This Friday, John Green will receive the Innovator’s Award at the Los Angeles Times Book Prizes ceremony “for his work building a vibrant community at the intersection of literature, technology and activism.”
The Times interviewed him about those three things, and he says some great stuff about teens. I think you’d enjoy the interview (You can read it here.) A bit about Nerdfighters and decreasing ‘world suck.’ A bit about teen readers and the great number of good books that are being published for you. Fun.
Green will also be at the Los Angeles Times‘ Festival of Books on Saturday. He has a session at 12:30 PM–Conversation with John Green–which is sold out.
About Victoria Waddle
Victoria Waddle is a Pushcart Prize-nominated writer and has been included in Best Short Stories from The Saturday Evening Post Great American Fiction Contest. Her books include a collection of feminist short fiction, Acts of Contrition, and a chapbook on grief, The Mortality of Dogs and Humans. Her YA novel about a polygamist cult, Keep Sweet, launches in June 2025. Formerly the managing editor of the journal Inlandia: A Literary Journey and a teacher librarian, she contributes to the Southern California News Group column Literary Journeys. She discusses both writing and library book censorship on her Substack, “Be a Cactus.” Join her there for thoughts on defiant readers and writers as well as for weekly library censorship news.
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