The webcomic series received more than 52 million views and the novel had sold more than one million copies worldwide. [30] Restrictions and book banning controversies [ edit ] Zornosa, Laura (9 May 2022). " 'Heartstopper' Is a TV Love Story With the Soul of a Comic". The New York Times . Retrieved 5 November 2022. How Netflix's Heartstopper Fits Into Alice Oseman's Book Universe". Den of Geek. 22 April 2022 . Retrieved 29 April 2022. Absolutely delightful. Sweet, romantic, kind. Beautifully paced. I loved this book.' RAINBOW ROWELL, author of Carry On Wong, Curtis M. (17 March 2022). "Netflix Teases 'Heartstopper' With A Delightful Gay Teen Meet Cute". HuffPost . Retrieved 13 September 2022.

Martaus, Alaine (2020). "Heartstopper: Volume 1; by Alice Oseman". Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books. 73 (10): 442–443. doi: 10.1353/bcc.2020.0437. ISSN 1558-6766. S2CID 219502331. Turkey's family ministry calls book with gay characters a 'harmful publication' ". The Turkish Minute. 9 September 2021 . Retrieved 13 May 2023. Yates, Jonny (21 March 2022). "Gay graphic novel Heartstopper gets cover makeover to tie in with Netflix adaptation". PinkNews . Retrieved 22 May 2022. Elle Argent, Charlie's friend and Tao's girlfriend. She is transgender and attends Higgs Girls School. hi everyone! this is my first comic on tapastic, so... excuse any silly errors i've made while uploading it. i'm a bit unsure about the file size... the images might be a bit too big? who knOWSWratten, Marcus (19 July 2023). "Alice Oseman slams decision to fine Hungarian bookshop for selling Heartstopper: 'Sad and angry' ". thepinknews.com. Boy meets boy. Boys become friends. Boys fall in love. A bestselling LGBTQ+ graphic novel about life, love, and everything that happens in between. Physical versions of chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 are currently available. Volume 5 is planned to come out on December 7, 2023.

In 2023, the Heartstopper novels increasingly became subject of a wave of U.S. restrictions against books featuring POC, racism, gender identity and/or queer individuals. The books were pulled from shelves in at least two school districts, Clay County, Florida [33] and Canby, Oregon. [34] Schlichenmeyer, Terri (11 November 2021). "A sweet book about first love: 'Heartstopper' a poignant reminder of coming out". Washington Blade . Retrieved 25 May 2022.White, Peter (11 July 2019). " 'Top Of The Lake' Producer See-Saw Films To Adapt Alice Oseman's Graphic Novel Series 'Heartstopper' For TV". Deadline . Retrieved 29 April 2022. British author's book sold in envelopes in Turkey for including gay character". duvaR.english. 26 September 2021 . Retrieved 13 May 2023. McLaughlin, Gemma E. (2 May 2021). "Heartwarming, real and unaffected: a tale of teenage romance". The National . Retrieved 19 May 2022. In October of 2016, a zine featuring all the mini-comics was released. It was released in a few batches. All zines were signed and some were doodled in by Alice herself. The zine featured the mini-comics "Adoption", "Moments" and bonus artwork. Children's Book Review: Heartstopper by Alice Oseman". Publishers Weekly. 5 May 2020 . Retrieved 19 May 2022.

Wade, Prudence (12 May 2021). "5 new books to read this week". The Independent . Retrieved 19 May 2022. In September 2021, Turkey's Ministry of Family, Labor and Social Services labeled the publication "harmful" concluding that "some elements in the books might have harmful effects on the morality of the those aged below 18." [31] Following this decision, copies of the books are only allowed to be sold inside of sealed envelopes with the label "Harmful for children" in Turkey. [32] Absolutely delightful. Sweet, romantic, kind. Beautifully paced. I loved this book.’ RAINBOW ROWELL, author of Carry On Babb, Tiffany (21 October 2020). "Heartstopper Volume 2 finds joy in the quiet moments of teen romance". The A.V. Club . Retrieved 19 May 2022. Sava, Oliver; Rosberg, Caitlin (28 November 2018). "The best comics of 2018". The A.V. Club . Retrieved 19 May 2022.

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Martaus, Alaine (2020). "Heartstopper: Volume 2 by Alice Oseman". Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books. 74 (3): 139–140. doi: 10.1353/bcc.2020.0774. ISSN 1558-6766. S2CID 226752465. Wratten, Marcus (27 March 2023). "Alice Oseman slams 'thriving' homophobia following Heartstopper book ban in Florida". thepinknews.com. Valle, Jay (10 August 2023). " 'Heartstopper' books temporarily removed from Mississippi public library". NBC News . Retrieved 13 August 2023. Williams, Imogen Russell (22 October 2021). "Speed, rage, heat or stink: The conventions and merits of the children's graphic novel". The Times Literary Supplement . Retrieved 13 September 2022.