An LGBTQ+ graphic novel about life, love, and everything that happens in between: this is the third volume of Heartstopper, for fans of The Art of Being Normal, Holly Bourne and Love, Simon. This book is just feel good all the way, and begins what I believe to be, as well as adorable and oodles of fun, an incredibly important story. Alice is the author of several YA contemporary novels about teenage disasters: SOLITAIRE (published when she was 19), RADIO SILENCE, I WAS BORN FOR THIS, and LOVELESS (a New York Times bestseller).

Alongside writing and drawing, Alice enjoys playing the piano semi-proficiently, Pokémon games, and purchasing too many Converse.

I wish this existed when I was 16 and confused and needed reassurance that this was okay and normal instead of hiding it and internalizing a lot of shame. Thank goodness it’s never too late for horizons to be broadened, because I have fallen head over heels in love with these comics. Something else I found really effective is the way large conversations are depicted with a quick facial sketch of the speaker at the end of their speech bubble. Now in a gorgeous special-edition hardback: with an extra never-before-in-print mini-comic, beautiful endpapers and an exquisite foiled cover, this is an unmissable edition. Alice's books have won, been shortlisted or nominated for a number of awards, including the YA Book Prize, the Inky Awards, the Carnegie Medal, and the Goodreads Choice Awards.

Alice’s books have won, been shortlisted or nominated for a number of awards, including the YA Book Prize, the Inky Awards, the Carnegie Medal, and the Goodreads Choice Awards. It encompasses all the small moments of Nick and Charlie’s lives that together make up something larger, which speaks to all of us. Charlie, a highly-strung, openly gay over-thinker, and Nick, a cheerful, soft-hearted rugby player, meet at a British all-boys grammar school. It sounds straightforward, and in many ways it is – but that only allows Alice Oseman to polish each beat of the story to perfection.Reading the comics makes it a little too obvious this was written by someone who isn't a man, which is personally distracting to me, whereas the adaptation helped bring the characters to life with queer boys playing the roles. Además, el ritmo me ha parecido el correcto, y de hecho, muchísimo más acertado que en otras historias similares. Someone recommended me this graphic novel and I was like "yeah, let's give it a try", and it was the best decision that I've done this year. By Alice Oseman, winner of the YA Book Prize, Heartstopper is about love, friendship, loyalty and mental illness.