Will Grayson, Will Grayson: publication (2010)
project history · status: completed · last event: outcome (2011-04-06)
In March 2010 John announced that Will Grayson, Will Grayson, his novel co-written with David Levithan, would come out in 28 days; the paperback came out on 5 April 2011.
Parts: Will Grayson, Will Grayson: John and David Levithan sell their co-written book (2007) · John: give away five Will Grayson, Will Grayson advance copies to random commenters (2010) · John's spring 2010 tour for Will Grayson, Will Grayson · John asks viewers to pre-order Will Grayson, Will Grayson (2010) · John invites viewers to buy the Will Grayson, Will Grayson paperback (April 2011)
Told alongside: John asks teenage viewers to vote in the Children's Choice Book Awards, where Will Grayson, Will Grayson is a finalist (2011)
About: Will Grayson, Will Grayson, David Levithan
| date | event | what | video |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-11-19 | launched | John says that several years ago he and his writer friend David Levithan started writing a book together, and today he hopes to learn whether, by whom and for how much it will be published. (hedged) | November 19th: HOORAY HOORAY HAPPY HOORAY! 00:00:03 |
| 2009-02-21 (said on 2009-02-14, implied) | milestone | John's next book, out in spring 2010, is written collaboratively with his friend David Levithan. | Paper Towns and PUPPY 00:02:15 |
| 2010-03-10 (happened 2010-04-07) | announced | John announces Will Grayson, Will Grayson, co-written with David Levithan, comes out in 28 days (7 April 2010). | New Tour! New Book! (Remember Books?) Your Q's A'ed! 00:00:29 |
| 2010-04-07 | milestone | John says many Nerdfighters on the Eff Yeah Nerdfighters Tumblr have posted photos holding Will Grayson, Will Grayson, though mirroring makes the title read backwards. (playful) | Shmancy Hotel Room Is Shmancy 00:00:28 |
| 2011-03-28 | milestone | John says Will Grayson, Will Grayson, which he co-wrote, is a finalist for the Children's Choice Book Award, whose winner is picked by actual teenagers. | Participatory Geometry 00:01:08 |
| 2011-04-06 (happened 2011-04-05) | outcome | John announces that the Will Grayson, Will Grayson paperback came out yesterday (5 April 2011). | Tales of Nerd Love! 00:02:56 |
Dates are upload dates, which set the order. Where the speaker gives a different recording date in the video, it is added as "said on YYYY-MM-DD, implied" (derived from the date said in the video).
What is said about it
6 statements, by date (the events above are the turns of the thread; these are the details).
- 2010-03-10 · New Tour! New Book! (Remember Books?) Your Q's A'ed! — announcement: John's new book, Will Grayson, Will Grayson, co-written with his friend David Levithan, comes out in 28 days (7 April 2010). — 00:00:29
- 2010-03-15 · Cute OVERLOAD: The Ultimate Concern Edition — announcement: John's book Will Grayson, Will Grayson comes out in about 25 days and is available for pre-order, which John announces in Henry's voice. (playful) — 00:01:42
- 2010-03-29 · Quotations (And Holden Hats) — announcement: John says that in a few days a book he co-wrote with David Levithan comes out and they are going on tour; some tour events are ticketed (link in the description). — 00:00:27
- 2010-04-02 · Will Grayson, Will Grayson — announcement: John says Will Grayson, Will Grayson, the new book he wrote with David Levithan, comes out in four days. — 00:00:00 · also in: Advice on First Kisses, Stalkers, College Majors, and More
- 2010-04-02 · Will Grayson, Will Grayson — John wrote the odd-numbered chapters and David the even ones; they have worked on the book for more than five years, since before Looking for Alaska was published. — 00:00:44
- 2011-04-06 · Tales of Nerd Love! — announcement: John says Will Grayson, Will Grayson came out in paperback yesterday, with a buying link in the description. — 00:02:56