New York Times Bestsellers
John Green has placed 5 books on the New York Times bestseller lists, spending a combined 118 weeks on the charts. 4 titles reached #1.
Turtles All the Way Down
John Green Other Novels
62 weeks on the Times Young Adult Hardcover list · peaked at #1 · debuted Oct 2017 · 68 weeks across 2 NYT lists
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Everything Is Tuberculosis
John Green Non-Fiction Books
29 weeks on the Times Combined Print & E-Book Nonfiction list · peaked at #1 · debuted Mar 2025
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Reading Order
5 series · 16 books
John Green Other Novels
0 of 7 read
| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Looking for Alaska | 2005 | 🏆 Green Mountain Book Award 2008🏆 The Inky Awards 2007🏆 Michael L. Printz Award 2006🏆 Alabama Author Award 2006Lincoln Award 2009Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis 2008Rhode Island Teen Book Award 2007Michigan Library Association Thumbs Up! Award 2006+1 moreFull award history → 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | |
| 2 | An Abundance of Katherines | 2006 | 🏆 Alabama Author Award 2007Lincoln Award 2010Michael L. Printz Award 2007Full award history → | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | |
| 3 | Let It Snow with Maureen Johnson, Lauren Myracle | 2008 | 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | |
| 4 | Paper Towns | 2008 | 🏆 Literaturpreis der Jury der jungen Leser 2010🏆 Corine Internationaler Buchpreis 2010🏆 Edgar Awards 2009Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis 2011Lincoln Award 2011Missouri Gateway Readers Award 2011Rhode Island Teen Book Award 2010Anthony Award 2009+1 moreFull award history → 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | |
| 5 | The Fault in Our Stars | 2012 | 🏆 Evergreen Teen Book Award 2015🏆 California Young Readers Medal 2015🏆 Missouri Gateway Readers Award 2015🏆 Oklahoma Sequoyah Award 2015🏆 Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader's Choice Award 2015🏆 Rhode Island Teen Book Award 2014🏆 Soaring Eagle Book Award 2014🏆 Lincoln Award 2014+13 moreFull award history → 🎬 2 adaptations → | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | |
| 6 | Turtles All the Way Down | 2017 | 🏆 Alabama Author Award 2020Lincoln Award 2020Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader's Choice Award 2020Goodreads Choice Award 2017Full award history → 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | |
| 7 | Hollywood, Ending | 2026 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia |
John Green Short Story Collections
0 of 1 read
| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shorts & Briefs | 2017 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia |
John Green Non-Fiction Books
0 of 2 read
| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Anthropocene Reviewed | 2021 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | Everything Is Tuberculosis | 2025 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia |
Will Grayson, Will Grayson Series
0 of 2 read
| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Will Grayson, Will Grayson | 2010 | 🏆 Milwaukee County Teen Book Award 2011🏆 Children's Choice Book Award 2011Lincoln Award 2013Stonewall Book Award 2011Odyssey Award 2011Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award (RT Award) 2010The Inky Awards 2010Goodreads Choice Award 2010Full award history → | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | |
| 2 | Hold Me Closer by David Levithan | 2015 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia |
John Green Anthologies
0 of 4 read
| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Twice Told | 2006 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | Geektastic: Stories from the Nerd Herd | 2009 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 3 | What You Wish For | 2011 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 4 | Who Done It? | 2013 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia |
About the Author
John Green's first novel, Looking for Alaska, won the 2006 Michael L. Printz Award presented by the American Library Association. His second novel, An Abundance of Katherines, was a 2007 Michael L. Printz Award Honor Book and a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. His next novel, Paper Towns, is a New York Times bestseller and won the Edgar Allen Poe Award for Best YA Mystery.