Alice Oseman
Born: October 16, 1994 – Chatham, Kent, England
Alice Oseman is a British author and illustrator known for young adult fiction and graphic novels centered on LGBTQ+ identity, friendship, and mental health. Best known for the bestselling Heartstopper series, she also wrote Solitaire, Radio Silence, and Loveless, with Heartstopper later adapted for television by Netflix.
Biography & Author's Journey
Alice Oseman, born in Chatham, Kent, in 1994 and raised near Rochester, emerged early as a writer drawn to the intensity of ordinary adolescence: exams, online life, friendship, alienation, and the pressure to become someone before one is ready. While studying English at Durham University, Oseman sold the debut novel Solitaire, a pivotal break that turned private teenage writing into a public career. Published when Oseman was 19, Solitaire introduced a voice that was observant, contemporary, and unusually attentive to the interior lives of young people navigating school, identity, and digital culture. ((https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2024/sep/22/graphic-novelist-alice-oseman-heartstopper))
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"Alice Oseman’s work is earnest, heartfelt, and tender"
— Becky Albertalli
"Alice Oseman is incredibly approachable, down to earth and a tour de force"
— The Guardian
"Alice Oseman’s star looks set to rise further still"
— The Bookseller
"Alice Oseman has crafted a wholesome queer story"
— Out
"Alice Oseman was already something of a phenom by the time she launched Heartstopper in 2016"
— Kirkus Reviews
"Alice Oseman is the author of the heartwarming and queer-affirming Heartstopper graphic novels"
— PRIDE
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— Michael Gunning
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— Common Sense Media
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— David Levithan
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