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Pageboy

A Memoir

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Pageboy

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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So humble and open that it is like a precent that is overwhelming
Thank You Elliot!

The Battle To Be You

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I was engrossed by this book. The story telling was perfectly paced. I cried, laughed, yelled and smiled throughout. It was relatable and informative in so many different ways. I'm grateful to have experience this amazing piece of work. Elliot has done an amazing job being vulnerable and helping/inspiring so many readers, including me to be their authentic self.

Outstanding

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He did a good job unpacking his experience with gender in a way that's accessible to broad audiences that might not be very familiar with trans experiences or trans rights, and I was really interested to learn about the tragedy that occurred in his hometown.

accessible to cis audiences and wholesome as heck

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Loved every minute. I imagine this book will save some lives along the way. X

Powerful

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Was a great book, read well and interesting to learn things that we couldn't even possible imagine to experience

Excellent book

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