News about John Green

Why'spicy' books took over Young Adult fiction: Thanks to #BookTok's comments, teenagers are now exposed to a lot of sexual content

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 28, 2024
Young Adult fiction (YA) has grown 'adultified' as a result of a'spicy' reads on TikTok,' experts have warned. Sarah J Maas' book A Court Of Thorns And Roses, The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood, and Spanish writer Elena Armas' The Spanish Love Deception are two popular downloads on the app, with adult themes and explicit scenes. According to how likely a reader is to find sultry themes and dynamics, a majority of avid readers on the forum assign a red chilli emoji. Left: One TikTok user from Germany laughed that The Love Hypothesis was "just a cute romance" book, but it is just one example of increasingly 'adult' fiction. Correct: Ali Hazelwood's The Love Hypothesis' cartoon-style style makes it inoffensive, but one TikTok user from the United Kingdom gave it a 3/5'spicy' rating.

After Rep. Louisiana lawmaker read specific passages at Senate hearing, gender Queer author Maia Kobabe says it is not'recommended for children.'

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 20, 2023
After a Louisiana lawmaker read explicit passages out loud during a Senate hearing, the author of the graphic novel 'Gender Queer' has said that it is not'recommend for kids.' Despite being the most challenged book in US schools and libraries for two years in a row, Maia Kobabe, who uses e/em/eir pronouns, denied that the pro-LGBTQ comic book is meant for kids. Senator John Kennedy, 71, read aloud from Gender Queer at the hearing because it is now permitted in Illinois schools. He was making his argument in the midst of a raging Republican fight to keep inappropriate subject matter out of the reach of young children in public schools and libraries.

A new brand new one is expected for a fan of Indianapolis 500 tires

www.dailymail.co.uk, May 31, 2023
Penske Entertainment, which owns the track, is expected to sell a new car to Robin Matthews, according to a Indianapolis Motor Speedway spokesperson - even in the event of a collision. However, the wheel went soaring across the fence and the corner of the grandstand before landing in the parking garage, where it smashed Matthews' Chevrolet Cruze.

School librarians are threatened by some states with jail time and fines for reading material

www.dailymail.co.uk, May 22, 2023
Many states have passed legislation committing librarians and book vendors to years in prison if they have 'obscene' titles to minors. At least five states have been passed and nine others are pending, allowing for the criminal conviction of school and library workers involved. Librarians had been banned from suing for obscene materials in almost every state, but recently, an increase in suspicion and indignation over some books in schools and libraries has resulted in legislation being changed.

Duchess of Edinburgh is fashionable as she visits Cornwall's Sailing Trust for Children

www.dailymail.co.uk, May 17, 2023
The Duchess of Edinburgh, 58, travelled to Cornwall this morning to speak with Children's Sailing Trust officials on the banks of Trevassack Lake near Helston. The royal wore a white blazer and wide-legged trousers on her day out. Right, as she got close and personal with the sea, she later put a red life jacket and a blue parka.

A woman in California admits that her husband had a fake terminal cancer diagnosis

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 13, 2023
Yaya Kampen from California posted a video on TikTok detailing the incident, which revolved around John Green's 2012 memoir, The Fault In Our Stars.

A woman admits to having a FAKED terminal cancer diagnosis

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 13, 2023
A woman has described how a book-turned-movie made her realize that her husband was faking a terminal cancer diagnosis. Yaya Kampen of California posted a clip on TikTok detailing John Green's 2012 book The Fault In Our Heroes. Yaya tagged the author in her essay: "Your book actually changed my life twice, and it's the most strange way possible."