John Green

John Green (Indianapolis, 24 August 1977) is an American writer. He went to boarding school at the age of fifteen in Birmingham. He studied English and religious studies and decided he wanted to become a priest in the Anglican Church. He worked several months as chaplain in a children's Hospital in Ohio, where he saw many children die. There he decided that he wanted to write a book about people who have to live with the death of someone they loved. Green reviewed for Booklist and made radio programs, before turning full time to writing books. John Green lives in Indianapolis, Indiana with his wife Sarah. On January 20, 2010 is his first child, a son, born on 3 June 2013 and his second child, a daughter. In 2011, he through the Dutch foundation for literature two months spent in Amsterdam his last book "The Fault In Our Stars" to write off.

Green is also known for an internet project on YouTube in which he with his brother Hank Green the whole year 2007 communicated in the form of Video blogs. Together with Hank is John the Vlogbrothers. Their YouTube channel, where they took turns for over 1000 videos made, still exists. Their videos are viewed by more than two million people. ==Books[ Edit] ==
 * Looking for Alaska, Dutton, 2005. English translation: the great Perhaps, Lemniscate.
 * An Abundance of Katherines, Dutton, 2006. Dutch translation: 19 x Katherine, Lemniscate.
 * Paper Towns, Dutton, 2008. Dutch translation: Paper Towns, Lemniscate.
 * Let it Snow (together with Maureen Johnson and Lauren Myracle), Puffin, 2008.
 * Will Grayson, Will Grayson (together with David Levithan), Dutton, 2010. Dutch translation: Will Grayson, Will Grayson, Lemniscate.
 * The Fault In Our Stars, Dutton, 2012. English translation: A flaw in our stars, Lemniscate.