John Green
John Michael Green is the author of Looking for Alaska, An Abundance of Katherines, Paper Towns,
and The Fault in Our Stars. He is an American author, vlogger, writer, producer, actor and editor. He
was born in Indianapolis, Indiana on august 24,1977. John grew up in Orlando, Florida. Then he
attended Indian Springs School and then Kenyon College.
While living in Chicago for several years, he worked for the book review journal Booklist as a
publishing assistant and production editor. Along with this, he was also writing his first book, Looking
for Alaska. He won the 2006 Printz Award for Looking for Alaska. An Abundance of Katherines, which
was his second novel, was a runner-up for the Printz Award. In 2008, his third novel, Paper Towns,
debuted at number five on The New York Times Best Seller list for children's books, and the novel
was made into the film Paper Towns in 2015. His sixth book, The Fault in Our Stars, was released in
January 2012. It debuted at number one on The New York Times Best Seller list.
John Green, aside from being a novelist, is also a well-known YouTuber. He launched the
VlogBrothers channel with his brother, Hank Green, in 2007. Since then, John and Hank have created
a total of 11 online series, including Crash Course, an educational channel teaching Literature,
History, and Science, etc.
He currently lives in Indianapolis with his wife and children. Read More Read Less
