PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST-SELLERS Nov 20, 2009
"Your Heart Belongs to Me" by Dean Koontz (Random House). 6. (Honolulu Advertiser)
This week's best sellers from Publishers Weekly Nov 6, 2009
Thursday, November 5, 2009. Posted on: Thursday, November 5, 2009. (Honolulu Advertiser)
'Birthing House' lacks plot, still scares Oct 30, 2009
Theres always Stephen King and Dean Koontz, masters of the scary novel. Instead, I chose a fairly new release in Christopher Ransoms The Birthing House. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Drugs and doubts in ‘Sweet Mary’ Oct 28, 2009
With Sweet Mary Balmaseda joins the ranks of suspense writers such as Janet Evanovich and Dean Koontz and brings her own sweet South Florida and Cuban flavor to the story. Johnny Diaz can be reached at. (Boston Globe)
Sears to reward Web site book buyers Oct 21, 2009
com or on the Web sites of Target Corp., Amazon or Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Purchasing any one of 10 upcoming book releases, including Breathless by Dean Koontz or Going Rogue: An American Life by Sara Palin, will earn a book-buyer a credit up to $9 to be used toward a future purchase of $45 or more on Sears. com. (Crain's Chicago Business)
Target joins book wars Oct 21, 2009
com of such books as Breathless by Dean Koontz and Under the Dome by Stephen King. The book battle started Thursday, when Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said its Web site would charge just $10, with free shipping, for such upcoming hardcover releases as Sarah Palin s Going Rogue and John Grisham s Ford County, 60 percent or more off the regular cost. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
Target the latest competitor in book wars Oct 20, 2009
com of such books as "Breathless" by Dean Koontz, "Ford Country" by James Patterson and "Under the Dome" by Stephen King. advertisement. (MSNBC -- Business)
Target joins in price war on best sellers Oct 20, 2009
Target says the price applies to pre-orders on of such books as "Breathless" by Dean Koontz, "Ford Country" by James Patterson and "Under the Dome" by Stephen King. The book battle started Thursday, when Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said its Web site, , would charge just $10, with free shipping, for such upcoming hardcover releases as Sarah Palin's "Going Rogue" and John Grisham's "Ford County,"60 percent or more off the regular cost. (AZCentral -- Business)
Book Price War Expands Oct 20, 2009
com of such books as "Breathless" by Dean Koontz, "Ford Country" by James Patterson, and "Under the Dome" by Stephen King. Target's move is expected to heat up the price wars that began Thursday between Walmart. (KWTX.com, TX)
Target Joins in Price War on Expected Best Sellers Oct 20, 2009
com of such books as "Breathless" by Dean Koontz, "I, Alex Cross" by James Patterson, and "Under the Dome" by Stephen King. The book battle started Thursday, when Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said its Web site, walmart. (ABC News -- Wire)
Target jumps into hardcover price war Oct 20, 2009
Breathless by Dean Koontz. Ford County by John Grisham. (Twin Cities Business Journal, MN)
Wal-Mart and Amazon.com trade price cuts on books Oct 19, 2009
The volley of discounts, which began Thursday when the retailer listed prices for some upcoming hardcover releases such as Dean Koontz' "Breathless" and Stephen King's "Under the Dome" at $10, was answered with a similar price cut by Amazon, the largest online bookseller. Then the two competitors lowered the prices even further to $9. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
SAD FAREWELL: Author Dean Koontz thanks dog for teaching him how to live. Sep 30, 2009
Dog who taught Dean Koontz how to live passes away - Paw Print Post: A community for Dog, Cat, and Pet Owners - USATODAY.com ... Dog who taught Dean Koontz how to live passes away ... Author Dean Koontz and his wife Gerdacalled her their "Golden Girl.''In a Guideposts story, they bid farewell to their Golden Retriever, Trixie,who died recently.Koontz writes:"I write books for a living, but it took a dog to teach me what living was all about. (USA Today -- Life)
Jonesboros witch trials of 1994 (1) Sep 30, 2009
According to the documentary, Paradise Lost, Echols was questioned for reading Stephen King and Dean Koontz and listening to Metallica. How many teenagers out there read Stephen King and listen to Metallica today. (Paragould Daily Press, AR)
Cache and Carry: A Review of the Kindle Sep 15, 2009
That was how, before a recent flight to London, I wound up getting a Dean Koontz best seller called Relentless. The plot was man-bites-dog intriguing: a novelist gets a bad review, after which the reviewer appears to be intent on tracking down and killing the writer. (Scientific American)
How life of 'sweet kid' unraveled in adulthood Sep 7, 2009
" Meanwhile, back in South Lake Tahoe where Dugard had been kidnapped, her parents, Terry and Carl Probyn, held annual vigils and eventually split up in their pain over her disappearance. Bizarre behavior By 2000, there was still no hint back in eastern Contra Costa County that the Probyns' daughter was alive and captive - but the bizarre behavior that would eventually betray Phillip Garrido to authorities was beginning. Garrido started a business called God's Desire and held demonstrations... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Random House Publisher Profile Aug 1, 2009
Random House is home to world famous, contemporary authors such as John Grisham, Danielle Steel, Michael Crichton, Anne Rice, Dean Koontz and Dr. Seuss and literary legends like James Joyce, Gertrude Stein, William Faulkner and Sinclair Lewis. About Random House. (Suite101.com)
Surprising tales about 15 bestselling authors Jul 14, 2009
Dean Koontz gave millions to a companion dog organization ... Whatever you think about Dean Koontz's novels, it's tough to knock his generosity. (CNN -- Showbiz)
The Starting Point: Homelessness in America and a missing plane Jul 10, 2009
Author Dean Koontz, 64. Actor Richard Roundtree, 67. (Yahoo News -- Politics)
Today in History Jul 9, 2009
Author Dean Koontz is 64. NFL Hall of Famer and convicted felon O.J. Simpson is 62. (Yahoo News)
Last week's best-selling books Jul 5, 2009
"Relentless" by Dean Koontz (Bantam). 8. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Top 150 Books Jul 5, 2009
This week's top 150 best sellers. Based on sales through Sunday, June 28, 2009Key: F=Fiction, NF=Nonfiction, P=Paperback, H=Hardcover. (USA Today -- Life)
Page by Page Jul 2, 2009
For the adult readers, bestsellers added this week include The Strain by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan; Matters of the Heart by Danielle Steel; Skin Trade by Laurell K. Hamilton; Roadside Crosses by Jeffery Deaver; Excuses Begone by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer; Relentless by Dean Koontz; Robert Ludlum s The Bourne Deception by Eric Van Lustbader; Horse Soldiers by Doug Stanton; and audio books Brimstone by Robert B. Parker and Swimsuit by James Patterson e Paetro. Put a hold on your favorites today. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
• Community news Jun 20, 2009
"The Charlemagne Pursuit" by Steve Berry, "Anathema" by Colleen Coble, "Roadside Crosses" by Jeffery Deaver, "The Last Child" by John Hart, "Relentless" by Dean Koontz. Juvenile fiction. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Kevin McClintock: Advice for budding fiction writers May 29, 2009
Since I loved horror movies and horror writers (I worshiped anything Stephen King and (early) Dean Koontz wrote), I yearned to be a horror writer. Somehow I had it in my head that I d be published by the time I was 20, with a book contract by the time I was 23, with several houses scattered across the continent, including a beach-front property overlooking the Atlantic by the time I reached 30. (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)
Escapist themes winning readers in tough economy May 18, 2009
Action novels from favorites like Clive Cussler ("Medusa," June 2), Dean Koontz ("Relentless," June 9) and Lee Child ("Gone Tomorrow," May 19) as well as women's family dramas from Elin Hilderbrand ("The Castaways," July 7), Luanne Rice ("The Deep Blue Sea for Beginners," Aug. 4) and Jane Green ("Dune Road," June 16) are likely to attract buyers, they say. Some of the most talked-about books of the season star vampires: "The Strain" (June 2) by Guillermo del Toro ("Pan's Labyrinth") and Chuck... (Honolulu Advertiser)
Summer books: Turn the pages and escape May 7, 2009
Action novels from favorites like Clive Cussler (Medusa, June 2), Dean Koontz (Relentless, June 9) and Lee Child (Gone Tomorrow,May 19) as well as women's family dramas from Elin Hilderbrand (The Castaways, July 7), Luanne Rice (The Deep Blue Sea for Beginners, Aug. 4) and Jane Green (Dune Road, June 16) are likely to attract buyers, they say. Some of the most talked-about books of the season star vampires: The Strain (June 2) by Guillermo del Toro (Pan's Labyrinth) and Chuck Hogan, and Dead and... (USA Today -- Life)
Library corner 4-16 Apr 16, 2009
SHEFFIELD ; Over the past few months, the Sheffield Public Library has received the following new non-fiction books: ;The Last Lecture; by Randy Pausch, ;Cloning; by Tamara L Roleff, ;The Longest Trip Home; by John Grogan, ;The Evangelist: The worldwide impact of Billy Graham; by Lewis A. Drommond, ;Made to Stick; by Chip and Dan Heath, ;America;s Global Influence; by David Haugen and Susan Musser, ;Remember the Sweet Things; by Ellen Greene, ;Hot, Flat and Crowded; by Thomas Friedman, ;The... (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
Trashy book amnesty Mar 6, 2009
" Share your own dirty literary secrets, using the form below. I'd never read them in public, but on my shelves at home there's a veritable plethora of chick lit, including the entire Shopaholic series by Sophie Kinsella. That, and Take A Break magazine. Becky Simms, Witney, UK I mainly read books on dogs - memoirs, fiction (did you know there's a whole genre of "dog trainer mysteries" out there?), dog psychology and training. I also occasionally enjoy romantic mysteries (like the Harlequin... (BBC News -- UK)
Give Small Publishers a Chance Mar 1, 2009
Unless you re Stephen King or Dean Koontz, it won t happen. An advance is simply that an advance on FUTURE earnings. (Suite101.com)
Oh, Sweet Escape Feb 26, 2009
HOUSTON, Texas Telling Dean Koontz and Stephen King to move over, Christopher Gaddis self-proclaims he is the new Sheriff in town. Intertwining his witty humor with honesty, the new author experiences a self-described Zoolander moment as he proclaims himself the new Sheriff. (Forest Scott County Times, MS)
Old vs. Young Feud Heats Up Hollywood Feb 7, 2009
" But King did back off a bit by explaining, "You've got Dean Koontz, who can write like hell. And then sometimes he's just awful. (ABC News)
