John Green
publication date: Tuesday, October 21, 2014 (part of Fall 2014)
category: 
Literature
clue: He leveraged his video-blogging with his sibling into a best-selling YA lit career. Blame it on the stars, I guess.
explanation: Green went from the "VlogBrothers" series on YouTube to selling popular YA novels including The Fault in Our Stars. more…
difficulty: medium
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Samir Mehta, LaVonne Lemler, Chris Lemler, Justin Woods, Richard Slominsky, Joanna Woods, and Mike Rothstein
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