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Hollywood, Ending

Hollywood, Ending

Contemporary LiteratureContemporary Romance
Pages
304
Published
2026
Language
English

Synopsis

John Green's adult-fiction debut: two rising young actors fall for each other while filming a Warhol biopic, as fame changes everything about their private lives.

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RomanticEmotionalFunnyThought-Provoking
Multiple POVs

Genres

Contemporary Literature Contemporary Romance Literary Fiction Romance

About the author

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John Green

John Green's first novel, Looking for Alaska, won the 2006 Michael L. Printz Award presented by the American Library Association. His second novel, An Abundance of Katherines, was a 2007 Michael L. Printz Award Honor Book and a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. His next novel, Paper Towns, is a New York Times bestseller and won the Edgar Allen Poe Award for Best YA Mystery. Starting in 2007, John and his brother Hank were the hosts of a popular internet blog, "Brotherhood 2.0," (ak...

Characters

Kai LaramieProtagonist

20-year-old rising actor cast opposite Juniper in the Andy Warhol biopic.

Juniper CastilloProtagonist

22-year-old rising actor cast opposite Kai in the Andy Warhol biopic.

All characters in Hollywood, Ending

Frequently asked questions

  • What is Hollywood, Ending about?

    Hollywood, Ending follows rising young actors Kai Laramie and Juniper Castillo after they're cast in a buzzy biopic called Andy Warhol Never Gets Old. Told through both of their points of view, the novel follows them from their first days on set to the film's premiere, weaving their story together with the on-screen depiction of Warhol's rise to fame to examine the cost of a public life.

  • When does Hollywood, Ending come out?

    Hollywood, Ending publishes September 22, 2026 in the US (Dutton Books), Canada, and the UK (Puffin), with a German translation from Hanser following on October 6, 2026.

  • Is Hollywood, Ending a young adult book?

    No. Hollywood, Ending is John Green's debut adult-fiction novel, marketed for adult readers and marking his first new novel since the YA title Turtles All the Way Down (2017).