Poets & Writers Theater

Looking for Alaska (Dutton Books, 2005), John Green’s debut young adult novel based on his own experiences at a boarding school, has been adapted into a television miniseries for Hulu. Created by Josh Schwartz, the teen drama stars Kristine Froseth, Charlie Plummer, Uriah Shelton, and Sofia Vassilieva.

“One Halloween night, a distraught young woman named Harriet stopped midway across the Brooklyn Bridge…” In this animated short film, Fiona Davis, author of The Masterpiece (Dutton, 2018), narrates her seven-sentence story, “Girl on the Bridge.”

In this video series from Penguin Random House, readers on the streets of New York are asked for their thoughts on books and reading. Malik from Long Island shares why John Green's Paper Towns (Dutton Books, 2008) is his favorite book.

Actor and author Nick Offerman reflects on Scotland, whisky, and poetry, and recites the poem "A Red, Red Rose" by Robert Burns. More of Offerman's reflections can be read in his comedic memoir, Paddle Your Own Canoe (Dutton Books, 2013).