Alice Oseman

aliceoseman.com @AliceOseman

Contemporary Graphic Novels Young Adult

Alice Oseman is an award-winning British author, illustrator, and screenwriter born in 1994.
She has written four YA contemporary novels, including Solitaire, Radio Silence, I Was Born for This, and Loveless.
Oseman is also the creator of the popular LGBTQ+ webcomic Heartstopper, which has been adapted into a Netflix series.
Her works often explore themes of identity, friendship, and coming-of-age.
Oseman's novels have received numerous accolades and nominations, including the YA Book Prize and Carnegie Medal.
Alongside her writing career, she enjoys playing piano and video games.
Oseman is known for her engaging social media presence on Twitter and Instagram.

Books by Alice Oseman

Nick and Charlie

by Alice Oseman

Nick leaves for university; Charlie stays. The distance won't break them. The silence will.

4.13

100k+

🛤️ Long-Distance Relationship 💬 Miscommunication 💑 Established Couple 💔 Fear Of Abandonment ☀️ Summer Before College

Immersive

Nick and Charlie

Nick leaves for university; Charlie stays. The distance won't break them. The silence will.

by Alice Oseman 2015 120 pages

4.13

100k+ ratings

🛤️ Long-Distance Relationship 💬 Miscommunication 💑 Established Couple 💔 Fear Of Abandonment ☀️ Summer Before College

Heartstopper

by Alice Oseman • 2018

After befriending a quiet gay classmate, a rugby player confronts an attraction he never expected.

4.41

800k+

📖 Graphic Novel Romance 🌈 Queer Coming Of Age 💕 Friends To Lovers 🏈 Jock And Nerd 💜 Bisexual Awakening

Heartstopper

After befriending a quiet gay classmate, a rugby player confronts an attraction he never expected.

by Alice Oseman 2018 288 pages

4.41

800k+ ratings

📖 Graphic Novel Romance 🌈 Queer Coming Of Age 💕 Friends To Lovers 🏈 Jock And Nerd 💜 Bisexual Awakening

Heartstopper

by Alice Oseman • 2020

Boyfriends on a Paris school trip, Nick and Charlie steal secret kisses, but hiding has a cost.

4.54

500k+

🏳️‍🌈 Queer Teen Romance 📖 Graphic Novel Romance 🤫 Secret Relationship 🚪 Coming Out Journey 😰 Anxiety Representation

Heartstopper

Boyfriends on a Paris school trip, Nick and Charlie steal secret kisses, but hiding has a cost.

by Alice Oseman 2020 384 pages

4.54

500k+ ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Queer Teen Romance 📖 Graphic Novel Romance 🤫 Secret Relationship 🚪 Coming Out Journey 😰 Anxiety Representation

Loveless

by Alice Oseman • 2020

Georgia has faked crushes for years. At university, she's determined to finally feel a real one.

4.17

100k+

🖤 Asexual Coming Of Age 👥 Found Family 💔 Romance Pressure 🤝 Platonic Soulmates 🔥 F/F Slow Burn

Loveless

Georgia has faked crushes for years. At university, she's determined to finally feel a real one.

by Alice Oseman 2020 433 pages

4.17

100k+ ratings

🖤 Asexual Coming Of Age 👥 Found Family 💔 Romance Pressure 🤝 Platonic Soulmates 🔥 F/F Slow Burn

This Winter

by Alice Oseman • 2015

Tori's brother is home from treatment. Their family's Christmas plan: pretend nothing happened.

4.06

100k+

🎄 Holiday Novella 🫶 Anorexia Recovery 🛡️ Protective Sister 💕 Sibling Bond 🤐 Family Silence

This Winter

Tori's brother is home from treatment. Their family's Christmas plan: pretend nothing happened.

by Alice Oseman 2015 120 pages

4.06

100k+ ratings

🎄 Holiday Novella 🫶 Anorexia Recovery 🛡️ Protective Sister 💕 Sibling Bond 🤐 Family Silence

Heartstopper

by Alice Oseman • 2023

Nick is university-bound. Charlie is not. Their last summer asks if love survives the distance.

4.46

100k+

💌 Long-Distance Relationship 🎓 University Transition 🌱 Mental Health Recovery 👥 Dual Perspective 🫂 Found Family

Heartstopper

Nick is university-bound. Charlie is not. Their last summer asks if love survives the distance.

by Alice Oseman 2023 336 pages

4.46

100k+ ratings

💌 Long-Distance Relationship 🎓 University Transition 🌱 Mental Health Recovery 👥 Dual Perspective 🫂 Found Family

Radio Silence

by Alice Oseman • 2016

Her perfect grades mask a secret fandom life. The podcast's creator is the boy across the street.

4.17

100k+

🎧 Internet Fandom 🎭 Secret Online Identity 💛 Platonic Soulmates 🏠 Found Family 📚 Academic Pressure

Radio Silence

Her perfect grades mask a secret fandom life. The podcast's creator is the boy across the street.

by Alice Oseman 2016 496 pages

4.17

100k+ ratings

🎧 Internet Fandom 🎭 Secret Online Identity 💛 Platonic Soulmates 🏠 Found Family 📚 Academic Pressure

Solitaire

by Alice Oseman

A cynical teen joins a too-cheerful boy to track the pranks tearing her school apart.

3.92

100k+

🔍 Online Mystery ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🔙 Reunited Friends 👁️ Outsider Narrator 🖤 Sardonic Narrator

Immersive

Solitaire

A cynical teen joins a too-cheerful boy to track the pranks tearing her school apart.

by Alice Oseman 2014 392 pages

3.92

100k+ ratings

🔍 Online Mystery ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🔙 Reunited Friends 👁️ Outsider Narrator 🖤 Sardonic Narrator

Heartstopper

by Alice Oseman • 2026

Final year of school: Nick and Charlie must decide whether first love can survive separate futures.

4.54

2k+

📖 Graphic Novel Romance 💕 First Love 💌 Long Distance 👥 Found Family 🎓 Final Year Of School

Heartstopper

Final year of school: Nick and Charlie must decide whether first love can survive separate futures.

by Alice Oseman 2026

4.54

2k+ ratings

📖 Graphic Novel Romance 💕 First Love 💌 Long Distance 👥 Found Family 🎓 Final Year Of School

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