NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� Colin Meloy, frontman of The Decemberists and already a popular children's author, is now writing a novel for adults.
Meloy's book, which has the working title 鈥淐ascadia,鈥� is scheduled for 2025 (in the spring, not in December), G.P. Putnam鈥檚 Sons announced Thursday.
鈥淐ascadia鈥� features a protagonist named Barnaby Chambers, who sells discarded baby membrane tissue and is otherwise contending with artificial intelligence, climate change and falling birth rates.
"This story, the story of Barnaby Chambers in a near-future Oregon wrecked by climate crises and hypercapitalism, is one I鈥檝e wanted to tell for a very long time now,鈥� Meloy said in a statement.
The Decemberists are known for such albums as 鈥淭he Hazards of Love鈥� and 鈥淭he King Is Dead,鈥� and received a best rock song Grammy nomination in 2011 for 鈥淒own By the Water.鈥�
Meloy's previous books include the children's stories 鈥淲ildwood鈥� and 鈥淯nder Wildwood,鈥� both illustrated by his wife, Carson Ellis.
The Associated Press
