Page Powars

Page Powars
Powars at the 2025 Bronx Book Festival
EducationUniversity of Michigan
Writing career
Period2023-present
GenreRomance
Notable workAnd They Were Roommates
Websitepagepowars.com

Page Powars is an American author, best known for his queer romance novel And They Were Roommates.

Life and education

Page Powars was born in Michigan, United States.

He attended the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre, & Dance and graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in music composition and technology. He then received a master's degree in publishing from New York University.

He lives in Brooklyn, New York City.

Career

Powars' first novel, The Borrow a Boyfriend Club, was simultaneously published by Penguin Random House in North America and Hachette in the United Kingdom on September 12, 2023.

His second novel, And They Were Roommates, was published May 27, 2025 by Macmillan Publishers in North America and Hachette in the United Kingdom. The book is a New York Times and USA Today bestseller. The story follows Charlie von Hevringprinz, a transgender high schooler stuck dorming with his ex who fails to recognize him after his transition. In May 2025, People named And They Were Roommates their Book of the Week. In June 2025, Rolling Stone named And They Were Roommates as one of the top twenty queer romance novels of all time.

Powars' third novel, But I Hate Him, releases on August 25, 2026.

References

  1. ↑ Hardy, Jody (2023-09-06). "An Indies Introduce Q&A with Page Powars". American Booksellers Association. Retrieved 2025-09-13.
  2. ↑ Ramirez, Amanda (2023-12-15). "Fall 2023 Flying Starts: Page Powars". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2025-09-13.
  3. 1 2 Crum, Cherokee (2025-05-26). "Interview With Page Powars (AND THEY WERE ROOMMATES)". YA Books Central. Retrieved 2026-03-29.
  4. ↑ Kirichanskaya, Michele (2024-09-07). "Interview with Page Powars, Author of The Borrow a Boyfriend Club". Geeks OUT. Retrieved 2026-03-29.
  5. ↑ "Page Powars". Macmillan. Retrieved 2025-09-13.
  6. ↑ "The Borrow a Boyfriend Club". Kirkus Reviews. 2023-07-26.
  7. ↑ "The Borrow a Boyfriend Club by Page Powars". Publishers Weekly. 2023-07-06. Retrieved 2025-09-15.
  8. ↑ "AND THEY WERE ROOMMATES". Kirkus Reviews. March 22, 2025.
  9. ↑ Tagen-Dye, Carly; Schumer, Lizz (2025-06-05). "People's Best Books of May 2025: New Kevin Wilson, Sizzling Summer Romance and More". People. Retrieved 2025-09-13.
  10. ↑ Jones, C. T. (2025-06-08). "The 20 Best Queer Romances of All Time". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2025-09-13.
  11. ↑ "But I Hate Him". Macmillan Publishers. Retrieved 2026-03-29.