John Green

John Green is an American author, vlogger, producer, and editor. He is the New York Times’ bestselling author of the novels ‘Looking for Alaska,’ ‘An Abundance of Katherines,’ ‘Paper Towns,’ and ‘The Fault in Our Stars.’ His books have been translated and published in more than 55 languages, and over 24 million copies have been printed. Green, who has won several awards for his books, is a major critic of his own books. Critics have credited him for creating a new direction in the young adult fiction world. Some even credit him for ushering in a new golden era for realistic teen fiction. In fact, ‘The New York Times’ used the term "GreenLit" to describe his young adult books. The mayor of Indianapolis proclaimed July 14, 2015, as "John Green Day" in his city and the mayor of Orange County declared July 17 as “John Green Day”. Besides his best selling books, he is also famous for his YouTube projects. Green and his brother stopped textual communication, and began to talk through videos, and with these videos was born the ‘VlogBrothers’ YouTube channel. Later they launched ‘Crash Course for Kids,’ an educational YouTube channel, and both the channels have a large number of subscribers and views. He is also an active Twitter user with more than 5 million followers.