Josh Silver (author)

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Josh Silver
Born (1989-09-15) 15 September 1989 (age 35)
OccupationAuthor
LanguageEnglish
Alma mater RADA
Genre Young adult fiction
Subjectsmental health, LGBTQI+ youth

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 will be 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, will be published in May 2025. [13]

Biography

Silver grew up on a farm in the Lake District and moved to Manchester when he was a teenager. [14] He attended RADA at the age of 17. After appearing on Broadway (the Royal Shakespeare Company's adaptation of the Hilary Mantel books [15] Wolf Hall and Bring up the Bodies), and in the West End (notably alongside Nicole Kidman in Photograph 51), [16] he later retrained as a mental health nurse and began writing at the same time.

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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. ↑ HappyHead: The Most Anticipated YA Debut of... by Silver, Josh. ASIN   0861545532.
  15. ↑ 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.
  16. ↑ "Silver completes Nicole Kidman cast". Official London Theatre. Archived from the original on 2023-12-26. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
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