soooo....daily back and forth videos again? (We can dream, can't we?)

[@MajaKobal]

First of all I couldn't be more excited because john is writing a new book! And oh God yes, I can't believe how fast the time goes. And I am so proud that you do so much of the charity work! It makes my heart warmer :)

[@ragnkja]

KZbin claims there are no comments on this video. I do not believe you, G+ comments integration.

[@mykadassano438]

It lies!

[@ragnkja]

Myka Dassano I figured as much, since the video already had over 301 views when I loaded the page, and I didn't comment until I was finished watching it. It still claimed there were no comments when I clicked to see the comments page, though. Liar comment system.

[@Improbabilities]

Nillie On mobile, it can get really silly. Usually when I post a reply to someone else's comment using my phone, the video will reload. If I scroll down after that, I get told that the video has no comments, despite me just having written one as a response to another comment.

[@aden-lj7wb]

Looking for Alaska is my favorite book by you,and my favorite book PERIOD, John :) all of my friends have read it, and they all call me Fox in honor of Takumi because he's my favorite character Thank you so much for LFA, it changed my life

[@31415equalspi]

A problem with your title. Change Awesom to Awesome

[@NerdWatchJinxy]

THIS!!! Thank you for seeing this, too! DFTBA :)

[@MileyAndSelena12]

Hearing that you're writing a new book just made my day! And congratulations on 10 years of Looking For Alaska, I loved it!

[@TenleyNadine]

Looking for Alaska is so old that it could potentially be scolded by it's parents for reading Looking for Alaska. Wait, John's the author so that would make him the parent... so in this hypothetical scenario I just came up with, Looking for Alaska is being scolded by John for reading Looking for Alaska. Jeez... I must be really tired.

[@tiarnaallan1901]

Congratulations on having Looking for Alaska out for 10 years! Thanks for all the awesome videos! Big fan!

[@tachypodion]

Looking for Alaska can now go to Hogwarts! I wonder what house it would be in...

[@discox7]

To be honest, the new cover and inside pages made me tear up a bit. It reminded me of all the feelings I felt when I first read the book years back. This new edition really brings it to life. Keep being awesome, John. Thanks for everything.

[@Frizzbiscuit]

I'm so glad that we got to help so many of the charities this year! Particularly glad that We Need Diverse Books was selected - I only just heard about it this year and it's such a good cause, as all of these charities are. Good job Nerdfighteria!

[@RyanZe89]

Looking For Alaska, without a doubt my favorite book of all time. Thank you John. Thank you dearly.

[@rubymei7148]

I used to not read books at all, unless I was made to at school, and looking for Alaska was the first actual book that I finished, and it's opened a whole other world of books and stories for me. So thank you John green! x

[@kristinaelainee]

Books for Africa! This fills my heart with joy. I used to box books for Books for Africa at their warehouse in Minnesota and the money donated and raised by my fellow nerdfighters is going to a cause TRULY close to my heart. Not only do I LOVE this cause, I met my boyfriend of three and a half years there.

[@leahchapman602]

I loved Looking for Alaska so much and I would just like to say thank you for being so awesome and being such a great author and never failing to bring both smiles and tears to my face with your amazing books. :)

[@maddisoda2607]

You guys are awesome. And I can't believe that amazing book has been out for 10 years and changed my life for 2! So glad i have read all your books and you're writing more I'm so excited!

[@oxymoron0o]

We got copies of this at the bookstore where I work today and I got to inspect its details and it really is a very beautiful book. My favorite part is the endpapers, and when you showed the front ones I was shouting at my computer, "Show the back, show the back!" because I love how that quote looks in that maze in the back! That part is just extra cool. Then I realized that I was nerding out pretty hard, but then I realized that you were also nerding out pretty hard in the exact same way. I felt happy about this.

[@monkeypennydude923]

I'm SO glad that someone else feels how I do about those little stripy thingies on the binding, also about books in general.

[@Brynnster146]

Looking For Alaska is one of my very favorite books. It is so beautifully written, i'm in love with the characters and I love you, John :)

[@barcafanboi01]

congrats John and i cant wait to read your next book . looking for Alaska is one of my favourites .

[@Grace-xd4mx]

The thing on the top and bottom of the spine of a hard cover book is called a "head band" its a strip of cloth glued onto the spine to protect it from damage as the book is taken off the shelf. Back in the day it was sewn in, but not so much these days. I now have even more respect for you after learning of your apreciation of a well made book! I work in a college library mendery and it has made me realize just how cheaply a lot of books are made and how that is a real shame when it comes to the art of book binding and the longevity of individual books themselves. Thank you for having such a well thought out version of Looking for Alaska put out! I hope other books of your will get the same treatment in the future!

[@ayesharawal2447]

Congratulations! Looking for Alaska is one of my absolute favorite books, and I'm so happy to hear about the success of the Project for Awesome! I got very excited when I heard that one of the charities that won is To Write Love On Her Arms, me and a club that I am in at my high school are working with that organization, we are mostly raising awareness for the issues that it supports and raising money that will go to the organization. I thought it was a cool coincidence, and I wish you luck with the upcoming Project for Awesome!

[@WolffangXV]

I just reread Looking For Alaska over Christmas. As a Creative Writing Student and wannabe published writer - thanks for loving writing enough to make me remember why I love it too

[@0justBETHANY]

Listening to John talk about bookbinding has been one of the best moments in the history of their vlogs for me. :) awwwwwww...

[@daphnegrace64]

So happy you're writing so much, and so happy about these 20 amazing charities

[@lanaham0]

I have a strong endearment towards your astounding creation that is Looking for Alaska, I remember my sister actually reading it to me at the tender age of five and it since then has pursued with me throughout my life, I am fourteen now and I would just like to thank you for giving the world such a divine publication that has grown to become a rather important feature in my life .

[@michaelamitchell8041]

Congrats John!!! Can't wait for your and Hank's new books! Sometimes I forget how incredible our nerdfighteria community is, but watching videos like this and the p4a live stream really reminds me how amazing we can be and are. Great video!! 👍👍

[@MissTess1900]

Despite it being your first, Looking For Alaska is definitely my favourite of your novels, can't wait to see what you publish in the next ten years! xx

[@WickerMan504]

So glad to hear you're writing. Can't wait to read your next book!

[@sophie_marie25]

I needed this. I got a study block and this just relaxed me. Love the way John addresses things. Thank you

[@callamea9843]

I'm so proud of Nerdfighteria for raising all that money for charity, and every single one of the charities sounds like something I'm happy to support. :)

[@chiara4498]

Looking for Alaska was by far the best book I have ever read. That's what made you my favorite author. I loved it so much, I even got the middle name Alaska (im not kidding, I didn't have a middle name before). I love TFIOS, but then it got made into a movie. I was sad because I knew that once I watch the movie, the story, characters and details would ruin the image my mind created. I watched it half a year after it was released, and of course the book wasnt the same. Then Paper Towns was made into a movie, which I havent seen yet and don't plan on seeing it for a long time. Now, after hearing Looking for Alaska will be made into a movie, I couldn't hold back my tears. It has a special place in my heart; the characters are amazing and the writing is flawless. Even though I know it probably won't happen, Im hoping that somehow the movie won't be made. I saw in one of your interviews that you were debating whether or not you even wanted LfA to be made into a movie "because the story is so personal and you don't want to mess up their relationship with the book or its characters." Thats exactly what is going to happen though. Im only 13, but i know that LFA going to be my favorite book for the next 90 years. I really hope you change your mind, because that book is the only thing I have that makes me feel good about life.

[@maryfelix132]

I'm so so so happy for you!! I'm more then happy I'm ecstatic that you have so much success in your life!!

[@lostismyconstent]

Man, I feel old! I've been part of this community since April 2007, I feel like I've watched it grow up and vice versa. Though many things have come and gone in my life in these past eight years, I've never stopped loving being a nerdfighter, DFTBA!

[@lucybrooke2575]

Looking for Alaska is hands down my favorite book of John's. Definitely gonna purchase the newly designed version for the bonus content especially! Just finished paper towns and currently reading an abundance of Katherines, loving it! Thanks for the great reads! :)

[@mcmoran9267]

I'm so excited to hear about all of the awesome projects that the organizations get to start as a result of the grants, especially some of the smaller ones like We Need Diverse Books!!

[@loopywalrus2]

It's really incredible how much this community has been able to accomplish. Especially considering that the majority of us have never even met in person.

[@lilyxoxo265]

Omg ily Your books mean so much to me! I am 11 and I picked up tfios 3 months before the movie and I loved it so much! I have read it 8 times and it made me laugh and cry and smile. Best book ever!

[@youtubeonwheels9390]

So great to hear about success of Looking for Alaska and P4A! Love the design of the 10th anniversary edition and the features too. The P4A, if I do say so myself, is incredibly awesome. So great to hear that we raised more money than ever before for so many great charities! I have to admit I was a little skeptical of the new model, but I love it now and hope it comes back with either the same or different charities next year - maybe the Gates Foundation. After we raised hundreds of thousands for PIH/Save the Children, and then followed that up by raising over a million for charities of our choosing... suffice it to say the P4A only restores and reaffirms my faith in humanity. I thought this new model was going to end up putting an emphasis on John's proposal and his chosen, well-known charities. It did - but only when it was meant to on the first day. To me, what was really inspiring was when we, having already raised an impressive amount of money on the first day, came back on day two and raised even more. To follow up, Save the Children and PIH are fantastic organizations who both need and strongly deserve this money. Fantastic work. I was skeptical of John choosing charities for day one because I thought it would take away from the community aspect of the P4A, but it didn't. Rather, it enhanced it, as these charities are part of our community now as well, and have fantastic communities of their own. John, kudos to you for choosing two charities that perfectly fit in to the mold of nerdfighteria. Thank you to everyone who donated, voted, made videos, hosted the livestream, and had anything else to do with the P4A. You are all heroes and I am so proud to stand with you as a force for good. DFTBA, and to all nerdfighters with ties to France, Je suis Charlie.

[@nonnytunes4932]

I am so so happy about all the of things that you mentioned in this video! And I am just so excited to hear that you are in the process of writing a new story. Your view on life and your books are by far the best i have ever read. DFTBA xx

[@StrayKids_et_al]

I am also a book binding nerd, I bind my own notebooks and such and I've made a lot of replica prop books. That little black thing is called a headband and it is devilishly difficult to to sew but also astonishingly beautiful.

[@nekokittyrenee]

I actually bought Looking For Alaska with the money I got for my 11th birthday. It was the first of your books I had ever read and I had only been a nerd fighter for a few short months but wow, did it ever influence me. Thank you.

[@katiehusband1505]

I'm glad that you are so involved in your new book.

[@thereadingwriter5296]

Congratulations to all the PoA winners, and I'm looking forward to seeing more about your current project, John.

[@teamari1536]

Love you, John Green. You're a great inspiration for me to contribute my own writing to the world!

[@johnmccookster1714]

John and Hank, wanted to let you know I just started watching your shows a month ago and I think they are great. Keep up the good work!

[@jessherselfable]

Now that is a BOOK. I'm not usually one to go for fancy editions, but hearing your enthusiasm about this edition makes me feel like this is the version of Looking For Alaska I SHOULD own. Not to mention that I'm into the additional content you mentioned! Hooray for the longevity of the written word!

[@Dinaxoxo7]

Congratulations to the winners! This year's charities were fantastic (they always are).

[@BeakerInShortShorts]

Don't lament being older but be grateful that little Nerdfighters are able to exist. At the risk of sounding "wrong", I'm very happy because that "type of person" will continue on. The world needs all kinds but it certainly needs thoughtful and generous people (and more of them) regardless.

[@maggieharalson5609]

I am so excited for the new book! Happy birthday to Looking for Alaska!

[@allieatwood]

I commented on last year's video where you announced the charities chosen and you ended up sending my sister and me a wii. It's been one year and so much has changed. Everything is going better than expected. Her cancer has been gone for 9 months. She is living her life again. I am so thankful for her health, for all of the people who care enough to donate their time and money, and of course for you. Thank you.

[@nadiact-ie5hy]

Aww, Kelly and Phil! One of my favorite Vlogbrothers videos.

[@learningftw6559]

Yeah :)

[@GhoulishGwyn]

Picked up the tenth anniversary edition as soon as I was able. Love it! Congrats, John!

[@shev.aalena]

Believe it or not, I just have finished "Looking for Alaska". Congrats on your 10 years anniversary!

[@NovelsRoses]

I cannot wait to get the 10th anniversary Looking for Alaska! Getting it as a late holiday gift! Congradulations to all of the charities and those who made videos advocating for all charities! DFTBA!