Josh Silver (author)

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Josh Silver
Born (1989-09-15) 15 September 1989 (age 36)
OccupationAuthor
Alma mater RADA
Genre Psychological Thriller, YA Fiction
SubjectsMental health, LGBTQI+ youth, dystopia

Josh Silver (born 15 September 1989) is a British author. [1] He is a former actor and mental health nurse. [2] His debut novel, HappyHead, the first in a dystopian [3] duology of young adult fiction books (published by Oneworld Publications in the UK), [4] was shortlisted for the 2024 YA Book Prize, [5] nominated for the 2024 Carnegie Medal for writing [6] and named an Amazon Best YA book of 2023. [7] The sequel, Dead Happy, was published in the UK on 2 May 2024. [8] [9] The series published by Delacorte at Penguin Random House in the USA in autumn 2024. [10] The screen rights were acquired by actor Taron Egerton and Range Media Partners in a highly competitive auction [11] [12] pre-publication. Silver's third YA book, TraumaLand, a standalone psychological thriller, was published on 8 May 2025 in the UK. [13] The same book is scheduled for publication in the United States and Canada by Penguin Random House under the title Erase Me. [14]

Contents

Silver's debut adult novel, Fruit Fly, in which a wealthy author consumed by writers block stalks a young gay addict and sex worker in pursuit of a book deal, will publish in 2026. [15]


Biography

Silver grew up on a farm in the Lake District and moved to Manchester when he was a teenager. [16] He attended RADA at the age of 18. After appearing on Broadway (the Royal Shakespeare Company's adaptation of the Hilary Mantel books [17] Wolf Hall and Bring up the Bodies), and in the West End (notably alongside Nicole Kidman in Photograph 51), [18] he later retrained as a mental health nurse and began writing at the same time.

Awards and accolades


TitleYearAwardResult


HappyHead2024 YA Book Prize Shortlisted
2024 Carnegie Medal for WritingNominated
2023 Amazon YA Book of the YearNamed
2025Massachusetts Teen Choice AwardShortlisted
2023Irish Independent on Sunday Book of the YearNamed
2024Amazing Book AwardGold Medal Winner
2024Spellbinding Book AwardWinner
2024Cheshire Book AwardWinner
2024Spark Book AwardShortlisted
2024Book Alert AwardWinner
2024WMAT Book AwardWinner
2024North East Teen Book AwardWinner
2024Beaumont Book AwardWinner


TraumaLand /Erase Me2025A Waterstones YA Book of the YearNamed
2026 Carnegie Medal for WritingNominated



References

  1. ↑ HappyHead: The Most Anticipated YA Debut of 2023: Book 1 of 2. Simon and Schuster. 16 March 2023. ISBN   9780861545544. Archived from the original on 1 January 2024. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  2. ↑ "Josh Silver". Archived from the original on 2023-12-25. Retrieved 2023-12-25.
  3. ↑ Silver, Josh (2023). HappyHead. Rock the Boat. ISBN   978-0-86154-553-7. Archived from the original on 2024-01-01. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
  4. ↑ "Josh Silver". Oneworld. Archived from the original on 2023-12-25. Retrieved 2023-12-25.
  5. ↑ "The YA Book Prize".
  6. ↑ "The Yoto Carnegies". Archived from the original on 2023-12-25. Retrieved 2023-12-25.
  7. ↑ "Best Books of the Year 2023: Kids and Young Adult". www.amazon.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2023-12-25. Retrieved 2023-12-25.
  8. ↑ Silver, Josh (2024-05-02). Dead Happy. Simon and Schuster. ISBN   978-0-86154-783-8. Archived from the original on 2024-01-01. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
  9. ↑ Silver, Josh. Dead Happy. Rock the Boat. ASIN   0861547829 .
  10. ↑ "Rights Report: Week of October 30, 2023". PublishersWeekly.com. Archived from the original on December 26, 2023. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
  11. ↑ Kroll, Justin (2023-03-07). "Taron Egerton And Range Media Partners Team On Feature Adaptation Of Josh Silver's Debut Novel 'HappyHead'". Deadline. Archived from the original on 2023-12-25. Retrieved 2023-12-25.
  12. ↑ "Egerton snaps up film rights to Silver's debut YA thriller". The Bookseller. Archived from the original on 2023-12-25. Retrieved 2023-12-25.
  13. ↑ https://www.thebookseller.com/rights/rock-the-boat-snaps-up-mindblowing-ya-thriller-in-two-book-deal-with-josh-silver
  14. ↑ https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/781146/erase-me-by-josh-silver/
  15. ↑ https://www.thebookseller.com/rights/oneworld-to-publish-josh-silvers-adult-debut-in-two-book-deal
  16. ↑ HappyHead: The Most Anticipated YA Debut of... by Silver, Josh. ASIN   0861545532 .
  17. ↑ Collins, Stephen (July 31, 2014). "REVIEW: Wolf Hall / Bring Up The Bodies, Aldwych Theatre ✭✭✭✭✭". Archived from the original on July 6, 2022. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
  18. ↑ "Silver completes Nicole Kidman cast". Official London Theatre. Archived from the original on 2023-12-26. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
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