Josh Silver
Born (1989-09-15) September 15, 1989
OccupationAuthor
LanguageEnglish
Alma materRADA
GenreYoung adult fiction
Subjectsmental health, LGBTQI+ youth

Josh Silver (born September 15, 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] series of young adult fiction books (published by Oneworld Publications in the UK),[4] was nominated for the 2024 Carnegie Medal for writing[5] and named an Amazon Best YA book of 2023.[6] The sequel, Dead Happy, is slated for release in the UK on May 2nd, 2024.[7][8] The series will be published by Delacorte at Penguin Random House in the USA in autumn, 2024.[9] The screen rights were acquired by actor Taron Egerton and Range Media Partners in a highly competitive auction[10][11] pre-publication.

Biography

Silver grew up in the Lake District and moved to Manchester when he was a teenager.[12] He attended RADA at the age of 17. After appearing on Broadway (the Royal Shakespeare Company's adaptation of the Hilary Mantel books[13] Wolf Hall and Bring up the Bodies), and in the West End (notably along side Nicole Kidman in Photograph 51),[14] he later retrained as a mental health nurse and began writing at the same time.[15]

Personal Life

Silver is gay, and married to actor David Dawson.[16] He speaks openly about his own mental health,[17] and the mental health system he has worked in. Silver has ADHD.[17] He is an identical twin.[18]

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 Yoto Carnegies". Archived from the original on 2023-12-25. Retrieved 2023-12-25.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ Silver, Josh. Dead Happy. Rock the Boat. ASIN 0861547829.
  9. ↑ "Rights Report: Week of October 30, 2023". PublishersWeekly.com. Archived from the original on December 26, 2023. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ "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.
  12. ↑ HappyHead: The Most Anticipated YA Debut of... by Silver, Josh. ASIN 0861545532.
  13. ↑ 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.
  14. ↑ "Silver completes Nicole Kidman cast". Official London Theatre. Archived from the original on 2023-12-26. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
  15. ↑ 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.
  16. ↑ "Meet David Dawson Husband Josh Silver - Relationship Timeline". 2023-05-07. Archived from the original on 2023-12-30. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  17. 1 2 "13 books about mental health for you and your teens". Archived from the original on 2023-12-26. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
  18. ↑ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
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