Author Alice Oseman Discusses Her Graphic Novel ‘Heartstopper’ as Scholastic Announces US Release

Alice Oseman, author of ‘Solitaire’, ‘Radio Silence’, and more, chatted with us about her visual novel, ‘Heartstopper’, now coming to the US.

Scholastic, through their Graphix imprint, has announced they’ll be publishing Alice Oseman’s graphic novel Heartstopper in the United States. Eager to expand their YA titles, Heartstopper “was an instant ‘yes!’ to publish on the Graphix list,” said Graphix Vice President and Publisher David Saylor, and Graphix Executive Editor Cassandra Pelham Fulton. “We’ve been eager to expand further into the YA graphic novel space, and what better way than with this abundantly charming page-turner about first love. Alice Oseman writes and draws with a pitch-perfect voice for teens.”

The work takes place before Oseman’s first Novel, Solitaire, and focuses on Charlie, how he met his met his boyfriend Nick, and the development of their relationship before the start of the novel. Heartstopper is available online as a webcomic, and in preparation for this interview, I decided to read a few pages to familiarize myself with the characters… I ended up reading the entire comic in a single night; I couldn’t put it down. Oseman’s depiction of Charlie and Nick’s relationship was charming, and, as a queer person, genuine in a way I’ve never…