Devontay and Jen went to the John Green presentation at the Carnegie Lecture Hall on January 28.
John Green presented as part of the Drue Heinz Lecture Series, White, Blue and Read All Over.
They were blown away by the 500 enthusiastic John Green fans in attendance (John said this was the biggest crowd he has ever spoken in front of!).
There was also a strong showing of NerdFighters- people of all ages who vow to “increase awesome and decrease suck.”
One way NerdFighters do this is by following the authors of their favorite books.
They even started chanting for him before his presentation!
After his presentation, Devontay and Jen recorded young adults’ reflections on the lecture. They were thrilled to have an outlet for their excitement over meeting their favorite author. There was a line at the Hear Me table of youth waiting to record their stories. Devontay interviewed one girl who had been a NerdFighter for 3 years and was seeing John Green for the second time; after seeing him again she remarked that John Green “never forgets to be awesome.”
