The READ THIS! BotM, New Book, & More!

Happy September!

And Happy Labor Day for those who celebrate. Happy End of Summer to everyone else in my hemisphere. 

I'm currently at DragonCon, but the wonders of the interwebs allow me to send this to you anyway. I know, all y'all feel lucky, right? Right?

No next set of cons recap yet - that'll happen once I'm back from Bouchercon and recovered from yet another round of two big cons back-to-back. 

But the next READ THIS! Book of the Month is here, so let's get to it, shall we? We shall!

P.S. I realize that I SAID that my SDCC and Gen Con updates were in the last newsletter...but they were not. Hey, I'm like a crazed wolverine in the short time between the two sets of two giant back-to-back cons. So ALL the recaps will be coming, most likely in the next newsletter. 

It's Alive! Book 9, aka Alien Collective, is available now from Ginger Blue Publishing! As per usual, it'll be easiest to go to Ginger Blue's website and choose your own adventure to get to the right version for you. Get your copy today from your distributor of choice!

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!

September 2025 READ THIS! Selection

The READ THIS! Selection for September 2025 is:  Injustice Push Chronicles #2 by J.B. Garner Gini's Take: Second in the Push Chronicles series, this book picks up soon after Indomitable ends -- and races you right into more exciting superhero action. Only this time, there's more to deal with, and that more has serious fangs. About the Author: Talented topflight author and editor Jamie Beth “J. B.” Garner has written over twenty novels across multiple genres and edited hundreds more. She writes urban fantasy, epic fantasy with noir and romantacy, science fiction, LitRPG, and pro-wrestling epics, among other things, and is always out to entertain and amaze. Reach her at: https://www.jbgarnerwrites.com/aboutjbgarner

September 2025 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.)

September's READ THIS! author Q&A  featuring Author J.B. Garner will be on Thursday, September 18, 2024 from 9pm-10pm Eastern. Access to Discord is available worldwide, and everyone is invited to attend!

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

The READ THIS! Selection for October 2025 is:  Ghosts of Black Bear Mountain By Marc Monroe

In case you missed it, the first 8 books in the Alien Series are now available from Ginger Blue Publishing in ebook, trade paperback, hardback, and trophy hardback!

Ginger Blue is trucking along and getting the Alien Series re-released just as fast as they can. The situation with how the hardbacks go out is still the same - you can get the new versions in ebook, trade paperback, hardback, and trophy hardback complete with a snazzy dust cover! The trophy hardback is from B&N.com only, as a reminder, and the regular hardback is from Amazon only. The searching via Amazon and B&N.com remains spotty, in no small part because those two distributors still have some mass market copies they're determined to sell. So, as suggested for Touched and Tango, and as recommended for every book coming through 16/Aliens Abroad, go to the Ginger Blue Releases page, click on the cover of your choosing, and choose which option or options you want. The links on GBP's website will take you to the right spots at B&N and Amazon to get the version you want. Confusing? Yes. Ultimately manageable? Sure. It's only adding a step to what you'd normally do. Now for the old reviews status. On B&N all the review seem to have stuck. Not so on  Amazon -- they were there for all and, suddenly, they were not. SO, Alien Tango, Alien in the Family, Alien in the House, and Alien Research do not have all their reviews connected to the new versions. We have no idea why. Yes, they may connect at a later date, we have no idea if that will or won't happen, and if they do connect, if they'll actually remain. SO, please review early and often on either site, but particularly on Amazon, since, as we well know, reviews matter, especially at Amazon, B&N, and Goodreads. So, officially, now the first eight books are live everywhere! Huzzah!

Con Season Is Almost Over My con season is just about done. Finishing up at DragonCon as you read this, and then it's off to Bouchercon and New Orleans and my last big con of the season! Bouchercon September 3-7 New Orleans, LA Saturday, September 6th 9:00-9:55 AM, Galerie 3, Panel: Humor - Laughter in the Midst of Chaos 10:00-10:25 AM, Acadia, Signing: immediately following  panel

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 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