Thursday, September 30, 2010

Banned Books Week: Wednesday

Okay, so the last post was all dramatic and stuff. This one's mostly just fun. John Green, the author who's the focus of our department's longest-running author crush (no offense to Sherman, Markus, Scott, Cory, etc. etc. etc.) is a video blogger as well as a young adult author. This gave him a great forum in January of 2008, when his first novel—the fantastic, beloved, and award-winning Looking for Alaska—was challenged at Depew High School in New York. He made the following video, and as he is articulate, funny, smart, and the author, I really have nothing to add. Enjoy.

3 comments:

  1. Can't wait to watch this once I am home. Wahoo! :)

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  2. Anonymous1:43 AM

    The part about "Waiting for Godot" made me laugh. He seems cute and smart and this video really made me want to read his book!

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  3. Anonymous3:37 PM

    You should, Anonymous! His books are great. (And so are his video blogs, which you can find much much more of at his website.)

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