John Green’s Biography
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John Green is the New York Times bestselling author of Looking for Alaska, An Abundance of Katherines, Paper Towns, and The Fault in Our Stars. He is also the coauthor, with David Levithan, of Will Grayson, Will Grayson. He was 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 a dozen languages.
In 2007, Green and his brother Hank ceased textual communication and began to talk primarily through videoblogs posted to YouTube. The videos spawned a community of people called nerdfighters who fight for intellectualism and to decrease the overall worldwide level of suck. (Decreasing suck takes many forms: Nerdfighters have raised hundreds of thousands of dollars to fight poverty in the developing world; they also planted thousands of trees around the world in May of 2010 to celebrate Hank’s 30th birthday.) Although they have long since resumed textual communication, John and Hank continue to upload two videos a week to their YouTube channel, vlogbrothers. Their videos have been viewed more than 200 million times, and their channel is one of the most popular in the history of online video. He is also an active Twitter user with more than 1.2 million followers.
Green’s book reviews have appeared in The New York Times Book Review and Booklist, a wonderful book review journal where he worked as a publishing assistant and production editor while writing Looking for Alaska. Green grew up in Orlando, Florida before attending Indian Springs School and then Kenyon College.
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OMG Mr. john green your books inspires me. I had the faults in our stars for 3 weeks now and I’ve read it 6 times already let me know if your making another book i’ll be the first one too read.oh and im ready for the movie of the faults in our stars. hope i get some news :)
Please tell me you’re going to write another book?!?! PLEASE
Hi John,
I’m a Producer at ABC Radio Newcastle in Australia, the nation’s public service broadcaster (Simular to PBS).
I was hoping you might be available for a segment tomorrow re: the ‘Fault In Our Stars’. One of our contributors (Gerry Bosbisen) is reading the book at the moment and she’s keen to talk about finding humour in the strangest places.
The only down side it that it would be at 1:06am Indiana time.
Many Thanks,
Nat Little
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Dear john,
I like your books.
i love your books
your best book was looking for Alaska !!!!!
I could seriosuly re-read Looking for Alaska all day, everyday. It’s by far my favorite!
John Green, are you God? Okay so depicting you as God may be a slight exageration, not to mention blasphemy. But I have been introduced to your work via YouTube’s Crash Course, and I love it like ice cold lemonade on a hot day. Please thank everyone who ever had anything to do with the Crash Course idea, including your mom. I will be sure to read your books, will spread the word that you are a genius, (a few steps down from God, but, still pretty good) and I send you all good wishes for an outstanding career in the meantime.
Hi, I don’t know if this will get to John Green himself, but I’d like to share with him this video that I came across. An artist called Troye Sivan has written a song based on the book “The Fault In Our Stars” and the music video is based on his visit to a hospital to visit children with Cancer. Both the song and the video are beautifully created and fit the book perfectly. He’s even got the song on iTunes and it is all in aid of the Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation. I thought you might like to check it out!
Here is the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqG55HdmKTE – The Fault In Our Stars by Troye Sivan
Hi, my name is Rafael and I am actor in Brazil. I had contact with your book “The fault in our stars” and love it. I am interested to buy the copyright to make a play theater here in Brazil. I wanna know if you are interested in my propose and if we can start about it. Hope you are in. Awaiting for your answer. Kind regards. Rafael
Hello John Green, my english is not really good because I’m from Germany. But I read you book “Das Schicksal ist ein mieser Verräter” and I had the feeling to tell you that your book is fantastic. I love every word in it. And I also feel with your book. When I read something in it the rest of my life feels faraway. And maybe you think I write this to you because Hazel writes to her favourite author too. But I really hope, you know that you have to write more and more beautiful books. Everyone, who don’t read your books is a poor person. I’m really sorry for my bad english. Greetings from Germany Copo
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I heard that the Fault in Our Stars is going to become a movie, and I just wanted to say that I hope it does the book justice. My expectations are high but I wouldnt be suprised if the movie isnt nearly as good as the book. They rearely are, really.
With kind regards, Brittany.
Hello John…I did not read all the comment on here and someone may have already posted my question….I LOVE your books…when will you have a new book out? I hope soon…
Hi dear John Green
My name is valentina, im from Latin America , so im sorry if i write somethings bad in english … i dont know really good this idiom
I had read your book The Fault In Our Stars, and every time i read it… i imagine a diferent end
so i have a few questions
1- Did Hazel died?
hazel finally died? and how was the reaction of gus and her family
2- How was the end of An Imperial Affliction?
Finally , gus wrote a new end, what happened with it ?
3- What happened with Abraam? He talked with his ex-girlfiend
4- If Augustus lived… they will be happy?
Everytime i read that book , i imagine a diferent end, so please answer this…
Thanks
lots of love
-Valentina
Dear John Green,
My name is Laila, and I just got finished reading The Fault in Our Stars. It was so good. I loved it. I have so many questions about the book. You are my favorite author! I wish I could meet you!
Sincerely,
Laila
John, you probably have seen this already, but I’m a Buzzfeed.com junkie and I couldn’t resist passing this on to you. You are #20 by the way. And if it’s not you, then I feel really stupid.
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Hi John!
I would like to say that I totally LOVE the fault in our stars. I’ve given it to 7 people now, to read, and they all return it, fond of the book. I was wondering if you ever saw this post on Tumblr:
http://hazzaloujah.tumblr.com/post/50166837333/taking-the-tardis-to-asgard
It’s really awesome. You should totally do it. I would buy every single copy of the book in our local book shop if you wrote it. This would be so awesome. Please consider it, haha!
Thank you so much for writing books. They help me a lot.
Lots of love,
Mathilde
I just want to say that I am a big fan of all your work. I know you are considered young adult fiction, but I am a middling to old woman (53) who finds your writing funny, poignant and sweet. (Unlike most adult fiction which is humorless, depressing, and nihilistic) Most adult fiction makes me want to scream. I find myself after reading your books, instead, inspired. So thank you.
Dear John,
I just wanted to mention how fantastic of an Author you are and how i love all the books you have written. my favorite one is The Fault in Our stars. it really inspired my way of writing and it is a really meaningful and touching book. i hope you are planning to write more books soon so that i could have the chance to read them.
Best regards,
Mostafa
Dear John,
I have read your book “The Fault in Our Stars” and i must say it is a marvelous piece of work and it has inspired me to write my own novel. And was just wondering if i could refer to a saying in the book by Augustus Waters of “being on a roller coaster that only goes up” if you can get back to me ASAP that would be great
Dear John,
So I have read The Fault In Our Stars, and just started Looking For Alaska. I am just a 14 year old girl so I don’t really write to authors. I can’t even count how many books i have on my shelves, but out of all your book catches my eye. It seems that you described me perfect as the girl with no life really, who doesn’t give a care in the world and would live in her bed if possible, in your book The Fault In Our Stars. Basically she is me besides the fact about cancer (tank G-d) and the boys *sigh* but if you do read this which you probably will not, i just want to say thank you for changing my life by making me feel i will never be alone so thanks. Many people who have read this book say they do not like the ending, yet that was a major point you have shown in your book. When I finished the next day I came to my English teacher and said “OH MY G-D JOHN GREEN IS FLIPPIN AMAZING” and I’ve never had that impact before. so yeah.
Mr Green, First of all I would like to apologize for what I’m sure is just atrocious grammar. I never really excelled in the language arts. The only things I’ve ever really been good at are cooking and fighting, and even though I’ve had my ass kicked more than I’d like to admit. At the time that I am writing this I am twenty years old. When I was in seventh grade I read Looking For Alaska. At the time I contemplated committing suicide almost every day. That book changed my like and i must have read it fifteen or sixteen times since then. I met my best friend when I was sixteen, I hope he will be my best man some day, I am currently dating a girl who is just way too good for me. I guess I just want to say thanks for everything you have dne for me through your writing and through your vlog brother posts. I was always an avid reader and I just appreciate your works so much. I have had a few drinks and I began reading Looking For Alaska again and began to tear up. I’ve never been the crying type but you have been such a huge part of my reading and academic life I just really appreciate you for showing me what life could be like with real true friends. I hope I don’t sound too corny but I just wanted you to know how much you, a person I have never met, have ment to me. Thank you so very very much.
Eternally and gratefully yours -James C. Terll
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Dear John Green.
Thank you for writing your books in the way that you have. Your books have gave me a new outlook on life, and it have also gave me a more wider range of things think about. I thank you for that. I recommended your book, ‘The Fault in our Stars’ (I’m sorry if I haven’t used the marks right. I may be good at vocabulary, but punctuation is not my strong point!) and she also enjoyed it very much so.
In English we have been given a assignment to make a poster/fact file on our favorite author. I want to write about you, although as you said in ‘The Fault in our Stars’ (sorry again if I used them wrong) that there are some books which you read that only when everyone in the world has read that book, then everything will be complete, or something along them lines. But then there are some books you read that are yours, and only yours. Like the book, ‘Imperial Affliction’ (sorry again) was Hazels book. And I guess my friend was Hazel’s Augustus, as in, I shared my book with her. Sorry, off subject.
Well, you see, ‘The Fault in our Stars’ is my book. And if I reveal you, the amazing author you are, to my class. My book will not be my book anymore. But if I do reveal you, your sheer awesomeness will be revealed to my class, and maybe then we will have a few more avid readers! (Note: I am the nerd girl of my year. No other girl is as nerdy as me in my year.).
So yeah, I just wanted to let you know! And thank you again for being my favorite author, and for writing such fantastic books, which will stay close to my heart for ever more.
Erin Annison. Age 13.
You and Hank and many others have inspired us all to do better in the world. You’ve inspired me to do better in the world. I help where I can and even though it may not be much, I am glad to do my part in the cause to decreasing world suck. Nerdfighteria has not just improved the world for us, but have improved the world for future generations to come. The world is a better place because of the Vlogbrothers.
Thank you and DFTBA
Dear John Green. My name is Lara, I’m 13 years old, live in Brazil in the state of Santa Catarina. I read your book, it actually just a few minutes, and this time I am very angry at you because you did just like Peter Van Houten, and now I’m chasing me with this question, what happens to Hazel? And with Isaac? I really want to know! But I’m not here just to make you question, I want to congratulate you for the book, and make you a confição, is the best book I read in my life! I cried a lot when parallel, I clung to the characters in a way that not explain it, Augustus, where did you get, inspiration to create a character as spectacular as him? And I’m trying to understand, why do we want more of Markus Zusak (author of The book thief) I’ve read this book too, but why? Hazel mentions it in the book and I did not pay enough attention? … You know, I’ve read countless books, but none compares to the fault from the stars! But once again congratulations peo his books (and you might as well create a continuation of the fault from the stars), and do as Peter Van Houten, answer me, if not, I’ll do as Hazel and Augustus, and go on home get the necessary information, I’m just kidding! Thank you for your attention!
Today – all in one sitting – I read The Fault in Our Stars. It is an amazing work of art. Thanks for writing it, John. I know it wasn’t easy, but the world needs this book!
hi, my name is Madelyn. My friends told me to read “The Fault in Our Stars” so I did, I picked you for a author report we are doing at my school. If you could email me back that would be awesome I could share it in my report.
Dear John Green,
I love your books more than words can say, so I’ll leave it at that.
Keep up your brilliant, brilliant work!
A German nerdfighter
Dear john,
Obviously you are getting tones of emails and I would be amazed if you read and answer my but it would be completely understandable if you didn’t
I honestly can’t believe how amazing “paper towns” is! You seem to have included everything i’ve ever wanted to read about. My feelings about your books are so similar to those which Hazel had while writing to her favorite unfortunately non-existing author( glad your books aren’t just made up examples in a different book) While reading it i experienced an amazing journey in wich i laughed, cried and discovered more about myself than i’d expected, (as cliché as it sounds)
I’ve read ‘looking for alaska’ translated into Polish years ago and it stroke me so much that i tried to find others masterpieces but since i was younger, couldn’t say a word in english and unaware of uncle google’s abilities i couldn’t.
I came across ‘paper towns’ a year ago by a coincidence while scrolling my tumblr wall. I guess you are aware how many times your books are quoted there? Even in Poland you are amazingly popular.
Anyway I’ve read it and since i identified myself with Margo( not in the aspect of being self-absorbed i hope but in the need of a constant escape and change) I felt urgent need to contact you and ask inevitably silly question: how does Margo end? Who do you thinks she would become?
Thank you for writing so accurate books for so ‘inaccurate’ teenagers.
Hope to meet you one day and thank you in person.
Antonina Konarzewska
i think it was a good book how it dealt with real like experiences but the book honestly wasn’t my type of book. Other wise i think its something ill give to others
You’re books are a work of art & you are perfection. I’m in love with writing. Thank you so much.
All of the books you wrote are absolutely brilliant. Someone sees me reading one, asks about it, and I see them reading it a few days later. It’s contagious.
My friend is still trying to figure peoples’ relationships with that equation in An Abundance of Katherines.
Dear John,
I feel so weird doing this. I dont even know why im doing this. I haven’t read any of your books but will soon. My fresh out of college English teacher has been giving us little speeches about how awesome your books are, and giving little reviews that i couldnt help but think she needed someone to listen to her. And I couldn’t help but be intrigued about the works of the famous John Green. So here I am, stalking your website, trying to find which books are the best, considering you’ve been published a few times, it would be easy. So, I chose to read all of them. They are all sitting in my little library, waiting for me to open them and explore their contents. I just need motivation, is all. And I’mcurrently reading some stuff on a website that publishes books for free online. I came upon a book that was kinda sad, and the author kept on using some quotes from your books, and voila! Here I am. I think that’s motivation enough. So, I hope your books won’t disappoint.
Ever so curious,
Kim, from a little group of islands, aged 14
Dear Sir John Green,
We are in a book club and are reading your book, so far we like it, we like it alot. But, we have a few questions for you: First, how can the book An Inperial Affliction end in mid sentence when Anna is writing it? Secondly, why does Agustus always fall in love with girls that he knows will soon die? Thirdly, how does Issac play video games when he is blind? Lastly, how did you cone up with the ideas of this book? Thank you for your time. Get back to us soon or we will come to you ;) like how Agustus and Hazel went to Van Houtun’s house in the book.
Sincerly,
O-dogg and Mcafizzle
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