Colin Meloy

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born

October 05, 1974 in Helena, Montana, The United States

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http://www.colinmeloy.com/

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Nonfiction

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Colin Patrick Henry Meloy (born October 5, 1974) is the lead singer and songwriter for the Portland, Oregon folk-rock band The Decemberists. In addition to his vocal duties, he plays acoustic guitar, 12-string acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bouzouki, and percussion. As of 2005, Meloy has written a 100-page book on The Replacements' fourth album, Let It Be, released as part of the 33⅓ series.

Meloy was born in Helena, Montana. His sister is Maile Meloy, an author often published in The New Yorker. He first attended the University of Oregon before going to the University of Montana, where he majored in creative writing. He then moved to Portland, where he met future bandmates Jenny Conlee and Nate Query. Prior to being in The Decemberists,...more

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Books by Colin Meloy

Average rating: 3.59 · 2,901 ratings · 711 reviews · 5 distinct works

	Wildwood (Wildwood Chronicles, #1) by Colin Meloy, Carson Ellis (Illustrations) 3.60 avg rating — 2,628 ratings — published 2011 — 10 editions	My rating:
	Let it Be 3.39 avg rating — 256 ratings — published 2004 — 2 editions	My rating:
	The Grievous Demise of Mr. Whitley Rackham by Colin Meloy (Author), Carson Ellis (Illustrator) 3.89 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2011	My rating:
	Under Wildwood (Wildwood Chronicles, #2) by Colin Meloy, Carson Ellis (Illustrator) 3.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — expected publication 2012 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Wildwood. I segreti del bosco proibito (Wildwood Chronicles, #1) by Colin Meloy, Carson Ellis (Ilustrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2012	My rating:

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Series by Colin Meloy

Wildwood Trilogy (2 books)
by Colin Meloy, Carson Ellis (Illustrator)

3.60 avg rating — 2,632 ratings

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Quotes by Colin Meloy

“We are the inheritors of a wonderful world, a beautiful world, full of life and mystery, goodness and pain. But likewise are we the children of an indifferent universe. We break our own hearts imposing our moral order on what is, by nature, a wide web of chaos.”
― Colin Meloy, Wildwood

tags: chaos , mystery , philosophy

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“Was there ever any doubt?
And as the spotlights fade away,
And you're escorted through the foyer,
You will resume your callow ways,
But I was meant for the stage.”
― Colin Meloy

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“An old bandit adage: A bell is a cup until it is struck.”
― Colin Meloy

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What Book Shall We Read in October?

I have chosen books that are getting a lot of attention and were published in July and August. Feel free to add books to the list, if they were published in July and August 2011

If you get the chance, check and see what your library has before you vote.

Wildwood by Colin Meloy

10 votes 23.8%

The Mostly True Story of Jack byKelly Barnhill

8 votes 19.0%

City of Orphans by Avi

7 votes 16.7%

The Summer I Learned to Fly by Dana Reinhardt

5 votes 11.9%

Eight Keys by Suzanne LaFleur

5 votes 11.9%

Summer I learned to fly (write-in)

3 votes 7.1%