Heartstopper: Volume Two

Alice Oseman is the author and illustrator of the Heartstopper series, as well as numerous other young adult graphic novels. She published her first graphic novel, Solitaire, when she was nineteen years old and entered the professional world of literature before she finished her degree in English Literature. Alice Oseman is a member of the LGBTQ+ community, identifying as asexual, and authors stories that feature LGBTQ+ people. She wrote Loveless, a graphic novel featuring an asexual protagonist, inspired by her own personal experiences of social displacement and confusion. Alice Oseman hopes that she can contribute to the growing body of positive representations of queer people, not only to reduce stigma but also to share the happiness and warmth that so commonly defines queer relationships (Knight, Lucy. “Heartstopper Author Alice Oseman.” The Guardian, 19 Nov. 2022).

Heartstopper began as a web comic series on Tumblr, a popular blogging site, and was so popular that Alice Oseman turned it into a graphic novel. She has always been highly interactive with fans and receptive to their comments. Oseman has won and been nominated for several literary awards, including the New York Times Bestseller list and the Reader’s Choice Prize.