John Green on Audiobooks: “Do Audiobooks Count As Reading?” (VIDEO)

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John Green, the #1 bestselling author of The Anthropocene Reviewed and a passionate advocate for global healthcare reform, tells a deeply human story illuminating the fight against the world’s deadliest infectious disease.

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“He’s researched backstories on each entry—including three essays only available to audiobook listeners. . . For the sensitivity, moving honesty, carefully chosen quotations, and sense of hope, I give Green’s narration five stars.”—Booklist, starred review

“A beautiful and poignant performance.”—AudioFile Earphones Award

Read by Rebecca Soler, Brandon Gill, and Ali Ahn

“Sure to melt listeners’ hearts.”—AudioFile

Read by Wil Wheaton

“Narrator Wil Wheaton treats John Green’s characters with the respect they deserve in this new audio edition of the 2006 Printz Award-winning novel. . . Each character shines in Wheaton’s portrayal.”—AudioFile

Read by Kate Rudd

“Rudd’s remarkable reading perfectly complements Green’s thoughtful and touching novel.”—Booklist, starred review

Read by Kate Rudd

“Kate Rudd narrates in a relaxed style, perfectly voicing all of Green’s well-developed characters. This novel doesn’t pull any punches, and listeners’ emotions will run the gamut from laughing out loud to sobbing with joy or grief. A strong choice for young adult collections.”—School Library Journal, starred review