Dead Happy

Josh Silver is a bestselling author. His YA books include HappyHead, which was shortlisted for the YA Book Prize and nominated for the Carnegie Medal, its sequel, Dead Happy, and Erase Me. His experience working with teenagers as a mental health nurse inspired the critically acclaimed duology. Silver's book Traumaland was named a 2025 The Observer Book of the Year. Fruit Fly (2026) is his much-anticipated adult debut, which was not only selected by the BBC as one of their '12 Books to Read in 2026 but also featured on 'Best Books of 2026' lists in the Daily Express and Daily Mirror. Silver lives in Manchester.

Huw Parmenter is a British actor and voice artist. His voice work includes the smash hit Heartstopper series by Alice Oseman, award-winning The Colour of Bee Larkham’s Murder by Sarah J Harris and Booker prize-winning All That Man Is by David Szalay. In the gaming world, he's voiced characters in Elden Ring and Assassins Creed. His screen credits include Vikings (Amazon/MGM) Killing Eve (BBC) and Close (Netflix). On stage he's worked for the National Theatre in Jekyll & Hyde and The Motive & The Cue by Jack Thorne, directed by Sam Mendes.