Chuck Wendig - THE STAIRCASE IN THE WOODS

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Chuck Wendig - THE STAIRCASE IN THE WOODS

Available 4/29 in Hardcover, Ebook, and Audiobook

Robb Olson

Feb 13, 2025

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Book cover. Title is The Staircase in the Woods, author credit is Chuck Wendig. A forest at dark, a spiral staircase winds its way up into the trees. A golden glow is coming from somewhere in the forest.

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Five friends go into the woods, four come out.

I’ve been reading Chuck Wendig books since the early 2010s, when he had back to back releases of BLACKBIRDS and MOCKINGBIRD, the first two books in the Miriam Black series of (six) books. Since then, I’ve read piles of his stories adding up to thousands of pages. Psychics, AI, Jedis, Pandemics, Serial Killers… he’s covered a lot of ground. But there’s something about this story. Something more than it appears. Something beneath the surface.

This is a story that is best read unspoiled, so our main conversation avoids anything that would taint the read. Even so, we talk about friendship, parenting, trauma, and of all things Homestar Runner. It is a captivating talk! But that’s not all!

Let’s Get Spoiled

It’s not even hard for me to say that this is my favorite book of Chuck’s. THE STAIRCASE IN THE WOODS is an impressive achievement. So much so that I felt compelled to get Chuck to do an episode of The After Party, the spoiler-rich series that is available exclusively on this site. So once you’ve read the book, be sure to check out the Chuck Wendig episode of The After Party!

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