'The Secret History of Twin Peaks' novel by M. Frost 10/18

[Soolsma]

Harry's ''what happened to Coop'' archive?

Something to do with the bookhouse boys?

Bluebook? Briggs?

[Ross]

I sure hope the 1991 date is a mistake in the press release- and that it remains 98 in the book. That kind of thing will drive me nuts.

[Panapaok]

I sure hope the 1991 date is a mistake in the press release- and that it remains 98 in the book. That kind of thing will drive me nuts.

It's probably the publisher's mistake. They thought 1991 end of the show and 2016 release of the book. But it's true that all the continuity errors that Twin Peaks has, can really drive us nuts.

[krishnanspace]

m.hitfix.com/the-dartboard/the-plot-of-mark-frosts-twin-peaks-tie-in-novel-has-finally-been-revealed
It says that the book won't be a part of the old series or new. Don't know what that means

[Jerry Horne]

Baffled by this as well.

[Ross]

Yeah- I totally don't understand why they are saying the book isn't connected to the old or new show. Maybe for legal reasons?

[Agent Sam Stanley]

Either she got the information wrong or Mark Frost has been lying to us for all these months.

[laughingpinecone]

Their official site still says it will prep fans for the new series, that's a bold claim if the events are not interconnected. Besides - 'old or new'? It sure seems tied to the old one, at the very least!
Has anyone tried reaching out to Frost?

[Tom Glass]

I think she just simply means, that you don't have to read this book to fully enjoy season 3 or watch previous seasons to fully enjoy this book. I guess exactly the same situation was with the Secret Diary of Laura Palmer - this book give you a lot of information about Laura and Bob but do you really need to read it to enjoy and understand the show? Of course not. It goes both ways - I've read reviews of the Diary from people who had no idea about the show (most of them were young women) and they were amazed by it. I can't imagine it to be honest - but that's another topic:)

[laughingpinecone]

I think she just simply means, that you don't have to read this book to fully enjoy season 3 or watch previous seasons to fully enjoy this book. I guess exactly the same situation was with the Secret Diary of Laura Palmer - this book give you a lot of information about Laura and Bob but do you really need to read it to enjoy and understand the show? Of course not. It goes both ways - I've read reviews of the Diary from people who had no idea about the show (most of them were young women) and they were amazed by it. I can't imagine it to be honest - but that's another topic:)

But that's true for all tie-ins! The only one I can think of where you'd be lost without having read the books is Myst, which is famously a series for nerds. I expect you're absolutely right with the Diary comparison, anyway. It expands, without being required reading. Maybe the dossier will even be mentioned in the show, but still won't be required knowledge...

I'm guessing Ross got it right and it's simply a legal issue? How else does this scenario make sense? (Also taking the claims of their official site into account. They said all that stuff not us)

[N. Needleman]

It's just wording. The book is explicitly meant as a tie-in and introduction to the new show. They're probably trying to say it's all original material vs. some adaptation. Not a big deal.

[dugpa]

My prediction based solely on the French synopsis. Dern is Diane and the Archivist. Watts is the female FBI agent.

[dugpa]

I think perhaps instead of trunk they likely meant briefcase. Files wouldn't likely be kept in a briefcase. Also I wonder if they meant to state that incidents related to the investigation of the Laura Palmer murder remain opened versus the entire case being unsolved.

[Panapaok]

It's pretty clear what they mean. It's novel that you don't have to read so as to watch the old or the new series. It stands on its own. Maybe they're afraid that if they call it a 'tie-in', people will be confused and they won't know if it's a prerequisite or not, which definitely isn't.

[FullBlossomOfTheEve]

I think perhaps instead of trunk they likely meant briefcase. Files wouldn't likely be kept in a briefcase. Also I wonder if they meant to state that incidents related to the investigation of the Laura Palmer murder remain opened versus the entire case being unsolved.

Well the word used here "coffre" means "a safe ", my bad (again, I should have known that you guys would dissect that thing in details !)

It clearly says that the Palmer case is stil unsolved but I have the feeling that this french synopsis has been badly translated from a text gave by the US publisher.