Alice Oseman

Alice Oseman was born in Chatham, Kent and grew up in a village near Rochester, Kent with her younger brother, William, and attended Rochester Grammar School.{{Cite web |url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/books/article/alice-oseman-a-literary-sensation-at-16-years-old-3m3b3wbp0x7 |title=Alice Oseman: a literary sensation at 16 years old. The Times, 11 August 2014. |website=The Times |date=11 August 2014 |access-date=24 February 2019 |archive-date=14 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220514172147/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/alice-oseman-a-literary-sensation-at-16-years-old-3m3b3wbp0x7 |url-status=live }}{{Cite journal |last=Leonard |first=Sue J. |date=27 December 2014 |title=Alice Oseman |url=http://www.suejleonard.com/articles/beginners-pluck/alice-oseman/ |journal=Irish Examiner |accessdate=26 January 2021 |archive-date=3 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210203010411/http://www.suejleonard.com/articles/beginners-pluck/alice-oseman/ |url-status=live }} She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from Durham University in 2016.{{Cite web |date=31 July 2014 |title=Durham student secures a two-book publishing deal |url=https://www.dur.ac.uk/news/newsitem/?itemno=21822 |accessdate=26 January 2021 |website=Durham University |archive-date=5 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210205220401/https://www.dur.ac.uk/news/newsitem/?itemno=21822 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Alice Oseman |url=https://www.rcwlitagency.com/authors/oseman-alice/ |accessdate=26 January 2021 |website=RCW Literary Agency |archive-date=8 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200808040943/https://www.rcwlitagency.com/authors/oseman-alice/ |url-status=live }}

Oseman wrote her debut novel Solitaire when she was just 17 and secured a publishing deal for it by the time she was 19. It was published by HarperCollins in 2014 after a bidding war. The book follows the story of Tori Spring, a pessimistic teenager, as she meets Michael Holden, her polar opposite and an unbelievable optimist. They attempt to discover the truth behind the anonymous group 'Solitaire' who commit a series of pranks at their school.{{Cite news |last=jboo1698 |date=5 October 2014 |title=Solitaire by Alice Oseman – review |url=https://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2014/oct/05/review-solitaire-alice-oseman |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200218165356/https://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2014/oct/05/review-solitaire-alice-oseman |archive-date=18 February 2020 |access-date=25 February 2020 |work=The Guardian |issn=0261-3077}} Other characters include Tori's brother Charlie, who has a severe eating disorder, and his boyfriend Nick. The novel explores themes such as friendship, depression, eating disorders, and LGBT+ relationships.

Solitaire was praised for its compelling characters and Oseman's young age at the time of publishing, landing her a BBC Breakfast interview on 22 July 2014. Oseman later published two ebook novellas based on characters from Solitaire – a sequel titled Nick and Charlie (July 2015) and a prequel titled This Winter (November 2015).

Upon "falling in love" with the characters of Nick and Charlie, Oseman decided their story needed further exploration and began the Heartstopper online webcomic series.{{cite web |last=Kelleher |first=Patrick |date=2022-04-22 |title=Heartstopper creator wanted to show queer teens that the future is bright |url=https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/04/22/heartstopper-netflix-alice-oseman-interview/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220913133115/https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/04/22/heartstopper-netflix-alice-oseman-interview/ |archive-date=13 September 2022 |access-date=2022-09-13 |website=PinkNews }} The episodic comic first appeared online on Tumblr and Tapas in September 2016 and follows Tori's younger brother Charlie through high school as he meets and then begins dating Nick Nelson.{{Cite tweet |number=1165652207506722816 |user=AliceOseman |title=OKAY GANG the response to this has been very positive so I've started uploading Heartstopper to Webtoon. |author=Alice Oseman |date=2019-08-25 |access-date=2022-09-12}}

While the comic features some of the same characters and takes place in the same universe and timeline as Solitaire, its tone is notably different. Where Solitaire is a grimly realistic depiction of mental illness and struggle, Heartstopper provides a more uplifting view of the world and focuses much more on romance.{{Cite web |last=Oseman |first=Alice |title=In What Order Should I Read Your Books? |url=https://aliceoseman.com/ya-fiction/in-what-order-should-i-read-your-books/ |access-date=2024-10-02 |website=AliceOseman.com}}

In 2016, Oseman published her second novel, Radio Silence.{{Cite news|last=HorseLover3000|url=https://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2016/mar/31/radio-silence-alice-oseman-review|title=Radio Silence by Alice Oseman – review|date=31 March 2016|work=The Guardian|access-date=25 February 2020|issn=0261-3077|archive-date=25 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200225134350/https://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2016/mar/31/radio-silence-alice-oseman-review|url-status=live}} The novel follows Frances Janvier, a high-achiever whose life revolves around her admission to the University of Cambridge, who meets the shy creator behind her favourite podcast, Aled Last. Themes such as academic pressures and LGBT+ relationships and identities are central to the novel. Oseman noted that Frances' experience in Radio Silence was similar to her own school pressure and later disillusionment with academia following her education at Durham University.{{Cite web|url=https://bookpage.com/behind-the-book/21186-you-dont-have-to-go-to-college-teen|title=Radio Silence by Alice Oseman – Behind {{!}} BookPage|website=BookPage.com|access-date=6 April 2019|archive-date=6 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190406195332/https://bookpage.com/behind-the-book/21186-you-dont-have-to-go-to-college-teen|url-status=dead}}

The novel was praised for its compelling central character and realistic writing style and relatability,{{Cite news |last=justonemorepage |date=2016-04-12 |title=Radio Silence by Alice Oseman - review |url=https://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2016/apr/12/radio-silence-alice-oseman-review |access-date=2024-10-02 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}{{Cite web |last=confessionsofabooklover |date=10 May 2016 |title=Radio Silence by Alice Oseman – review |url=https://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2016/may/10/radio-silence-alice-oseman-review |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160511135931/https://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2016/may/10/radio-silence-alice-oseman-review |archive-date=11 May 2016 |access-date=29 July 2016 |website=The Guardian}} as well as for representing characters of various ethnicities, genders, and sexualities.{{Cite web|url=http://maiaandalittlemoore.com/index.php/2016/03/24/book-review-radio-silence-alice-oseman/|title=Book Review: Radio Silence (Alice Oseman) – Maia and a Little Moore|website=maiaandalittlemoore.com|access-date=29 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180515112529/http://maiaandalittlemoore.com/index.php/2016/03/24/book-review-radio-silence-alice-oseman/|archive-date=15 May 2018|url-status=dead}} Oseman has frequently commented about the importance of writing diversely and expressed regret over the lack of diversity in Solitaire.{{Cite news |last=Sproull |first=Patrick |date=22 February 2016 |title=Alice Oseman: Romance is not the centre of my world |url=https://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2016/feb/22/alice-oseman-radio-silence-solitaire-teen-ya-books |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190406195848/https://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2016/feb/22/alice-oseman-radio-silence-solitaire-teen-ya-books |archive-date=6 April 2019 |access-date=6 April 2019 |work=The Guardian |issn=0261-3077}}{{Cite web |title=Hi Alice I really want to write more diversely,... |url=http://chronicintrovert.tumblr.com/post/147110749431/hi-alice-i-really-want-to-write-more-diversely |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160716050202/http://chronicintrovert.tumblr.com/ |archive-date=16 July 2016 |access-date=29 July 2016 |website=alice oseman}}{{Cite web |title=alice oseman |url=http://chronicintrovert.tumblr.com/post/127183640056/lydiasourstrawberry-said-its-really-a-pleasure |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012181340/http://chronicintrovert.tumblr.com/post/127183640056/lydiasourstrawberry-said-its-really-a-pleasure |archive-date=12 October 2016 |access-date=29 July 2016 |website=alice oseman}} Radio Silence was named one of the Bank Street Children's Book Committee's Best Books of the Year in 2017 and{{Cite web |title=Best Children's Books of the Year Archive |url=https://www.bankstreet.edu/library/center-for-childrens-literature/childrens-book-committee/best-childrens-books-of-the-year/best-childrens-books-of-the-year-archive/ |access-date=2022-07-08 |website=Bank Street College of Education |language=en-US |archive-date=24 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211224193513/https://www.bankstreet.edu/library/center-for-childrens-literature/childrens-book-committee/best-childrens-books-of-the-year/best-childrens-books-of-the-year-archive/ |url-status=live }} won the 2017 Silver Inky Award for young adult literature.{{Cite web|url=https://insideadog.com.au/blog/2017-inky-winners-announced|title=2017 Inky Winners Announced! {{!}} Inside A Dog|website=insideadog.com.au|access-date=7 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180829212311/https://insideadog.com.au/blog/2017-inky-winners-announced|archive-date=29 August 2018|url-status=dead}}

Oseman's third book, I Was Born for This, was published in May 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fantasticfiction.com/o/alice-oseman/i-was-born-for-this.htm|title=I Was Born for This by Alice Oseman|last=Fantastic Fiction|website=fantasticfiction.com|access-date=14 February 2018|archive-date=15 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180215023450/https://www.fantasticfiction.com/o/alice-oseman/i-was-born-for-this.htm|url-status=live}} It follows the story of Angel Rahimi and Jimmy Kaga-Ricci who are, respectively, a massive fan and the lead singer of boy band The Ark. The book explores Fandom culture, obsession, and identity alongside Oseman's trademark depictions of teenage friendship, sexuality and gender, and mental illness.{{Cite web |last=Stocka |first=Isabella |date=30 January 2019 |title=Review: I Was Born For This by Alice Oseman |url=https://www.thenerddaily.com/review-i-was-born-for-this-alice-oseman/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190406195331/https://www.thenerddaily.com/review-i-was-born-for-this-alice-oseman/ |archive-date=6 April 2019 |access-date=6 April 2019 |website=The Nerd Daily}} It was nominated for Best Young Adult Fiction Book in both the Goodreads Choice Awards and The Bookseller Awards.

To celebrate the release of her third novel, Oseman's previous two novels and her two novellas all received new, matching covers, designed by Oseman.{{Cite web |last=Tacye |date=2023-02-13 |title=All the Alice Oseman book covers |url=https://www.unitedbypop.com/books/young-adult-books/alice-oseman-book-covers/ |access-date=2024-10-02 |website=United By Pop |language=en-US}}

In July 2020, Oseman published her fourth young adult novel Loveless.{{cite web |last=Henderson |first=Taylor |date=2 March 2021 |title=Alice Oseman Reveals Cover for Aromantic YA Novel Loveless |url=https://www.pride.com/books/2021/3/02/alice-oseman-reveals-cover-aromantic-ya-novel-loveless |accessdate=5 November 2023 |work=Pride}} Loveless tells the story of 18-year-old Georgia Warr as she begins her first year as a student at Durham University and who, despite being an avid fan fiction writer and lover of romance movies, has never kissed anyone or had a crush before.{{cite web |last=Henderson |first=Taylor |date=2 March 2021 |title=Alice Oseman Reveals Cover for Aromantic YA Novel Loveless |url=https://www.pride.com/books/2021/3/02/alice-oseman-reveals-cover-aromantic-ya-novel-loveless |accessdate=5 November 2023 |work=Pride}} In addition to Georgia's personal journey of self-discovery as she realises she is aromantic and asexual, the book also discusses sexuality, identity, and discrimination within the LGBT community, as well as the effect of abusive relationships.{{Cite web |last=Skubich |first=Daz |date=2020-07-28 |title=Book review: loveless by Alice Oseman |url=https://thequeerness.com/2020/07/28/book-review-loveless-by-alice-oseman/ |access-date=2024-10-02 |website=The Queerness |language=en}}

While not an autobiographical book, Oseman has said that Loveless draws a lot from her own experiences growing up and discovering asexuality.{{cite web |last=Knight |first=Lucy |date=19 November 2022 |title=Heartstopper author Alice Oseman: 'If you don't have sex and romance, you feel like you haven't achieved' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/nov/19/alice-oseman-author-heartstopper-sex-romance-asexuality |accessdate=5 November 2023 |work=The Guardian}} She also emphasised the importance of writing a book centered around platonic love, stating that she "wanted to craft a story that had the structure of a romance but was about a friendship."{{cite web |last=Carpenter |first=Caroline |date=6 May 2021 |title=Oseman wins YA Book Prize with 'joyful' tale of self-discovery, Loveless |url=https://www.thebookseller.com/news/oseman-wins-ya-book-prize-joyful-tale-self-discovery-loveless-1258595 |accessdate=5 November 2023 |work=The Bookseller}}

Loveless received positive critical reception from literary reviewers and media outlets, with many praising the novel's treatment of asexuality and its intersectional and diverse depiction of sexuality.{{cite web |date=14 September 2021 |title=LOVELESS |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/alice-oseman/loveless/ |accessdate=6 November 2023 |work=Kirkus Reviews}} Jonny Yates of PinkNews wrote that the novel is "perhaps one of the most notable and popular books with aromantic characters"{{cite web |last=Yates |first=Jonny |date=21 February 2023 |title=6 incredible books with lead characters on the aromantic spectrum |url=https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/02/21/aromantic-books-characters-authors-alice-oseman/ |accessdate=6 November 2023 |work=PinkNews}} and Ani Bundel of Paste expressed how asexuality in novels is "a rare thing still, and the burgeoning world of LGBTQ+ love stories needs more of them."{{cite web |last=Bundel |first=Ani |date=17 June 2022 |title=What to Read if You Can't Get Enough of Heartstopper |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/books/book-recs/best-books-like-netflix-heartstopper-alice-oseman |accessdate=5 November 2023 |work=Paste}} The novel received the YA Book Prize in 2021, and was nominated for Best Young Adult Fiction Book in the Goodreads Choice Awards.

All of Oseman's novels take place in the same universe and many of the same characters re-appear in later works. Solitaire focuses mainly on Tori Spring, but her younger brother Charlie and his boyfriend Nick Nelson both feature heavily. They are then the main focus of Nick and Charlie as well as Heartstopper while This Winter features all three. Similarly, Aled Last first appears as a supporting character in Heartstopper as one of Charlie's close friends before becoming one of the two main protagonists of Radio Silence.{{Cite web |last=PLYMC |first=Jenna |title=Alice Oseman & the Osemanverse |url=https://plymc.bibliocommons.com/list/share/2054313519/2118772379 |access-date=2024-10-02 |website=Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County |language=en-US}}

While the official timeline is ambiguous, Radio Silence is set roughly two years after the events of Solitaire, I Was Born for This takes places around four years after that, and the events of Loveless occur around a year further on from that. The Heartstopper comics begin about a year prior to Solitaire but eventually catch up to and continue past it. The Nick and Charlie novella is the last chronologically in terms of Charlie and Tori's story, taking place about a year before Radio Silence begins.

{{Main article|Heartstopper (graphic novel){{!}}Heartstopper (graphic novel)}}

Oseman is also the author and illustrator of the webcomic Heartstopper,{{Cite web|url=http://heartstoppercomic.tumblr.com/|title=Heartstopper|via=Tumblr|access-date=7 December 2017|archive-date=22 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211222052322/http://heartstoppercomic.tumblr.com/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/lifestyle/features/drawn-to-reading-using-comics-and-illustrated-stories-to-promote-literacy-in-children-982679.html |title=Drawn to reading: Using comics and illustrated stories to promote literacy in children |date=19 February 2020 |website=Irish Examiner |access-date=25 February 2020 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200225134038/https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/lifestyle/features/drawn-to-reading-using-comics-and-illustrated-stories-to-promote-literacy-in-children-982679.html |archive-date=2020-02-25}} which follows the romantic relationship between Charlie Spring (brother of Tori Spring) and Nick Nelson, both of whom are characters featured in Solitaire as well as its spin-off novellas Nick and Charlie and This Winter (both published by HarperCollins Children's Books in 2020).{{Cite web |title=Alice Oseman |url=http://www.harpercollins.co.uk/author/cr-104564/alice-oseman/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190406193811/http://www.harpercollins.co.uk/author/cr-104564/alice-oseman/ |archive-date=6 April 2019}}

Published online since 2016, the comics have been hosted via Webtoon since August 2019.{{Cite web |title=Heartstopper |url=https://www.webtoons.com/en/canvas/heartstopper/list?title_no=329660 |access-date=2024-10-11 |website=www.webtoons.com |language=en}} There are currently 7 chapters available in full online, with the eighth, and final, chapter currently being released. In October 2018, Hachette Children's Group acquired the rights to physical publishing of the first two volumes of Heartstopper,{{Cite web |last=Eyre |first=Charlotte |date=2018-10-02 |title=HCG to publish Oseman's online graphic novel |url=https://www.thebookseller.com/rights/hcg-publish-oseman-s-online-graphic-novel-869686 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220429020824/https://www.thebookseller.com/rights/hcg-publish-oseman-s-online-graphic-novel-869686 |archive-date=29 April 2022 |access-date=2022-04-29 |website=The Bookseller |language=En}} and by January 2019, the third and fourth volumes.{{Cite web |last=Eyre |first=Charlotte |date=2019-01-31 |title=HCG expands on Oseman's graphic novel series |url=https://www.thebookseller.com/rights/hcg-expands-oseman-s-graphic-novel-series-942126 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220427232108/https://www.thebookseller.com/rights/hcg-expands-oseman-s-graphic-novel-series-942126 |archive-date=27 April 2022 |access-date=2022-05-20 |website=The Bookseller |language=En}} Volume one (including Chapters 1 and 2) was published in October 2018, volume two (Chapter 3) in July 2019, volume three (Chapter 4) in February 2020, volume four (Chapters 5 and 6) in May 2021, and volume five (Chapter 7) in December 2023.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hachettechildrens.co.uk/contributor/alice-oseman/|title=Alice Oseman|date=14 May 2019|access-date=4 April 2020|archive-date=15 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200715090536/https://www.hachettechildrens.co.uk/contributor/alice-oseman/|url-status=live}} A sixth and final volume including chapter 8 and an epilogue has been announced and is expected to be published in late 2025.{{cite web |last=Wratten |first=Marcus |date=2024-05-27 |title=Alice Oseman shares major update on final Heartstopper instalment |url=https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/05/27/alice-oseman-major-update-heartstopper-comic-volume-six/ |access-date=2024-10-02 |website=PinkNews }}

{{Main article|Heartstopper (TV series){{!}}Heartstopper (TV series)}}

See-Saw Films optioned the television rights to Heartstopper in 2019. 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. Patrick Walters of See-Saw Films serves as executive producer.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/01/hearstopper-netflix-alice-oseman-order-euros-lyn-1234676286/|title=Netflix Lands Adaptation Of YA Graphic Novel 'Heartstopper', 'Doctor Who's Euros Lyn To Direct See-Saw-Produced Series|date=January 20, 2021|work=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=20 January 2021|archive-date=20 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120100144/https://deadline.com/2021/01/hearstopper-netflix-alice-oseman-order-euros-lyn-1234676286/|url-status=live}} Kit Connor and Joe Locke star as Nick and Charlie respectively.{{Cite journal|url=https://attitude.co.uk/article/heartstopper-kit-connor-and-joe-locke-to-star-in-netflix-adaption-of-gay-graphic-novel/24867/|title=Heartstopper: Kit Connor and Joe Locke to star in Netflix adaptation of gay graphic novel|journal=Attitude|first=Will|last=Stroud|date=22 April 2021|accessdate=22 April 2021|archive-date=3 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220503171424/https://attitude.co.uk/article/heartstopper-kit-connor-and-joe-locke-to-star-in-netflix-adaption-of-gay-graphic-novel/24867/|url-status=live}} It premiered on 22 April 2022, to critical acclaim with the first season receiving nine nominations and five wins, including Outstanding Young Teen Series, at the inaugural ceremony of the Children's and Family Emmy Awards.{{cite web |last1=Watson |first1=Averie |title=Heartstopper Will Be the Next Big Coming-Of-Age Show - Here's Why |url=https://www.cbr.com/heartstopper-new-coming-of-age-show |website=CBR |access-date=27 March 2022 |date=23 March 2022 |archive-date=24 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220324183919/https://www.cbr.com/heartstopper-new-coming-of-age-show |url-status=live }} Oseman appears in a brief cameo in episode eight of season one.{{Cite web |last=Craig |first=David |date=25 April 2022 |title=Heartstopper creator was drawing Nick and Charlie during cameo |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/heartstopper-alice-oseman-cameo-newsupdate/ |access-date=2024-10-02 |website=RadioTimes |language=en-GB}}

On 20 May 2022, Netflix announced that the series was being recommissioned for a second and third season.{{cite web |title='Heartstopper' Season 2 Renewal Confirmed - Netflix Tudum |website=Netflix |url=https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/heartstopper-season-2-renewal-confirmed |access-date=20 May 2022 |archive-date=20 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220520131623/https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/heartstopper-season-2-renewal-confirmed |url-status=live }} Following the release of the series, the first volume of the Heartstopper graphic novel became the top-selling children's bestseller in the UK.{{Cite web |last=O'Brien |first=Kiera |date=29 April 2022 |title=Children's: Heartstopper beats a path to the top |url=https://www.thebookseller.com/bestsellers/childrens-heartstopper-beats-a-path-to-the-top |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220429235709/https://www.thebookseller.com/bestsellers/childrens-heartstopper-beats-a-path-to-the-top |archive-date=29 April 2022 |access-date=29 April 2022 |website=The Bookseller}}

The show's second season was released on 3 August 2023 and received high praise for tackling more serious issues while maintaining the optimistic feel of the first season.{{Cite web |date=2022-05-24 |title=Nick & Charlie's Boyfriend Era Is Here in New "Heartstopper" Trailer |url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/heartstopper-season-2-everything-you-need-to-know |access-date=2023-08-04 |website=Teen Vogue |language=en-US |archive-date=4 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230804202747/https://www.teenvogue.com/story/heartstopper-season-2-everything-you-need-to-know |url-status=live }} Season 3 was released on 3 October 2024 and was similarly praised for further developing the show's themes and for its nuanced and respectful discussion of mental health and relationship struggles.{{Cite web |last=Meyer |first=Simone |date=10 October 2024 |title="Heartstopper" season three celebrates young LGBTQIA+ love, covers mental health struggles |url=https://www.dailygamecock.com/article/2024/10/heartstopper-season-3-celebrates-young-queer-love-covers-mental-struggles-meyer |access-date=2024-10-11 |website=The Daily Gamecock |language=en-US}}

While promoting Loveless, Oseman opened up about being aromantic and asexual.{{Cite web |title=Alice Oseman on being aromantic asexual |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z2fk3j6 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629023916/https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z2fk3j6 |archive-date=29 June 2020 |access-date=4 June 2022 |website=BBC}} Oseman uses she/her and they/them pronouns.{{Cite web |date=21 April 2022 |title=What are all your pronouns! |url=https://netflix.tumblr.com/post/682169743996813312/what-are-all-your-pronouns |access-date=4 June 2022 |via=Tumblr |archive-date=6 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220606205224/https://netflix.tumblr.com/post/682169743996813312/what-are-all-your-pronouns |url-status=live }} Oseman announced that she was going on hiatus from Heartstopper in 2022 due to stress and mental health issues.{{cite web |last1=Oseman |first1=Alice |title=Hiatus |url=https://www.webtoons.com/en/canvas/heartstopper/hiatus/viewer?title_no=329660&episode_no=182 |website=Webtoon |access-date=15 November 2023 |archive-date=16 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231116023149/https://www.webtoons.com/en/canvas/heartstopper/hiatus/viewer?title_no=329660&episode_no=182 |url-status=live }} The series returned in April 2023.{{Cite web |last=Oseman |first=Alice |date=1 April 2023 |title=Heartstopper - 7 - 14 |url=https://www.webtoons.com/en/canvas/heartstopper/7-14/viewer?title_no=329660&episode_no=188 |access-date=2024-10-02 |website=Webtoon |language=en}}

In July 2024, Oseman received an honorary degree from the University of Kent at a Rochester Cathedral graduation ceremony for Doctors of Letters and Arts.{{Cite web |date=2024-07-30 |title=Alice Oseman among those awarded Kent honorary degrees |url=https://www.kent.ac.uk/news/kentlife/35357/alice-oseman-among-those-awarded-kent-honorary-degrees |access-date=2024-09-04 |website=News Centre - University of Kent |language=en-GB}}

Oseman's body of work is set within a cohesive fictional universe. For instance, the characters Nick and Charlie initially debut in Oseman's novel, Solitaire, and reappear in various works, most prominently in the Nick and Charlie novella and the Heartstopper graphic novels. This shared narrative universe has been informally termed the "Osemanverse" by some fans{{Cite web |date=2023-10-04 |title=Heartstopper Books in Order: Your Osemanverse Series List |url=https://candidcover.net/heartstopper-books-in-order-list/ |access-date=2023-10-10 |archive-date=1 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231001152447/https://candidcover.net/heartstopper-books-in-order-list/ |url-status=live }} and even adopted by certain retailers.{{Cite web |title=Osemanverse Book Series |url=https://www.thriftbooks.com/series/osemanverse/180447/ |access-date=2023-10-10 |website=thriftbooks |archive-date=31 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231031150820/https://www.thriftbooks.com/series/osemanverse/180447/ |url-status=live }}

In November 2023, Oseman was named to the BBC's 100 Women list.{{Cite web |date=November 23, 2023 |title=BBC 100 Women 2023: Who is on the list this year? |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-02d9060e-15dc-426c-bfe0-86a6437e5234 |access-date=2023-11-24 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB |archive-date=21 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231121043208/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-02d9060e-15dc-426c-bfe0-86a6437e5234 |url-status=live }} In October 2024, she was named to Time's Time100 Next list as an Artist. {{Cite magazine |last=Albertalli |first=Becky |date=2024-10-02 |title=2024 TIME100 Next: Alice Oseman |url=https://time.com/7023644/alice-oseman/ |access-date=2024-10-03 |magazine=TIME |language=en}}

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