The New York Times

outlet · in 106 videos (2007–2026)

US newspaper, mentioned mostly for its bestseller list: John debuted at number five on its young adult list in 2008, and The Fault in Our Stars spent 51 consecutive weeks on it.

Includes: The New York Times Book Review, The New York Times Best Seller list · Works: You Fix the Budget

Videos by year: 2007: 8 · 2008: 6 · 2009: 4 · 2010: 3 · 2011: 1 · 2012: 5 · 2013: 5 · 2014: 2 · 2015: 6 · 2016: 2 · 2017: 11 · 2018: 18 · 2019: 7 · 2020: 5 · 2021: 6 · 2022: 1 · 2023: 4 · 2024: 4 · 2025: 7 · 2026: 1

Also known as: New York Times, NYT

Website: nytimes.com

Threads

• Hank writes 200 words on Harry Potter for The New York Times (2007) — story, told 1×, 2007
• Hank reviews children's books on global warming for The New York Times Book Review (2007) — story, followed over 2 videos (2007), 2007
• Let It Snow: John's book with Maureen Johnson and Lauren Myracle (2007) — project history, completed, 2007–2019
• John asks Nerdfighters whether they could balance the federal budget with the New York Times app, and how (2010) — asked in 2010; no response reported, 2010
• An Absolutely Remarkable Thing: announcement and publication of Hank's first novel (2017) — project history, completed, 2017–2025
• John: he probably won't see TikToks about himself unless The New York Times reports them (2020) — prediction, said in jest (not tracked), 2020

Also named in the threads: Paper Towns: writing, revision and publication (2007) · Hank: get Neil Gaiman saying hello to John on video (2007) · Hank and Katherine's weekend trip to Helena to see Neil Gaiman (2007) · John and Hank: develop the Evil Baby Orphanage into a story (2007) · Tour de Nerdfighting 2008 edition · Hank asks viewers to pre-order Paper Towns (2008) · John asks Nerdfighters what he can do for them to thank them for Paper Towns (2008) · Hank writes a novel (2009) · The Fault in Our Stars: writing, title and publication (2011) · SciShow: launch of Hank's science channel (2011) · Vlogbrothers pre-roll ads and the Vlogbrothers Creator Grants (2014) · Hank writes An Absolutely Remarkable Thing, his first novel (2014) · John turns his phone into a 'dumb phone' and changes how he follows the news (2016) · Turtles All the Way Down: announcement and publication of John's novel (2017) · A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor: Hank's sequel to An Absolutely Remarkable Thing (2018) · The Anthropocene Reviewed book: announcement and publication (2020) · Everything Is Tuberculosis: John's nonfiction book about tuberculosis (2024) · John asks viewers to pre-order and buy signed copies of Everything Is Tuberculosis (2024)

Often together

What comes up in the same parts of the videos; the number is how many parts.

Everything Is Tuberculosis (8) · Turtles All the Way Down (9) · An Absolutely Remarkable Thing (6) · The Fault in Our Stars (10) · Paper Towns (8) · The Anthropocene Reviewed (book) (5) · A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor (4) · United States (12) · Rosianna Halse Rojas (4) · Tour de Nerdfighting (3)

What the videos say

The most important statements of each year; all statements.

2007

• 2007-03-16 · March 16th: Mom, ZeFrank, and Stock Options — Hank says Ze Frank has made a hilarious video every weekday for the past year, earning international attention, New York Times coverage and hundreds of thousands of viewers. — 00:00:03
• 2007-05-01 · May 1st: Neil Gaiman in Helena — Hank opens with Neil Gaiman, whom he calls a New York Times best-selling, Hugo- and Nebula-winning 'nerdfighter guy', saying hi to John after Hank waited in a very long line. — 00:00:12
• 2007-06-08 · Brotherhood 2.0: June 8: Studying the Clues — John thanks New York Times reporter and high-school friend Cam Robertson for the illustrations and wants Cam to illustrate the Evil Baby Orphanage book, if and when it exists. (hedged) — 00:01:16
• 2007-07-24 · July 24: More Harry Potter?! — Hank: The New York Times contacted John to answer a question about Harry Potter; John passed on Hank's name, so Hank is kind of contributing 200 words on why Harry Potter is special. (hedged) — 00:01:05
• 2007-09-25 · September 25th: TMBG and NYT — Hank got a gig reviewing a couple of children's books on global warming and the environment for The New York Times Book Review. — 00:01:57
  • Faxing his tax form on New York Times letterhead at a copy shop, Hank told the excited staff about it. — 00:01:57
• 2007-10-18 · October 18: Live from Datyon: PARTY BLOWER SOLO — John congratulates Hank on being published in The New York Times this Sunday (21 October 2007). — 00:02:27
• 2007-10-22 · October 22nd: The Anniversary of Young Earth Creationism — announcement: John announces he is also working on another book, Let It Snow, with his friends Maureen Johnson and Lauren Myracle. — 00:01:32
• 2007-11-27 · November 27th: Eagle's Nest, Blogger's Choice and Shopping — Hank objects to the article's claim that the mainstreaming of Green is taking Christmas away: he is not taking Christmas away but trying to make it suck less. — 00:01:16
  • Hank cites a New York Times article saying 80% of Americans wish Christmas were less materialistic. — 00:01:16
  • Hank objects that the article quotes Kenneth P. Green saying the point of the holidays is the joy of giving, and asks why the Times chose him as its environmental scholar. — 00:01:45

2008

• 2008-10-06 · Berlin and Let it Snow (in Your Pants) — announcement: John got far too many author copies of Let It Snow and will give five away to random commenters on this video. — 00:03:18
  • For Nerdfighters who can't wait for Paper Towns, John recommends Let It Snow, the holiday romance anthology he wrote with Maureen Johnson and Lauren Myracle. — 00:03:22
• 2008-10-09 · Let it Snow Let it Snow Let it Snow — announcement: Hank announces that Let It Snow, with stories by John, Maureen Johnson and Lauren Myracle, is available now, and teases John's top billing, which is alphabetical. (playful) — 00:01:20
• 2008-10-24 · Talking to Myself — announcement: Hank: John found out he will debut at number five on the New York Times bestseller list for young adult fiction. — 00:01:07
• 2008-10-24 · Paper Towns MOVIE1!!!11! — announcement: John thanks Hank and the Nerdfighters for making it possible for Paper Towns to debut at number five on the New York Times bestseller list next week (week of 27 October 2008). — 00:00:51
  • John says Nerdfighters showed last December they could take over YouTube, but he did not think they could take over the New York Times bestseller list. (playful) — 00:00:51
• 2008-10-28 · The Unzipped Zipper (Of Your Pants) — John recalls that in his last video he asked Nerdfighters what he could do for them after they put Paper Towns on the New York Times bestseller list, and they sent requests. — 00:00:34
• 2008-10-30 (said on 2008-10-29, implied) · Hank is Late (dr horrible) — announcement: Hank announces Paper Towns will spend a second week on the New York Times bestseller list, at number six, showing people beyond the first Nerdfighter rush are still buying it. — 00:01:23

2009

• 2009-04-08 (said on 2009-04-07, implied) · Become a Time Traveller TODAY! — Hank has just finished the first section of his novel, about 150 pages, which John, a New York Times bestselling author, will proofread. — 00:00:25
• 2009-09-22 · Paper Towns in Paperback: A How-to Guide — John credits their commitment and organization with putting Paper Towns on the New York Times bestseller list, thanks them for gifts, and says the tour let him meet Nerdfighters. — 00:00:00
• 2009-11-25 · Things I'm Not Thankful For — announcement: Hank congratulates John on Let It Snow, his book with Maureen Johnson and Lauren Myracle, becoming a New York Times bestseller, and recommends it as a wintertime 'romp'. — 00:03:06

Also named in: 10 Book Reviews in 4 Minutes

2010

• 2010-01-27 · Boobs and the iPad — Maureen Johnson: She was in the New York Times this week (week of 25 January 2010), with her picture, by what she calls a weird fluke. — 00:01:23
  • Maureen Johnson: Mid-interview she was distracted by her 2010 Rob Pattinson annual and made a Rob Pattinson joke; she implies that joke is what the New York Times quoted. (playful) — 00:02:22
  • Maureen Johnson: Her advice: never make a Rob Pattinson joke to the New York Times; she had been warned that interviewers quote only the stupidest thing you say, and found it '100% true'. (playful) — 00:02:51
• 2010-11-15 · Hey! You! Fix the Budget! — recommendation: John describes the New York Times web tool for choosing which taxes to raise and spending to cut to balance the budget, says it has no liberal bias, and encourages viewers to try it. — 00:00:29

Also named in: In Defense of Contemporary Art

2011

• 2011-09-02 · Tattoo Typos, Senses, Posters and Bad Movies — Hank says New York Times editors, novelists and copy editors may make mistakes, but one profession must never get grammar wrong: tattoo artists, since tattoos are permanent. (playful) — 00:00:55

2012

• 2012-01-27 · In 'N' Out-Erview — announcement: Hank introduces John as the number one New York Times best-selling author of The Fault in Our Stars. — 00:00:51
• 2012-02-21 · Life is Weird. Also beautiful. — John says he kept lowering Ransom's expectations: of John's four novels a couple made the New York Times bestseller list, but two sold fewer than a hundred copies in their first weeks. — 00:02:04
  • John says Miss Peregrine was an instant bestseller; a few months later The Fault in Our Stars came out, and next week (week of 27 February 2012) their books will be #1 and #2 on the New York Times bestseller list. — 00:02:25
• 2012-03-20 · Sharpie Face Question Tuesday — John says The Fault in Our Stars is currently number 2 on the New York Times bestseller list, behind only Hugo Cabret, a book he really liked. — 00:01:41
• 2012-07-20 · The Universe is Weird: A Song — announcement: Hank tells John that, after 385 weeks on bookstore shelves, Looking for Alaska was on the New York Times bestseller list for the first time last week (week of 9 July 2012). — 00:02:52
• 2012-09-14 · 1000 VIDEOS!!! — Hank says they have been on the front page of USA Today and the New York Times and, more importantly, of Reddit. — 00:01:56

2013

• 2013-01-01 · Why Does Congress Suck? — John calls 2012 an amazing year for the brothers: Hank co-created The Lizzie Bennet Diaries, SciShow and Crash Course, VidCon doubled, and The Fault in Our Stars spent 51 consecutive weeks on the NYT list. — 00:02:45
• 2013-02-19 · Doing Things, On the Importance of — John's novel The Fault in Our Stars returned to number one on the New York Times bestseller list, 56 weeks after it came out. — 00:00:00
• 2013-04-23 · DOCTOR GREEN — John says The Fault in Our Stars, fifteen months after publication, is back at No. 1 on the New York Times bestseller list, passing Stephen Chbosky's The Perks of Being a Wallflower, now No. 2. — 00:02:22
• 2013-08-20 · Why Are American Health Care Costs So High? — John cites the Commonwealth Fund's study of US health care prices and says some of the video's figures also come from a New York Times story. — video description

Also named in: How Much is a Human Life Worth?

2014

• 2014-02-18 · 18 Great Books You Probably Haven't Read — announcement: John reports that The Fault in Our Stars is number one on the USA Today and New York Times bestseller lists this week (week of 17 February 2014), which he calls bananas. — 00:00:01
• 2014-12-30 · Racism in the United States: By the Numbers — recommendation: John recommends non-video voices on race: Roxane Gay's work in Slate and The Butter, a New York Times story on recent black graduates, Chris Rock's interview, Ashley Ford's commentary and Kiese Laymon's writing. — video description

2015

• 2015-08-11 (said on 2015-08-10, implied) · 454 Days: Understanding America's Ridiculous Political Campaigns — recommendation: John: For viewers who want to know more, John recommends two articles: Mic's 'Our elections are too long' and The New York Times' 'How Presidential Campaigns Became Two Year Marathons'. — video description
• 2015-08-18 · The Cold War of Nerdfighteria — recommendation: John recommends The Bail Trap, a New York Times article exploring one reason people in poverty are disproportionately imprisoned in the US. — 00:00:19
  • John recommends another New York Times article, about a 14-year-old boy locked in solitary confinement, which he found chilling and deeply upsetting. — 00:00:26
• 2015-10-30 · Feeling Thankful in Portland — Hank says the Welcome to Night Vale creators' book just came out and debuted at number four on the NYT list, number four because Sparks, Rowling and Grisham had new books. — 00:00:38
• …and 3 statements more in 2015 — all statements of 2015

2016

• 2016-09-02 · One Scientifically Proven Thing Actually Makes People Happier — Hank lists the video's sources: The New York Times on homeownership not increasing happiness, NPR on a short commute being worth a $40,000 raise, and studies and articles linking commuting to lower life satisfaction, worse metabolic and cardiovascular health, and lower social activity and trust. — video description
• 2016-11-17 · Decathlons, Pretension, and the Weirdest Animal I've Met: It's Question Thursday — John says that about a year ago he began reading The Economist, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and The Indianapolis Star, and grew suspicious of his social media feed as the best way to stay informed. — 00:02:29

2017

• 2017-03-21 · My Information Diet — John says in the last couple of weeks he has scaled way back on the social internet for an information diet: an hour or two each morning reading mostly The Economist, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and The Indianapolis Star. — 00:02:28
• 2017-06-23 · Reviewing Musicals from their Wikipedia Pages — Hank: Teddy & Alice (1987) fictionalises Teddy Roosevelt and his daughter Alice; Frank Rich of the New York Times compared it to a high-school halftime show, and Hank gives it zero teddy bears. (playful) — 00:03:31
• 2017-09-19 · Why Cities? — announcement: John is thrilled that Hank is publishing a book next year (2018), An Absolutely Remarkable Thing, with a New York Times article linked below. — 00:03:42
• 2017-09-26 · Trump and Russia: An Introduction to What We Know (and What We Don't) — John: The meeting stayed secret for over a year until The New York Times reported it in July 2017. — 00:06:39
• 2017-10-10 · Turtles All the Way Down!!! A Reunion Video — recommendation: John points readers to a New York Times story about his own mental illness and the writing of the book, and quotes Booklist's starred review calling it challenging but richly rewarding and his most mature work. — video description
  • Recording a later insert, John shares generous reviews: the Wall Street Journal called it tender, wise and hopeful, the New York Times wrenching and revelatory; Booklist and SLJ gave starred reviews. — 00:01:04
  • Asked how it feels to have Hank be a published author, John says he is so psyched, so happy and so proud of Hank. — 00:02:38 · also in: John and Hank Hanging Out but they Keep Getting Younger and More Pixelated
• 2017-10-17 · Look at Tiny Baby Hank — recommendation: John adds that Jennifer Senior's review of the book in the New York Times was very kind. — video description
• 2017-11-07 · Definitely Not A Pecan Orchard: A Pizzamas Question Tuesday — announcement: John says the book has been number one on the New York Times bestseller list for three straight weeks, and thanks everybody. — 00:00:38 · also in: John and Hank Hanging Out but they Keep Getting Younger and More Pixelated
• 2017-11-28 · Let's Talk about Money — announcement: John: In a mock-casual aside, John notes that Turtles All the Way Down is in bookstores everywhere and the New York Times just named it one of its favorite books of the year. (playful) — 00:00:40
• 2017-12-05 · On the Movies — John thanks everyone who has made Turtles All the Way Down a No. 1 New York Times bestseller for seven weeks straight. — 00:03:28
• 2017-12-22 · Christmas Questions Answered (With Katherine and Hank) — announcement: Hank: Turtles All the Way Down was named a best book of the year by twelve outlets including The New York Times, Time, NPR and Booklist, and is in bookstores. — 00:02:17
• …and 1 statement more in 2017 — all statements of 2017

2018

• 2018-01-26 · I Wrote a Book. I WROTE A BOOK. How did I do that? — announcement: Hank is there basically to get booksellers to like his book, which they cannot read yet but which now has a release date: September 25th. (hedged) — 00:00:12
• 2018-01-30 · Hank, I Have Some Advice — John says Hank must improve his self-promotion: his video about the book never mentioned its title. (playful) — 00:00:29
• 2018-04-06 · How to Stop Being Late Forever (advice for myself and other chronically late people) — announcement: Hank: Signed editions of An Absolutely Remarkable Thing will exist in limited number (not all pre-orders signed): now at Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Books-A-Million, at local bookstores on release, US and Canada only. — 00:03:26
• 2018-06-19 · My Signature Move — announcement: John: Hank is signing 40,000 sheets to be bound into his first novel, An Absolutely Remarkable Thing, which comes out September 25 and is available for pre-order now. — 00:00:51 · also in: Other John Greens
• 2018-07-06 · This Ends in Death — announcement: Hank: The main narrator of Hank's audiobook is Kristen Sieh, who was in Orange Is the New Black, The Blacklist and House of Cards. — 00:03:03
• 2018-08-28 · The Book Was Better? — John: Paper Towns, a New York Times bestseller, sold about 50,000 copies in its first year; a movie selling 50,000 opening-weekend tickets loses a lot of money, and even 500,000 is usually a failure. — 00:02:02
• 2018-08-31 · Beautiful if Damp: Answering Questions in Melbourne — announcement: Hank's book comes out September 25th and is available for pre-order now. — 00:03:20
• 2018-09-11 · Surprise . . . — announcement: John says Hank's book does not need the sponsorships to excite people: it has glowing starred reviews from Booklist, Library Journal and Kirkus. — 00:02:26
• 2018-09-25 · You Did It! — announcement: John: It is September 25th, so Hank's book An Absolutely Remarkable Thing is out in the world. — 00:00:00
• 2018-10-05 · We've Got Some Weird Voting Laws… — announcement: The description says Hank's book is number 1 on the New York Times Best Seller list. — video description
• 2018-10-12 · Hank Reads from 'An Absolutely Remarkable Thing' — announcement: Hank says, as Twitter followers may already know, he used part of his book advance to fund independent artists to make art based on the book; the pieces are on his Instagram. — 00:18:56
• 2018-11-20 · Cause for Celebration — John: When Turtles All the Way Down hit 52 consecutive weeks on the NYT bestseller list, John felt happy briefly, then anxious again; weeks later a quiet champagne toast with Sarah brought overwhelming joy and gratitude. — 00:01:56
• …and 16 statements more in 2018 — all statements of 2018

2019

• 2019-01-22 · Maureen Johnson and Lauren Myracle's Let It Snow — John says the headlines' 'John Green novel' is not a John Green novel: in 2007 and 2008 he, Lauren Myracle and Maureen Johnson wrote Let It Snow together. — 00:00:29
  • John insists Let It Snow is exactly as much Lauren's and Maureen's book as his. — 00:00:58
• 2019-03-08 · Does "The Press" Hate YouTube? — Hank says readers of The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal lack a complex understanding of YouTube just as of Montana: it is not part of their culture. — 00:01:11
• 2019-04-23 · untitled — John: Hank is sorting through titles for the sequel to his number one New York Times best-selling An Absolutely Remarkable Thing; helping him, John re-realized he is terrible at titles. — 00:00:00
• 2019-05-07 · How I Read and Why — John has also reviewed great books for the New York Times Book Review, including Eleanor & Park, The Book Thief and The Hunger Games. — 00:00:33
  • Critics, in the New York Times or on Goodreads, can help us find books that will move us and give us a framework for thinking about them. — 00:01:57
• 2019-06-07 · 8 Things I Wish I Knew When I was Writing my First Novel — Hank shows the editions of his book in all the languages it has been published in so far, calling them the coolest thing he owns. — 00:00:00
• 2019-06-11 · Why I Haven't Written a New Book — John is grateful that Turtles All the Way Down was generously received by critics and readers, with reviews in places like The New York Times and The Guardian. — 00:00:45
• 2019-12-17 · The Best Days of My Decade — John: On September 25, 2018, Hank's first novel An Absolutely Remarkable Thing was published, and John got to support him at the launch at Town Hall in New York City. — 00:02:53

2020

• 2020-03-10 · A Strong but Fleeting Flavor: A Reunion Video — John: Asked about TikToks about them, John has seen only one, which Sarah sent him today; he jokes he gets his TikTok news from The New York Times. (playful) — 00:03:18
• 2020-06-12 · Fed to the Rules — announcement: Hank is doing a Penguin World's Book Club event on his first book, An Absolutely Remarkable Thing, with Cat Valente, who he says is amazing. — 00:02:59
• 2020-07-21 · Somebody Once Asked . . . — announcement: John notes that Hank's A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor is a New York Times bestseller and congratulates him. — 00:00:00
• 2020-11-27 · Finally Launching this Project!!! — recommendation: Hank says his publisher has put An Absolutely Remarkable Thing on sale as an ebook for $3, so now is the time to try it. — 00:03:22
• …and 1 statement more in 2020 — all statements of 2020

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2021

• 2021-06-18 · QUADRAGOCON 2021!! LET THE GAMES CONTINUE!!!! — The description lists the 14 events: John won push-ups, horseshoes, LaCroix chug, big rock toss, NYT Mini crossword, cookie mouth and cup stacking; Hank won sprint, frisbee knock, rock skipping, kayak race, fishing game, marshmallow toss and collage art. — video description
• 2021-06-22 · Mindblowers with Hank and John — In a comment John thanks viewers: The Anthropocene Reviewed just had its fourth week on the New York Times bestseller list. — creator comment
• 2021-06-29 · Sneezing is not normal. — announcement: The description says The Anthropocene Reviewed book has just celebrated its fifth week on the New York Times bestseller list, and thanks readers. — video description
• 2021-07-13 · The Vlogbrothers Videos I Didn't Make — announcement: John, who writes about his life and mental health especially in The Anthropocene Reviewed book, thanks viewers: it has been on the New York Times bestseller list for seven consecutive weeks. — 00:01:59
• 2021-07-20 · Reviewing Reviews of My Reviews — John says The Anthropocene Reviewed, essays reviewing facets of the human-centered planet on a five-star scale, has been on the New York Times bestseller list for eight consecutive weeks. — 00:00:00
• 2021-08-27 · Is it Better Not to Know? — Hank saw a New York Times tweet being shouted about on Twitter and quote-tweeted the article, saying he didn't know why people were upset: would you rather not know at all? — 00:00:00
  • The New York Times tweet states that, according to a 2018 study, an organic cotton tote must be used 20,000 times to offset the overall impact of its production, equal to daily use for 54 years. — 00:00:04
  • Hank cites the claim that a cotton tote bag might have a larger environmental impact than 50,000 plastic bags, information he thinks he should have access to. (hedged) — 00:00:22

2022

• 2022-12-20 · The Best Books Get Better — John says Octavia Butler's Parable of the Sower was not among the 1990s' bestselling science fiction and fantasy, and made the New York Times bestseller list only 27 years after publication and 14 years after her death. — 00:01:27

2023

• 2023-03-03 · The Law That Made the Internet — Hank says that in August 2019 The New York Times ran an article saying Section 230 shields hate speech online, then corrected it the same day: the First Amendment protects it. — 00:00:00
  • Hank finds the error kind of funny and also not, given the long history of people misunderstanding Section 230. — 00:00:24
• 2023-05-26 · My Cancer Press Tier List — Hank gives The New York Times an A: it calls him a novelist and YouTube star, says treatable cancer without scare quotes, and spends two paragraphs on his books. (playful) — 00:00:58
• 2023-11-07 · NaFaDoYBIMSCoM — recommendation: The description points TB fighters to a New York Times piece that references the brothers' work and progress against tuberculosis, and how far there is to go. — video description
• 2023-12-01 · It's OK if you think less of me after this! — Hank: After selling VidCon and a successful book, Hank realized he didn't enjoy a much more expensive lifestyle and didn't need money. — 00:02:07

2024

• 2024-04-19 · I Closed My Boob in a Door — announcement: Hank shows the new German edition of An Absolutely Remarkable Thing, out this week (week of 15 April 2024), asks viewers to tell their German friends, and thanks his German publisher for continuing to give the book life. — 00:01:56
• 2024-05-17 · John and Hank FIGHT FOR DOMINANCE!!! — announcement: Hank explains that he and John recorded a New York Times Connections games race in Indianapolis; the edit was too much for him, so his friend Milo, who edits Hank's Channel videos, made the video. — 00:00:00
  • Hank sets up the New York Times games race: Wordle, Connections and the Mini, with the winner decided by who first finds the pangram in Spelling Bee. — 00:01:04
• 2024-08-23 · Is Google Training AI on YouTube Videos? — Hank reads that the New York Times lawsuit seeks billions in damages from OpenAI for unlawful copying and calls for destroying models and training data using Times material. — 00:08:24
• 2024-11-01 · Working Through a Crisis with My Brother — Hank notes John was in the New York Times, in an article titled Can John Green Make You Care About Tuberculosis? — 00:00:29
• …and 3 statements more in 2024 — all statements of 2024

2025

• 2025-01-03 · My 2025 Bingo Card — Hank: Doubting that a giant growth in a photo is a potato, Hank reads a New York Times report: a New Zealand couple's giant growth, Doug, submitted to Guinness, proved by DNA to be a gourd tuber, not a potato. — 00:03:34
• 2025-04-04 · Morality — announcement: Hank says John's book has just had its second week as number one on the New York Times bestseller list. — 00:07:49
• 2025-04-22 · The Unimportant Things — announcement: John says his book Everything Is Tuberculosis has spent four consecutive weeks on the New York Times bestseller list, a happy surprise. — 00:00:29
  • John cites a Donald Hall essay on third things in marriage: spouses don't just stare at each other but entwine their attention around third things like children, the New York Times crossword or poetry. — 00:01:27
• 2025-05-20 · The Double — announcement: John says Everything Is Tuberculosis has now been on the New York Times nonfiction bestseller list for eight consecutive weeks. — 00:03:53
• 2025-07-01 · What #1 New York Times Bestseller Actually Means — John says Everything Is Tuberculosis has been on the New York Times bestseller list for 14 consecutive weeks, twice as long as The Anthropocene Reviewed, which astonishes him. — 00:00:00
  • John explains there are many New York Times lists (nonfiction; advice, how-to and miscellaneous; graphic novels; audiobooks), so this week (week of 30 June 2025) alone there are 15 different #1 bestsellers. — 00:00:58
  • John says being a #1 New York Times bestseller tells you little about sales, only sales relative to the book's category. — 00:01:27
  • John stresses that the vast majority of books from major publishers never become New York Times bestsellers. — 00:01:56
  • John says being a New York Times bestseller is a career milestone and an important designation, but not necessarily life-changing money. — 00:02:26
  • John says that if you only read New York Times bestsellers, you miss much of the breadth and quality of today's books. — 00:03:53
• 2025-12-09 · Hank Green, from A to Z — John says An Absolutely Remarkable Thing, Hank's first novel, was an instant number one New York Times bestseller, about an art student who late one night discovers a statue that might be alive. — 00:00:00
• …and 10 statements more in 2025 — all statements of 2025

2026

• 2026-09-22 · I Want You to Know Nothing About This — announcement: John says there have been many lovely reviews; The New York Times was kind, saying he writes with radiant empathy and devastatingly apt metaphors. — 00:00:32