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| Born | John Michael Green August 24, 1977 Indianapolis, Indiana, USA |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Double major in English and Religious Studies |
| Alma mater | Kenyon College |
| Writing period | 2005-present |
| Genres | Young Adult Fiction |
| Notable work(s) | Looking for Alaska An Abundance of Katherines Paper Towns |
| Notable award(s) | Michael L. Printz Award 2006 Looking for Alaska |
| Spouse(s) | Sarah Urist Green |
| Relative(s) | Hank Green (brother) |
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John Michael Green (born August 24, 1977 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is an American author of young adult fiction and a YouTube vlogger.
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Early life and career
Green attended Indian Springs School, a boarding and day school outside of Birmingham, Alabama. He graduated from Kenyon College in 2000 with a double major in English and Religious Studies. His first book, Looking for Alaska, was largely inspired by his time at Indian Springs School.[1]
Green lived for several years after that in Chicago as well as New York City, where he worked for Booklist Magazine, a book review journal. While there, he reviewed hundreds of books of all varieties; his reviewing specialties included literary fiction, books about Islam, and books about conjoined twins. Green's book criticism has also appeared in The New York Times Books Review. Green has also written for National Public Radio's All Things Considered, and for Chicago's public radio station, WBEZ.[1]
Brotherhood 2.0 project
John Green and his brother Hank ran a video blog project called Brotherhood 2.0. The original project ran from January 1 to December 31, 2007, with the premise that the brothers would cease all text-based ("textual") communication for the year and instead converse by video blogs, made available to the public via YouTube and on their Brotherhood 2.0 website.[2][3]
The vlogs have several recurring themes:
- "Nerdfighters" is the official name for their more dedicated viewers.
- Every so often John takes on "Question Tuesdays" (that can really be on any day of the week) where he answers some of their commenters' questions.
- The Foundation to Decrease WorldSuck was created with the intention to "decrease worldsuck" by donating money that is given to the foundation to worthy causes.
- The Evil Baby Orphanage was a proposal to use a time machine to kidnap historical despots in infancy (e.g. baby Hitler) and pre-habilitate them at a mountain retreat in Tibet.
- Hank posts amusing songs every other Wednesday (hence the day being called "Song Wednesday"). The most famous of these, "Accio Deathly Hallows", was the first Brotherhood 2.0 video to be featured on the YouTube front page.[4]
- "In Your Pants/My Pants", was a term created originally to be added to the end of a book title (e.g., Pooh Gets Stuck. In My Pants). It grew to be a forum on the Nerdfighters website, and an online picture book "Everyone Poops In My Pants".[5]
In the December 31, 2007 video, the brothers revealed their decision to continue vlogging even though the project had ended. Their new outlet and social networking site is Nerdfighters.com.
Writings
Green's first novel, Looking for Alaska (2005), won not only the 2006 Michael L. Printz Award presented by the American Library Association, but also made their 2005 Top 10 Best Book for Young Adults. The film rights to Looking for Alaska were purchased by Paramount in 2005.
His second novel, An Abundance of Katherines (2006), was a 2007 Michael L. Printz Award Honor Book, a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, and may also be made into a movie in the future.
Green collaborated on a book with fellow young adult authors Maureen Johnson and Lauren Myracle called Let It Snow (2008), which contains three interconnected stories that take place in the same small town on Christmas Eve during a massive snowstorm. The story that he penned is called "A Cheertastic Christmas Miracle".
Green's third novel, Paper Towns, was released on October 16, 2008.[6] It debuted at number 5 on the New York Times bestseller list for children's books,[7] and the movie rights to Paper Towns have been optioned by Mandate Pictures and Mr. Mudd.[8] On April 30, 2009, Paper Towns was awarded the 2009 Edgar Award for Best Young Adult Novel.[9]
Green is currently collaborating with fellow young adult writer and friend David Levithan on a book entitled Will Grayson, Will Grayson,[10] which is slated to come out in April of 2010.[11] He is also writing the Paper Towns screenplay.
In August 2009, Green confirmed he is writing a new book, currently titled The Sequel,[12] with an expected release in 2011.
Personal life
Green currently resides in Indianapolis, Indiana with his wife, Sarah (also known as "The Yeti" in his video blogs, due to her request not to be seen on camera) and his dog, a West Highland Terrier, named Willy (full name Fireball Wilson Roberts). According to his vlog entry of May 16, 2007, Green was born in Indianapolis, but his family moved three weeks after his birth. He has also lived in East Lansing, Michigan; Birmingham, Alabama; Orlando, Florida; Chicago, Illinois; and New York City.[13] During a video released on December 15, 2009, Green revealed that he and his wife are expecting their first born son in January 2010.[14][15]
Bibliography
Books
- (2005) Looking for Alaska (ISBN 0-525-47506-0)
- (2006) An Abundance of Katherines (ISBN 0-525-47688-1)
- (2008) Paper Towns (ISBN 0-525-47818-8)
- (2008) Let It Snow: Three Holiday Romances - with Maureen Johnson and Lauren Myracle (ISBN 0-142-41214-7)
- (2010) Will Grayson, Will Grayson - with David Levithan (ISBN 0-525-42158-0)
Short stories
- (2006) "The Approximate Cost of Loving Caroline" (part of Twice Told: Original Stories Inspired by Original Artwork by Scott Hunt)
- (2007) "The Great American Morp" (part of the 21 Proms anthology edited by David Levithan and Daniel Ehrenhaft)
- (2009) "Freak the Geek" (part of Geektastic: Stories from the Nerd Herd)
Other
References
- ^ a b John Green: Author of An Abundance of Katherines and Looking for Alaska sparksflyup.com
- ^ WSJ, Local Politics, Web Money (Sept. 28, 2007)
- ^ NPR, All Things Considered, Brothers Reconnect Using Video Blogging (Jan. 20, 2008)
- ^ New West Missoula, A Year of Sincerity and Humor with Brotherhood 2.0 (Dec. 30, 2007)
- ^ 'Everyone Poops In My Pants online picture book
- ^ Amazon listing amazon.com
- ^ "Best Sellers". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/02/books/bestseller/bestchildren.html.
- ^ vlogbrothers youtube.com
- ^ http://www.mysterywriters.org/files/2009_Edgar_Winners.pdf 2009 Edgar Award Winners
- ^ "Interview with David Levithan". http://www.theshortreview.com/authors/DavidLevithan.htm. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
- ^ Amazon listing amazon.com
- ^ "What I'm Working On". http://www.sparksflyup.com/2009/08/what-im-working-on.php. Retrieved 2009-08-04.
- ^ Brotherhood 2.0: May 16: Beating the EBO into the ground; Vlogbrothers video blog, May 16, 2007; 2:25
- ^ In Which A Secret Is Revealed; Vlogbrothers video blog, December 15, 2009; 3:34
- ^ Malaria No More Fund - John's Baby Hates Malaria
- ^ Thisisnottom thisisnottom.com
- ^ Thisisnotforums - The Unofficial Thisisnottom Forums thisisnotforums.com
External links
- John Green's web page
- Nerdfighters home page
- The Brotherhood 2.0 Project
- Online novel and fanbase created by John Green
- YouTube - vlogbrothers's Channel
- YouTube - Interview on "The Interview Show"
- Q&A with Author John Green, by David Lindquist, The Indianapolis Star, 12 April 2009.
- list of every book mentioned in a vlogbrothers video, originally compiled by a "Nerdfighter" named Lauren.
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