Monday, December 4, 2023

The Last READ THIS! Book of the Month and More!


Happy December Holidays!

Well, December is here and with it a plethora of holidays. You can pretty much celebrate something every day this month, so happy celebrations to everyone!

Speaking of celebrations, just a mention that the three best gifts you can give an author are to buy their books, gift their books to a friend or family member, and leave a review. Not just for me, but for every author you love, these three things are what we all wish for.

This month's READ THIS! Book of the Month shouldn't be too much of a surprise (hint: it's one of mine), and we have other cool stuff for you, so let's get right 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 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!

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!

 
December 2023 READ THIS! Selection


The READ THIS! Selection for December 2023 is: 

The Dawning of the New West
By A.E. Stanton


Gini's Take: A mosaic novel about a far-future post-apocalyptic Earth that's reverted back to Old West ways. Survival is tough, but love in all its forms is what saves the day.

About the Author: A.E. Stanton likes horses and motorcycles, the past, the weird, and the far future. A.E. writes about the Old West, Weird Westerns, and post-apocalyptic futures, and any combo therein. In addition to stories in many fine anthologies currently available and upcoming, The Dawning of the New West (The New West Collection #1), a mosaic novel, is available now from Ginger Blue Publishing. Natural Born Outlaws: The Legend of Belladonna Book 1, is also available from Graphic Audio. When not writing or riding, A.E. spends time thinking about writing or riding. Reach A.E. (aka Gini Koch) at Old Westerner  (http://www.ginikoch.com/asbookstore.htm).
December 2023 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.)
December's READ THIS! author Q&A  featuring Guest Host Hal Bodner and author A.E. Stanton (aka Moi)
will be on
Thursday, December 15, 2023
from 9pm-10pm Eastern.


Access to Discord is available worldwide, and everyone is invited to attend!
January's READ THIS! Selection
 

And Remember: One Lucky Q&A Participant can win it early!


The READ THIS! Selection for January 2024 is: 

The Trouble with Hairy
By Hal Bodner

Speaking of Gifting Books...
 
 
The Happy Acres Haunted Hotel for Active Seniors & Other Stories is a great gift for those who want funny SF/F/P and want it in smaller chunks.

This is a collection of my non-Alien series shorts and novelettes, all in one place! Includes the Missy the Were-Pomeranian stories, The Vampire's Apprentice, and MORE! (Like all the things more.)

 

The Disciple and Other Stories of the Paranormal by moi writing as Jemma Chase is a great gift for those of the more gothic persuasion, as well as those who like a variety of paranormal options - vampires and werewolves, of course, but others besides.

This is a re-release collection, featuring new stories and an introduction by our own Hal "Bite Club" Bodner.

More Yapping!

That's right, more yapping from me and other awesome authors over at ConTinual. The latest offering is Multiverses & Time Travel, where you get to find out my favorite time travel movie -- and you KNOW you want to know. 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
Demons Galore

Apocalyptic and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
A Fantastic Fantasy Holiday
Hot Off the Press #87
Banned Books 2023
When Technology Goes Awry
Sci-Fi and Alien Romance

Daring to Write
Fantasy Books That Formed Us
Fandom: British Mysteries
Comics Lair: Shang Chi's Journey
Writing Spies and Secret Agents
Monster Motivations
PIs, Gumshoes, and Sleuths
The Universes of Blade and Underworld
Hot off the Press #108
The Wizard of Oz
Heroes of a Certain Age
Monster Romance
Blending Genres
Death Customs in Fact and Fantasy
Hot Off The Press #109
Hot Off The Press #110
Classic Thrillers and Horror - Hitchcock & Universal
Writing With Partners

There's a whole lot more over at the ConTinual YouTube page, so browse around and get your panel fixes in!

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. Like, really soon.
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 for all the things!
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

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