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Pageboy

A Memoir

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Pageboy

By: Elliot Page
Narrated by: Elliot Page
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Full of intimate stories, from chasing down secret love affairs to battling body image and struggling with familial strife, Pageboy is a love letter to the power of being seen. With this evocative and lyrical debut, Elliot Page captures the universal human experience of searching for ourselves and our place in this complicated world.

'Can I kiss you?' It was two months before the world premiere of Juno, and Elliot Page was in his first ever queer bar. The hot summer air hung heavy around him as he looked at her. And then it happened. In front of everyone. The unthinkable. Here he was on the precipice of discovering himself as a queer person, as a trans person. Getting closer to his desires, his dreams, himself, without the repression he'd carried for so long. But for Elliot, two steps forward had always come with one step back.

With Juno's massive success, Elliot became one of the world's most beloved actors. His dreams were coming true, but the pressure to perform suffocated him. He was forced to play the part of the glossy young starlet, a role that made his skin crawl, on and off set. The career that had been an escape out of his reality and into a world of imagination was suddenly a nightmare. As he navigated criticism and abuse from some of the most powerful people in Hollywood, a past that snapped at his heels and a society dead set on forcing him into a binary, Elliot often stayed silent, unsure of what to do. Until enough was enough.

The Oscar-nominated star who captivated the world with his performance in Juno finally shares his story in a groundbreaking and inspiring memoir about love, family, fame - and stepping into who we truly are with strength, joy and connection.

©2023 Elliot Page (P)2023 Penguin Audio
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Featured article: Elliot Page on writing his groundbreaking memoir


Elliot Page is an Academy Award-nominated actor, a producer and a director who currently stars in the hit series The Umbrella Academy. We asked Elliot, what inspited him to write Pageboy and how has it impacted his life...

Critic reviews

'The emergence of our true selves is all of our life's work. Pageboy helps chart the course.' Jamie Lee Curtis

'Searing, deeply moving, and incredibly poignant... This isn't simply a book on what it means to be trans, it's about what it means to be human.' Alok Vaid-Menon

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He writes so well, descriptive and inventive. Some of his stories, of Hollywood, love and childhood are unique and insightful. Others are all too relatable and Elliot has achieved his aim of making us feel less alone.

Elliot’s story is painful and beautiful

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Really enjoyed this, I would absolutely recomend to anyone and everyone, especially those from an older demographic

Great memoir

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Beautifully written, and openly honest. Elliot Page’s story was one I couldn’t wait to read, thank you for sharing :•)

beautiful

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Fully support this work and appreciate it for what it is - Elliot’s story. It’s his choice what to focus on and I’m glad for the insight into what he’s shared. I hope he will keep writing and reflecting on the events of his life. His big hearted nature shines through, the quest for love and growing in self love. Grateful for him and wish him well.

It’s his story, told how he wanted

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Although I found this enlightening,it was very sad that anyone has to go through so much pain and uncertainty because of prejudice and ignorance. I enjoyed listening to Elliot telling his story.

Heartbreaking

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