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This Star Won't Go Out (book)

book · in 6 videos (2013–2021)

This Star Won't Go Out is a book of Esther Earl's writing, with diaries, fiction, letters, material from her parents and an introduction by John, out January 2014. It shares its name with the charity her family founded, and John keeps recommending it to newcomers to Nerdfighteria.

Videos by year: 2013: 1 · 2014: 2 · 2015: 1 · 2017: 1 · 2021: 1

Threads

Also named in the threads: Death of Nerdfighter Esther Earl, John's friend (2010) · John asks Nerdfighters to buy This Star Won't Go Out bracelets at DFTBA.com/Esther (2010) · Hank invites viewers to donate to This Star Won't Go Out on Esther Day (2012) · The brothers ask viewers to join the annual Esther Day livestream party (2021)

Same name, different thing

This Star Won't Go Out (charity)

Often together

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

This Star Won't Go Out (charity) (5) · Esther Earl (8) · Esther Day (3) · cancer (3) · doobly-doo (2) · The Fault in Our Stars (2)

What the videos say

The most important statements of each year; all statements.

2013

2014

  • 2014-01-07 · Warm Things for Cold Times — announcement: John presents Esther's actual story as a book: he wrote the introduction and other people wrote other parts. — 00:00:47
    • John calls it an amazing book: Esther was a beautiful writer and her parts are the best. — 00:00:47
    • John points viewers to the doobly-doo link to preorder the book, which comes out January 28th. — 00:00:57
    • John reads the first sentence of his introduction: his friendship with Esther began, as so many great love stories do, at a Harry Potter convention. — 00:01:00
    • John announces a book launch event on February 1st in Boston with Nerdfighters, wizard rockers and Esther's family, livestreamed on youtube.com/vlogbrothers. — 00:01:06
  • 2014-01-28 · Question Tuesday! TFIOS Movie Trailer, Penguin Knees, and Backflips — announcement: John: Esther Earl's book comes out today; John is 'so flipping excited' and calls the book wonderful. — 00:01:15
    • John urges viewers to run to their nearest bookstore for a copy, or to buy it online through the doobly-doo link. — 00:01:20
    • John says he will do a live show tomorrow (29 January 2014) to read from Esther's book and talk more about it. — 00:01:25

2015

  • 2015-08-03 · I Love You, Hank. Esther Day 2015 — ask: John points viewers to Esther's book and to DFTBA.com or TSWGO.org to support This Star Won't Go Out, the charity Esther's family created to support families of children with cancer. — 00:01:19

2017

  • 2017-08-03 · HAPPY ESTHER DAY!!! — ask: The description asks viewers to apply for a $5,000 grant from This Star Won't Go Out to make the world better. — video description
    • John says that after Esther died her family created This Star Won't Go Out, a charity that has helped many families of kids with cancer. — 00:01:05
    • John announces Project Lovely, This Star Won't Go Out's expanded mission: people aged 13 to 30 can apply for a $5,000 grant to make the world better; two will be chosen and followed. — 00:01:12
    • John tells viewers who want to donate to This Star Won't Go Out that they can do so at TSWGO.org. — 00:01:48
    • John highly recommends Esther's memoir This Star Won't Go Out, a beautiful book available wherever books are sold. — 00:01:53

2021

  • 2021-08-03 · I L*** Hank — John: Esther died a few weeks after the first Esther Day in 2010, aged 16; her parents then founded This Star Won't Go Out, which gives direct financial support to families of kids with cancer. — 00:00:58
    • Tonight at 8 p.m. Eastern, This Star Won't Go Out's annual gala is virtual and free, with special guests including Sarah Urist Green and chances to donate. — 00:01:27
    • John recommends that viewers new to Nerdfighteria read Esther's book, also called This Star Won't Go Out. — 00:01:56
    • John sees the response in thousands celebrating Esther Day, the community's commitment to child health including pediatric cancer care in impoverished communities, and support for This Star Won't Go Out. — 00:02:26