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Whats New & Updated November 26, 2018

November 26, 2018

The technical issue has been fixed. (Thanks Deena!) So, back to work on new entries…

  • Icebound Australian condensed edition
  • All of the main entries for all 13 Odd Thomas have been created. None of them have any content yet, that’s the next step.

Latest Charnel House News

November 9, 2018

The Crooked Staircase by Dean Koontz will ship second week in November.

The Forbidden Door by Dean Koontz is up to pre-order and ships in January 2019.

There is one copy left of the lettered state of Saint Odd by Dean Koontz. Take a look in the books section.

Dean Koontz’s five book Jane Hawk series resolves next year with The Night Window. Charnel House is offering the letter A set of all five books in the series. Click here to purchase.

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The Night Window ARCs hitting the streets

November 7, 2018

The first ARC of The Night Window is up on eBay. I would have snagged it but the seller mentions “spine damage” and posted no photos of the actual item. Caveat emptor.

What’s New & Updated November 5, 2018

November 5, 2018

I was focused on some other projects this week but I was able to squeeze in a few tidbits.

Strangers TV series coming to Fox?

October 30, 2018

All these articles say pretty much the same thing so which ones you read are up to you.

What’s New & Updates October 1, 2018

October 1, 2018

Life gets complicated when in one weekend I had a Keb’ Mo’ concert in Wichita, a Henry Rollins show in Lincoln in my personal life, and monthly statistics, and a quarterly report for me day job to compile. Then there’s a manuscript to proof for the umpteenth time, and a book chapter due too. I’m surprised I got this much done.

Don Brautigam Artist Portfolio news

September 29, 2018

It looks like Centipede Press is going to be publishing six, yes, just six, more autographed copies of their Don Brautigam Artist Portfolio. Here’s what the publisher had to say in his September 23, 2018 newsletter:

“Wow! We found six signature pages for our special Don Brautigam art book. They are numbered and signed by Don Brautigam and Dean Koontz. These would be a special run of the book. This is an extremely costly book to make, and the price will likely be well over $1,500, so let me know if you might be interested. As always, thank you for your support and have a great week!”

That’s a pretty penny for one of the six new copies which will bring the total up to 36. No word yet on whether this will be bound the same, or something more creative. Check out the details regarding the first 30 copies over on the Don Brautigam Artist Portfolio entry.

Oh, and you know I put my name on the list for a copy. Now to figure out how I’m going to pay for it.

Whats new & updated September 16, 2018

September 16, 2018

Due to work-related schedule needs I have just a one-day weekend this week so there’s not much to announce. However, in exchange I get a three-day weekend next week so hopefully next week’s update list will be much longer.

The Night Window now available for pre-order

September 13, 2018

Amazon.com has The Night Window (Jane Hawk #5) up for pre-order with a release date of May 14, 2019.

Groundbreaking, wholly involving, eerily prescient and terrifyingly topical, Dean Koontz’s Jane Hawk series sets a new standard for contemporary thrillers. Since her sensational debut in The Silent Corner, readers have been riveted by Jane Hawk’s resolute quest to take down the influential architects of an accelerating operation to control every level of society via an army of mind-altered citizens. At first, only Jane stood against the “Arcadian” conspirators, but slowly others have emerged to stand with her, even as there are troubling signs that the “adjusted” people are beginning to spin viciously out of control. Now, in the thrilling, climactic showdown that will decide America’s future, Jane will require all her resources–and more–as she confronts those at the malevolent, impregnable center of power.

The Forbidden Door has hit the streets

September 12, 2018

The Forbidden Door was released yesterday and it’s page is as up to date as it can be. As soon as my Books-a-Million & Barnes & Noble pre-signed editions arrive they’ll be added quickly. Otherwise, here’s a few odds & ends from round the Web.

The Great American Read: Q&A with Dean Koontz

August 31, 2018

Dean Koontz, author of The Watchers, answers a few questions from The Great American Read:

When you’re in a book store, what section do you gravitate to and why?

The fiction section. As a child growing up in poverty and violence, I read fiction not merely to escape that environment, but also to learn how other people lived——and how best to live my life. I have learned more that’s true about life from reading well-crafted fiction than I’ve found in most nonfiction. Besides, writing fiction has given my life meaning!

Read the full interview @ the Great American Read.

Useless News Autumn 2018 issue out

August 30, 2018

Received my copy today.

The Crooked Staircase premium paperback out today

August 28, 2018

Reused cover art

August 20, 2018

The same are being used on books by different authors fascinates me. Here’s my latest find.

Polish edition of Whispers
Polish edition of Whispers
20th Century Ghosts by Joe Hill
20th Century Ghosts by Joe Hill (PS Publishing)

Discovering “Ogleton Chronicles”

August 19, 2018

Today I discovered, care of the Twitter account of writer B. Clay Moore, that back in 2009 there was going to be a comic book series developed by Dean titled “Ogleton Chronicles.” Here’s all the information I have at this time along with two unpublished pages. More to follow if/when I have more. (An entry in Appendix C will also be created.)

The Crooked Staircase paperback out on 8/28/18

August 16, 2018

Darkest Desires: The Makani Trilogy out today

August 14, 2018

Available in both CD and MP3-CD editions Darkest Desires contains the previously published “Last Light” and “Final Hour” novellas and the new “Troubled Times” novella all featuring Makani Hisoka-O’Brien.

Whats New & Updates August 6, 2018

August 6, 2018

Due to multiple appointments this week and an overly rough week at the office, I’m back to a bunch of odds & ends this week.

Special shout outs to Noah Mitchell for the photo of his copy of the lettered Charnel House edition of Dark Rivers of the Heart and to David Teal for giving me such a wonderful deal on the lettered Lightning I posted last week.

The Night Window release date

August 6, 2018

According to The Real Book Spy, the release date for the fifth Jane Hawk novel, The Night Window is 14 March 2019. I have yet to confirm this via any other source. They’ve also posted the first image of the cover art that I’ve seen so far.

Icebound audiobooks coming out next week

August 5, 2018

Sorry for the lack of a lot of advance notice, but on Tuesday 7 August 2018 Icebound will be release in both CD and MP3-CD audiobook formats.