Alice Oseman

Alice Oseman (born October 16, 1994)[1] is a British author of young adult fiction. Born in Kent, she secured her first publishing deal at 17, and had her first novel, Solitaire, published in 2014.[2] She is also the author of Radio Silence, I Was Born For This and the web comic Heartstopper.

Works

Her debut novel, Solitaire, was published by HarperCollins in 2014 following a bidding war.[2] It follows the story of Tori Spring, a pessimistic teenager, who meets Michael, her polar opposite- an unbelievable optimist. They attempt to find out who is behind the pranks at their school, which get more serious as the novel progresses. Other characters include her brother Charlie, who has a severe eating disorder. The novel explores themes such as friendship, mental health issues and LGBT+ relationships.

In 2016 she published her second novel, Radio Silence. The novel follows Frances, a high-achiever whose life revolves around her admission to Cambridge, who meets the shy creator behind her favourite podcast, Aled. Themes such as academic pressures and LGBT+ relationships and identities are central to the novel. This novel has been praised for representing characters of various ethnicities, genders and sexualities.[3] Oseman has often written about the importance of writing diversely on her blog.[4][5] The novel won the 2017 Silver Inky Award for young adult literature.[6]

Her third book, entitled I Was Born For This, was published in May 2018.[7] It follows the story of Fereshteh "Angel" Rahimi and Jimmy Kaga-Ricci. The story is about a band called The Ark and their fandom.[8]

Oseman has also published two short ebook novellas based on characters from her debut novel Solitaire, entitled Nick and Charlie (July 2015) and This Winter (November 2015).

She is also the author/artist of the web comic Heartstopper[9] (ongoing), which follows the romantic relationship between Charlie Spring (brother of Tori Spring) and Nick Nelson, both of whom are characters featured in Solitaire. The comic is set to be printed and published,[10] as confirmed by Oseman on her tumblr page.

Oseman's novels have been praised for being "relatable"[11] and realistic in regards to their portrayal of contemporary teenage life. Her first book Solitaire was particularly praised due to her young age at the time of the publishing deal, which contributed to a BBC Breakfast interview on the 22nd of July, 2014.

In 2018, to celebrate the release of her third Young Adult novel, I Was Born For This, all of Alice's published books received new, matching covers.[12] The re-designed covers were released in May, along with the new book.

References

  1. ↑ "FAQ: ABOUT ME". chronicintrovert.tumblr.com. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
  2. 1 2 "Teenager's tale of angst wins six-figure deal | The Sunday Times". www.thesundaytimes.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-07-29.
  3. ↑ "Book Review: Radio Silence (Alice Oseman) – Maia and a Little Moore". maiaandalittlemoore.com. Retrieved 2016-07-29.
  4. ↑ "Hi Alice I really want to write more diversely,..." alice oseman. Retrieved 2016-07-29.
  5. ↑ "alice oseman". alice oseman. Retrieved 2016-07-29.
  6. ↑ "2017 Inky Winners Announced! | Inside A Dog". insideadog.com.au. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
  7. ↑ https://www.fantasticfiction.com, webmaster@fantasticfiction.com -. "I Was Born for This by Alice Oseman". www.fantasticfiction.com. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
  8. ↑ "I Was Born For This". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2018-05-10.
  9. ↑ "HEARTSTOPPER". heartstoppercomic.tumblr.com. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
  10. ↑ "alice oseman". chronicintrovert.tumblr.com. Retrieved 2018-05-21.
  11. ↑ confessionsofabooklover (2016-05-10). "Radio Silence by Alice Oseman - review". the Guardian. Retrieved 2016-07-29.
  12. ↑ "Twitter". twitter.com. Retrieved 2018-05-21.
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