John Green is one of Nora’s favorite observers of humanity, in part because of how gentle he is with even the most maddening parts of human existence: illness (both mental and physical), human foibles and failures. And maybe most impressively, he’s a creator who has existed on the Internet without letting it completely destroy him and his opinions of humanity. In today’s episode, Nora talks with John about his book The Anthropocene Reviewed. Wanna read the book? When you purchase from Apple Books or Bookshop.org, you help support our show! For book discussion guides and a community of Terrible bookworms just like you, join The Terrible Reading Club on Substack! It's free! Got a book you want to recommend? Send us a note at [email protected]. The Terrible Reading Club team is Nora McInerny, Claire McInerny, Megan Palmer, Marcel Malekebu, Kara Nesvig, Jordan Turgeon, and Michelle Plantan. Our upcoming reading list can be found here. Find all our shows and our store at feelingsand.co. The transcript for this episode can be found here. Originally published on “Terrible, Thanks for Asking” on September 23, 2021 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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