I, Elvis

What happens when a middle-aged novelist and professor, a devoted husband and father, trades his chinos and oxfords for a bejeweled jumpsuit? Despite the suspicious minds of his family and friends, William McCranor Henderson can't help falling in love with the life of an Elvis impersonator, a world where Memphis is Mecca, Graceland is the Vatican, and Vegas is Heaven.
An inspiring, funny, surprising chronicle of one man's quest to be King, I, Elvis reveals ... the moves, from the body palsy to the shaky leg ... the difference between hillbilly Elvis and religious Elvis ... how to spot an Elvisoid, i.e., a fake, non-performing impersonator ... the importance of hiring an authentic-looking bodyguard-cum-scarf man ... the sneers and taunts of "the clown factor" ... the awesome responsibility of "the savior factor ... how to cultivate an I'm-not-Elvis brand of humility ... and the never-ending search for white shoes.

William McCranor Henderson is an English professor at North Carolina State University.