John Green
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"Author of "Looking for Alaska""
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31 years old
New York, NEW YORK
United States
Last Login: 8/29/2008
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John Green's Interests
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| General | Writing and reading, mostly. But I am also interested in: Boxing, child prodigies, conjoined twins, the state of Alabama, contemporary art, soccer, white wine, anagramming, last words, YA books, bluegrass music, Islam and the Islamic world, white wine, and books. | | Music | I like bluegrass, mostly. But then sometimes I'll find myself in love with a band that is definitely not bluegrass, like the Mr. T Experience, or Old Crow Medicine Show, or Neutral Milk Hotel, or Bonnie Prince Billy. Mostly I like songs. Current favorite: "Jackson" (as sung by Mr. and Mrs. Cash, not as sung by Ms. Witherspoon and Mr. Phoenix) | | Movies | Well, if Paramount makes "Looking for Alaska," I believe I'll be contractually obligated to call it my favorite. | | Television | | | Books | Well, this is going to be long. Okay, let's just do it in categories:
Recent YA books:
King Dork, by Frank Portman
Boy Meets Boy, by David Levithan
Speak, by Laurie Halse Anderson
The Perks of Being a Wallflower, by Stephen Chbosky
Funny Little Monkey, by Andrew "Awesome" Auseon
Boy Proof, by Cecil Castelucci (note: last name probably misspelled, although she is my friend)
Catch, by Will Leitch
And Many, many others. If you're looking for recommendations, message me with the titles of some other books you've read and liked.
DEAD PEOPLE:
Mark Twain
Zora Neale Hurston
Faulkner
Fitzgerald
Joyce
Capote
Robert Penn Warren
Walker Percy
Flannery O'Connor
Eudora Welty
NOT DEAD PEOPLE:
Richard Powers
David Foster Wallace
Jeffrey Eugenides
Michael Chabon
Toni Morrison
Garcia-Marquez (obvious, if you've read ALASKA)
POETS:
Edna St. Vincent Millay (also obvious if you've read ALASKA)
Emily Dickinson
Langston Hughes
Keats
Auden
cummings
Robert Penn Warren |
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Looking For Alaska, Teen Lit, John Green's Groupies, An Abundance of Katherines, readergirlz
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John Green's Details
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| Status: | In a Relationship | | Here for: | Networking, Friends | | Orientation: | Straight | | Hometown: | Birmingham, Alabama--but I now live in New York | | Body type: | 6' 1" / Average | | Ethnicity: | White / Caucasian | | Zodiac Sign: | Virgo | | Children: | Someday | | Education: | College graduate | | Occupation: | writer |
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John Green's Schools
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Kenyon College
Gambier,Ohio
Graduated: 2000
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Bachelor's Degree
Major: English and Religion
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Indian Springs School
Indian Springs,Alabama
Graduated: 1995
Student status: Alumni
Degree: High School Diploma
Clubs: I was the second best C-student on my Academic Decathalon team, and no one can ever take that away from me.
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About me:
I'm a writer. My new book, "An Abundance of Katherines," has just been published. You should go to your local independent bookstore and buy a copy, or get one here.
My first novel, "Looking for Alaska," was published in March of 2005. It won the Michael L. Printz Award, and was a finalist for the L.A. Times Book Prize.
I also write for National Public Radio sometimes, and for various magazines and newspapers, and I am the proprietor of the web site http://www.sparksflyup.com.
And now, let us discuss the things that most often come up on myspace:
To answer the questions that I most often get: Yes, this is really me, and no, I don't have any say whatsoever in what happens with the movie, but I'll certainly keep you informed with any news.
Oh, and the song is by Jonathan Coulton, who is--I think we can all agree--a major American genius.
Also, let us briefly discuss the question of whether or not I want to be friends with your band, which is composed of a sextet of 45-year-old harpsichord players or whatever: I do not.
Furthermore, if we can just talk for a moment about whether or not I want to befriend a 'webcam hottie': Thank you but no.
And finally: I am really bad about responding to messages, even when they are not from random bands or webcam hotties, but I do read them all, and I try try try to answer as many as possible.
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Who I'd like to meet:
J. D. Salinger. But I tend to doubt he has a myspace.
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