But now he is being offered the chance for the big break: to move into the house where a pair of briefly notorious murders occurred, apparently the work of disaffected teens during the Satanic Panic of the 1980s. Years later, he is a true crime writer, with one grisly success-and a movie adaptation-to his name, along with a series of subsequent less notable efforts. It’s better.” -Dwight Garner, The New York Timesįrom John Darnielle, the New York Times bestselling author and the singer-songwriter of the Mountain Goats, comes an epic, gripping novel about murder, truth, and the dangers of storytelling. Follow us here for new episodes Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional bonus episodes on Saturdays.“It’s never quite the book you think it is.

Poured Over is produced and hosted by Miwa Messer and engineered by Harry Liang. Lewis, and No One is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood. Featured Books: Devil House by John Darnielle, James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl, The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe and The Magician’s Nephew by C.S. I believe that writing was made to be heard.” From the age of five, John Darnielle knew he was going to be a storyteller, and he joins us on the show to talk about the structure and the shifting perspectives of his new novel, Devil House, who has standing to tell a story, the difference between touring and performing as an author instead of a musician, the books he loved as a boy, why we should all be reading literature in translation and so much more. I read the whole book out loud, seven or eight times…four or five times… before it ever goes to edit. ©1997-2023 Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Inc. Follow us here for new episodes Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional bonus episodes on Saturdays.)

Devil house by john darnielle