Adam Silvera was born and raised in the Bronx. He has worked as a bookseller, as a consultant at a literary development company, as a reviewer of children’s and young adult novels. He is also the author of the highly acclaimed debut novel, More Happy Than Not, and the New York Times bestseller They Both Die at the End. He lives in Los Angeles and is tall for no reason.
Praise for History Is All You Left Me
An Entertainment Weekly Best Book of 2017
A TIME Magazine Top Ten YA of 2017
An Entertainment Weekly Most Anticipated YA
A PASTE Magazine Most Anticipated YA
A Bustle.com Most Anticipated YA
A PopCrush Most Anticipated YA
A Kirkus Reviews Most Anticipated YA
“Adam Silvera is a master at capturing the infinite small
heartbreaks of love and loss and grief. History Is All You
Left Me is a beautiful meditation on what it means to survive
devastating loss. This book will make you cry, think, and then cry
some more.”
—Nicola Yoon, #1 New York Times bestselling author
of Everything, Everything
“Silvera captures the agony of first love in an inclusive,
bracingly emotional context.”
—Entertainment Weekly
“A complex, touching valentine to love and friendship . . .
[Silvera] gets the small details of love and loss exactly right.
These moments are framed in exquisite prose . . . In this
emotionally charged story, Griffin’s desire to be honest with
himself and others leads the reader to a greater understanding of
how it feels to have a conflicted heart.”
—The Washington Post
“Through Griffin, Silvera presents an eloquent, in-depth
examination of 'whatever comes next,' of the ways in which the
grieving process both isolates people and draws them together.”
—Chicago Tribune
“History Is All You Left Me overflows with tenderness and
heartache. Even when its hero is screwing up royally, maybe
especially then, Silvera's humanity and compassion carve out a
space where it's not the falling that's important, it's how you
pick yourself back up. There isn't a teenager alive who won't find
their heart described perfectly on these pages.”
—Patrick Ness, New York Times bestselling author of The Rest
of Us Just Live Here and A Monster Calls
“Sweetly devastating, passionately honest, and breathtakingly
human. Only Adam Silvera could have written this story."
—Becky Albertalli, National Book Award nominee and award-winning
author of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
“Honest and moving.”
—Vulture
“Silvera’s wrenching sophomore effort . . . is not for the faint of
heart . . . A love story for the ages.”
—Barnes and Noble Teen Blog
“The YA world has been taken by storm by Adam Silvera.”
—The Writer
“If you think Silvera’s debut novel More Happy Than
Not was good, then you’re about to be blown away
when History Is All You Left Me hits shelves . . . This
novel does more than just bring light to the LGBTQ community, it
helps bring mental health awareness into a world that desperately
needs it.”
—Hypable.com
“A pain achingly realistic and emotional book about first loves,
loss and what comes next.”
—The Daily American
“Silvera delivers another twisty novel about self-exploration,
adolescent relationships and the bond between first
loves. History Is All You Left Me is a tale for today’s
youth—one that embraces the essence of time and love.”
—Bookpage
“A mesmerizing yet sorrowful story of love, death, and moving
on.”
—Republic World (India)
“Adam Silvera is wrenchingly good at writing about grief . .
.History Is All You Left Me quietly shows how dealing with
loss will help Griffin see himself and his world more clearly. It's
a painful coming of age, but a beautifully written and very
satisfying one.”
—Shelf Awareness, Starred Review
“Silvera packs a powerful emotional punch in this multilayered
story told partly in flashbacks by Griffin, who's mourning the
sudden death of his best friend and first love . . . The
conversational yet profound tone of the book highlights the
author's ear for the musicality of language and his ability to
convey deep emotion through attention to its cadence and flow. A
novel to savor long after it ends.”
—Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review
“Though Griffin’s vision is clouded by grief, passion, and guilt,
readers will have no trouble understanding how unmoored Griffin has
become: Silvera excels at capturing the confusion and pain he feels
. . . Griffin has much to puzzle out as he tries to move forward,
but he does so with the reassurance that real love exists.”
—Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
“Silvera’s splendid sophomore novel is filled with tantalizing
questions about lies and honesty, love and loss, and past and
present . . . Beautifully realized, character-driven work of
literary fiction . . . In those questions, they will find an
unsparing honesty that brings closure to the novel and to Griffin’s
quest to let go of the past and embrace the future.”
—Booklist, Starred Review
“Silvera offers a gem of a story about first love and great loss .
. . Profound . . . It is so easy to idolize a first love, and even
easier to idolize someone who has died. Griffin’s gradual awareness
of Theo’s flaws is the true heart of this standout title.”
—School Library Journal, Starred Review
“History Is All You Left Me is a moving portrayal of two teens
grieving over the same lost love. Adam Silvera’s characters grab
your heart and do not let go. This beautifully sad book will
captivate teen readers.”
—Angela Frederick, librarian, YALSA member, and 2015 Printz
Committee member
“Masterful . . . Griffin, Theo, Jackson, and Wade will stay with
teen readers for a long time because they are so achingly real. YA
readers need these characters and all of their edges, their
mistakes, their losses and, yes, their joy. This is a complicated,
nuanced, elegantly crafted work. It’s a book that’s going be a
lifeline for teens, an out-stretched hand that assures them they
are not alone and their story will go on. This is a book beyond
compare.”
—Angie Manfredi, Head of Youth Services for the Los Alamos County
Library System and 2016–2017 Stonewall Book Award Committee
member
“Silvera’s prose is raw and lyrical, a good fit for Griffin’s
intensity, and the minutiae of both romance and grief are closely
observed and deeply felt . . . Griffin himself is an indelible
character who will linger in readers’ sympathies after the last
page isturned.”
—The Horn Book Magazine
“Silvera finds a depth in Griffin’s story that is remarkable . . .
One of the best young authors dealing with issues like sexuality,
depression, mental health, and the complex and often confusing
relationship rules of Millennials and younger generations. He may
be categorized as YA, but Silvera is a writer well worth reading no
matter your age.”
—About.com
“Grief is strong and realistically portrayed in this tale of
relationships and love.”
—School Library Connection
“Silvera’s singularly authentic voice is back in force in his
second novel. Like The Fault in Our Stars, here is a book that
explores grief and vulnerability with honesty, without talking down
to the reader. The nuanced, complex characters nearly walk off the
page, and the compulsively readable story and artfully chosen
details make this a book worth getting lost in!”
—Shay McClean, Children’s Buyer at Third Street Books
“In this authentic and charged sophomore novel, Silvera presents a
narrator whose grief is nearly tangible. As Griffin revisits his
path with Theo—best friend, ex-boyfriend, and love of his life—he
discovers that their history is much more than a neat and tidy
linear line. Once again, Silvera gifts readers with an emotional
wrecking ball of a novel, leaving them stronger for the
experience.”
—Sara Grochowski, Children’s/YA Buyer at Brilliant Books
Praise for More Happy Than Not
“Beautiful . . . With a precision that feels at once dreamy and
casually reportorial . . . Mandatory reading.”
—The New York Times Book Review
“Silvera managed to leave me smiling after totally breaking my
heart. Unforgettable.”
—Becky Albertalli, National Book Award nominee and author of Simon
vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda
“A one-of-a-kind voice and a genius idea . . . A mesmerizing,
unforgettable tour de force.”
—John Corey Whaley, National Book Award finalist and author of
Where Things Come Back and Noggin
“The honesty of his words and his ability to tell a story make you
realize that we’ve been waiting for him.”
—Holly Goldberg Sloan, author of Counting by 7s and I’ll Be
There
“Silvera pulls his punches with an energy, daring, and intensity
that left me spellbound—and reminded me why I love to read.”
—Adele Griffin, author of The Unfinished Life of Addison Stone
“His writing crackles with challenging questions, searing and
timely.”
—Aaron Hartzler, author of Rapture Practice
“Poignant . . . So engrossing that once you start it, you won't be
able to put it down. Don't say we didn't warn you.”
—TeenVogue.com
"Heartfelt . . . The futuristic twist, with its poignant
repercussions, drives home a memorable, thoroughly contemporary
theme: who you are inside is not something that can or should be
erased . . . Lose your memories, lose your pain, lose
yourself.”
—Chicago Tribune
“A gut-wrenching story telling of race and sexuality.”
—The Guardian
“[An] important addition to speculative fiction for young adults .
. . Silvera's tale combines the best features of science fiction
with social justice in this engaging read, as Aaron finds a place
where he belongs.”
—Los Angeles Times
“This is definitely at the top of my YA list. There’s a realness to
its main character, Aaron
Soto, and his struggle to be who he really is. It confronts race
and sexuality in a way I haven’t seen in the genre before.”
—Latina Magazine
“A fresh spin on . . . a teen experiencing firsts—first love, first
sex, first loss—and struggling with his identity and sexuality . .
. Ingenious.”
—Booklist, Starred Review
“An honest depiction of the pains of navigating the teen years . .
. A multifaceted look at some of the more unsettling aspects of
human relationships. A brilliantly conceived page-turner.”
—Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review
“Vividly written and intricately plotted . . . Silvera pulls no
punches.”
—Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
“A gripping read—Silvera skillfully weaves together many divergent
young adult themes within an engrossing, intense narrative.”
—School Library Journal, Starred Review
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