Adam Silvera

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Adam Silvera
Born (1990-06-07) June 7, 1990 (age 33)
New York City, U.S.
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Years active2015–present
Notable works
Website
adamsilvera.com

Adam Silvera (born June 7, 1990) is an American author of young adult fiction novels, known for his bestselling novels They Both Die at the End , More Happy Than Not , and History Is All You Left Me.

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Life and career

Adam Silvera was born and raised in the South Bronx in New York City. [1] [2] His mother, Persi Rosa, is Puerto Rican and a social worker. [3] Silvera started writing when he was around 10 or 11, initially working on fan fiction. [4]

Silvera has worked as a barista, bookseller, and reviewer for Shelf Awareness before becoming a published writer. [5] Silvera is open about his struggles with depression [6] and revealed he has been diagnosed with borderline personality disorder. [7] He is also open about being gay. [8]

Silvera's first novel, More Happy Than Not , was published in published June 2, 2015 by Soho Teen. The book is a New York Times best seller [9] and was shortlisted for the Lambda Literary Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature. [10] As of 2020, HBO Max was developing More Happy Than Not as a one-hour series, with Drew Comins and Silvera serving as executive producers on the project. [11]

His second novel, History Is All You Left Me , was published January 17, 2017 by Soho Teen. The same year, They Both Die at the End was published by HarperTeen on September 5, 2017. Originally optioned by HBO in 2019 to be developed into a series written by Chris Kelly and executive produced by J.J. Abrams, Adam Silvera has since announced he will be serving as creator, screenwriter, and executive producer for a TV series adaptation of his novel They Both Die at the End. [12] [13] [14]

Silvera's fourth novel, What If It's Us , was co-authored with Becky Albertalli and published in 2018 by HarperTeen. Movie rights to the book sold to Anonymous Content in 2018, with Brian Yorkey as the screenwriter. [15]

Silvera's Infinity Cycle fantasy series began with Infinity Son, published in 2020.

In June 2020, in honor of the 50th anniversary of the first LGBTQ Pride parade, Queerty named Silvera among the fifty heroes "leading the nation toward equality, acceptance, and dignity for all people". [16] [17]

Publications

Novels

Standalone books

Death-Cast series

  • They Both Die at the End (HarperTeen, 2017)
    • The Father Does Not Die at the End (2022), published as part of They Both Die at the End, Collector's Edition
  • The First to Die at the End (2022) (prequel)
  • No One Knows Who Dies at the End (2025) [18]

What If It's Us series

The Infinity Cycle series

  • Infinity Son (2020)
  • Infinity Reaper (2021)
  • Infinity Kings (2024) [20]

Short stories

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References

  1. ↑ "Latino Authors Weigh in on Reaching Readers: A NYPL Panel". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Adam Silvera Visits the Bronx Library Center". www.nypl.org. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  3. ↑ "An Interview With Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera About What's If It Us". Spot.ph. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Meet Three More of the LGBTQ+ Authors Who Are Revolutionizing YA Literature". The B&N Teen Blog. March 24, 2016. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Spring 2015 Flying Starts: Adam Silvera". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Happiness Isn't Just An Outside Thing". ADAM SILVERA. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  7. ↑ "'The First to Die At The End' could be the newest Adam Silvera YA blockbuster". NPR . October 4, 2022. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
  8. ↑ "A chat with Adam Silvera || Pride Month 2016". Chasing Faerytales. June 12, 2016. Archived from the original on July 23, 2019. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  9. ↑ "MORE HAPPY THAN NOT". ADAM SILVERA. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Lambda Literary Awards Finalists Revealed: Carrie Brownstein, Hasan Namir, 'Fun Home' and Truman Capote Shortlisted". Out Magazine. March 8, 2016. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  11. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (February 13, 2020). "'More Happy Than Not' YA Series Adaptation In Works At HBO Max From eOne & Creative Engine Entertainment". Deadline. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  12. ↑ "HBO to Develop 'They Both Die at the End' from 'The Other Two's' Chris Kelly and JJ Abrams". www.thewrap.com. February 13, 2019. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  13. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (May 6, 2021). "'They Both Die At The End': Adam Silvera To Adapt His YA Novel As TV Series For eOne & Producer Drew Comins". Deadline. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
  14. ↑ Silvera, Adam (May 6, 2021). "Adam Silvera's Instagram Announcement for 'They Both Die At The End' Adaptation". Instagram . Retrieved May 6, 2021.
  15. ↑ Lang, Brent (September 28, 2018). "'13 Reasons Why' Creator, Anonymous Content Team on 'What If It's Us' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  16. ↑ "Queerty Pride50 2020 Honorees". Queerty. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
  17. ↑ Gremore, Graham (July 21, 2020). "These queer writers are giving voice to our diversity one word at a time". Queerty. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  18. ↑ Julia (August 2, 2023). "Adam Silvera Announces Release Date for Third Death-Cast Novel". Nerds and Beyond. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
  19. ↑ @AdamSilvera (November 19, 2020). "a tiny bit more on HERE'S TO US 🧡" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  20. ↑ Julia (August 2, 2023). "Adam Silvera Reveals Title and Release Date for Infinity Cycle #3". Nerds and Beyond. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
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