George Takei's profound new memoir approaches! Get ready for this sweeping personal opus in June.

April 10, 2025

A kaleidoscopic portrait of one iconic American
navigating the tides of LGBTQ+ history

George Takei has shown the world many faces: actor, author, outspoken activist, helmsman of the starship Enterprise, living witness to the internment of Japanese Americans, and king of social media. But until October 27, 2005, there was always one piece missing—one face he did not show the world. There was one very intimate fact about George that he never shared… and it rhymes with Takei.

Now, for the first time ever, George Takei shares the full story of his life in the closet, his decision to come out as gay at the age of 68, and the way that moment transformed everything.

Reuniting the team behind his award-winning graphic memoir, They Called Us Enemy, Takei now presents a charismatic, candid, and deeply personal witness to how far America has come… and how urgently we must fight to defend that precious progress.

It Rhymes With Takei
by George Takei, Harmony Becker, Steven Scott, and Justin Eisinger
ISBN 978-1-60309-574-7 | Diamond Code: APR251041
$29.99 (US) | 336 pages | Full-color hardcover graphic memoir | 6.5" x 9"
Browse preview pages | In stores June 10, 2025!