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The Fault in Our Stars

work · in 78 videos (2011–2013)

Mentions by year: 2011: 33 · 2012: 21 · 2013: 24

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2011

  • 2011-06-29 · THE FAULT IN OUR STARS — John can finally reveal the title of his new novel: The Fault in Our Stars. (00:00:00)
  • 2011-06-29 · THE FAULT IN OUR STARS — The Fault in Our Stars is number one on both Amazon and Barnes & Noble; John thanks everyone who pre-ordered it. (00:00:29)
  • 2011-06-29 · THE FAULT IN OUR STARS — Every pre-ordered copy will be autographed: John will sign every copy of the first printing himself, by hand, probably with a Sharpie. (00:00:29)
  • 2011-07-27 · 150,000 Autographs — John announces Penguin has moved The Fault in Our Stars forward five months, from May 1 to January 10, 2012. (00:00:17)
  • 2011-07-27 · 150,000 Autographs — John says Penguin told him it had watched the comments and Nerdfighters wanted the book before May, and credits their 'hardcore pre-ordering' for the earlier date. (00:00:28)
  • 2011-07-27 · 150,000 Autographs — John notes he has agreed to autograph every copy of the first printing of The Fault in Our Stars; the Yeti made him a thermometer to chart his progress to 150,000 books. (00:00:48)
  • 2011-07-27 · 150,000 Autographs — John announces that all pre-orders of The Fault in Our Stars, wherever buyers live (the US, the UK, Canada, Malaysia), will be signed, and promises to get it done. (00:02:45)
  • 2011-08-15 · HANKLERFISH! — Hank says the box holds 7,400 sheets, 5% of the total, and he will draw an anglerfish on every one, so buyers have a 5% chance of a 'Hanklerfished' copy. (00:02:23)
  • 2011-08-15 · HANKLERFISH! — John says he brought the sheets because he cannot take a week off from signing: everyone who pre-orders The Fault in Our Stars gets a signed book, and 5% will be Hanklerfished. (00:03:00)
  • 2011-08-18 · Hank's Question Tuesday DEBUT! — John says he feels for the questioner because he has struggled with that question a lot, and wrote The Fault in Our Stars about it. (00:02:47)
  • 2011-08-26 · Will He Kiss You? Am I a Muggle? It's Question Friday. — John says all pre-orders of The Fault in Our Stars will be signed, wherever ordered (Amazon UK, England, Canada); the whole first printing is being signed, but only pre-orders are guaranteed. (00:00:56)
  • 2011-08-26 · Will He Kiss You? Am I a Muggle? It's Question Friday. — John says Sarah has contributed tons to his writing: the line 'imagining the future is a kind of nostalgia' in Looking for Alaska, the pranks in Paper Towns, and hugely to The Fault in Our Stars. (00:03:05)
  • …and 72 more statements in 2011 (most important shown)

2012

  • 2012-01-10 · The Fault in Our Stars — John says The Fault in Our Stars comes out today, January 10, 2012, though he is filming on Monday, January 9, because he is busy tomorrow. (00:00:00)
  • 2012-01-10 · The Fault in Our Stars — John says TFIOS grew from his work almost twelve years ago as a student chaplain at a children's hospital; he has been trying ever since to write a funny, honest story about it. (00:00:28)
  • 2012-01-10 · The Fault in Our Stars — John says he wrote TFIOS from a girl's point of view partly to think about how gender constructions shape our understanding of what constitutes heroism. (00:01:08)
  • 2012-01-10 · The Fault in Our Stars — John tells buyers whose pre-ordered copy wasn't signed not to panic and to email him their name, address and where they ordered the book. (00:01:40)
  • 2012-01-10 · The Fault in Our Stars — John says he could never have written TFIOS without knowing a private person, who definitely inspired it, but stresses that Hazel is not a private person: the book is made up, a novel. (00:02:11)
  • 2012-01-10 · The Fault in Our Stars — John says Nerdfighteria has shaped TFIOS in so many ways he can't list them, as readers will probably see. (00:02:46)
  • 2012-01-10 · The Fault in Our Stars — John's favourite moment: Islamic mystics' word fanaa, dissolution of the self, is what reading and writing do when they work; writing TFIOS he often felt he transcended himself, and hopes readers will too. (00:02:53)
  • 2012-01-13 · TFiOS PARTY! — Hank tells John he is really proud of him and of The Fault in Our Stars: every review has been fantastic, everyone on Amazon loves it, and Hank loves it. (00:00:42)
  • 2012-01-13 · TFiOS PARTY! — Hank warns that buyers of the audiobook from DFTBA Records should not watch its DVD before reading or listening to the book, because the DVD contains spoilers. (00:01:07)
  • 2012-01-27 · In 'N' Out-Erview — Hank introduces John as the number one New York Times best-selling author of The Fault in Our Stars. (00:00:51)
  • 2012-01-27 · In 'N' Out-Erview — Asked how being number one feels, John calls it ridiculous, says he loves Nerdfighteria and that, much as he'd like credit, it has nothing to do with him. (00:00:51)
  • 2012-02-14 · Things I Can Do — For readers who have finished The Fault in Our Stars, and only for them, John has created a password-protected blog with his answers to questions, where they can comment and discuss the book. (00:01:57)
  • …and 35 more statements in 2012 (most important shown)

2013