Page Powars

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

Early life

Page Powars was born in Michigan, United States. Growing up, he was not a reader and engaged in fandom culture surrounding video games and animated TV instead. This later inspired him to branch out into reading young adult novels in high school.
He attended the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre, & Dance and graduated with a Bachelor of Music & Technology. Before publishing his first book, he worked at GameStop, an ice cream shop, a bubble tea café, an English education business, and the New York Public Library. He currently lives in 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, USA Today, and #1 Indie bestseller. The story follows Charlie von Hevringprinz, a transgender high schooler stuck dorming with his ex who fails to recognize him after his transition. It has been translated into German, French, and Spanish. 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.
His third novel, But I Hate Him, releases 2027.