David Benjamin became, at least in his own mind, prose laureate of Wisconsin with the publication of his Random House memoir, The Life and Times of the Last Kid Picked. Raised in Tomah, educated in Madison and Beloit, Benjamin paid his dues as a writer, journalist, essayist and author in regions as far flung as Paris and Tokyo, Brooklyn, New York and Mansfield, Massachusetts. Last Kid Books, an imprint initially devoted to publishing his works, is the voice of David Benjamin, a voice rich with stories that entertain, amuse, surprise and—now and then—get under your skin. The first three Last Kid Books, officially published on 1 April 2019, are Almost Killed by a Train of Thought, a collection of Benjamin’s essays, and two novels, Summer of ’68 and Skulduggery in the Latin Quarter.