This Star Won't Go Out: book of Esther Earl's writings with John's introduction (2013)
project history · status: completed · last event: outcome (2014-01-28)
This Star Won't Go Out is a book of Esther Earl's diaries, fiction and letters, with material from her parents and an introduction by John. John announced it in April 2013 for pre-order, and it came out on 28 January 2014.
Parts: John asks viewers to pre-order This Star Won't Go Out, Esther Earl's book (2013) · John: do a live show reading from Esther Earl's book This Star Won't Go Out (2014)
Told alongside: Death of Nerdfighter Esther Earl, John's friend (2010)
About: This Star Won't Go Out (book), Esther Earl
| date | event | what | video |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-04-02 | announced | John announces a book of Esther Earl's diaries, fiction and letters, with material from her parents and his introduction, out January 2014 and available to pre-order. | TFiOS Movie Casting, New Books, and Groundhog Wars: An Old School Vlogbrothers Video 00:00:29 |
| 2014-01-07 | milestone | John shows Esther Earl's book, her actual story, with his introduction; it comes out January 28th and launches at an event in Boston on February 1st. | Warm Things for Cold Times 00:00:47 |
| 2014-01-28 | outcome | Esther Earl's book comes out today; John is 'so flipping excited' and calls it wonderful. | Question Tuesday! TFIOS Movie Trailer, Penguin Knees, and Backflips 00:01:15 |
What is said about it
8 statements, by date (the events above are the turns of the thread; these are the details).
- 2013-04-02 · TFiOS Movie Casting, New Books, and Groundhog Wars: An Old School Vlogbrothers Video — announcement: John announces a book of Esther's writing (diaries, fiction, letters, material from her parents, his introduction), out January 2014; cover not final. — 00:00:29
- 2014-01-07 · Warm Things for Cold Times — recommendation: John calls it an amazing book: Esther was a beautiful writer and her parts are the best. — 00:00:47
- 2014-01-07 · Warm Things for Cold Times — 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
- 2014-01-07 · Warm Things for Cold Times — announcement: 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
- 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
- 2017-08-03 · HAPPY ESTHER DAY!!! — recommendation: John highly recommends Esther's memoir This Star Won't Go Out, a beautiful book available wherever books are sold. — 00:01:53
- 2021-08-03 · I L*** Hank — recommendation: John recommends that viewers new to Nerdfighteria read Esther's book, also called This Star Won't Go Out. — 00:01:56