In Real Life

In Real Life original cover

In Real Life hardback release cover

In Real Life is an autobiography written by Onision in 2022.

About

On June 28, 2022, Onision announced he is writing an autobiography. Similarly to Reaper's Creek, he released it by chapter as he was writing it. Chapters were released on his website and were only fully accessible to fans paying him a subscription fee. The introduction to the book was released that same day. (Source) On October 31, 2022, he released the final chapter. (Source)

The book covers Onision's life starting from the day he was born. The book abruptly ends on Chapter 22 with Onision announcing he is tired of writing it. The story ends with him being a 19-year-old in Air Force basic training. The last chapter consists of Onision listing lessons he learned in recent years of his life.

It was speculated Onision named the book "In Real Life" because the name of the 2021 Discovery+ Documentary made about the accusations against himself and his husband was named "Onision: In Real Life". It was thought he hoped people searching for information on the show would find his book instead. Onision explained he named it this because it is about his real life. (Source)

In December 2022, Onision announced he is publishing In Real Life to purchase digitally through iTunes. This new version of the book included a bonus chapter and art. The release date was set for March 23, 2023. (Source)

On February 24, 2025, Onision quietly release a hardback physical copy of the book through Amazon. This version featured a new cover. Both releases of the book featured AI generated images on the covers.

Amazon Description

Onision is a video and music creator reaching hundreds of millions of people. Before massive advertising crack downs on YouTube, Onision collectively had over 2 billion video views on his channel and his music, specifically the banana song "I'm A Banana" was reaching massive achievements on the web and on TV.

So who is Onision? What was his life like before all this? There are a lot of bogus theories and made up concepts about Onision. But was is the truth? What is really... Onision's real life? Time to hear it from the source. This is Onision, age 0 to 20. A man, not a myth or a legend or other exciting fantasy. Just a man.

You can handle the truth, you just have to take an honest look in the mirror first.

In February 2026, Onision stopped the printing and sales of most of his books after he began to release re-writes of some of his novels. This purge included In Real Life.