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Rep. Ted Lieu is a Odd fan
January 12, 2021
Grogu’s even pointing right at a copy of Forever Odd.
What’s New & Updated January 11, 2021
January 11, 2021
Mostly images this week. If anyone can provide me with any information on Mr. Elswick I’d love to hear it. (At least there was a auction catalog for Art Stone.)
- Double Threat by F. Paul Wilson to Appendix D
- Elsewhere Australian trade paperback
- Gary Elswick inscriptions to The Bad Place, Hanging On, Lightning, Phantoms, “Snatcher,” Starblood, Strangers, Strike Deep, Voice of the Night (BC), and Voice of the Night (DRK)
- Night Chills, W.H. Allen UK Hardcover photo
- Reading & Writing podcast episode 214: Dean Koontz interview to Appendix B
What’s New & Updated January 4, 2021
January 4, 2021
This is what happens when I get three days off in the middle of the week and start digging through my “do deal with” bookmarks while watching TV. Heads up, if you like interviews, there’s a bunch of them here for your reading, listening, and watching pleasure.
- “AARP Minute” & “The Dangerous World of Devoted” videos to Devoted
- Anthony Dean to Appendix F
- “Dean Koontz Inspires Hope in Latest Novel, Devoted” (Interview) to Appendix B
- CAP Radio: Dean Koontz Takes Readers On A ‘Techno-Thriller’ Ride In His New ‘Jane Hawk’ Series to Appendix B
- Dog Save the People podcast: Wondrous Again w/ Dean Koontz to Appendix B
- The Eyes of Darkness Fontana UK mass market paperback cover
- The Good Guy lettered edition photo
- The Horror Writer: A Study of Craft and Identity in the Horror Genre by Joe Mynhardt to Appendix G
- Framed autographed letter to House of Thunder
- In conversation with Dean Koontz at Live Talks Los Angeles to Appendix B
- In Laymon’s Terms lettered edition photo to Appendix G
- Joshua Graham interviews Dean Koontz to Appendix B
- Just One More Chapter Podcast #29: Dean Koontz to Appendix B
- The Key to Midnight 1st UK mass market paperback cover
- Megadeth tweet re: Megadeth Versus Godzilla
- Nightmare Magazine interview to Appendix B
- @Snarkyspice has an Odd Thomas tattoo
- @elliotbebop has done some amazing alternate cover art for Odd Thomas
- Unused VHS cover art for Phantoms by Christopher Ray Bullock
- Suspense Magazine, Winter 2020 Short Q&A to Appendix B
- The Warriors: Jailbreak to Appendix F
Forthcoming book of critical essays on Dean’s work
January 4, 2021
According to MSU Today (December 20, 2019):
Hoppenstand’s research is focused on genre and formula studies in popular fiction, graphic novels and film. He has published twenty-four books, including nine scholarly reprint editions of classics novels for Signet Classics and Penguin Classics and over sixty scholarly articles on topics ranging from popular culture studies to literary and media studies.
His next two books to be published include an anthology of his essays on adventure literature and an edited collection of scholarly articles about thriller writer Dean Koontz.
I’m assuming it will be a book in this Critical Insights series from Salem Press as Mr. Hippenstand has already done one on Stephen King. I’ve reached out to the professor and will report back if I receive a response.
Dean appeared at a B. Dalton opening in 1988
January 4, 2021
According to Kerry Cisneroz:
“Newsboy Books was opened in the 1970s, and was originally called Chino Newsstand. In 1988 B. Dalton Bookseller, Chino’s first major chain bookstore, opened in the idle of the newly built Chino Town Square on Philadelphia Street and had huge selections of over 5,000 books and magazines. They had special guests at their grand opening, including author Dean Koontz. Free balloons and pencils were given away….life was still simple then, and people were excited about free balloons and pencils.”
I’ve reached out to Kerry to see if they have any additional information and will report back if I hear anything.
2020 in Review
January 3, 2021
Wondering what the stats for this site look like? We’ll here’s an overview of 2020’s stats.
What’s New & Updated December 28, 2020
December 28, 2020
Happy holidays everyone! Quiet times in Koontz collecting land. The UK trade paperback of Elsewhere is now out and Dean sent out a new “From the Desk of Dean” this past week. Both are linked to below.
- Elsewhere UK Trade Paperback
- From the Desk of Dean: Happy Holidays from Dean Koontz
What’s New & Updated December 21, 2020
December 21, 2020
I’m posting this update early today as I’ve got some other important day-job related things that need to be dealt with today. However, what’s here include two big ones. Enjoy and thanks for your continued support!
- Elsewhere MP3-CD
- The Other Emily ARC updated images & details, audiobook reader
- The Voice of the Night Brian Coffey Proof
Recording of Dean on Hour 25
December 20, 2020
Looks like J. Michael Straczynski has made a copy of his Hour 25 interview with Dean available via his Patreon page.
I Love My Wife (But She Doesn’t Like Stephen King)
December 16, 2020
I don’t generally post anything that contributes to the silly King vs. Koontz idea, but this one’s clever, fun, and well done.
What’s New & Updated December 14, 2020
December 14, 2020
Just one new item today but, to me at least, it’s a big one. (I was expecting another item in today’s mail but alas, it was delayed.)
- A Darkness in My Soul original Jack Gaughan painting. More full-sized photos on the book’s page.
What’s New & Updated December 7, 2020
December 7, 2020
A bunch of super random items this week including a cut joke from a film, a TV mention, and some music.
- Foreword to How to Reach Eternity by Daniel Love to Appendix F
- I Heard Angels Sign by Lisle Crowley to Innocence
- The Other Emily ARC
- Saved By the Bell 2020 s01e07: House Party to Appendix B, TV References
- Winter Moon original score inspired by the Dean R Koontz novel by Electric Supply Station
Poor clipart choices
December 6, 2020
Sometimes I just love the covers of foreign translated editions of Dean’s work. Others are just horrible. This Icelandic translation of The Good Guy isn’t good or bad, but Chad on Twitter has a completely legit question.
Dean (Dane) gets a shout out on the new Saved By the Bell
December 5, 2020
Saved by the Bell (2020) s01e07: House Party
What’s New & Updated November 30, 2020
November 30, 2020
Previews, interviews, videos, and inscriptions. A big of a random set of new items today but more than I’ve been posting lately.
- Shot video on how Dean came up with Nameless.
- Del Rey Manga Summer 2008 Sampler to In Odd We Trust
- The Other Emily by Dean Koontz | Coming Soon (video)
- Dean Koontz in Conversation with Jeffrey Deaver (Texas Book Festival) to Appendix B
- In Conversation On Elsewhere with Dean Koontz & Benjamin Percy (Miami Book Fair) to Appendix B
- Interesting inscriptions added to The Door to December and Starblood
- Thriller Talk interview to Appendix B
Dean Koontz on Thriller Talk
November 30, 2020
What’s New & Updated November 23, 2020
November 23, 2020
Happy Thanksgiving to those of you in the US. Really not much else to say other than here’s two new items for your reference (and possible ordering pleasure.)
- Devoted limited edition
- From the Desk of Dean Koontz: Coming March 2021 The Other Emily
Don’t ask me for the lottery numbers
November 22, 2020
A few months ago I mentioned how I’d never previously seen a copy of The Drowned Man’s Reel for sale anywhere. Last week I questioned the release of any limited editions in the future. Well…
Here’s another copy of The Drowned Man’s Reel up for auction on eBay, and here’s the page to order the forthcoming limited edition of Devoted.
What’s New & Updated November 16, 2020
November 16, 2020
Another small update but I’ve also got a line on some unique items. Neither will show up soon or maybe not at all but it’s too early to tell.
- The Other Emily cover image
- Writing in the Dark by Tim Waggoner to Appendix G
Last Dangerous Visions to be completed by J. Michael Straczynski
November 16, 2020
When Harlan Ellison died in 2018, he left behind a project that he’d long promised to complete: The Last Dangerous Visions, an infamous third anthology that would have followed his Dangerous Visions and Again, Dangerous Visions anthologies.
Now, it looks like it’ll be completed, nearly half a century after its first intended publication date. Ellison’s friend and now estate executor J. Michael Straczynski (the creator of Babylon 5 and co-creator of Sense8) has promised that he’ll complete the anthology.
The Last Dangerous Visions is something of a white whale for Ellison. In 1967, he rounded up a number of authors writing in the genre and produced Dangerous Visions, an acclaimed anthology that included 33 original stories from authors such as Lester del Rey, Frederik Pohl, Brian W. Aldiss, Philip K. Dick, Larry Niven, Carol Emshwiller, and others. The anthology was hailed for pushing the boundaries of science fiction amidst the New Wave movement, and earned considerable praise from reviewers.
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Notably, Straczynski says that there are several publishers who are interested in publishing the massive, three-volume anthology, although he’ll work on completing the entire project first before submitting it for publication, which he says will happen in March and April 2021.
Read the full article @ TOR.com