Jonathan Janz
@jonathanjanz.bsky.social
Author of VEIL, MARLA, and CHILDREN OF THE DARK. Repped for TV & Film by Adam Kolbrenner. Lit Agent Lane Heymont.
To celebrate Caroline Kepnes’s birthday (Happy Birthday, Caroline!) you should all buy PROVIDENCE, which is criminally underrated and so good I mentioned it in my novel VEIL.
November 10, 2025 at 11:37 PM
To celebrate Caroline Kepnes’s birthday (Happy Birthday, Caroline!) you should all buy PROVIDENCE, which is criminally underrated and so good I mentioned it in my novel VEIL.
VEIL fans: Took a walk with my wife and son tonight and got this picture at Insomnia Cookies, which is the intended destination in the novel’s opening scene. I’m happy to report that there were no abductions.
November 9, 2025 at 4:15 AM
VEIL fans: Took a walk with my wife and son tonight and got this picture at Insomnia Cookies, which is the intended destination in the novel’s opening scene. I’m happy to report that there were no abductions.
Had an amazing time last night with my pal James (J.H.) Markert at The Whispering Shelf bookstore in Indianapolis. Fantastic people and fantastic conversation. Can’t wait to do it again!
November 6, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Had an amazing time last night with my pal James (J.H.) Markert at The Whispering Shelf bookstore in Indianapolis. Fantastic people and fantastic conversation. Can’t wait to do it again!
More shots from our Hawkins Halloween.
November 1, 2025 at 6:52 PM
More shots from our Hawkins Halloween.
Joyce, Hopper, and Eleven send greetings from Hawkins.
November 1, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Joyce, Hopper, and Eleven send greetings from Hawkins.
Chapter Book Lounge in Noblesville (IN) on 11/16! You'll get an intimate reading, a signed copy of VEIL, an interactive Q&A, and more. It's going to be incredible...especially with some news that I'll hopefully be able to share by then. www.chapterbooklounge.com/product/behi...
October 30, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Chapter Book Lounge in Noblesville (IN) on 11/16! You'll get an intimate reading, a signed copy of VEIL, an interactive Q&A, and more. It's going to be incredible...especially with some news that I'll hopefully be able to share by then. www.chapterbooklounge.com/product/behi...
Here's a name I need to hear a lot more: John Skipp. The guy writes fast-paced, nerve-jangling, incisive stories that never disappoint. Two starting points: THE LIGHT AT THE END (Skipp & Spector) and THE ART OF HORRIBLE PEOPLE (just Skipp).
October 30, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Here's a name I need to hear a lot more: John Skipp. The guy writes fast-paced, nerve-jangling, incisive stories that never disappoint. Two starting points: THE LIGHT AT THE END (Skipp & Spector) and THE ART OF HORRIBLE PEOPLE (just Skipp).
Got to school this morning and was greeted with this. A couple of my co-workers decked out my classroom for my birthday, and one even bought me a Stephen King book cover lamp. So cool.
October 27, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Got to school this morning and was greeted with this. A couple of my co-workers decked out my classroom for my birthday, and one even bought me a Stephen King book cover lamp. So cool.
Don’t think I’ve mentioned this elsewhere, but fans of my novella THE DISMEMBERED, which is an homage to Mary Shelley’s FRANKENSTEIN, will be happy to know I’m working on THE IMPALED, a vampire novel written in the epistolary style of Bram Stoker’s DRACULA.
October 27, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Don’t think I’ve mentioned this elsewhere, but fans of my novella THE DISMEMBERED, which is an homage to Mary Shelley’s FRANKENSTEIN, will be happy to know I’m working on THE IMPALED, a vampire novel written in the epistolary style of Bram Stoker’s DRACULA.
So tomorrow is my birthday. The best way to celebrate is to buy my novel VEIL. If you've done that, grabbing one of my others would be cool. If neither suits you, help me find a Chief Hopper hat on short notice, as this Halloween my youngest and I are going trick-or-treating as Eleven and Hop.
October 27, 2025 at 1:47 AM
So tomorrow is my birthday. The best way to celebrate is to buy my novel VEIL. If you've done that, grabbing one of my others would be cool. If neither suits you, help me find a Chief Hopper hat on short notice, as this Halloween my youngest and I are going trick-or-treating as Eleven and Hop.
November 16th, Noblesville, IN, Chapter Book Lounge. Tickets are available now right here! www.chapterbooklounge.com/.../YKF4AXEB....
October 25, 2025 at 6:16 PM
November 16th, Noblesville, IN, Chapter Book Lounge. Tickets are available now right here! www.chapterbooklounge.com/.../YKF4AXEB....
King is my main writing influence, but I’ve only lately realized how instrumental Richard Matheson was in my development. What a writer!
October 24, 2025 at 5:04 PM
King is my main writing influence, but I’ve only lately realized how instrumental Richard Matheson was in my development. What a writer!
Join ussssss tonight!
October 21, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Join ussssss tonight!
At the Heartland Fall Forum, authors were paired up for an activity in which we met tables full of bookstore owners. There were tons of authors there, and I only knew one. And by some cosmic coincidence, guess with whom I was paired? My friend, Mr. @mauricebroaddus.bsky.social! It was EPIC!
October 17, 2025 at 2:26 AM
At the Heartland Fall Forum, authors were paired up for an activity in which we met tables full of bookstore owners. There were tons of authors there, and I only knew one. And by some cosmic coincidence, guess with whom I was paired? My friend, Mr. @mauricebroaddus.bsky.social! It was EPIC!
Read an exclusive excerpt of my sci-fi horror VEIL at @fangoria.bsky.social! www.fangoria.com/veil-novel-e...
October 16, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Read an exclusive excerpt of my sci-fi horror VEIL at @fangoria.bsky.social! www.fangoria.com/veil-novel-e...
Albert’s happy place.
October 14, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Albert’s happy place.
My daughter Jewel’s boyfriend made Albert a Batman mask. He looks like the Dark Knight!
October 14, 2025 at 12:02 AM
My daughter Jewel’s boyfriend made Albert a Batman mask. He looks like the Dark Knight!
New event alert! I will be at Noblesville’s Chapter Book Lounge on November 16th for a reading, Q&A, private signing, and public signing. More information in the pictures below. It’s going to be amazing!
October 13, 2025 at 10:39 PM
New event alert! I will be at Noblesville’s Chapter Book Lounge on November 16th for a reading, Q&A, private signing, and public signing. More information in the pictures below. It’s going to be amazing!
Killer new interview with Justin from Monsters, Madness and Magic about VEIL, “Lenora,” Stephen King, THE TWILIGHT ZONE, and so much more. This one was a blast! www.monstersmadnessandmagic.com/portalofthep...
October 13, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Killer new interview with Justin from Monsters, Madness and Magic about VEIL, “Lenora,” Stephen King, THE TWILIGHT ZONE, and so much more. This one was a blast! www.monstersmadnessandmagic.com/portalofthep...
One more shot from my signing/reading/Q&A at Books & Co. in Dayton, OH.
October 12, 2025 at 10:08 PM
One more shot from my signing/reading/Q&A at Books & Co. in Dayton, OH.
Had an absolute BLAST yesterday at Books & Co. in Dayton. Cool people, rocking store, and an awesome Q&A session with the crowd. I also read from “Lenora” for the first time!
October 12, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Had an absolute BLAST yesterday at Books & Co. in Dayton. Cool people, rocking store, and an awesome Q&A session with the crowd. I also read from “Lenora” for the first time!
I'll be signing books here in five hours. If you're a reader or even reading-curious, stop by and say hello at Books & Co. in Dayton, Ohio!
October 11, 2025 at 3:04 PM
I'll be signing books here in five hours. If you're a reader or even reading-curious, stop by and say hello at Books & Co. in Dayton, Ohio!
Dayton, Ohio. 4-6 at Books & Co. Can’t wait to see you there!
October 10, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Dayton, Ohio. 4-6 at Books & Co. Can’t wait to see you there!
One unexpected but happy by-product of choosing my pen name is getting to be neighbors with @sgj.bsky.social. (Pic from a reader in Lexington, Kentucky).
October 9, 2025 at 7:44 PM
One unexpected but happy by-product of choosing my pen name is getting to be neighbors with @sgj.bsky.social. (Pic from a reader in Lexington, Kentucky).