Synopses & Reviews
Rainn Wilson’s memoir about growing up geeky and finally finding his place in comedy, faith, and life.
For nine seasons Rainn Wilson played Dwight Schrute, everyone’s favorite work nemesis and beet farmer. Viewers of The Office
fell in love with the character and grew to love the actor who played
him even more. Rainn founded a website and media company, SoulPancake,
that eventually became a bestselling book of the same name. He also
started a hilarious Twitter feed (sample tweet: “I’m not on Facebook” is
the new “I don’t even own a TV”) that now has more than four million
followers.
Now, he’s ready to tell his own story and explain
how he came up with his incredibly unique sense of humor and perspective
on life. He explains how he grew up “bone-numbingly nerdy before there
was even a modicum of cool attached to the word.” The Bassoon King
chronicles his journey from nerd to drama geek (“the highest rung on
the vast, pimply ladder of high school losers”), his years of mild
debauchery and struggles as a young actor in New York, his many
adventures and insights about The Office, and finally, Wilson’s
achievement of success and satisfaction, both in his career and
spiritually, reconnecting with the artistic and creative values of the
Bahá’í faith he grew up in.
Review
“Certainly for fans of The Office, but the amiable
actor also offers thoughtful glimpses into the realities of the TV and
film industry and an impassioned rationale for living an openly
spiritual life.” Kirkus Reviews
Review
“[Wilson] shares the ups and downs of his journey to fame in this funny
and frank memoir… of particular interest to aspiring actors and other
creative types, as well as the many fans of the long-running NBC
comedy.” Booklist
Review
“Wilson’s story is engaging…Readers will relish his experiences as Dwight Schrute (who contributes the book’s foreword) in The Office — snagging the part, the show’s debut, the actors and writers, and behind-the-scenes reminiscences.” Publishers Weekly
Review
“Filled with genuinely fascinating stories about his unusual upbringing,
his entrée into the comedy world and his thoughtfully developed views
on life, Wilson’s book is an unsurprisingly funny and surprisingly
poignant entry in the cavalcade of celebrity memoirs.” BookPage
About the Author
RAINN WILSON is best known for his Emmy-nominated role as Dwight Schrute on NBC’s The Office,
though today he’s equally well-known for his millions of Twitter
followers and the philosophy website he founded, SoulPancake, which
launched a New York Times bestselling book of the same name.