Hollywood, Ending is a tender, sharp and utterly contemporary love story about fame, desire, art and the cost of being seen
After nearly a decade away from fiction, JOHN GREEN, the bestselling, award-winning author of The Fault in Our Stars, Looking for Alaska and Turtles All the Way Down, returns with Hollywood, Ending, his first novel written for adults. One of the most recognisable voices in contemporary fiction, Green has sold more than 60 million books worldwide, with his work translated into more than 60 languages. His return marks a significant new chapter in a career that has shaped a generation of readers.
Set against the glittering, chaotic machinery of Hollywood, Hollywood, Ending follows Kai Laramie and Juniper Castillo, two young actors whose lives change when they are cast in a buzzy biopic about Andy Warhol. As their careers take off, so does their relationship, and suddenly their love, privacy and identities become part of the spectacle. Told through their alternating perspectives, the novel asks what happens when your life becomes content, your relationship becomes public property and being seen begins to feel dangerously close to being known.
At once a Hollywood romance, a coming-of-age story for adulthood and a sharp exploration of celebrity and the attention economy, Hollywood, Ending finds Green writing into one of the defining tensions of contemporary culture: the increasingly blurred line between private life and public performance. With its questions around fame, creativity, intimacy and commercialization, the novel offers plenty to unpack across books, culture, entertainment, lifestyle and celebrity media. Hollywood, Ending signals a bold evolution for Green, bringing the emotional intelligence and wit of his earlier work to a distinctly adult world.
About The Author
John Green is the #1 bestselling and award-winning author of Looking for Alaska, Paper Towns, The Fault in Our Stars, Turtles All the Way Down and The Anthropocene Reviewed. His books have won numerous honours and been adapted for film and television. With his brother Hank, he is also the co-creator of Vlogbrothers and Crash Course.
Hollywood, Ending is John Green’s first novel in nearly ten years and his first adult fiction novel.
