The Emperor of All Maladies
by Siddhartha Mukherjee. I am also indebted to
The Biology of Cancer
by
Robert A. Weinberg, and to Josh Sundquist, Marshall Urist, and Jonneke Hollanders, who shared their time and
expertise with me on medical matters, which I cheerfully ignored when it suited my whims.
Esther Earl, whose life was a gift to me and to many. I am grateful also to the Earl family—Lori, Wayne, Abby,
Angie, Grant, and Abe—for their generosity and friendship. Inspired by Esther, the Earls have founded a nonprofit,
This Star Won’t Go Out, in her memory. You can learn more at tswgo.org.
The Dutch Literature Foundation, for giving me two months in Amsterdam to write. I’m particularly grateful to
Fleur van Koppen, Jean Cristophe Boele van Hensbroek, Janetta de With, Carlijn van Ravenstein, Margje
Scheepsma, and the Dutch nerdfighter community.
My editor and publisher, Julie Strauss-Gabel, who stuck with this story through many years of twists and turns, as
did an extraordinary team at Penguin. Particular thanks to Rosanne Lauer, Deborah Kaplan, Liza Kaplan, Steve
Meltzer, Nova Ren Suma, and Irene Vandervoort.
Ilene Cooper, my mentor and fairy godmother.
My agent, Jodi Reamer, whose sage counsel has saved me from countless disasters.
Nerdfighters, for being awesome.
Catitude, for wanting nothing more than to make the world suck less.
My brother, Hank, who is my best friend and closest collaborator.
My wife, Sarah, who is not only the great love of my life but also my first and most trusted reader. Also, the baby,
Henry, to whom she gave birth. Furthermore, my own parents, Mike and Sydney Green, and parents-in-law, Connie
and Marshall Urist.
My friends Chris and Marina Waters, who helped with this story at vital moments, as did Joellen Hosler, Shannon
James, Vi Hart, the Venn diagramatically brilliant Karen Kavett, Valerie Barr, Rosianna Halse Rojas, and John
Darnielle.
PHOTO BY TON KOENE, 2009
JOHN GREEN
is an award-winning,
New York Times
–bestselling author whose many accolades
include the Printz Medal, a Printz Honor, and the Edgar Award. He has twice been a finalist for the
LA Times
Book
Prize. With his brother, Hank, John is one half of the Vlogbrothers (youtube.com/vlogbrothers), one of the most
popular online video projects in the world. You can join John’s 1.1 million followers on Twitter (@realjohngreen),
or visit him online at johngreenbooks.com.
John lives with his wife and son in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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