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Adam Silvera

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Born on June 7, 1990, in the South Bronx, Adam Silvera grew up in New York City before establishing himself as a writer and novelist working in the English language.

A United States citizen, Silvera has pursued parallel careers as both a novelist and a bookseller, combining the craft of writing fiction with direct engagement in the book trade.

His work as a novelist and his time working as a bookseller place him within the English-language publishing world, where he has operated as both a creator and a seller of books.

The combination of his South Bronx upbringing and his dual role as novelist and bookseller marks the outline of a career grounded in literature from multiple vantage points.

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It wasn't until I hit 20 that I became an obsessive reader, I think, which feels a little funny considering I was a bookseller for five years and have been reviewing YA novels for four years.
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It wasn't until I hit 20 that I became an obsessive reader, I think, which feels a little funny considering I was a bookseller for five years and have been reviewing YA novels for four years.
I'm definitely of the 'Harry Potter'-transfigured-me-into-a-reader-and-writer generation. And that's really all I read throughout my teen years, because I really devoted all my time to writing and reading friends' fan-fiction.
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I'm definitely of the 'Harry Potter'-transfigured-me-into-a-reader-and-writer generation. And that's really all I read throughout my teen years, because I really devoted all my time to writing and reading friends' fan-fiction.
The book industry is all about community, and it never really feels like anyone is competing against anyone, thankfully.
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The book industry is all about community, and it never really feels like anyone is competing against anyone, thankfully.
There are happy stories out there, but I think some of them may raise false expectations for teens.
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There are happy stories out there, but I think some of them may raise false expectations for teens.
When I really want to be comforted myself, what I look for is a story about how somebody could survive something really difficult.
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When I really want to be comforted myself, what I look for is a story about how somebody could survive something really difficult.
I'm always writing from some difficult place and seeing how the character survives... or doesn't.
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I'm always writing from some difficult place and seeing how the character survives... or doesn't.
I'm building this reputation as YA heartbreaker, I know. Some people like 'happily ever after,' but I don't think that's me.
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I'm building this reputation as YA heartbreaker, I know. Some people like 'happily ever after,' but I don't think that's me.
When you're overthinking a thought like the way I do, I can get completely pulled away from something I'm in the middle of because my thought channel just won't help me get from point A to point B without any difficulty.
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When you're overthinking a thought like the way I do, I can get completely pulled away from something I'm in the middle of because my thought channel just won't help me get from point A to point B without any difficulty.
For me, I remember being 19 and coming out as bi to all of my friends. I'd had girlfriends, and all of these experiences and such, and then, as I got older, I started identifying as gay.
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For me, I remember being 19 and coming out as bi to all of my friends. I'd had girlfriends, and all of these experiences and such, and then, as I got older, I started identifying as gay.
My first book was on the grittier side of life. A week before being published, I realized all of my main characters come from single households. That was something that, when I lived in South Bronx, that's what it was like.
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My first book was on the grittier side of life. A week before being published, I realized all of my main characters come from single households. That was something that, when I lived in South Bronx, that's what it was like.
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