My latest novel is now available!
What is a cookie? I’m talking about the kind of cookie that is baked in an oven, not the kind of cookie you foolishly leave when you…
ContinueMy new novel, The Forest of Lost Souls, will take your mind off all worries
I know this newsletter is supposed to be amusing, but I’m just not in a mood to write anything amusing. I’ve been waiting for DoorGrub to…
ContinueWriting an amusing monthly newsletter is like climbing Mount Everest
Writing a monthly newsletter that is at least mildly amusing is like climbing Mount Everest twelve times a year. Every month, I endure…
ContinueAI explorations with a side of caramel-chocolate pudding
I love writing, but it can be exhausting. So many decisions need to be made every day. Who should be the lead of the new book? A naive young plumber…
ContinueThe Forest of Lost Souls, available this September
After last month’s disquisition on the danger posed to the Koontz family by mountain lions, I had hoped that our community board…
ContinueMountain lion sightings and hopes for my May newsletter
I have no patience for people who complain about rabbits eating their flowers and moles undermining their lawns and snails doing …
ContinueA delightful and compelling story that nearly everyone loves
Last month, Mr. K’s desk asserted its authority and wrote the newsletter, which is Desk’s right because, after all, this publication is titled…
ContinueA new novel and newsletter from the Desk of Dean
This newsletter is actually from me, the desk of Dean—or DOD, as I am referred to with respect and awe by other furniture in this residence.
ContinueA little news that might please you
Welcome to 2024, the Year of the Potato Peeler. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, you didn’t read last month’s newsletter.
Continue2024: My new book and the Year of the Potato Peeler
So here we are in the month of Christmas and Hanukkah, with the new year coming soon. In the Chinese calendar, 2024 is…
ContinueWishing you a joyful Thanksgiving
It’s the month of Thanksgiving, and I am thankful that you are out there. Yes, I know that some of you consider yourself not to be “out there” …
ContinueNostalgic Reflections & A Fall Treat for Prime Members
Recently I have been afflicted with nostalgia, which sounds like a nerve disease but is not. The dictionary would have us believe that nostalgia is …
ContinueAn amusing subject line for an amusing newsletter
Well, here I am again, trying to write a monthly newsletter that is amusing, because if it’s not amusing, you won’t read it …
ContinueMy new novel, After Death, is here!
I heard some fool on TV, in the course of predicting the weather, say that we were in “the dog days of summer,” and he made it clear…
ContinueJuly brings my birthday and my new novel
I was born in July. I remember telling the physician who attended my birth that I was going to be a male model and therefore needed to…
ContinueThe most disturbing villain I’ve written in a while
June, moon, spoon. If you are of a younger generation, June and moon have no logical connection to spoon, because neither the month of June…
ContinueKoontz readers are better looking and better smelling
I’ve been assaulting you with these posts for a few years now, and none of you has complained. Consequently, in order to take maximum …
ContinueA letter to, and inspired by you, my dear readers
If you had nothing better to do than read these posts each month, you know I don’t hard sell my books. I don’t soft sell them either.
ContinueGrandma Pearl at the Bureau of Excuse Making
I am so happy that we are in a 31-day month. That 28-day month we just passed through totally wrecked my writing schedule.
ContinueNow Available – The House at the End of the World
Here we are in February, the most romantic month of the year, when we present flowers, candy, and jewelry to our significant others.
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