Biography of John Green
John Green is a very popular author, when it comes to the American young-adult fiction. The Fault in Our Stars is considered to be his outstanding by far along with other notables. He is also a video blogger who has published numerous videos online.
John Michael Green was born on August 24, 1977, to his parents, Mike and Sydney Green, in Indianapolis, Indiana. He went to Lake Highland Preparatory School and Indian Springs School to study when he was young. When he was older, he earned double graduation degrees in English and Religious Studies from Kenyon College. After graduation, he worked as a student chaplain in a children's hospital. His initial aim was to become an Episcopal priest. However, the time he spent among children with terminal-illness stimulated him to become a writer. Afterwards, he worked as a publishing assistant for Booklist, writing book reviews. Green wrote numerous reviews on literary fictions mostly concerning conjoined twins or the religion of Islam.
While working as a critique, he also began writing his first novel, Looking for Alaska. Eventually, he completed this book and published it in the year 2005. This book is a romance novel about a teen named Miles. The novel is inspired by Green’s time at Indian Springs School. The book was awarded the American Library Association’s Michael L. Printz Award in 2006. The book made a record by staying at the New York Times best seller list for the span of 7 years!
Subsequently, Green wrote his second novel in 2006 titled: An Abundance of Katherines. It was another successful publication which was able to gain a runner-up position for the Printz Award and Los Angeles Times Book Prize’s finalist stand. In January 1, 2007, Green and his brother, Hank, started a Youtube channel called: VlogBrothers. The brothers still continue to post videos actively, currently with 2.5 million subscribers.
Then, in 2008, Green published his next novel called Paper Towns, which also received a great amount of enthusiasm. There was a promise of a film adaptation of the book that he accepted. However, later Green realized that the movie’s failure to capture its essence would fail his dedicated readers. Thus, he pulled out of the adaptation contract. Moreover, following the success of his literary work, Green quit his job at Booklist, as a critique, with intention of working as a professional writer.
The years to come brought Green an achievement of his lifetime. The book he wrote called The Fault in Our Stars was the highest grossing novel of 2012! The novel is a love story which is interfered by cancer. This book has a knockout plot. In this book, Green shows that there is no happy ending, but there can be hope. He also expands the limitation of young-adult novel by discussing mature subjects in a professional manner. Green philosophically and wittily approaches the story of grief, pain, death, oblivion and other serious subjects.
The Fault in Our Stars has now been adapted for big-screen, and was released in June 2014. John Green’s works in collaboration with other writers include Let It Snow: Three Holiday Romances (2008) and Will Grayson, Will Grayson (2010).
John Michael Green was born on August 24, 1977, to his parents, Mike and Sydney Green, in Indianapolis, Indiana. He went to Lake Highland Preparatory School and Indian Springs School to study when he was young. When he was older, he earned double graduation degrees in English and Religious Studies from Kenyon College. After graduation, he worked as a student chaplain in a children's hospital. His initial aim was to become an Episcopal priest. However, the time he spent among children with terminal-illness stimulated him to become a writer. Afterwards, he worked as a publishing assistant for Booklist, writing book reviews. Green wrote numerous reviews on literary fictions mostly concerning conjoined twins or the religion of Islam.
While working as a critique, he also began writing his first novel, Looking for Alaska. Eventually, he completed this book and published it in the year 2005. This book is a romance novel about a teen named Miles. The novel is inspired by Green’s time at Indian Springs School. The book was awarded the American Library Association’s Michael L. Printz Award in 2006. The book made a record by staying at the New York Times best seller list for the span of 7 years!
Subsequently, Green wrote his second novel in 2006 titled: An Abundance of Katherines. It was another successful publication which was able to gain a runner-up position for the Printz Award and Los Angeles Times Book Prize’s finalist stand. In January 1, 2007, Green and his brother, Hank, started a Youtube channel called: VlogBrothers. The brothers still continue to post videos actively, currently with 2.5 million subscribers.
Then, in 2008, Green published his next novel called Paper Towns, which also received a great amount of enthusiasm. There was a promise of a film adaptation of the book that he accepted. However, later Green realized that the movie’s failure to capture its essence would fail his dedicated readers. Thus, he pulled out of the adaptation contract. Moreover, following the success of his literary work, Green quit his job at Booklist, as a critique, with intention of working as a professional writer.
The years to come brought Green an achievement of his lifetime. The book he wrote called The Fault in Our Stars was the highest grossing novel of 2012! The novel is a love story which is interfered by cancer. This book has a knockout plot. In this book, Green shows that there is no happy ending, but there can be hope. He also expands the limitation of young-adult novel by discussing mature subjects in a professional manner. Green philosophically and wittily approaches the story of grief, pain, death, oblivion and other serious subjects.
The Fault in Our Stars has now been adapted for big-screen, and was released in June 2014. John Green’s works in collaboration with other writers include Let It Snow: Three Holiday Romances (2008) and Will Grayson, Will Grayson (2010).