The event on 3rd July celebrate the release of Heartstopper Vol. 6: the final instalment in the global record-smashing graphic novel series.
Fans will get the chance to meet Alice ahead of the release of the hugely anticipated Netflix film adaptation dropping on 17th July.
Global bestseller Alice Oseman is set to visit Griffen Books in Penarth from 5pm on 3rd July to mark the publication of the hugely anticipated Heartstopper Volume 6. This is Alice’s fist visit to Penarth, and their only Welsh signing event this year, and lucky ticket holders will be able to meet Alice and get their books signed.
Ticket available here: https://www.ticketsource.com/griffinbooks/t-mjjpzao
Griffin Books commented: “We can’t wait to welcome the brilliant Alice Oseman to Griffin Books. We know her (many) fans will be incredibly excited to meet her. This is a really special event for us and is the perfect way to celebrate the first anniversary of opening our new children’s and teen section.”
Heartstopper is a global phenomenon. The graphic novel series has dominated the international bestselling charts, achieving #1 spots on both The Sunday Times and The New York Times bestseller lists, and selling over 10 million copies in more than 40 countries worldwide. Heartstopper Vol 5 became an instant #1 bestseller and remains the UK’s fastest selling graphic novel ever. Heartstopper Vol 1 has become the top-selling graphic novel in a combined adult and children’s chart since BookScan records began.
Heartstopper Volume 6 is set to be the book of the summer and the top of every teen’s (and adult’s!) holiday reading list. By Volume 6, everyone in school knows Nick and Charlie. Everyone knows they’re going to be together forever. But Charlie’s busy with his bid to become head boy. And while Nick is preparing to leave for college, he’s starting to wonder who he’ll be…without Charlie.
‘Perfect for teens and adults’ (The Daily Mail), the graphic novel series has inspired an outpouring of love from fans old and new. The series is now an Emmy award-winning live-action Netflix adaptation starring Kit Connor and Joe Locke as the beloved Nick and Charlie, written and executive produced by Alice Oseman. After three seasons, the screen adaptation will conclude in 2026 with Heartstopper Forever, a feature-length film based on Volume 6 hitting screens on 17th July.
Originally a webcomic on Tumblr and Tapas, Heartstopper has amassed an enormous online fanbase with over 163.1 million views to date. Alice Oseman crowd-funded for a limited print run edition in 2018, meeting her funding goal in less than two hours. Hachette Children’s Group published Heartstopper Volume 1 more widely in Spring 2019, followed by Volume 2 in July of the same year. Since then, Hachette Children’s Group have published a further three volumes, an official Heartstopper Colouring Book, The Heartstopper Yearbook and The Heartstopper 2026 Calendar.
Alice Oseman is a critically acclaimed, bestselling author-illustrator and a BAFTA-nominated and Emmy-winning screenwriter, based in Kent. Alice is the creator, writer and executive producer behind the Heartstopper Netflix adaptation and has appeared on BBC Breakfast and in British VOGUE, The New York Times, The Guardian, The Times, Cosmopolitan and many more publications around the world. Alice secured their first publishing deal at age 17 and has gone on to write four YA novels, two novellas, five graphic novels, an official colouring book and a yearbook. In 2024, Alice was named as Attitude Person of the Year and they were also named as Illustrator of the Year by the British Book Awards.
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