{{Short description|American author}} {{Infobox writer | name = Andrew Joseph White | image = Andrew Joseph White5188055.jpg | alt = <!-- descriptive text for use by speech synthesis (text-to-speech) software --> | caption = White speaking at the 2024 [[Gaithersburg Book Festival]] | birth_name = <!-- only use if different from name --> | birth_date = <!-- {{Birth date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}} for living people supply only the year with {{Birth year and age|YYYY}} unless the exact date is already widely published, as per [[WP:DOB]]. For people who have died, use {{Birth date|YYYY|MM|DD}}. --> | birth_place = | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (DEATH date then BIRTH date) --> | death_place = | other_names = | occupation = Writer | years_active = 2018–present | known_for = | notable_works = ''[[Hell Followed with Us]]'' | website = {{URL|https://andrewjosephwhite.com}} }} '''Andrew Joseph White''' is an American [[Young adult literature|young adult fiction]] author.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=YA author writes bestseller while completing graduate program at Mason |url=https://www.gmu.edu/news/2022-10/ya-author-writes-bestseller-while-completing-graduate-program-mason |access-date=2024-01-08 |website=George Mason University}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Stewart |first=C. K. |title=Spring 2022 Flying Starts: Andrew Joseph White |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/89705-spring-2022-flying-starts-andrew-joseph-white.html |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=PublishersWeekly.com}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Kirichanskaya |first=Michele |date=2023-09-27 |title=Interview with Andrew Joseph White |url=https://www.geeksout.org/2023/09/27/interview-with-andrew-joseph-white/ |access-date=2024-01-08 |website=Geeks OUT}}</ref> He is best known for ''[[The New York Times|New York Times]]'' bestselling dystopian young adult novel ''[[Hell Followed with Us]]'' (2022).<ref name=":4">{{Cite news |date=2022-08-28 |title=Young Adult Hardcover Books - Best Sellers - Books |url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2022/08/28/young-adult-hardcover/ |access-date=2024-01-08 |work=The New York Times |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
== Early life and education == White began writing stories about queer people when he was 12 years old.<ref>{{Cite web |last=White |first=Andrew Joseph |date=2022-06-07 |title="You Mean Not Everybody Feels Like This?": Self-Discovery Through Writing, a guest post by Andrew Joseph White |url=https://teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2022/06/07/you-mean-not-everybody-feels-like-this-self-discovery-through-writing-a-guest-post-by-andrew-joseph-white/ |access-date=2024-03-12 |website=Teen Librarian Toolbox}}</ref> He went to [[John Handley High School|Handley High School]] in [[Winchester, Virginia]], graduating in 2016.<ref name=":6" /> While in high school, he participated in the nonprofit Project Write program.<ref name=":6" /> White graduated from [[George Mason University]] in 2022 with an MFA in Creative Writing.<ref name=":2" />
== Career == White's books center on LGBTQ characters and themes.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jones {{!}} |first=Iyana |title=Pride 2022: Interviews with Authors on Their LGBTQ+ YA Novels |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/89635-pride-2022-interviews-with-authors-on-their-lgbtq-ya-novels.html |access-date=2024-03-12 |website=PublishersWeekly.com}}</ref> [[Paste (magazine)|Paste magazine]] described his writing as "filled with difficult truths, righteous fury, and complex queer characters".<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=Milas |first=Lacy Baugher |date=2024-02-28 |title=Exclusive Cover Reveal + Excerpt: Andrew Joseph White's Queer Appalachian Thriller Compound Fracture |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/books/andrew-joseph-white/compound-fracture-cover-reveal-excerpt-queer-fiction |access-date=2024-03-12 |website=Paste Magazine}}</ref> His desire to write about LGBTQ characters was inspired by the many anti-transgender laws being passed in state legislatures.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |last=Merod |first=Anna |date=2021-06-26 |title=Project Write alum set to publish 1st novel next summer |url=https://www.winchesterstar.com/winchester_star/project-write-alum-set-to-publish-1st-novel-next-summer/article_e54a45fe-9c78-5910-ac23-40af63aceb83.html |access-date=2024-03-12 |website=The Winchester Star}}</ref> White's work has been recommended by many other LGBTQ authors, including [[TJ Klune|T.J. Klune]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-02 |title=Q&A: TJ Klune, Author of 'Heat Wave' |url=https://thenerddaily.com/tj-klune-heat-wave-interview/ |access-date=2024-03-12 |website=The Nerd Daily}}</ref> In a 2022 interview, he said that many transgender people feel drawn to the [[Horror fiction|horror genre]] because of "themes like social transgression, vulnerability, and alienation".<ref name=":7">{{Cite web |date=2022-05-11 |title=An Indies Introduce Q&A With Andrew Joseph White |url=https://www.bookweb.org/news/indies-introduce-qa-andrew-joseph-white-1628024 |access-date=2024-03-12 |website=the American Booksellers Association}}</ref> Additionally in a 2025 interview with Geeks OUT Magazine, White had stated how feels at home when writing about the trans experience through the lens of horror, sympathizing with his younger trans audience. "It’s amazing how you can connect to the roughest, messiest parts of yourself and others through the lens of fiction."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kirichanskaya |first=Michele |date=2025-06-24 |title=Interview with Andrew Joseph White, Author of Compound Fracture |url=https://www.geeksout.org/?p=10732 |access-date=2026-05-27 |website=Geeks OUT |language=en-US}}</ref>
White was a major contributor to the #LGBTWIP writing movement on Twitter between 2018 and 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stewart {{!}} |first=C. K. |title=Spring 2022 Flying Starts: Andrew Joseph White |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/89705-spring-2022-flying-starts-andrew-joseph-white.html |access-date=2024-03-12 |website=PublishersWeekly.com}}</ref> He also participated in the #TransBooks365 Twitter campaign in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shotwell |first=Alyssa |date=2021-08-31 |title=Books by Trans Authors Being Shared for the Best Reason |url=https://www.themarysue.com/yesterday-everyone-was-sharing-trans-books-just-because-as-we-always-should/ |access-date=2024-03-12 |website=The Mary Sue}}</ref>
White's work has also been recognized in the American Library Association, with essayist Fin Leary discussing how White, among many other queer authors of trans [[Young adult literature|young adult (YA) books]], helped him come out.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Leary |first=Fin |date=Jan 1, 2024 |title=Reading Trans Books for Teens Helped Me Come Out. |url=https://link-gale-com.mtsac.idm.oclc.org/apps/doc/A780973521/GLS?u=mountsanclr& ;sid=bookmark-GLS&xid=fe675190 |journal=Booklist |via=Gale Literature Resource Center}}</ref>
=== ''Hell Followed with Us'' (2022) === White's debut young adult novel, ''[[Hell Followed with Us]]'' (2022), was published to positive reviews.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/andrew-joseph-white/hell-followed-with-us/ |title=Hell Followed With Us |work=Kirkus Reviews}}</ref> It was a finalist for the [[Young Adult Library Services Association]]'s 2023 Morris Award.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Calcazar |date=2023-12-13 |title=2023 Morris Award |url=https://www.ala.org/yalsa/2023-morris-award-0 |access-date=2024-03-12 |website=Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA)}}</ref> Before its publication, it was featured by Lambda Literacy as one of June 2022's most highly anticipated LGBTQIA+ young adult novels.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Team |first=Edit |date=2022-06-02 |title=June's Most Anticipated LGBTQIA+ Literature |url=https://lambdaliterary.org/2022/06/junes-most-anticipated-lgbtqia-literature/ |access-date=2024-01-08 |website=Lambda Literary Review}}</ref> ''Hell Followed With Us'' was ranked #10 on the ''New York Times'' Young Adult Bestseller list in August 2022,<ref name=":4" /> and was included in The Year-To-Date 2023 Indie Bestsellers List by the [[American Booksellers Association]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-21 |title=The Year-To-Date 2023 Indie Bestsellers List |url=https://www.bookweb.org/news/year-date-2023-indie-bestsellers-list-1630048 |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=the American Booksellers Association}}</ref> [[Paste (magazine)|Paste Magazine]] listed it as one of the Best YA Books of 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Best YA Books of 2022 |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/books/ya-books/best-ya-books-of-2022-young-adult |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=Paste Magazine}}</ref> White cited videogames ''[[Far Cry 5]]'' and ''[[Dead Space]]'' as inspiration for the book,<ref name=":1" /> as well as Alexander Gordon Smith's ''[[Escape from Furnace]]'' series.<ref name=":3" /> Author V. E. Tirado commissioned a custom [[Breast binding|chest binder]] based on the novel, gaining significant attention.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Marks-Joseph |first=Andrea |date=2023-04-19 |title=In Trying Times, Shapeshifters Makes Gender Euphoria Possible |url=https://www.intomore.com/culture/fashion/in-trying-times-shapeshifters-makes-gender-euphoria-possible/ |access-date=2024-03-12 |website=INTO}}</ref> Trustbridge Entertainment acquired the film rights to ''Hell Followed with Us'' in 2024. The project is stated to be an anime-inspired film, and is being produced in part by [[Lilly Wachowski]] of [[The Matrix (franchise)|the Matrix franchise]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Amidi |first=Amid |author-link=Amid Amidi |date=2024-09-13 |title=Lilly Wachowski And Powerhouse Animation Developing 'Hell Followed With Us' Into Animated Feature |url=https://www.cartoonbrew.com/feature-film/lilly-wachowski-and-powerhouse-animation-developing-hell-followed-with-us-into-animated-feature-242952.html |access-date=2024-09-13 |website=Cartoon Brew}}</ref>
=== ''The Spirit Bares its Teeth'' (2023) === White's sophomore novel ''The Spirit Bares its Teeth'' was published on September 5, 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/andrew-joseph-white/the-spirit-bares-its-teeth/ |title=The Spirit Bares its Teeth |work=Kirkus Reviews}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Spirit Bares Its Teeth |url=https://www.usatoday.com/booklist/books/the-spirit-bares-its-teeth/9781682636114 |access-date=2024-03-12 |website=USA Today}}</ref> It was listed as one of ''[[The Observer]]''{{'}}s Best New Books of 2023, with the newspaper noting, "White brilliantly spins a novel that deftly explores gender roles and queerness in a strict, laced-up society."<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-21 |title=Observer's Roundup of the Best New Books of 2023 |url=https://observer.com/2023/12/observers-best-new-books-of-2023/ |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=Observer}}</ref> [[Paste (magazine)|Paste Magazine]] also listed it as one of their Best YA Books of 2023,<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Best YA Books of 2023 |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/books/young-adult/best-ya-books-of-2023-young-adult-fiction |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=Paste Magazine}}</ref> marking the second time one of White's novels would make the list. The ''Southern Bookseller Review'' described ''The Spirit Bares Its Teeth'' as a necessary addition to LGBTQ and horror literature.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Review |first=The Southern Bookseller |date=2023-08-31 |title=Square Books loves The Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White |url=https://thesouthernbooksellerreview.org/the-spirit-bares-its-teeth-by-andrew-joseph-white/ |access-date=2024-01-08 |website=The Southern Bookseller Review}}</ref> It was featured as a 2024 [[Stonewall Book Award]] Honoree.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Post |first=The Publishing |date=2024-02-28 |title=The 2024 Stonewall Book Awards |url=https://www.thepublishingpost.com/post/the-2024-stonewall-book-awards |access-date=2024-03-12 |website=The Publishing Post}}</ref>
=== ''Compound Fracture'' (2024) === White's third novel ''[[Compound Fracture (novel)|Compound Fracture]]'' was published on September 3, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=When Does Compound Fracture Come Out? Release Date |url=https://nextnewbooks.com/book/compound-fracture/ |access-date=2025-03-24 |website=Next New Books}}</ref> It received the 2025 [[Michael L. Printz Award|Printz Honor Book]] award.<ref name="White">{{Cite web |last=White |first=Andrew Joseph |title=Andrew Joseph White |url=https://andrewjosephwhite.com/compound-fracture-1 |access-date=2025-03-24 |website=Andrew Joseph White}}</ref> ''Publishers Weekly'' called it "a stunning testament to the intertwining realities of politics and queerness, as well as community focused ideologies and the impact of those ideals in the face of oppression".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Compound Fracture by Andrew Joseph White |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-68263-612-1 |access-date=2025-03-24 |website=www.publishersweekly.com}}</ref> It also once again landed White on [[Paste (magazine)|Paste Magazine]]'s Best YA Books of 2024 list.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Best YA Books of 2024 |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/books/young-adult/the-best-ya-books-of-2024 |access-date=2025-03-24 |website=Paste Magazine}}</ref> It received overwhelmingly positive reviews from Kirkus, Shelf Awareness, Booklist, The Horn Book, Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, and School Library Journal.<ref name="White"/>
=== ''You Weren't Meant to be Human'' (2025) === White's adult debut, ''You Weren't Meant to be Human,'' was published on September 9, 2025.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":8">{{Cite web |last=Faccibene |first=Alex |date=2023-03-31 |title=6 More Trans and Nonbinary Writers to Check Out This Trans Day of Visibility |url=https://www.geekgirlauthority.com/trans-and-nonbinary-fiction-authors/ |access-date=2024-03-12 |website=Geek Girl Authority}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=You Weren't Meant to be Human by Andrew Joseph White |url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/224004327-you-weren-t-meant-to-be-human |access-date=2025-10-08 |website=Goodreads |language=en}}</ref> ''Publishers Weekly'' gave it a starred review, calling it "a brilliant, page-turning piece of trans [[splatterpunk]] [[body horror]] and an earnest, heart-rending tragedy".<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 2025 |title=You Weren’t Meant to Be Human by Andrew Joseph White |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781668038079 |access-date=2025-10-08 |website=www.publishersweekly.com}}</ref> It was a LibraryReads Top 10 pick for September 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Archive |url=https://libraryreads.org/archive |access-date=2025-10-08 |website=LibraryReads |language=en-US}}</ref>
=== Later releases === White has two YA novels, ''You're No Better'' and ''Beast//Warden'', which are scheduled for release in fall 2026 and spring 2028, respectively.<ref>{{Cite web |title=You're No Better |url=https://andrewjosephwhite.com/youre-no-better |access-date=2025-12-07 |website=Andrew Joseph White}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Beast//Warden |url=https://andrewjosephwhite.com/beast%2F%2Fwarden |access-date=2025-12-07 |website=Andrew Joseph White}}</ref>
== Personal life == White is a [[bisexuality|bisexual]]<ref>{{Cite tweet |last=White |first=Andrew Joseph |user=AJWhiteAuthor |number=1834200876811964676 |date=12 September 2024 |title=oh, there are a lot more of you now Hi! I'm Andrew Joseph White: author of ''Hell Followed with Us'', bi + autistic trans guy, and bestselling horror author three times over. I really, really like monsters 🪱 I know we were busy yesterday, but ''Compound Fracture'' hit the lists!! |access-date=16 September 2024 |link= |url-status= |archive-url= |archive-date= |quote= |ref=}}</ref> [[transgender man]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Baska |first=Maggie |date=2022-01-21 |title=6 LGBT+ authors on the profound, moving books that changed their lives |url=https://www.thepinknews.com/2022/01/21/lgbt-books/ |access-date=2024-03-12 |website=PinkNews}}</ref><ref name=":8" /> He says he had his first "gender crisis" at age 16, but did not come to terms with his trans identity until several years later.<ref name=":6" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Scheier {{!}} |first=Liz |title=Let the Right Ones In: LGBTQ Voices in Publishing |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/92153-let-the-right-ones-in-lgbtq-voices-in-publishing.html |access-date=2024-03-12 |website=PublishersWeekly.com}}</ref> He is [[autism|autistic]].<ref>{{cite web |title=About |url=https://andrewjosephwhite.com/about |website=Andrew Joseph White |access-date=16 September 2024 |quote=Andrew Joseph White is a trans, autistic, best-selling author from Virginia, where he grew up falling in love with monsters and wishing he could be one too.}}</ref> He is married to speculative fiction author Alice Scott.<ref>{{Cite web |last=White |first=Andrew Joseph |title=Andrew Joseph White |url=https://andrewjosephwhite.com/about |access-date=2024-09-25 |website=Andrew Joseph White}}</ref>
== Bibliography ==
* ''[[Hell Followed with Us]]'' (2022)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Hell Followed with Us by Andrew Joseph White: 9780593558799 {{!}} PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books |url=https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/706028/hell-followed-with-us-by-andrew-joseph-white/ |access-date=2024-01-05 |website=PenguinRandomhouse.com}}</ref> * ''The Spirit Bares its Teeth'' (2023)<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White: 9780593749104 {{!}} PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books |url=https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/735778/the-spirit-bares-its-teeth-by-andrew-joseph-white/ |access-date=2024-01-05 |website=PenguinRandomhouse.com}}</ref> * ''[[Compound Fracture (novel)|Compound Fracture]]'' (2024)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Compound Fracture by Andrew Joseph White: 9781682636121 |url=https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/752534/compound-fracture-by-andrew-joseph-white/ |access-date=19 September 2024 |website=PenguinRandomhouse.com}}</ref> * ''You Weren’t Meant to be Human'' (2025)
== References == {{reflist}}
== Further reading == * {{Cite web |title=Daphne Press signs three books from 'phenomenal' White |url=https://www.thebookseller.com/rights/daphne-press-signs-three-books-from-phenomenal-white |access-date=2024-01-08 |website=The Bookseller}}
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