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Six more Nameless episodes on the way
October 8, 2020
Check out Dean saying that he’s working on six more Nameless stories starting at about 1:11:00 in the recent Otherppl podcast.
Dean on the Otherppl Podcast
October 8, 2020
Dean Koontz discusses Elsewhere with The Poisoned Pen Bookstore
October 6, 2020
Dean on the Writer’s Bone podcast
October 6, 2020
Dean on Amazon Live
October 5, 2020
Dean was on Amazon Live today. Did you miss it. For now the video is still available on Amazon.com.
What’s New & Updated October 5, 2020
October 5, 2020
In what might be a first, the first US paperback edition of Devoted came out as a trade paperback, not a premium or mass market. Plus, I finally got my hands on an ARC of Elsewhere which is on its way to my shelves. It just so happens that they trade hardcover and CD editions of Elsewhere are in the mail as thy come out tomorrow. Lastly, Dean’s doing some online events this week (see earlier blog posts) to plan on next week’s update being very Elsewhere-centric.
- Devoted trade paperback (formerly “paperback of unknown type”) and more marketing images
- Elsewhere ARC, marketing images, and videos
- Updated entry for A lizard named “Koontz” in Appendix G to include Gothic Blimp Works #3
- Phantoms mention in Richard Laymon’s One Rainy Night
Dean on Amazon Live tomorrow
October 4, 2020
What’s New & Updated September 28, 2020
September 28, 2020
Biggest news is the page for the forthcoming The Other Emily. Else I’m digging into the pile sitting to my left. The rest of this week’s updates are the start of it. Sticking to the pile, more Fanzine letters are up next.
- Fantasy Review #103 cover to Appendix B
- The Other Emily
- “Odds & Ends” (Useless News, Autumn 2020)
- The Overlook Connection #10 to “Trapped”, and Appendix B
- The Overlook Connection #21 to Dragon Tears, “Trapped”, and Untitled Essay in Dark Dreamers
Inked Frankenstein comic pages from Andres Ponce
September 28, 2020
Anyone care to work out exactly which pages from which issue these are? I just honestly don’t have the time.
Dean to participate in the 2020 Texas Book Festival
September 28, 2020
This year’s Texas Book Festival will take place as a virtual event with 16 days of programming on Oct. 31-Nov. 15. Festival organizers on Wednesday announced 15 authors who will be featured at the event.
Bestselling suspense writer Dean Koontz will present his latest novel, “Elsewhere.” Ghanaian American novelist Yaa Gyasi, who won a National Book Critics Circle award for her 2016 debut, “Homegoing,” will present the highly anticipated follow-up, “Transcendent Kingdom.” And comedian Michael Ian Black will present “A Better Man: A (Mostly Serious) Letter to My Son,” an examination of masculinity structured as a letter to his college-bound son.
Austin 360
More via these links:
- Announcing our 2020 Author Lineup!
- Texas Book Festival 2020 full lineup: Matthew McConaughey, David Chang, Julia Alvarez, more
- Texas Book Festival lineup: Matthew McConaughey, chef David Chang, other big names
The fate of the world is in their hands.
September 22, 2020
The Other Emily
September 22, 2020
Looks like Amazon.com has put up pre-order pages for trade hardcover and CD audiobook editions of The Other Emily slated for release on March 23, 2021. Sadly no other details than a category of “Thrillers & Suspense” are given.
What’s New & Updated September 21, 2020
September 21, 2020
I’m back from vacation and starting to get back into the groove of things. A new email newsletter and a new issue of Useless News helped.
- From the Desk of Dean: I heard it’s back-to-school time…
- Useless News, Autumn 2020
Where my ARCs at?
September 20, 2020
Where are the Elsewhere ARCs? I’ve literally seen just one Facebook post from someone who got their hands on one and that’s it. Nothing on eBay. Nothing on NetGalley. Just two weeks out and typically I’d have found one and read it well before now. Anyone have any ideas what’s different this time?
Goodreads Ask the Author
September 19, 2020
Dean’s doing an Ask the Author over on Goodreads. Don’t know how long it will last or how many questions he’ll be answering.
Whats New & Updated August 31, 2020
August 31, 2020
Another great addition to the collection this week. A near mint copy of Energumen #8 containing “that essay.” I’d previously had a very clean PDF version, but having an original in the collection is something I’ve been hoping to accomplish for decades.
- Updated cover image of Energumen #8 for “Dean’s Drive”
- From the Desk of Dean: We bought a new dishwasher…
- Moon of the Wolf by Leslie H. Whitten Ace Paperback cover to Stuff (column)
While I’ve got you here, I’d like to give you a heads-up that I’ve got a vacation coming up so please don’t expect any updates for the next two weeks. I might sneak one in, but no promises.
What’s New & Updated August 17, 2020
August 24, 2020
There are just a handful of “holy grails” when it comes to items I’m still looking for. Sure there are a bunch of items I could just spend more than I’d like to on this afternoon, but then there are others that I’ve just never, or only once before, seen for sale. Well, this week I got to check one of them off my list: The Drowned Man’s Reel by Charles de Lint with an introduction by Dean.
Previously I’d known that the National Library in Quebuec had one but accessing it was basically impossible. I’d seen a record of another one having been sold previously on eBay but that was well before I knew to look for it. But now, one of just the 100 released (not sold, but given away privately,) is in my hands. And it’s inscribed to the, I assume, original owner by Mr. de Lint.
So, not a lot of new content this week, but one of them’s a doozy!
- April 1969 Playboy cover to Stuff (Column)
- Updated details & image for “The Truth About Christmas”
Odd Thomas on the Stairs
August 24, 2020
What’s New & Updated August 17, 2020
August 17, 2020
What’s new & updated this week? Nothing. Other projects took priority this past week. However, I’m taking some time off this week so there should be a bunch of new items to announce next Monday.
What’s New & Updated August 10, 2020
August 10, 2020
Keeping it simple with some odds & ends this week along with a new entry for “From the Desk of Dean.”
- From the Desk of Dean: Unsolicited advice to young writers
- The Guns of Navarone by Alistair MacLean paperback cover to Stuff (column)
- High Tension to Appendix E
- Locus #397 cover to “Because I have liked some of her work…”
- Screengrab from New Girl s01e19: Secrets to The Face
- Will Wilder: The Lost Staff of Wonders to Appendix Appendix D