The READ THIS! Author Q&A THIS Thursday, New Cover Reveal & Preorder, and More!

We're Barreling Towards LOTS of Holidays! Well, the last half of December is loaded, just loaded, with all the holiday things! We've got Hanukkah, Yule, Christmas, Kwanzaa, Boxing Day, AND Winter Solstice, and that's before we hit up the old New Year's Eve (where I beg of all of you to NOT say, "Well, 2026 just HAS to be better, right?" Because this decade is definitely the, "Oh yeah? Hold My Beer" decade.) Hanukkah starts tonight, but midway through and before Yule, Solstice, Christmas, and Kwanzaa we have the READ THIS! Author Q&A THIS Thursday that's featuring someone near and dear to your hearts (*cough* me, it's me, and my co-writer, Bebe Bayliss) and you don't want to miss it, especially if you're interested in what's going on with both mystery series we have going (Fall's Girl Mysteries and Santa Paloma Mysteries) because we do have news on both. And there's more, too, including a cover reveal AND a preorder (and, trust me, this is the cover and preorder all y'all have truly been waiting for) so let's get to it, shall we? We shall!

It's Alive! The Alien Collection -- aka all the short stories and novellas I've ever written in the Kitty-Verse, plus more -- is  available right now! So, if you didn't preorder (and therefore already have the bookie wookie in your hot little hands), now's the time to get your copy from your distributor of choice:  Amazon -- ebook, trade paperback, and hardback  B&N.com -- ebook, trade paperback, and Trophy Hardback Kobo -- ebook Apple Books -- ebook

A Reminder About Bookie Wookies... All of these are available now from Ginger Blue Publishing and available at your preferred retailer. If you haven't grabbed these yet, now's the time!

Fem-Bots & Androids & Superbeings Oh My. It's Kitty vs. the End of the World. Origin stories, side quests, alternative universes, and more!

Mastermind vs. Kitty & Company. Place Your Bets. Planets, Power Plays, and Pets. Kitty's Got This.

Double the Kitty. Double the Fun...and Mayhem. Kitty, and Nightcrawler, and Prince. Oh My!

Watch as it all gets real... What's the worth of one life?

You're invited to a party to die for! Welcome to the Belt...proceed with caution

The Jumping Game is on! Come for the scandal, stay for the explosions.

Welcome to Washington, check your Poofs at the door... The future looks utopian...until you look just a bit closer...

And baby makes...the bad guys rue the day they made Mama Kitty angry... Love, engagement, Poofs...and intergalactic war. What happens in Vegas doesn't stay in Vegas...

More Kitty, and don't miss the gators! The Book That Started It All is alive again! Meet Kitty...all over again!

My first book of movie and TV reviews, and, as I may have mentioned a few times, it's an Amazon #1 bestseller, too! (Hey, a girl likes to share the coolness when she can!) The re-release of the first book in The Martian Alliance Chronicles. Things aren't what they seem when Princess Olivia of Andromeda jumps aboard a spaceship to escape a loveless marriage.

A group of mystery-solving grandmothers, a daring granddaughter, a surf bum, homeless men, and a mysterious stranger all involved in a series of brutal murders in a sleepy seaside town... The re-release of my first humor collection, now with bonus funny! Despite what you may have heard or believe, all the stories are true...well, almost all...

The story of the Old West's most notorious female outlaw, the infamous Belladonna. Available in Hardback, trade paperback, and ebook. Read the story that started it all... Stacey Weir didn't mean to become an amateur sleuth. But when her adoptive father's accused of murder, there was only one thing for her to do...

Friends to lovers romantic suspense set in and around New Orleans, now with an (extended) epilogue! (Re-release.) Mosaic post-apocalyptic novel set in the far future that's reverted to Old West ways, where love, friends, and family are what get you through.

A collection of paranormal tales, with new bonus stories and an introduction from the author of BITE CLUB. (Re-release.) A collection of all my humorous SF/F/P (non-Alien series) stories, together in one place for the first time!

December 2025 READ THIS! Author Q&A

December's READ THIS! Q&A featuring Guest Host J.B Garner with  Authors Gini Koch & Bebe Bayliss will be on Thursday, December 18, 2025 from 9pm-10pm Eastern. Access to Discord is available worldwide, and everyone is invited to attend! You do not need to be a Discord member/user to attend: Use this link https://discord.gg/GYpzD25JvW to go directly to the chat room! (You also don't need to have finished the book to join in the fun. We authors know that everyone reads at their own pace and we just want to hang out with you guys and have some good times!) Once in, you'll get to join in the fun of asking authors about their "process" and more. PLUS, one lucky winner will get January's READ THIS! selection for FREE! I know! It's too happy to be true! But true it is, so don't miss out! (You must be present in the chat to win. Physical copies U.S. only; ebook copies worldwide.)

December 2025 READ THIS! Selection

The READ THIS! Selection for December 2025 is:  Something Wicked Santa Paloma Mysteries #1 by Gini Koch & Bebe Bayliss Gini's Take: Samantha Greene loves her grandmothers and their friends, and not only because solving mysteries that elude the police is their favorite hobby. But some crimes are more dangerous than others, and investigating a string of brutal murders puts them all on the killers’ radars, Samantha especially.  About the Authors: One of them is me! But just in case you've missed the "official" bio...Gini Koch writes the fast, fresh, and funny Alien/Katherine “Kitty” Katt series, the Necropolis Enforcement Files, and the Martian Alliance Chronicles. As G.J. Koch she writes the Alexander Outland series and she’s made the most of multiple personality disorder by writing novels, novellas, novelettes, and short stories in all the genres out there and under a variety of other pen names as well, including Anita Ensal (A Cup of Joe, The Belters), Jemma Chase (The Disciple and Other Stories of the Paranormal), A.E. Stanton (The Legend of Belladonna series and The New West series), and J.C. Koch. With co-author Bebe Bayliss she writes the Fall’s Girl Mysteries and the Santa Paloma Mysteries.  Bebe Bayliss is a California-born Canadian author writing mystery & suspense, science fiction, fantasy, paranormal, weird west, and horror, with stories featured in anthologies from Zombies Need Brains, Flame Tree Publishing, Brigids Gate Press, and Air and Nothingness Press (as Sonya Carlin.) She and co-writer Gini Koch bonded over a shared love of snark and sci-fi conventions and they now write short stories, novellas, and novels together, including FALL’S GIRL, first in their Fall’s Girl Mystery series from Ginger Blue Publishing. Bebe lives in British Columbia with a very tall husband and a very small dog. http://www.bebebayliss.com

January's READ THIS! Selection   And Remember: One Lucky Q&A Participant can win it early!

The READ THIS! Selection for January 2026 is:        The Powers That Be By Temple Hart

It's Cover Reveal AND Pre-Order Time!

Spread the word: Aliens Like Us -- aka the book EVERYONE has been waiting for -- is releasing on April 7, 2026 from Ginger Blue Publishing, and it's available for pre-order right now! So, now's the time to get your copy reserved from your distributor of choice:  Amazon -- ebook (trade paperback and hardback editions will be available on release day) B&N.com -- ebook, trade paperback, and Trophy Hardback Kobo -- ebook Apple Books -- ebook   And now, let's see that new cover shall we? WE SHALL!

Read Out Loud! Do you have your copy of the Touched by an Alien audiobook yet? If not, don't wait! Grab yours today and start your year right!

Speaking of Reading Out Loud... Graphic Audio has renewed the contract for The Legend of Belladonna, Part 1: Natural Born Outlaws, by moi writing as A.E. Stanton. If you haven't grabbed this fantastic audiobook, don't delay, grab it today!

So many bookie wookies, so much time to catch up on all of them while waiting for The Alien Collection, Aliens Like Us, Aliens Like Them, and the next READ THIS! selection. Check out my Bookstore for all the things!

That's it for today, but, never fear, another Update, including details for the next READ THIS! selection, will be arriving next year (aka in a couple of weeks)! In the meantime, stay safe and healthy, remember we're all in this together, be kind to one another, give love and support to all those who are on the front lines in any capacity, hope this year continues to give all of you much joy and goodness, and let's be readers out there. Peace out, my li'l gangstas, and I'll catch all y'all on the flip side! Love, Gini