Leftover People: A Journey Through Post-Rock and Roll America is the latest non-fiction work from rock critic Brent Jensen. It recounts in graphic detail the events that take place during a promotional book tour of the southeastern United States in support of his rock and roll memoir No Sleep 'Til Sudbury. As Jensen comes into personal contact with a colorful assortment of intensely dedicated 80s hard rock and metal fans that make up his readership over the course of the tour, he is forced to consider the deeper implications of his own fandom for the music of his youth through that of his readers. Leftover People balances tales of the tour's hazy escapades from city to city against a darker subtext illuminating the eternal struggle between the head and the heart, and of living in the moment versus living in the past.

A refreshingly no-holds-barred narrative look at what it was like growing up in the 80s as a hard rock and heavy metal fan in a small northern Ontario town. The rock history is here and some academic treatise is included as well, but these aspects are uniquely woven together with personal experiences and biting commentary to make No Sleep 'til Sudbury a highly entertaining observation of the power of musical nostalgia as a pop cultural force.