RADIO SILENCE COMIC SERIES
On, Netflix announced that the series was being recommissioned for a second and third season. Kit Connor and Joe Locke star as Nick and Charlie respectively. Patrick Walters of See-Saw Films serves as executive producer. On 20 January 2021, it was revealed that a live-action television adaptation of Heartstopper was ordered to series by Netflix, with Oseman writing the script and Euros Lyn directing. See-Saw Films optioned the television rights to Heartstopper in 2019. In July 2020, Oseman published Loveless, a young adult novel based on her own experiences in university. The re-designed covers were released in May, along with the new book. In 2018, to celebrate the release of a third young adult novel, I Was Born for This, all of Oseman's published books received new, matching covers. Her first book Solitaire was particularly praised due to her young age at the time of the publishing deal, which contributed to a BBC Breakfast interview on 22 July 2014. Oseman's novels have been praised for being "relatable" and realistic in regards to their portrayal of contemporary teenage life. Both were published by HarperCollins Children's Books. Oseman published two ebook novellas based on characters from Solitaire and Heartstopper, titled Nick and Charlie (July 2015) and This Winter (November 2015). Volume one was published in October 2018, volume two in July 2019, volume three in February 2020 and volume four in May 2021. The first four volumes of the comic have been acquired by Hachette Children's Group. Oseman is also the author and artist of the web comic Heartstopper, which follows the romantic relationship between Charlie Spring (brother of Tori Spring) and Nick Nelson, both of whom are characters featured in Solitaire. One reviewer said that a message in the book was that 'you can be a part of a fandom, but you have to make sure you don't lose yourself in it, and being an extreme fan can prevent those in the spotlight from feeling like they can be themselves'. The story is about a band called The Ark and their fandom, with a particular focus on fandom among teenagers. It follows the story of Fereshteh "Angel" Rahimi and Jimmy Kaga-Ricci. Oseman's third book, I Was Born for This, was published in May 2018. The novel won the 2017 Silver Inky Award for young adult literature. Oseman has often written about the importance of writing diversely on their blog and has spoken about the lack of diversity in Solitaire in interviews. Radio Silence was named as one of Bank Street Children's Book Committees Best Books of the Year in 2017. This novel has been praised for representing characters of various ethnicities, genders and sexualities.
According to Oseman, Frances' experience in Radio Silence is similar to her own school pressure and a later disillusionment with academia following her education at Durham University. Themes such as academic pressures and LGBT+ relationships and identities are central to the novel. The novel follows Frances Janvier, a high-achiever whose life revolves around her admission to Cambridge, who meets the shy creator behind her favourite podcast, Aled Last. In 2016 Oseman published her second novel, Radio Silence. The novel explores themes such as friendship, mental health issues, eating disorders and LGBT+ relationships.
Other characters include Tori's brother Charlie, who has a severe eating disorder and is explored further in Oseman's webcomic Heartstopper. They attempt to find out who is behind a series of pranks at their school. It follows the story of Tori Spring, a pessimistic teenager, who meets Michael, her polar opposite, an unbelievable optimist.
Oseman's debut novel Solitaire was published by HarperCollins in 2014 after a bidding war. She graduated with a bachelor of arts in English literature from Durham University in 2016. Oseman was born in Chatham, Kent and grew up in a village near Rochester with her younger brother, William, and attended Rochester Grammar School.