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. Adam Silvera Read Quote
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. Adam Silvera Read Quote
The book industry is all about community, and it never really feels like anyone is competing against anyone, thankfully. Adam Silvera Read Quote
I was very lucky to befriend many authors before even signing with an agent, and they were all so supportive of me when I told them I was in the middle of my first book. Adam Silvera Read Quote
I haven’t written adult fiction, but I do not sugarcoat grief – or what I expect grief to be. Adam Silvera Read Quote
There are happy stories out there, but I think some of them may raise false expectations for teens. Adam Silvera Read Quote
When I really want to be comforted myself, what I look for is a story about how somebody could survive something really difficult. Adam Silvera Read Quote
I’m always writing from some difficult place and seeing how the character survives… or doesn’t. Adam Silvera Read Quote
I’m building this reputation as YA heartbreaker, I know. Some people like ‘happily ever after,’ but I don’t think that’s me. Adam Silvera Read Quote
Absence is absence, you know? The loss of someone can be just as devastating if they’re alive as if they’re dead. Adam Silvera Read Quote
