Hollywood, Ending

{{Short description|Upcoming adult fiction novel by John Green}} {{About||the 2002 comedy film|Hollywood Ending|other uses|Hollywood Ending (disambiguation)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox book  | name = Hollywood, Ending | author = [[John Green]] | language = English | country = United States | genre = {{unbulleted list|Realistic fiction}} | published = September 22, 2026 (planned) | publisher = [[Dutton Books]] | isbn = 9780525426073 | image = | caption = | cover_artist = | media_type = Print ([[hardcover]]) | pages = 368 | isbn_note = | congress = | oclc = | preceded_by = | followed_by = | website = {{URL|hollywoodendingbook.com}} }}

'''''Hollywood, Ending''''' is an upcoming [[novel]] by American author [[John Green]], set to be published on September 22, 2026, by [[Dutton Books]]. It follows Green's nonfiction book ''[[Everything Is Tuberculosis]]'' (2025) and is his first novel since ''[[Turtles All the Way Down (novel)|Turtles All the Way Down]]'' (2017). The story centers on two young actors and how their lives change from their roles in a [[biopic]] about [[Andy Warhol]].

== Writing and publication == Unlike his previous novels, which were [[young adult fiction]], ''Hollywood, Ending'' is intended for adults. Green spoke of his shift toward adult fiction during a 2024 talk at [[Stanford University]], saying that he felt increasingly disconnected from young adults.<ref name="APMarch">{{cite news |last1=Italie |first1=Hillel |title=John Green is writing his first novel for adults |url=https://apnews.com/article/john-green-adult-novel-hollywood-ending-3a18d1a93b538b1c328b8491396051fe |access-date=31 March 2026 |work=[[AP News]] |date=31 March 2026}}</ref> Green stated on his [[YouTube]] channel, [[Vlogbrothers]], that he had begun writing ''Hollywood, Ending'' after the release of his previous novel, ''[[Turtles All the Way Down (novel)|Turtles All the Way Down]]'', in 2017, but had been unsure about completing the book due to "personal reasons". He featured an early version of ''Hollywood, Ending'' in what he described as "a series of semi-secret livestreams" during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref name="Brunner">{{Cite news |last=Brunner |first=Raven |date=31 March 2026 |title=John Green Announces First Novel in Almost 10 Years with Hollywood, Ending |url=https://people.com/john-green-announces-hollywood-ending-11938200 |access-date=1 April 2026 |work=[[People (magazine)|People]]}}</ref><ref name="Mulroy">{{Cite news |last=Mulroy |first=Clare |date=March 31, 2026 |title=John Green returns to fiction after 9 years away. What we know about 'Hollywood, Ending' |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/books/2026/03/31/john-green-new-book-hollywood-ending/89402587007/ |access-date=April 1, 2026 |work=[[USA Today]]}}</ref>

''Hollywood, Ending'' is set to be published on September 22, 2026, by [[Dutton Books]], an imprint of [[Penguin Random House]].<ref name="APMarch" /><ref>{{cite news |title=Dutton Snags John Green’s Adult Fiction Debut |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/newsbrief/index.html?record=5808 |access-date=2 April 2026 |work=PublishersWeekly.com |date=1 April 2026 |language=en}}</ref> Like all of Green's prior novels,<ref>{{cite web |title=Announcing HOLLYWOOD, ENDING: John's first new novel in nearly 10 years |url=https://www.johngreenbooks.com/blog/2026/3/31/announcing-hollywood-ending-johns-first-new-novel-in-nearly-10-years |website=John Green |access-date=31 March 2026 |date=31 March 2026}}</ref> it was edited by [[Julie Strauss-Gabel]].<ref name="Brunner" />

== Description == ''Hollywood, Ending'' is told from the points of view of two characters, Kai and Juniper. The two are young actors who star in a [[biopic]] about [[Andy Warhol]], titled ''Andy Warhol Never Gets Old''. They deal with newfound fame from this film while falling in love with each other.<ref name="Brunner" /><ref name="Mulroy" /> Green and Dutton Books have described the book's themes as relating to fame and the [[attention economy]]. Green stated that it is about "navigating love and loss all while participating in the strange, complicated exchanges of attention and trauma of the [[social internet]] that has become something no longer reserved for movie stars alone".<ref name="APMarch"/><ref name="Brunner" />

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