Turtles All the Way Down review – Isabela Merced leads winning yet uneven YA film
The Max adaptation of John Green’s 2017 novel ably handles the interior struggles of OCD, if not the threads of its plot
October 2019
TV review
Looking for Alaska review – is this Dawson's Creek throwback too wholesome for Gen Z?
This adaptation of John Green’s young-adult hit is funny and endearing, but its pre-smartphone setting and manic pixie plot feel strangely out of sync with today’s teen hits
February 2019
Authors voice alarm after sharp drop in sales of YA fiction
Figures last year were the lowest for 11 years, with an overcrowded market and focus on ‘worthy’ books among the factors blamed
October 2018
The first book interview
Hank Green: 'I used all my power to make YouTube powerful, good and strong'
The brother of author John Green reveals the pressure he felt writing his first novel and reflects on what has become of the video platform that made their names
January 2018
Mary Shelley wasn’t a one-hit wonder
Letters: Barbara Jane O’Sullivan on the Frankenstein author’s other literary output, and John Green on confusion caused by having authors of the same name
November 2017
Turtles All the Way Down by John Green review – dark and complex
Teenager Aza embarks on a mystery and a love story but both are soon derailed by her own anxieties…
October 2017
A life in ...
John Green: ‘Having OCD is an ongoing part of my life’
Book of the day
Turtles All the Way Down by John Green review – a new modern classic
August 2016
Girl on the Train carries Paula Hawkins into list of world's richest authors
Word-of-mouth sensation has made the novelist $10m in the last year, outselling George RR Martin, but still earning a fraction of James Patterson’s $95m
June 2016
Children's books
Top 10 quotes about tolerance in children's books
Children's books
What are the best books to help children feel connected to Europe?
May 2016
Children's books
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green - review
AnushkaO: ‘I realised that cancer not just touches victims, but it also touches all those who love’
April 2016
US battle over banning Looking for Alaska continues in Kentucky
Children's books
John Green fights back against banning of Looking for Alaska
Children's books
The five levels of YA fiction fandom
Harriet Brown
The Bible makes most challenged books list in US for first time
Film blog
The AFC Wimbledon film seems like a curveball – actually it's an open goal
Fault in Our Stars author John Green to make film about AFC Wimbledon
March 2016
Children's books
Looking For Alaska by John Green - review
misssophiebee_: ‘ I love this book, because it speaks the truth’
February 2016
Children's books
The greatest romantic quotes from children's and teen books
Need some help writing your Valentine’s cards? Books have all the answers, so find the most swoonworthy quotes – from The Fault in Our Stars to Guess How Much I Love you
