From Tokyopop:
Elvis Spillane is a young man trying to break into the film industry, along with his friends Ed and July. The life of a twentysomething slacker has its ups and downs, but that's nothing new to Elvis, whose unusual childhood was spent growing up in rural Utah, raised by his mother and grandmother in a bed-and-breakfast called Hotel Africa. While spending time with his friends, Elvis reflects on his childhood memories: the travelers who passed through the hotel, the ways they touched his life, and how he might have touched theirs