06/07/2026
Go Behind the Desk at San Diego Public Library and take a look at our latest Recommended Reads published in The San Diego Union-Tribune.
This week's recommendation comes from Joel Bakker, Collection Development Librarian, Central Library
Joel recommends: Room to Dream by David Lynch and Kristine McKenna -
“The late filmmaker David Lynch produced a body of work unparalleled in American cinema, a collection of oneiric descents to urban and suburban underworlds, as dark and sensual as the black coffee beloved of Dale Cooper, the mystic FBI agent at the heart of Lynch’s Twin Peaks. Lynch was famously reticent to discuss the meanings and potential interpretations of his work, and his cheery, “Jimmy Stewart from Mars” (to quote Mel Brooks) persona could seem like an impenetrable barrier to decoding his mysteries. In Room to Dream, however, we are given a surprisingly intimate view of Lynch the man and the artist: the book alternates between biographical chapters written by McKenna and freewheeling personal reflections by Lynch, beginning with his...”. To read Joel’s full review, check out the May 31st 2026 issue of The San Diego Union-Tribune.
Reviewed Book
“Room to Dream,” by David Lynch and Kristine McKenna
https://sandiego.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S161C520802
*****
Playlist
"Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me” (1992, directed by David Lynch, starring Sheryl Lee)
https://sandiego.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S161C136216
*****
“Mulholland Drive” (2001, directed by David Lynch, starring Naomi Watts and Laura Elena Harring)
https://sandiego.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S161C953766
*****
“Twin Peaks: The Final Dossier,” by Mark Frost
https://sandiego.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S161C495880
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Recommended Reads is an ongoing partnership with The San Diego Union-Tribune. Every other week, Behind the Desk goes in-depth on the books we recommend. Read the Sunday Paper to see our most recent reviews or view our past archive on the SDPL website: sandiego.gov/sdplreviews.
