Imagine this: my guest has published over 105 novels and has sold over 450 million copies of his books. That's right, 450 million copies. That's the output of Dean Koontz and my revealing conversation with him covers lots of territory: his book collection, his love of reading, his new works, his thoughts on artificial intelligence, his writing process, how he researches, his openness about overcoming his difficult childhood, the impact of his early teachers, and the incredible bond with Gerda, his lifelong love and partner. Dean spoke to me from Southern California while I was at Books and Books in Coral Gables, Florida.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Chris Stein, Blondie’s Co-founder on Point of View, his Photographs of New York City Through the Eyes of a Punk Rocker
Eve Ensler; How writing The Apology lifted the curse of an abusive father
Samantha Power, Former United Nations Ambassador on; The Education of an Idealist: A Memoir
Cassandra King Conroy; On her new book Tell Me a Story; My Life with Pat Conroy
Les Standiford on Palm Beach, Mar-a-Lago and #FloridaMan Donald Trump
Jill Bialosky; Living her Dream as a Poet, Writer, Executive Editor
Sir Salman Rushdie on Quichotte, His Homage to the Cervantes Classic
Jane Leavy on The Big Fella: Babe Ruth and the World He Created
Meg Cabot: How Hurricane Irma and a landline phone inspired her new book
“Is there still Sex in the City?” Candace Bushnell answers this and more about her latest book
Inside "The Dutch House," Ann Patchett’s New Novel
Talking about Banned Books Week with the ABA's David Grogan and Sydney Jarrard
Jennine Capó Crucet: Funny, wise. and proud Cuban on her personal essays
Edwidge Danticat on “Everything Inside,” her anticipated collection of vividly imagined stories about community, family, and love
Ayşe Papatya Bucak on “The Trojan War Museum,” her debut story collection influenced by her beloved Turkish American heritage
Karl Marlantes on “Deep River,” the first labor movements, and World War I
Leonard Pitts, Jr.; From pop music critic to Pulitzer-winning columnist, on his new novel “The Last Thing You Surrender”
Pablo Medina on “The Cuban Comedy,” His Poetic Homage to Dissidents
The Art of Getting Books into Bookstores with Emily Cook Co-founder of Cursor Books
Pablo Cartaya, actor and waiter to award-winning middle-grade author, on his new book, "Each Tiny Spark"
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
Paranormal Portal
Don Cheto Al Aire
El Show De Piolín
Grimms’ Fairy Tales
Pollyanna
D.L. Hughley Uncut
Hablando de Frente Maria Marin