Nights in White Castle

It begins in Bloomington Minnesota with a 13-year-old kid staging his own author photo that he hopes will someday grace the cover of a book jacket. And it ends at a desk in the legendary Time & Life building with that same boy-now in his early 20s and writing professionally-reflecting on how the hell he got there from what seems like a distant universe. In between Steve Rushin whisks us along on an extraordinarily funny tender and altogether unforgettable journey.

From a menial summer job at suburban Bennigan's to first-time college experiences in Milwaukee to surviving early adulthood in seedy New York City this deeply touching odyssey will remind any reader of those special moments when they too went from innocence to experience.