Hank Green Reveals Cover Art For Debut Novel

Hank Green revealed the cover art today for his debut novel, as the noted vlogger and YouTube commentator sets up the September 25 release of An Absolutely Remarkable Thing. Green is following in the footsteps of his older brother, the acclaimed young adult novelist John Green, who released his most recent novel, Turtles All The Way Down, last October.

An Absolutely Remarkable Thing is about a young woman named April May who becomes an overnight internet celebrity when she stumbles upon a giant ten-foot-tall sculpture wearing a suit of samurai armor — which subsequently begin to pop up in dozens of cities across the world. As their first discoverer, April experiences viral fame, and then must cope with the pressure this puts on her relationships, identity, and safety.

Green made the official reveal on his YouTube channel, where he also discussed other notable book covers in his view, including Twilight and his brother’s own YA staple The Fault In Our Stars. Green says he loves the “pulp” font and ostentatious color choice of An Absolutely Remarkable Thing, as well as the way that the repeated imagery suggests something ominous is at play. “I realize that I’m biased, but that’s okay,” Green kids. “I think I have the cutest cat in the world, too.”

An Absolutely Remarkable Thing, which is being published by the Penguin Books subsidiary Dutton, is available for preoder now.