Josh Silver (author)

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Josh Silver
Born (1989-09-15) 15 September 1989 (age 34)
OccupationAuthor
LanguageEnglish
Alma mater
Young adult fiction
Subjectsmental health, LGBTQI+ youth
SpouseDavid Dawson

Josh Silver (born 15 September 1989) is a British author.

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.

Biography

Silver grew up in the

Bring up the Bodies), and in the West End (notably alongside Nicole Kidman in Photograph 51),[15] he later retrained as a mental health nurse and began writing at the same time.[16]

Personal life

Silver is gay, and married to actor

ADHD.[18] He is an identical twin.[19]

References

  1. 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. 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. ^ https://www.thebookseller.com/awards/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. 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. ^ HappyHead: The Most Anticipated YA Debut of... by Silver, Josh. ASIN 0861545532.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ "Silver completes Nicole Kidman cast". Official London Theatre. Archived from the original on 2023-12-26. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
  16. ^ Gately, Michelle; Toohey, Caitlin (April 20, 2023). "On Better Words this week: Josh Silver". Archived from the original on December 26, 2023. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
  17. ^ "Meet David Dawson Husband Josh Silver - Relationship Timeline". 2023-05-07. Archived from the original on 2023-12-30. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  18. ^ a b "13 books about mental health for you and your teens". Archived from the original on 2023-12-26. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
  19. ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
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