Looking for Alaska

John Green attended a boarding school not unlike Alaska’s Culver Creek. After graduating from college in 2000, he worked as a chaplain at a children’s hospital. John’s experiences with patients and their families during intense crises solidified his desire to write for teens about the challenge of confronting loss. John works for Booklist and is also a commentator for National Public Radio’s national afternoon newsmagazine, «All Things Considered,» and Chicago’s NPR affiliate, WBEZ. «Nick» about John’s experiences as a chaplain, appeared on «Driveway Moments» a «best-of» two-CD set, which NPR released in August 2004. John was recently featured in the Tribune’s RedEye edition and on television as one of Chicago’s «Fabulous 20somethings» He lives in New York City.