# Event Details - **Event Name**: John Green, Hollywood, Ending with Rainy Day Books - **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 06 Oct, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Tue, 06 Oct, 2026 at 08:00 pm (-05:00) - **Event Description**: #1 bestselling author John Green comes to Kansas City!About this EventJoin Rainy Day Books at Unity Temple to celebrate the exciting new release from author John Green, Hollywood, Ending, in conversation with Gillian Flynn!John Green, #1 internationally bestselling and award-winning author, makes his much-anticipated return to fiction with Hollywood, Ending. Marking his first new novel in nine years – and his adult fiction debut – the book artfully blends a behind-the-scenes Hollywood love story with an unflinching examination of celebrity and the insatiable attention economy.Event LogisticsThis event takes place in Unity Temple's Sanctuary and includes a conversation with author John Green, followed by an audience Q&A.Doors Open - Event doors open at 6:00 p.m. While you may queue outside the venue, no access to the event space will be granted ahead of this time. If you have any accessibility concerns that preclude you from standing in line, please reach out to hello@rainydaybooks.com to arrange ADA entry.Signed Books & Personalization - Event books will be PRE-SIGNED, and you will receive your pre-signed book upon check-in. There will not be a personalization or photo line. Additional backlist will be made available for purchase. Backlist will be pre-signed if time allows.Signing details are subject to change depending on author and publisher needs.ADA Accessibility - This event is hosted in the historic Unity Temple. While the Sanctuary space is ADA accessible, some seats are not (including the entire balcony). We offer specific ADA tickets to meet attendees' needs. Please read through the ticket options carefully if you have any concerns. You may also reach out to hello@rainydaybooks.com for one of our staff members to personally assist you with your ADA needs or arrange for ADA entry.The BookHollywood, Ending#1 bestselling author John Green makes his much-anticipated return to fiction with a behind-the-scenes Hollywood love story about finding someone to trust in an untrustworthy world.For rising young actors Kai Laramie and Juniper Castillo, being cast in the buzzy biopic Andy Warhol Never Gets Old is the opportunity they’ve both been waiting for. They’re on the verge of breaking out, and maybe even falling in love. Soon, the movie is blowing up, and so are their lives—in exciting, but also terrifying, ways.John Green artfully blends a behind-the-scenes Hollywood love story with an unflinching examination of the insatiable attention economy. Told through dual points of view, the novel follows Kai and Juniper from the first days on location to the movie’s premiere, brilliantly juxtaposing their story with the on-screen study of Warhol’s life at the dawn of celebrity culture.Hollywood, Ending is a deeply observed novel about the tension between a public and a private life, and finding your safe someone to hold onto. Tender, heartbreaking, and shrewdly funny, this is a story as only John Green can tell it.The AuthorJohn Green is the award-winning, #1 bestselling author of books including Looking for Alaska, The Fault in Our Stars, Turtles All the Way Down, The Anthropocene Reviewed, and Everything is Tuberculosis. With his brother, Hank, John has co-created many online video projects, including Vlogbrothers and the educational channel Crash Course. John's books have won many prizes, including an Audie Award, an Edgar Award, the Michael L. Printz Medal, and a Los Angeles Times Book Prize. John lives with his family in Indianapolis. You can visit him online at johngreenbooks.com.The ModeratorGillian Flynn is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Gone Girl, for which she wrote the Golden Globe–nominated screenplay; the New York Times bestsellers Dark Places and Sharp Objects; and a novella, The Grownup. A former critic for Entertainment Weekly, she lives in Chicago with her husband and children.Please Note: There are no refunds for this event. If you are unable to attend, your book will be available for pickup at Rainy Day Books starting the following day. If you are not local, we'll be happy to mail it to you upon request. Thank you for your support!We will hold your event book in-store for a maximum of 6 months following the event. If you have not retrieved your book in that time period, it will be donated. https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/6db6f830-a678-11f1-8990-5d04d231a2dd-rimg-w958-h740-dcf8f8f8-gmir.jpg - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/kansas-city/john-green-hollywood-ending-with-rainy-day-books/100001993833003185 - **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, entertainment, workshops, theatre - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 1 - **Event Highlights**: - Age Limit: all_ages - door_time: 2026-10-06T23:00:00Z - Duration: 1 hour - Location: Unity Temple on the Plaza - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 42.84, max: 54.28, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Kansas City - **state**: MO - **country**: United States - **location**: Unity Temple on the Plaza - **lat**: 39.0421855 - **long**: -94.59507699999999 - **full address**: Unity Temple on the Plaza, 707 West 47th Street, Kansas City, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: John Green, Hollywood, Ending with Rainy Day Books - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/2a5a7ffeba2ec2165dd0949033d6d7f5b15ce88c2f7405e821290fc8cd97aea7-rimg-w1200-h600-dc899549-gmir.jpg?v=1783959371 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is John Green, Hollywood, Ending with Rainy Day Books being held? - **A:** John Green, Hollywood, Ending with Rainy Day Books takes place on Tue, 06 Oct, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Tue, 06 Oct, 2026 at 08:00 pm at Unity Temple on the Plaza, 707 West 47th Street, Kansas City, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing John Green, Hollywood, Ending with Rainy Day Books? - **A:** John Green, Hollywood, Ending with Rainy Day Books is organized by Rainy Day Books. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** John Green, Hollywood, Ending with Rainy Day Books is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Kansas City, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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