KU Reads: An Evening with John Green

Hall Center
Free tickets available in-person only (limit 4 per person) at the Lied Center ticket office, only
KU students/faculty/staff starting Monday, AUG 18
General public starting Friday, AUG 22
For questions or more information, Eliott Reeder eliottor@ku.edu

KU Reads: An Evening with John Green

Presented by Hall Center for the Humanities

Tuesday • September 2, 2025 • 7:00 pm
Main Auditorium

John Green is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Looking for Alaska, An Abundance of Katherines, Paper Towns, The Fault in Our Stars, and Turtles All the Way Down. He is also the coauthor, with David Levithan, of Will Grayson, Will Grayson. He was the 2006 recipient of the Michael L. Printz Award, a 2009 Edgar Award winner, and has twice been a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. Green’s books have been published in more than 55 languages and over 24 million copies are in print.

The Anthropocene Reviewed explores a wide range of familiar topics in a series of essays, while employing a five-star rating system, thereby “reviewing” what it means to be human in the modern era. The topics covered in the essays, while varied and sometimes humorous, provide an opportunity to explore the interconnectivity of life and encourage readers to think critically, and oftentimes question, the world around them.

Have a question you would like to ask John Green? Submit your questions HERE by August 17!

This is event is brought to you by the Hall Center for the Humanities with support from our Common Read partners: KU Libraries and the Office of Academic Success, as well as generous financial support from the Self Graduate Fellows Program, the Office of Academic Affairs, the KU English Department, the Lawrence Public Library, and KU’s Biodiversity Institute and Natural History Museum.

Event Details
Event Details

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Doors are generally open 30 minutes before starting time. It is recommended to arrive at least 15 minutes early, earlier for events with high attendance.

In the event of inclement weather on the day of a performance, the event will typically happen if the artists are able to arrive as planned. If there are event changes, the Lied Center will contact all ticketholders via email as soon as possible, as well as post an update on the home page: lied.ku.edu.

If the event is canceled due to inclement weather, refunds and credits will be available to all ticketholders.

If an event is still happening as scheduled during inclement weather and you have questions about your tickets, please contact the Ticket Office at 785-864-2787.

Lied Center can provide a wheelchair upon request at the Audience Services Desk. Wheelchair areas also have removable seats for sturdy chairs without armrests. Contact the Ticket Office for additional accommodations, including service animals.

The Lawrence Otolaryngology Hearing Loop system delivers high-quality sound from the stage directly into hearing aids and cochlear implants with telecoil (t-coil), or headsets with loop receivers. Additional headsets are available from the Audience Services Desk. The hearing loop can be accessed from all seats in the main auditorium, except for the orchestra pit and box seats.

The hearing loop is accessible from any seat in the Pavilion.

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    This event is not part of the Lied Center’s performance series. For hosted events, the Lied Center has limited control over event-related activities, content, recording, reproduction, cancellation and ticketing or refund policies.
    Please note, Friends of the Lied ticket discounts do not apply to this performance as it is a hosted event and not part of the Lied Center's performance series.
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