Seventeen-year-old Nick Carrington wants nothing more than to leave Greenwood, Oklahoma, behind and make a name for himself in the papers. But when tragedy strikes, dreams turn into a twisted reality. Forced to start anew in Harlem, only a letter of acceptance from the prestigious West Egg Academy is able to pull him back into the world.
But the supposedly integrated private boys’ school is more of a catchy headline than a fact, with the same prejudices Nick left behind back home. And his secret but growing feelings for the founder’s wickedly charismatic son, Jay Gatsby Jr.— who dances past society’s conventions with practiced ease—only add more complications.
When Nick’s cutting pen exposes dangerous truths about West Egg and leads to perilous consequences, he and Jay must decide whether to spend a lifetime outrunning trouble or be the ones to light the match. Can they not only fight back but triumph? Or will the powers that be win yet again?
Seventeen-year-old Nick Carrington wants nothing more than to leave Greenwood, Oklahoma, behind and make a name for himself in the papers. But when tragedy strikes, dreams turn into a twisted reality. Forced to start anew in Harlem, only a letter of acceptance from the prestigious West Egg Academy is able to pull him back into the world.
But the supposedly integrated private boys’ school is more of a catchy headline than a fact, with the same prejudices Nick left behind back home. And his secret but growing feelings for the founder’s wickedly charismatic son, Jay Gatsby Jr.— who dances past society’s conventions with practiced ease—only add more complications.
When Nick’s cutting pen exposes dangerous truths about West Egg and leads to perilous consequences, he and Jay must decide whether to spend a lifetime outrunning trouble or be the ones to light the match. Can they not only fight back but triumph? Or will the powers that be win yet again?
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Ryan Douglass is a queer author and poet from Atlanta, Georgia. He is the New York Times bestselling author of the The Taking of Jake Livingston, which was an ALA Rainbow Booklist Pick and a Black Caucus American Library Association Best of the Best Booklist Pick. His sophomore novel, The Great Disillusionment of Nick and Jay, released January 27, 2026.
Douglass’s work combines psychological depth with genre innovation, bringing underrepresented voices to the forefront of young adult fiction. He holds a BA in theatre from Hofstra University and lives in Atlanta with his dog.
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2 books in catalog
Ryan Douglass is a queer author and poet from Atlanta, Georgia. He is the New York Times bestselling author of the The Taking of Jake Livingston, which was an ALA Rainbow Booklist Pick and a Black Caucus American Library Association Best of the Best Booklist Pick. His sophomore novel, The Great Disillusionment of Nick and Jay, released January 27, 2026.
Douglass’s work combines psychological depth with genre innovation, bringing underrepresented voices to the forefront of young adult fiction. He holds a BA in theatre from Hofstra University and lives in Atlanta with his dog.
(Author's official website)
