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Nov 2016
1h 37m

John Green

Ben Blacker
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The author of The Fault in Our Stars, Looking for Alaska, Paper Towns, and more discusses discovering young adult fiction, the invention of characters, how his stories take shape, his earnest love of The Babysitters Club books, and more; he even drops some hints about his next novel!

Recorded at NerdCon: Stories in Minneapolis, MN on October 14, 2016.


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