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Born August 24, 1977 (age 47) • Indianapolis • Indiana
Notable Works “An Abundance of Katherines” • “Looking for Alaska” • “Paper Towns” • “The Fault in Our Stars” • “Turtles All the Way Down” • “Will Grayson, Will Grayson”

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