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Paper Towns

John Green

Winner of the Edgar Award Millions of Copies Sold

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Stuff You Should Know

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Stuff You Should Know

The book 'Paper Towns' was mentioned as being written by John Green, who was mistakenly confused with Tom Green earlier in the discussion.

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The author is John Green, not Tom Green. I was thinking of the hilarious Canadian comedian. Also, you almost certainly have heard of him. He is the co-founder of VidCon.

— Episode: Roller Skating: Fun and Cool

Episode: Roller Skating: Fun and Cool

The book 'Paper Towns' was mentioned as being written by John Green, who was mistakenly confused with Tom Green earlier in the discussion.

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The author is John Green, not Tom Green. I was thinking of the hilarious Canadian comedian. Also, you almost certainly have heard of him. He is the co-founder of VidCon.

Episode: The History of Fake Towns.

It was mentioned that this YA book by John Green, a popular author, features the fictional town of Aglo, New York, a paper town from a real-life copyright trap.

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There's an author named Tom Green. He's a YA author. I've not heard of him or read his stuff, but he wrote a book called Paper Towns that where Aglo figures into it. So apparently teens will show up once in a while and be like, I'm an Aglo.

Buy the stuff they don't want you to know book. Buy the stuff you should know book. Sure. Buy Paper Towns.

Episode: Roller Skating: Fun and Cool

It was mentioned that the book's author, John Green, was mistakenly referred to as Tom Green, a comedian. It was also mentioned that the book had been adapted into a movie.

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The author is John Green, not Tom Green. I was thinking of the hilarious Canadian comedian. Also, you almost certainly have heard of him.

He is the co-founder of VidCon. Mm-hmm. Which we've been to. Yeah, that was our...

John Green apparently co-founded VidCon, co-host of the podcast Dear Hank and John, and host of the podcast The Anthropocene Reviewed.

Episode: The History of Fake Towns.

The book, written by John Green, a YA author, was mentioned as a book in which the fictional town Aglo was included. The hosts did not elaborate on its content or provide any further details.

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There's an author named John Green. He's a YA author... he wrote a book called Paper Towns that where Aglo figures into it.

Buy the stuff they don't want you to know book. Buy the stuff you should know book. Sure. Buy Paper Towns.

It's another book.

99% Invisible

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99% Invisible

It was mentioned as being set in Aglo, New York, a town that was originally created as a copyright trap on a map, which was later turned into a movie.

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So this sort of became famous because this author, John Green, wrote a book called Paper Towns that is set in Aglo, New York.

— Episode: Mini-Stories: Volume 2

Episode: Mini-Stories: Volume 2

It was mentioned as being set in Aglo, New York, a town that was originally created as a copyright trap on a map, which was later turned into a movie.

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So this sort of became famous because this author, John Green, wrote a book called Paper Towns that is set in Aglo, New York.

And he gave a TEDx talk about Aglo, New York and about the concept of paper towns as well.

And it was since turned into a movie.

Episode: Mini-Stories: Volume 2

It was mentioned as a book that was set in Aglo, New York, a town that was originally a copyright trap on a map, which was later discussed in a TEDx talk and turned into a movie.

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So this sort of became famous because this author, John Green, wrote a book called Paper Towns that is set in Aglo, New York.

And he gave a TEDx talk about Aglo, New York and about the concept of paper towns as well.

And it was since turned into a movie.

The Viall Files

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The Viall Files

The hosts brought up the book while discussing John Green, noting it as a title they had missed from that era. They treated it as a nostalgic reference rather than a recommendation.

Episode: E1019 - Allison Williams Geeks Out On Reality TV,...

They mentioned the novel while discussing John Green, noting it as a title they had missed from that era.

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Who's John Green? Baltimore Stars. Paper Towns. I think I missed that era.

Episode: E1019 - Allison Williams Geeks Out On Reality TV,...

They mentioned the novel while comparing authors, noting they had missed that era of JohnGreen's work.

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Who's John Green? Baltimore Stars. Paper Towns. I think I missed that era.

How I Built This with Guy Raz

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How I Built This with Guy Raz

It sold around 50,000 copies in its first year, with a portion of the sales possibly influenced by the Vlogbrothers channel, which had around 80,000 subscribers at the time.

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In 2005, Looking for Alaska. This is your first novel.

— Episode: Complexly: Hank and John Green

Episode: Complexly: Hank and John Green

It sold around 50,000 copies in its first year, with a portion of the sales possibly influenced by the Vlogbrothers channel, which had around 80,000 subscribers at the time.

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In 2005, Looking for Alaska. This is your first novel.

And so you are basically spending a percentage of your time making these videos and a percentage of your time writing the book, Paper Towns.

I think that Paper Towns sold about 50,000 copies in its first year.

Like, I remember feeling kind of guilty because Hank didn't have something like that, you know, like I'd gotten this really significant payday, and it felt kind of like at least it was partly because of Vlogbrothers, and there was no equivalent for Hank.

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