The straight story: David Lynch memoir-biography coming in 2017

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FILE - In this April 2015 file photo, David Lynch speaks at the David Lynch Foundation Music Celebration at the Theatre at Ace Hotel, in Los Angeles. Filmmaker Lynch is collaborating with his friend the journalist and critic Kristine McKenna on the memoir-biography “Life & Work,” Grand Central Publishing announced Monday, Oct. 19, 2015. The book will combine Lynch’s reflections with material from McKenna based on dozens of interviews Lynch’s friends, family and colleagues. Grand Central, a division of Hachette Book Group, plans a 2017 release. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

NEW YORK, N.Y. – David Lynch wants to tell the straight story of his life, but with a little help.

The 69-year-old filmmaker is collaborating with his friend the journalist and critic Kristine McKenna on the memoir-biography “Life & Work,” Grand Central Publishing announced Monday. The book will combine Lynch’s reflections with material from McKenna based on dozens of interviews Lynch’s friends, family and colleagues. Grand Central, a division of Hachette Book Group, plans a 2017 release.

Lynch’s credits include the films “Blue Velvet,” ”Eraserhead” and “The Straight Story” and the TV drama “Twin Peaks.

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