Pageboy

It doesn’t feel like the smoothed-over result of cautious editing, “as told to” anyone but Page himself. Such rawness, as a document of his life story, only makes it all the more singular. * Daily Telegraph *Brutally honest … Powerful. * New York Times Book Review *Vivid… Moving… Juicy * NPR *At its heart [Pageboy] is the story of his transitioning…. He writes, rather beautifully, about gender dysphoria, top surgery and finally finding himself. But the book is so much more than a tale of transition. Pageboy is a modern-day Hollywood Babylon, written by a sensitive soul. * Guardian *Page’s compassion-inducing account feels vital … Heartfelt and courageous in its honesty. * i Newspaper *Pageboy proves that he is a profoundly talented writer… It is a love story of sorts in which the greatest love turns out to be Page’s alignment with his truest self. * Elizabeth Day *Eloquent and enthralling… [Pageboy] is an intense, emotional read, delivered in image-drenched prose. … ‘Let me just exist with you,’ he writes, ‘happier than ever.’ Reading those words nearly made me cry. Page’s plea is small. It also feels very big. * Washington Post *Raw, harrowing and often heartbreaking to read… Page’s book arrives, as if on cue, in a moment when the trans community is facing even more danger than when he started writing it just over a year ago. * LA Times *An unflinching account of a life pushed to the brink, and what it means to untangle ourselves from the expectations of others – it’s a must-read for anyone in the process of finding themselves. * Harper’s Bazaar *Pageboy is like listening to a friend… It’s impossible to miss the truth in his words: ‘I wouldn’t be typing this right now if it weren’t for you and your care.’ … Now is an excellent time to read this humanizing and well-written memoir. * Associated Press *

ELLIOT PAGE is an Academy Award-nominated actor, a producer, and a director. He currently stars in the hit series The Umbrella Academy.