MAY 1, 2023: It’s been almost three years since we shared the announcement that Sir Patrick Stewart would be writing his memoir. It is still forthcoming, but now we have a cover image to share.

Stewart displayed the image on Facebook and said, “I am delighted to share with you the cover of my memoir, MAKING IT SO. Revisiting my life from my earliest memories and into the present has been an illuminating journey for me. It's a life lived far beyond my expectations, and I hope you enjoy reading the book this fall….”

Stewart’s earliest memories go back to Mirfield, the town in West Yorkshire where he grew up (pictured above). In a 2020 interview he had the following to say to Fresh Air:

Where I grew up, you were not thought weird if you were a performer, not remotely. On the other hand, it was actually applauded and loved. So to sing, to play an instrument, to act a scene, to recite a poem - these things were respected. And my memory of Christmas at home is of, oh, almost every member of my family performing something. So that wasn't strange, being an actor. I grew up in a town called Mirfield, which had a population of 9,000 people. And in that town, there were 11 fully functioning amateur dramatic groups. Now, many of them would only have done one production a year, and that might have been a pantomime, a Christmas show, you know. But that's how comfortable everybody was with being onstage and seeing a friend or a family member onstage.

If you’re looking forward to more stories and illumination from Sir Patrick Stewart, Making It So is available now for preorder from Amazon or wherever you buy your books. An audio edition is also available, narrated by Stewart himself. The memoir is scheduled for release October 3, 2023.