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John Green got an astronomical following from his books. What came next? ‘I’m still competing for clicks’
Returning with his first-ever adult novel, the bestselling author reflects on fame, YouTube and his brother’s AI controversy By his mid-30s, John Green had done pretty well for himself. His debut novel, Looking for Alaska, had won a prestigious award for young adult literature. He and his brother, Hank, had launched a popular YouTube channel, where they regularly posted videos about their lives. With their combined incomes, Green and his wife were able to cobble together a living, buying a house and starting a family in Indianapolis. And then, in 2012, he published The Fault In Our Stars. Continue reading...
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Returning with his first-ever adult novel, the bestselling author reflects on fame, YouTube and his brother’s AI controversy By his mid-30s, John Green had done pretty well for himself. His debut novel, Looking for Alaska, had won a prestigious award for young adult literature. He and his brother, Hank, had launched a popular YouTube channel, where they regularly posted videos about their lives. With their combined incomes, Green and his wife were able to cobble together a living, buying a house and starting a family in Indianapolis. And then, in 2012, he published The Fault In Our Stars. Continue reading...
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According to The Guardian’s source item, John Green got an astronomical following from his books. What came next? ‘I’m still competing for clicks’, Returning with his first-ever adult novel, the bestselling author reflects on fame, YouTube and his brother’s AI controversy By his mid-30s, John Green had done pretty well for himself. His debut novel, Looking for Alaska, had won a prestigious award for young adult literature. He and his brother, Hank, had launched a popular YouTube channel, where they regularly posted videos about their lives. With their combined incomes, Green and his wife were able to cobble together a living, buying a house and starting a family in Indianapolis. And then, in 2012, he published The Fault In Our Stars. Continue reading…
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