includes visual line-up of Lynch/Peaks book covers as a reference
Ten years ago (almost exactly to the day) I documented my history of cinephilia through a series of movie books; today I continue that tradition in podcast form with a rundown of the books that guided my Twin Peaks journey since 2014, in the order I read them. The emphasis tends to be on how they shaped or intersected with the themes or approaches I was exploring, but I'd love to hear your general thoughts on these books (and others) - I'll include them with future listener feedback, and perhaps share some more of my own too. And I've linked my interviews with several of these authors below the covers.
This will be the last random "Twin Peaks Reflections" section before I take a brand new approach to be announced in June (albeit already previewed on Twitter). I'm quite excited to begin presenting that.
For $5/month patrons, I continue my Lost in Twin Peaks podcast with the episode on Laura's funeral, again over two hours and with room for plenty of additional context on other shows and news stories of the period as well as in-depth exploration of the ongoing investigation and the episode's events...
And for the main podcast, in addition to the Twin Peaks books, I cover other podcast recommendations (including a few Peaks specials amongst the usual political suspects) and cross the halfway point on my archival 100 Favorites series, including at least one movie you may have seen me discuss before!
Here's something to look at while you listen...
Book covers (visual reference)
FULL OF SECRETS (1995) edited by David Lavery
THE SECRET DIARY OF LAURA PALMER (1990) by Jennifer Lynch
REFLECTIONS: AN ORAL HISTORY OF TWIN PEAKS (2014) by Brad Dukes
LYNCH ON LYNCH (1997, revised 2005) by Chris Rodley
THE PASSION OF DAVID LYNCH (1997) by Martha Nochimson
DAVID LYNCH SWERVES (2013) by Martha Nochimson
THE COMPLETE LYNCH (2002) by David Hughes
TWIN PEAKS: BEHIND THE SCENES (1990) by Mark Altman
THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF FBI SPECIAL AGENT DALE COOPER: MY LIFE, MY TAPES (1991) by Scott Frost
(read before Twin Peaks: Behind the Scenes)
TWIN PEAKS IN THE REARVIEW MIRROR (2012) edited by John Thorne, Craig Miller, and David Lavery
(read before Twin Peaks: Behind the Scenes)
WELCOME TO TWIN PEAKS: ACCESS GUIDE TO TWIN PEAKS (1991) by Richard Saul Wurman & the Twin Peaks writing staff
THE LIST OF 7 (1993) by Mark Frost
BEAUTIFUL DARK (2008) by Greg Olson
CATCHING THE BIG FISH (2006) by David Lynch
POP CLASSICS - WRAPPED IN PLASTIC: TWIN PEAKS (2015) by Andy Burns
THE SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME (2006) by Greil Marcus
(This is the edition I actually read at the time...the cover discussed on the podcast is featured as a bonus at the end of this post.)
TV PEAKS (2015) by Andreas Halskov
THE MAN FROM ANOTHER PLACE: DAVID LYNCH (2015) by Dennis Lim
THE ESSENTIAL WRAPPED IN PLASTIC: PATHWAYS TO TWIN PEAKS (2016) by John Thorne
TWIN PEAKS FAQ (2016) by David Bushman & Arthur Smith
THE SECRET HISTORY OF TWIN PEAKS (2016) by Mark Frost
TWIN PEAKS: THE FINAL DOSSIER (2017) by Mark Frost
DEVIL'S ADVOCATES - TWIN PEAKS: FIRE WALK WITH ME (2018) by Lindsay Hallam
TWIN PEAKS: FAN PHENOMENA (2013) edited by Marisa Hayes & Frank Boulegue
ROOM TO DREAM (2018) by David Lynch & Kristine McKenna
THE WOMEN OF DAVID LYNCH (2019) edited by The Blue Rose Magazine
author interviews w/ Brad Dukes (Reflections: An Oral History of Twin Peaks), Martha Nochimson (The Passion of David Lynch & David Lynch Swerves), Andy Burns (Pop Classics: Wrapped in Plastic - Twin Peaks), Andreas Halskov (TV Peaks), John Thorne (The Essential Wrapped in Plastic: Pathways to Twin Peaks), Lindsay Hallam (Devil's Advocates: Fire Walk With Me)
Podcast Line-ups for:
Lost in Twin Peaks #4
INTRO
THE OPENING OF THE EPISODE
DIRECTOR/WRITERS
PRODUCTION CONTEXT
TV CONTEXT (when it aired, ratings, surrounding shows: ABC Prime Time Live w/ Marla Maples, Max Monroe: Loose Cannon, Cheers, Wings series premiere)
HISTORICAL CONTEXT (#1 movie, world events: Colombian presidential candidate assassinated, TIME cover)
CRITICAL RECEPTION w/ media quotes
FAN RECEPTION - mostly dugpa forum memory quotes on how fans got into Twin Peaks
PERSONAL RECEPTION - focused on how I got into Twin Peaks (but my archive pieces near the end of the podcast discuss my varied response to this particular episode over the years)
THE FEEL OF THE EPISODE
THE STRUCTURE OF THE EPISODE
WHO KILLED LAURA PALMER? (new clues, each part of the investigation, the big picture)
SCENES ORGANIZED BY LAURA STORY
Murder / Family / Bobby / James / Ronette / Therapy / Drugs (using) / Leo / Charity / Sex work / Spirituality / Ben
SCENES ORGANIZED BY NON-LAURA STORY
Packard family / Briggs family / Horne family / Ghostwood deal & Saw Mill plot / Shelly, Bobby & Leo / Nadine's drape runners / Ed & Norma / Hank in prison / Josie & Harry / Cooper & Audrey / Cocaine in Twin Peaks (criminal) / Cocaine in Twin Peaks (investigation) / One-armed man / One Eyed Jack's / Invitation to Love
new: Albert & Harry / Andrew's death / standalone scenes
LOCATIONS
CHARACTERS (introductions, first interactions, rankings)
COFFEE, PIE & DONUTS (+ other food & cigarettes)
THE UNCANNY
WHAT IS TWIN PEAKS?
WHO IS AGENT COOPER?
WHO IS LAURA PALMER?
READINGS & CLIPS FROM MY OTHER WORK - including comments on previous 2 episodes
SEMI-SPOILER SECTION (later context & overall shape of the show)
EPISODE RANK, NEXT ON TWIN PEAKS & LOG LADY INTRO
SPOILER SECTION (for future episodes)
CHARACTER MILESTONES
RANDOM OBSERVATIONS
READINGS FROM MY SPOILER WORK
THE OPENING OF THE EPISODE
DIRECTOR/WRITERS
PRODUCTION CONTEXT
TV CONTEXT (when it aired, ratings, surrounding shows: ABC Prime Time Live w/ Marla Maples, Max Monroe: Loose Cannon, Cheers, Wings series premiere)
HISTORICAL CONTEXT (#1 movie, world events: Colombian presidential candidate assassinated, TIME cover)
CRITICAL RECEPTION w/ media quotes
FAN RECEPTION - mostly dugpa forum memory quotes on how fans got into Twin Peaks
PERSONAL RECEPTION - focused on how I got into Twin Peaks (but my archive pieces near the end of the podcast discuss my varied response to this particular episode over the years)
THE FEEL OF THE EPISODE
THE STRUCTURE OF THE EPISODE
WHO KILLED LAURA PALMER? (new clues, each part of the investigation, the big picture)
SCENES ORGANIZED BY LAURA STORY
Murder / Family / Bobby / James / Ronette / Therapy / Drugs (using) / Leo / Charity / Sex work / Spirituality / Ben
SCENES ORGANIZED BY NON-LAURA STORY
Packard family / Briggs family / Horne family / Ghostwood deal & Saw Mill plot / Shelly, Bobby & Leo / Nadine's drape runners / Ed & Norma / Hank in prison / Josie & Harry / Cooper & Audrey / Cocaine in Twin Peaks (criminal) / Cocaine in Twin Peaks (investigation) / One-armed man / One Eyed Jack's / Invitation to Love
new: Albert & Harry / Andrew's death / standalone scenes
LOCATIONS
CHARACTERS (introductions, first interactions, rankings)
COFFEE, PIE & DONUTS (+ other food & cigarettes)
THE UNCANNY
WHAT IS TWIN PEAKS?
WHO IS AGENT COOPER?
WHO IS LAURA PALMER?
READINGS & CLIPS FROM MY OTHER WORK - including comments on previous 2 episodes
SEMI-SPOILER SECTION (later context & overall shape of the show)
EPISODE RANK, NEXT ON TWIN PEAKS & LOG LADY INTRO
SPOILER SECTION (for future episodes)
CHARACTER MILESTONES
RANDOM OBSERVATIONS
READINGS FROM MY SPOILER WORK
Lost in the Movies Episode 55
INTRO
TWIN PEAKS REFLECTIONS: Twin Peaks/David Lynch books
OPENING THE ARCHIVE - Continuing the Favorites
#56 THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS
#55 HISTORIAS EXTRAORDINARIAS
#54 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
#53 L'ECLISSE
#52 MEAN STREETS
#51 PINOCCHIO
#50 A WALK THROUGH H
#49 MURDER, MY SWEET
#48 PAT GARRETT & BILLY THE KID
#47 TWIN PEAKS: FIRE WALK WITH ME
#46 THE BIG LEBOWSKI
PODCAST RECOMMENDATIONS
OUTRO
TWIN PEAKS REFLECTIONS: Twin Peaks/David Lynch books
OPENING THE ARCHIVE - Continuing the Favorites
#56 THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS
#55 HISTORIAS EXTRAORDINARIAS
#54 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
#53 L'ECLISSE
#52 MEAN STREETS
#51 PINOCCHIO
#50 A WALK THROUGH H
#49 MURDER, MY SWEET
#48 PAT GARRETT & BILLY THE KID
#47 TWIN PEAKS: FIRE WALK WITH ME
#46 THE BIG LEBOWSKI
PODCAST RECOMMENDATIONS
OUTRO
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