Time for November's READ THIS! Author Q&A and More!

Happy Almost Thanksgiving! My favorite holiday of the year is almost upon us, but before we all go stuff our faces or, for those that don't celebrate, have a nice old Thursday, we've got a great READ THIS! Author Q&A. So, let's get right to it, shall we? We shall!

November 2022 READ THIS! Author Q&A

November's READ THIS! author Q&A with author Joshua Palmatier will be on Thursday, November 17, 2022 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/MnQDEKFYjU 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 December'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.)

November 2022 READ THIS! Selection

The READ THIS! Selection for November 2022 is:  The Skewed Throne The Throne of Amenkor #1 By Joshua Palmatier Gini's Take: A plucky heroine, a throne that's become sentient and also gone completely crazy, and a great start to an epic fantasy adventure. About the Author: JOSHUA PALMATIER is a fantasy author with a PhD in mathematics. His most recent fantasy novel, Reaping the Aurora, concludes the fantasy series begun in Shattering the Ley and Threading the Needle, although you can also find his “Throne of Amenkor” series and the “Well of Sorrows” series still on the shelves. He is currently hard at work writing his next novel and designing the Kickstarter for the next Zombies Need Brains anthology project. You can find out more at www.joshuapalmatier.com or at the small press’ site www.zombiesneedbrains.com. Or follow him on Twitter as @bentateauthor or @ZNBLLC.

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

The READ THIS! Selection for December 2022 is:      Alliance Rising Martian Alliance Chronicles 1-3 By Gini Koch

Because I get asked this daily (often multiple times daily)... Yes, Aliens Like Us IS coming, but... No, Aliens Like Us still isn't ready for Prime Time, but... I'm on Version 5 of the rewrite process. Does every book take me this long? No. Will all the others in the series take this long? Likely no. Life has tossed a lot at me and mine and that's made some things a struggle, but... Kitty is always with me, and she's not going to let the bad things win, in any universe. So...Watch this space for more updates as I have them. And keep those digits crossed for the hope that my shouting "the end!" comes sooner as opposed to later. P.S. I am definitely heading towards the end game. I realize that's vague, but it means that I think we'll be shouting "hurrah" somewhere in the nearish term. Digits crossed, at any rate... P.P.S. Watch this space, I'm hoping to share happy news soon.

World Fantasy Con Recap WFC 2022 was great, and I had a fantastic time. How fantastic? I, um, forgot to take a lot of pictures because I was having so much fun. I mean, we were in New Orleans, one of THE cities for fun, so it would have been criminal not to, you know, have that fun. And to eat. A lot. Which was, naturally, fun. And delicious. But despite all of this, some folks with me managed to get a few snaps, so here they are in all their glory.

One of the highlights was that I got to spend a lot of time with my awesome agent, Cherry Weiner. I also got to hang out with awesome author Meg Leader (L) and Member of the Alien Collective in Very Good Standing Koleta Parsley (middle). Plus we went on The City of New Orleans paddlewheel ship which trips are always awesome.

Clockwise from the bottom, new pal Thea Hutcheson, awesome editor and longtime pal David Boop, Meg, and Cherry at my fave spot in NOLA, Acme Oyster House. A pic of what REALLY matters in NOLA -- good food and good friends. Pic taken while scarfing the goodness and drinking the Bourbon Milk Punches at Bourbon House (my tied-for-second fave place in NOLA <tied with Napoleon House> which is next door to my first fave place...I have a theme and I stick with it) by my newest soul sister, Liz Gooch. Elbows courtesy of new pal Carol Doms and longtime friend (and excellent shopping buddy) awesome author Nancy Greene.

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

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

November's READ THIS! Book of the Month and Lots More!

Happy November! Thanksgiving happens to be my favorite holiday, and I look forward to it if I have a big group or small coming to the Manse, or if we're going out. Regardless of where I'm eating, I'm grateful that I get to be eating. But I also like the feelings that surround the holiday. I mean, the food alone is worth getting excited for and I enjoy entertaining, usually in between writing like a crazed wolverine (yes, I will be doing that again this year, promise). Especially because Thanksgiving ensures that pumpkin spice everything will be available. Yes, it's true -- I love pumpkin spice everything (other than beer -- tried it, it wasn't for me). I also enjoy the lead up to this holiday, even the shopping, because it's all about food and making things that, many times, you only make once a year. Yes, it's true, as the hubs can attest, I love to shop. It's also true that, as always, we have a great selection for this month's READ THIS! as well as lots more, so, before we compare stuffing/dressing recipes and start the arguments for who makes the best pumpkin pies, let's get to it, 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!

READ THIS! A Book Club by Moi for All Y'all Welcome to READ THIS! A Book Club by Gini Koch. This is my chance to introduce you to some great authors that I love and know you will, too. Every month I'll spotlight a book and, even better...every month I'll host a live discussion with the author, that all y'all can join! I know, it's too happy to be true, but true it is!

November 2022 READ THIS! Selection

The READ THIS! Selection for November 2022 is:  The Skewed Throne The Throne of Amenkor #1 By Joshua Palmatier Gini's Take: A plucky heroine, a throne that's become sentient and also gone completely crazy, and a great start to an epic fantasy adventure. About the Author: JOSHUA PALMATIER is a fantasy author with a PhD in mathematics. His most recent fantasy novel, Reaping the Aurora, concludes the fantasy series begun in Shattering the Ley and Threading the Needle, although you can also find his “Throne of Amenkor” series and the “Well of Sorrows” series still on the shelves. He is currently hard at work writing his next novel and designing the Kickstarter for the next Zombies Need Brains anthology project. You can find out more at www.joshuapalmatier.com or at the small press’ site www.zombiesneedbrains.com. Or follow him on Twitter as @bentateauthor or @ZNBLLC.

November 2022 READ THIS! Author Q&A

So, you've read the READ THIS! selection and you want to share what you thought with the author, hang out with them and Gini, and generally talk books for an hour. Well, guess what? You can! The third Thursday of every month will be READ THIS! Author Q&A time. The event will be held utilizing Discord, and the invitation to Gini's READ THIS! room will come out in the week prior to the chat. And that's not all! Near the end of each Q&A session, we'll be doing a raffle and one lucky winner will get a copy of the next month's READ THIS! selection! (You must be present in the Q&A to win. Physical book prizes will be U.S. only. Ebook prizes will be worldwide.)

November's READ THIS! author Q&A with author Joshua Palmatier will be on Thursday, November 17, 2022 from 9pm-10pm Eastern. Access to Discord is available worldwide, and everyone is invited to attend!

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

The READ THIS! Selection for December 2022 is:  Alliance Rising Martian Alliance Chronicles 1-3 By Gini Koch

Because I get asked this daily (often multiple times daily)... Yes, Aliens Like Us IS coming, but... No, Aliens Like Us still isn't ready for Prime Time, but... I'm on Version 5 of the rewrite process. Does every book take me this long? No. Will all the others in the series take this long? Likely no. Life has tossed a lot at me and mine and that's made some things a struggle, but... Kitty is always with me, and she's not going to let the bad things win, in any universe. So...Watch this space for more updates as I have them. And keep those digits crossed for the hope that my shouting "the end!" comes sooner as opposed to later. P.S. I am definitely heading towards the end game. I realize that's vague, but it means that I think we'll be shouting "hurrah" somewhere in the nearish term. Digits crossed, at any rate... P.P.S. Watch this space, I'm hoping to share happy news soon.

More Yapping!   That's right, more yapping from me and other awesome authors over at ConTinual. The latest offering is a catch up from Halloween, Demons Galore. So head over and watch and have some fun along with the rest of us at ConTinual! And don't miss these other cool panels I've run the yap on: Breaking Down the Genres Economics in World Building Horror and Romance Sherlockian Mystery Sherlock Returns Christmas in July Holiday Short Reads Hot off the Press #54 Characters in the Public Domain Zombies! Holiday Special Event 2021 Christmas & New Years in Film Holidays Real and Imagined Favorite Holiday Episodes in SciFi and Fantasy Series Holiday Action-Adventure Hot Off the Press #64 Weird Westerns Pets and Familiars Intellectual Property for Creatives Separating Problematic Creators from Their Work Selling At Conventions Scarred For Life How To Write Animals Hot off the Press #72 Unicorns And Other Fantastic Creatures Tinkerers and Inventors A ConTinual Special Mystery Event: The Game is Afoot - Sherlockian Universes Hot off the Press #76 Space Opera Technology in Your Tales Building the Story and Scares Things That Go Bump in the Night -- Monster Hunters Mythological Tropes in SF and Fantasy Bad Places - Evil Locations that Set the Scary Scene We Love You, Scooby-Doo! Magic, Monsters, and True Love Ghost and Monster Hunters Haunted Places Creature Feature - Monsters and Hunters Hot Off the Press #81 There's a whole lot more over at the ConTinual YouTube page, so browse around and get your panel fixes in!

See The Me! The Hermitage Is Over! We're down to my last con appearance of the year coming in just a couple of days. Hope to see some of y'all there, it's gonna be a fun one! A reminder that you can STILL sign up for the virtual con, which is jam-packed with awesomeness, so if you can't be there in person, be there virtually and hang out with the others who are attending in cyberspace!     World Fantasy Con New Orleans, LA November 3-6, 2022   Friday, November 4 2:00pm Reading, Room Imperial 12 -- Note that this will be LiveStreamed, so if you want to see the me but can't get to WFC, there is an online registration and all online WFC participants can see all the LiveStreamed events! It's still not too late to sign up for the virtual con and the programming for that starts on Wednesday, so you'll get a lot of bang for your virtual bucks! 8:00pm Mass Author Signing, Celestine Foyer Saturday, November 5 4:00pm Panel: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way To..., Room Imperial 5

Here's a nice little review of Aliens Abroad from KD Did It Edits. See if you agree with her take on the book!

That's it for today but, never fear, another Update, including the Discord Q&A chat invitation, will be arriving 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, and let's be readers out there. Peace out, my li'l gangstas, and I'll catch you on the flip side! Love, Gini