Adam Silvera

Adam Silvera (born June 7, 1990) is an American author of young adult fiction novels, known for his bestselling novels They Both Die at the End and Infinity Son.

Adam Silvera
Born (1990-06-07) June 7, 1990
South Bronx, U.S.
LanguageAmerican English
Genre
Notable works
  • They Both Die at the End
  • Infinity Son
  • History is all you left me
  • What if it’s us (co-written with Becky Albertalli)
Years active2015–present
Website
adamsilvera.com

Early life

Silvera was born and raised in the South Bronx in New York City.[1][2] His mother, Persi Rosa, is Puerto Rican and a social worker.[3]

Silvera started writing when he was around 10 or 11, initially working on fan fiction.[4] Silvera has worked as a barista, bookseller, and reviewer for Shelf Awareness before becoming a published writer.[5]

Personal life

Silvera is open about his struggles with depression, and is openly gay.[6][7]

Screen adaptations

Movie rights to his fourth novel, What If It's Us, co-authored with Becky Albertalli, sold to Anonymous Content in 2018, with Brian Yorkey as the screenwriter.[8]

His novel They Both Die at the End has been optioned by HBO in 2019 to be developed into a series with Chris Kelly writing and J.J. Abrams executive producing.[9]

HBO Max is developing Silvera's novel More Happy Than Not as a one-hour series, with Drew Comins and Silvera serving as executive producers on the project.[10]

Awards and honors

In June 2020, in honor of the 50th anniversary of the first LGBTQ Pride parade, Queerty named him among the fifty heroes “leading the nation toward equality, acceptance, and dignity for all people”.[11][12]

Bibliography

Standalones
  • More Happy Than Not (SoHo Teen, 2015)
    • More Happy Ending - a deluxe edition of More Happy Than Not which includes an additional final chapter, a foreword by Angie Thomas and an afterword by Silvera (2020)
  • History Is All You Left Me (SoHo Teen, 2017)
  • They Both Die at the End (HarperTeen, 2017)
  • What If It's Us, co-authored with Becky Albertalli (HarperTeen, 2018)
  • Here's To Us, co-written with Becky Albertalli, sequel to What If It's Us (HarperTeen/Balzer + Bray, Fall 2021)[13]

Series

The Infinity Cycle:

  • Infinity Son (2020)
  • Infinity Reaper (2021)

Short Stories
  • Because You Love to Hate Me: 13 Tales of Villainy (Bloomsbury, 2017)
  • (Don't) Call Me Crazy (Algonquin, 2018)
  • Color Outside the Lines (SoHo Teen, 2019)

References
  1. "Latino Authors Weigh in on Reaching Readers: A NYPL Panel". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  2. "Adam Silvera Visits the Bronx Library Center". www.nypl.org. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  3. "An Interview With Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera About What's If It Us". www.spot.ph. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
  4. "Meet Three More of the LGBTQ+ Authors Who Are Revolutionizing YA Literature". The B&N Teen Blog. March 24, 2016. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  5. "Spring 2015 Flying Starts: Adam Silvera". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  6. "A chat with Adam Silvera || Pride Month 2016". Chasing Faerytales. June 12, 2016. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  7. "Happiness Isn't Just An Outside Thing". ADAM SILVERA. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  8. Lang, Brent (September 28, 2018). "'13 Reasons Why' Creator, Anonymous Content Team on 'What If It's Us' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  9. "HBO to Develop 'They Both Die at the End' from 'The Other Two's' Chris Kelly and JJ Abrams". www.thewrap.com. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  10. Andreeva, Nellie (February 13, 2020). "'More Happy Than Not' YA Series Adaptation In Works At HBO Max From eOne & Creative Engine Entertainment". Deadline. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  11. "Queerty Pride50 2020 Honorees". Queerty. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
  12. Gremore, Graham (July 21, 2020). "These queer writers are giving voice to our diversity one word at a time". Queerty. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  13. https://twitter.com/AdamSilvera/status/1329551247586672640/photo/1
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