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Brotherhood 2.0, January 22, 2007

2007-01-22 · John, Sarah Urist Green · watch on YouTube · Books & writing · personal update

John announces that An Abundance of Katherines has received a 2007 Printz Honor, showing Sarah's footage of his reaction and his phone call sharing the news, after thanking Hank for a shirt and before thanking him for the 'hilariously mean' romance-shelf song.

What is said

00:00:00 — Thanks for the (tight) shirt; the survey postponed to Wednesday; the Printz Award explained and the committee's call: a Printz Honor for An Abundance of Katherines

  • ★ John thanks Hank for a shirt, his favorite of all the shirts he has owned; it's a little tight, which makes it a motivator to keep losing weight. (playful) — 00:00:12
  • ★★ John says he planned to start the survey today but it will have to wait until Wednesday. — 00:00:12
  • ★★ John explains that the Printz Award, given every year for literary excellence, is the biggest award in the world of books for teenagers, which he writes. — 00:00:12
  • ★★★ John says the Printz Committee called him the previous night to say An Abundance of Katherines had been awarded a 2007 Printz Honor, which was nice and really unexpected. — 00:00:12 · An Abundance of Katherines

00:00:52 — Sarah's footage shortly after the call: 'the voice of the yeti' and exclamations of disbelief

  • ★★ John shows footage Sarah started filming shortly after the call, promising the voice of 'the yeti'; it records exclamations of disbelief and thanks. (playful) — 00:00:52 · Sarah Urist Green

00:01:33 — John's 'real happy dance'; phoning someone with the news: a runner-up, a silver medal; the committee wouldn't say who won

  • ★★ On the phone John shares the news: the book is one of the runners-up for the Printz Award, a silver medal; the committee called but wouldn't tell him who won. — 00:01:33 · An Abundance of Katherines

00:02:23 — Thanks for the 'Lady Lady Lady… John Green' song, 'hilariously mean', blamed on growing up in their family; sign-off

  • ★★ John thanks Hank for the 'Lady Lady Lady… John Green' song, calling it the nicest thing anyone has done for him, meaning hilariously mean, a habit he traces to growing up in their family. (playful) — 00:02:23

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