From the multi award-winning author of HappyHead and Dead Happy comes TRAUMALAND – a psychological thriller for fans of They Both Die at the End and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

Come and join us as we speak to Josh Silver, a Young Adult author, actor, mental health nurse and the brilliant mind behind three wonderful books! The evening will be an interview hosted by bookshop co-owner Chris, an audience Q&A and chance to get your book signed and dedicated. We loved TraumaLand and know you will too!

Tickets are £3 for ticket only or £8.99 that includes a copy of the book for Josh to sign. TraumaLand is a Young Adult fiction title and is aimed at people from 14+ years but very much will be enjoyed by adults too. Tickets include complimentary refreshments.

Josh will be in our Romiley shop on 12th May 2025 and the event starts at 6:30pm (doors at 6pm.)

About Josh Silver

Josh Silver grew up on a farm in the Lake District, before moving to Manchester where he spent his teenage years loving the city. He trained as an actor at the prestigious Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London and went on to perform in the West End and on Broadway. After deciding to change careers, Josh now works with teenagers as a mental health nurse. Josh lives in Manchester. His debut novel, HappyHead, has won multiple regional awards as well as being nominated for the Carnegie Medal for Writing and shortlisted for the 2024 YA Book Prize.

About TraumaLand

Seventeen-year-old Eli has been in a near-fatal car crash. As the anniversary looms, his therapist and family struggle to help him deal with the fall-out. The accident has left him emotionally numb, with no memory of the months following the crash.

Desperate to feel something again, Eli winds up at an underground club called TraumaLand. But this is no ordinary nightclub. Here he joins crowds of other emotionally numb people, all seeking to experience a new thrill by entering virtual reality simulations of nightmarish scenarios through the points of view of various characters.When he enters the story of a boy called Jack, he discovers a darker truth to the club. A truth that sets Eli on a dangerous journey to find the source of his own trauma.