John Michael Green (born August 24, 1977) is an American author, YouTube content creator, and podcaster. He won the 2006 Printz Award for his debut novel, Looking for Alaska, and all of his books have been on the The New York Times Best Seller list, with most debuting at number one. His books have more than 50 million copies in print worldwide, including his 2012 novel, The Fault in Our Stars, which is one of the best-selling books of all time. The 2014 film adaptation of The Fault in Our Stars opened at number one at the box office and was a commercial and critical success, leading to several other film and television adaptations of his work. That same year, Green was included in Time magazine's list of The 100 Most Influential People in the World. Green's rapid rise to fame and idiosyncratic voice are credited with creating a major shift in the young adult fiction market. Aside from being a novelist, Green is well known for his philanthropy and online content creation, most notably his YouTube ventures. In 2007, he launched the Vlogbrothers channel with his brother, Hank Green, which spawned an active online-based community called Nerdfighteria. Since then, …
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John Michael Green (born August 24, 1977) is an American author, YouTube content creator, and podcaster. He won the 2006 Printz Award for his debut novel, Looking for Alaska, and all of his books have been on the The New York Times Best Seller list, with most debuting at number one. His books have more than 50 million copies in print worldwide, including his 2012 novel, The Fault in Our Stars, which is one of the best-selling books of all time. The 2014 film adaptation of The Fault in Our Stars opened at number one at the box office and was a commercial and critical success, leading to several other film and television adaptations of his work. That same year, Green was included in Time magazine's list of The 100 Most Influential People in the World. Green's rapid rise to fame and idiosyncratic voice are credited with creating a major shift in the young adult fiction market. Aside from being a novelist, Green is well known for his philanthropy and online content creation, most notably his YouTube ventures. In 2007, he launched the Vlogbrothers channel with his brother, Hank Green, which spawned an active online-based community called Nerdfighteria. Since then, John and Hank have created a number of other online series, including Crash Course, an educational channel teaching literature, history, science, and other topics. The brothers host the weekly comedy podcast Dear Hank & John and John hosted the essay podcast The Anthropocene Reviewed, which he adapted into a book of the same name. They have also launched a number of annual events, such as the charity fundraiser Project for Awesome and convention VidCon, as well as one-off live events, such as live podcast recordings and book tours.
