British author (born 1989)
Josh Silver
Born (1989-09-15 ) 15 September 1989 (age 34) Occupation Author Language English Alma mater RADA Genre Young adult fiction Subjects mental health, LGBTQI+ youth Spouse David Dawson
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 grew up on a farm in the Lake District and moved to Manchester when he was a teenager.[ 13] He attended RADA at the age of 17. After appearing on Broadway (the Royal Shakespeare Company 's adaptation of the Hilary Mantel books[ 14] Wolf Hall and 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] He now lives in Manchester with his husband and dog, Dodger.[citation needed ]
Silver is gay, and married to actor David Dawson .[ 17] He speaks openly about his own mental health,[ 18] and the mental health system he has worked in. Silver has ADHD .[ 18] He is an identical twin.[ 19]
^ 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 .
^ "Josh Silver" . Archived from the original on 2023-12-25. Retrieved 2023-12-25 .
^ 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 .
^ "Josh Silver" . Oneworld . Archived from the original on 2023-12-25. Retrieved 2023-12-25 .
^ https://www.thebookseller.com/awards/the-ya-book-prize
^ "The Yoto Carnegies" . Archived from the original on 2023-12-25. Retrieved 2023-12-25 .
^ "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 .
^ 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 .
^ Silver, Josh. Dead Happy . Rock the Boat. ASIN 0861547829 .
^ "Rights Report: Week of October 30, 2023" . PublishersWeekly.com . Archived from the original on December 26, 2023. Retrieved December 26, 2023 .
^ 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 .
^ "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 .
^ HappyHead: The Most Anticipated YA Debut of... by Silver, Josh . ASIN 0861545532 .
^ 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 .
^ "Silver completes Nicole Kidman cast" . Official London Theatre . Archived from the original on 2023-12-26. Retrieved 2023-12-26 .
^ 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 .
^ "Meet David Dawson Husband Josh Silver - Relationship Timeline" . 2023-05-07. Archived from the original on 2023-12-30. Retrieved 2023-12-30 .
^ a b "13 books about mental health for you and your teens" . Archived from the original on 2023-12-26. Retrieved 2023-12-26 .
^ "Instagram" . www.instagram.com . Retrieved 2023-12-30 .