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Wildwood by colin meloy5/20/2023 ![]() It is a horror story set in a fictional town on the Oregon coast in 1987. ![]() And he recently came out with a new book. He started with the “Wildwood” series which the Portland animation studio Laika is turning into a feature film. But for more than a decade now, he has also written books especially aimed at younger readers. Colin Meloy is perhaps best known, especially to people, say, over the age of 25, as a songwriter and lead singer of the band The Decemberists. Note: The following transcript was created by a computer and edited by a volunteer.ĭave Miller: This is Think Out Loud on OPB. He joins us to talk more about the themes in the book and what he hopes middle-grade readers take away from it. ![]() Meloy also weaves poetry into the narrative, including Arthur Rimbaud, Lord Byron and William Butler Yeats, and he hopes to pique kids’ interest to read further. He authored the “Wildwood” series, which is now being made into a feature film, and he’s just come out with a new book, “ The Stars did Wander Darkling.” It’s set in 1987 in an Oregon coastal town that draws inspiration from Astoria and Manzanita. ![]() Colin Meloy is perhaps best known as the songwriter and lead singer of The Decemberists, but he also writes books aimed at young readers. ![]()
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