View this post on Instagram A post shared by John Green Speaking from his basement in Indianapolis, the event was part of Green’s first virtual book tour, which he admitted was easier than having do physical tours.
“It’s much more reflective of the way I look at the world and the way I feel than anything that I’ve written before,” he shared. Saab Magalona, who hosted the chat, pointed out that she could still hear his cadence when reading the book, to which Green agreed: “That’s one of the big tricks to writing and that’s something I’ve really spent the last 20 years, since I was a kid really, trying to figure out how to do that in writing, how to have a voice to it, a kind of consistent energy.”
“I would like to write fiction again someday, but I felt like, when I was finishing my last novel 'Turtles All the Way Down,' I knew that something was changing for me. It felt much more like a goodbye to a certain kind of writing. It was unexpected for me, but that was how it felt.” He shared that he wanted to openly write about these experiences given how mental illnesses have been a big part of his life.
Green shared that his children have influenced him and his works in profound ways because he learned so much from being a father.