John Green鈥檚 first novel is also a kind of debut 鈥� a work of fiction for adults.
The author of such favorites for young people as and has written a story about celebrity and the attention economy, 鈥淗ollywood, Ending.鈥� Dutton Books, a Penguin Random House imprint, will release the novel on Sept. 22.
According to Dutton, 鈥淗ollywood, Ending鈥� centers on two young actors and how their lives change through their roles in the biopic 鈥淎ndy Warhol Never Gets Old.鈥�
鈥淚t鈥檚 a book 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,鈥� Green said in a statement released Tuesday.
His most recent novel, 鈥淭urtles All the Way Down,鈥� came out in 2017.
During an appearance at Stanford University in 2024, Green said he expected to be moving away from young adult fiction, explaining that he felt more 鈥渆motionally and intellectually鈥� distant from the age group.
The 48-year-old author, whose novels have sold millions of copies, and the movie industry. 鈥淭he Fault in Our Stars鈥� and 鈥淧aper Towns鈥� are among his works that have been adapted into films.
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