tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34997965699409818982024-03-14T02:43:55.763-04:00Blah, Blah, Blah...Gini Kochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17801375495279134392noreply@blogger.comBlogger728125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499796569940981898.post-65072101554692218782024-03-12T10:30:00.014-04:002024-03-12T10:30:00.255-04:00Book Birthday, Exciting Kickstarter, A Cover Reveal, READ THIS! Author Q&A Deets, & More!<br /><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2542353143mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv2542353143mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv2542353143mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><p><span style="color: #ff4a98; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b>Happy Upcoming Lots of Things!</b></span></p><p style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #ff4a98; font-family: arial;"><b>We're not quite halfway through March and the rest of this month is going to be great! I hope everyone who has to follow Daylight Savings Time in the U.S. remembered to "spring ahead" and that those for whom that dark day is coming will be prepared when your Lack Of Sleep Day happens. </b></span></p><p style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #ff4a98; font-family: arial;"><b>We have a LOT coming for the rest of the month. I'm hoping that all y'all will have fun and safe St. Patrick's Day celebrations and have recovered enough to enjoy the first (official) day of Spring next week, in preparation for our next fun READ THIS! Author Q&A happening a week from Thursday, on the 21st. (Yes, March is as busy a month as February was.)</b></span></p><p style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #ff4a98; font-family: arial;"><b>There are also more religious events through the end of the month, including Easter, so hoping all y'all enjoy whatever celebrations you have! </b></span></p><p style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #ff4a98; font-family: arial;"><b>Some of you may have noticed that this is coming to you a bit earlier than normal, but that's because I have a Book Birthday AND a Cover Reveal to celebrate and I want to be sure to celebrate them with all of you! So let's get to it, shall we? We shall!</b></span></p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2542353143mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td style="outline: none; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2542353143mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv2542353143mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv2542353143mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2542353143mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv2542353143mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="outline: none; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2542353143mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td align="center" class="yiv2542353143mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv2542353143" href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/falls-girl-gini-koch/1144723657?ean=2940185784327" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv2542353143mcnImage" data-pin-me-only="true" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F23cf2ae7-8e7f-7896-0521-61f9492600f7.jpg&t=1710193522&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c1e-df07e801f800&sig=23QwMaGXDEI3b437h_OFvg--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 396px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2542353143mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv2542353143mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none;"><span style="color: goldenrod; outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;">The New Bookie Wookie is Here!</strong></span></span></span><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span style="color: goldenrod; outline: none;">Fall's Girl, my first straight-on mystery, co-written with <a href="https://www.bebebayliss.com/" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none;" target="_blank">Bebe Bayliss</a>, releases TODAY and is alive and out in the world, available from all the usual suspects! Trot on over to <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/falls-girl-gini-koch/1144723657?ean=2940185784327" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none;" target="_blank">B&N.com</a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Falls-Girl-Book-One-Mysteries-ebook/dp/B0CTCKDF42/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2Z62H0BVQLQ9P&keywords=fall%27s+girl+gini+koch+bebe+bayliss&qid=1706515032&sprefix=fall%27s+girl+gini+koch+bebe+bayliss%2Caps%2C57&sr=8-1" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none;" target="_blank">Amazon</a>, or anywhere else you buy your books, wish me and Bebe a Happy Book Birthday, and grab your copy TODAY! </span></strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2542353143mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; 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padding-top: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2542353143mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv2542353143mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 27px; outline: none; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><div style="outline: none; text-align: center;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span style="color: #6666ff; outline: none;"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;">Exciting NEW Kickstarter for<br style="outline: none;" />an Awesome Anthology!</span></span></span></strong></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2542353143mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv2542353143mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv2542353143mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2542353143mcnCaptionBottomContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td align="center" class="yiv2542353143mcnCaptionBottomImageContent" style="outline: none; padding: 0px 9px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv2542353143" href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/iamtw/multiverse-of-mystery" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv2542353143mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F65deb229-603d-f596-71a7-020dd151b365.jpg&t=1710193522&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c1e-df07e801f800&sig=7adIr0cOdtbJTALNiIoYNw--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 800px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="564" /></a></td></tr><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv2542353143mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top" width="564"><strong style="outline: none;"><span style="color: #6666ff; outline: none;"><span style="outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;">I am SUPER excited to be a part of this <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/iamtw/multiverse-of-mystery" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none;" target="_blank">Multiverse of Mystery anthology</a>, filled with stories from a host of excellent tie-in authors. If you enjoy mysteries of any kind, this one's for you! Not only is my story (by moi writing as Anita Ensal) set in my Belter's universe, but I'm doing another twist with my "Sherlock and Watson" being Irene and Mary. I'm also offering 3 tuckerizations (aka your or someone else's name in lights), so don't delay, because we're already halfway through the Kickstarter campaign. Get over and <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/iamtw/multiverse-of-mystery" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none;" target="_blank">support this one today</a>!</span></span></span></strong></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2542353143mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv2542353143mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv2542353143mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2542353143mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td style="outline: none; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2542353143mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv2542353143mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv2542353143mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2542353143mcnCaptionLeftContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv2542353143mcnCaptionLeftContentInner" style="outline: none; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2542353143mcnCaptionLeftImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td align="center" class="yiv2542353143mcnCaptionLeftImageContent" style="outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv2542353143" href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/natural-born-outlaws-a-e-stanton/1145042226?ean=9798887870151" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv2542353143mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F5d8ee498-1d1b-6b24-8eba-620faa406e3a.jpg&t=1710193522&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c1e-df07e801f800&sig=prEHm6p_0fnqfYo0JfVQYQ--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 439px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2542353143mcnCaptionLeftTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv2542353143mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><div><span style="color: goldenrod; outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none;">It's Cover Reveal<br /></span></strong></span><span style="color: goldenrod; outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none;"><br /></span></strong></span></div><div><span style="color: goldenrod; outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none;">& Preorder Time!</span></strong></span></div><span style="color: goldenrod; outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="font-size: 22px; outline: none;">There is no Kitty without Belle.</span><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><strong style="outline: none;">Want to read the book that is, truly, the reason I started writing? Well, now you can, because Natural Born Outlaws: The Legend of Belladonna Book 1 by moi writing as A.E. Stanton, is coming soon from <a href="https://www.gingerbluepublishing.com/coming-soon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none;" target="_blank">Ginger Blue Publishing</a>! Get your preorders in now from <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CXQ2LGMB/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3B6RN6NE1EQ3Q&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.6MLGbrJFXYaH5MZOYJ9nTS3R4rOVQqNiY-1CHwBsJHbGjHj071QN20LucGBJIEps.k6n0M6yPztX03hWFO9lkJYmQAL31rVogIIM_Y6m1jio&dib_tag=se&keywords=natural+born+outlaws+a.e.+stanton&qid=1710192777&sprefix=natural+born+outlaws+a.e.+stanton%2Caps%2C97&sr=8-1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none;" target="_blank">Amazon</a>, <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/natural-born-outlaws-a-e-stanton/1145042226?ean=9798887870151" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none;" target="_blank">B&N</a>, and all the other usual suspects, so as to grab the bookie wookie as soon as possible. (And yes, for you audiobook lovers, scroll farther down because the excellent audiodrama has been available from Graphic Audio for a while and is waiting for you to enjoy it.)</strong></strong></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2542353143mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv2542353143mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv2542353143mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2542353143mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td style="outline: none; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2542353143mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv2542353143mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv2542353143mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2542353143mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td style="outline: none; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2542353143mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #fff949; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv2542353143mcnTextContent" style="color: #ff3399; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17.5px; outline: none; padding: 18px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 28px; outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;">March 2024 READ THIS! Author Q&A</strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2542353143mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv2542353143mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv2542353143mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2542353143mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td style="outline: none; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2542353143mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #404040; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv2542353143mcnTextContent" style="color: #f2f2f2; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 28px; outline: none; padding: 18px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;">March's READ THIS! author Q&A featuring Guest Author Catherine Kane <br style="outline: none;" />will be on Thursday,<br style="outline: none;" />March 21, 2024<br style="outline: none;" />from 9pm-10pm Eastern.</span></strong></span></span><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;">Access to</span></strong></span><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"> <a href="https://discord.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none;" target="_blank">Discord</a> </span></strong></span><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;">is available worldwide, and everyone is invited to attend!</span></strong></span><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;">You do not need to be a Discord member/user to attend:</span></strong></span><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;">Use this link</span></strong></span><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"> <a href="https://discord.gg/GYpzD25JvW" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none;" target="_blank">https://discord.gg/GYpzD25JvW</a> </span></strong></span><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;">to go directly to the chat room!</span></strong></span></span><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;"><span style="font-size: 18px; outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;">(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!)</span></strong></span></span><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span face="trebuchet ms, lucida grande, lucida sans unicode, lucida sans, tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><span style="font-size: 18px; outline: none;">Once in, you'll get to join in the fun of asking authors about their "process" and more. PLUS, one lucky winner will get April's <a href="https://www.ginikoch.com/readthis.htm" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none;" target="_blank">READ THIS!</a> selection for FREE! I know! It's too happy to be true! But true it is, so don't miss out!</span></span></strong></span><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" />(You must be present in the chat to win.<br style="outline: none;" />Physical copies U.S. only; ebook copies worldwide.)</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2542353143mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv2542353143mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv2542353143mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2542353143mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td style="outline: none; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2542353143mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #fff949; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv2542353143mcnTextContent" style="color: #ff3399; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17.5px; outline: none; padding: 18px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;">March 2024 READ THIS! Selection</strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2542353143mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv2542353143mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv2542353143mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2542353143mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv2542353143mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="outline: none; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2542353143mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td align="center" class="yiv2542353143mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv2542353143" href="https://www.amazon.com/Song-Dreams-Shadows-Fantasy-Morgan/dp/0984695176/ref=sr_1_2?crid=3A6PVY2HB9Q9C&keywords=the+song+of+dreams+and+shadows&qid=1706597393&s=books&sprefix=the+song+of+dreams+and+shadows%2Cstripbooks%2C557&sr=1-2&fbclid=IwAR3RcA7P80P6_5Sza33FPjsvpJ-VO0W1i3ceX5CPtP56YlkQhjNTFDQMNbo" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv2542353143mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F0797e959-4377-4a09-b942-0e7a9993fead.png&t=1710193522&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c1e-df07e801f800&sig=uHq4o9jXs2QmtmgSpG0Ayg--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 311px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2542353143mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv2542353143mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><strong style="outline: none;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none;">The READ THIS! Selection for March 2024 is: </span></strong><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Song-Dreams-Shadows-Fantasy-Morgan/dp/0984695176/ref=sr_1_2?crid=3A6PVY2HB9Q9C&keywords=the+song+of+dreams+and+shadows&qid=1706597393&s=books&sprefix=the+song+of+dreams+and+shadows%2Cstripbooks%2C557&sr=1-2&fbclid=IwAR3RcA7P80P6_5Sza33FPjsvpJ-VO0W1i3ceX5CPtP56YlkQhjNTFDQMNbo" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none;">The Song of Dreams and Shadows</span></a><br style="outline: none;" /><strong style="outline: none;"><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none;"><span style="color: #ff4499; outline: none;">By </span></span><span style="font-size: 28px; outline: none;"><span style="color: #ff4499; outline: none;">Catherine Kane</span></span><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="color: #ff4499; outline: none;">Gini's Take:</span> <span style="color: #fff949; outline: none;">Another adventure with a still learning her powers Morgan and her talking cat Sam. This time, they have to rescue a forgotten hero before it's too late.</span></strong><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><strong style="outline: none;"><span style="color: #ff4499; outline: none;">About the Author: </span>Catherine Kane was raised by feral storytellers. She's a teller of tales, a poet, a wordsmith and a songwright, a professional psychic, an artist, an enthusiastic student of the Universe, a maker of extremely bad puns and a medieval re-enactor who spends a fair amount of time at renaissance faires when she isn't hunched over her computer, writing. She has self published 12 books (practical metaphysics and urban fantasy) and is currently wrestling with her 13th (which is teaching her new skills the hard way.)</strong><br style="outline: none;" /> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2542353143mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv2542353143mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv2542353143mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2542353143mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td style="outline: none; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2542353143mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv2542353143mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv2542353143mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2542353143mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td style="outline: none; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2542353143mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #fff949; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv2542353143mcnTextContent" style="color: #ff3399; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; outline: none; padding: 18px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 26px; outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span face=""helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, verdana, sans-serif" style="outline: none;">April's READ THIS! Selection</span></strong></span><br style="outline: none;" /> <h1 class="yiv2542353143null" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span style="color: black; outline: none;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;">And Remember: One Lucky Q&A Participant can win it early!</span></span></span></strong></h1></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2542353143mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv2542353143mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv2542353143mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2542353143mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv2542353143mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="outline: none; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2542353143mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td align="center" class="yiv2542353143mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv2542353143" href="https://www.amazon.com/Dragonesque-Esther-Friesner/dp/1940709520" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv2542353143mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F62ea4a30-ac6f-fe67-5d7a-70ae857090cb.jpg&t=1710193522&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c1e-df07e801f800&sig=BJj1pxWClPzHcyf8sDYF5Q--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 315px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2542353143mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv2542353143mcnTextContent" style="color: #f2f2f2; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px; outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><h1 class="yiv2542353143null" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><br style="outline: none;" /><span face="trebuchet ms, lucida grande, lucida sans unicode, lucida sans, tahoma, sans-serif" style="color: #fff949; outline: none;">The READ THIS! Selection for April 2024 is: </span><br style="outline: none;" /> </h1><h1 style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"> </h1><h1 style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Dragonesque-Esther-Friesner/dp/1940709520" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none;" target="_blank"><strong style="outline: none;"><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;">Dragonesque (anthology)</span></span></strong></a><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="outline: none;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;">Featuring "A King Arthur Dragon in Space Station 23's Court" by Gini Koch and Bebe Bayliss<br style="outline: none;" />And "Lord Bai and the Magic Pirate" by Jean Marie Ward</span></span></span></h1></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2542353143mcnImageGroupBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv2542353143mcnImageGroupBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv2542353143mcnImageGroupBlockInner" style="outline: none; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2542353143mcnImageGroupContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; 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outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span style="outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;">It's a new year and a new "I'm not quite done" message. BUT, I'm so close to done that I'm willing to say that all y'all can start expecting the Official News Of Goodness much sooner than later. (And now I wince and duck, waiting for what 2024 will throw at me for my hubris in sharing that I'm excited to be this close to turning the book in.)<br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" />So, watch this space, I have all the digits crossed that the information here is going to be new and different soon, quite soon...</span></span></strong></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2542353143mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv2542353143mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv2542353143mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2542353143mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td style="outline: none; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2542353143mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv2542353143mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv2542353143mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2542353143mcnCaptionLeftContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv2542353143mcnCaptionLeftContentInner" style="outline: none; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2542353143mcnCaptionLeftImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td align="center" class="yiv2542353143mcnCaptionLeftImageContent" style="outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv2542353143" href="https://www.audible.com/pd/Touched-by-an-Alien-Audiobook/B0B2J2QTFS?qid=1664139803&sr=1-1&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1&pf_rd_p=83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f&pf_rd_r=53B1PRYMV64HRES34G1W" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv2542353143mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F22bec601-d8c1-198f-8359-38d59c204e86.jpg&t=1710193522&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c1e-df07e801f800&sig=4Tt_sWt2NZzfIYwEBw6XKw--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 894px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2542353143mcnCaptionLeftTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv2542353143mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><strong style="outline: none;"><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;">Read Out Loud!</span></span></span><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none;">Do you have your copy of the <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Touched-Alien-Book-1/dp/B0B2J1GLZQ/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none;" target="_blank">Touched by an Alien audiobook</a> yet? If not, don't wait! Grab yours today and start your year right!</span></span></span></strong></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2542353143mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv2542353143mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv2542353143mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2542353143mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td style="outline: none; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2542353143mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv2542353143mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv2542353143mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2542353143mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv2542353143mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="outline: none; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2542353143mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td align="center" class="yiv2542353143mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv2542353143" href="https://www.graphicaudio.net/the-legend-of-belladonna-1-natural-born-outlaws.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv2542353143mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F8ccff6cf-9fc5-4f94-b087-21c91a941619.jpg&t=1710193522&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c1e-df07e801f800&sig=QvsTXPtrk6gR3DcjKOTXEQ--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 300px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2542353143mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv2542353143mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 22px; outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none;">Speaking of Reading Out Loud...</span></strong></span></span><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;">Graphic Audio has renewed the contract for <a href="https://www.graphicaudio.net/the-legend-of-belladonna-1-natural-born-outlaws.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none;" target="_blank">The Legend of Belladonna, Part 1: Natural Born Outlaws</a>, by moi writing as A.E. Stanton. If you haven't grabbed this fantastic audiobook, don't delay, grab it today!</strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2542353143mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv2542353143mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv2542353143mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2542353143mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td style="outline: none; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2542353143mcnTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv2542353143mcnTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv2542353143mcnTextBlockInner" style="outline: none; padding-top: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2542353143mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv2542353143mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a href="https://www.ginikoch.com/bookstore.htm" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;" target="_blank"><img align="left" height="208" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F2f95a1db-3ab2-415b-bfa6-a9e08f7cb3c1.jpg&t=1710193522&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c1e-df07e801f800&sig=HcWexrQrsD0Hd2eg754Kkg--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 5px 10px 5px 5px; min-height: 208px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; width: 150px;" width="150" /></a>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 <a href="https://www.ginikoch.com/bookstore.htm" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;" target="_blank">Bookstore</a> for all the things!</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2542353143mcnTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv2542353143mcnTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv2542353143mcnTextBlockInner" style="outline: none; padding-top: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2542353143mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv2542353143mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2542353143mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv2542353143mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv2542353143mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2542353143mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td style="outline: none; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2542353143mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv2542353143mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv2542353143mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2542353143mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td style="outline: none; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2542353143mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #022222; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv2542353143mcnTextContent" style="color: #ff3399; font-family: "Sans Tahoma", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><div style="outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; outline: none;">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!<br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" />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!</span></span></span></strong></div><div style="outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; outline: none;"><br /></span></span></span></strong></div><div style="outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; outline: none;">Love, Gini</span></span></span></strong></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>Gini Kochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17801375495279134392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499796569940981898.post-7344579223193801862024-03-04T10:30:00.001-05:002024-03-04T10:30:00.143-05:00The READ THIS! BotM, A New Release Is Almost Here, & More!<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8263766027mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv8263766027mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8263766027mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><b><span style="color: #ff00aa; font-size: large;">Luck of the Irish to All Y'all!</span></b><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8263766027mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"></table><b><span style="color: #ff00aa; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8263766027mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"></table><b><span style="color: #ff00aa; font-size: medium;">Supposedly March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb, but what it's for sure doing is being busy as all get-out. Ramadan begins and Daylight Savings starts on the same day, then St. Patrick's Day is the next week. Plus more later in the month. Like I said, busy.</span></b><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8263766027mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"></table><b><span style="color: #ff00aa; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8263766027mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"></table><b><span style="color: #ff00aa; font-size: medium;">I've been busy, too! My first straight-on mystery, FALL'S GIRL, co-written with Bebe Bayliss, releases next week, I'm that much closer to having Aliens Like Us ready to go (oh yes I am!), and the yap runs deep but never silent.</span></b><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8263766027mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"></table><b><span style="color: #ff00aa; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8263766027mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"></table><b><span style="color: #ff00aa; font-size: medium;">Plus we've got a magikal urban paranormal (misspelling intended) for this month's READ THIS! selection, so let's get to it all, shall we? We shall!</span></b><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8263766027mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"></table><br /><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8263766027mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8263766027mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8263766027mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv8263766027mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8263766027mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8263766027mcnCaptionLeftContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8263766027mcnCaptionLeftContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8263766027mcnCaptionLeftImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv8263766027mcnCaptionLeftImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv8263766027" href="https://www.audible.com/pd/Touched-by-an-Alien-Audiobook/B0B2J2QTFS?qid=1664139803&sr=1-1&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1&pf_rd_p=83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f&pf_rd_r=53B1PRYMV64HRES34G1W" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv8263766027mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F22bec601-d8c1-198f-8359-38d59c204e86.jpg&t=1709528497&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c3e-e3040a013000&sig=CAm_e1fmEfaMtjKEN7tSag--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 894px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8263766027mcnCaptionLeftTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8263766027mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">Read Out Loud!</strong></span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">Do you have your copy of the <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Touched-Alien-Book-1/dp/B0B2J1GLZQ/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Touched by an Alien audiobook</a> yet? If not, don't wait! Grab yours today and start your year right!</strong></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8263766027mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv8263766027mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8263766027mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8263766027mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8263766027mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv8263766027mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8263766027mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8263766027mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8263766027mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8263766027mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv8263766027mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv8263766027" href="https://www.graphicaudio.net/the-legend-of-belladonna-1-natural-born-outlaws.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv8263766027mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F8ccff6cf-9fc5-4f94-b087-21c91a941619.jpg&t=1709528497&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c3e-e3040a013000&sig=XTN37kSvGEX7K_mDVqz.kA--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 300px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8263766027mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8263766027mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;">Speaking of Reading Out Loud...</span></strong></span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">Graphic Audio has renewed the contract for <a href="https://www.graphicaudio.net/the-legend-of-belladonna-1-natural-born-outlaws.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">The Legend of Belladonna, Part 1: Natural Born Outlaws</a>, by moi writing as A.E. Stanton. If you haven't grabbed this fantastic audiobook, don't delay, grab it today!</strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8263766027mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv8263766027mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8263766027mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8263766027mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8263766027mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv8263766027mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8263766027mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8263766027mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8263766027mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8263766027mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv8263766027mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv8263766027" href="https://www.ginikoch.com/readthis.htm" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv8263766027mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2Fd32b82f8-2842-4f50-8074-8f7ba8a7cd5a.png&t=1709528497&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c3e-e3040a013000&sig=VVNsvzqoI7rWhqn5hI5cTA--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 265px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8263766027mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8263766027mcnTextContent" style="color: #f2f2f2; font-family: "Sans Tahoma", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><div style="outline: none !important; text-align: center;"><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none !important;">READ THIS!</span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;">A Book Club by Moi for All Y'all</span></span></strong></div><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;">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.<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />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!</span></strong></span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8263766027mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv8263766027mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8263766027mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8263766027mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8263766027mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #fff949; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8263766027mcnTextContent" style="color: #ff3399; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 28px; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><strong style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 30px; outline: none !important;">March 2024 READ THIS! Selection</strong></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8263766027mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv8263766027mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8263766027mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8263766027mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8263766027mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8263766027mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv8263766027mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv8263766027" href="https://www.amazon.com/Song-Dreams-Shadows-Fantasy-Morgan/dp/0984695176/ref=sr_1_2?crid=3A6PVY2HB9Q9C&keywords=the+song+of+dreams+and+shadows&qid=1706597393&s=books&sprefix=the+song+of+dreams+and+shadows%2Cstripbooks%2C557&sr=1-2&fbclid=IwAR3RcA7P80P6_5Sza33FPjsvpJ-VO0W1i3ceX5CPtP56YlkQhjNTFDQMNbo" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv8263766027mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F0797e959-4377-4a09-b942-0e7a9993fead.png&t=1709528497&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c3e-e3040a013000&sig=YinMxXV7JUSG.7zfjo4FLQ--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 311px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8263766027mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8263766027mcnTextContent" style="color: #f2f2f2; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><h1 class="yiv8263766027null" style="color: rgb(205, 208, 213) !important; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px;"><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;">The READ THIS! Selection for March 2024 is: </span></span></strong></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Song-Dreams-Shadows-Fantasy-Morgan/dp/0984695176/ref=sr_1_2?crid=3A6PVY2HB9Q9C&keywords=the+song+of+dreams+and+shadows&qid=1706597393&s=books&sprefix=the+song+of+dreams+and+shadows%2Cstripbooks%2C557&sr=1-2&fbclid=IwAR3RcA7P80P6_5Sza33FPjsvpJ-VO0W1i3ceX5CPtP56YlkQhjNTFDQMNbo" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;">The Song of Dreams and Shadows</span></a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;">By Catherine Kane</span></span></span></strong></h1><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 18px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="background-color: inherit; color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;">Gini's Take:</span><span style="background-color: inherit; color: #fff949; outline: none !important;"> Another adventure with a still learning her powers Morgan and her talking cat Sam. This time, they have to rescue a forgotten hero before it's too late.</span></span></span></strong><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="font-size: 18px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;">About the Author: </span>Catherine Kane was raised by feral storytellers. She's a teller of tales, a poet, a wordsmith and a songwright, a professional psychic, an artist, an enthusiastic student of the Universe, a maker of extremely bad puns and a medieval re-enactor who spends a fair amount of time at renaissance faires when she isn't hunched over her computer, writing. She has self published 12 books (practical metaphysics and urban fantasy) and is currently wrestling with her 13th (which is teaching her new skills the hard way.)</strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8263766027mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv8263766027mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8263766027mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8263766027mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8263766027mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv8263766027mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8263766027mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8263766027mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8263766027mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #fff949; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8263766027mcnTextContent" style="color: #ff3399; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17.5px; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 28px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">March 2024 READ THIS! Author Q&A</strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8263766027mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv8263766027mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8263766027mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8263766027mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8263766027mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8263766027mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv8263766027mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv8263766027" href="https://discord.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv8263766027mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F1d53830b-e4a4-431f-a440-eea60c12ae12.jpg&t=1709528497&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c3e-e3040a013000&sig=OR7Aa1vGSvcsLPyjv9UXXQ--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 300px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8263766027mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8263766027mcnTextContent" style="color: #f2f2f2; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 18px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">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!<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />The third Thursday of every month will be READ THIS! Author Q&A time. The event will be held utilizing <a href="https://discord.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Discord</a>, and the invitation to Gini's READ THIS! room will come out in the week prior to the chat.</span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />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.)</span></strong></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8263766027mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv8263766027mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8263766027mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8263766027mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8263766027mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #404040; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8263766027mcnTextContent" style="color: #f2f2f2; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 28px; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">March's READ THIS! author Q&A featuring Guest Author Catherine Kane<br style="outline: none !important;" />will be on<br style="outline: none !important;" />Thursday, March 21, 2024<br style="outline: none !important;" />from 9pm-10pm Eastern.</span></strong></span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">Access to <a href="https://discord.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Discord</a> is available worldwide, and everyone is invited to attend!</span></strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8263766027mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv8263766027mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8263766027mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8263766027mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8263766027mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv8263766027mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8263766027mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8263766027mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8263766027mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #fff949; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8263766027mcnTextContent" style="color: #ff3399; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 26px; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, verdana, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">April's READ THIS! Selection</span></strong></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /> <h1 class="yiv8263766027null" style="color: rgb(205, 208, 213) !important; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: black; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">And Remember: One Lucky Q&A Participant can win it early!</span></span></span></strong></h1></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8263766027mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv8263766027mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8263766027mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8263766027mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8263766027mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8263766027mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv8263766027mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv8263766027" href="https://www.amazon.com/Dragonesque-Esther-Friesner/dp/1940709520" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv8263766027mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F62ea4a30-ac6f-fe67-5d7a-70ae857090cb.jpg&t=1709528497&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c3e-e3040a013000&sig=F2cO5pA129R4xCXPqoT0zw--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 315px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8263766027mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8263766027mcnTextContent" style="color: #f2f2f2; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><h1 class="yiv8263766027null" style="color: rgb(205, 208, 213) !important; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px;"><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;">The READ THIS! Selection for April 2024 is: </span></span></strong><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Dragonesque-Esther-Friesner/dp/1940709520" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Dragonesque (anthology)</a></strong></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">Featuring "A King Arthur Dragon in Space Station 23's Court" by Gini Koch and Bebe Bayliss<br style="outline: none !important;" />And "Lord Bai and the Magic Pirate" by Jean Marie Ward</span></span></strong></span></h1></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8263766027mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv8263766027mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8263766027mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8263766027mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8263766027mcnTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv8263766027mcnTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8263766027mcnTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding-top: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8263766027mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8263766027mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><div style="outline: none !important; text-align: center;"><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: lavender; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 40px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">Speaking of Books...</strong></span></span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8263766027mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv8263766027mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8263766027mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8263766027mcnCaptionLeftContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8263766027mcnCaptionLeftContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8263766027mcnCaptionLeftImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv8263766027mcnCaptionLeftImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv8263766027" href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/plush-life-gini-koch/1123617994?ean=9798887870205" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv8263766027mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2Fc706ddb1-11f1-51a8-1688-a16a8a506741.jpg&t=1709528497&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c3e-e3040a013000&sig=Rddfcf62o3QxNjreF0_sZA--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 285px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8263766027mcnCaptionLeftTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8263766027mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><div style="outline: none !important; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, lucida grande, lucida sans unicode, lucida sans, tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: red; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">The Re-Release Came Out Last Month!</strong></span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">The re-release of Plush Life came out in February. For those looking for romantic suspense, action, smexy times, and danger in and around New Orleans, get your copy today from <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/plush-life-gini-koch/1123617994?ean=9798887870205" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">B&N</a> or <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Plush-Life-Gini-Koch-ebook/dp/B0CQ323H1D/ref=sr_1_1?crid=20GWPLBWIWCV3&keywords=plush+life+gini+koch&qid=1704153337&sprefix=plush+life+gini+koch%2Caps%2C80&sr=8-1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Amazon</a> (and other outlets). For those who aren't in the mood for romance, read about the most evil of exes and rejoice that you're not dating anyone like that. And for those who are curious about what kind of epilogue I wrote for this re-release (spoiler alert: a long one), you can grab your revised and epilogue-filled copy, too!</strong></span></span></div><br style="outline: none !important;" /> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8263766027mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv8263766027mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8263766027mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8263766027mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8263766027mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv8263766027mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8263766027mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8263766027mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8263766027mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8263766027mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv8263766027mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv8263766027" href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/falls-girl-gini-koch/1144723657?ean=2940185784327" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv8263766027mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F23cf2ae7-8e7f-7896-0521-61f9492600f7.jpg&t=1709528497&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c3e-e3040a013000&sig=GFJ3QZECFsTl40oxnlEXfA--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 396px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8263766027mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8263766027mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 27px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><div style="outline: none !important; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: goldenrod; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">IT'S ALMOST HERE!</strong></span></span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /> </div><span style="color: goldenrod; font-family: trebuchet ms, lucida grande, lucida sans unicode, lucida sans, tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">FALL'S GIRL, book 1 in the Fall's Girl Mysteries series, cowritten by moi and <a href="https://www.bebebayliss.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Bebe Bayliss</a>, releases next week (March 12th), from <a href="https://www.gingerbluepublishing.com/coming-soon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Ginger Blue Publishing</a>. As I and every other author say (a lot), pre-orders matter, especially to publishers. So, get your copy pre-ordered today from <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Falls-Girl-Book-One-Mysteries-ebook/dp/B0CTCKDF42/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2Z62H0BVQLQ9P&keywords=fall%27s+girl+gini+koch+bebe+bayliss&qid=1706515032&sprefix=fall%27s+girl+gini+koch+bebe+bayliss%2Caps%2C57&sr=8-1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Amazon</a>, <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/falls-girl-gini-koch/1144723657?ean=2940185784327" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">B&N</a>, and all the other usual suspects! Don't miss out on a new heroine you're going to love -- possibly almost as much as you love Kitty.</strong></span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8263766027mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv8263766027mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8263766027mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8263766027mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8263766027mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv8263766027mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8263766027mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8263766027mcnCaptionBottomContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv8263766027mcnCaptionBottomImageContent" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv8263766027" href="https://www.youtube.com/@ConTinualConvention/featured" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv8263766027mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2Fed64e26c-8431-42e6-b13b-54b107026e18.jpg&t=1709528497&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c3e-e3040a013000&sig=orgRYE2jGR1REh8.mln11g--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 960px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="564" /></a></td></tr><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8263766027mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top" width="564"><div style="outline: none !important; text-align: center;"><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: blue; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 32px; outline: none !important;">More Yapping!</span></span></strong></div><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;">That's right, more yapping from me and other awesome authors over at </strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@ConTinualConvention/featured" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">ConTinual</a><strong style="outline: none !important;">. The latest offerings are <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbNgenxeraM" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Hot Off The Press 119</a>, where I talk about Plush Life, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QCkccCBSQs" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Historical Fiction</a>, where we discuss, um, historical fiction and what we do and don't like, and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdIylpTXP2A" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Comics Lair: Picks and Pans of 2023</a>, where we discuss the comic movie adaptations we loved and loathed. So head over and watch and have some fun along with the rest of us at </strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@ConTinualConvention/featured" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">ConTinual</a><strong style="outline: none !important;">!</strong><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;">Don't miss these other cool panels I've run the yap on this year:</strong><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGC2HXaNfl0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Stocking the Holiday Bar</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAHWcuzNK04" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Captain America: WWII Hero for the Space Age</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zt4zwnNUnb0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">ARC and Beta Readers</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jz6LlirUwEs" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Silent But Not Still</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_mK-2rRRtI" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Storm: Orphan, X-Man, and Queen</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />And check out all the other cool <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@ConTinualConvention/search" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">ConTinual</a> panels I've run the yap on over the past years -- you can find them over on <a href="https://www.ginikoch.com/continual.htm" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">The Yap In Charge</a>! Plus there's a whole lot more over at the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@ConTinualConvention/featured" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">ConTinual YouTube page</a>, so browse around and get your panel fixes in!</strong></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8263766027mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv8263766027mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8263766027mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8263766027mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8263766027mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv8263766027mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8263766027mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8263766027mcnCaptionLeftContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8263766027mcnCaptionLeftContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8263766027mcnCaptionLeftImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv8263766027mcnCaptionLeftImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv8263766027" href="https://www.ginikoch.com/bookstore.htm" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv8263766027mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F8b8963dd-f6d1-45c5-8b3d-2751a139e313.jpg&t=1709528497&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c3e-e3040a013000&sig=bqrvMSIY4DsdrgyRqWAOsg--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 300px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8263766027mcnCaptionLeftTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8263766027mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">It's a new year and a new "I'm not quite done" message. BUT, I'm so close to done that I'm willing to say that all y'all can start expecting the Official News Of Goodness much sooner than later. (And now I wince and duck, waiting for what 2024 will throw at me for my hubris in sharing that I'm excited to be this close to turning the book in.)<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />So, watch this space, I have all the digits crossed that the information here is going to be new and different soon, quite soon...</span></strong></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8263766027mcnFollowBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv8263766027mcnFollowBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv8263766027mcnFollowBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8263766027mcnFollowContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" style="outline: none !important; padding-left: 9px; padding-right: 9px; word-break: normal;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8263766027mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv8263766027mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8263766027mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8263766027mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8263766027mcnTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv8263766027mcnTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8263766027mcnTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding-top: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8263766027mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8263766027mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a href="https://www.ginikoch.com/bookstore.htm" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;" target="_blank"><img align="left" height="208" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F2f95a1db-3ab2-415b-bfa6-a9e08f7cb3c1.jpg&t=1709528497&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c3e-e3040a013000&sig=XgvYi1M5lYxRZlTyhInR1Q--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto !important; margin: 5px 10px 5px 5px; min-height: 208px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; width: 150px;" width="150" /></a><strong style="outline: none !important;">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 <a href="https://www.ginikoch.com/bookstore.htm" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Bookstore</a> for all the things!</strong></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8263766027mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv8263766027mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8263766027mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8263766027mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8263766027mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv8263766027mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8263766027mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8263766027mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8263766027mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #022222; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8263766027mcnTextContent" style="color: #ff3399; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><div style="font-family: "Sans Tahoma", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; outline: none !important;">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!<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />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!</span></span></span></strong></div><div style="font-family: "Sans Tahoma", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; outline: none !important;"><br /></span></span></span></strong></div><div style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, lucida grande, lucida sans unicode, lucida sans, tahoma, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 20px;">Love, Gini</span></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>Gini Kochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17801375495279134392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499796569940981898.post-36712942721069954932024-02-12T10:30:00.001-05:002024-02-12T10:30:00.140-05:00READ THIS! Author Q&A, A Release, Kickstarter, & More!<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1812043300mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv1812043300mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1812043300mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><p style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #ff00a2; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b>So Many Goings-Ons for the Longest Shortest Month in 4 Years!</b></span></p><p style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #ff00a2; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>So, we're barely halfway through February and we just had the Super Bowl and upcoming have the re-release of Plush Life, Valentine's Day, and the READ THIS! Author Q&A all in the same week -- this week, to be exact!</b></span></p><p style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #ff00a2; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>And then we'll have President's Day (in the U.S.) and an extra day to grow on this month. Hard to believe that it's been four years since the last Leap Year, but that's how they work.</b></span></p><p style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #ff00a2; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Plus lots of other things going on, so let's get to it, shall we? We shall!</b></span></p><br /><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1812043300mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1812043300mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv1812043300mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1812043300mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1812043300mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1812043300mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #fff949; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1812043300mcnTextContent" style="color: #ff3399; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17.5px; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 28px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">February 2024 READ THIS! Author Q&A</strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1812043300mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv1812043300mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1812043300mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1812043300mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1812043300mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #404040; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1812043300mcnTextContent" style="color: #f2f2f2; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 28px; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">February's READ THIS! author Q&A featuring Guest Author Elle E. Ire <br style="outline: none !important;" />will be on Thursday,<br style="outline: none !important;" />February 15, 2024<br style="outline: none !important;" />from 9pm-10pm Eastern.</span></strong></span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">Access to</span></strong></span><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"> <a href="https://discord.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Discord</a> </span></strong></span><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">is available worldwide, and everyone is invited to attend!</span></strong></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">You do not need to be a Discord member/user to attend:</span></strong></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">Use this link</span></strong></span><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"> <a href="https://discord.gg/GYpzD25JvW" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">https://discord.gg/GYpzD25JvW</a> </span></strong></span><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">to go directly to the chat room!</span></strong></span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 18px; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">(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!)</span></strong></span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, lucida grande, lucida sans unicode, lucida sans, tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 18px; outline: none !important;">Once in, you'll get to join in the fun of asking authors about their "process" and more. PLUS, one lucky winner will get March's <a href="https://ginikoch.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">READ THIS!</a> selection for FREE! I know! It's too happy to be true! But true it is, so don't miss out!</span></span></strong></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />(You must be present in the chat to win.<br style="outline: none !important;" />Physical copies U.S. only; ebook copies worldwide.)</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1812043300mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv1812043300mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1812043300mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1812043300mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1812043300mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #fff949; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1812043300mcnTextContent" style="color: #ff3399; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17.5px; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">February 2024 READ THIS! Selection</strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1812043300mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv1812043300mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1812043300mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1812043300mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1812043300mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1812043300mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv1812043300mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv1812043300" href="https://www.amazon.com/Reel-Real-Love-Elle-Ire/dp/1641082607/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2MAIA3HW1GDGR&keywords=reel+to+real+love+ire&qid=1682632937&sprefix=reel+to+real+love+ire%2Caps%2C159&sr=8-1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv1812043300mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2Fec293104-14c3-f1a2-835a-5d05841a8056.jpg&t=1707715069&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c2b-3400ba01a500&sig=zOMidqsvJrwTQF3Wm4b0cg--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 311px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1812043300mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1812043300mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;">The READ THIS! Selection for February 2024 is: </span></strong><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Reel-Real-Love-Elle-Ire/dp/1641082607/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2MAIA3HW1GDGR&keywords=reel+to+real+love+ire&qid=1682632937&sprefix=reel+to+real+love+ire%2Caps%2C159&sr=8-1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;">Reel to Real Love</span></a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff4499; outline: none !important;">By </span></span><span style="font-size: 28px; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff4499; outline: none !important;">Elle E. Ire</span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #ff4499; outline: none !important;">Gini's Take:</span> <span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;">A traumatized widow who may or may not be being hunted by assassins and an extremely self-aware AI join forces in this fun, twisty, romantic suspense.</span></strong><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff4499; outline: none !important;">About the Author: </span>Goldie Award winner Elle Ire writes science fiction and paranormal romance featuring kickass women who fall in love with each other. When she isn't learning to use weapons ranging from pistols to axes to whips or paying someone to kidnap her to get the details right, Elle can be found attempting numerous escape room challenges or singing karaoke in the weirdest bar she can find. Elle has nine novels in print with DSP Publications.</strong><br style="outline: none !important;" /> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1812043300mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv1812043300mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1812043300mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1812043300mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1812043300mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv1812043300mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1812043300mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1812043300mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1812043300mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #fff949; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1812043300mcnTextContent" style="color: #ff3399; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 26px; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, verdana, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">March's READ THIS! Selection</span></strong></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /> <h1 class="yiv1812043300null" style="color: rgb(205, 208, 213) !important; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: black; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">And Remember: One Lucky Q&A Participant can win it early!</span></span></span></strong></h1></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1812043300mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv1812043300mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1812043300mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1812043300mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1812043300mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1812043300mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv1812043300mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv1812043300" href="https://www.amazon.com/Song-Dreams-Shadows-Fantasy-Morgan/dp/0984695176/ref=sr_1_2?crid=3A6PVY2HB9Q9C&keywords=the+song+of+dreams+and+shadows&qid=1706597393&s=books&sprefix=the+song+of+dreams+and+shadows%2Cstripbooks%2C557&sr=1-2" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv1812043300mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F0797e959-4377-4a09-b942-0e7a9993fead.png&t=1707715069&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c2b-3400ba01a500&sig=TnjzV6p1cjNlkzHhP9Jgjw--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 311px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1812043300mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1812043300mcnTextContent" style="color: #f2f2f2; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><h1 class="yiv1812043300null" style="color: rgb(205, 208, 213) !important; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px;"><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #fff949; font-family: trebuchet ms, lucida grande, lucida sans unicode, lucida sans, tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">The READ THIS! Selection for March 2024 is: </span><br style="outline: none !important;" /> </h1><h1 style="color: rgb(205, 208, 213) !important; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px;"> </h1><h1 style="color: rgb(205, 208, 213) !important; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Song-Dreams-Shadows-Fantasy-Morgan/dp/0984695176/ref=sr_1_2?crid=3A6PVY2HB9Q9C&keywords=the+song+of+dreams+and+shadows&qid=1706597393&s=books&sprefix=the+song+of+dreams+and+shadows%2Cstripbooks%2C557&sr=1-2" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">The Song of Dreams and Shadows: an Urban Fantasy with Morgan and Sam</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">By Catherine Kane</span></span></span></h1></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1812043300mcnImageGroupBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv1812043300mcnImageGroupBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1812043300mcnImageGroupBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1812043300mcnImageGroupContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 273px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1812043300mcnImageGroupContent" style="outline: none !important; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 9px; padding-top: 0px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv1812043300" href="https://discord.com/invite/GYpzD25JvW" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv1812043300mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F1d53830b-e4a4-431f-a440-eea60c12ae12.jpg&t=1707715069&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c2b-3400ba01a500&sig=.gLGMAJnaEgGx0N171mxvg--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 300px; outline: none; padding-bottom: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1812043300mcnImageGroupContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 273px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1812043300mcnImageGroupContent" style="outline: none !important; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-right: 9px; padding-top: 0px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv1812043300" href="https://ginikoch.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv1812043300mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2Fd32b82f8-2842-4f50-8074-8f7ba8a7cd5a.png&t=1707715069&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c2b-3400ba01a500&sig=iXdYzImwh_MYyZ8zHgArJQ--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 265px; outline: none; padding-bottom: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1812043300mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; 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border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv1812043300mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1812043300mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1812043300mcnCaptionLeftContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1812043300mcnCaptionLeftContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1812043300mcnCaptionLeftImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv1812043300mcnCaptionLeftImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv1812043300" href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/plush-life-gini-koch/1123617994?ean=9798887870205" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv1812043300mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2Fc706ddb1-11f1-51a8-1688-a16a8a506741.jpg&t=1707715069&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c2b-3400ba01a500&sig=ThecUg6dPPwP7e2LK3.NAg--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 285px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1812043300mcnCaptionLeftTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1812043300mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Sans Tahoma", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 27px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: red; outline: none !important;">The Re-Release Comes Out TOMORROW!</span></strong></span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">The re-release of Plush Life is coming this February, on the 13th, as in tomorrow, just in time for Valentine's Day. For those looking for romantic suspense, action, smexy times, and danger in and around New Orleans, pre-order your copy today from <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/plush-life-gini-koch/1123617994?ean=9798887870205" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">B&N</a> or <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Plush-Life-Gini-Koch-ebook/dp/B0CQ323H1D/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1ONFONTR88XW6&keywords=plush+life+gini+koch&qid=1706683638&s=books&sprefix=plush+life%2Cstripbooks%2C92&sr=1-1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Amazon</a> (and other outlets). For those who aren't in the mood for romance, read about the most evil of exes and rejoice that you're not dating anyone like that. And for those who are curious about what kind of epilogue I wrote for this re-release (spoiler alert: a long one), you can grab your revised and epilogue-filled copy, too!</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1812043300mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv1812043300mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1812043300mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1812043300mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1812043300mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv1812043300mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1812043300mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1812043300mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1812043300mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1812043300mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv1812043300mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv1812043300" href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/falls-girl-gini-koch/1144723657?ean=2940185784327" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv1812043300mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F23cf2ae7-8e7f-7896-0521-61f9492600f7.jpg&t=1707715069&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c2b-3400ba01a500&sig=d.5C2XAqKTafpr33nllpYw--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 396px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1812043300mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1812043300mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: goldenrod; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">And Speaking of Pre-Orders...</strong></span></span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: goldenrod; outline: none !important;">Don't forget to pre-order Fall's Girl! The ebook pre-orders are available from all the usual suspects, <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/falls-girl-gini-koch/1144723657?ean=2940185784327" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">B&N.com</a> has print for preorder and <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Falls-Girl-Book-One-Mysteries-ebook/dp/B0CTCKDF42/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2Z62H0BVQLQ9P&keywords=fall%27s+girl+gini+koch+bebe+bayliss&qid=1706515032&sprefix=fall%27s+girl+gini+koch+bebe+bayliss%2Caps%2C57&sr=8-1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Amazon</a> will have the print books once Fall's Girl releases on March 12, so get your copies pre-ordered today!</span></strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1812043300mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; 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border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv1812043300mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1812043300mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1812043300mcnCaptionLeftContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1812043300mcnCaptionLeftContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1812043300mcnCaptionLeftImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv1812043300mcnCaptionLeftImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/znb/znb-presents-year-three"><img alt="" class="yiv1812043300mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F6e1b9d72-408a-02be-32e8-c94ac5f4fc22.jpg&t=1707715069&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c2b-3400ba01a500&sig=Q.oFIH1Ki1VDmdyyygcbbw--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 309px; outline: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1812043300mcnCaptionLeftTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1812043300mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 27px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">And Speaking of Things that are <em style="outline: none !important;">Like</em> Pre-Orders...</strong></span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">Remember that the <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/znb/znb-presents-year-three" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Kickstarter</a> for the <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/znb/znb-presents-year-three" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Zombies Need Brains Year 3</a> magazine is still going strong. Tuckerizations, awards, and prizes, including some from moi and <a href="https://www.bebebayliss.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Bebe Bayliss</a> -- including your chance to name a town in our story and/or get your name in lights in same -- are still up for grabs! Don't miss out, support it today!</strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1812043300mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv1812043300mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1812043300mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1812043300mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1812043300mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv1812043300mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1812043300mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1812043300mcnCaptionLeftContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1812043300mcnCaptionLeftContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1812043300mcnCaptionLeftImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv1812043300mcnCaptionLeftImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv1812043300" href="https://www.ginikoch.com/bookstore.htm" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv1812043300mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F8b8963dd-f6d1-45c5-8b3d-2751a139e313.jpg&t=1707715069&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c2b-3400ba01a500&sig=_Y7EI6TKJMAUyBoAvpcxGA--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 300px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1812043300mcnCaptionLeftTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1812043300mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">It's a new year and a new "I'm not quite done" message. BUT, I'm so close to done that I'm willing to say that all y'all can start expecting the Official News Of Goodness much sooner than later. (And now I wince and duck, waiting for what 2024 will throw at me for my hubris in sharing that I'm excited to be this close to turning the book in.)<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />So, watch this space, I have all the digits crossed that the information here is going to be new and different soon, quite soon...</span></span></strong></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1812043300mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv1812043300mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1812043300mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1812043300mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1812043300mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv1812043300mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1812043300mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1812043300mcnCaptionLeftContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1812043300mcnCaptionLeftContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1812043300mcnCaptionLeftImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv1812043300mcnCaptionLeftImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv1812043300" href="https://www.audible.com/pd/Touched-by-an-Alien-Audiobook/B0B2J2QTFS?qid=1664139803&sr=1-1&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1&pf_rd_p=83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f&pf_rd_r=53B1PRYMV64HRES34G1W" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv1812043300mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F22bec601-d8c1-198f-8359-38d59c204e86.jpg&t=1707715069&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c2b-3400ba01a500&sig=W4D_i8kUvqf7.cmpoNpXJA--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 894px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1812043300mcnCaptionLeftTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1812043300mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">Read Out Loud!</span></span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;">Do you have your copy of the <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Touched-Alien-Book-1/dp/B0B2J1GLZQ/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Touched by an Alien audiobook</a> yet? If not, don't wait! Grab yours today and start your year right!</span></span></span></strong></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1812043300mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv1812043300mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1812043300mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1812043300mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1812043300mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv1812043300mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1812043300mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1812043300mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1812043300mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1812043300mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv1812043300mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv1812043300" href="https://www.graphicaudio.net/the-legend-of-belladonna-1-natural-born-outlaws.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv1812043300mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F8ccff6cf-9fc5-4f94-b087-21c91a941619.jpg&t=1707715069&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c2b-3400ba01a500&sig=gWrch.7_V0TcX8icVYMujA--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 300px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1812043300mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1812043300mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 22px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;">Speaking of Reading Out Loud...</span></strong></span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">Graphic Audio has renewed the contract for <a href="https://www.graphicaudio.net/the-legend-of-belladonna-1-natural-born-outlaws.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">The Legend of Belladonna, Part 1: Natural Born Outlaws</a>, by moi writing as A.E. Stanton. If you haven't grabbed this fantastic audiobook, don't delay, grab it today!</strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1812043300mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv1812043300mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1812043300mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1812043300mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1812043300mcnTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv1812043300mcnTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1812043300mcnTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding-top: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1812043300mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1812043300mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a href="https://www.ginikoch.com/bookstore.htm" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;" target="_blank"><img align="left" height="208" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F2f95a1db-3ab2-415b-bfa6-a9e08f7cb3c1.jpg&t=1707715069&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c2b-3400ba01a500&sig=AqMwQ9ulxOHlJTNdPaiEAw--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto !important; margin: 5px 10px 5px 5px; min-height: 208px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; width: 150px;" width="150" /></a>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 <a href="https://www.ginikoch.com/bookstore.htm" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Bookstore</a> for all the things!</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1812043300mcnTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv1812043300mcnTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1812043300mcnTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding-top: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1812043300mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1812043300mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1812043300mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv1812043300mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1812043300mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1812043300mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1812043300mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv1812043300mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1812043300mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1812043300mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1812043300mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #022222; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1812043300mcnTextContent" style="color: #ff3399; font-family: "Sans Tahoma", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><div style="outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; outline: none !important;">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!<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />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!</span></span></span></strong></div><div style="outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; outline: none !important;"><br /></span></span></span></strong></div><div style="outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; outline: none !important;">Love, Gini</span></span></span></strong></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>Gini Kochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17801375495279134392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499796569940981898.post-28756953040450076742024-02-01T10:30:00.007-05:002024-02-01T10:30:00.148-05:00A Cover Reveal, Preorders, a Kickstarter, and the next READ THIS! BotM - Oh My!<p><br /></p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0400413635mcnTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv0400413635mcnTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0400413635mcnTextBlockInner" style="outline: none; padding-top: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0400413635mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0400413635mcnTextContent" style="font-family: "Sans Tahoma", sans-serif; line-height: 27px; outline: none; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><div style="outline: none; text-align: center;"></div></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: #f42cb1; font-size: large;"><b>Happy February!</b></span><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0400413635mcnDividerBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%;"></table><span style="color: #f42cb1; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0400413635mcnDividerBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%;"></table><span style="color: #f42cb1; font-size: medium;"><b>Hope the start of the year was good to you. This month we have Valentine's Day aka Singles Awareness Day aka Hallmark's First Holiday Bonanza of the Year coming up. But we have more than that, too!</b></span><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0400413635mcnDividerBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%;"></table><span style="color: #f42cb1; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0400413635mcnDividerBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%;"></table><span style="color: #f42cb1; font-size: medium;"><b>I have a reissue and a cover reveal, and they aren't from the same book! I'm much, much closer to having Aliens Like Us ready to go, and the yap runs deep but never silent.</b></span><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0400413635mcnDividerBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%;"></table><span style="color: #f42cb1; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0400413635mcnDividerBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%;"></table><span style="color: #f42cb1; font-size: medium;"><b>Plus we've got a twisty romantic suspense for this month's READ THIS! selection, so let's get to it all, shall we? We shall!</b></span><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0400413635mcnDividerBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%;"></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0400413635mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv0400413635mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0400413635mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><br /><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0400413635mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td style="outline: none; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0400413635mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv0400413635mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0400413635mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0400413635mcnCaptionLeftContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0400413635mcnCaptionLeftContentInner" style="outline: none; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0400413635mcnCaptionLeftImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td align="center" class="yiv0400413635mcnCaptionLeftImageContent" style="outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv0400413635" href="https://www.audible.com/pd/Touched-by-an-Alien-Audiobook/B0B2J2QTFS?qid=1664139803&sr=1-1&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1&pf_rd_p=83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f&pf_rd_r=53B1PRYMV64HRES34G1W" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv0400413635mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F22bec601-d8c1-198f-8359-38d59c204e86.jpg&t=1706747801&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c21-200001017800&sig=nsdmAygpSIq3gGJsHuovyQ--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 894px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0400413635mcnCaptionLeftTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0400413635mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none;"><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;">Read Out Loud!</strong></span></span><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;">Do you have your copy of the <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Touched-Alien-Book-1/dp/B0B2J1GLZQ/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none;" target="_blank">Touched by an Alien audiobook</a> yet? If not, don't wait! Grab yours today and start your year right!</strong></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0400413635mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv0400413635mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0400413635mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0400413635mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td style="outline: none; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0400413635mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv0400413635mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0400413635mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0400413635mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0400413635mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="outline: none; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0400413635mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td align="center" class="yiv0400413635mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv0400413635" href="https://www.graphicaudio.net/the-legend-of-belladonna-1-natural-born-outlaws.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv0400413635mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F8ccff6cf-9fc5-4f94-b087-21c91a941619.jpg&t=1706747801&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c21-200001017800&sig=.zrUhV4Eh_nWZ1drhIveLw--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 300px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0400413635mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0400413635mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none;">Speaking of Reading Out Loud...</span></strong></span></span><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;">Graphic Audio has renewed the contract for <a href="https://www.graphicaudio.net/the-legend-of-belladonna-1-natural-born-outlaws.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none;" target="_blank">The Legend of Belladonna, Part 1: Natural Born Outlaws</a>, by moi writing as A.E. Stanton. If you haven't grabbed this fantastic audiobook, don't delay, grab it today!</strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0400413635mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv0400413635mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0400413635mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0400413635mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td style="outline: none; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0400413635mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv0400413635mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0400413635mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0400413635mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0400413635mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="outline: none; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0400413635mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td align="center" class="yiv0400413635mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv0400413635" href="https://ginikoch.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv0400413635mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2Fd32b82f8-2842-4f50-8074-8f7ba8a7cd5a.png&t=1706747801&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c21-200001017800&sig=OqZIdq3yfqupl7vmMUrviA--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 265px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0400413635mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0400413635mcnTextContent" style="color: #f2f2f2; font-family: "Sans Tahoma", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><div style="outline: none; text-align: center;"><br style="outline: none;" /><strong style="outline: none;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none;">READ THIS!</span><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none;">A Book Club by Moi for All Y'all</span></span></strong></div><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none;">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.<br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" />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!</span></strong></span></span><br style="outline: none;" /> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0400413635mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv0400413635mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0400413635mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0400413635mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td style="outline: none; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0400413635mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #fff949; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0400413635mcnTextContent" style="color: #ff3399; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 28px; outline: none; padding: 18px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><strong style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 30px; outline: none;">February 2024 READ THIS! Selection</strong></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0400413635mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv0400413635mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0400413635mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0400413635mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0400413635mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="outline: none; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0400413635mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td align="center" class="yiv0400413635mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv0400413635" href="https://www.amazon.com/Reel-Real-Love-Elle-Ire/dp/1641082607/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2MAIA3HW1GDGR&keywords=reel+to+real+love+ire&qid=1682632937&sprefix=reel+to+real+love+ire%2Caps%2C159&sr=8-1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv0400413635mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2Fec293104-14c3-f1a2-835a-5d05841a8056.jpg&t=1706747801&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c21-200001017800&sig=nQ5Hidq9fDRq72a5C1SjSg--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 311px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0400413635mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0400413635mcnTextContent" style="color: #f2f2f2; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px; outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><h1 class="yiv0400413635null" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none;">The READ THIS! Selection for February 2024 is: </span></span></strong></span><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Reel-Real-Love-Elle-Ire/dp/1641082607/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2MAIA3HW1GDGR&keywords=reel+to+real+love+ire&qid=1682632937&sprefix=reel+to+real+love+ire%2Caps%2C159&sr=8-1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none;">Reel to Real Love</span></a><br style="outline: none;" /><strong style="outline: none;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none;">By Elle E. Ire</span></span></span></strong></h1><br style="outline: none;" /><strong style="outline: none;"><span style="font-size: 18px; outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><span style="background-color: inherit; color: #ff3399; outline: none;">Gini's Take:</span><span style="background-color: inherit; color: #fff949; outline: none;"> A traumatized widow who may or may not be being hunted by assassins and an extremely self-aware AI join forces in this fun, twisty, romantic suspense.</span></span></span></strong><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="font-size: 18px; outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;">About the Author: </span>Goldie Award winner Elle Ire writes science fiction and paranormal romance featuring kickass women who fall in love with each other. When she isn't learning to use weapons ranging from pistols to axes to whips or paying someone to kidnap her to get the details right, Elle can be found attempting numerous escape room challenges or singing karaoke in the weirdest bar she can find. Elle has nine novels in print with DSP Publications.</strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0400413635mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv0400413635mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0400413635mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0400413635mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td style="outline: none; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0400413635mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv0400413635mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0400413635mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0400413635mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td style="outline: none; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0400413635mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #fff949; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0400413635mcnTextContent" style="color: #ff3399; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17.5px; outline: none; padding: 18px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 28px; outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;">February 2024 READ THIS! Author Q&A</strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0400413635mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv0400413635mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0400413635mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0400413635mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0400413635mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="outline: none; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0400413635mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td align="center" class="yiv0400413635mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv0400413635" href="https://discord.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv0400413635mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F1d53830b-e4a4-431f-a440-eea60c12ae12.jpg&t=1706747801&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c21-200001017800&sig=L0pVIrMElXO2WKajaCPKTg--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 300px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0400413635mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0400413635mcnTextContent" style="color: #f2f2f2; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px; outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><strong style="outline: none;"><span style="font-size: 18px; outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;">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!<br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" />The third Thursday of every month will be READ THIS! Author Q&A time. The event will be held utilizing <a href="https://discord.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none;" target="_blank">Discord</a>, and the invitation to Gini's READ THIS! room will come out in the week prior to the chat.</span><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" />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.)</span></strong></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0400413635mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv0400413635mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0400413635mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0400413635mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td style="outline: none; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0400413635mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #404040; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0400413635mcnTextContent" style="color: #f2f2f2; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 28px; outline: none; padding: 18px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;">February's READ THIS! author Q&A featuring Guest Author Elle E. Ire<br style="outline: none;" />will be on<br style="outline: none;" />Thursday, February 15, 2024<br style="outline: none;" />from 9pm-10pm Eastern.</span></strong></span></span><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;">Access to <a href="https://discord.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none;" target="_blank">Discord</a> is available worldwide, and everyone is invited to attend!</span></strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0400413635mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv0400413635mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0400413635mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0400413635mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td style="outline: none; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0400413635mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv0400413635mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0400413635mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0400413635mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td style="outline: none; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0400413635mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #fff949; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0400413635mcnTextContent" style="color: #ff3399; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; outline: none; padding: 18px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 26px; outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span face=""helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, verdana, sans-serif" style="outline: none;">March's READ THIS! Selection</span></strong></span><br style="outline: none;" /> <h1 class="yiv0400413635null" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span style="color: black; outline: none;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;">And Remember: One Lucky Q&A Participant can win it early!</span></span></span></strong></h1></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0400413635mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv0400413635mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0400413635mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0400413635mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0400413635mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="outline: none; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0400413635mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td align="center" class="yiv0400413635mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv0400413635" href="https://www.amazon.com/Song-Dreams-Shadows-Fantasy-Morgan/dp/0984695176/ref=sr_1_2?crid=3A6PVY2HB9Q9C&keywords=the+song+of+dreams+and+shadows&qid=1706597393&s=books&sprefix=the+song+of+dreams+and+shadows%2Cstripbooks%2C557&sr=1-2" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv0400413635mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F0797e959-4377-4a09-b942-0e7a9993fead.png&t=1706747801&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c21-200001017800&sig=xeQB7g_R_nQh0XYWsztPkQ--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 311px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0400413635mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0400413635mcnTextContent" style="color: #f2f2f2; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px; outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><h1 class="yiv0400413635null" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><br style="outline: none;" /><strong style="outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none;">The READ THIS! Selection for March 2024 is: </span></span></strong><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Song-Dreams-Shadows-Fantasy-Morgan/dp/0984695176/ref=sr_1_2?crid=3A6PVY2HB9Q9C&keywords=the+song+of+dreams+and+shadows&qid=1706597393&s=books&sprefix=the+song+of+dreams+and+shadows%2Cstripbooks%2C557&sr=1-2" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none;" target="_blank">The Song of Dreams and Shadows: an Urban Fantasy with Morgan and Sam</a><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;">By Catherine Kane</span></span></strong></span></h1></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0400413635mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv0400413635mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0400413635mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0400413635mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td style="outline: none; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0400413635mcnTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv0400413635mcnTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0400413635mcnTextBlockInner" style="outline: none; padding-top: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0400413635mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0400413635mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><div style="outline: none; text-align: center;"><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="color: lavender; outline: none;"><span style="font-size: 40px; outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;">Speaking of Books...</strong></span></span></span><br style="outline: none;" /> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0400413635mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv0400413635mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0400413635mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0400413635mcnCaptionLeftContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0400413635mcnCaptionLeftContentInner" style="outline: none; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0400413635mcnCaptionLeftImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td align="center" class="yiv0400413635mcnCaptionLeftImageContent" style="outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv0400413635" href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/plush-life-gini-koch/1123617994?ean=9798887870205" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv0400413635mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2Fc706ddb1-11f1-51a8-1688-a16a8a506741.jpg&t=1706747801&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c21-200001017800&sig=EO.AqG6qz5erKc2ZHyx_9A--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 285px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0400413635mcnCaptionLeftTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0400413635mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><div style="outline: none; text-align: center;"><span face="trebuchet ms, lucida grande, lucida sans unicode, lucida sans, tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><span style="color: red; outline: none;"><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;">The Re-Release Comes Out This Month!</strong></span></span><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;">The re-release of Plush Life is coming February 13th, just in time for Valentine's Day. For those looking for romantic suspense, action, smexy times, and danger in and around New Orleans, pre-order your copy today from <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/plush-life-gini-koch/1123617994?ean=9798887870205" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none;" target="_blank">B&N</a> or <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Plush-Life-Gini-Koch-ebook/dp/B0CQ323H1D/ref=sr_1_1?crid=20GWPLBWIWCV3&keywords=plush+life+gini+koch&qid=1704153337&sprefix=plush+life+gini+koch%2Caps%2C80&sr=8-1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none;" target="_blank">Amazon</a> (and other outlets). For those who aren't in the mood for romance, read about the most evil of exes and rejoice that you're not dating anyone like that. And for those who are curious about what kind of epilogue I wrote for this re-release (spoiler alert: a long one), you can grab your revised and epilogue-filled copy, too!</strong></span></span></div><br style="outline: none;" /> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0400413635mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv0400413635mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0400413635mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0400413635mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td style="outline: none; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0400413635mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv0400413635mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0400413635mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0400413635mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0400413635mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="outline: none; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0400413635mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td align="center" class="yiv0400413635mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv0400413635" href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/znb/znb-presents-year-three" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv0400413635mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F6e1b9d72-408a-02be-32e8-c94ac5f4fc22.jpg&t=1706747801&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c21-200001017800&sig=ytjJ02nUR55m8oTHv0_Slw--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 309px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0400413635mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0400413635mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="color: teal; outline: none;"><span style="font-size: 26px; outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;">It's Kickstarter Time!</strong></span></span><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;">Zombies Need Brains is launching a <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/znb/znb-presents-year-three" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none;" target="_blank">Kickstarter</a> for Year 3 of their magazine. In addition to all the usual greatness, one of the stories featured will be by moi writing with Bebe Bayliss. We'll be offering 2 tuckerizations and 2 town naming awards, so start your engines and <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/znb/znb-presents-year-three" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none;" target="_blank">take a look at all the great stuff</a> right now!</strong></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0400413635mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv0400413635mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0400413635mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0400413635mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td style="outline: none; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0400413635mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv0400413635mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0400413635mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0400413635mcnCaptionBottomContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td align="center" class="yiv0400413635mcnCaptionBottomImageContent" style="outline: none; padding: 0px 9px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv0400413635" href="https://www.youtube.com/@ConTinualConvention/featured" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv0400413635mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2Fed64e26c-8431-42e6-b13b-54b107026e18.jpg&t=1706747801&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c21-200001017800&sig=_ERs3cKlaxXEHpKkQlaWVQ--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 960px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="564" /></a></td></tr><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0400413635mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top" width="564"><div style="outline: none; text-align: center;"><br style="outline: none;" /><strong style="outline: none;"><span style="color: blue; outline: none;"><span style="font-size: 32px; outline: none;">More Yapping!</span></span></strong></div><br style="outline: none;" /><strong style="outline: none;">That's right, more yapping from me and other awesome authors over at </strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@ConTinualConvention/featured" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;" target="_blank">ConTinual</a><strong style="outline: none;">. The latest offerings are <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zt4zwnNUnb0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none;" target="_blank">ARC and Beta Readers</a>, where we discuss how and why we utilize folks to ensure our books are the best they can be, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jz6LlirUwEs" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none;" target="_blank">Silent But Not Still</a>, where we discuss silent and black & white SF/F/H classics, and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_mK-2rRRtI" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none;" target="_blank">Storm: Orphan, X-Man, and Queen</a>, where talk about our favorite weather witch who's so much more. So head over and watch and have some fun along with the rest of us at </strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/ConTinualConvention/featured" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;" target="_blank">ConTinual</a><strong style="outline: none;">!</strong><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><strong style="outline: none;">Don't miss these other cool panels I've run the yap on this year:</strong><br style="outline: none;" /><strong style="outline: none;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGC2HXaNfl0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none;" target="_blank">Stocking the Holiday Bar</a><br style="outline: none;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAHWcuzNK04" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none;" target="_blank">Captain America: WWII Hero for the Space Age</a><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" />And check out all the other cool panels I've run the yap on over the past years -- you can find them over on <a href="https://www.ginikoch.com/continual.htm" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none;" target="_blank">The Yap In Charge</a>! Plus there's a whole lot more over at the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@ConTinualConvention/featured" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none;" target="_blank">ConTinual YouTube page</a>, so browse around and get your panel fixes in!</strong></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0400413635mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv0400413635mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0400413635mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0400413635mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td style="outline: none; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0400413635mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv0400413635mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0400413635mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0400413635mcnCaptionLeftContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0400413635mcnCaptionLeftContentInner" style="outline: none; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0400413635mcnCaptionLeftImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td align="center" class="yiv0400413635mcnCaptionLeftImageContent" style="outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv0400413635" href="https://www.ginikoch.com/bookstore.htm" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv0400413635mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F8b8963dd-f6d1-45c5-8b3d-2751a139e313.jpg&t=1706747801&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c21-200001017800&sig=1oMP88g8vXc_AGFhwz.NXg--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 300px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0400413635mcnCaptionLeftTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0400413635mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;">It's a new year and a new "I'm not quite done" message. BUT, I'm so close to done that I'm willing to say that all y'all can start expecting the Official News Of Goodness much sooner than later. (And now I wince and duck, waiting for what 2024 will throw at me for my hubris in sharing that I'm excited to be this close to turning the book in.)<br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" />So, watch this space, I have all the digits crossed that the information here is going to be new and different soon, quite soon...</span></strong></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0400413635mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv0400413635mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0400413635mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0400413635mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td style="outline: none; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0400413635mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv0400413635mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0400413635mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0400413635mcnCaptionTopContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0400413635mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top" width="564"><div style="outline: none; text-align: center;"><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="font-size: 40px; outline: none;"><span style="color: goldenrod; outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;">IT'S COVER REVEAL TIME!</strong></span></span></span><br style="outline: none;" /> </div><br style="outline: none;" /><span face="trebuchet ms, lucida grande, lucida sans unicode, lucida sans, tahoma, sans-serif" style="color: goldenrod; outline: none;"><span style="outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;">As many of you may know, mysteries are my first love. Every book in the Alien Series has at least one mystery Kitty has to figure out, most have many.<br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" />And, as many of you also know, I've written short story mysteries. And pretty much everything I write has a mystery in it because, first love and all that.<br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" />But now, finally, I can announce that my first full-fledged mystery novel, co-written with <a href="https://www.bebebayliss.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none;" target="_blank">Bebe Bayliss</a>, is coming out March 12, from <a href="https://www.gingerbluepublishing.com/coming-soon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none;" target="_blank">Ginger Blue Publishing</a>. And here's the awesome cover! </strong></span></span><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /> </td></tr><tr style="outline: none;"><td align="center" class="yiv0400413635mcnCaptionTopImageContent" style="outline: none; padding: 9px 9px 0px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv0400413635" href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/falls-girl-gini-koch/1144723657?ean=2940185784327" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv0400413635mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F23cf2ae7-8e7f-7896-0521-61f9492600f7.jpg&t=1706747801&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c21-200001017800&sig=IWphX777ycIkSfCAjP320g--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 396px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="396" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0400413635mcnTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv0400413635mcnTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0400413635mcnTextBlockInner" style="outline: none; padding-top: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0400413635mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0400413635mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="color: goldenrod; outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;">Meet Stacey...<br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" />Stuntwoman Stacey Weir didn't intend to become an amateur detective. But when chaos on a set turns into multiple murder, and her adoptive father's being framed for the crimes, Stacey's the only one who has a hope of finding the answers...if the bad guys don't stop her, permanently, first.</strong><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><strong style="outline: none;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Falls-Girl-Book-One-Mysteries-ebook/dp/B0CTCKDF42/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2Z62H0BVQLQ9P&keywords=fall%27s+girl+gini+koch+bebe+bayliss&qid=1706515032&sprefix=fall%27s+girl+gini+koch+bebe+bayliss%2Caps%2C57&sr=8-1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none;" target="_blank">Pre-orders</a> for ebooks are live at all the places and Print versions will be up for preorder at <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/falls-girl-gini-koch/1144723657?ean=2940185784327" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none;" target="_blank">B&N.com</a> soon and available at <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Falls-Girl-Book-One-Mysteries-ebook/dp/B0CTCKDF42/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2Z62H0BVQLQ9P&keywords=fall%27s+girl+gini+koch+bebe+bayliss&qid=1706515032&sprefix=fall%27s+girl+gini+koch+bebe+bayliss%2Caps%2C57&sr=8-1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none;" target="_blank">Amazon</a> on release day, March 12, and after. As I say often, pre-orders matter to publishers (and authors), so please pre-order often and early!</strong><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="font-size: 16px; outline: none;">P.S. For those of you about to raise the roof shouting that THIS is why Aliens Like Us is so late...it's not. Writing other things is never the reason why I miss a deadline. What life's been throwing at me has been why I've missed deadlines. Stacey isn't holding me back from Kitty -- Stacey is helping me keep the flame going. And Kitty thinks Stacey's da bomb, so that helps, too. It is no coincidence that this book got picked up and I was then immediately able to figure out what I needed to do on Aliens Like Us. Because that's how my mind works, and creativity comes from being creative on whatever I can be creative on "today" and publishers being excited about your work makes you want to go create more works for them to be excited about.</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0400413635mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv0400413635mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0400413635mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0400413635mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td style="outline: none; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0400413635mcnTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv0400413635mcnTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0400413635mcnTextBlockInner" style="outline: none; padding-top: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0400413635mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0400413635mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a href="https://www.ginikoch.com/bookstore.htm" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;" target="_blank"><img align="left" height="208" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F2f95a1db-3ab2-415b-bfa6-a9e08f7cb3c1.jpg&t=1706747801&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c21-200001017800&sig=QERfZXF4xbveFOaQzjQiwA--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 5px 10px 5px 5px; min-height: 208px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; width: 150px;" width="150" /></a><strong style="outline: none;">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 <a href="https://www.ginikoch.com/bookstore.htm" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none;" target="_blank">Bookstore</a> for all the things!</strong></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0400413635mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv0400413635mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0400413635mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0400413635mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td style="outline: none; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0400413635mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv0400413635mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0400413635mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0400413635mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td style="outline: none; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0400413635mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #022222; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0400413635mcnTextContent" style="color: #ff3399; font-family: "Sans Tahoma", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><div style="outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; outline: none;">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!<br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" />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!</span></span></span></strong></div><div style="outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; outline: none;"><br /></span></span></span></strong></div><div style="outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; outline: none;">Love, Gini</span></span></span></strong></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>Gini Kochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17801375495279134392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499796569940981898.post-82921169123463375422024-01-16T10:30:00.001-05:002024-01-16T10:30:00.149-05:00The First READ THIS! Author Q&A of the Year and More!<p><br /></p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464931423mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv4464931423mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv4464931423mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b><span style="color: #ff00aa; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">It's Almost My Birthday!</span></b></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b><span style="color: #ff00aa; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Halfway through January, aka the first couple of weeks of the new year, and things are hopping as always. </span></b></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b><span style="color: #ff00aa; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">My birthday is the 25th and I look forward to celebrating it, mostly by eating out at favorite restaurants. </span></b></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b><span style="color: #ff00aa; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Unlike last month, the READ THIS! Author Q&A is on the correct week, as in this coming Thursday. It's going to be another fun one you don't want to miss. So let's get to it, shall we? We shall!</span></b></p><br /><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464931423mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464931423mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv4464931423mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv4464931423mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464931423mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464931423mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #fff949; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv4464931423mcnTextContent" style="color: #ff3399; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17.5px; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 28px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">January 2024 READ THIS! Author Q&A</strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464931423mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv4464931423mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv4464931423mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464931423mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464931423mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #404040; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv4464931423mcnTextContent" style="color: #f2f2f2; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 28px; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">January's READ THIS! author Q&A featuring Guest Author Hal Bodner <br style="outline: none !important;" />will be on Thursday,<br style="outline: none !important;" />January 18, 2024<br style="outline: none !important;" />from 9pm-10pm Eastern.</span></strong></span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">Access to</span></strong></span><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"> <a href="https://discord.com/" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Discord</a> </span></strong></span><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">is available worldwide, and everyone is invited to attend!</span></strong></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">You do not need to be a Discord member/user to attend:</span></strong></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">Use this link</span></strong></span><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"> <a href="https://discord.gg/GYpzD25JvW" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">https://discord.gg/GYpzD25JvW</a> </span></strong></span><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">to go directly to the chat room!</span></strong></span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 18px; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">(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!)</span></strong></span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, lucida grande, lucida sans unicode, lucida sans, tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 18px; outline: none !important;">Once in, you'll get to join in the fun of asking authors about their "process" and more. PLUS, one lucky winner will get February's <a href="https://ginikoch.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">READ THIS!</a> selection for FREE! I know! It's too happy to be true! But true it is, so don't miss out!</span></span></strong></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />(You must be present in the chat to win.<br style="outline: none !important;" />Physical copies U.S. only; ebook copies worldwide.)</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464931423mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv4464931423mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv4464931423mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464931423mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464931423mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #fff949; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv4464931423mcnTextContent" style="color: #ff3399; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17.5px; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">January 2024 READ THIS! Selection</strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464931423mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv4464931423mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv4464931423mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464931423mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv4464931423mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464931423mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv4464931423mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv4464931423" href="https://www.amazon.com/Trouble-Hairy-Hal-Bodner/dp/1946025763/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1701585219&sr=1-1" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv4464931423mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F86ba3f7c-8500-3bdc-9cf8-74ba8d843796.jpg&t=1705382348&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c8d-460999016200&sig=6BSb5vs7zgZiT2LfGCJJSQ--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 311px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464931423mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv4464931423mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;">The READ THIS! Selection for January 2024 is: </span></strong><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Trouble-Hairy-Hal-Bodner/dp/1946025763/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1701585219&sr=1-1" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;">The Trouble With Hairy</span></a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff4499; outline: none !important;">By </span></span><span style="font-size: 28px; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff4499; outline: none !important;">Hal Bodner</span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #ff4499; outline: none !important;">Gini's Take:</span> <span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;">Another fun and funny outing to a paranormal West Hollywood where the city coroner and her vampire bestie have to once again save the day against what seems to be a werewolf on a rampage. </span></strong><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff4499; outline: none !important;">About the Author: </span>Hal Bodner is best known for writing hilarious paranormal featuring fluffy vampires with real bite. He writes paranormal romance and is working on a series of thrillers which paint classic noir with a lavender glaze, and has two fun and funny superhero novels available from Crossroads Press.</strong><br style="outline: none !important;" /> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464931423mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv4464931423mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv4464931423mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464931423mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464931423mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv4464931423mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv4464931423mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464931423mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464931423mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #fff949; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv4464931423mcnTextContent" style="color: #ff3399; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 26px; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, verdana, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">February's READ THIS! Selection</span></strong></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /> <h1 class="yiv4464931423null" style="color: rgb(205, 208, 213) !important; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: black; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">And Remember: One Lucky Q&A Participant can win it early!</span></span></span></strong></h1></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464931423mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv4464931423mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv4464931423mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464931423mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv4464931423mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464931423mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv4464931423mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv4464931423" href="https://www.amazon.com/Reel-Real-Love-Elle-Ire/dp/1641082607/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2MAIA3HW1GDGR&keywords=reel+to+real+love+ire&qid=1682632937&sprefix=reel+to+real+love+ire%2Caps%2C159&sr=8-1" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv4464931423mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2Fec293104-14c3-f1a2-835a-5d05841a8056.jpg&t=1705382348&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c8d-460999016200&sig=_VBY9D1QDx5zoO0Le1iJUA--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 311px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464931423mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv4464931423mcnTextContent" style="color: #f2f2f2; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><h1 class="yiv4464931423null" style="color: rgb(205, 208, 213) !important; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px;"><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #fff949; font-family: trebuchet ms, lucida grande, lucida sans unicode, lucida sans, tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">The READ THIS! Selection for February 2024 is: </span><br style="outline: none !important;" /> </h1><h1 style="color: rgb(205, 208, 213) !important; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px;"> </h1><h1 style="color: rgb(205, 208, 213) !important; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Reel-Real-Love-Elle-Ire/dp/1641082607/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2MAIA3HW1GDGR&keywords=reel+to+real+love+ire&qid=1682632937&sprefix=reel+to+real+love+ire%2Caps%2C159&sr=8-1" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;">Reel to Real Love</span></a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">By Elle E. Ire</span></span></span></h1></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464931423mcnImageGroupBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv4464931423mcnImageGroupBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv4464931423mcnImageGroupBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464931423mcnImageGroupContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 273px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv4464931423mcnImageGroupContent" style="outline: none !important; padding-bottom: 0px; 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font-family: "Sans Tahoma", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 27px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">AVAILABLE NOW</strong></span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Dawning-New-West-Collection-ebook/dp/B0CG2KJNYG/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3JI00X9D43Z0D&keywords=Dawning+of+the+new+west&qid=1694762794&s=books&sprefix=dawning+of+the+new+west%2Cstripbooks%2C77&sr=1-1" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; 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And this puppy is <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-dawning-of-the-new-west-a-e-stanton/1143746616?ean=9798887870038" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">live and available</a> where the bookie wookies are sold!</strong></span></span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464931423mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv4464931423mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px 9px 0px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464931423mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv4464931423mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv4464931423" href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-happy-acres-haunted-hotel-for-active-seniors-and-other-stories-gini-koch/1143973424?ean=9798887870137" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv4464931423mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F8fcf0058-9746-0039-f580-b29925faab93.jpg&t=1705382348&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c8d-460999016200&sig=glhYfGIPnjSVcTATCsF0Gg--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 302px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464931423mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv4464931423mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Sans Tahoma", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 27px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Happy-Haunted-Active-Seniors-Stories-ebook/dp/B0CG6WPNQ4/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1694983737&sr=8-3" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">The Happy Acres Haunted Hotel for Active Seniors</a> <span style="color: lime; outline: none !important;">is one of my best-loved stories. But now, it's not in a volume all alone. NOW it's combined with every other humorous SF/F short I've written that aren't a part of the Alien Series (and yes, I promise, The Alien Collection is still coming). Get all of the fun in one place! The book is live and you can</span> <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-happy-acres-haunted-hotel-for-active-seniors-and-other-stories-gini-koch/1143973424?ean=9798887870137" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">get your copy today</a>!</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464931423mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv4464931423mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv4464931423mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464931423mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv4464931423mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464931423mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv4464931423mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv4464931423" href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-disciple-and-other-stories-of-the-paranormal-jemma-chase/1134435250?ean=9798887870120" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv4464931423mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F7ab493e3-66a3-38c2-598c-77e9673792d5.jpg&t=1705382348&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c8d-460999016200&sig=q9bN6AKe5EFDtmL44I5orQ--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 298px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464931423mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv4464931423mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Sans Tahoma", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 27px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Disciple-Other-Stories-Paranormal-ebook/dp/B0CGWM6JC3/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1KAR8VDLYEUPU&keywords=the+disciple+jemma+chase&qid=1695760759&s=books&sprefix=the+disicple+jemma+chase%2Cstripbooks%2C66&sr=1-1" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">The Disciple and Other Stories of the Paranormal</a><span style="color: cyan; outline: none !important;">, by moi writing as Jemma Chase, has indeed been available elsewhere. But now it has additional never-before-seen stories and a lovely forward from author Hal Bodner</span> (<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Bite-Club-Hollywood-Vampire-Novel-ebook/dp/B00J0QCWMO/ref=sr_1_1?crid=10P3VRN28ZVV&keywords=bite+club+hal+bodner&qid=1695012959&s=books&sprefix=bite+club+hal+bodner%2Cstripbooks%2C79&sr=1-1" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Bite Club</a>) <span style="color: cyan; outline: none !important;">and I'm super excited it's getting a new lease on life, so to speak.</span> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Disciple-Other-Stories-Paranormal-ebook/dp/B0CGWM6JC3/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1KAR8VDLYEUPU&keywords=the+disciple+jemma+chase&qid=1695760759&s=books&sprefix=the+disicple+jemma+chase%2Cstripbooks%2C66&sr=1-1" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Get your copy today</a><span style="color: cyan; outline: none !important;">!</span></strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464931423mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv4464931423mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv4464931423mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464931423mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464931423mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv4464931423mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv4464931423mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464931423mcnCaptionLeftContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv4464931423mcnCaptionLeftContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464931423mcnCaptionLeftImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv4464931423mcnCaptionLeftImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv4464931423" href="https://www.ginikoch.com/bookstore.htm" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv4464931423mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F8b8963dd-f6d1-45c5-8b3d-2751a139e313.jpg&t=1705382348&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c8d-460999016200&sig=mO_6VY63.75i9d8aWe4R5A--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 300px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464931423mcnCaptionLeftTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv4464931423mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">It's a new year and a new "I'm not quite done" message. BUT, I'm so close to done that I'm willing to say that all y'all can start expecting the Official News Of Goodness much sooner than later. (And now I wince and duck, waiting for what 2024 will throw at me for my hubris in sharing that I'm excited to be this close to turning the book in.)<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />So, watch this space, I have all the digits crossed that the information here is going to be new and different soon, quite soon...</span></span></strong></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464931423mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv4464931423mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv4464931423mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464931423mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464931423mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv4464931423mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv4464931423mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464931423mcnCaptionLeftContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv4464931423mcnCaptionLeftContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464931423mcnCaptionLeftImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv4464931423mcnCaptionLeftImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv4464931423" href="https://www.audible.com/pd/Touched-by-an-Alien-Audiobook/B0B2J2QTFS?qid=1664139803&sr=1-1&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1&pf_rd_p=83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f&pf_rd_r=53B1PRYMV64HRES34G1W" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv4464931423mcnImage" data-pin-me-only="true" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F22bec601-d8c1-198f-8359-38d59c204e86.jpg&t=1705382348&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c8d-460999016200&sig=Kc6LIBYWlJ1AkVP77bUljA--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 894px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464931423mcnCaptionLeftTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv4464931423mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">Read Out Loud!</span></span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;">Do you have your copy of the <a href="https://www.audible.com/pd/Touched-by-an-Alien-Audiobook/B0B2J2QTFS?qid=1664139803&sr=1-1&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1&pf_rd_p=83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f&pf_rd_r=53B1PRYMV64HRES34G1W" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Touched by an Alien audiobook</a> yet? If not, don't wait! Grab yours today and start your year right!</span></span></span></strong></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464931423mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv4464931423mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv4464931423mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464931423mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464931423mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv4464931423mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv4464931423mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464931423mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv4464931423mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464931423mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv4464931423mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv4464931423" href="https://www.graphicaudio.net/the-legend-of-belladonna-1-natural-born-outlaws.html" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv4464931423mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F8ccff6cf-9fc5-4f94-b087-21c91a941619.jpg&t=1705382348&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c8d-460999016200&sig=pjfNVEN6lgbB3Y2HK99KVg--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 300px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464931423mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv4464931423mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 22px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;">Speaking of Reading Out Loud...</span></strong></span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">Graphic Audio has renewed the contract for <a href="https://www.graphicaudio.net/the-legend-of-belladonna-1-natural-born-outlaws.html" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">The Legend of Belladonna, Part 1: Natural Born Outlaws</a>, by moi writing as A.E. Stanton. If you haven't grabbed this fantastic audiobook, don't delay, grab it today!</strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464931423mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv4464931423mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv4464931423mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464931423mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; 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padding-bottom: 9px; padding-right: 10px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><br /><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464931423mcnTextBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv4464931423mcnTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv4464931423mcnTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding-top: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464931423mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv4464931423mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a href="https://www.ginikoch.com/bookstore.htm" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;" target="_blank"><img align="left" height="208" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F2f95a1db-3ab2-415b-bfa6-a9e08f7cb3c1.jpg&t=1705382348&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c8d-460999016200&sig=2GdT29hzEhKtahtQklYBTg--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto !important; margin: 5px 10px 5px 5px; min-height: 208px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; width: 150px;" width="150" /></a>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 <a href="https://www.ginikoch.com/bookstore.htm" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Bookstore</a> for all the things!</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464931423mcnTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv4464931423mcnTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv4464931423mcnTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding-top: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464931423mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv4464931423mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464931423mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv4464931423mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv4464931423mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464931423mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464931423mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv4464931423mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv4464931423mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464931423mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464931423mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #022222; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv4464931423mcnTextContent" style="color: #ff3399; font-family: "Sans Tahoma", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><div style="outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; outline: none !important;">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!<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />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 next year gives 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!</span></span></span></strong></div><div style="outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; outline: none !important;"><br /></span></span></span></strong></div><div style="outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; outline: none !important;">Love, Gini</span></span></span></strong></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>Gini Kochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17801375495279134392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499796569940981898.post-17194299561714893632024-01-02T10:30:00.001-05:002024-01-02T10:30:00.186-05:00The First READ THIS! BotM for the New Year, Announcements, and More!<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1391776326mcnTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv1391776326mcnTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1391776326mcnTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding-top: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1391776326mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1391776326mcnTextContent" style="font-family: "Sans Tahoma", sans-serif; line-height: 27px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><div style="outline: none !important; text-align: center;"></div></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: #ff00b3; font-size: large;"><b>Happy New Year!</b></span><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1391776326mcnDividerBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"></table><span style="color: #ff00b3; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1391776326mcnDividerBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"></table><span style="color: #ff00b3; font-size: medium;"><b>Hope all of you enjoyed wonderful December holidays and safe and very happy New Year's celebrations.</b></span><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1391776326mcnDividerBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"></table><span style="color: #ff00b3; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1391776326mcnDividerBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"></table><span style="color: #ff00b3; font-size: medium;"><b>The next year is upon us already and I'm jazzed about it. My birthday is later this month, we have a great READ THIS! selection, and I'm super SUPER close to being able to give all y'all the news you REALLY want (yes, I swear that I'm "this close" to being able to send Aliens Like Us in to DAW. Finally. Well, ALMOST finally.)</b></span><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1391776326mcnDividerBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"></table><span style="color: #ff00b3; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1391776326mcnDividerBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"></table><span style="color: #ff00b3; font-size: medium;"><b>Meanwhile, there's lot of other things going on as well, and I'm excited to tell you about those. So let's get to it, shall we? We shall!</b></span><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1391776326mcnDividerBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1391776326mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv1391776326mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1391776326mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><br /><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1391776326mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1391776326mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv1391776326mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1391776326mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1391776326mcnCaptionLeftContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1391776326mcnCaptionLeftContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1391776326mcnCaptionLeftImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv1391776326mcnCaptionLeftImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv1391776326" href="https://www.audible.com/pd/Touched-by-an-Alien-Audiobook/B0B2J2QTFS?qid=1664139803&sr=1-1&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1&pf_rd_p=83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f&pf_rd_r=53B1PRYMV64HRES34G1W" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv1391776326mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F22bec601-d8c1-198f-8359-38d59c204e86.jpg&t=1704170958&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c28-2b00da013900&sig=KfubGeyeS_1Bm5Qu7MPRIA--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 894px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1391776326mcnCaptionLeftTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1391776326mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">Read Out Loud!</strong></span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">Do you have your copy of the <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Touched-Alien-Book-1/dp/B0B2J1GLZQ/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Touched by an Alien audiobook</a> yet? If not, don't wait! Grab yours today and start your year right!</strong></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1391776326mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv1391776326mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1391776326mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1391776326mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1391776326mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv1391776326mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1391776326mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1391776326mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1391776326mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1391776326mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv1391776326mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv1391776326" href="https://www.graphicaudio.net/the-legend-of-belladonna-1-natural-born-outlaws.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv1391776326mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F8ccff6cf-9fc5-4f94-b087-21c91a941619.jpg&t=1704170958&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c28-2b00da013900&sig=T2G7g1WWiREfqDgH6NLgAQ--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 300px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1391776326mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1391776326mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;">Speaking of Reading Out Loud...</span></strong></span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">Graphic Audio has renewed the contract for <a href="https://www.graphicaudio.net/the-legend-of-belladonna-1-natural-born-outlaws.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">The Legend of Belladonna, Part 1: Natural Born Outlaws</a>, by moi writing as A.E. Stanton. If you haven't grabbed this fantastic audiobook, don't delay, grab it today!</strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1391776326mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv1391776326mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1391776326mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1391776326mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1391776326mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv1391776326mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1391776326mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1391776326mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1391776326mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1391776326mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv1391776326mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv1391776326" href="https://ginikoch.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv1391776326mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2Fd32b82f8-2842-4f50-8074-8f7ba8a7cd5a.png&t=1704170958&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c28-2b00da013900&sig=HujjLRWayLq55rMoXuRzaA--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 265px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1391776326mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1391776326mcnTextContent" style="color: #f2f2f2; font-family: "Sans Tahoma", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><div style="outline: none !important; text-align: center;"><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none !important;">READ THIS!</span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;">A Book Club by Moi for All Y'all</span></span></strong></div><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;">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.<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />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!</span></strong></span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1391776326mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv1391776326mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1391776326mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1391776326mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1391776326mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #fff949; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1391776326mcnTextContent" style="color: #ff3399; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 28px; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, lucida grande, lucida sans unicode, lucida sans, tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">January</strong></span></span><strong style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 30px; outline: none !important;"> 2024 READ THIS! Selection</strong></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1391776326mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv1391776326mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1391776326mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1391776326mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1391776326mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1391776326mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv1391776326mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv1391776326" href="https://www.amazon.com/Trouble-Hairy-Hal-Bodner/dp/1946025763/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1701585219&sr=1-1" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv1391776326mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F86ba3f7c-8500-3bdc-9cf8-74ba8d843796.jpg&t=1704170958&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c28-2b00da013900&sig=aNCM3HaMl4HXdQF5TMDVDw--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 311px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1391776326mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1391776326mcnTextContent" style="color: #f2f2f2; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><h1 class="yiv1391776326null" style="color: rgb(205, 208, 213) !important; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px;"><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;">The READ THIS! Selection for January 2024 is: </span></span></strong></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Trouble-Hairy-Hal-Bodner/dp/1946025763/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1701585219&sr=1-1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;">The Trouble With Hairy</span></a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;">By Hal Bodner</span></span></span></strong></h1><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 18px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="background-color: inherit; color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;">Gini's Take:</span><span style="background-color: inherit; color: #fff949; outline: none !important;"> Another fun and funny outing to a paranormal West Hollywood where the city coroner and her vampire bestie have to once again save the day against what seems to be a werewolf on a rampage.</span></span></span></strong><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="font-size: 18px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;">About the Author: </span>Hal Bodner is best known for writing hilarious paranormal featuring fluffy vampires with real bite. He writes paranormal romance and is working on a series of thrillers which paint classic noir with a lavender glaze, and has two fun and funny superhero novels available from Crossroads Press.</strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1391776326mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv1391776326mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1391776326mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1391776326mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1391776326mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv1391776326mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1391776326mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1391776326mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1391776326mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #fff949; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1391776326mcnTextContent" style="color: #ff3399; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17.5px; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 28px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">January 2024 READ THIS! Author Q&A</strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1391776326mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv1391776326mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1391776326mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1391776326mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1391776326mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1391776326mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv1391776326mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv1391776326" href="https://discord.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv1391776326mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F1d53830b-e4a4-431f-a440-eea60c12ae12.jpg&t=1704170958&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c28-2b00da013900&sig=w6fRwcxIu08DVelo2HpYqw--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 300px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1391776326mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1391776326mcnTextContent" style="color: #f2f2f2; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 18px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">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!<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />The third Thursday of every month will be READ THIS! Author Q&A time. The event will be held utilizing <a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscord.com%2F&xid=7e9833889d&uid=63376293&iid=09408f5bdc&pool=cts&v=2&c=1704170902&h=bac24a700a6ccecc1bdeb7d103c3d1bd838dbadf27abe8945c26f1b076dd137d" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Discord</a>, and the invitation to Gini's READ THIS! room will come out in the week prior to the chat.</span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />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.)</span></strong></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1391776326mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv1391776326mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1391776326mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1391776326mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1391776326mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #404040; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1391776326mcnTextContent" style="color: #f2f2f2; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 28px; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">January's READ THIS! author Q&A featuring Guest Author Hal Bodner<br style="outline: none !important;" />will be on<br style="outline: none !important;" />Thursday, January 18, 2024<br style="outline: none !important;" />from 9pm-10pm Eastern.</span></strong></span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">Access to <a href="https://discord.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Discord</a> is available worldwide, and everyone is invited to attend!</span></strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1391776326mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv1391776326mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1391776326mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1391776326mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1391776326mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv1391776326mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1391776326mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1391776326mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1391776326mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #fff949; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1391776326mcnTextContent" style="color: #ff3399; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 26px; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, verdana, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">February's READ THIS! Selection</span></strong></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /> <h1 class="yiv1391776326null" style="color: rgb(205, 208, 213) !important; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: black; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">And Remember: One Lucky Q&A Participant can win it early!</span></span></span></strong></h1></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1391776326mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv1391776326mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1391776326mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1391776326mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1391776326mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1391776326mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv1391776326mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv1391776326" href="https://www.amazon.com/Reel-Real-Love-Elle-Ire/dp/1641082607/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2MAIA3HW1GDGR&keywords=reel+to+real+love+ire&qid=1682632937&sprefix=reel+to+real+love+ire%2Caps%2C159&sr=8-1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv1391776326mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2Fec293104-14c3-f1a2-835a-5d05841a8056.jpg&t=1704170958&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c28-2b00da013900&sig=tygKWkAvWTu8OZke8OUXfA--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 311px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1391776326mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1391776326mcnTextContent" style="color: #f2f2f2; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><h1 class="yiv1391776326null" style="color: rgb(205, 208, 213) !important; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px;"><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;">The READ THIS! Selection for February 2024 is: </span></span></strong><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Reel-Real-Love-Elle-Ire/dp/1641082607/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2MAIA3HW1GDGR&keywords=reel+to+real+love+ire&qid=1682632937&sprefix=reel+to+real+love+ire%2Caps%2C159&sr=8-1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;">Reel to Real Love</span></a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">By Elle E. Ire</span></span></strong></span></h1></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1391776326mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv1391776326mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1391776326mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1391776326mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1391776326mcnTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv1391776326mcnTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1391776326mcnTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding-top: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1391776326mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1391776326mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><div style="outline: none !important; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 32px; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">Speaking of Books...</strong></span></span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1391776326mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv1391776326mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1391776326mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1391776326mcnCaptionLeftContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1391776326mcnCaptionLeftContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1391776326mcnCaptionLeftImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv1391776326mcnCaptionLeftImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv1391776326" href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/book/1123617994?ean=9798887870205" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv1391776326mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2Fc706ddb1-11f1-51a8-1688-a16a8a506741.jpg&t=1704170958&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c28-2b00da013900&sig=_7apHLnaL7aCcGhAXMymDg--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 285px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1391776326mcnCaptionLeftTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1391776326mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><div style="outline: none !important; text-align: center;"> </div><div style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, lucida grande, lucida sans unicode, lucida sans, tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">So, the good folks at <a href="https://www.gingerbluepublishing.com/releases-1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Ginger Blue Publishing</a> apparently read the original version of Plush Life, and liked it enough that they wanted to do a re-release: as long as I added on an Epilogue so we could actually see what the future held for the characters. And, when a press asks if they can re-release your book and also asks you to write a bit more, most of us say yes. And I did.<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />The re-release of Plush Life is coming this February, on the 13th, just in time for Valentine's Day. For those looking for romantic suspense, action, smexy times, and danger in and around New Orleans, pre-order your copy today from <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/book/1123617994?ean=9798887870205" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">B&N</a> or <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Plush-Life-Gini-Koch-ebook/dp/B0CQ323H1D/ref=sr_1_1?crid=20GWPLBWIWCV3&keywords=plush+life+gini+koch&qid=1704153337&sprefix=plush+life+gini+koch%2Caps%2C80&sr=8-1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Amazon</a> </strong></span></span></div><div style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, lucida grande, lucida sans unicode, lucida sans, tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">(and other outlets). For those who aren't in the mood for romance, read about the most evil of exes and rejoice that you're not dating anyone like that. And for those who are curious about what kind of epilogue I wrote (spoiler alert: a long one), you can grab your revised and epilogue-filled copy, too!</strong></span></span></div><br style="outline: none !important;" /> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1391776326mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv1391776326mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1391776326mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1391776326mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1391776326mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv1391776326mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1391776326mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1391776326mcnCaptionBottomContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv1391776326mcnCaptionBottomImageContent" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv1391776326" href="https://www.youtube.com/@ConTinualConvention/featured" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv1391776326mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2Fed64e26c-8431-42e6-b13b-54b107026e18.jpg&t=1704170958&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c28-2b00da013900&sig=PGQ_ZbP6NgNBByDc6_egWQ--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 960px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="564" /></a></td></tr><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1391776326mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top" width="564"><div style="outline: none !important; text-align: center;"><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: blue; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 32px; outline: none !important;">More Yapping!</span></span></strong></div><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;">That's right, more yapping from me and other awesome authors over at </strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@ConTinualConvention/featured" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">ConTinual</a><strong style="outline: none !important;">. The latest offerings are <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGC2HXaNfl0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Stocking the Holiday Bar</a>, where you get to find out what my fave holiday drinks are, and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAHWcuzNK04" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Captain America: WWII Hero for the Space Age</a>, where we talk all things Cap. So head over and watch and have some fun along with the rest of us at </strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@ConTinualConvention/featured" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">ConTinual</a><strong style="outline: none !important;">!</strong><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;">And don't miss these other cool panels I've run the yap on:<br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAYK8lpR1t8&t=28s" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Breaking Down the Genres</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0eHBRrtiAQ&t=2s" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Economics in World Building</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKQrgj4HuQQ&t=1s" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Horror and Romance</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvNLXw2vxMc&t=2s" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Sherlockian Mystery</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mR9CcomfO08" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Sherlock Returns</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5-d0IeMIDw" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Christmas in July Holiday Short Reads</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2S4YWzg9II&t=10s" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Hot off the Press #54</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufKnbc0kIGc&t=1s" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Characters in the Public Domain</a></strong><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_wvHz4WR1E" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Zombies!</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xChm0Y8rLo" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Holiday Special Event 2021 Christmas & New Years in Film</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGz9cvGcB2U&t=4s" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Holidays Real and Imagined</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1IpADXDNuI" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Favorite Holiday Episodes in SciFi and Fantasy Series</a></strong><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oqsv-fENVc" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Holiday Action-Adventure</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtrrpEZeMwk" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Hot Off the Press #64</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ht9GGpRwUWE" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Weird Westerns</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZ9LylCcwWU" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Pets and Familiars</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WG7nkN3j9HQ" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Intellectual Property for Creatives</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCec7pyI73U" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Separating Problematic Creators from Their Work</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xWJ6e163do" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Selling At Conventions</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahq0Too8O7g" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Scarred For Life</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dD9VufLXXg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">How To Write Animals</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twSqIYPHyAM" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Hot off the Press #72</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRLFW4zUUc0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Unicorns And Other Fantastic Creatures</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-r1o71F7f8" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Tinkerers and Inventors</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_S1hiQaSV4" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">A ConTinual Special Mystery Event: The Game is Afoot - Sherlockian Universes</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iN5EBtSUgQ" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Hot off the Press #76</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNpI5jcwJe0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Space Opera</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pH2D_OXIpNg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Technology in Your Tales</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KA8mFopILs" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Building the Story and Scares</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A86tN5C6ixs" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Things That Go Bump in the Night -- Monster Hunters</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALNVfQ8fgbQ" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Mythological Tropes in SF and Fantasy</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oF1-MK9fYyI&t=3s" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Bad Places - Evil Locations that Set the Scary Scene</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJVgwEG1JW4&t=2s" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">We Love You, Scooby-Doo!</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEITWhkVu1E" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Magic, Monsters, and True Love</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GMrXlCAijA" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Ghost and Monster Hunters</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OFUSNpaAoY" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Haunted Places</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmp7vkQ927A" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Creature Feature - Monsters and Hunters</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYMSR_-gevY" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Hot Off the Press #81</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xtoiipu-WAE" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Demons Galore</a></strong><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-I-IOKgcedM" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Apocalyptic and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrcJ2oGGm24" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">A Fantastic Fantasy Holiday</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCpslBwuPFE" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Hot Off the Press #87</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mthXtir9PI" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Banned Books 2023</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBm-vIV1-vI" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">When Technology Goes Awry</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrhDzYWwbcA" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Sci-Fi and Alien Romance</a></strong><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhaT9itxzL4" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Daring to Write</a></strong><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEpZcg-H_hU" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Fantasy Books That Formed Us</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiV96eFH7PI" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Fandom: British Mysteries</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oi0E1enx9rw" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Comics Lair: Shang Chi's Journey</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJaBorcp_M4" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Writing Spies and Secret Agents</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImU7roMp5WI" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Monster Motivations</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hke4tt0LOmU" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">PIs, Gumshoes, and Sleuths</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gXkNl1Lrbo" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">The Universes of Blade and Underworld</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noaX36VJOVk" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Hot off the Press #108</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKOP_mwTmmQ" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">The Wizard of Oz</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4sj-vhby5A" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Heroes of a Certain Age</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bg71Nkxvsc" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Monster Romance</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YvRst5yc8A" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Blending Genres</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VsJZsISSaA" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Death Customs in Fact and Fantasy</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-C8jdyF92-M" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Hot Off The Press #109</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ln1MxxVitw" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Hot Off The Press #110</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziBHY7M9DYg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Classic Thrillers and Horror - Hitchcock & Universal</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkwgL9HdFQE" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Writing With Partners</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LxjOmSwot8" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Multiverses & Time Travel</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />There's a whole lot more over at the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@ConTinualConvention/featured" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">ConTinual YouTube page</a>, so browse around and get your panel fixes in!</strong></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1391776326mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; 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font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">It's a new year and a new "I'm not quite done" message. BUT, I'm so close to done that I'm willing to say that all y'all can start expecting the Official News Of Goodness much sooner than later. (And now I wince and duck, waiting for what 2024 will throw at me for my hubris in sharing that I'm excited to be this close to turning the book in.)<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />So, watch this space, I have all the digits crossed that the information here is going to be new and different soon, quite soon...</span></strong></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1391776326mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv1391776326mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1391776326mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1391776326mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1391776326mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv1391776326mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1391776326mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1391776326mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1391776326mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1391776326mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv1391776326mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv1391776326" href="https://dallas.craigslist.org/mdf/crs/d/mesquite-pg-starter-website-blog-1yr/7702179976.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv1391776326mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2Fd1bf097e-a6cb-a14d-04c4-96cf3c2e1a06.jpg&t=1704170958&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c28-2b00da013900&sig=SSsVRy0SSUV.bQrkYAmVlw--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 1000px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1391776326mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1391776326mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="color: lightsalmon; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">Limited Time Offer!</strong></span></span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: lightsalmon; outline: none !important;">One of the Members of the Alien Collective in Very Good Standing is offering a starter website with blog at a sale price for a limited time. 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border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv1391776326mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1391776326mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1391776326mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1391776326mcnFollowBlock" style="background-color: #222222; 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padding-left: 9px; padding-right: 9px; padding-top: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a class="yiv1391776326" href="https://www.amazon.com/Happy-Haunted-Active-Seniors-Stories/dp/B0CG833XV3/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1694983737&sr=8-3" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv1391776326mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F0a6fe6bd-8db0-d3e4-332d-06510da6c41f.jpg&t=1704170958&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c28-2b00da013900&sig=E3jsrRs5_5mvUefEPIKw0g--~D" style="border: 0px; 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outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1391776326mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1391776326mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; text-align: left; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1391776326mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="outline: none !important; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1391776326mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; text-align: right; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1391776326mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, lucida grande, lucida sans unicode, lucida sans, tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">Oh, yeah, it's my birthday month and, oh yeah, what I want, what I really, really want, is reviews for every book I have out there. (Well, and books preordered and bought, but mostly, reviews.) <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Happy-Haunted-Active-Seniors-Stories/dp/B0CG833XV3/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1694983737&sr=8-3" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Amazon</a> is the best, with <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/book/1123617994?ean=9798887870205" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">B&N</a> following close behind, but anywhere you want works best. And that's something that every author wants, so be generous with the reviews for all, because we all love and appreciate you doing said reviews.</strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1391776326mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv1391776326mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1391776326mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1391776326mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1391776326mcnTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv1391776326mcnTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1391776326mcnTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding-top: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1391776326mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1391776326mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><img align="left" data-pin-me-only="true" height="208" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F2f95a1db-3ab2-415b-bfa6-a9e08f7cb3c1.jpg&t=1704170958&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c28-2b00da013900&sig=oyMOmtM8NXSbjTCvdGi67A--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto !important; margin: 5px 10px 5px 5px; min-height: 208px; outline: none; text-indent: -9999px; width: 150px;" width="150" /><strong style="outline: none !important;">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 <a href="https://www.ginikoch.com/bookstore.htm" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Bookstore</a> for all the things!</strong></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1391776326mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv1391776326mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1391776326mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1391776326mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1391776326mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv1391776326mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1391776326mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1391776326mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1391776326mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #022222; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1391776326mcnTextContent" style="color: #ff3399; font-family: "Sans Tahoma", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><div style="outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; outline: none !important;">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!<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />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!</span></span></span></strong></div><div style="outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; outline: none !important;"><br /></span></span></span></strong></div><div style="outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; outline: none !important;">Love, Gini</span></span></span></strong></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>Gini Kochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17801375495279134392noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499796569940981898.post-75173507373243747582023-12-11T10:30:00.001-05:002023-12-11T10:30:00.134-05:00The READ THIS! Author Q&A is a Week Early Plus More Things!<span style="color: #ff0090;"><br /></span><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9644261781mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv9644261781mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv9644261781mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="color: #ff0090; font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><b>The Year is Almost Over!</b></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="color: #ff0090; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><b>Another year is almost gone, and the new one is peeking around the corner. Hope everyone is having and will have great holidays through the rest of the month and the start of our next new year!</b></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="color: #ff0090; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><b>A gentle reminder that books make great gifts, and reviews are gifts that keep on giving for the authors you love.</b></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="color: #ff0090; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><b>Also...I apparently cannot read a calendar this month. TECHNICALLY, the READ THIS! Q&A should be next week, on the 21st (aka the 3rd Thursday of the month). Only...I was looking at February's calendar when I sent out the last Update (why ask why?) and therefore gave a date that is this week, but Friday of this week. BUT...I'm having outpatient surgery on the 20th, and I honestly don't expect to be up to doing much of anything on the 21st other than recovering. SO...the READ THIS! Author Q&A is going to be THIS Thursday, the 2nd Thursday of the month JUST THIS ONE TIME, on the 14th. Clear as mud? LOL Yeah, it's kind of crazy here at the Manse at the end of the year.</b></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="color: #ff0090; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><b>And now, on to the rest of the Update, including all the deets for the READ THIS! Author Q&A with Moi (writing as A.E. Stanton) THIS Thursday, December 14th!</b></span></p><br /><br /><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9644261781mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9644261781mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv9644261781mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv9644261781mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9644261781mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9644261781mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #fff949; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv9644261781mcnTextContent" style="color: #ff3399; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17.5px; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 28px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">December 2023 READ THIS! Author Q&A</strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9644261781mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv9644261781mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv9644261781mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9644261781mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9644261781mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #404040; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv9644261781mcnTextContent" style="color: #f2f2f2; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 28px; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">December's READ THIS! author Q&A featuring Guest Host Hal Bodner and author A.E. Stanton (aka Moi)<br style="outline: none !important;" />will be on Thursday,<br style="outline: none !important;" />December 14, 2023<br style="outline: none !important;" />from 9pm-10pm Eastern.</span></strong></span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">Access to</span></strong></span><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"> <a href="https://discord.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Discord</a> </span></strong></span><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">is available worldwide, and everyone is invited to attend!</span></strong></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">You do not need to be a Discord member/user to attend:</span></strong></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">Use this link</span></strong></span><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"> <a href="https://discord.gg/GYpzD25JvW" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">https://discord.gg/GYpzD25JvW</a> </span></strong></span><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">to go directly to the chat room!</span></strong></span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 18px; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">(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!)</span></strong></span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, lucida grande, lucida sans unicode, lucida sans, tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 18px; outline: none !important;">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 <a href="https://ginikoch.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">READ THIS!</a> selection for FREE! I know! It's too happy to be true! But true it is, so don't miss out!</span></span></strong></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />(You must be present in the chat to win.<br style="outline: none !important;" />Physical copies U.S. only; ebook copies worldwide.)</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9644261781mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv9644261781mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv9644261781mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9644261781mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9644261781mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #fff949; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv9644261781mcnTextContent" style="color: #ff3399; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17.5px; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">December 2023 READ THIS! Selection</strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9644261781mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv9644261781mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv9644261781mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9644261781mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv9644261781mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9644261781mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv9644261781mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv9644261781" href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-dawning-of-the-new-west-a-e-stanton/1143746616?ean=9798887870038" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv9644261781mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2Fa1ac8d96-f70d-4696-d0cd-3d2e64c2ce87.jpg&t=1702270582&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1caf-f500bf015c00&sig=pQB67LbKeLvMXw48mHjsXw--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 288px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9644261781mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv9644261781mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;">The READ THIS! Selection for December 2023 is: </span></strong><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Dawning-New-West-Collection/dp/B0CMQWC8WV/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1694762794&sr=1-1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;">The Dawning of the New West</span></a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff4499; outline: none !important;">By </span></span><span style="font-size: 28px; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff4499; outline: none !important;">A.E. Stanton</span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #ff4499; outline: none !important;">Gini's Take:</span> <span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;">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.</span></strong><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff4499; outline: none !important;">About the Author: </span>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 (<a href="http://www.ginikoch.com/asbookstore.htm" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">http://www.ginikoch.com/asbookstore.htm</a>).</strong><br style="outline: none !important;" /> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9644261781mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv9644261781mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv9644261781mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9644261781mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9644261781mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv9644261781mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv9644261781mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9644261781mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9644261781mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #fff949; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv9644261781mcnTextContent" style="color: #ff3399; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 26px; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, verdana, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">January's READ THIS! Selection</span></strong></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /> <h1 class="yiv9644261781null" style="color: rgb(205, 208, 213) !important; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: black; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">And Remember: One Lucky Q&A Participant can win it early!</span></span></span></strong></h1></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9644261781mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv9644261781mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv9644261781mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9644261781mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv9644261781mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9644261781mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv9644261781mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv9644261781" href="https://www.amazon.com/Trouble-Hairy-Hal-Bodner/dp/1946025763/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1701585219&sr=1-1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv9644261781mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F86ba3f7c-8500-3bdc-9cf8-74ba8d843796.jpg&t=1702270582&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1caf-f500bf015c00&sig=U37vhix2SDXkyqA1u1taYg--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 311px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9644261781mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv9644261781mcnTextContent" style="color: #f2f2f2; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><h1 class="yiv9644261781null" style="color: rgb(205, 208, 213) !important; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px;"><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #fff949; font-family: trebuchet ms, lucida grande, lucida sans unicode, lucida sans, tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">The READ THIS! Selection for January 2024 is: </span><br style="outline: none !important;" /> </h1><h1 style="color: rgb(205, 208, 213) !important; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px;"> </h1><h1 style="color: rgb(205, 208, 213) !important; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Trouble-Hairy-Hal-Bodner/dp/1946025763/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1701585219&sr=1-1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;">The Trouble with Hairy</span></a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">By Hal Bodner</span></span></span></h1></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9644261781mcnImageGroupBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv9644261781mcnImageGroupBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv9644261781mcnImageGroupBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9644261781mcnImageGroupContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; 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font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">The Dawning of the New West</a> is a mosaic novel collecting the first three stories of The New West (The Darkening, When Josie Comes Home, and Deacon's Ark). And this puppy is <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Dawning-New-West-Collection-ebook/dp/B0CG2KJNYG/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3JI00X9D43Z0D&keywords=Dawning+of+the+new+west&qid=1694762794&s=books&sprefix=dawning+of+the+new+west%2Cstripbooks%2C77&sr=1-1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">live and available</a> where the bookie wookies are sold!</strong></span></span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9644261781mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv9644261781mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px 9px 0px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9644261781mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv9644261781mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv9644261781" href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-happy-acres-haunted-hotel-for-active-seniors-and-other-stories-gini-koch/1143973424?ean=9798887870137" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv9644261781mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F8fcf0058-9746-0039-f580-b29925faab93.jpg&t=1702270582&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1caf-f500bf015c00&sig=nEgp_KHaogdJYiCAps_HmQ--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 302px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9644261781mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv9644261781mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Sans Tahoma", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 27px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Happy-Haunted-Active-Seniors-Stories-ebook/dp/B0CG6WPNQ4/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1694983737&sr=8-3" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">The Happy Acres Haunted Hotel for Active Seniors</a> <span style="color: lime; outline: none !important;">is one of my best-loved stories. But now, it's not in a volume all alone. NOW it's combined with every other humorous SF/F short I've written that aren't a part of the Alien Series (and yes, I promise, The Alien Collection is still coming). Get all of the fun in one place! The book is live and you can</span> <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-happy-acres-haunted-hotel-for-active-seniors-and-other-stories-gini-koch/1143973424?ean=9798887870137" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">get your copy today</a>!</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9644261781mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv9644261781mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv9644261781mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9644261781mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv9644261781mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9644261781mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv9644261781mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv9644261781" href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-disciple-and-other-stories-of-the-paranormal-jemma-chase/1134435250?ean=9798887870120" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv9644261781mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F7ab493e3-66a3-38c2-598c-77e9673792d5.jpg&t=1702270582&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1caf-f500bf015c00&sig=vhyEZahfiI_16SjYDqy9AQ--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 298px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9644261781mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv9644261781mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Sans Tahoma", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 27px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Disciple-Other-Stories-Paranormal-ebook/dp/B0CGWM6JC3/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1KAR8VDLYEUPU&keywords=the+disciple+jemma+chase&qid=1695760759&s=books&sprefix=the+disicple+jemma+chase%2Cstripbooks%2C66&sr=1-1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">The Disciple and Other Stories of the Paranormal</a><span style="color: cyan; outline: none !important;">, by moi writing as Jemma Chase, has indeed been available elsewhere. But now it has additional never-before-seen stories and a lovely forward from author Hal Bodner</span> (<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Bite-Club-Hollywood-Vampire-Novel-ebook/dp/B00J0QCWMO/ref=sr_1_1?crid=10P3VRN28ZVV&keywords=bite+club+hal+bodner&qid=1695012959&s=books&sprefix=bite+club+hal+bodner%2Cstripbooks%2C79&sr=1-1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Bite Club</a>) <span style="color: cyan; outline: none !important;">and I'm super excited it's getting a new lease on life, so to speak.</span> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Disciple-Other-Stories-Paranormal-ebook/dp/B0CGWM6JC3/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1KAR8VDLYEUPU&keywords=the+disciple+jemma+chase&qid=1695760759&s=books&sprefix=the+disicple+jemma+chase%2Cstripbooks%2C66&sr=1-1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Get your copy today</a><span style="color: cyan; outline: none !important;">!</span></strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9644261781mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; 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font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">Because I get asked this daily (often multiple times daily)...<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />Yes, Aliens Like Us IS coming, but...<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />No, Aliens Like Us still isn't ready for Prime Time, but...<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />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...<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />Kitty is always with me, and she's not going to let the bad things win, in any universe.<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />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.</span></span></strong></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />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...<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />P.P.S. Watch this space, I'm hoping to share happy news soon. Really, I mean it. :-D</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9644261781mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv9644261781mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv9644261781mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9644261781mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9644261781mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv9644261781mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv9644261781mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9644261781mcnCaptionLeftContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv9644261781mcnCaptionLeftContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9644261781mcnCaptionLeftImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv9644261781mcnCaptionLeftImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv9644261781" href="https://www.audible.com/pd/Touched-by-an-Alien-Audiobook/B0B2J2QTFS?qid=1664139803&sr=1-1&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1&pf_rd_p=83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f&pf_rd_r=53B1PRYMV64HRES34G1W" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv9644261781mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F22bec601-d8c1-198f-8359-38d59c204e86.jpg&t=1702270582&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1caf-f500bf015c00&sig=dZAGDW9E0AmI_CyK4KgVgg--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 894px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9644261781mcnCaptionLeftTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv9644261781mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">Read Out Loud!</span></span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;">Do you have your copy of the <a href="https://www.audible.com/pd/Touched-by-an-Alien-Audiobook/B0B2J2QTFS?qid=1664139803&sr=1-1&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1&pf_rd_p=83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f&pf_rd_r=53B1PRYMV64HRES34G1W" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Touched by an Alien audiobook</a> yet? If not, don't wait! Grab yours today and start your year right!</span></span></span></strong></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9644261781mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv9644261781mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv9644261781mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9644261781mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9644261781mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv9644261781mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv9644261781mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9644261781mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv9644261781mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9644261781mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv9644261781mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv9644261781" href="https://www.graphicaudio.net/the-legend-of-belladonna-1-natural-born-outlaws.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv9644261781mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F8ccff6cf-9fc5-4f94-b087-21c91a941619.jpg&t=1702270582&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1caf-f500bf015c00&sig=dC0KmfOLE.RtoIi.Rd.irg--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 300px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9644261781mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv9644261781mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 22px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;">Speaking of Reading Out Loud...</span></strong></span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">Graphic Audio has renewed the contract for <a href="https://www.graphicaudio.net/the-legend-of-belladonna-1-natural-born-outlaws.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">The Legend of Belladonna, Part 1: Natural Born Outlaws</a>, by moi writing as A.E. Stanton. If you haven't grabbed this fantastic audiobook, don't delay, grab it today!</strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9644261781mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv9644261781mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv9644261781mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9644261781mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9644261781mcnTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv9644261781mcnTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv9644261781mcnTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding-top: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9644261781mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv9644261781mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a href="https://www.ginikoch.com/bookstore.htm" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;" target="_blank"><img align="left" height="208" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F2f95a1db-3ab2-415b-bfa6-a9e08f7cb3c1.jpg&t=1702270582&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1caf-f500bf015c00&sig=p_EBqg3bXW6WPOUXvIhIHg--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto !important; margin: 5px 10px 5px 5px; min-height: 208px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; width: 150px;" width="150" /></a>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 <a href="https://www.ginikoch.com/bookstore.htm" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Bookstore</a> for all the things!</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9644261781mcnTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv9644261781mcnTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv9644261781mcnTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding-top: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9644261781mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv9644261781mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9644261781mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv9644261781mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv9644261781mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9644261781mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9644261781mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv9644261781mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv9644261781mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9644261781mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9644261781mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #022222; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv9644261781mcnTextContent" style="color: #ff3399; font-family: "Sans Tahoma", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><div style="outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; outline: none !important;">That's it for today, but, never fear, another Update, including details for the next READ THIS! selection, will be arriving NEXT YEAR (as in, a couple of weeks)!<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />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 next year starts wonderfully for all of you, and let's be readers out there. Peace out, my li'l gangstas, and I'll catch all y'all on the flip side!</span></span></span></strong></div><div style="outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; outline: none !important;"><br /></span></span></span></strong></div><div style="outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; outline: none !important;">Love, Gini</span></span></span></strong></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>Gini Kochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17801375495279134392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499796569940981898.post-81633538978137818122023-12-04T10:30:00.001-05:002023-12-04T10:30:00.245-05:00The Last READ THIS! Book of the Month and More!<br /><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7340817044mcnTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv7340817044mcnTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7340817044mcnTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding-top: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7340817044mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7340817044mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Sans Tahoma", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 27px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7340817044mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv7340817044mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7340817044mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><span style="color: #ff0099; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><b>Happy December Holidays!</b></span><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7340817044mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"></table><span style="color: #ff0099; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7340817044mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"></table><span style="color: #ff0099; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b>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!</b></span><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7340817044mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"></table><span style="color: #ff0099; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7340817044mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"></table><span style="color: #ff0099; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b>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.</b></span><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7340817044mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"></table><span style="color: #ff0099; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7340817044mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"></table><span style="color: #ff0099; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b>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!</b></span><br /><br /><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7340817044mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7340817044mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv7340817044mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7340817044mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7340817044mcnCaptionLeftContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7340817044mcnCaptionLeftContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7340817044mcnCaptionLeftImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv7340817044mcnCaptionLeftImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv7340817044" href="https://www.audible.com/pd/Touched-by-an-Alien-Audiobook/B0B2J2QTFS?qid=1664139803&sr=1-1&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1&pf_rd_p=83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f&pf_rd_r=53B1PRYMV64HRES34G1W" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv7340817044mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F22bec601-d8c1-198f-8359-38d59c204e86.jpg&t=1701668185&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c92-6b088f016700&sig=LsxRFcRsm_r9lER8ip.FXQ--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 894px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7340817044mcnCaptionLeftTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7340817044mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">Read Out Loud!</strong></span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">Do you have your copy of the <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Touched-Alien-Book-1/dp/B0B2J1GLZQ/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Touched by an Alien audiobook</a> yet? If not, don't wait! Grab yours today and start your year right!</strong></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7340817044mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv7340817044mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7340817044mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7340817044mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7340817044mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv7340817044mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7340817044mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7340817044mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7340817044mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7340817044mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv7340817044mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv7340817044" href="https://www.graphicaudio.net/the-legend-of-belladonna-1-natural-born-outlaws.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv7340817044mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F8ccff6cf-9fc5-4f94-b087-21c91a941619.jpg&t=1701668185&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c92-6b088f016700&sig=MwrpPEMJYq3hZiso0xiIcw--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 300px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7340817044mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7340817044mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;">Speaking of Reading Out Loud...</span></strong></span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">Graphic Audio has renewed the contract for <a href="https://www.graphicaudio.net/the-legend-of-belladonna-1-natural-born-outlaws.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">The Legend of Belladonna, Part 1: Natural Born Outlaws</a>, by moi writing as A.E. Stanton. If you haven't grabbed this fantastic audiobook, don't delay, grab it today!</strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7340817044mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv7340817044mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7340817044mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7340817044mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7340817044mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv7340817044mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7340817044mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7340817044mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7340817044mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7340817044mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv7340817044mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv7340817044" href="https://ginikoch.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv7340817044mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2Fd32b82f8-2842-4f50-8074-8f7ba8a7cd5a.png&t=1701668185&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c92-6b088f016700&sig=m_cBTRwimiAiRLiE_WfvJw--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 265px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7340817044mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7340817044mcnTextContent" style="color: #f2f2f2; font-family: "Sans Tahoma", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><div style="outline: none !important; text-align: center;"><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none !important;">READ THIS!</span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;">A Book Club by Moi for All Y'all</span></span></strong></div><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;">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.<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />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!</span></strong></span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7340817044mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv7340817044mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7340817044mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7340817044mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7340817044mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #fff949; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7340817044mcnTextContent" style="color: #ff3399; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 28px; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">December 2023 READ THIS! Selection</strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7340817044mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv7340817044mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7340817044mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7340817044mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7340817044mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7340817044mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv7340817044mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv7340817044" href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-dawning-of-the-new-west-a-e-stanton/1143746616?ean=9798887870038" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv7340817044mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2Fa1ac8d96-f70d-4696-d0cd-3d2e64c2ce87.jpg&t=1701668185&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c92-6b088f016700&sig=Dd0jleKtmCBanMMn.3nm.A--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 288px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7340817044mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7340817044mcnTextContent" style="color: #f2f2f2; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><h1 class="yiv7340817044null" style="color: rgb(205, 208, 213) !important; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px;"><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;">The READ THIS! Selection for December 2023 is: </span></span></strong></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Dawning-New-West-Collection/dp/B0CMQWC8WV/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1694762794&sr=1-1" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;">The Dawning of the New West</span></a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;">By A.E. Stanton</span></span></span></strong></h1><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 18px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="background-color: inherit; color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;">Gini's Take:</span><span style="background-color: inherit; color: #fff949; outline: none !important;"> 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.</span></span></span></strong><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="font-size: 18px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;">About the Author: </span>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 (<a href="http://www.ginikoch.com/asbookstore.htm" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">http://www.ginikoch.com/asbookstore.htm</a>).</strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7340817044mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv7340817044mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7340817044mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7340817044mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7340817044mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv7340817044mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7340817044mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7340817044mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7340817044mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #fff949; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7340817044mcnTextContent" style="color: #ff3399; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17.5px; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 28px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">December 2023 READ THIS! Author Q&A</strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7340817044mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv7340817044mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7340817044mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7340817044mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7340817044mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7340817044mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv7340817044mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv7340817044" href="https://discord.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv7340817044mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F1d53830b-e4a4-431f-a440-eea60c12ae12.jpg&t=1701668185&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c92-6b088f016700&sig=7e0aI.EF4ohyIiWbJdHdHA--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 300px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7340817044mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7340817044mcnTextContent" style="color: #f2f2f2; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 18px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">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!<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />The third Thursday of every month will be READ THIS! Author Q&A time. The event will be held utilizing <a href="https://discord.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Discord</a>, and the invitation to Gini's READ THIS! room will come out in the week prior to the chat.</span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />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.)</span></strong></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7340817044mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv7340817044mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7340817044mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7340817044mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7340817044mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #404040; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7340817044mcnTextContent" style="color: #f2f2f2; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 28px; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">December's READ THIS! author Q&A featuring Guest Host Hal Bodner and author A.E. Stanton (aka Moi)<br style="outline: none !important;" />will be on<br style="outline: none !important;" />Thursday, December 15, 2023<br style="outline: none !important;" />from 9pm-10pm Eastern.</span></strong></span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">Access to <a href="https://discord.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Discord</a> is available worldwide, and everyone is invited to attend!</span></strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7340817044mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv7340817044mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7340817044mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7340817044mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7340817044mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv7340817044mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7340817044mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7340817044mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7340817044mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #fff949; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7340817044mcnTextContent" style="color: #ff3399; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 26px; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, verdana, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">January's READ THIS! Selection</span></strong></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /> <h1 class="yiv7340817044null" style="color: rgb(205, 208, 213) !important; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: black; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">And Remember: One Lucky Q&A Participant can win it early!</span></span></span></strong></h1></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7340817044mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv7340817044mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7340817044mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7340817044mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7340817044mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7340817044mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv7340817044mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv7340817044" href="https://www.amazon.com/Trouble-Hairy-Hal-Bodner/dp/1946025763/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1701585219&sr=1-1" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv7340817044mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F86ba3f7c-8500-3bdc-9cf8-74ba8d843796.jpg&t=1701668185&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c92-6b088f016700&sig=4__bO0vqevZH057FY_8TGA--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 311px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7340817044mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7340817044mcnTextContent" style="color: #f2f2f2; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><h1 class="yiv7340817044null" style="color: rgb(205, 208, 213) !important; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px;"><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;">The READ THIS! Selection for January 2024 is: </span></span></strong><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Trouble-Hairy-Hal-Bodner/dp/1946025763/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1701585219&sr=1-1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;">The Trouble with Hairy</span></a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">By Hal Bodner</span></span></strong></span></h1></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7340817044mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv7340817044mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7340817044mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7340817044mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7340817044mcnTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv7340817044mcnTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7340817044mcnTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding-top: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7340817044mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7340817044mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><div style="outline: none !important; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 32px; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">Speaking of Gifting Books...</strong></span></span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7340817044mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv7340817044mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7340817044mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7340817044mcnCaptionBottomContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 282px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv7340817044mcnCaptionBottomImageContent" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv7340817044" href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-happy-acres-haunted-hotel-for-active-seniors-and-other-stories-gini-koch/1143973424?ean=9798887870137" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv7340817044mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F8fcf0058-9746-0039-f580-b29925faab93.jpg&t=1701668185&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c92-6b088f016700&sig=9H4Ei7wHsKauG.5g_YkWsg--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 302px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7340817044mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top" width="282"><div style="outline: none !important; text-align: center;"> </div><div style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: lime; outline: none !important;"><span style="background-color: inherit; font-family: trebuchet ms, lucida grande, lucida sans unicode, lucida sans, tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Happy-Haunted-Active-Seniors-Stories/dp/B0CG833XV3/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1694983737&sr=8-3" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">The Happy Acres Haunted Hotel for Active Seniors & Other Stories</a> is a great gift for those who want funny SF/F/P and want it in smaller chunks.<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />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.)</strong></span></span></span></div><br style="outline: none !important;" /> </td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7340817044mcnCaptionBottomContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 282px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv7340817044mcnCaptionBottomImageContent" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv7340817044" href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-disciple-and-other-stories-of-the-paranormal-jemma-chase/1134435250?ean=9798887870120" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv7340817044mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F7ab493e3-66a3-38c2-598c-77e9673792d5.jpg&t=1701668185&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c92-6b088f016700&sig=ycFazyTrgdrULvEoUuTg4Q--~D" style="border: 0px; 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font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">The Disciple and Other Stories of the Paranormal</a> 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.<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />This is a re-release collection, featuring new stories and an introduction by our own Hal "Bite Club" Bodner.</strong></span></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7340817044mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv7340817044mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7340817044mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; 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padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7340817044mcnCaptionBottomContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv7340817044mcnCaptionBottomImageContent" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv7340817044" href="https://www.youtube.com/@ConTinualConvention" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv7340817044mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2Fed64e26c-8431-42e6-b13b-54b107026e18.jpg&t=1701668185&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c92-6b088f016700&sig=RuEVEzPzLzvYpMG5Gz_wIw--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 960px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="564" /></a></td></tr><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7340817044mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top" width="564"><div style="outline: none !important; text-align: center;"><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: blue; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 32px; outline: none !important;">More Yapping!</span></span></strong></div><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;">That's right, more yapping from me and other awesome authors over at </strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@ConTinualConvention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">ConTinual</a><strong style="outline: none !important;">. The latest offering is <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LxjOmSwot8" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Multiverses & Time Travel</a>, 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 </strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@ConTinualConvention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">ConTinual</a><strong style="outline: none !important;">!</strong><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;">And don't miss these other cool panels I've run the yap on:<br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAYK8lpR1t8&t=28s" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Breaking Down the Genres</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0eHBRrtiAQ&t=2s" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Economics in World Building</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKQrgj4HuQQ&t=1s" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Horror and Romance</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvNLXw2vxMc&t=2s" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Sherlockian Mystery</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mR9CcomfO08" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Sherlock Returns</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5-d0IeMIDw" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Christmas in July Holiday Short Reads</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2S4YWzg9II&t=10s" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Hot off the Press #54</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufKnbc0kIGc&t=1s" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Characters in the Public Domain</a></strong><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_wvHz4WR1E" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Zombies!</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xChm0Y8rLo" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Holiday Special Event 2021 Christmas & New Years in Film</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGz9cvGcB2U&t=4s" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Holidays Real and Imagined</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1IpADXDNuI" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Favorite Holiday Episodes in SciFi and Fantasy Series</a></strong><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oqsv-fENVc" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Holiday Action-Adventure</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtrrpEZeMwk" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Hot Off the Press #64</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ht9GGpRwUWE" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Weird Westerns</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZ9LylCcwWU" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Pets and Familiars</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WG7nkN3j9HQ" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Intellectual Property for Creatives</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCec7pyI73U" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Separating Problematic Creators from Their Work</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xWJ6e163do" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Selling At Conventions</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahq0Too8O7g" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Scarred For Life</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dD9VufLXXg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">How To Write Animals</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twSqIYPHyAM" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Hot off the Press #72</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRLFW4zUUc0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Unicorns And Other Fantastic Creatures</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-r1o71F7f8" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Tinkerers and Inventors</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_S1hiQaSV4" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">A ConTinual Special Mystery Event: The Game is Afoot - Sherlockian Universes</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iN5EBtSUgQ" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Hot off the Press #76</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNpI5jcwJe0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Space Opera</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pH2D_OXIpNg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Technology in Your Tales</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KA8mFopILs" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Building the Story and Scares</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A86tN5C6ixs" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Things That Go Bump in the Night -- Monster Hunters</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALNVfQ8fgbQ" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Mythological Tropes in SF and Fantasy</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oF1-MK9fYyI&t=3s" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Bad Places - Evil Locations that Set the Scary Scene</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJVgwEG1JW4&t=2s" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">We Love You, Scooby-Doo!</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEITWhkVu1E" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Magic, Monsters, and True Love</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GMrXlCAijA" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Ghost and Monster Hunters</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OFUSNpaAoY" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Haunted Places</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmp7vkQ927A" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Creature Feature - Monsters and Hunters</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYMSR_-gevY" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Hot Off the Press #81</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xtoiipu-WAE" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Demons Galore</a></strong><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-I-IOKgcedM" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Apocalyptic and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrcJ2oGGm24" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">A Fantastic Fantasy Holiday</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCpslBwuPFE" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Hot Off the Press #87</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mthXtir9PI" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Banned Books 2023</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBm-vIV1-vI" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">When Technology Goes Awry</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrhDzYWwbcA" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Sci-Fi and Alien Romance</a></strong><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhaT9itxzL4" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Daring to Write</a></strong><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEpZcg-H_hU" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Fantasy Books That Formed Us</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiV96eFH7PI" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Fandom: British Mysteries</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oi0E1enx9rw" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Comics Lair: Shang Chi's Journey</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJaBorcp_M4" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Writing Spies and Secret Agents</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImU7roMp5WI" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Monster Motivations</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hke4tt0LOmU" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">PIs, Gumshoes, and Sleuths</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gXkNl1Lrbo" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">The Universes of Blade and Underworld</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noaX36VJOVk" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Hot off the Press #108</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKOP_mwTmmQ" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">The Wizard of Oz</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4sj-vhby5A" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Heroes of a Certain Age</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bg71Nkxvsc" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Monster Romance</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YvRst5yc8A" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Blending Genres</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VsJZsISSaA" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Death Customs in Fact and Fantasy</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-C8jdyF92-M" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Hot Off The Press #109</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ln1MxxVitw" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Hot Off The Press #110</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziBHY7M9DYg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Classic Thrillers and Horror - Hitchcock & Universal</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkwgL9HdFQE" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Writing With Partners</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />There's a whole lot more over at the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@ConTinualConvention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">ConTinual YouTube page</a>, so browse around and get your panel fixes in!</strong></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7340817044mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv7340817044mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7340817044mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; 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padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7340817044mcnCaptionLeftContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7340817044mcnCaptionLeftContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7340817044mcnCaptionLeftImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv7340817044mcnCaptionLeftImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv7340817044" href="https://www.ginikoch.com/bookstore.htm" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv7340817044mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F8b8963dd-f6d1-45c5-8b3d-2751a139e313.jpg&t=1701668185&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c92-6b088f016700&sig=VuPNXWsVmHRup7bs28vc4g--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 300px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7340817044mcnCaptionLeftTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7340817044mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">Because I get asked this daily (often multiple times daily)...<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />Yes, Aliens Like Us IS coming, but...<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />No, Aliens Like Us still isn't ready for Prime Time, but...<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />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...<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />Kitty is always with me, and she's not going to let the bad things win, in any universe.<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />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.</span></strong></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />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...<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />P.P.S. Watch this space, I'm hoping to share happy news soon. Like, really soon.</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7340817044mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv7340817044mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7340817044mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7340817044mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7340817044mcnTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv7340817044mcnTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7340817044mcnTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding-top: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7340817044mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7340817044mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><img align="left" height="208" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F2f95a1db-3ab2-415b-bfa6-a9e08f7cb3c1.jpg&t=1701668185&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c92-6b088f016700&sig=aDi8wR.65ZmYWvC6WIHGUg--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto !important; margin: 5px 10px 5px 5px; min-height: 208px; outline: none; text-indent: -9999px; width: 150px;" width="150" /><strong style="outline: none !important;">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 <a href="https://www.ginikoch.com/bookstore.htm" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Bookstore</a> for all the things!</strong></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7340817044mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv7340817044mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7340817044mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7340817044mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7340817044mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv7340817044mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7340817044mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7340817044mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7340817044mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #022222; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7340817044mcnTextContent" style="color: #ff3399; font-family: "Sans Tahoma", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><div style="outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; outline: none !important;">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!<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />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!</span></span></span></strong></div><div style="outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; outline: none !important;"><br /></span></span></span></strong></div><div style="outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; outline: none !important;">Love, Gini</span></span></span></strong></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>Gini Kochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17801375495279134392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499796569940981898.post-32834945534034108192023-11-13T10:30:00.001-05:002023-11-13T10:30:00.141-05:00All the Things for November Including This Week's READ THIS! Author Q&A Deets!<p><br /></p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7323437727mcnTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv7323437727mcnTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7323437727mcnTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding-top: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><p style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #f600b4; font-family: verdana;"><b>(Very Late) Happy November Wishes!</b></span></p><p style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #f600b4; font-family: verdana;"><b>Well, THIS is late, isn't it? I had a great time at World Fantasy Con but got "poisoned" by my last dinner there and was pretty down and out for a good part of this month. Hey, when you have a zillion food allergies and end up at a place that swore they could handle them and couldn't, it happens.</b></span></p><p style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #f600b4; font-family: verdana;"><b>SO, this newsletter is chock full, but you definitely still have time to get this month's READ THIS! Book of the Month and devour it, because it's a novella, and it's awesome.</b></span></p><p style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #f600b4; font-family: verdana;"><b>Speaking of awesome, my favorite holiday is just around the corner, so I'm hoping everyone who celebrates Thanksgiving has a wonderful, safe, and happy one, while the rest of you have a lovely November 23rd.</b></span></p><p style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #f600b4; font-family: verdana;"><b>Details on all the current things, my WFC recap (the fun parts, which was 99% of it), PLUS details for this month's READ THIS! Author Q&A THIS Thursdsay are below! So let's get to it, shall we? We shall!</b></span></p><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7323437727mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7323437727mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv7323437727mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7323437727mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7323437727mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7323437727mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv7323437727mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7323437727mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7323437727mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7323437727mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #fff949; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7323437727mcnTextContent" style="color: #ff3399; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17.5px; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 28px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">November 2023 READ THIS! Author Q&A</strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7323437727mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv7323437727mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7323437727mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7323437727mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7323437727mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #404040; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7323437727mcnTextContent" style="color: #f2f2f2; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 28px; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">November's READ THIS! author Q&A with author Jean Marie Ward<br style="outline: none !important;" />will be on Thursday,<br style="outline: none !important;" />November 16, 2023<br style="outline: none !important;" />from 9pm-10pm Eastern.</span></strong></span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">Access to</span></strong></span><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"> <a href="https://discord.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Discord</a> </span></strong></span><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">is available worldwide, and everyone is invited to attend!</span></strong></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">You do not need to be a Discord member/user to attend:</span></strong></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">Use this link</span></strong></span><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"> <a href="https://discord.gg/GYpzD25JvW" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">https://discord.gg/GYpzD25JvW</a> </span></strong></span><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">to go directly to the chat room!</span></strong></span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 18px; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">(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!)</span></strong></span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, lucida grande, lucida sans unicode, lucida sans, tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 18px; outline: none !important;">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 <a href="https://ginikoch.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">READ THIS!</a> selection for FREE! I know! It's too happy to be true! But true it is, so don't miss out!</span></span></strong></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />(You must be present in the chat to win.<br style="outline: none !important;" />Physical copies U.S. only; ebook copies worldwide.)</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7323437727mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv7323437727mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7323437727mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7323437727mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7323437727mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #fff949; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7323437727mcnTextContent" style="color: #ff3399; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17.5px; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">November 2023 READ THIS! Selection</strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7323437727mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv7323437727mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7323437727mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7323437727mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7323437727mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7323437727mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv7323437727mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv7323437727" href="https://www.amazon.com/Siren-Bridge-Oleander-Jones-Saga/dp/B0BKQ1V68M" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv7323437727mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F27145215-23ac-0368-1b73-fe622b935da2.jpg&t=1699817334&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c6a-3501a7016a00&sig=sgGQ7rIVu3UEPY64G_fxxg--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 291px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7323437727mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7323437727mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;">The READ THIS! Selection for November 2023 is: </span></strong><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Siren-Bridge-Oleander-Jones-Saga/dp/B0BKQ1V68M" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;">Siren Bridge</span></a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff4499; outline: none !important;">By </span></span><span style="font-size: 28px; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff4499; outline: none !important;">Jean Marie Ward</span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #ff4499; outline: none !important;">Gini's Take:</span> <span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;">A great steampunk world peopled with wonderful characters and hilarious situations. A must read if you like humor, adventure, steampunk, and/or awesome female leads.</span></strong><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff4499; outline: none !important;">About the Author: </span>Jean Marie Ward writes fiction, nonfiction and everything in between. Her credits include a multi-award nominated novel, numerous short stories and two popular art books. The former editor of CrescentBlues.com, she is a frequent contributor to Galaxy’s Edge magazine and ConTinual, the convention that never ends. Learn more at her <a href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B001K8DV0C/about" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Amazon Author Page</a>.</strong></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7323437727mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv7323437727mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7323437727mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7323437727mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7323437727mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv7323437727mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7323437727mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7323437727mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7323437727mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #fff949; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7323437727mcnTextContent" style="color: #ff3399; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 26px; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, verdana, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">December's READ THIS! Selection</span></strong></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /> <h1 class="yiv7323437727null" style="color: rgb(205, 208, 213) !important; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: black; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">And Remember: One Lucky Q&A Participant can win it early!</span></span></span></strong></h1></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7323437727mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv7323437727mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7323437727mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7323437727mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7323437727mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7323437727mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv7323437727mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv7323437727" href="https://www.amazon.com/Dawning-New-West-Collection/dp/B0CMQWC8WV/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1694762794&sr=1-1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv7323437727mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2Fa1ac8d96-f70d-4696-d0cd-3d2e64c2ce87.jpg&t=1699817334&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c6a-3501a7016a00&sig=.wSXnSGnlw9.oxmqwy5iSA--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 288px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7323437727mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7323437727mcnTextContent" style="color: #f2f2f2; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><h1 class="yiv7323437727null" style="color: rgb(205, 208, 213) !important; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px;"><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #fff949; font-family: trebuchet ms, lucida grande, lucida sans unicode, lucida sans, tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">The READ THIS! Selection for December 2023 is: </span><br style="outline: none !important;" /> </h1><h1 style="color: rgb(205, 208, 213) !important; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px;"> </h1><h1 style="color: rgb(205, 208, 213) !important; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Dawning-New-West-Collection/dp/B0CMQWC8WV/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1694762794&sr=1-1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;">The Dawning of the New West</span></a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">By A.E. Stanton</span></span></span></h1></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7323437727mcnImageGroupBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv7323437727mcnImageGroupBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7323437727mcnImageGroupBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7323437727mcnImageGroupContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 273px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7323437727mcnImageGroupContent" style="outline: none !important; padding-bottom: 0px; 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height: auto; max-width: 800px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="564" /></a></td></tr><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7323437727mcnTextContent" style="color: #f2f2f2; font-family: "Sans Tahoma", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 27px; outline: none !important; padding: 9px 18px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top" width="546"><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">There's a new small press out there, and I'm their first author! (Though I doubt I'll be their last.)<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.gingerbluepublishing.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Ginger Blue Publishing</a> has launched and has taken three of my books and they're all on sale now! You can order from the <a href="https://www.gingerbluepublishing.com/releases-1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Releases</a> page, and you can buy the books from all the usual suspects, so grab them today so you don't miss out! And yes, all the books are available in both electronic and physical formats.</span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7323437727mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv7323437727mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7323437727mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7323437727mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7323437727mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7323437727mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv7323437727mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv7323437727" href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-dawning-of-the-new-west-a-e-stanton/1143746616?ean=9798887870038" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv7323437727mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F46a71119-8f92-07ec-b8fa-52d049d9f00a.jpg&t=1699817334&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c6a-3501a7016a00&sig=aB8PQH9AJkce5842QkvsBQ--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 288px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7323437727mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7323437727mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Sans Tahoma", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 27px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">AVAILABLE NOW! </strong></span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Dawning-New-West-Collection-ebook/dp/B0CG2KJNYG/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3JI00X9D43Z0D&keywords=Dawning+of+the+new+west&qid=1694762794&s=books&sprefix=dawning+of+the+new+west%2Cstripbooks%2C77&sr=1-1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">The Dawning of the New West</a> is a mosaic novel collecting the first three stories of The New West (The Darkening, When Josie Comes Home, and Deacon's Ark). And this puppy is <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Dawning-New-West-Collection-ebook/dp/B0CG2KJNYG/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3JI00X9D43Z0D&keywords=Dawning+of+the+new+west&qid=1694762794&s=books&sprefix=dawning+of+the+new+west%2Cstripbooks%2C77&sr=1-1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">live and available</a> where the bookie wookies are sold!</strong></span></span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7323437727mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7323437727mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px 9px 0px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7323437727mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv7323437727mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv7323437727" href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-happy-acres-haunted-hotel-for-active-seniors-and-other-stories-gini-koch/1143973424?ean=9798887870137" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv7323437727mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F8fcf0058-9746-0039-f580-b29925faab93.jpg&t=1699817334&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c6a-3501a7016a00&sig=zmsPngdHe4.eLmb_b.Uymw--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 302px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7323437727mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7323437727mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Sans Tahoma", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 27px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Happy-Haunted-Active-Seniors-Stories-ebook/dp/B0CG6WPNQ4/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1694983737&sr=8-3" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">The Happy Acres Haunted Hotel for Active Seniors</a> <span style="color: lime; outline: none !important;">is one of my best-loved stories. But now, it's not in a volume all alone. NOW it's combined with every other humorous SF/F short I've written that aren't a part of the Alien Series (and yes, I promise, The Alien Collection is still coming). Get all of the fun in one place! The book is live and you can</span> <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-happy-acres-haunted-hotel-for-active-seniors-and-other-stories-gini-koch/1143973424?ean=9798887870137" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">get your copy today</a>!</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7323437727mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv7323437727mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7323437727mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7323437727mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7323437727mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7323437727mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv7323437727mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv7323437727" href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-disciple-and-other-stories-of-the-paranormal-jemma-chase/1134435250?ean=9798887870120" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv7323437727mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F7ab493e3-66a3-38c2-598c-77e9673792d5.jpg&t=1699817334&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c6a-3501a7016a00&sig=tPSV2XDDxzbwq108lhHe8A--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 298px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7323437727mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7323437727mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Sans Tahoma", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 27px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Disciple-Other-Stories-Paranormal/dp/B0CG8FG2C8/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1695760759&sr=1-1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">The Disciple and Other Stories of the Paranormal</a><span style="color: cyan; outline: none !important;">, by moi writing as Jemma Chase, has indeed been available elsewhere. But now it has additional never-before-seen stories and a lovely forward from author Hal Bodner</span> (<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Bite-Club-Hollywood-Vampire-Novel-ebook/dp/B00J0QCWMO/ref=sr_1_1?crid=10P3VRN28ZVV&keywords=bite+club+hal+bodner&qid=1695012959&s=books&sprefix=bite+club+hal+bodner%2Cstripbooks%2C79&sr=1-1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Bite Club</a>) <span style="color: cyan; outline: none !important;">and I'm super excited it's getting a new lease on life, so to speak.</span> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Disciple-Other-Stories-Paranormal/dp/B0CG8FG2C8/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1695760759&sr=1-1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Get your copy today</a><span style="color: cyan; outline: none !important;">!</span></strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7323437727mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv7323437727mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7323437727mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7323437727mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7323437727mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv7323437727mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7323437727mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7323437727mcnCaptionLeftContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7323437727mcnCaptionLeftContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7323437727mcnCaptionLeftImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv7323437727mcnCaptionLeftImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv7323437727" href="https://www.theneverendingtbr.com/throw-back-alien-proliferation-by-gini-koch/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv7323437727mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F1565175c-2820-caee-c88f-f84d8ba68b70.jpg&t=1699817334&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c6a-3501a7016a00&sig=l.pWpcJMbvbLJ0p4Ry7OUw--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 300px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7323437727mcnCaptionLeftTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7323437727mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: turquoise; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><a href="https://www.theneverendingtbr.com/throw-back-alien-proliferation-by-gini-koch/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">The Neverending TBR</a> </strong></span><span style="color: lightblue; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">has a nice throwback review of Alien Proliferation. Check it out!</strong></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7323437727mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv7323437727mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7323437727mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7323437727mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7323437727mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv7323437727mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7323437727mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7323437727mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7323437727mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7323437727mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv7323437727mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv7323437727" href="https://cannonballread.com/2023/08/touched-by-an-alien-domeloki/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv7323437727mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F64632b1a-a066-0f98-00db-4ba6ce94c5f7.jpg&t=1699817334&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c6a-3501a7016a00&sig=VVbPtqOtVuf59LEvnK5.CA--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 300px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7323437727mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7323437727mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><br style="outline: none !important;" />One of the folks I met at San Diego Comic-Con this year did a nice little review of Touched by an Alien. Check it out - <a href="https://cannonballread.com/2023/08/touched-by-an-alien-domeloki/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Cannonball Read</a> is focused on helping to fight cancer, one book at a time!</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7323437727mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv7323437727mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7323437727mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7323437727mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7323437727mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv7323437727mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7323437727mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7323437727mcnCaptionLeftContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7323437727mcnCaptionLeftContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7323437727mcnCaptionLeftImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv7323437727mcnCaptionLeftImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv7323437727" href="https://www.ginikoch.com/bookstore.htm" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv7323437727mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F8b8963dd-f6d1-45c5-8b3d-2751a139e313.jpg&t=1699817334&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c6a-3501a7016a00&sig=MoUcvsYlHDMOOcmeb5kuxw--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 300px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7323437727mcnCaptionLeftTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7323437727mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">Because I get asked this daily (often multiple times daily)...<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />Yes, Aliens Like Us IS coming, but...<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />No, Aliens Like Us still isn't ready for Prime Time, but...<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />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...<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />Kitty is always with me, and she's not going to let the bad things win, in any universe.<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />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.</span></span></strong></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />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...<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />P.P.S. Watch this space, I'm hoping to share happy news soon. Really, I mean it. :-D</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7323437727mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv7323437727mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7323437727mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7323437727mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7323437727mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv7323437727mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7323437727mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7323437727mcnCaptionBottomContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv7323437727mcnCaptionBottomImageContent" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv7323437727" href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2F%40ConTinualConvention%2Ffeatured&xid=da4b4dd859&uid=63376293&iid=b423b3ba51&pool=cts&v=2&c=1699817236&h=75378f0dcd6ffd9db0f4194a58dc0f36236ef726a692e8cc7a2a7fc2cfa09ac3" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv7323437727mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2Fed64e26c-8431-42e6-b13b-54b107026e18.jpg&t=1699817334&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c6a-3501a7016a00&sig=A6t3DRrUFKbf1Qng7vKkDw--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 960px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="564" /></a></td></tr><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7323437727mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top" width="564"><div style="outline: none !important; text-align: center;"><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 32px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: blue; outline: none !important;">More Yapping!</span></span></span></strong><br style="outline: none !important;" /> </div><div style="outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">That's right, more yapping from me and other awesome authors over at </strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/ConTinualConvention/featured" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">ConTinual</a><strong style="outline: none !important;">. The latest offerings are <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bg71Nkxvsc" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Monster Romance</a>, where we discuss what happens when you fall in love with that bloodsucking fiend, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YvRst5yc8A" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Blending Genres</a>, where we discuss what being a cross-genre and genre-blending author is like, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VsJZsISSaA" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Death Customs in Fact and Fantasy</a>, where we discuss what we know and what we've made up, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-C8jdyF92-M" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Hot Off The Press #109</a> & <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ln1MxxVitw" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Hot Off The Press #110</a>, where I talk about my newest releases and why you should read them, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziBHY7M9DYg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Classic Thrillers and Horror - Hitchcock & Universal</a>, where we discuss all the movies we love in those genres, and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkwgL9HdFQE" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Writing With Partners</a>, where <a href="https://www.bebebayliss.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Bebe Bayliss</a> and I discuss why we love writing together and others share the right way to find that special co-writer. So head over and watch and have some fun along with the rest of us at </strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/ConTinualConvention/featured" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">ConTinual</a><strong style="outline: none !important;">!</strong><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;">And don't miss these other cool panels I've run the yap on:<br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAYK8lpR1t8&t=28s" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Breaking Down the Genres</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0eHBRrtiAQ&t=2s" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Economics in World Building</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKQrgj4HuQQ&t=1s" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Horror and Romance</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvNLXw2vxMc&t=2s" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Sherlockian Mystery</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mR9CcomfO08" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Sherlock Returns</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5-d0IeMIDw" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Christmas in July Holiday Short Reads</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2S4YWzg9II&t=10s" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Hot off the Press #54</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufKnbc0kIGc&t=1s" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Characters in the Public Domain</a></strong><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_wvHz4WR1E" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Zombies!</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xChm0Y8rLo" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Holiday Special Event 2021 Christmas & New Years in Film</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGz9cvGcB2U&t=4s" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Holidays Real and Imagined</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1IpADXDNuI" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Favorite Holiday Episodes in SciFi and Fantasy Series</a></strong><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oqsv-fENVc" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Holiday Action-Adventure</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtrrpEZeMwk" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Hot Off the Press #64</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ht9GGpRwUWE" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Weird Westerns</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZ9LylCcwWU" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Pets and Familiars</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WG7nkN3j9HQ" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Intellectual Property for Creatives</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCec7pyI73U" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Separating Problematic Creators from Their Work</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xWJ6e163do" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Selling At Conventions</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahq0Too8O7g" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Scarred For Life</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dD9VufLXXg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">How To Write Animals</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twSqIYPHyAM" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Hot off the Press #72</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRLFW4zUUc0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Unicorns And Other Fantastic Creatures</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-r1o71F7f8" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Tinkerers and Inventors</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_S1hiQaSV4" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">A ConTinual Special Mystery Event: The Game is Afoot - Sherlockian Universes</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iN5EBtSUgQ" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Hot off the Press #76</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNpI5jcwJe0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Space Opera</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pH2D_OXIpNg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Technology in Your Tales</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KA8mFopILs" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Building the Story and Scares</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A86tN5C6ixs" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Things That Go Bump in the Night -- Monster Hunters</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALNVfQ8fgbQ" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Mythological Tropes in SF and Fantasy</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oF1-MK9fYyI&t=3s" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Bad Places - Evil Locations that Set the Scary Scene</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJVgwEG1JW4&t=2s" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">We Love You, Scooby-Doo!</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEITWhkVu1E" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Magic, Monsters, and True Love</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GMrXlCAijA" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Ghost and Monster Hunters</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OFUSNpaAoY" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Haunted Places</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmp7vkQ927A" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Creature Feature - Monsters and Hunters</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYMSR_-gevY" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Hot Off the Press #81</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xtoiipu-WAE" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Demons Galore</a></strong><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-I-IOKgcedM" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Apocalyptic and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrcJ2oGGm24" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">A Fantastic Fantasy Holiday</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCpslBwuPFE" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Hot Off the Press #87</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mthXtir9PI" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Banned Books 2023</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBm-vIV1-vI" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">When Technology Goes Awry</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrhDzYWwbcA" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Sci-Fi and Alien Romance</a></strong><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhaT9itxzL4" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Daring to Write</a></strong><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEpZcg-H_hU" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Fantasy Books That Formed Us</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiV96eFH7PI" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Fandom: British Mysteries</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oi0E1enx9rw" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Comics Lair: Shang Chi's Journey</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJaBorcp_M4" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Writing Spies and Secret Agents</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImU7roMp5WI" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Monster Motivations</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hke4tt0LOmU" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">PIs, Gumshoes, and Sleuths</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gXkNl1Lrbo" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">The Universes of Blade and Underworld</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noaX36VJOVk" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Hot off the Press #108</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKOP_mwTmmQ" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">The Wizard of Oz</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4sj-vhby5A" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Heroes of a Certain Age</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />There's a whole lot more over at the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/ConTinualConvention/featured" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">ConTinual YouTube page</a>, so browse around and get your panel fixes in!</strong></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7323437727mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; 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border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv7323437727mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7323437727mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7323437727mcnCaptionLeftContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7323437727mcnCaptionLeftContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7323437727mcnCaptionLeftImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv7323437727mcnCaptionLeftImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv7323437727" href="https://www.audible.com/pd/Touched-by-an-Alien-Audiobook/B0B2J2QTFS?qid=1664139803&sr=1-1&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1&pf_rd_p=83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f&pf_rd_r=53B1PRYMV64HRES34G1W" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv7323437727mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F22bec601-d8c1-198f-8359-38d59c204e86.jpg&t=1699817334&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c6a-3501a7016a00&sig=wwBPxThZkHS8mf9VkuXu9Q--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 894px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7323437727mcnCaptionLeftTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7323437727mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">Read Out Loud!</span></span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;">Do you have your copy of the <a href="https://www.audible.com/pd/Touched-by-an-Alien-Audiobook/B0B2J2QTFS?qid=1664139803&sr=1-1&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1&pf_rd_p=83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f&pf_rd_r=53B1PRYMV64HRES34G1W" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Touched by an Alien audiobook</a> yet? If not, don't wait! Grab yours today and start your year right!</span></span></span></strong></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7323437727mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv7323437727mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7323437727mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7323437727mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7323437727mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv7323437727mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7323437727mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7323437727mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7323437727mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7323437727mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv7323437727mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv7323437727" href="https://www.graphicaudio.net/the-legend-of-belladonna-1-natural-born-outlaws.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv7323437727mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F8ccff6cf-9fc5-4f94-b087-21c91a941619.jpg&t=1699817334&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c6a-3501a7016a00&sig=4Wre61CKRX5vWzob2jvXIg--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 300px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7323437727mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7323437727mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 22px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;">Speaking of Reading Out Loud...</span></strong></span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">Graphic Audio has renewed the contract for <a href="https://www.graphicaudio.net/the-legend-of-belladonna-1-natural-born-outlaws.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">The Legend of Belladonna, Part 1: Natural Born Outlaws</a>, by moi writing as A.E. Stanton. If you haven't grabbed this fantastic audiobook, don't delay, grab it today!</strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7323437727mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv7323437727mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7323437727mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7323437727mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7323437727mcnTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv7323437727mcnTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7323437727mcnTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding-top: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7323437727mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7323437727mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><div style="outline: none !important; text-align: center;"><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 40px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;">World Fantasy Recap</span></span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;">Well, World Fantasy Con was excellent! I got to visit with fellow authors, editors, agents, readers, and more! This was my first time in Kansas City and it was lovely and the food (other than that one restaurant's where they tried to kill me) was fantastic. They do more than BBQ there, and it's all delish!<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />Hanging out and having a blast at the mass signing (special love to all the book collectors who brought their books for me to sign!) was definitely a highlight, but the best was just generally having a great, relaxing con with old friends and new. I also got to do some great panels and even managed not to choke to death during my reading (though it was a near thing, as everyone in the room can attest to).<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />This is a business con, so no cosplay pics, and, sadly, I forgot to take pics with several long-time friends (looking at you, Sherry Peters and Lucienne Diver) but (thanks to Alyssa Casto) we actually have photographic evidence that I did more than hang out. (Okay, not MUCH more, but still, more, and that counts, right? RIGHT?)</span></strong><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /> </div><div style="outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 16px; outline: none !important;">The Evolution of Women in Horror Panel, where I got to moderate a fantastic cross-section of female authors.</span></strong></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7323437727mcnImageGroupBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv7323437727mcnImageGroupBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7323437727mcnImageGroupBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7323437727mcnImageGroupContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; 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padding-top: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7323437727mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7323437727mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 16px; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">The Mass Signing. From left: author-editor Bryan Thomas Schmidt, moi, author Paige L. Christie, author-editor Gerald Brandt (standing), and author-editor Joshua Palmatier. Yes, that's me and Paige, surrounded by editors. And we were not afraid!</span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />The pre-Mass Signing dinner at Jack Stack where the food was fab. From left: moi, Liz Gooch, Carol Doms, Paige Christie, Alyssa Casto, and Bryan Thomas Schmidt. And yes, I think every one of us shared that we were Bryan's Dining Harem with the waitress. LOL</strong></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7323437727mcnImageGroupBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv7323437727mcnImageGroupBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7323437727mcnImageGroupBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7323437727mcnImageGroupContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 564px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7323437727mcnImageGroupContent" style="outline: none !important; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 9px; padding-top: 0px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><img alt="" class="yiv7323437727mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2Fc3c0bbe8-fd7c-1d70-f54f-bacc4d4f83a8.jpg&t=1699817334&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c6a-3501a7016a00&sig=ZRikBsTeD8ga1Dp42i_zNA--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 800px; outline: none; padding-bottom: 0px; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="564" /></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7323437727mcnImageGroupBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7323437727mcnImageGroupContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 273px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7323437727mcnImageGroupContent" style="outline: none !important; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 9px; padding-top: 0px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><img alt="" class="yiv7323437727mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F8663f50d-b9fa-f7fb-2ee2-dfd101079aea.jpg&t=1699817334&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c6a-3501a7016a00&sig=Ah22WoeZW2civck9Cayp9A--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 2048px; outline: none; padding-bottom: 0px; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7323437727mcnImageGroupContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 273px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7323437727mcnImageGroupContent" style="outline: none !important; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-right: 9px; padding-top: 0px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><img alt="" class="yiv7323437727mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F4be11269-9b32-1c31-4fa2-7496aa47293c.jpg&t=1699817334&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c6a-3501a7016a00&sig=7VotiT7Iiolg_Fnt3lEcmA--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 1024px; outline: none; padding-bottom: 0px; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7323437727mcnTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv7323437727mcnTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7323437727mcnTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding-top: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7323437727mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 300px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7323437727mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 16px; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">My Reading. This shot taken Before The Choking, and you can tell because you can see Rosemary William's awesome hair. She left to handle con business and my throat decided we couldn't go on without her.</span></strong></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /> </td></tr></tbody></table><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7323437727mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 300px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7323437727mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 16px; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">The Personal Highlight - before the con started, Liz and I went to see my beloved Sporting Kansas City (soccer) win their do-or-die wildcard playoff against the San Jose Earthquakes. </span></strong></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7323437727mcnTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv7323437727mcnTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7323437727mcnTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding-top: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7323437727mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 300px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7323437727mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 16px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">Me and my favorite book collector, Franklin Coleman, in the Dragon's Den hangout area.</span></span></strong></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7323437727mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 300px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7323437727mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 16px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">How cold was it in the Dragon's Den for those of us night owls hanging out into the wee hours? 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Check out my <a href="https://www.ginikoch.com/bookstore.htm" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Bookstore</a> for all the things!</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7323437727mcnTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv7323437727mcnTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7323437727mcnTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding-top: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7323437727mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7323437727mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7323437727mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv7323437727mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7323437727mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7323437727mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7323437727mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv7323437727mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7323437727mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7323437727mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7323437727mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #022222; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7323437727mcnTextContent" style="color: #ff3399; font-family: "Sans Tahoma", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><div style="outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; outline: none !important;">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!<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />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 starts wonderfully for all of you, and let's be readers out there. Peace out, my li'l gangstas, and I'll catch all y'all on the flip side!</span></span></span></strong></div><div style="outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; outline: none !important;"><br /></span></span></span></strong></div><div style="outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; outline: none !important;">Love, Gini</span></span></span></strong></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>Gini Kochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17801375495279134392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499796569940981898.post-39124973138305306412023-10-16T10:30:00.003-04:002023-10-16T10:30:00.144-04:00October's READ THIS! Author Q&A Deets, Another Release, Win Books, and More!<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7327132301mcnTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv7327132301mcnTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7327132301mcnTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding-top: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7327132301mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv7327132301mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7327132301mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="color: #ff3399; font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><b>It's Almost Halloween!</b></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="color: #ff3399; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><b>Well, almost almost Halloween. Before then, I go to World Fantasy Con, and another book is going to release, and so on and so forth!</b></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="color: #ff3399; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><b>I still have a lot going on writing-wise and yes I truly expect to have good news about the book all y'all care about the most coming soon. PLUS we have this month's READ THIS! Author Q&A this Thursdsay and, as always, it's gonna be a good one you don't want to miss! So let's get to it, shall we? We shall!</b></span></p><br /><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7327132301mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7327132301mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv7327132301mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7327132301mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7327132301mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7327132301mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #fff949; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7327132301mcnTextContent" style="color: #ff3399; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17.5px; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 28px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">October 2023 READ THIS! Author Q&A</strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7327132301mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv7327132301mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7327132301mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7327132301mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7327132301mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #404040; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7327132301mcnTextContent" style="color: #f2f2f2; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 28px; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">October's READ THIS! author Q&A with author Vincent Bek<br style="outline: none !important;" />will be on Thursday,<br style="outline: none !important;" />October 19, 2023<br style="outline: none !important;" />from 9pm-10pm Eastern.</span></strong></span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">Access to</span></strong></span><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"> <a href="https://discord.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Discord</a> </span></strong></span><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">is available worldwide, and everyone is invited to attend!</span></strong></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">You do not need to be a Discord member/user to attend:</span></strong></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">Use this link</span></strong></span><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"> <a href="https://discord.gg/GYpzD25JvW" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">https://discord.gg/GYpzD25JvW</a> </span></strong></span><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">to go directly to the chat room!</span></strong></span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 18px; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">(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!)</span></strong></span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, lucida grande, lucida sans unicode, lucida sans, tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 18px; outline: none !important;">Once in, you'll get to join in the fun of asking authors about their "process" and more. PLUS, one lucky winner will get November's <a href="https://ginikoch.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">READ THIS!</a> selection for FREE! I know! It's too happy to be true! But true it is, so don't miss out!</span></span></strong></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />(You must be present in the chat to win.<br style="outline: none !important;" />Physical copies U.S. only; ebook copies worldwide.)</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7327132301mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv7327132301mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7327132301mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7327132301mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7327132301mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #fff949; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7327132301mcnTextContent" style="color: #ff3399; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17.5px; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">October 2023 READ THIS! Selection</strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7327132301mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv7327132301mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7327132301mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7327132301mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7327132301mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7327132301mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv7327132301mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv7327132301" href="https://www.amazon.com/Farpoint-Awakened-Book-1-ebook/dp/B08LB3VV5J/ref=sr_1_3?crid=32K64LYVMQ9XG&keywords=vincent+Bek&qid=1693202146&sprefix=vincent+bek%2Caps%2C90&sr=8-3" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv7327132301mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F60a6301a-4ede-db87-b930-7c116e7ae44f.jpg&t=1697435036&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1ced-ed09ee01eb00&sig=1mljSWJtNhvTEs5fr3Yeqg--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 333px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7327132301mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7327132301mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;">The READ THIS! Selection for October 2023 is: </span></strong><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Farpoint-Awakened-Book-1-ebook/dp/B08LB3VV5J/ref=sr_1_3?crid=32K64LYVMQ9XG&keywords=vincent+Bek&qid=1693202146&sprefix=vincent+bek%2Caps%2C90&sr=8-3" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;">Farpoint Awakened</span></a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff4499; outline: none !important;">By </span></span><span style="font-size: 28px; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff4499; outline: none !important;">Vincent Bek</span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #ff4499; outline: none !important;">Gini's Take:</span> <span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;">A new voice in military science fiction gives us a great story and setting. And, yes, it's a series!</span></strong><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff4499; outline: none !important;">About the Author: </span>Vincent Bek grew up in the Appalachian Mountains dreaming up stories while making trails through the woodlands. He has since been seduced by science and technology and now spends his days dreaming about where humanity's creativity will someday lead. Vincent has been writing for several decades in both the Fantasy and Science Fiction genres while working in the technology sector to pay the bills. Blessed with an amazing wife and two beautiful children, he is currently living happily in Pennsylvania and loves to hear from his readers. <a href="https://www.vincentbek.com/" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">https://www.vincentbek.com/</a></strong></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7327132301mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv7327132301mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7327132301mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7327132301mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7327132301mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv7327132301mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7327132301mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7327132301mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7327132301mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #fff949; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7327132301mcnTextContent" style="color: #ff3399; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 26px; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, verdana, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">November's READ THIS! Selection</span></strong></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /> <h1 class="yiv7327132301null" style="color: rgb(205, 208, 213) !important; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: black; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">And Remember: One Lucky Q&A Participant can win it early!</span></span></span></strong></h1></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7327132301mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv7327132301mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7327132301mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7327132301mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7327132301mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7327132301mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv7327132301mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv7327132301" href="https://www.amazon.com/Siren-Bridge-Oleander-Jones-Saga/dp/B0BKQ1V68M" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv7327132301mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F27145215-23ac-0368-1b73-fe622b935da2.jpg&t=1697435036&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1ced-ed09ee01eb00&sig=IIgAeAezJz5hPWkUA2FySw--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 291px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7327132301mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7327132301mcnTextContent" style="color: #f2f2f2; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><h1 class="yiv7327132301null" style="color: rgb(205, 208, 213) !important; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px;"><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #fff949; font-family: trebuchet ms, lucida grande, lucida sans unicode, lucida sans, tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">The READ THIS! Selection for November 2023 is: </span><br style="outline: none !important;" /> </h1><h1 style="color: rgb(205, 208, 213) !important; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px;"> </h1><h1 style="color: rgb(205, 208, 213) !important; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Siren-Bridge-Oleander-Jones-Saga/dp/B0BKQ1V68M" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;">Siren Bridge</span></a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">By Jean Marie Ward</span></span></span></h1></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7327132301mcnImageGroupBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv7327132301mcnImageGroupBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7327132301mcnImageGroupBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7327132301mcnImageGroupContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 273px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7327132301mcnImageGroupContent" style="outline: none !important; 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height: auto; max-width: 800px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="564" /></a></td></tr><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7327132301mcnTextContent" style="color: #f2f2f2; font-family: "Sans Tahoma", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 27px; outline: none !important; padding: 9px 18px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top" width="546"><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">There's a new small press out there, and I'm their first author! (Though I doubt I'll be their last.)<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.gingerbluepublishing.com/coming-soon" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Ginger Blue Publishing</a> has launched and has taken three of my books! One book is out now (see below) and the other two are available for pre-order right now, and will be on sale soon. You can pre-order the books from the <a href="https://www.gingerbluepublishing.com/coming-soon" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Coming Soon</a> page, so grab them today so you don't miss out! And yes, all the books will be available in both electronic and physical formats.</span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7327132301mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv7327132301mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7327132301mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7327132301mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7327132301mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7327132301mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv7327132301mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv7327132301" href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-dawning-of-the-new-west-a-e-stanton/1143746616?ean=9798887870007" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv7327132301mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F46a71119-8f92-07ec-b8fa-52d049d9f00a.jpg&t=1697435036&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1ced-ed09ee01eb00&sig=ytpUSwESa2cGdAr.IDHpIQ--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 288px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7327132301mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7327132301mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Sans Tahoma", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 27px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">AVAILABLE NOW! </strong></span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Dawning-New-West-Collection-ebook/dp/B0CG2KJNYG/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3JI00X9D43Z0D&keywords=Dawning+of+the+new+west&qid=1694762794&s=books&sprefix=dawning+of+the+new+west%2Cstripbooks%2C77&sr=1-1" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">The Dawning of the New West</a> is a mosaic novel collecting the first three stories of The New West (The Darkening, When Josie Comes Home, and Deacon's Ark). And this puppy is live and available where the bookie wookies are sold!</strong></span></span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7327132301mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7327132301mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px 9px 0px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7327132301mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv7327132301mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv7327132301" href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-happy-acres-haunted-hotel-for-active-seniors-and-other-stories-gini-koch/1143973424?ean=9798887870137" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv7327132301mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F8fcf0058-9746-0039-f580-b29925faab93.jpg&t=1697435036&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1ced-ed09ee01eb00&sig=DIV12rbGpVaUbwX1LufQoA--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 302px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7327132301mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7327132301mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Sans Tahoma", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 27px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Happy-Haunted-Active-Seniors-Stories-ebook/dp/B0CG6WPNQ4/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1694983737&sr=8-3" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">The Happy Acres Haunted Hotel for Active Seniors</a> is one of my best-loved stories. But now, it's not in a volume all alone. NOW it's combined with every other humorous SF/F short I've written that aren't a part of the Alien Series (and yes, I promise, The Alien Collection is still coming). Get all of the fun in one place! The book is live and you can <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-happy-acres-haunted-hotel-for-active-seniors-and-other-stories-gini-koch/1143973424?ean=9798887870137" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">get your copy today</a>!</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7327132301mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv7327132301mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7327132301mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7327132301mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7327132301mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7327132301mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv7327132301mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv7327132301" href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-disciple-and-other-stories-of-the-paranormal-jemma-chase/1134435250?ean=9798887870120" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv7327132301mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F7ab493e3-66a3-38c2-598c-77e9673792d5.jpg&t=1697435036&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1ced-ed09ee01eb00&sig=tyMXqzRqh9dxB7Ov8o1nDQ--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 298px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7327132301mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7327132301mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Sans Tahoma", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 27px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="color: cyan; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 28px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">PRE-ORDER TODAY!</span></span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Disciple-Other-Stories-Paranormal-ebook/dp/B0CGWM6JC3/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1KAR8VDLYEUPU&keywords=the+disciple+jemma+chase&qid=1695760759&s=books&sprefix=the+disicple+jemma+chase%2Cstripbooks%2C66&sr=1-1" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">The Disciple and Other Stories of the Paranormal</a>, by moi writing as Jemma Chase, has indeed been available elsewhere. But now it has additional never-before-seen stories and a lovely forward from author Hal Bodner (<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Bite-Club-Hollywood-Vampire-Novel-ebook/dp/B00J0QCWMO/ref=sr_1_1?crid=10P3VRN28ZVV&keywords=bite+club+hal+bodner&qid=1695012959&s=books&sprefix=bite+club+hal+bodner%2Cstripbooks%2C79&sr=1-1" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Bite Club</a>) and I'm super excited it's getting a new lease on life, so to speak. <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-disciple-and-other-stories-of-the-paranormal-jemma-chase/1134435250?ean=9798887870120" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Pre-orders</a> are live and the book releases just in time for Halloween fun on <span style="color: cyan; outline: none !important;">October 24</span>!</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7327132301mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv7327132301mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7327132301mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7327132301mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7327132301mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv7327132301mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7327132301mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7327132301mcnCaptionBottomContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv7327132301mcnCaptionBottomImageContent" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv7327132301" href="https://funknfiction.com/" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv7327132301mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F45f584a5-ea80-6296-7fe6-6cb8bb28fac8.jpg&t=1697435036&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1ced-ed09ee01eb00&sig=0W3sSKG4EVWwxb9QPaO8hA--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 800px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="564" /></a></td></tr><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7327132301mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top" width="564"><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: darkorange; outline: none !important;">Speaking of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Disciple-Other-Stories-Paranormal-ebook/dp/B0CGWM6JC3/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1KAR8VDLYEUPU&keywords=the+disciple+jemma+chase&qid=1695760759&s=books&sprefix=the+disicple+jemma+chase%2Cstripbooks%2C66&sr=1-1" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">The Disciple and Other Stories of the Paranormal</a>, a reminder that there's a cool event going on this month over at Funk-N-Fiction, starting next week -- their <a href="https://funknfiction.com/" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Halloween Flash Fiction Blog Event</a>! My day is Friday, October 27th, but there's coolness going on every day of the event. AND there are lots of giveaways (LOTS), including an ebook copy of The Disciple and Other Stories of the Paranormal! So mark your calendars and don't miss all the spooky fun!</span></strong></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7327132301mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv7327132301mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7327132301mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7327132301mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7327132301mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv7327132301mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7327132301mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7327132301mcnCaptionLeftContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7327132301mcnCaptionLeftContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7327132301mcnCaptionLeftImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv7327132301mcnCaptionLeftImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv7327132301" href="https://www.ginikoch.com/bookstore.htm" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv7327132301mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F8b8963dd-f6d1-45c5-8b3d-2751a139e313.jpg&t=1697435036&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1ced-ed09ee01eb00&sig=u5KuKfzF5WAvpCdk_J.W4w--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 300px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7327132301mcnCaptionLeftTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7327132301mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">Because I get asked this daily (often multiple times daily)...<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />Yes, Aliens Like Us IS coming, but...<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />No, Aliens Like Us still isn't ready for Prime Time, but...<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />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...<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />Kitty is always with me, and she's not going to let the bad things win, in any universe.<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />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.</span></span></strong></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />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...<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />P.P.S. Watch this space, I'm hoping to share happy news soon. Really, I mean it. :-D</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7327132301mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv7327132301mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7327132301mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7327132301mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7327132301mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv7327132301mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7327132301mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7327132301mcnCaptionBottomContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv7327132301mcnCaptionBottomImageContent" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv7327132301" href="https://www.youtube.com/@ConTinualConvention/featured" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv7327132301mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2Fed64e26c-8431-42e6-b13b-54b107026e18.jpg&t=1697435036&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1ced-ed09ee01eb00&sig=96xOVODpwzKU2amtL1m0Nw--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 960px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="564" /></a></td></tr><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7327132301mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top" width="564"><div style="outline: none !important; text-align: center;"><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 32px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: blue; outline: none !important;">More Yapping!</span></span></span></strong><br style="outline: none !important;" /> </div><div style="outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">That's right, more yapping from me and other awesome authors over at </strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@ConTinualConvention/featured" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">ConTinual</a><strong style="outline: none !important;">. The latest offerings are <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hke4tt0LOmU" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">PIs, Gumshoes, and Sleuths</a>, where we talk about our faves and what makes them great, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gXkNl1Lrbo" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">The Universes of Blade and Underworld</a>, where you definitely find out which one I prefer and what actor is a long-time crush, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noaX36VJOVk" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Hot off the Press #108</a>, where I talk about my most recent release, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKOP_mwTmmQ" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">The Wizard of Oz</a>, where we talk about books and movies and fandom, oh my, and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4sj-vhby5A" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Heroes of a Certain Age</a>, where we talk about older heroes and why the rock. So head over and watch and have some fun along with the rest of us at </strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/ConTinualConvention/featured" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">ConTinual</a><strong style="outline: none !important;">!</strong><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;">And don't miss these other cool panels I've run the yap on:<br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAYK8lpR1t8&t=28s" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Breaking Down the Genres</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0eHBRrtiAQ&t=2s" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Economics in World Building</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKQrgj4HuQQ&t=1s" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Horror and Romance</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvNLXw2vxMc&t=2s" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Sherlockian Mystery</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mR9CcomfO08" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Sherlock Returns</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5-d0IeMIDw" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Christmas in July Holiday Short Reads</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2S4YWzg9II&t=10s" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Hot off the Press #54</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufKnbc0kIGc&t=1s" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Characters in the Public Domain</a></strong><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_wvHz4WR1E" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Zombies!</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xChm0Y8rLo" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Holiday Special Event 2021 Christmas & New Years in Film</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGz9cvGcB2U&t=4s" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Holidays Real and Imagined</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1IpADXDNuI" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Favorite Holiday Episodes in SciFi and Fantasy Series</a></strong><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oqsv-fENVc" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Holiday Action-Adventure</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtrrpEZeMwk" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Hot Off the Press #64</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ht9GGpRwUWE" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Weird Westerns</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZ9LylCcwWU" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Pets and Familiars</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WG7nkN3j9HQ" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Intellectual Property for Creatives</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCec7pyI73U" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Separating Problematic Creators from Their Work</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xWJ6e163do" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Selling At Conventions</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahq0Too8O7g" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Scarred For Life</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dD9VufLXXg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">How To Write Animals</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twSqIYPHyAM" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Hot off the Press #72</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRLFW4zUUc0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Unicorns And Other Fantastic Creatures</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-r1o71F7f8" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Tinkerers and Inventors</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_S1hiQaSV4" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">A ConTinual Special Mystery Event: The Game is Afoot - Sherlockian Universes</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iN5EBtSUgQ" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Hot off the Press #76</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNpI5jcwJe0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Space Opera</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pH2D_OXIpNg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Technology in Your Tales</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KA8mFopILs" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Building the Story and Scares</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A86tN5C6ixs" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Things That Go Bump in the Night -- Monster Hunters</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALNVfQ8fgbQ" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Mythological Tropes in SF and Fantasy</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oF1-MK9fYyI&t=3s" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Bad Places - Evil Locations that Set the Scary Scene</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJVgwEG1JW4&t=2s" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">We Love You, Scooby-Doo!</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEITWhkVu1E" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Magic, Monsters, and True Love</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GMrXlCAijA" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Ghost and Monster Hunters</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OFUSNpaAoY" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Haunted Places</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmp7vkQ927A" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Creature Feature - Monsters and Hunters</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYMSR_-gevY" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Hot Off the Press #81</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xtoiipu-WAE" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Demons Galore</a></strong><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-I-IOKgcedM" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Apocalyptic and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrcJ2oGGm24" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">A Fantastic Fantasy Holiday</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCpslBwuPFE" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Hot Off the Press #87</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mthXtir9PI" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Banned Books 2023</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBm-vIV1-vI" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">When Technology Goes Awry</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrhDzYWwbcA" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Sci-Fi and Alien Romance</a></strong><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhaT9itxzL4" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Daring to Write</a></strong><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEpZcg-H_hU" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Fantasy Books That Formed Us</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiV96eFH7PI" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Fandom: British Mysteries</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oi0E1enx9rw" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Comics Lair: Shang Chi's Journey</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJaBorcp_M4" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Writing Spies and Secret Agents</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImU7roMp5WI" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Monster Motivations</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />There's a whole lot more over at the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@ConTinualConvention/featured" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">ConTinual YouTube page</a>, so browse around and get your panel fixes in!</strong></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7327132301mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv7327132301mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7327132301mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7327132301mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7327132301mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv7327132301mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7327132301mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7327132301mcnCaptionLeftContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7327132301mcnCaptionLeftContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7327132301mcnCaptionLeftImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv7327132301mcnCaptionLeftImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv7327132301" href="https://www.audible.com/pd/Touched-by-an-Alien-Audiobook/B0B2J2QTFS?qid=1664139803&sr=1-1&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1&pf_rd_p=83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f&pf_rd_r=53B1PRYMV64HRES34G1W" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv7327132301mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F22bec601-d8c1-198f-8359-38d59c204e86.jpg&t=1697435036&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1ced-ed09ee01eb00&sig=AMdEcruYKnLfVZOkDSLldQ--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 894px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7327132301mcnCaptionLeftTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7327132301mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">Read Out Loud!</span></span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;">Do you have your copy of the <a href="https://www.audible.com/pd/Touched-by-an-Alien-Audiobook/B0B2J2QTFS?qid=1664139803&sr=1-1&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1&pf_rd_p=83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f&pf_rd_r=53B1PRYMV64HRES34G1W" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Touched by an Alien audiobook</a> yet? If not, don't wait! Grab yours today and start your year right!</span></span></span></strong></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7327132301mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv7327132301mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7327132301mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7327132301mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7327132301mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv7327132301mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7327132301mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7327132301mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7327132301mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7327132301mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv7327132301mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv7327132301" href="https://www.graphicaudio.net/the-legend-of-belladonna-1-natural-born-outlaws.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv7327132301mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F8ccff6cf-9fc5-4f94-b087-21c91a941619.jpg&t=1697435036&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1ced-ed09ee01eb00&sig=knnhQdRcnKiqJh9DTbs5rQ--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 300px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7327132301mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7327132301mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 22px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;">Speaking of Reading Out Loud...</span></strong></span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">Graphic Audio has renewed the contract for <a href="https://www.graphicaudio.net/the-legend-of-belladonna-1-natural-born-outlaws.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">The Legend of Belladonna, Part 1: Natural Born Outlaws</a>, by moi writing as A.E. Stanton. If you haven't grabbed this fantastic audiobook, don't delay, grab it today!</strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7327132301mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv7327132301mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7327132301mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7327132301mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7327132301mcnTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv7327132301mcnTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7327132301mcnTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding-top: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7327132301mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7327132301mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><div style="outline: none !important; text-align: center;"><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 40px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;">SEE THE ME!</span></span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;">The last con for me of this year is running a little behind on confirming who will be where when, but I'll definitely be in Kansas City and I'll definitely be at the mass signing. Otherwise, all y'all know to just look for the sparkly pink cowgirl hat in order to find me.</span></strong><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /> </div><div style="outline: none !important; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><a href="https://wfc2023.org/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none !important;">World Fantasy Con</span></a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;">Kansas City, MO<br style="outline: none !important;" />October 26-29, 2023</span></span></strong></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /> </div><div style="outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;">Friday, October 27</span><br style="outline: none !important;" />8:00pm-Midnight: Mass Signing </strong><br style="outline: none !important;" /> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7327132301mcnFollowBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv7327132301mcnFollowBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv7327132301mcnFollowBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7327132301mcnFollowContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" style="outline: none !important; 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padding-top: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7327132301mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7327132301mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a href="https://www.ginikoch.com/bookstore.htm" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;" target="_blank"><img align="left" height="208" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F2f95a1db-3ab2-415b-bfa6-a9e08f7cb3c1.jpg&t=1697435036&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1ced-ed09ee01eb00&sig=bkgHlRCSs1lwKIJvLzJ6jg--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto !important; margin: 5px 10px 5px 5px; min-height: 208px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; width: 150px;" width="150" /></a>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 <a href="https://www.ginikoch.com/bookstore.htm" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Bookstore</a> for all the things!</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7327132301mcnTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv7327132301mcnTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7327132301mcnTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding-top: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7327132301mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7327132301mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7327132301mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv7327132301mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7327132301mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7327132301mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7327132301mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv7327132301mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7327132301mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7327132301mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv7327132301mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #022222; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv7327132301mcnTextContent" style="color: #ff3399; font-family: "Sans Tahoma", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><div style="outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; outline: none !important;">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!<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />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 starts wonderfully for all of you, and let's be readers out there. Peace out, my li'l gangstas, and I'll catch all y'all on the flip side!</span></span></span></strong></div><div style="outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; outline: none !important;"><br /></span></span></span></strong></div><div style="outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; outline: none !important;">Love, Gini</span></span></span></strong></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>Gini Kochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17801375495279134392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499796569940981898.post-70992493042325583982023-10-02T10:30:00.001-04:002023-10-02T10:30:00.151-04:00October's READ THIS! BotM, New Releases, Spooky Fun, and More!<p><span style="color: #ff00fb; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b>Happy Spooky Month!</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff00fb; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b>October is upon us and I'm here for it as I know a lot of you are as well! Unsure if we're decorating the Manse this year or just hiding in the dark watching Rocky Horror, Shock Treatment, Phantom of the Paradise, and/or Sleepy Hollow. Maybe we'll do both. Time's gonna tell on that one...</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff00fb; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b>Speaking of time, it's a-wastin' since we have lots of cool things for you today, including a new release and the READ THIS! Book of the Month, so let's get right to it, shall we? We shall!</b></span></p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6226900659mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv6226900659mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv6226900659mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"> </td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6226900659mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv6226900659mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv6226900659mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6226900659mcnCaptionLeftContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv6226900659mcnCaptionLeftContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6226900659mcnCaptionLeftImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv6226900659mcnCaptionLeftImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv6226900659" href="https://www.audible.com/pd/Touched-by-an-Alien-Audiobook/B0B2J2QTFS?qid=1664139803&sr=1-1&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1&pf_rd_p=83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f&pf_rd_r=53B1PRYMV64HRES34G1W" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv6226900659mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F22bec601-d8c1-198f-8359-38d59c204e86.jpg&t=1696217804&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c09-9a034b01c400&sig=v8l5qFmliNG2Ft22zd9XqA--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 894px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6226900659mcnCaptionLeftTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv6226900659mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">Read Out Loud!</strong></span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">Do you have your copy of the <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Touched-Alien-Book-1/dp/B0B2J1GLZQ/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Touched by an Alien audiobook</a> yet? If not, don't wait! Grab yours today and start your year right!</strong></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6226900659mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv6226900659mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv6226900659mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6226900659mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6226900659mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv6226900659mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv6226900659mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6226900659mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv6226900659mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6226900659mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv6226900659mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv6226900659" href="https://www.graphicaudio.net/the-legend-of-belladonna-1-natural-born-outlaws.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv6226900659mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F8ccff6cf-9fc5-4f94-b087-21c91a941619.jpg&t=1696217804&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c09-9a034b01c400&sig=uk3PRrTx5QOCnoeL1jhPgQ--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 300px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6226900659mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv6226900659mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;">Speaking of Reading Out Loud...</span></strong></span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">Graphic Audio has renewed the contract for <a href="https://www.graphicaudio.net/the-legend-of-belladonna-1-natural-born-outlaws.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">The Legend of Belladonna, Part 1: Natural Born Outlaws</a>, by moi writing as A.E. Stanton. If you haven't grabbed this fantastic audiobook, don't delay, grab it today!</strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6226900659mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv6226900659mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv6226900659mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6226900659mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6226900659mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv6226900659mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv6226900659mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6226900659mcnCaptionLeftContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv6226900659mcnCaptionLeftContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6226900659mcnCaptionLeftImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv6226900659mcnCaptionLeftImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv6226900659" href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-dawning-of-the-new-west-a-e-stanton/1143746616?ean=9798887870007" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv6226900659mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F46a71119-8f92-07ec-b8fa-52d049d9f00a.jpg&t=1696217804&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c09-9a034b01c400&sig=I0kmAj5eqeyiU_PJb_xFbQ--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 288px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6226900659mcnCaptionLeftTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv6226900659mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;">It's Alive!</span></strong></span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;">The mosaic novel <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Dawning-New-West-Collection-ebook/dp/B0CG2KJNYG/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3JI00X9D43Z0D&keywords=Dawning+of+the+new+west&qid=1694762794&s=books&sprefix=dawning+of+the+new+west%2Cstripbooks%2C77&sr=1-1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">The Dawning of the New West</a> by moi writing as A.E. Stanton released last Tuesday. So grab your copies today and find out how the New West came to be as well as how the survivors are managing (not as well as they'd like...).<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />This series is post-apocalyptic but with hope, and the belief that love -- romantic, familial, and of/for pets -- will get you through.</span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6226900659mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv6226900659mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv6226900659mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6226900659mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6226900659mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv6226900659mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv6226900659mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6226900659mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv6226900659mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6226900659mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv6226900659mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv6226900659" href="https://ginikoch.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv6226900659mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2Fd32b82f8-2842-4f50-8074-8f7ba8a7cd5a.png&t=1696217804&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c09-9a034b01c400&sig=pu8hJYyBDOo3tY50.pGY9Q--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 265px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6226900659mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv6226900659mcnTextContent" style="color: #f2f2f2; font-family: "Sans Tahoma", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><div style="outline: none !important; text-align: center;"><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none !important;">READ THIS!</span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;">A Book Club by Moi for All Y'all</span></span></strong></div><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;">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.<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />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!</span></strong></span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6226900659mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv6226900659mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv6226900659mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6226900659mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6226900659mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #fff949; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv6226900659mcnTextContent" style="color: #ff3399; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 28px; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">October 2023 READ THIS! Selection</strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6226900659mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv6226900659mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv6226900659mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6226900659mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv6226900659mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6226900659mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv6226900659mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv6226900659" href="https://www.amazon.com/Farpoint-Awakened-Book-1-ebook/dp/B08LB3VV5J/ref=sr_1_3?crid=32K64LYVMQ9XG&keywords=vincent+Bek&qid=1693202146&sprefix=vincent+bek%2Caps%2C90&sr=8-3" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv6226900659mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F60a6301a-4ede-db87-b930-7c116e7ae44f.jpg&t=1696217804&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c09-9a034b01c400&sig=KLm6p7CLh5NdyVwKZihcZw--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 333px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6226900659mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv6226900659mcnTextContent" style="color: #f2f2f2; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><h1 class="yiv6226900659null" style="color: rgb(205, 208, 213) !important; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px;"><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;">The READ THIS! Selection for October 2023 is: </span></span></strong></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Farpoint-Awakened-Book-1-ebook/dp/B08LB3VV5J/ref=sr_1_3?crid=32K64LYVMQ9XG&keywords=vincent+Bek&qid=1693202146&sprefix=vincent+bek%2Caps%2C90&sr=8-3" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;">Farpoint Awakened</span></a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;">By Vincent Bek</span></span></span></strong></h1><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 18px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="background-color: inherit; color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;">Gini's Take:</span><span style="background-color: inherit; color: #fff949; outline: none !important;"> A new voice in military science fiction gives us a great story and setting. And, yes, it's a series!</span></span></span></strong><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="font-size: 18px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;">About the Author: </span>Vincent Bek grew up in the Appalachian Mountains dreaming up stories while making trails through the woodlands. He has since been seduced by science and technology and now spends his days dreaming about where humanity's creativity will someday lead. Vincent has been writing for several decades in both the Fantasy and Science Fiction genres while working in the technology sector to pay the bills. Blessed with an amazing wife and two beautiful children, he is currently living happily in Pennsylvania and loves to hear from his readers. <a href="https://www.vincentbek.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">https://www.vincentbek.com/</a></strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6226900659mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv6226900659mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv6226900659mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6226900659mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6226900659mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv6226900659mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv6226900659mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6226900659mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6226900659mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #fff949; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv6226900659mcnTextContent" style="color: #ff3399; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17.5px; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 28px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">October 2023 READ THIS! Author Q&A</strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6226900659mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv6226900659mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv6226900659mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6226900659mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv6226900659mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6226900659mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv6226900659mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv6226900659" href="https://discord.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv6226900659mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F1d53830b-e4a4-431f-a440-eea60c12ae12.jpg&t=1696217804&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c09-9a034b01c400&sig=R5LVzWniBe09Vm8SYdxhcQ--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 300px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6226900659mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv6226900659mcnTextContent" style="color: #f2f2f2; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 18px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">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!<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />The third Thursday of every month will be READ THIS! Author Q&A time. The event will be held utilizing <a href="https://discord.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Discord</a>, and the invitation to Gini's READ THIS! room will come out in the week prior to the chat.</span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />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.)</span></strong></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6226900659mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv6226900659mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv6226900659mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6226900659mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6226900659mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #404040; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv6226900659mcnTextContent" style="color: #f2f2f2; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 28px; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">October's READ THIS! author Q&A featuring author Vincent Bek<br style="outline: none !important;" />will be on<br style="outline: none !important;" />Thursday, October 19, 2023<br style="outline: none !important;" />from 9pm-10pm Eastern.</span></strong></span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">Access to <a href="https://discord.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Discord</a> is available worldwide, and everyone is invited to attend!</span></strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6226900659mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv6226900659mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv6226900659mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6226900659mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6226900659mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv6226900659mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv6226900659mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6226900659mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6226900659mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #fff949; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv6226900659mcnTextContent" style="color: #ff3399; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 26px; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, verdana, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">November's READ THIS! Selection</span></strong></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /> <h1 class="yiv6226900659null" style="color: rgb(205, 208, 213) !important; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: black; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">And Remember: One Lucky Q&A Participant can win it early!</span></span></span></strong></h1></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6226900659mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv6226900659mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv6226900659mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6226900659mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv6226900659mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6226900659mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv6226900659mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv6226900659" href="https://www.amazon.com/Siren-Bridge-Oleander-Jones-Saga/dp/B0BKQ1V68M" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv6226900659mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F27145215-23ac-0368-1b73-fe622b935da2.jpg&t=1696217804&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c09-9a034b01c400&sig=DH7JwroROJLO_awf5FTjlQ--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 291px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6226900659mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv6226900659mcnTextContent" style="color: #f2f2f2; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><h1 class="yiv6226900659null" style="color: rgb(205, 208, 213) !important; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px;"><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;">The READ THIS! Selection for November 2023 is: </span></span></strong><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Siren-Bridge-Oleander-Jones-Saga/dp/B0BKQ1V68M" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;">Siren Bridge</span></a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">By Jean Marie Ward</span></span></strong></span></h1></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6226900659mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv6226900659mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv6226900659mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6226900659mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6226900659mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv6226900659mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv6226900659mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6226900659mcnCaptionBottomContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv6226900659mcnCaptionBottomImageContent" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv6226900659" href="https://www.gingerbluepublishing.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv6226900659mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2Fae7d0ab6-d539-500b-803c-4b3d50cec7d8.jpg&t=1696217804&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c09-9a034b01c400&sig=r.jucg0wp7HUhGbaY27HqQ--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 800px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="564" /></a></td></tr><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv6226900659mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top" width="564"><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">There's a new small press out there, and I'm their first author! (Though I doubt I'll be their last.)<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.gingerbluepublishing.com/coming-soon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Ginger Blue Publishing</a> has launched and has taken three of my books! One is already out (as mentioned above) and the other two are available for pre-order right now, and will be on sale soon. You can pre-order the books on the <a href="https://www.gingerbluepublishing.com/coming-soon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Coming Soon</a> page, so take advantage of this today so you don't miss out! And yes, all the books will be available in both electronic and physical formats.</strong></span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6226900659mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv6226900659mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv6226900659mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6226900659mcnCaptionLeftContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv6226900659mcnCaptionLeftContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6226900659mcnCaptionLeftImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv6226900659mcnCaptionLeftImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv6226900659" href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-happy-acres-haunted-hotel-for-active-seniors-and-other-stories-gini-koch/1143973424?ean=9798887870137" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv6226900659mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F8fcf0058-9746-0039-f580-b29925faab93.jpg&t=1696217804&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c09-9a034b01c400&sig=i.12ymTFAZacs9xrtgILoA--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 302px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6226900659mcnCaptionLeftTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv6226900659mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><div style="outline: none !important; text-align: center;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">Pre-Order NOW!</span></span></span></strong><br style="outline: none !important;" /> </div><div style="outline: none !important; text-align: right;"><span style="color: lime; outline: none !important;"><span style="background-color: inherit; font-family: trebuchet ms, lucida grande, lucida sans unicode, lucida sans, tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">Get The <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Happy-Haunted-Active-Seniors-Stories-ebook/dp/B0CG6WPNQ4/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1694983737&sr=8-3" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Happy Acres Haunted Hotel for Active Seniors & Other Stories</a> pre-ordered today!<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />This is a collection of my no-Alien series shorts and novelettes, all in one place! Includes the Missy the Were-Pomeranian stories, The Vampire's Apprentice, and MORE! Don't delay, get it pre-ordered today!<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />(Releases October 10, 2023)</strong></span></span></span></div><br style="outline: none !important;" /> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6226900659mcnCaptionLeftContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv6226900659mcnCaptionLeftContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px 9px 0px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6226900659mcnCaptionLeftImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv6226900659mcnCaptionLeftImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv6226900659" href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-disciple-and-other-stories-of-the-paranormal-jemma-chase/1134435250?ean=9798887870120" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv6226900659mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F7ab493e3-66a3-38c2-598c-77e9673792d5.jpg&t=1696217804&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c09-9a034b01c400&sig=76.5vGwDKQJNyYi0sZpY6g--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 298px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6226900659mcnCaptionLeftTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv6226900659mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><div style="outline: none !important; text-align: right;"><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">Get <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Disciple-Other-Stories-Paranormal-ebook/dp/B0CGWM6JC3/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1KAR8VDLYEUPU&keywords=the+disciple+jemma+chase&qid=1695760759&s=books&sprefix=the+disicple+jemma+chase%2Cstripbooks%2C66&sr=1-1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">The Disciple and Other Stories of the Paranormal</a> by moi writing as Jemma Chase pre-ordered today!<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />This is a re-release collection, featuring new stories and an introduction, so don't delay, get it pre-ordered today!<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />(Releases October 24, 2023)</strong></span></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6226900659mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv6226900659mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv6226900659mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6226900659mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6226900659mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv6226900659mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv6226900659mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6226900659mcnCaptionBottomContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv6226900659mcnCaptionBottomImageContent" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv6226900659" href="https://funknfiction.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv6226900659mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F45f584a5-ea80-6296-7fe6-6cb8bb28fac8.jpg&t=1696217804&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c09-9a034b01c400&sig=KbLMkboRDR.lyh_P5Z39Uw--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 800px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="564" /></a></td></tr><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv6226900659mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top" width="564"><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: darkorange; outline: none !important;"><span style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">Speaking of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Disciple-Other-Stories-Paranormal-ebook/dp/B0CGWM6JC3/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1KAR8VDLYEUPU&keywords=the+disciple+jemma+chase&qid=1695760759&s=books&sprefix=the+disicple+jemma+chase%2Cstripbooks%2C66&sr=1-1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">The Disciple and Other Stories of the Paranormal</a>, there's a cool event going on this month over at Funk-N-Fiction -- their <a href="https://funknfiction.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Halloween Flash Fiction Blog Event</a>! My day is Friday, October 27th, but there's coolness going on every day of the event. AND there are lots of giveaways, including an ebook copy of The Disciple and Other Stories of the Paranormal! So mark your calendars and don't miss all the spooky fun!</strong></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6226900659mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv6226900659mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv6226900659mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6226900659mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6226900659mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv6226900659mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv6226900659mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6226900659mcnCaptionLeftContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv6226900659mcnCaptionLeftContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6226900659mcnCaptionLeftImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv6226900659mcnCaptionLeftImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv6226900659" href="https://www.ginikoch.com/bookstore.htm" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv6226900659mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F8b8963dd-f6d1-45c5-8b3d-2751a139e313.jpg&t=1696217804&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c09-9a034b01c400&sig=Svqz1q7ugaAfRfTqSmgalA--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 300px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6226900659mcnCaptionLeftTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv6226900659mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">Because I get asked this daily (often multiple times daily)...<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />Yes, Aliens Like Us IS coming, but...<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />No, Aliens Like Us still isn't ready for Prime Time, but...<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />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...<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />Kitty is always with me, and she's not going to let the bad things win, in any universe.<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />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.</span></strong></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />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...<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />P.P.S. Watch this space, I'm hoping to share happy news soon. Like, really soon.</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6226900659mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv6226900659mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv6226900659mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6226900659mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6226900659mcnTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv6226900659mcnTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv6226900659mcnTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding-top: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6226900659mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv6226900659mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><div style="outline: none !important; text-align: center;"><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 40px; outline: none !important;">SEE THE ME!</span></span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">My last con on the schedule for the rest of this year awaits. This list is no longer likely to change, but my last schedule and such is still to come. So make your plans to come see the me for the last chance this year!</span></span></strong><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none !important;"><a href="https://wfc2023.org/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">World Fantasy Con</a></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;">Kansas City, MO<br style="outline: none !important;" />October 26-29, 2023</span></span></span></strong><br style="outline: none !important;" /> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6226900659mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv6226900659mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv6226900659mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6226900659mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6226900659mcnTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv6226900659mcnTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv6226900659mcnTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding-top: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6226900659mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv6226900659mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><img align="left" height="208" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F2f95a1db-3ab2-415b-bfa6-a9e08f7cb3c1.jpg&t=1696217804&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c09-9a034b01c400&sig=3az.qHKBfkf_gf11lfCNDw--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto !important; margin: 5px 10px 5px 5px; min-height: 208px; outline: none; text-indent: -9999px; width: 150px;" width="150" /><strong style="outline: none !important;">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 <a href="https://www.ginikoch.com/bookstore.htm" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Bookstore</a> for all the things!</strong></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6226900659mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv6226900659mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv6226900659mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6226900659mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6226900659mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv6226900659mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv6226900659mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6226900659mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6226900659mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #022222; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv6226900659mcnTextContent" style="color: #ff3399; font-family: "Sans Tahoma", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><div style="outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; outline: none !important;">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!<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />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!</span></span></span></strong></div><div style="outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; outline: none !important;"><br /></span></span></span></strong></div><div style="outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; outline: none !important;">Love, Gini</span></span></span></strong></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>Gini Kochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17801375495279134392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499796569940981898.post-53793079734961286972023-09-18T10:30:00.005-04:002023-09-18T10:30:00.130-04:00September's READ THIS! Author Q&A, My DragonCon Recap, New Books, and More!<br /><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8723375963mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv8723375963mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8723375963mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><p><span style="color: #ff2ec7; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><b>Hey There!</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff2ec7; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b>It's mid-September and we really should be back in school... Sorry, just had to toss out an interpreted Rod Stewart lyric, just 'cause it fits. Happy fully back to school everywhere to all!</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff2ec7; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b>DragonCon was awesome (see my recap below) and now I get a short break before my last con of the year, World Fantasy Con, and I'm reveling in writing!</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff2ec7; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b>I have a lot going on writing-wise (as you'll see below) as well as, yes, I promise, getting the book all y'all care about the most super close to finished. PLUS we have this month's READ THIS! Author Q&A this Thursdsay and, as always, it's gonna be a good one you don't want to miss! So let's get to it, shall we? We shall!</b></span></p><br /><br /><br /><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8723375963mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8723375963mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv8723375963mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8723375963mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8723375963mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8723375963mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #fff949; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8723375963mcnTextContent" style="color: #ff3399; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17.5px; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 28px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">September 2023 READ THIS! Author Q&A</strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8723375963mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv8723375963mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8723375963mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8723375963mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8723375963mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #404040; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8723375963mcnTextContent" style="color: #f2f2f2; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 28px; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">September's READ THIS! author Q&A with author Sharon Skinner<br style="outline: none !important;" />will be on Thursday,<br style="outline: none !important;" />September 21, 2023<br style="outline: none !important;" />from 9pm-10pm Eastern.</span></strong></span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">Access to</span></strong></span><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"> <a href="https://discord.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Discord</a> </span></strong></span><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">is available worldwide, and everyone is invited to attend!</span></strong></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">You do not need to be a Discord member/user to attend:</span></strong></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">Use this link</span></strong></span><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"> <a href="https://discord.gg/GYpzD25JvW" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">https://discord.gg/GYpzD25JvW</a> </span></strong></span><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">to go directly to the chat room!</span></strong></span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 18px; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">(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!)</span></strong></span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, lucida grande, lucida sans unicode, lucida sans, tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 18px; outline: none !important;">Once in, you'll get to join in the fun of asking authors about their "process" and more. PLUS, one lucky winner will get October's <a href="https://ginikoch.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">READ THIS!</a> selection for FREE! I know! It's too happy to be true! But true it is, so don't miss out!</span></span></strong></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />(You must be present in the chat to win.<br style="outline: none !important;" />Physical copies U.S. only; ebook copies worldwide.)</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8723375963mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv8723375963mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8723375963mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8723375963mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8723375963mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #fff949; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8723375963mcnTextContent" style="color: #ff3399; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17.5px; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">September 2023 READ THIS! Selection</strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8723375963mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv8723375963mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8723375963mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8723375963mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8723375963mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8723375963mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv8723375963mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv8723375963" href="https://www.amazon.com/Blood-Rose-Sharon-Skinner/dp/1938190807/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1WJ84YGY6UUW6&keywords=sharon+skinner+blood+from+a+rose&qid=1690842426&s=books&sprefix=sharon+skinner+blood+from+a+rose%2Cstripbooks%2C84&sr=1-1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv8723375963mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2Fbdba4cb7-5c60-8d46-c9ce-4a5c48e9eb74.jpg&t=1695013894&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c63-8d0bdc010400&sig=FRNCKLcGr7oLNzOp1dYgpA--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 324px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8723375963mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8723375963mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;">The READ THIS! Selection for September 2023 is: </span></strong><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Blood-Rose-Sharon-Skinner/dp/1938190807/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1WJ84YGY6UUW6&keywords=sharon+skinner+blood+from+a+rose&qid=1690842426&s=books&sprefix=sharon+skinner+blood+from+a+rose%2Cstripbooks%2C84&sr=1-1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;">Blood from a Rose</span></a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff4499; outline: none !important;">By </span></span><span style="font-size: 28px; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff4499; outline: none !important;">Sharon Skinner</span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #ff4499; outline: none !important;">Gini's Take:</span> <span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;"><span style="background-color: inherit; font-family: trebuchet ms, lucida grande, lucida sans unicode, lucida sans, tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">A cool collection that takes you on a ride through a wide variety of genres and into some spaces you might not have visited before.</span></span></strong><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff4499; outline: none !important;">About the Author: </span>Sharon Skinner holds a BA in English, an MA in Creative Writing and is a Certified Book Coach and freelance editor, who helps writers weave their words into stories that shine. She mainly writes fantasy, science fiction, paranormal, and the occasional steampunk, for audiences of all ages. Skinner is an active member of SCBWI (Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators) and serves as the Regional Advisor for SCBWI AZ. She also served aboard the USS Jason, the first US Navy vessel to take women to sea (WestPac cruise). But that’s another story. To learn more, visit <a href="http://sharonskinner.com" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">sharonskinner.com</a> or <a href="http://bookcoachingbysharon.com" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">bookcoachingbysharon.com</a></strong></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8723375963mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv8723375963mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8723375963mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8723375963mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8723375963mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv8723375963mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8723375963mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8723375963mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8723375963mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #fff949; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8723375963mcnTextContent" style="color: #ff3399; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 26px; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, verdana, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">October's READ THIS! Selection</span></strong></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /> <h1 class="yiv8723375963null" style="color: rgb(205, 208, 213) !important; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: black; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">And Remember: One Lucky Q&A Participant can win it early!</span></span></span></strong></h1></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8723375963mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv8723375963mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8723375963mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8723375963mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8723375963mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8723375963mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv8723375963mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv8723375963" href="https://www.amazon.com/Farpoint-Awakened-Book-1-ebook/dp/B08LB3VV5J/ref=sr_1_3?crid=32K64LYVMQ9XG&keywords=vincent+Bek&qid=1693202146&sprefix=vincent+bek%2Caps%2C90&sr=8-3" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv8723375963mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F60a6301a-4ede-db87-b930-7c116e7ae44f.jpg&t=1695013894&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c63-8d0bdc010400&sig=hTMKdc2ReoHplpSXpjLunQ--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 333px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8723375963mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8723375963mcnTextContent" style="color: #f2f2f2; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><h1 class="yiv8723375963null" style="color: rgb(205, 208, 213) !important; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px;"><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #fff949; font-family: trebuchet ms, lucida grande, lucida sans unicode, lucida sans, tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">The READ THIS! Selection for October 2023 is: </span><br style="outline: none !important;" /> </h1><h1 style="color: rgb(205, 208, 213) !important; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px;"> </h1><h1 style="color: rgb(205, 208, 213) !important; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Farpoint-Awakened-Book-1-ebook/dp/B08LB3VV5J/ref=sr_1_3?crid=32K64LYVMQ9XG&keywords=vincent+Bek&qid=1693202146&sprefix=vincent+bek%2Caps%2C90&sr=8-3" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;">Farpoint Awakened</span></a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; 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height: auto; max-width: 800px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="564" /></a></td></tr><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8723375963mcnTextContent" style="color: #f2f2f2; font-family: "Sans Tahoma", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 27px; outline: none !important; padding: 9px 18px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top" width="546">There's a new small press out there, and I'm their first author! (Though I doubt I'll be their last.)<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.gingerbluepublishing.com/coming-soon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Ginger Blue Publishing</a> has launched and has taken three of my books! All are available for pre-order right now, and will be on sale soon. You can pre-order all the books on the <a href="https://www.gingerbluepublishing.com/coming-soon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Coming Soon</a> page, so get them pre-ordered today so you don't miss out! And yes, all the books will be available in both electronic and physical formats.<br style="outline: none !important;" /> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8723375963mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv8723375963mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8723375963mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8723375963mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8723375963mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8723375963mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv8723375963mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv8723375963" href="https://www.gingerbluepublishing.com/coming-soon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv8723375963mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F46a71119-8f92-07ec-b8fa-52d049d9f00a.jpg&t=1695013894&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c63-8d0bdc010400&sig=Up9och20fNplQkh4ZLz0ag--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 288px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8723375963mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8723375963mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Sans Tahoma", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 27px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><br style="outline: none !important;" />The Dawning of the New West is a mosaic novel collecting the first three stories of The New West (The Darkening, When Josie Comes Home, and Deacon's Ark). <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Dawning-New-West-Collection-ebook/dp/B0CG2KJNYG/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3JI00X9D43Z0D&keywords=Dawning+of+the+new+west&qid=1694762794&s=books&sprefix=dawning+of+the+new+west%2Cstripbooks%2C77&sr=1-1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; 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font-family: "Sans Tahoma", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 27px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><br style="outline: none !important;" />The Happy Acres Haunted Hotel for Active Seniors is one of my best-loved stories. But now, it's not in a volume all alone. NOW it's combined with every other humorous SF/F short I've written that aren't a part of the Alien Series (and yes, I promise, that's still coming). Get all of the fun in one place! <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Happy-Haunted-Active-Seniors-Stories-ebook/dp/B0CG6WPNQ4/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1694983737&sr=8-3" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Pre-orders</a> are live and the book releases on <span style="color: lime; outline: none !important;">October 10</span>!</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8723375963mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv8723375963mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8723375963mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8723375963mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8723375963mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8723375963mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv8723375963mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv8723375963" href="https://www.gingerbluepublishing.com/coming-soon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv8723375963mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F7ab493e3-66a3-38c2-598c-77e9673792d5.jpg&t=1695013894&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c63-8d0bdc010400&sig=yW7mGxAAR9OwD46Dw6tI9w--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 298px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8723375963mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8723375963mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Sans Tahoma", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 27px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><br style="outline: none !important;" />The Disciple and Other Stories of the Paranormal, by moi writing as Jemma Chase, has indeed been available elsewhere. But now it has additional never-before-seen stories and a lovely forward from author Hal Bodner (<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Bite-Club-Hollywood-Vampire-Novel-ebook/dp/B00J0QCWMO/ref=sr_1_1?crid=10P3VRN28ZVV&keywords=bite+club+hal+bodner&qid=1695012959&s=books&sprefix=bite+club+hal+bodner%2Cstripbooks%2C79&sr=1-1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Bite Club</a>) and I'm super excited it's getting a new lease on life, so to speak. <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Disciple-Other-Stories-Paranormal-ebook/dp/B0CGWM6JC3/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3LA2S84ZD7ZZE&keywords=the+disciple+and+other+stories+of+the+paranormal&qid=1694984053&s=software&sprefix=the+disciple+and+other+stories+of+the+paranormal%2Csoftware%2C88&sr=1-1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Pre-orders</a> are live and the book releases just in time for Halloween fun on <span style="color: cyan; outline: none !important;">October 24</span>!</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8723375963mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv8723375963mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8723375963mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8723375963mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; 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word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8723375963mcnCaptionLeftImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv8723375963mcnCaptionLeftImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv8723375963" href="https://www.ginikoch.com/bibliography.htm" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv8723375963mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F8b8963dd-f6d1-45c5-8b3d-2751a139e313.jpg&t=1695013894&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c63-8d0bdc010400&sig=v5C0JmuwtI_MrPpjLeAvFw--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 300px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; 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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...<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />Kitty is always with me, and she's not going to let the bad things win, in any universe.<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />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.</span></span></strong></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />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...<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />P.P.S. Watch this space, I'm hoping to share happy news soon. Really, I mean it. :-D</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8723375963mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv8723375963mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8723375963mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8723375963mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8723375963mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv8723375963mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8723375963mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8723375963mcnCaptionBottomContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv8723375963mcnCaptionBottomImageContent" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv8723375963" href="https://www.youtube.com/@ConTinualConvention/featured" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv8723375963mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2Fed64e26c-8431-42e6-b13b-54b107026e18.jpg&t=1695013894&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c63-8d0bdc010400&sig=FPuf1WQdxzZSy0nuv8_YUQ--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 960px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="564" /></a></td></tr><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8723375963mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top" width="564"><div style="outline: none !important; text-align: center;"><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 32px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: blue; outline: none !important;">More Yapping!</span></span></span></strong><br style="outline: none !important;" /> </div><div style="outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">That's right, more yapping from me and other awesome authors over at </strong><a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fc%2FConTinualConvention%2Ffeatured&xid=608632464e&uid=63376293&iid=3a6728d4c8&pool=cts&v=2&c=1695013796&h=17a5e54d44f9e898af92c1a2bf113c9e33e728f467159fc8c6618b894acc04c8" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">ConTinual</a><strong style="outline: none !important;">. The latest offerings are <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiV96eFH7PI" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Fandom: British Mysteries</a>, where we talk about what British mysteries we love, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oi0E1enx9rw" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Comics Lair: Shang Chi's Journey</a>, where we discuss the Marvel hero in his various forms, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJaBorcp_M4" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Writing Spies and Secret Agents</a>, wherein I talk a LOT about Chuckie and Siler and others, and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImU7roMp5WI" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Monster Motivations</a>, where we talk about what makes villains and monsters scary and sympathetic. So head over and watch and have some fun along with the rest of us at </strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@ConTinualConvention/featured" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">ConTinual</a><strong style="outline: none !important;">!</strong><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;">And don't miss these other cool panels I've run the yap on:<br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAYK8lpR1t8&t=28s" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Breaking Down the Genres</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0eHBRrtiAQ&t=2s" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Economics in World Building</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKQrgj4HuQQ&t=1s" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Horror and Romance</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvNLXw2vxMc&t=2s" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Sherlockian Mystery</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mR9CcomfO08" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Sherlock Returns</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5-d0IeMIDw" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Christmas in July Holiday Short Reads</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2S4YWzg9II&t=10s" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Hot off the Press #54</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufKnbc0kIGc&t=1s" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Characters in the Public Domain</a></strong><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_wvHz4WR1E" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Zombies!</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xChm0Y8rLo" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Holiday Special Event 2021 Christmas & New Years in Film</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGz9cvGcB2U&t=4s" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Holidays Real and Imagined</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1IpADXDNuI" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Favorite Holiday Episodes in SciFi and Fantasy Series</a></strong><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oqsv-fENVc" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Holiday Action-Adventure</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtrrpEZeMwk" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Hot Off the Press #64</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ht9GGpRwUWE" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Weird Westerns</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZ9LylCcwWU" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Pets and Familiars</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WG7nkN3j9HQ" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Intellectual Property for Creatives</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCec7pyI73U" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Separating Problematic Creators from Their Work</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xWJ6e163do" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Selling At Conventions</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahq0Too8O7g" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Scarred For Life</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dD9VufLXXg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">How To Write Animals</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twSqIYPHyAM" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Hot off the Press #72</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRLFW4zUUc0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Unicorns And Other Fantastic Creatures</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-r1o71F7f8" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Tinkerers and Inventors</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_S1hiQaSV4" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">A ConTinual Special Mystery Event: The Game is Afoot - Sherlockian Universes</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iN5EBtSUgQ" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Hot off the Press #76</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNpI5jcwJe0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Space Opera</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pH2D_OXIpNg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Technology in Your Tales</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KA8mFopILs" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Building the Story and Scares</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A86tN5C6ixs" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Things That Go Bump in the Night -- Monster Hunters</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALNVfQ8fgbQ" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Mythological Tropes in SF and Fantasy</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oF1-MK9fYyI&t=3s" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Bad Places - Evil Locations that Set the Scary Scene</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJVgwEG1JW4&t=2s" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">We Love You, Scooby-Doo!</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEITWhkVu1E" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Magic, Monsters, and True Love</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GMrXlCAijA" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Ghost and Monster Hunters</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OFUSNpaAoY" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Haunted Places</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmp7vkQ927A" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Creature Feature - Monsters and Hunters</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYMSR_-gevY" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Hot Off the Press #81</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xtoiipu-WAE" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Demons Galore</a></strong><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-I-IOKgcedM" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Apocalyptic and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrcJ2oGGm24" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">A Fantastic Fantasy Holiday</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCpslBwuPFE" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Hot Off the Press #87</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mthXtir9PI" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Banned Books 2023</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBm-vIV1-vI" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">When Technology Goes Awry</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrhDzYWwbcA" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Sci-Fi and Alien Romance</a></strong><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhaT9itxzL4" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Daring to Write</a></strong><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEpZcg-H_hU" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Fantasy Books That Formed Us</a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />There's a whole lot more over at the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@ConTinualConvention/featured" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">ConTinual YouTube page</a>, so browse around and get your panel fixes in!</strong></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8723375963mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; 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font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv8723375963mcnTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8723375963mcnTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding-top: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8723375963mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8723375963mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><div style="outline: none !important; text-align: center;"><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 32px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">DragonCon Was Once Again Excellent!</strong></span></span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, lucida grande, lucida sans unicode, lucida sans, tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">Thee con was great, the cosplay was amazing, and the times were fun. Can't wait to do it again next year! And mega thanks to Member of the Alien Collective in Very Good Standing Chrysta Stuckless who came down from Canada to help me in the booth and with shenanigans. We did very well with both. Probably best with shenanigans. But there...I mustn't kiss and tell...</strong></span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8723375963mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv8723375963mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8723375963mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8723375963mcnCaptionLeftContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8723375963mcnCaptionLeftContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8723375963mcnCaptionLeftImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv8723375963mcnCaptionLeftImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><img alt="" class="yiv8723375963mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F3785f3df-2dca-4e05-4546-2fe742561d04.jpg&t=1695013894&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c63-8d0bdc010400&sig=IeG5LjV6NTM_DL0UQeFFlw--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 240px; outline: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="240" /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8723375963mcnCaptionLeftTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8723375963mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><div style="outline: none !important; text-align: right;"><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">We'll start with the cosplay.<br style="outline: none !important;" />I am a HUGE Chitty Chitty Bang Bang fan. And this cosplayer made me believe I was watching the movie. Amazing doesn't even begin to cover it, and yes, she was turning around on that music box lip syncing perfectly. She really was Truly Scrumptious. --></strong></span></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8723375963mcnCaptionLeftContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8723375963mcnCaptionLeftContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px 9px 0px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8723375963mcnCaptionLeftImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv8723375963mcnCaptionLeftImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><img alt="" class="yiv8723375963mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2Fbf1fdd1e-9a1f-8422-c2fd-29bb80efa9fb.jpg&t=1695013894&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c63-8d0bdc010400&sig=YFHyyafN3lN8hRWpB1Pumg--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 320px; outline: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8723375963mcnCaptionLeftTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8723375963mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><div style="outline: none !important; text-align: right;"> </div><div style="outline: none !important; text-align: right;"><span style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">The Sisters. Three amazing and adorable women who cosplay together, every day --> in different outfits. They were at one of my panels and we all went down to lunch together, and fate made it better to have 6 at a table than wait for 2 tables of 3, so we got to enjoy a meal with the Queen Dragons of Fire, Earth, and Water.</strong></span></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8723375963mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv8723375963mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8723375963mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8723375963mcnCaptionLeftContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8723375963mcnCaptionLeftContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8723375963mcnCaptionLeftImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv8723375963mcnCaptionLeftImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><img alt="" class="yiv8723375963mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F041aed2b-1d4c-da9c-54ab-5034427516c8.jpg&t=1695013894&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c63-8d0bdc010400&sig=DvrkdPIEgd32B5ZtO1w_yw--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 240px; outline: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="240" /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8723375963mcnCaptionLeftTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8723375963mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><div style="outline: none !important; text-align: right;"><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;">The Sisters again, this time as Cinderella and her stepsisters. I didn't recognize them at first, because, frankly, they're all too pretty to pass as the stepsisters, but we do make allowances for excellent cosplay choices. --></strong></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8723375963mcnCaptionLeftContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8723375963mcnCaptionLeftContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px 9px 0px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8723375963mcnCaptionLeftImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv8723375963mcnCaptionLeftImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><img alt="" class="yiv8723375963mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F56c2ab52-5c5c-6dd9-0c33-a7912f9d0e21.jpg&t=1695013894&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c63-8d0bdc010400&sig=GJjEsq_ktNXJNACK4JFCew--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 675px; outline: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8723375963mcnCaptionLeftTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8723375963mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">At the Alternate & Historical Fiction track pre-party. With awesome authors J.B. Garner, moi, an author who is excellent whose name escapes me (utter meeting fail), and David B. Coe (who is also one of my Zombie Needs Brains editors). A very fun time! --><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />And, lest we forget, there were plenty of panels.<br style="outline: none !important;" /> vv</strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8723375963mcnImageGroupBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv8723375963mcnImageGroupBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8723375963mcnImageGroupBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8723375963mcnImageGroupContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; 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outline: none !important; width: 273px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8723375963mcnImageGroupContent" style="outline: none !important; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 9px; padding-top: 0px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><img alt="" class="yiv8723375963mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F7863e897-42a5-869e-909e-7bea32f381f4.jpg&t=1695013894&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c63-8d0bdc010400&sig=VIyt7Zk9_jhSuQqN4ydd9w--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 756px; outline: none; padding-bottom: 0px; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8723375963mcnImageGroupContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 273px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8723375963mcnImageGroupContent" style="outline: none !important; 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padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 9px; padding-top: 0px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><img alt="" class="yiv8723375963mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F44873dcb-609c-dfa8-c434-f4edccc396ff.jpg&t=1695013894&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c63-8d0bdc010400&sig=STKhHo9I3LSOuucGsdNlWQ--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 1512px; outline: none; padding-bottom: 0px; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8723375963mcnImageGroupContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 273px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8723375963mcnImageGroupContent" style="outline: none !important; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-right: 9px; padding-top: 0px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><img alt="" class="yiv8723375963mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F19c41305-a982-600a-a149-49f9f169d911.jpg&t=1695013894&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c63-8d0bdc010400&sig=NKQ_6rf8RfjgPAo.hHyL_A--~D" style="border: 0px; 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font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"> ^^<br style="outline: none !important;" />And of course there was the Booth...</strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8723375963mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 300px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8723375963mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"> ^^<br style="outline: none !important;" />...And hanging out at the Westin bar after hours...</strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8723375963mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv8723375963mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8723375963mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8723375963mcnCaptionTopContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8723375963mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top" width="564"><span style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">And also lest we forget there was the Fantasy Gather (and this was my fave pic)!</strong></span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /> vv</td></tr><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv8723375963mcnCaptionTopImageContent" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px 9px 0px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><img alt="" class="yiv8723375963mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F77126b0b-b2ee-7c63-3679-2437b68b608c.jpg&t=1695013894&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c63-8d0bdc010400&sig=1bGsvbYMFSSJkayYDTMGRw--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 800px; outline: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="564" /></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8723375963mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv8723375963mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8723375963mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8723375963mcnCaptionTopContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8723375963mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top" width="564"><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">And, of course, there was the food and the eating and the eating of the food. We ended up spending most of our nice meal times at Pacific Rim Sushi, where you can probably safely find me next year as well. (Though the Hyatt's restaurant was super for lunches.)</strong></span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /> vv</td></tr><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv8723375963mcnCaptionTopImageContent" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px 9px 0px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><img alt="" class="yiv8723375963mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F0281297c-1293-8425-da22-952dda8ba4c8.jpg&t=1695013894&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c63-8d0bdc010400&sig=TGTdp9Mv9SHjr4D2YIE6lA--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 900px; outline: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="564" /></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8723375963mcnImageGroupBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; 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word-break: normal;" valign="top"><img alt="" class="yiv8723375963mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2Ff3b52fe1-eb48-f448-fea8-33383b65f903.jpg&t=1695013894&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c63-8d0bdc010400&sig=apOmI0n3PuyAxfN1sROeQQ--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 240px; outline: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="240" /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8723375963mcnCaptionLeftTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8723375963mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">Last but in NO way least, it was my yearly meeting with Patty Briggs. Yes, she really and truly is the greatest. --><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />Yes, I have (a lot) more pics, but a girl has to keep some things held back to keep that air of mystery. And all that...</strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8723375963mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv8723375963mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8723375963mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8723375963mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8723375963mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv8723375963mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8723375963mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8723375963mcnCaptionLeftContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8723375963mcnCaptionLeftContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8723375963mcnCaptionLeftImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv8723375963mcnCaptionLeftImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv8723375963" href="https://www.audible.com/pd/Touched-by-an-Alien-Audiobook/B0B2J2QTFS?qid=1664139803&sr=1-1&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1&pf_rd_p=83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f&pf_rd_r=53B1PRYMV64HRES34G1W" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv8723375963mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F22bec601-d8c1-198f-8359-38d59c204e86.jpg&t=1695013894&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c63-8d0bdc010400&sig=UjVdGiG8cGbpAcG58d_ZgQ--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 894px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8723375963mcnCaptionLeftTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8723375963mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">Read Out Loud!</span></span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;">Do you have your copy of the <a href="https://www.audible.com/pd/Touched-by-an-Alien-Audiobook/B0B2J2QTFS?qid=1664139803&sr=1-1&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1&pf_rd_p=83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f&pf_rd_r=53B1PRYMV64HRES34G1W" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Touched by an Alien audiobook</a> yet? If not, don't wait! Grab yours today and start your year right!</span></span></span></strong></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8723375963mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv8723375963mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8723375963mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8723375963mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8723375963mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv8723375963mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8723375963mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8723375963mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8723375963mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8723375963mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv8723375963mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv8723375963" href="https://www.graphicaudio.net/the-legend-of-belladonna-1-natural-born-outlaws.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv8723375963mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F8ccff6cf-9fc5-4f94-b087-21c91a941619.jpg&t=1695013894&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c63-8d0bdc010400&sig=rfOQYjV7ciNe0_erhNqRaQ--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 300px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8723375963mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8723375963mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 22px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;">Speaking of Reading Out Loud...</span></strong></span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">Graphic Audio has renewed the contract for <a href="https://www.graphicaudio.net/the-legend-of-belladonna-1-natural-born-outlaws.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">The Legend of Belladonna, Part 1: Natural Born Outlaws</a>, by moi writing as A.E. Stanton. If you haven't grabbed this fantastic audiobook, don't delay, grab it today!</strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8723375963mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv8723375963mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8723375963mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8723375963mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8723375963mcnTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv8723375963mcnTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8723375963mcnTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding-top: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8723375963mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8723375963mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><div style="outline: none !important; text-align: center;"><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 40px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;">SEE THE ME!</span></span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;">My last con on the schedule for the rest of this year awaits. This list is no longer likely to change, but my last schedule and such is still to come. So make your plans to come see the me for the last chance this year!</span></strong><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /> </div><div style="outline: none !important; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><a href="https://wfc2023.org/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none !important;">World Fantasy Con</span></a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;">Kansas City, MO<br style="outline: none !important;" />October 26-29, 2023</span></span></strong></span></div><div style="outline: none !important; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;"><br /></span></span></strong></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8723375963mcnTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv8723375963mcnTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8723375963mcnTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding-top: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8723375963mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8723375963mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a href="https://www.ginikoch.com/bookstore.htm" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;" target="_blank"><img align="left" height="208" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F2f95a1db-3ab2-415b-bfa6-a9e08f7cb3c1.jpg&t=1695013894&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c63-8d0bdc010400&sig=p.mQUJJTrrGHmGCYJRAc2A--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto !important; margin: 5px 10px 5px 5px; min-height: 208px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; width: 150px;" width="150" /></a>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 <a href="https://www.ginikoch.com/bookstore.htm" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Bookstore</a> for all the things!</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8723375963mcnTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv8723375963mcnTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8723375963mcnTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding-top: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8723375963mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8723375963mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8723375963mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv8723375963mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8723375963mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8723375963mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8723375963mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv8723375963mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8723375963mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8723375963mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8723375963mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #022222; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv8723375963mcnTextContent" style="color: #ff3399; font-family: "Sans Tahoma", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><div style="outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; outline: none !important;">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!<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />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 starts wonderfully for all of you, and let's be readers out there. Peace out, my li'l gangstas, and I'll catch all y'all on the flip side!</span></span></span></strong></div><div style="outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; outline: none !important;"><br /></span></span></span></strong></div><div style="outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; outline: none !important;">Love, Gini</span></span></span></strong></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>Gini Kochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17801375495279134392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499796569940981898.post-4543176711953513982023-08-28T10:30:00.001-04:002023-08-28T17:53:08.657-04:00September's READ THIS! BotM, My DragonCon Schedule, and LOTS More!<p><br /></p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2190420546mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv2190420546mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv2190420546mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><p style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #ff3399; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><b>Happy Almost-September!</b></span></p><p style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #ff3399; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b>I'm heading to DragonCon (final schedule below) before September actually starts, so this is out a bit early, but close enough, right? Of course right!</b></span></p><p style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #ff3399; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b>We have lots of cool things for you today, including the READ THIS! Book of the Month, so let's get right to it, shall we? We shall!</b></span></p><br /><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2190420546mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2190420546mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv2190420546mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv2190420546mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2190420546mcnCaptionLeftContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv2190420546mcnCaptionLeftContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2190420546mcnCaptionLeftImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv2190420546mcnCaptionLeftImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv2190420546" href="https://www.amazon.com/Touched-Alien-Book-1/dp/B0B2J1GLZQ/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv2190420546mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F22bec601-d8c1-198f-8359-38d59c204e86.jpg&t=1693257475&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c80-6f01ba01c800&sig=hIcJ4981w7hHtyR18pDTdQ--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 894px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2190420546mcnCaptionLeftTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv2190420546mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">Read Out Loud!</strong></span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">Do you have your copy of the <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Touched-Alien-Book-1/dp/B0B2J1GLZQ/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Touched by an Alien audiobook</a> yet? If not, don't wait! Grab yours today and start your year right!</strong></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2190420546mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv2190420546mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv2190420546mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2190420546mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2190420546mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv2190420546mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv2190420546mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2190420546mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv2190420546mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2190420546mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv2190420546mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv2190420546" href="https://www.graphicaudio.net/the-legend-of-belladonna-1-natural-born-outlaws.html" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv2190420546mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F8ccff6cf-9fc5-4f94-b087-21c91a941619.jpg&t=1693257475&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c80-6f01ba01c800&sig=xJKml4ZqYmyBaA_XQtlW2A--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 300px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2190420546mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv2190420546mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;">Speaking of Reading Out Loud...</span></strong></span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">Graphic Audio has renewed the contract for <a href="https://www.graphicaudio.net/the-legend-of-belladonna-1-natural-born-outlaws.html" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">The Legend of Belladonna, Part 1: Natural Born Outlaws</a>, by moi writing as A.E. Stanton. If you haven't grabbed this fantastic audiobook, don't delay, grab it today!</strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2190420546mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv2190420546mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv2190420546mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2190420546mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2190420546mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv2190420546mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv2190420546mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2190420546mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv2190420546mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2190420546mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv2190420546mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv2190420546" href="https://ginikoch.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv2190420546mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2Fd32b82f8-2842-4f50-8074-8f7ba8a7cd5a.png&t=1693257475&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c80-6f01ba01c800&sig=3a.kdu.yp40n9WgTp7xWAw--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 265px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2190420546mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv2190420546mcnTextContent" style="color: #f2f2f2; font-family: "Sans Tahoma", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><div style="outline: none !important; text-align: center;"><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none !important;">READ THIS!</span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;">A Book Club by Moi for All Y'all</span></span></strong></div><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;">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.<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />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!</span></strong></span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2190420546mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv2190420546mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv2190420546mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2190420546mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2190420546mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #fff949; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv2190420546mcnTextContent" style="color: #ff3399; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 28px; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">September 2023 READ THIS! Selection</strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2190420546mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv2190420546mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv2190420546mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2190420546mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv2190420546mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2190420546mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv2190420546mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv2190420546" href="https://www.amazon.com/Blood-Rose-Sharon-Skinner/dp/1938190807/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1WJ84YGY6UUW6&keywords=sharon+skinner+blood+from+a+rose&qid=1690842426&s=books&sprefix=sharon+skinner+blood+from+a+rose%2Cstripbooks%2C84&sr=1-1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv2190420546mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2Fbdba4cb7-5c60-8d46-c9ce-4a5c48e9eb74.jpg&t=1693257475&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c80-6f01ba01c800&sig=ZdFgmY6BRkAz.N3KrldTYw--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 324px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2190420546mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv2190420546mcnTextContent" style="color: #f2f2f2; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><h1 class="yiv2190420546null" style="color: rgb(205, 208, 213) !important; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px;"><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;">The READ THIS! Selection for September 2023 is: </span></span></strong></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Blood-Rose-Sharon-Skinner/dp/1938190807/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1WJ84YGY6UUW6&keywords=sharon+skinner+blood+from+a+rose&qid=1690842426&s=books&sprefix=sharon+skinner+blood+from+a+rose%2Cstripbooks%2C84&sr=1-1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;">Blood from a Rose</span></a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;">By Sharon Skinner</span></span></span></strong></h1><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 18px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="background-color: inherit; color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;">Gini's Take:</span><span style="background-color: inherit; color: #fff949; outline: none !important;"> A cool collection that takes you on a ride through a wide variety of genres and into some spaces you might not have visited before.</span></span></span></strong><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="font-size: 18px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;">About the Author: </span>Sharon Skinner holds a BA in English, an MA in Creative Writing and is a Certified Book Coach and freelance editor, who helps writers weave their words into stories that shine. She mainly writes fantasy, science fiction, paranormal, and the occasional steampunk, for audiences of all ages. Skinner is an active member of SCBWI (Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators) and serves as the Regional Advisor for SCBWI AZ. She also served aboard the USS Jason, the first US Navy vessel to take women to sea (WestPac cruise). But that’s another story. To learn more, visit <a href="http://sharonskinner.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">sharonskinner.com</a> or <a href="https://bookcoachingbysharon.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">bookcoachingbysharon.com</a></strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2190420546mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv2190420546mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv2190420546mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2190420546mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2190420546mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv2190420546mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv2190420546mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2190420546mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2190420546mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #fff949; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv2190420546mcnTextContent" style="color: #ff3399; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17.5px; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 28px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">September 2023 READ THIS! Author Q&A</strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2190420546mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv2190420546mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv2190420546mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2190420546mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv2190420546mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2190420546mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv2190420546mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv2190420546" href="https://discord.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv2190420546mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F1d53830b-e4a4-431f-a440-eea60c12ae12.jpg&t=1693257475&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c80-6f01ba01c800&sig=0hWqeknibigtHcaSDtLAOQ--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 300px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2190420546mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv2190420546mcnTextContent" style="color: #f2f2f2; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 18px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">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!<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />The third Thursday of every month will be READ THIS! Author Q&A time. The event will be held utilizing <a href="https://discord.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Discord</a>, and the invitation to Gini's READ THIS! room will come out in the week prior to the chat.</span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />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.)</span></strong></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2190420546mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv2190420546mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv2190420546mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2190420546mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2190420546mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #404040; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv2190420546mcnTextContent" style="color: #f2f2f2; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 28px; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">September's READ THIS! author Q&A featuring author Sharon Skinner<br style="outline: none !important;" />will be on<br style="outline: none !important;" />Thursday, September 21, 2022<br style="outline: none !important;" />from 9pm-10pm Eastern.</span></strong></span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">Access to <a href="https://discord.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Discord</a> is available worldwide, and everyone is invited to attend!</span></strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2190420546mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv2190420546mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv2190420546mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2190420546mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2190420546mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv2190420546mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv2190420546mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2190420546mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2190420546mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #fff949; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv2190420546mcnTextContent" style="color: #ff3399; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 26px; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, verdana, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">November's READ THIS! Selection</span></strong></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /> <h1 class="yiv2190420546null" style="color: rgb(205, 208, 213) !important; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: black; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">And Remember: One Lucky Q&A Participant can win it early!</span></span></span></strong></h1></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2190420546mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv2190420546mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv2190420546mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2190420546mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv2190420546mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2190420546mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv2190420546mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv2190420546" href="https://www.amazon.com/Farpoint-Awakened-Book-1-ebook/dp/B08LB3VV5J/ref=sr_1_3?crid=32K64LYVMQ9XG&keywords=vincent+Bek&qid=1693202146&sprefix=vincent+bek%2Caps%2C90&sr=8-3" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv2190420546mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F60a6301a-4ede-db87-b930-7c116e7ae44f.jpg&t=1693257475&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c80-6f01ba01c800&sig=vWPbYYcJ0G_KgLSHpx3rGw--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 333px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2190420546mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv2190420546mcnTextContent" style="color: #f2f2f2; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><h1 class="yiv2190420546null" style="color: rgb(205, 208, 213) !important; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px;"><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;">The READ THIS! Selection for November 2023 is: </span></span></strong><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Farpoint-Awakened-Book-1-ebook/dp/B08LB3VV5J/ref=sr_1_3?crid=32K64LYVMQ9XG&keywords=vincent+Bek&qid=1693202146&sprefix=vincent+bek%2Caps%2C90&sr=8-3" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;">Farpoint Awakened</span></a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">By Vincent Bek</span></span></strong></span></h1></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2190420546mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; 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width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv2190420546mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv2190420546mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2190420546mcnCaptionLeftContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv2190420546mcnCaptionLeftContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2190420546mcnCaptionLeftImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv2190420546mcnCaptionLeftImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv2190420546" href="http://www.ginikoch.com/bibliography.htm" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv2190420546mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F8b8963dd-f6d1-45c5-8b3d-2751a139e313.jpg&t=1693257475&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c80-6f01ba01c800&sig=P0Lc1oeWbFcwlC6OfnR9_g--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 300px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2190420546mcnCaptionLeftTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv2190420546mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">Because I get asked this daily (often multiple times daily)...<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />Yes, Aliens Like Us IS coming, but...<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />No, Aliens Like Us still isn't ready for Prime Time, but...<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />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...<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />Kitty is always with me, and she's not going to let the bad things win, in any universe.<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />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.</span></strong></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />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...<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />P.P.S. Watch this space, I'm hoping to share happy news soon.</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2190420546mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv2190420546mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv2190420546mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2190420546mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2190420546mcnTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv2190420546mcnTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv2190420546mcnTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding-top: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2190420546mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv2190420546mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><div style="outline: none !important; text-align: center;"><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 40px; outline: none !important;">SEE THE ME!</span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;">It's my current con schedule for the rest of this year. This list is definitely subject to change, with schedules to come and other events added on. So make your plans to come see the me!</span></span></strong></div><div dir="rtl" style="outline: none !important; text-align: left;"><div style="direction: ltr; outline: none !important; text-align: center;"> </div><div style="direction: ltr; outline: none !important;"> </div><div style="direction: ltr; outline: none !important; text-align: center;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none !important;"><a href="https://www.dragoncon.org/people-to-see-2/guests/#K" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">DragonCon 2023</a></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;">Atlanta, GA<br style="outline: none !important;" />August 31 - September 4, 2023</span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="outline: none !important;">I'm an Author Guest this year AND we'll be back in the<br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;">Spartamac Publishing booth #2125</span><br style="outline: none !important;" />so lots of ways to see the me!<br style="outline: none !important;" /> <br style="outline: none !important;" /> <br style="outline: none !important;" />This should be my final schedule. Otherwise, find me at the <span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;">Booth 2125</span> during hall hours or hanging out most likely at the Westin or Hyatt bar areas after the hall closes.</span></span></strong><br style="outline: none !important;" /> </div><div style="direction: ltr; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;">Friday, September 1</span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;">11:30am-12:30pm Panel, Embassy AB Hyatt</span> - When Are We? Time Travel in SF<br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;">2:00pm-2:30pm, Graphic Audio Booth 3205</span> - Signing posters of my cool Graphic Audiobook cover for The Legend of Belladonna, Part 1: Natural Born Outlaws<br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;">8:00pm-midnight Event, International South Hyatt</span> - Fantasy Gather Bookselling Event<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;">Saturday, September 2</span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;">1:00pm-2:00pm Panel, Embassy AB Hyatt</span> - Strange Bedfellows: Combining SF & Fantasy<br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;">4:00pm-5:00pm Panel, Embassy CD Hyatt</span> - Delphic Oracle<br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;">10:00pm-11:00pm Panel, Embassy AB Hyatt</span> - Cracking Us Up: Our Favorite Humorous Science Fiction & Fantasy<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;">Sunday, September 3</span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;">1pm-2:pm, Signing, Booths 1201,1203,1300,1302</span> - The Missing Volume<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;">Monday, September 4</span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;">10am-11am Panel, Embassy AB Hyatt</span> - Torn Between Cultures: Writing Characters in a World Not Their Own<br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;">12pm-1pm Signing, Booths 1201,1203,1300,1302 </span>- The Missing Volume</strong></div><div style="direction: ltr; outline: none !important; text-align: center;"><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none !important;"><a href="https://wfc2023.org/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">World Fantasy Con</a></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;">Kansas City, MO<br style="outline: none !important;" />October 26-29, 2023</span></span></span></strong><br style="outline: none !important;" /> </div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2190420546mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv2190420546mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv2190420546mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2190420546mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2190420546mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv2190420546mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv2190420546mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2190420546mcnCaptionBottomContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv2190420546mcnCaptionBottomImageContent" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv2190420546" href="https://www.australiaunwrapped.com/gini-koch-author-bio-about-and-best-quotes/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv2190420546mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2Fe911e906-4022-006d-6eeb-5184255c6dd6.jpg&t=1693257475&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c80-6f01ba01c800&sig=xKN0FzRfmcMT7lfpsZXhZg--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 272px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="272" /></a></td></tr><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv2190420546mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top" width="564"><span style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><a href="https://www.australiaunwrapped.com/gini-koch-author-bio-about-and-best-quotes/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Australia Unwrapped</a> has a cute little article about their favorite quotes of mine. <a href="https://www.australiaunwrapped.com/gini-koch-author-bio-about-and-best-quotes/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Check it out</a> and see if you agree with their choices!</strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2190420546mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv2190420546mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv2190420546mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2190420546mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2190420546mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv2190420546mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv2190420546mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2190420546mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv2190420546mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2190420546mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv2190420546mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv2190420546" href="https://www.theneverendingtbr.com/review-kitty-katt-martini-series-by-gini-koch/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv2190420546mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F307eaf1b-32be-af41-fe77-aa5325c94845.jpg&t=1693257475&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c80-6f01ba01c800&sig=o5KH.f7sajgtLZAdwacWuw--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 560px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2190420546mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv2190420546mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><a href="https://www.theneverendingtbr.com/review-kitty-katt-martini-series-by-gini-koch/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">The Neverending TBR</a> has a cool shout-out to the entire Alien/Katherine "Kitty" Katt series so far and nice reviews of Books 1-3. <a href="https://www.theneverendingtbr.com/review-kitty-katt-martini-series-by-gini-koch/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Check it out</a> and see if you agree with their reviews!</strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2190420546mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv2190420546mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv2190420546mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; 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word-break: normal;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2190420546mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv2190420546mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv2190420546mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2190420546mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2190420546mcnTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv2190420546mcnTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv2190420546mcnTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding-top: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2190420546mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv2190420546mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><img align="left" height="208" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F2f95a1db-3ab2-415b-bfa6-a9e08f7cb3c1.jpg&t=1693257475&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c80-6f01ba01c800&sig=hZZjIFl.dbO1XUk0XK_BLA--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto !important; margin: 5px 10px 5px 5px; min-height: 208px; outline: none; text-indent: -9999px; width: 150px;" width="150" /><strong style="outline: none !important;">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 <a href="http://www.ginikoch.com/bookstore.htm" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Bookstore</a> for all the things!</strong></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2190420546mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv2190420546mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv2190420546mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2190420546mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2190420546mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv2190420546mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv2190420546mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2190420546mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2190420546mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #022222; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv2190420546mcnTextContent" style="color: #ff3399; font-family: "Sans Tahoma", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><div style="outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; outline: none !important;">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!<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />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!</span></span></span></strong></div><div style="outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; outline: none !important;"><br /></span></span></span></strong></div><div style="outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; outline: none !important;">Love, Gini</span></span></span></strong></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>Gini Kochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17801375495279134392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499796569940981898.post-22528132603558441182023-08-15T10:30:00.009-04:002023-08-18T18:36:15.292-04:00August's READ THIS! Author Q&A, Pics, So Many Pics, and Lots More!<p> </p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9894034165mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv9894034165mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv9894034165mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><span face="trebuchet ms, lucida grande, lucida sans unicode, lucida sans, tahoma, sans-serif" style="color: #ff3399; font-size: medium; outline: none;"><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;">OMG it's Mid-August and the Things Keep Coming Fast and Furious!</strong></span></span><br style="color: black; font-family: "Sans Tahoma", sans-serif; font-size: medium; outline: none;" /><br style="color: black; font-family: "Sans Tahoma", sans-serif; font-size: medium; outline: none;" /><span face="trebuchet ms, lucida grande, lucida sans unicode, lucida sans, tahoma, sans-serif" style="color: #ff3399; font-size: medium; outline: none;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;">GenCon was awesome (see my recap below) and now it's prepping for DragonCon time (see my schedule below).</strong></span><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><strong style="font-size: 20px; outline: none;">Half of my family-related August celebrations are done, but the other half loom large, but what matters most is that we have this month's READ THIS! Author Q&A THIS Thursdsay. It's gonna be a good one you don't want to miss! So let's get to it, shall we? We shall!<br /></strong></span><br /><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9894034165mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td style="outline: none; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9894034165mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv9894034165mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv9894034165mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9894034165mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td style="outline: none; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9894034165mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #fff949; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv9894034165mcnTextContent" style="color: #ff3399; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17.5px; outline: none; padding: 18px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 28px; outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;">August 2023 READ THIS! Author Q&A</strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9894034165mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv9894034165mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv9894034165mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9894034165mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td style="outline: none; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9894034165mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #404040; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv9894034165mcnTextContent" style="color: #f2f2f2; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 28px; outline: none; padding: 18px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;">August's READ THIS! author Q&A with author J.B. Garner<br style="outline: none;" />will be on<br style="outline: none;" />August 17, 2022<br style="outline: none;" />from 9pm-10pm Eastern.</span></strong></span></span><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;">Access to</span></strong></span><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"> <a href="https://discord.com/" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none;" target="_blank">Discord</a> </span></strong></span><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;">is available worldwide, and everyone is invited to attend!</span></strong></span><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;">You do not need to be a Discord member/user to attend:</span></strong></span><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;">Use this link</span></strong></span><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"> <a href="https://discord.gg/GYpzD25JvW" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none;" target="_blank">https://discord.gg/GYpzD25JvW</a> </span></strong></span><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;">to go directly to the chat room!</span></strong></span></span><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;"><span style="font-size: 18px; outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;">(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!)</span></strong></span></span><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span face="trebuchet ms, lucida grande, lucida sans unicode, lucida sans, tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><span style="font-size: 18px; outline: none;">Once in, you'll get to join in the fun of asking authors about their "process" and more. PLUS, one lucky winner will get September's <a href="http://ginikoch.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none;" target="_blank">READ THIS!</a> selection for FREE! I know! It's too happy to be true! But true it is, so don't miss out!</span></span></strong></span><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" />(You must be present in the chat to win.<br style="outline: none;" />Physical copies U.S. only; ebook copies worldwide.)</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9894034165mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv9894034165mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv9894034165mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9894034165mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td style="outline: none; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9894034165mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #fff949; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv9894034165mcnTextContent" style="color: #ff3399; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17.5px; outline: none; padding: 18px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;">August 2023 READ THIS! Selection</strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9894034165mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv9894034165mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv9894034165mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9894034165mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv9894034165mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="outline: none; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9894034165mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td align="center" class="yiv9894034165mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv9894034165" href="https://www.amazon.com/Indomitable-Push-Chronicles-J-Garner/dp/1614755450/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1692397256&sr=8-1" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv9894034165mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F98ddd989-c76e-ae07-ab35-37edbbb63751.jpg&t=1692071651&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c06-8b019e013f00&sig=9eRAUz3K5ok2GCa6kXIQYA--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 217px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="217" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9894034165mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv9894034165mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><strong style="outline: none;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none;">The READ THIS! Selection for August 2023 is: </span></strong><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Indomitable-Push-Chronicles-J-Garner/dp/1614755450/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1692397256&sr=8-1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none;">Indomitable</span></a><br style="outline: none;" /><strong style="outline: none;"><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none;"><span style="color: #ff4499; outline: none;">By </span></span><span style="font-size: 28px; outline: none;"><span style="color: #ff4499; outline: none;">J.B. Garner</span></span><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="color: #ff4499; outline: none;">Gini's Take:</span> <span style="color: #fff949; outline: none;"><span face="trebuchet ms, lucida grande, lucida sans unicode, lucida sans, tahoma, sans-serif" style="background-color: inherit; outline: none;">A great new take on superhero superfiction with a heroine Kitty would love, in a world that feels familar and yet brand new.</span></span></strong><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><strong style="outline: none;"><span style="color: #ff4499; outline: none;">About the Author:</span> Z-tier author/S-class editor, but generally awesome, Jamie Beth (J. B.) Garner has written over a dozen novels across multiple genres and edited hundreds more. Born near Baltimore, MD in 1976, J.B's seen and done many things in her life, from honors student to factory worker to garbage collector to construction worker, but her true passion has always been the written word. She writes fantasy, sci-fi, and pro-wrestling epics among other things, and is always out to entertain and amaze! <a href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/J.-B.-Garner/author/B00KCPRKX8" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none;" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/stores/J.-B.-Garner/author/B00KCPRKX8</a></strong></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9894034165mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv9894034165mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv9894034165mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9894034165mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td style="outline: none; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9894034165mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv9894034165mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv9894034165mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9894034165mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td style="outline: none; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9894034165mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #fff949; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv9894034165mcnTextContent" style="color: #ff3399; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; outline: none; padding: 18px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 26px; outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span face=""helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, verdana, sans-serif" style="outline: none;">September's READ THIS! Selection</span></strong></span><br style="outline: none;" /> <h1 class="yiv9894034165null" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span style="color: black; outline: none;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;">And Remember: One Lucky Q&A Participant can win it early!</span></span></span></strong></h1></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9894034165mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv9894034165mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv9894034165mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9894034165mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv9894034165mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="outline: none; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9894034165mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td align="center" class="yiv9894034165mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv9894034165" href="https://www.amazon.com/Blood-Rose-Sharon-Skinner/dp/1938190807/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1WJ84YGY6UUW6&keywords=sharon+skinner+blood+from+a+rose&qid=1690842426&s=books&sprefix=sharon+skinner+blood+from+a+rose%2Cstripbooks%2C84&sr=1-1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv9894034165mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2Fbdba4cb7-5c60-8d46-c9ce-4a5c48e9eb74.jpg&t=1692071651&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c06-8b019e013f00&sig=RJGqJ1kEh_vCYiGOQ5v1sg--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 324px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9894034165mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv9894034165mcnTextContent" style="color: #f2f2f2; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px; outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><h1 class="yiv9894034165null" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><br style="outline: none;" /><span face="trebuchet ms, lucida grande, lucida sans unicode, lucida sans, tahoma, sans-serif" style="color: #fff949; outline: none;">The READ THIS! Selection for September 2023 is: </span><br style="outline: none;" /> </h1><h1 style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"> </h1><h1 style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Blood-Rose-Sharon-Skinner/dp/1938190807/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1WJ84YGY6UUW6&keywords=sharon+skinner+blood+from+a+rose&qid=1690842426&s=books&sprefix=sharon+skinner+blood+from+a+rose%2Cstripbooks%2C84&sr=1-1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none;">Blood from a Rose</span></a><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;"><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;">By Sharon Skinner</span></span></span></h1></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9894034165mcnImageGroupBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv9894034165mcnImageGroupBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv9894034165mcnImageGroupBlockInner" style="outline: none; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9894034165mcnImageGroupContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 273px;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv9894034165mcnImageGroupContent" style="outline: none; 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padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9894034165mcnCaptionLeftContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv9894034165mcnCaptionLeftContentInner" style="outline: none; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9894034165mcnCaptionLeftImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td align="center" class="yiv9894034165mcnCaptionLeftImageContent" style="outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv9894034165" href="http://www.ginikoch.com/bookstore.htm" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv9894034165mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F8b8963dd-f6d1-45c5-8b3d-2751a139e313.jpg&t=1692071651&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c06-8b019e013f00&sig=rysYn1WXSospryMA.XgzlQ--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 300px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9894034165mcnCaptionLeftTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv9894034165mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span style="outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;">Because I get asked this daily (often multiple times daily)...<br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" />Yes, Aliens Like Us IS coming, but...<br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" />No, Aliens Like Us still isn't ready for Prime Time, but...<br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" />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...<br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" />Kitty is always with me, and she's not going to let the bad things win, in any universe.<br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" />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.</span></span></strong></span><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" />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...<br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" />P.P.S. Watch this space, I'm hoping to share happy news soon.</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9894034165mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv9894034165mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv9894034165mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9894034165mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td style="outline: none; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9894034165mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv9894034165mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv9894034165mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9894034165mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv9894034165mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="outline: none; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9894034165mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td align="center" class="yiv9894034165mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv9894034165" href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/znb/zombies-need-brains-small-press-themed-anthologies-year-11" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv9894034165mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F4d1901ec-e969-7ede-10ea-362cdc25c185.jpg&t=1692071651&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c06-8b019e013f00&sig=xqjkmLX6zng2nGm4nfKtXA--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 897px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9894034165mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv9894034165mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><div style="outline: none; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none;"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;">It's Kickstarter Time!</strong></span></span></span></div><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;">Zombies Needs Brains is kicking off a <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/znb/zombies-need-brains-small-press-themed-anthologies-year-11" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none;" target="_blank">Kickstarter</a> for a new awesome set of anthologies TODAY, including <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/znb/zombies-need-brains-small-press-themed-anthologies-year-11" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none;" target="_blank">FAMILIARS</a> (check out that cover art!), where <a href="https://www.bebebayliss.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none;" target="_blank">Bebe Bayliss</a> and I will have a story. Head on over and help fund it today -- tons of great prizes, especially for early backers! Don't miss out!</strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9894034165mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv9894034165mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv9894034165mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9894034165mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td style="outline: none; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9894034165mcnTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv9894034165mcnTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv9894034165mcnTextBlockInner" style="outline: none; padding-top: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9894034165mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv9894034165mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><div style="outline: none; text-align: center;"><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;"><span style="font-size: 32px; outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;">GenCon Was Made of Awesome Again!</strong></span></span></span><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;">GenCon remains one of my favorite cons to attend. The folks are super nice and the Writer's Symposium is filled with awesome authors who are there to share their wisdom and have tons of fun while they're at it!</strong></span></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9894034165mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv9894034165mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv9894034165mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9894034165mcnCaptionLeftContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv9894034165mcnCaptionLeftContentInner" style="outline: none; padding: 0px 9px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9894034165mcnCaptionLeftImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td align="center" class="yiv9894034165mcnCaptionLeftImageContent" style="outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><img alt="" class="yiv9894034165mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F346bedf4-e312-b422-e858-c2838c6eadf1.jpg&t=1692071651&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c06-8b019e013f00&sig=xCAYA5TtS.GMIh_IkJ6Lng--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 538px; outline: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9894034165mcnCaptionLeftTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv9894034165mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><div style="outline: none; text-align: right;"><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;">Moi with another Atlantean, Dedren Snead, comics artist and writer extraordinaire and a super cool dude, too --></strong></span></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9894034165mcnCaptionLeftContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv9894034165mcnCaptionLeftContentInner" style="outline: none; padding: 9px 9px 0px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9894034165mcnCaptionLeftImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td align="center" class="yiv9894034165mcnCaptionLeftImageContent" style="outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><img alt="" class="yiv9894034165mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2Fe264e262-ce4e-ed21-0f0e-db8d05d27022.jpg&t=1692071651&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c06-8b019e013f00&sig=jd9aHN6lUCurbEsGfzU0hg--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 900px; outline: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9894034165mcnCaptionLeftTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv9894034165mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"> <div style="outline: none; text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: 16px; outline: none;"><span face="trebuchet ms, lucida grande, lucida sans unicode, lucida sans, tahoma, sans-serif" style="background-color: inherit; outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;">Part of the How to Work With an Editor panel (James Farner, Moi, Chris A. Jackson) --></strong></span></span><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /> </div><div style="outline: none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 16px; outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;">Part of the D&D With Authors panel (pictured: Moi, Richard Lee Byers, Karen Menzel; not pictured, Brandon O'Brien and E.D.E. Bell)<br style="outline: none;" />vv</strong></span></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9894034165mcnImageGroupBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv9894034165mcnImageGroupBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv9894034165mcnImageGroupBlockInner" style="outline: none; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9894034165mcnImageGroupContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 564px;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv9894034165mcnImageGroupContent" style="outline: none; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 9px; padding-top: 0px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><img alt="" class="yiv9894034165mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F6ba76229-55d8-998a-a326-452a32302a8d.jpg&t=1692071651&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c06-8b019e013f00&sig=D_Np1hLLfoLdGwzbWnw1cA--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 900px; outline: none; padding-bottom: 0px; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="564" /></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv9894034165mcnImageGroupBlockInner" style="outline: none; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9894034165mcnImageGroupContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 564px;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv9894034165mcnImageGroupContent" style="outline: none; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 9px; padding-top: 0px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><img alt="" class="yiv9894034165mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2Fdbc2d143-764d-3e47-357b-0317596bd8f7.jpg&t=1692071651&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c06-8b019e013f00&sig=Fr6aBmllqjJGxkZXO5BYoQ--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 900px; outline: none; padding-bottom: 0px; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="564" /></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9894034165mcnTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv9894034165mcnTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv9894034165mcnTextBlockInner" style="outline: none; padding-top: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9894034165mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv9894034165mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><div style="outline: none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 16px; outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;">^^ </span></strong></span></div><span style="font-size: 16px; outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;">Our Fearless Dungeon Master (Gregory A. Wilson) and part of the Dungeon. To Be Continued Next Year...truly...what a way to end the game, midway through. He is evil, is our Dungeon Master.</span></strong></span><div style="outline: none; text-align: center;"><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="font-size: 16px; outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;">Some of the line for the Masquerade<br style="outline: none;" />vv</strong></span></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9894034165mcnImageGroupBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv9894034165mcnImageGroupBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv9894034165mcnImageGroupBlockInner" style="outline: none; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9894034165mcnImageGroupContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 564px;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv9894034165mcnImageGroupContent" style="outline: none; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 9px; padding-top: 0px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><img alt="" class="yiv9894034165mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F58087fe3-79d3-27ee-9a30-ef612a093b6b.jpg&t=1692071651&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c06-8b019e013f00&sig=P3lJMpNtZRK10w4fjFEaWA--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 675px; outline: none; padding-bottom: 0px; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="564" /></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv9894034165mcnImageGroupBlockInner" style="outline: none; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9894034165mcnImageGroupContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 273px;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv9894034165mcnImageGroupContent" style="outline: none; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 9px; padding-top: 0px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><img alt="" class="yiv9894034165mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F952ddc55-4739-a058-ddf6-48320d136db1.jpg&t=1692071651&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c06-8b019e013f00&sig=JKAdRfX65DyN6MiBG2WUaw--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 2048px; outline: none; padding-bottom: 0px; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9894034165mcnImageGroupContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 273px;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv9894034165mcnImageGroupContent" style="outline: none; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-right: 9px; padding-top: 0px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><img alt="" class="yiv9894034165mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2Fce010911-5d82-64b4-1c9e-fd01968e6d29.jpg&t=1692071651&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c06-8b019e013f00&sig=Ism76AfJtc_si5oR4QjY8Q--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 2048px; outline: none; padding-bottom: 0px; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9894034165mcnTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv9894034165mcnTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv9894034165mcnTextBlockInner" style="outline: none; padding-top: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9894034165mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv9894034165mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><div style="outline: none; text-align: center;">^^</div>It wasn't all work and play...there were also desserts! This is proabably the greatest hot fudge sundae experience I've ever had. <br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" />Last but in no way least, some of the pics from my signing. It was great seeing everyone, all the love and {HUGS} to everyone who came by, both longtime Members of the Alien Collective in Very Good Standing and new folks adding into the Collective for the first time! <div style="outline: none; text-align: center;">vv</div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9894034165mcnImageGroupBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv9894034165mcnImageGroupBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv9894034165mcnImageGroupBlockInner" style="outline: none; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9894034165mcnImageGroupContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 273px;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv9894034165mcnImageGroupContent" style="outline: none; 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font-size: 13px; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv9894034165mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv9894034165mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9894034165mcnCaptionLeftContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv9894034165mcnCaptionLeftContentInner" style="outline: none; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9894034165mcnCaptionLeftImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td align="center" class="yiv9894034165mcnCaptionLeftImageContent" style="outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv9894034165" href="https://www.audible.com/pd/Touched-by-an-Alien-Audiobook/B0B2J2QTFS?qid=1664139803&sr=1-1&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1&pf_rd_p=83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f&pf_rd_r=53B1PRYMV64HRES34G1W" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv9894034165mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F22bec601-d8c1-198f-8359-38d59c204e86.jpg&t=1692071651&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c06-8b019e013f00&sig=d8cWs9e6c6.n9_FUvR0d8A--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 894px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9894034165mcnCaptionLeftTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv9894034165mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><strong style="outline: none;"><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;">Read Out Loud!</span></span></span><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none;">Do you have your copy of the <a href="https://www.audible.com/pd/Touched-by-an-Alien-Audiobook/B0B2J2QTFS?qid=1664139803&sr=1-1&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1&pf_rd_p=83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f&pf_rd_r=53B1PRYMV64HRES34G1W" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none;" target="_blank">Touched by an Alien audiobook</a> yet? If not, don't wait! Grab yours today and start your year right!</span></span></span></strong></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9894034165mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv9894034165mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv9894034165mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9894034165mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td style="outline: none; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9894034165mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv9894034165mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv9894034165mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9894034165mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv9894034165mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="outline: none; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9894034165mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td align="center" class="yiv9894034165mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv9894034165" href="https://www.graphicaudio.net/the-legend-of-belladonna-1-natural-born-outlaws.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv9894034165mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F8ccff6cf-9fc5-4f94-b087-21c91a941619.jpg&t=1692071651&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c06-8b019e013f00&sig=7g1g3s01NhkmsBPowUB69A--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 300px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9894034165mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv9894034165mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 22px; outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none;">Speaking of Reading Out Loud...</span></strong></span></span><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;">Graphic Audio has renewed the contract for <a href="https://www.graphicaudio.net/the-legend-of-belladonna-1-natural-born-outlaws.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none;" target="_blank">The Legend of Belladonna, Part 1: Natural Born Outlaws</a>, by moi writing as A.E. Stanton. If you haven't grabbed this fantastic audiobook, don't delay, grab it today!</strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9894034165mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv9894034165mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv9894034165mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9894034165mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td style="outline: none; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9894034165mcnTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv9894034165mcnTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv9894034165mcnTextBlockInner" style="outline: none; padding-top: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9894034165mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv9894034165mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><div style="outline: none; text-align: center;"><br style="outline: none;" /><strong style="outline: none;"><span style="font-size: 40px; outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;">SEE THE ME!</span></span></span><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none;">It's my current con schedule for the rest of this year. This list is definitely subject to change, with schedules to come and other events added on. So make your plans to come see the me!</span></strong><br style="outline: none;" /> </div><div style="outline: none; text-align: center;"><br style="outline: none;" /><strong style="outline: none;"><a href="https://www.dragoncon.org/people-to-see-2/guests/#K" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none;" target="_blank"><span style="outline: none;"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none;">DragonCon 2023</span></span></a><br style="outline: none;" /><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none;">Atlanta, GA<br style="outline: none;" />August 31 - September 4, 2023</span></span></span><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" />I'm an Author Guest this year AND we'll be back in the <span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;">Spartamac Publishing booth #2125</span></span><br style="outline: none;" />so lots of ways to see the me!</strong><br style="outline: none;" /> </div><div style="outline: none;"> </div><div style="outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;">Current tentative schedule (note: will be adding on at least one signing before this is 100% final). Otherwise, find me at <span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;">Booth 2125</span> during hall hours or hanging out most likely at the Westin or Hyatt bar areas after the hall closes.<br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none;">Friday, September 1</span><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;">11:30am-12:30pm Panel, Embassy AB Hyatt</span></strong><strong style="outline: none;"> - When Are We? Time Travel in SF<br style="outline: none;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;">8:00pm-midnight Event, International South Hyatt</span> - Fantasy Gather Bookselling Event<br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none;">Saturday, September 2</span><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;">1:00pm-2:00pm Panel, Embassy AB Hyatt</span> - Strange Bedfellows: Combining SF & Fantasy<br style="outline: none;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;">4:00pm-5:00pm Panel, Embassy CD Hyatt</span></strong><strong style="outline: none;"> - Delphic Oracle</strong><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><strong style="outline: none;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none;">Sunday, September 3</span><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;">1pm-2:pm, Signing, Booths 1201,1203,1300,1302</span> - The Missing Volume<br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none;">Monday, September 4</span><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;">10am-11am Panel, Embassy AB Hyatt</span></strong><strong style="outline: none;"> - Torn Between Cultures: Writing Characters in a World Not Their Own<br style="outline: none;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;">12pm-1pm Signing, Booths 1201,1203,1300,1302</span> - The Missing Volume</strong><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /> </div><div style="outline: none; text-align: center;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><a href="https://wfc2023.org/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none;">World Fantasy Con</span></a><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none;">Kansas City, MO<br style="outline: none;" />October 26-29, 2023</span></span></strong></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9894034165mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv9894034165mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv9894034165mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9894034165mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td style="outline: none; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9894034165mcnFollowBlock" style="background-color: #222222; 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padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9894034165mcnCaptionBottomContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 282px;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td align="center" class="yiv9894034165mcnCaptionBottomImageContent" style="outline: none; padding: 0px 9px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><img alt="" class="yiv9894034165mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F1f52daf9-9b92-c7eb-4ee8-7afe12e32e02.jpg&t=1692071651&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c06-8b019e013f00&sig=GkizhRmDAKf3_lPEVjGJTg--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 302px; outline: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></td></tr><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv9894034165mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top" width="282"><span style="outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;">This little ball of demanding fluff...</strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9894034165mcnCaptionBottomContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 282px;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td align="center" class="yiv9894034165mcnCaptionBottomImageContent" style="outline: none; padding: 0px 9px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><img alt="" class="yiv9894034165mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F1b60e095-7da3-ef01-5fa0-a1dbe9ab2d95.jpg&t=1692071651&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c06-8b019e013f00&sig=z2S010A0ly_zkwtpVwUPSA--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 754px; outline: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></td></tr><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv9894034165mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top" width="282">...is now this BIG boy!<br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" />Siler turns 1 next week. He is now too big for me to hold to safely do a selfie. LOL</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9894034165mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv9894034165mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv9894034165mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9894034165mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td style="outline: none; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9894034165mcnTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv9894034165mcnTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv9894034165mcnTextBlockInner" style="outline: none; padding-top: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9894034165mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv9894034165mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ginikoch.com%2Fbibliography.htm&xid=edcee47a56&uid=63376293&iid=af52125311&pool=cts&v=2&c=1692071602&h=aa483d3966c9b20204956b01f38d3b7083a05ce07f60586fde1cdce83820c32d" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;" target="_blank"><img align="left" height="208" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F2f95a1db-3ab2-415b-bfa6-a9e08f7cb3c1.jpg&t=1692071651&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c06-8b019e013f00&sig=rGZc3ECu6xiM2NNERzVBSg--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 5px 10px 5px 5px; min-height: 208px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; width: 150px;" width="150" /></a>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 <a href="http://www.ginikoch.com/bookstore.htm" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;" target="_blank">Bookstore</a> for all the things!</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9894034165mcnTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv9894034165mcnTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv9894034165mcnTextBlockInner" style="outline: none; padding-top: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9894034165mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv9894034165mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9894034165mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv9894034165mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv9894034165mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9894034165mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td style="outline: none; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9894034165mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv9894034165mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv9894034165mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9894034165mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td style="outline: none; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9894034165mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #022222; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv9894034165mcnTextContent" style="color: #ff3399; font-family: "Sans Tahoma", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><div style="outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; outline: none;">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!<br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" />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 starts wonderfully for all of you, and let's be readers out there. Peace out, my li'l gangstas, and I'll catch all y'all on the flip side!</span></span></span></strong></div><div style="outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; outline: none;"><br /></span></span></span></strong></div><div style="outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; outline: none;">Love, Gini</span></span></span></strong></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>Gini Kochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17801375495279134392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499796569940981898.post-63191859366496913472023-08-01T10:30:00.002-04:002023-08-15T00:01:13.410-04:00The Next READ THIS! BotM is Official, I'm off to GenCon, and Lots More!<p><b><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Happy August!</span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">August is a big month for moi. Today is my anniversary (36 years with the hubs and still going strong), then the chicklet's birthday is next week, and the hubs' bday the week after. Then a ton of other friends and relatives later in the month. And, since last year, now I have GenCon in the mix as well (I'm leavin' on an airplane tomorrow, as a matter of fact). As I said, it's a BIG month for me.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Speaking of big, San Diego Comic-Con was great in all ways and my recap is below, along with the next READ THIS! selection, my GenCon schedule, and a whole lot more! So let's get to it, shall we? We shall!</span></b></p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0441049949mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv0441049949mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0441049949mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><br /><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0441049949mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td style="outline: none; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0441049949mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv0441049949mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0441049949mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0441049949mcnCaptionLeftContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0441049949mcnCaptionLeftContentInner" style="outline: none; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0441049949mcnCaptionLeftImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td align="center" class="yiv0441049949mcnCaptionLeftImageContent" style="outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv0441049949" href="https://www.audible.com/pd/Touched-by-an-Alien-Audiobook/B0B2J2QTFS?qid=1664139803&sr=1-1&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1&pf_rd_p=83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f&pf_rd_r=53B1PRYMV64HRES34G1W" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv0441049949mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F22bec601-d8c1-198f-8359-38d59c204e86.jpg&t=1690856572&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c12-40032b017f00&sig=GcdwWdgXB__0_QsnbsaCcA--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 894px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0441049949mcnCaptionLeftTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0441049949mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none;"><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;">Read Out Loud!</strong></span></span><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;">Do you have your copy of the <a href="https://www.audible.com/pd/Touched-by-an-Alien-Audiobook/B0B2J2QTFS?qid=1664139803&sr=1-1&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1&pf_rd_p=83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f&pf_rd_r=53B1PRYMV64HRES34G1W" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none;" target="_blank">Touched by an Alien audiobook</a> yet? If not, don't wait! Grab yours today and start your year right!</strong></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0441049949mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv0441049949mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0441049949mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0441049949mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td style="outline: none; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0441049949mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv0441049949mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0441049949mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0441049949mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0441049949mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="outline: none; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0441049949mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td align="center" class="yiv0441049949mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv0441049949" href="http://ginikoch.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv0441049949mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2Fd32b82f8-2842-4f50-8074-8f7ba8a7cd5a.png&t=1690856572&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c12-40032b017f00&sig=56ZlPI7K5ioEwR5s0FoGIw--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 265px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0441049949mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0441049949mcnTextContent" style="color: #f2f2f2; font-family: "Sans Tahoma", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><div style="outline: none; text-align: center;"><br style="outline: none;" /><strong style="outline: none;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none;">READ THIS!</span><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none;">A Book Club by Moi for All Y'all</span></span></strong></div><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none;">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.<br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" />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!</span></strong></span></span><br style="outline: none;" /> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0441049949mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv0441049949mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0441049949mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0441049949mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td style="outline: none; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0441049949mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #fff949; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0441049949mcnTextContent" style="color: #ff3399; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 28px; outline: none; padding: 18px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;">August 2023 READ THIS! Selection</strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0441049949mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv0441049949mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0441049949mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0441049949mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0441049949mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="outline: none; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0441049949mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td align="center" class="yiv0441049949mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv0441049949" href="https://www.amazon.com/Indomitable-Push-Chronicles-J-Garner-ebook/dp/B0B5WN4YLC/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1NIZ87Y83QTBZ&keywords=jb+garner+indomitable&qid=1688411804&s=books&sprefix=jb+garner+indomitable%2Cstripbooks%2C76&sr=1-1" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv0441049949mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F98ddd989-c76e-ae07-ab35-37edbbb63751.jpg&t=1690856572&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c12-40032b017f00&sig=SSbim.g1J5vFfmHYRY_bVw--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 217px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="217" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0441049949mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0441049949mcnTextContent" style="color: #f2f2f2; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px; outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><h1 class="yiv0441049949null" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none;">The READ THIS! Selection for August 2023 is: </span></span></strong></span><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Indomitable-Push-Chronicles-J-Garner-ebook/dp/B0B5WN4YLC/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1NIZ87Y83QTBZ&keywords=jb+garner+indomitable&qid=1688411804&s=books&sprefix=jb+garner+indomitable%2Cstripbooks%2C76&sr=1-1" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none;">Indomitable</span></a><br style="outline: none;" /><strong style="outline: none;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none;">By J.B. Garner</span></span></span></strong></h1><br style="outline: none;" /><strong style="outline: none;"><span style="font-size: 18px; outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><span style="background-color: inherit; color: #ff3399; outline: none;">Gini's Take:</span><span style="background-color: inherit; color: #fff949; outline: none;"> A great new take on superhero superfiction with a heroine Kitty would love, in a world that feels familar and yet brand new.</span></span></span></strong><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="font-size: 18px; outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;">About the Author: </span>Z-tier author/S-class editor, but generally awesome, Jamie Beth (J. B.) Garner has written over a dozen novels across multiple genres and edited hundreds more. Born near Baltimore, MD in 1976, J.B's seen and done many things in her life, from honors student to factory worker to garbage collector to construction worker, but her true passion has always been the written word. She writes fantasy, sci-fi, and pro-wrestling epics among other things, and is always out to entertain and amaze! <a href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/J.-B.-Garner/author/B00KCPRKX8" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none;" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/stores/J.-B.-Garner/author/B00KCPRKX8</a></strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0441049949mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv0441049949mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0441049949mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0441049949mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td style="outline: none; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0441049949mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv0441049949mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0441049949mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0441049949mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td style="outline: none; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0441049949mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #fff949; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0441049949mcnTextContent" style="color: #ff3399; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17.5px; outline: none; padding: 18px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 28px; outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;">August 2023 READ THIS! Author Q&A</strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0441049949mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv0441049949mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0441049949mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0441049949mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0441049949mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="outline: none; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0441049949mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td align="center" class="yiv0441049949mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv0441049949" href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscord.com%2F&xid=590ac8fa7b&uid=63376293&iid=d07337bb27&pool=cts&v=2&c=1690856530&h=16c54951cd6d83bfa61cb802e89c63d8eb68fceb6b1efd4988a3cf6ab867ad98" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv0441049949mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F1d53830b-e4a4-431f-a440-eea60c12ae12.jpg&t=1690856572&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c12-40032b017f00&sig=XuSpky_YIKJdESX.D3eSbQ--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 300px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0441049949mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0441049949mcnTextContent" style="color: #f2f2f2; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px; outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><strong style="outline: none;"><span style="font-size: 18px; outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;">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!<br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" />The third Thursday of every month will be READ THIS! Author Q&A time. The event will be held utilizing <a href="https://discord.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none;" target="_blank">Discord</a>, and the invitation to Gini's READ THIS! room will come out in the week prior to the chat.</span><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" />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.)</span></strong></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0441049949mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv0441049949mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0441049949mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0441049949mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td style="outline: none; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0441049949mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #404040; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0441049949mcnTextContent" style="color: #f2f2f2; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 28px; outline: none; padding: 18px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;">August's READ THIS! author Q&A featuring author J.B. Garner<br style="outline: none;" />will be on<br style="outline: none;" />Thursday, August 17, 2022<br style="outline: none;" />from 9pm-10pm Eastern.</span></strong></span></span><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;">Access to <a href="https://discord.com/" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none;" target="_blank">Discord</a> is available worldwide, and everyone is invited to attend!</span></strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0441049949mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv0441049949mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0441049949mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0441049949mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td style="outline: none; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0441049949mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv0441049949mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0441049949mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0441049949mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td style="outline: none; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0441049949mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #fff949; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0441049949mcnTextContent" style="color: #ff3399; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; outline: none; padding: 18px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 26px; outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span face=""helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, verdana, sans-serif" style="outline: none;">September's READ THIS! Selection</span></strong></span><br style="outline: none;" /> <h1 class="yiv0441049949null" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span style="color: black; outline: none;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;">And Remember: One Lucky Q&A Participant can win it early!</span></span></span></strong></h1></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0441049949mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv0441049949mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0441049949mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0441049949mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0441049949mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="outline: none; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0441049949mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td align="center" class="yiv0441049949mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv0441049949" href="https://www.amazon.com/Blood-Rose-Sharon-Skinner/dp/1938190807/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1WJ84YGY6UUW6&keywords=sharon+skinner+blood+from+a+rose&qid=1690842426&s=books&sprefix=sharon+skinner+blood+from+a+rose%2Cstripbooks%2C84&sr=1-1" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv0441049949mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2Fbdba4cb7-5c60-8d46-c9ce-4a5c48e9eb74.jpg&t=1690856572&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c12-40032b017f00&sig=vP_LByHzgjfveGMIzlhDIA--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 324px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0441049949mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0441049949mcnTextContent" style="color: #f2f2f2; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px; outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><h1 class="yiv0441049949null" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><br style="outline: none;" /><strong style="outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none;">The READ THIS! Selection for September 2023 is: </span></span></strong><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Blood-Rose-Sharon-Skinner/dp/1938190807/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1WJ84YGY6UUW6&keywords=sharon+skinner+blood+from+a+rose&qid=1690842426&s=books&sprefix=sharon+skinner+blood+from+a+rose%2Cstripbooks%2C84&sr=1-1" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none;">Blood From A Rose</span></a><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;">By Sharon Skinner</span></span></strong></span></h1></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0441049949mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv0441049949mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0441049949mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0441049949mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td style="outline: none; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0441049949mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv0441049949mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0441049949mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0441049949mcnCaptionLeftContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0441049949mcnCaptionLeftContentInner" style="outline: none; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0441049949mcnCaptionLeftImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td align="center" class="yiv0441049949mcnCaptionLeftImageContent" style="outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv0441049949" href="http://www.ginikoch.com/bookstore.htm" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv0441049949mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F8b8963dd-f6d1-45c5-8b3d-2751a139e313.jpg&t=1690856572&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c12-40032b017f00&sig=HtIjJgNwaUyGmn9AIKqWpg--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 300px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0441049949mcnCaptionLeftTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0441049949mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;">Because I get asked this daily (often multiple times daily)...<br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" />Yes, Aliens Like Us IS coming, but...<br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" />No, Aliens Like Us still isn't ready for Prime Time, but...<br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" />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...<br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" />Kitty is always with me, and she's not going to let the bad things win, in any universe.<br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" />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.</span></strong></span><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" />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...<br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" />P.P.S. Watch this space, I'm hoping to share happy news soon.</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0441049949mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv0441049949mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0441049949mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0441049949mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td style="outline: none; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0441049949mcnTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv0441049949mcnTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0441049949mcnTextBlockInner" style="outline: none; padding-top: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0441049949mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0441049949mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><div style="outline: none; text-align: center;"><br style="outline: none;" /><strong style="outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;"><span style="font-size: 40px; outline: none;">SEE THE ME!</span></span><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none;">It's my current con schedule for the rest of this year. This list is definitely subject to change, with schedules to come and other events added on. So make your plans to come see the me!</span></span></strong></div><div dir="rtl" style="outline: none; text-align: left;"><div style="direction: ltr; outline: none;"> </div></div><div style="outline: none; text-align: center;"><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><strong style="outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none;"><a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gencon.com%2Findy&xid=590ac8fa7b&uid=63376293&iid=d07337bb27&pool=cts&v=2&c=1690856530&h=b5d1e22b232c6b3bb6c7b5109f32db9fd0af25173315eb04b9f5ba7d7c3bfeaa" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none;" target="_blank">GenCon 2023</a></span><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none;">Indianapolis, IN<br style="outline: none;" />August 3-6, 2023</span></span><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="outline: none;">I'm a Symposium Author again this year, so make your plans to make it to this fun con now!<br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" />All Symposium activities other than signings will be at the Indianapolis Marriott Downtown.</span></span></strong><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /> </div><div style="outline: none;"><span style="outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none;">Thursday, August 3</span><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;">12-2pm, Atlanta</span> - Finding Your Voice Workshop, Part 1, Atlanta Room<br style="outline: none;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;">2-3pm, Ballroom 2</span> - </strong></span><span style="outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;">Fostering Great Writer-Editor Relationships<br style="outline: none;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;">6-7pm, Wabash 1</span> - Meet The Pros<br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none;">Friday, August 4</span><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;">12-2pm, Atlanta</span> - Finding Your Voice Workshop, Part 2<br style="outline: none;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;">5-6pm, Ballroom 4</span> - Writing Comprehensive Intimate Scenes Panel<br style="outline: none;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;">7-11pm, Ballroom 1</span> - Special Event: D&D With Writers<br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none;">Saturday, August 5</span><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;">11am-12pm, Boston</span> - Humor in Speculative Fiction<br style="outline: none;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;">1-2pm, ICC, Back Wall by Artists Alley</span> - Signing Gini Koch & Bradley P. Beaulieu<br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none;">Sunday, August 7</span><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;">9-10am, Ballroom 3</span> - Worldbuilding: Entertainment at the End of the World Panel</strong></span></div><div style="outline: none; text-align: center;"><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><strong style="outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none;"><a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dragoncon.org%2Fpeople-to-see-2%2Fguests%2F%23K&xid=590ac8fa7b&uid=63376293&iid=d07337bb27&pool=cts&v=2&c=1690856530&h=7a8d866e67ea9d5264864a6f703a8314549b2de1afa69a7d72a771ff6c64f751" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none;" target="_blank">DragonCon 2023</a></span><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none;">Atlanta, GA<br style="outline: none;" />August 31 - September 4, 2023</span></span><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="outline: none;">I'm an Author Guest this year AND we'll be back in the booth, so lots of ways to see the me!</span><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none;"><a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwfc2023.org%2F&xid=590ac8fa7b&uid=63376293&iid=d07337bb27&pool=cts&v=2&c=1690856530&h=311f7d564a789c6211b6bc3420b4645f01bd334d7fde472a103b7771b1b41194" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none;" target="_blank">World Fantasy Con</a></span><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none;">Kansas City, MO<br style="outline: none;" />October 26-29, 2023</span></span></span></strong></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0441049949mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; 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font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv0441049949mcnTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0441049949mcnTextBlockInner" style="outline: none; padding-top: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0441049949mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0441049949mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><div style="outline: none; text-align: center;"><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;"><span style="font-size: 26px; outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;">SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON ROCKED, AS ALWAYS!</strong></span></span></span><br style="outline: none;" /> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0441049949mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; 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height: auto; max-width: 900px; outline: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="564" /></td></tr><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0441049949mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top" width="564"><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;">San Diego Comic-Con was great as always! <br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" />My table started out laden as you can see above, but by the time the con was over we'd sold out of at least half of our titles and were very depleted on all the others. So a big yahoo right there!<br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" />The other vendors in our section were all truly nice and awesome, and I can't wait to see them again next year!</strong></span></span><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;">The Mary Shelley panel was super and really well-attended, and the Scribes panel was fun and informative. Got to hang out with a variety of author friends including Jonathan Maberry and Carrie Vaughn, got to see and hug several beloved Members of the Alien Collective in Very Good Standing (all y'all know who you are and how much I love you!), and got to meet new author pals and new readers, too. </strong></span><br style="outline: none;" /> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0441049949mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv0441049949mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0441049949mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0441049949mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0441049949mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="outline: none; padding: 0px 9px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0441049949mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td align="center" class="yiv0441049949mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><img alt="" class="yiv0441049949mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F3de7cf76-0d6f-f348-5b6d-f6062bc7a6e7.jpg&t=1690856572&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c12-40032b017f00&sig=mYc.kufOoViMnE1Sd0k6LQ--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 768px; outline: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0441049949mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0441049949mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><---<br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" />Cosplay was, as it always is here, fantastic, but this was my favorite seeing as I'm a gigantic Terry Pratchett fan and "Good Omens" is my #1 favorite book in the world that I didn't write.<br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0441049949mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0441049949mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="outline: none; padding: 9px 9px 0px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0441049949mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td align="center" class="yiv0441049949mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><img alt="" class="yiv0441049949mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F1c47efe3-25bd-6165-b67b-c80f251aa3a3.jpg&t=1690856572&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c12-40032b017f00&sig=_cWfbPoYnLeLGzGe8_O0MA--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 768px; outline: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0441049949mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0441049949mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><br style="outline: none;" /><---<br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" />One of the may new Members of the Alien Collective with the Pink Poof Tote.<br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0441049949mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv0441049949mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0441049949mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0441049949mcnCaptionLeftContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0441049949mcnCaptionLeftContentInner" style="outline: none; padding: 0px 9px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0441049949mcnCaptionLeftImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td align="center" class="yiv0441049949mcnCaptionLeftImageContent" style="outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><img alt="" class="yiv0441049949mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F34c9080f-e9b4-f472-5c0d-dbd51ad255f3.jpg&t=1690856572&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c12-40032b017f00&sig=4LDAnWBtoiFhv24Fvpaobw--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 302px; outline: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0441049949mcnCaptionLeftTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0441049949mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><div style="outline: none; text-align: right;">---><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" />One of the Members of the Alien Collective in Very Good Standing and I discussing many things next to the lingerie models, because that's Comic-Con.</div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0441049949mcnCaptionLeftContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0441049949mcnCaptionLeftContentInner" style="outline: none; padding: 9px 9px 0px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0441049949mcnCaptionLeftImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td align="center" class="yiv0441049949mcnCaptionLeftImageContent" style="outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><img alt="" class="yiv0441049949mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F98e69c66-0f4c-dc65-a7b0-a5923f0afc7c.jpg&t=1690856572&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c12-40032b017f00&sig=3ILTpTxJ8CrU8FvaMS5bSQ--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 320px; outline: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0441049949mcnCaptionLeftTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0441049949mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><div style="outline: none; text-align: right;">---><br style="outline: none;" />The picture that dared not speak its name...basically I sent this out, um, HOURS before I was supposed to according to the SDCC Powers That Be. Sorry, my bad. But the excitement of the youths who were working my and T.L. Smith's booths was so adorbs. And yes, this is what it looks like BEFORE everyone gets inside the convention center.</div><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" />One of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence stopped by and blessed our booth! Could be why we did so well. :-D<br style="outline: none;" />|<br style="outline: none;" />|<br style="outline: none;" />V</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0441049949mcnImageGroupBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv0441049949mcnImageGroupBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0441049949mcnImageGroupBlockInner" style="outline: none; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0441049949mcnImageGroupContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 564px;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0441049949mcnImageGroupContent" style="outline: none; padding-bottom: 0px; 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padding-left: 9px; padding-top: 0px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><img alt="" class="yiv0441049949mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F4236f683-066f-b936-c429-18a7b3f4e7a8.jpg&t=1690856572&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c12-40032b017f00&sig=OK_utVEZVUYwTH2zyO9uyw--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 320px; outline: none; padding-bottom: 0px; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0441049949mcnImageGroupContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 273px;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0441049949mcnImageGroupContent" style="outline: none; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-right: 9px; padding-top: 0px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><img alt="" class="yiv0441049949mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2Fc2246395-b996-43b3-f2af-b138c5958b47.jpg&t=1690856572&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c12-40032b017f00&sig=tBT61qXraGFOmMoahpU0VA--~D" style="border: 0px; 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border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv0441049949mcnTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0441049949mcnTextBlockInner" style="outline: none; padding-top: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0441049949mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0441049949mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top">The team worked hard, played hard, ate hard, and slept hard. All in all, another great SDCC in the books! Make plans to come see the me there next year!</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0441049949mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv0441049949mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0441049949mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0441049949mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv0441049949mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0441049949mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0441049949mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0441049949mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv0441049949mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0441049949mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0441049949mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td style="outline: none; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0441049949mcnTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv0441049949mcnTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0441049949mcnTextBlockInner" style="outline: none; padding-top: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0441049949mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0441049949mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><img align="left" height="208" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F2f95a1db-3ab2-415b-bfa6-a9e08f7cb3c1.jpg&t=1690856572&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c12-40032b017f00&sig=uD623fM2xAwolfPbaFwY.A--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 5px 10px 5px 5px; min-height: 208px; outline: none; text-indent: -9999px; width: 150px;" width="150" /><strong style="outline: none;">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 <a href="http://www.ginikoch.com/bookstore.htm" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none;" target="_blank">Bookstore</a> for all the things!</strong></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0441049949mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv0441049949mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0441049949mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0441049949mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td style="outline: none; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0441049949mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv0441049949mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0441049949mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0441049949mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td style="outline: none; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0441049949mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #022222; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv0441049949mcnTextContent" style="color: #ff3399; font-family: "Sans Tahoma", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><div style="outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; outline: none;">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!<br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" />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!</span></span></span></strong></div><div style="outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; outline: none;"><br /></span></span></span></strong></div><div style="outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; outline: none;">Love, Gini</span></span></span></strong></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>Gini Kochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17801375495279134392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499796569940981898.post-40644278457886493512023-07-17T09:30:00.000-04:002023-07-17T09:30:00.139-04:00READ THIS! Q&A Deets, My Finalized SDCC Schedule, and More!<br /><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6593853049mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv6593853049mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv6593853049mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><span style="color: #ff3399; font-family: trebuchet ms, lucida grande, lucida sans unicode, lucida sans, tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: medium; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">I'm Heading to Comic-Con!</strong></span></span><br style="color: black; font-family: "Sans Tahoma", sans-serif; font-size: medium; outline: none !important;" /><br style="color: black; font-family: "Sans Tahoma", sans-serif; font-size: medium; outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; font-family: trebuchet ms, lucida grande, lucida sans unicode, lucida sans, tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: medium; outline: none !important;"><strong style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;">Hope everyone had safe and fun celebrations, vacations, work days, and whatever else. For me it's now time to head to the </strong><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">Granddaddy</strong></span><strong style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;"> of Them All, San Diego Comic-Con.</strong><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;">My con schedule is below, along with a lot of other things, and, of course, we still have this month's READ THIS! Author Q&A which is gonna be a good one you don't want to miss! So let's get to it, shall we? We shall!</strong></span><br /><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: "Sans Tahoma", sans-serif; outline: none !important; width: 396px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><div style="outline: none !important;"><br /></div><div style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff3399; font-family: trebuchet ms, lucida grande, lucida sans unicode, lucida sans, tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;"><br /></strong></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6593853049mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6593853049mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv6593853049mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv6593853049mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6593853049mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6593853049mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #fff949; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv6593853049mcnTextContent" style="color: #ff3399; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17.5px; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 28px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">July 2023 READ THIS! Author Q&A</strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6593853049mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv6593853049mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv6593853049mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6593853049mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6593853049mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #404040; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv6593853049mcnTextContent" style="color: #f2f2f2; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 28px; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">July's READ THIS! author Q&A with Guest Host Hal Bodner featuring author Jose Pablo Iriarte<br style="outline: none !important;" />will be on<br style="outline: none !important;" />July 20, 2022<br style="outline: none !important;" />from 9pm-10pm Eastern.</span></strong></span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">Access to</span></strong></span><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"> <a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscord.com%2F&xid=a7652ddeed&uid=63376293&iid=ac536d86a6&pool=cts&v=2&c=1689535153&h=1c142d474fd6dfe2bbd7229fff94d3e3434fc8caa5ec1deea1bc872de079c08b" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Discord</a> </span></strong></span><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">is available worldwide, and everyone is invited to attend!</span></strong></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">You do not need to be a Discord member/user to attend:</span></strong></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">Use this link</span></strong></span><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"> <a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscord.gg%2FGYpzD25JvW&xid=a7652ddeed&uid=63376293&iid=ac536d86a6&pool=cts&v=2&c=1689535153&h=c4f73a8e98ebfd544f2a7003949c0ab067aebddecf2d6ab9d8aa530f8945a30b" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">https://discord.gg/GYpzD25JvW</a> </span></strong></span><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">to go directly to the chat room!</span></strong></span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 18px; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">(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!)</span></strong></span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, lucida grande, lucida sans unicode, lucida sans, tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 18px; outline: none !important;">Once in, you'll get to join in the fun of asking authors about their "process" and more. PLUS, one lucky winner will get August's <a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=http%3A%2F%2Fginikoch.blogspot.com%2F&xid=a7652ddeed&uid=63376293&iid=ac536d86a6&pool=cts&v=2&c=1689535153&h=5487f261e562605934ee7cf6062b2a8c52d542a36a693ff6dbc1558bf4656c2e" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">READ THIS!</a> selection for FREE! I know! It's too happy to be true! But true it is, so don't miss out!</span></span></strong></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />(You must be present in the chat to win.<br style="outline: none !important;" />Physical copies U.S. only; ebook copies worldwide.)</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6593853049mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv6593853049mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv6593853049mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6593853049mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6593853049mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #fff949; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv6593853049mcnTextContent" style="color: #ff3399; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17.5px; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">July 2023 READ THIS! 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Selection for July 2023 is: </span></strong><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lightspeedmagazine.com%2Febooks%2Fjanuary-2018-issue-92%2F&xid=a7652ddeed&uid=63376293&iid=ac536d86a6&pool=cts&v=2&c=1689535153&h=bdc0f3235854325d2379169639c35324d889c4bc25d19b2d249d2ea71a49d25d" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;">“The Substance of My Lives, The Accidents of Our Birth”</span></a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff4499; outline: none !important;">By </span></span><span style="font-size: 28px; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff4499; outline: none !important;">Jose Pablo Iriarte</span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #ff4499; outline: none !important;">Gini's Take:</span> <span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;"><span style="background-color: inherit; font-family: trebuchet ms, lucida grande, lucida sans unicode, lucida sans, tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">An encounter with a friend’s neighbor awakens long ago memories for Jamie, who sees a chance to right an old wrong. This novelette was a 2019 Nebula finalist and it's easy to see why.</span></span></strong><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff4499; outline: none !important;">About the Author:</span> José Pablo Iriarte is a Cuban-American writer and teacher who lives in Central Florida. José’s fiction can be found in magazines such as Lightspeed, Strange Horizons, Fireside Fiction, and others, along with various year's best anthologies. Jose’s novelette, “The Substance of My Lives, the Accidents of Our Births,” was a Nebula Award Finalist and was long-listed for the James Tiptree, Jr. Literary Award. 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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...<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />Kitty is always with me, and she's not going to let the bad things win, in any universe.<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />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.</span></span></strong></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />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...<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />P.P.S. 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If not, don't wait! Grab yours today! </strong></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6593853049mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv6593853049mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv6593853049mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6593853049mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; 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If you haven't grabbed this fantastic audiobook, don't delay, grab it today!</strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6593853049mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv6593853049mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv6593853049mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6593853049mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6593853049mcnTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv6593853049mcnTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv6593853049mcnTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding-top: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6593853049mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv6593853049mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><div style="outline: none !important; text-align: center;"><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 40px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;">SEE THE ME!</span></span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;">It's my current con schedule for the rest of this year. This list is definitely subject to change, with schedules to come and other events added on. So make your plans to come see the me!</span></strong><br style="outline: none !important;" /> </div><div style="outline: none !important; text-align: center;"><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.comic-con.org%2Fcci&xid=a7652ddeed&uid=63376293&iid=ac536d86a6&pool=cts&v=2&c=1689535153&h=4041f47ad3c5510dd5230ff36f4314885987f06855f8e36c665faa4edb1fb87b" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank"><span style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none !important;">San Diego Comic-Con 2023</span></span></a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;">San Diego, CA<br style="outline: none !important;" />July 19-23, 2023</span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />I'll be doing signings and panels and will be at <span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;">Booth C-03</span> in the dealers hall most of the time, so be sure to come get your signed bookie wookies and hugs!</strong><br style="outline: none !important;" /> </div><div style="outline: none !important;"><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;">Wednesday, July 19</span><br style="outline: none !important;" /></span></span></strong><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;">7:00-7:30, Booth 1119</span> -- Signing at Mysterious Galaxy Bookstore's booth, so come see the me there during Preview Night!</strong><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;">Friday, July 21</span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;">3:00-4:00pm, Room 32AB</span> -- <span style="outline: none !important;">The Scribe Awards and Media Tie-in Panel<br style="outline: none !important;" />The International Association of Media Tie-in Writers presents the Scribe Awards to celebrate outstanding adaptations and original works tied to popular movies, TV show, comics, & video games. NY Times bestseller and IAMTW president Jonathan Maberry will present the award and host a panel discussion with Matt Forbeck, Stuart Moore, Gini Koch, Chris Ryall, Stacia Deutsch, and Paul Cornell.</span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;">6:00-7:00PM, AA09 (Under the Sails)</span> -- Mary Shelley Presents PRE-PANEL Signing<br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;">7:30-8:30PM, Room 10</span><span style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"> </strong></span><strong style="outline: none !important;">-- Mary Shelley Presents<br style="outline: none !important;" />Horror gives us a collective frame of reference for our fears, so it’s no wonder women have created some of our most unsettling works of literature. Most people know the name Mary Shelley, but what about Elizabeth Gaskell, Edith Nesbit, or Ann Radcliff? The fact that these women, who were as famous in their time as Mary Shelley, are now not as well-known as many of their male counterparts is nothing short of tragic. This panel will talk about the incredible contributions of these women and more to the genre and the continuing influence their stories have on modern horror.</strong></span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /> </div><div style="outline: none !important; text-align: center;"><a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gencon.com%2Findy&xid=a7652ddeed&uid=63376293&iid=ac536d86a6&pool=cts&v=2&c=1689535153&h=7d964c597ebed9000f1814468092dfa7e13b9a7d2431fd015229366c44a46590" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;" target="_blank"><span style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none !important;">GenCon 2023</span></span></a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;">Indianapolis, IN<br style="outline: none !important;" />August 3-6, 2023</span></span></div><div style="outline: none !important;"><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;">I'm a Symposium Author again this year, so make your plans to make it to this fun con now!<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />All Symposium activities other than signings will be at the Indianapolis Marriott Downtown.</strong><br style="outline: none !important;" /> </div><div style="outline: none !important;"><strong style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;">Thursday, August 3</strong><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;">12-2pm, Atlanta</span> - Finding Your Voice Workshop, Part 1<br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;">3-4pm, Ballroom</span> - Fostering Great Writer-Editor Relationships<br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;">6-7pm, Wabash 1</span> - Meet The Pros</strong><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;">Friday, August 4</strong><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;">12-2pm, Atlanta</span> - Finding Your Voice Workshop, Part 2</strong><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;">5-6pm, Ballroom 4 </span>- Writing Comprehensive Intimate Scenes Panel</strong><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;">7-11pm, Ballroom 1</span> - Special Event: D&D With Writers</strong><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;">Saturday, August 5</strong><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;">11am-12pm, Boston</span> - Humor in Speculative Fiction</strong><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;">1-2pm, ICC, Back Wall by Artists Alley</span> - Signing Gini Koch & Bradley P. Beaulieu</strong><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;">Sunday, August 7</strong><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;">9-10am, Ballroom 3</span> - Worldbuilding: Entertainment at the End of the World Panel</strong></div><div style="outline: none !important; text-align: center;"><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dragoncon.org%2Fpeople-to-see-2%2Fguests%2F%23K&xid=a7652ddeed&uid=63376293&iid=ac536d86a6&pool=cts&v=2&c=1689535153&h=def27adf6cebee6b4d323ec7871ade45004354aba43bb1bbad42c05bf51744bb" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank"><span style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none !important;">DragonCon 2023</span></span></a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;">Atlanta, GA<br style="outline: none !important;" />August 31 - September 4, 2023</span></span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />I'm an Author Guest this year AND we'll be back in the booth, so lots of ways to see the me!</strong><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwfc2023.org%2F&xid=a7652ddeed&uid=63376293&iid=ac536d86a6&pool=cts&v=2&c=1689535153&h=cc8938f7d559bd8a2bde0c8166ba586171687ae2b73a4714b81062c4db8a33ce" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none !important;">World Fantasy Con</span></a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;">Kansas City, MO<br style="outline: none !important;" />October 26-29, 2023</span></span></strong></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6593853049mcnTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv6593853049mcnTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv6593853049mcnTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding-top: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6593853049mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv6593853049mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ginikoch.com%2Fbibliography.htm&xid=a7652ddeed&uid=63376293&iid=ac536d86a6&pool=cts&v=2&c=1689535153&h=ff81c61716174b44b810a62a7e5a87e5b76b445ca22b1446d39a77b8ff2e8b9b" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;" target="_blank"><img align="left" height="208" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F2f95a1db-3ab2-415b-bfa6-a9e08f7cb3c1.jpg&t=1689535342&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1cd8-07069b016500&sig=edGEJX1QPSIvQ55RS7uOtg--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto !important; margin: 5px 10px 5px 5px; min-height: 208px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; width: 150px;" width="150" /></a>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 <a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ginikoch.com%2Fbookstore.htm&xid=a7652ddeed&uid=63376293&iid=ac536d86a6&pool=cts&v=2&c=1689535153&h=300f308da1777adaeb07eb3436577c9115611bdf91ca61c2770d222b4f68e88b" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Bookstore</a> for all the things!</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6593853049mcnTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv6593853049mcnTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv6593853049mcnTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding-top: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6593853049mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv6593853049mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6593853049mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv6593853049mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv6593853049mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6593853049mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6593853049mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv6593853049mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv6593853049mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6593853049mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv6593853049mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #022222; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv6593853049mcnTextContent" style="color: #ff3399; font-family: "Sans Tahoma", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><div style="outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; outline: none !important;">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!<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />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 starts wonderfully for all of you, and let's be readers out there. Peace out, my li'l gangstas, and I'll catch all y'all on the flip side!</span></span></span></strong></div><div style="outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; outline: none !important;"><br /></span></span></span></strong></div><div style="outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; outline: none !important;">Love, Gini</span></span></span></strong></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p>Gini Kochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17801375495279134392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499796569940981898.post-42878037756168883832023-07-04T10:30:00.002-04:002023-07-04T10:30:00.146-04:00It's Time for July's READ THIS! BotM, SDCC is close, and More!<br /><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3711976976mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv3711976976mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv3711976976mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="color: #ff00a2; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b>Happy July!</b></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="color: #ff00a2; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b>And happy Independence Day to those who celebrate (and happy Tuesday to everyone else)!</b></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="color: #ff00a2; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b>While I don't like the bombs bursting in air because the noises terrify the Canine Death Squad and Killer Kitties, I do love how the fireworks look. Please remember to be super safe with them -- they are literally bombs that burst and they can cause harm, and we want no harm to befall any Member of the Alien Collective!</b></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="color: #ff00a2; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b>LibertyCon was great and my recap is below, along with the next READ THIS! selection, and a whole lot more! So let's get to it, shall we? We shall!</b></span></p><br /><br /><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3711976976mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3711976976mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv3711976976mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv3711976976mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3711976976mcnCaptionLeftContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv3711976976mcnCaptionLeftContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3711976976mcnCaptionLeftImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv3711976976mcnCaptionLeftImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv3711976976" href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.audible.com%2Fpd%2FTouched-by-an-Alien-Audiobook%2FB0B2J2QTFS%3Fqid%3D1664139803%26sr%3D1-1%26ref%3Da_search_c3_lProduct_1_1%26pf_rd_p%3D83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f%26pf_rd_r%3D53B1PRYMV64HRES34G1W&xid=33721442d3&uid=63376293&iid=07c9e1b51f&pool=cts&v=2&c=1688416832&h=0a7153473699824941502d2cf0a06690729b6f1d7a62807352d6ff4d14ab36c9" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv3711976976mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F22bec601-d8c1-198f-8359-38d59c204e86.jpg&t=1688416865&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1cde-280057015000&sig=snJEFXkJIi0ZY1wPJGiJEg--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 894px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3711976976mcnCaptionLeftTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv3711976976mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">Read Out Loud!</strong></span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">Do you have your copy of the <a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FTouched-Alien-Book-1%2Fdp%2FB0B2J1GLZQ%2Fref%3Dtmm_aud_swatch_0%3F_encoding%3DUTF8%26qid%3D%26sr%3D&xid=33721442d3&uid=63376293&iid=07c9e1b51f&pool=cts&v=2&c=1688416832&h=607d96f9e57584e44b0fdd967875fbeb5fd755f5575dd728e30131cffe208520" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Touched by an Alien audiobook</a> yet? If not, don't wait! Grab yours today and start your year right!</strong></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3711976976mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv3711976976mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv3711976976mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3711976976mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3711976976mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv3711976976mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv3711976976mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3711976976mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv3711976976mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3711976976mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv3711976976mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv3711976976" href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=http%3A%2F%2Fginikoch.blogspot.com%2F&xid=33721442d3&uid=63376293&iid=07c9e1b51f&pool=cts&v=2&c=1688416832&h=9cfc6f804115002643bc6579b01d4a2fe818a9f0306838b05202189191b98756" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv3711976976mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2Fd32b82f8-2842-4f50-8074-8f7ba8a7cd5a.png&t=1688416865&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1cde-280057015000&sig=6382.ijv0Zmu5qqOIjKByQ--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 265px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3711976976mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv3711976976mcnTextContent" style="color: #f2f2f2; font-family: "Sans Tahoma", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><div style="outline: none !important; text-align: center;"><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none !important;">READ THIS!</span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;">A Book Club by Moi for All Y'all</span></span></strong></div><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;">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.<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />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!</span></strong></span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3711976976mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv3711976976mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv3711976976mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3711976976mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3711976976mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #fff949; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv3711976976mcnTextContent" style="color: #ff3399; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 28px; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">July 2023 READ THIS! Selection</strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3711976976mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv3711976976mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv3711976976mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3711976976mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv3711976976mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3711976976mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv3711976976mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv3711976976" href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lightspeedmagazine.com%2Febooks%2Fjanuary-2018-issue-92%2F&xid=33721442d3&uid=63376293&iid=07c9e1b51f&pool=cts&v=2&c=1688416832&h=93b19d66fe13af6fd06f2fc2be9a484773ca34cd977f1a84d4ebac392bfdab29" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv3711976976mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2Feabc5095-e695-1570-5076-b3a92e49207c.jpg&t=1688416865&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1cde-280057015000&sig=FGPaGysu11XaFProk1gj7g--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 683px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3711976976mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv3711976976mcnTextContent" style="color: #f2f2f2; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><h1 class="yiv3711976976null" style="color: rgb(205, 208, 213) !important; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px;"><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;">The READ THIS! Selection for July 2023 is: </span></span></strong></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lightspeedmagazine.com%2Febooks%2Fjanuary-2018-issue-92%2F&xid=33721442d3&uid=63376293&iid=07c9e1b51f&pool=cts&v=2&c=1688416832&h=93b19d66fe13af6fd06f2fc2be9a484773ca34cd977f1a84d4ebac392bfdab29" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;">“The Substance of My Lives, The Accidents of Our Birth”</span></a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;">By Jose Pablo Iriarte</span></span></span></strong></h1><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 18px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="background-color: inherit; color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;">Gini's Take:</span><span style="background-color: inherit; color: #fff949; outline: none !important;"> An encounter with a friend’s neighbor awakens long ago memories for Jamie, who sees a chance to right an old wrong. This novelette was a 2019 Nebula finalist and it's easy to see why.</span></span></span></strong><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="font-size: 18px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;">About the Author: </span>José Pablo Iriarte is a Cuban-American writer and teacher who lives in Central Florida. José’s fiction can be found in magazines such as Lightspeed, Strange Horizons, Fireside Fiction, and others, along with various year's best anthologies. Jose’s novelette, “The Substance of My Lives, the Accidents of Our Births,” was a Nebula Award Finalist and was long-listed for the James Tiptree, Jr. Literary Award. Learn more at <a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.labyrinthrat.com&xid=33721442d3&uid=63376293&iid=07c9e1b51f&pool=cts&v=2&c=1688416832&h=99a781b81f9846e7c504c136713089789fd95e9fe3194a67ec13135cf3f54c6d" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">www.labyrinthrat.com</a>, or follow José on Twitter @labyrinthrat.</strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3711976976mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv3711976976mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv3711976976mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3711976976mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3711976976mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv3711976976mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv3711976976mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3711976976mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3711976976mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #fff949; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv3711976976mcnTextContent" style="color: #ff3399; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17.5px; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 28px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">July 2023 READ THIS! 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Well, guess what? You can!<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />The third Thursday of every month will be READ THIS! Author Q&A time. The event will be held utilizing <a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscord.com%2F&xid=33721442d3&uid=63376293&iid=07c9e1b51f&pool=cts&v=2&c=1688416832&h=cc8d035fdc50047fd7ded2e5550efa06f06efbb970f1e1a5776e1c17dabd87c6" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Discord</a>, and the invitation to Gini's READ THIS! room will come out in the week prior to the chat.</span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />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.)</span></strong></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3711976976mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv3711976976mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv3711976976mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3711976976mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3711976976mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #404040; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv3711976976mcnTextContent" style="color: #f2f2f2; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 28px; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">July's READ THIS! author Q&A with Guest Host Hal Bodner featuring author Jose Pablo Iriarte<br style="outline: none !important;" />will be on<br style="outline: none !important;" />Thursday, July 20, 2022<br style="outline: none !important;" />from 9pm-10pm Eastern.</span></strong></span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">Access to <a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscord.com%2F&xid=33721442d3&uid=63376293&iid=07c9e1b51f&pool=cts&v=2&c=1688416832&h=cc8d035fdc50047fd7ded2e5550efa06f06efbb970f1e1a5776e1c17dabd87c6" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Discord</a> is available worldwide, and everyone is invited to attend!</span></strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3711976976mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv3711976976mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv3711976976mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3711976976mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3711976976mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv3711976976mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv3711976976mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3711976976mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3711976976mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #fff949; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv3711976976mcnTextContent" style="color: #ff3399; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 26px; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, verdana, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">August's READ THIS! Selection</span></strong></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /> <h1 class="yiv3711976976null" style="color: rgb(205, 208, 213) !important; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: black; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">And Remember: One Lucky Q&A Participant can win it early!</span></span></span></strong></h1></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3711976976mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv3711976976mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv3711976976mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3711976976mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv3711976976mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3711976976mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv3711976976mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv3711976976" href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FIndomitable-Push-Chronicles-J-Garner-ebook%2Fdp%2FB0B5WN4YLC%2Fref%3Dsr_1_1%3Fcrid%3D1NIZ87Y83QTBZ%26keywords%3Djb%2Bgarner%2Bindomitable%26qid%3D1688411804%26s%3Dbooks%26sprefix%3Djb%2Bgarner%2Bindomitable%252Cstripbooks%252C76%26sr%3D1-1&xid=33721442d3&uid=63376293&iid=07c9e1b51f&pool=cts&v=2&c=1688416832&h=da15858b227d153e94daae850878be9f6a5803ce47454de064aa29a63cd1cc75" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv3711976976mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F98ddd989-c76e-ae07-ab35-37edbbb63751.jpg&t=1688416865&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1cde-280057015000&sig=A3hfysn0Mdw4iEkbojJAxQ--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 217px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="217" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3711976976mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv3711976976mcnTextContent" style="color: #f2f2f2; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><h1 class="yiv3711976976null" style="color: rgb(205, 208, 213) !important; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px;"><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;">The READ THIS! Selection for August 2023 is: </span></span></strong><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FIndomitable-Push-Chronicles-J-Garner-ebook%2Fdp%2FB0B5WN4YLC%2Fref%3Dsr_1_1%3Fcrid%3D1NIZ87Y83QTBZ%26keywords%3Djb%2Bgarner%2Bindomitable%26qid%3D1688411804%26s%3Dbooks%26sprefix%3Djb%2Bgarner%2Bindomitable%252Cstripbooks%252C76%26sr%3D1-1&xid=33721442d3&uid=63376293&iid=07c9e1b51f&pool=cts&v=2&c=1688416832&h=da15858b227d153e94daae850878be9f6a5803ce47454de064aa29a63cd1cc75" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;">Indomitable</span></a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">By J.B. Garner</span></span></strong></span></h1></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3711976976mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv3711976976mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv3711976976mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3711976976mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3711976976mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv3711976976mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv3711976976mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3711976976mcnCaptionLeftContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv3711976976mcnCaptionLeftContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3711976976mcnCaptionLeftImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv3711976976mcnCaptionLeftImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv3711976976" href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FDragonesque-Esther-Friesner-ebook%2Fdp%2FB0C3WP7PDD%2Fref%3Dsr_1_1%3Fcrid%3D3UYDQ0JPPLBZT%26keywords%3Ddragonesque%2Bzombies%2Bneed%2Bbrains%26qid%3D1684175312%26s%3Dbooks%26sprefix%3Ddragonesque%2Bzombies%252Cstripbooks%252C68%26sr%3D1-1&xid=33721442d3&uid=63376293&iid=07c9e1b51f&pool=cts&v=2&c=1688416832&h=6ad232cd6c4bbae787008f99ab035e855b43004d3435ee90d3c1967a3694510e" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv3711976976mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F62ea4a30-ac6f-fe67-5d7a-70ae857090cb.jpg&t=1688416865&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1cde-280057015000&sig=N3iuU2dHZi_.fNZhEhINhw--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 315px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3711976976mcnCaptionLeftTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv3711976976mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="color: goldenrod; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 22px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">The Wait is Almost Over!</strong></span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">The printers have done us all a solid and the next anthologies from Zombies Need Brains are almost ready to go! How ready? They're dropping on July 15th! So if you haven't pre-ordered yet, now's the time. And if you're anti-preorder, mark your calendars and grab <a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FDragonesque-Esther-Friesner-ebook%2Fdp%2FB0C3WP7PDD%2Fref%3Dsr_1_1%3Fcrid%3DN3VE5CDPSR5V%26keywords%3Ddragonesque%2Bbutler%2Bpalmatier%26qid%3D1688414746%26sprefix%3Ddragonesqu%252Caps%252C103%26sr%3D8-1&xid=33721442d3&uid=63376293&iid=07c9e1b51f&pool=cts&v=2&c=1688416832&h=db646c4de364b9e54a3a910d8b86079c547b242291e2d9ce9b94391c89ac6bc9" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Dragonesque</a>, featuring "A King Arthur Dragon in Space Station 23's Court" by moi and co-writer Bebe Bayliss, July 15th!</strong></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3711976976mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv3711976976mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv3711976976mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3711976976mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3711976976mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv3711976976mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv3711976976mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3711976976mcnCaptionLeftContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv3711976976mcnCaptionLeftContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3711976976mcnCaptionLeftImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv3711976976mcnCaptionLeftImageContent" style="outline: none !important; 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outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv3711976976mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">Because I get asked this daily (often multiple times daily)...<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />Yes, Aliens Like Us IS coming, but...<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />No, Aliens Like Us still isn't ready for Prime Time, but...<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />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...<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />Kitty is always with me, and she's not going to let the bad things win, in any universe.<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />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.</span></strong></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />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...<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />P.P.S. Watch this space, I'm hoping to share happy news soon.</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3711976976mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv3711976976mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv3711976976mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3711976976mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3711976976mcnTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv3711976976mcnTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv3711976976mcnTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding-top: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3711976976mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv3711976976mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><div style="outline: none !important; text-align: center;"><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 40px; outline: none !important;">SEE THE ME!</span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;">It's my current con schedule for the rest of this year. This list is definitely subject to change, with schedules to come and other events added on. So make your plans to come see the me!</span></span></strong><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /> </div><div style="outline: none !important; text-align: center;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none !important;"><a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.comic-con.org%2Fcci&xid=33721442d3&uid=63376293&iid=07c9e1b51f&pool=cts&v=2&c=1688416832&h=0f75b3ca1b4adda03067acd385df1f6d0a4f08d8d2e8b2236161d79fc9a956e1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">San Diego Comic-Con 2023</a></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;">San Diego, CA<br style="outline: none !important;" />July 19-23, 2023</span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="outline: none !important;">I'll be doing signings and panels and will be at Booth <span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;">C-03</span> in the dealers hall most of the time, so be sure to come get your signed bookie wookies and hugs!</span></span></strong></div><div style="outline: none !important;"><br style="outline: none !important;" /> </div><div dir="rtl" style="outline: none !important; text-align: left;"> <div style="direction: ltr; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;"><span style="outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">Wednesday, July 19</span></strong></span></span></div><div style="direction: ltr; outline: none !important;"><span style="outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;">7:00-7:30, Booth 1100</span> -- Signing at Mysterious Galaxy, so come see the me there during Preview Night!</span></strong></span></div></div><div dir="rtl" style="outline: none !important; text-align: left;"><div style="direction: ltr; outline: none !important;"> </div><div style="direction: ltr; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"></strong><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;">Friday, July 21</span></strong></div></div><div dir="rtl" style="direction: ltr; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;">3:00-4:00pm, Room 32AB</span> -- The Scribe Awards and Media Tie-in Panel</strong></div><div dir="rtl" style="direction: ltr; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">The International Association of Media Tie-in Writers presents the Scribe Awards to celebrate outstanding adaptations and original works tied to popular movies, TV show, comics, & video games. NY Times bestseller and IAMTW president Jonathan Maberry will present the award and host a panel discussion with Matt Forbeck, Stuart Moore, Gini Koch, Chris Ryall, Stacia Deutsch, and Paul Cornell.</strong><br style="outline: none !important;" /> </div><div dir="rtl" style="outline: none !important; text-align: left;"><div style="direction: ltr; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;">7:30-8:30PM, Room 10</span></strong><strong style="outline: none !important;"> </strong><strong style="outline: none !important;">-- Mary Shelley Presents</strong></div><div style="direction: ltr; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"></strong><strong style="outline: none !important;">Horror gives us a collective frame of reference for our fears, so it’s no wonder women have created some of our most unsettling works of literature. Most people know the name Mary Shelley, but what about Elizabeth Gaskell, Edith Nesbit, or Ann Radcliff? The fact that these women, who were as famous in their time as Mary Shelley, are now not as well-known as many of their male counterparts is nothing short of tragic. This panel will talk about the incredible contributions of these women and more to the genre and the continuing influence their stories have on modern</strong></div><div style="direction: ltr; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"></strong><strong style="outline: none !important;">.horror</strong></div><div style="direction: ltr; outline: none !important;"> </div></div><div style="outline: none !important; text-align: center;"><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none !important;"><a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gencon.com%2Findy&xid=33721442d3&uid=63376293&iid=07c9e1b51f&pool=cts&v=2&c=1688416832&h=cf5b53898e863067ded8fbc407cd80c487e1571babb526901a434b00682199bc" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">GenCon 2023</a></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;">Indianapolis, IN<br style="outline: none !important;" />August 3-6, 2023</span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="outline: none !important;">I'm a Symposium Author again this year, so make your plans to make it to this fun con now!<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />All Symposium activities other than signings will be at the Indianapolis Marriott Downtown.</span></span></strong><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /> </div><div style="outline: none !important;"><span style="outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;">Thursday, August 3</span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;">12-2pm, Atlanta</span> - Finding Your Voice Workshop, Part 1, Atlanta Room<br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;">6-7pm, Wabash 1</span> - Meet The Pros<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;">Friday, August 4</span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;">12-2pm, Atlanta</span> - Finding Your Voice Workshop, Part 2<br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;">5-6pm, Ballroom 4</span> - Writing Comprehensive Intimate Scenes Panel<br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;">7-11pm, Ballroom 1</span> - Special Event: D&D With Writers<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;">Saturday, August 5</span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;">11am-12pm, Boston</span> - Humor in Speculative Fiction<br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;">1-2pm, ICC, Back Wall by Artists Alley</span> - Signing Gini Koch & Bradley P. Beaulieu<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;">Sunday, August 7</span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;">9-10am, Ballroom 3</span> - Worldbuilding: Entertainment at the End of the World Panel</strong></span></div><div style="outline: none !important; text-align: center;"><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none !important;"><a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dragoncon.org%2Fpeople-to-see-2%2Fguests%2F%23K&xid=33721442d3&uid=63376293&iid=07c9e1b51f&pool=cts&v=2&c=1688416832&h=1039d4cc31c5a82b7250e4defe79e21e237e6d02bd2d59c1dff89a47c53e55af" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">DragonCon 2023</a></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;">Atlanta, GA<br style="outline: none !important;" />August 31 - September 4, 2023</span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="outline: none !important;">I'm an Author Guest this year AND we'll be back in the booth, so lots of ways to see the me!</span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none !important;"><a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwfc2023.org%2F&xid=33721442d3&uid=63376293&iid=07c9e1b51f&pool=cts&v=2&c=1688416832&h=a0f41bd3df6179b63d38672a3d79132b4591342ca61fcbf9abedd1a4d5cf899e" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">World Fantasy Con</a></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;">Kansas City, MO<br style="outline: none !important;" />October 26-29, 2023</span></span></span></strong></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3711976976mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv3711976976mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv3711976976mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3711976976mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; 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outline: none !important;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv3711976976mcnCaptionBottomImageContent" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><img alt="" class="yiv3711976976mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F9098c6f9-e44f-57a7-d170-18a85425c9ab.jpg&t=1688416865&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1cde-280057015000&sig=PU8Lp.VXwgSVXi1cOEjQYw--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 294px; outline: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="294" /></td></tr><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv3711976976mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top" width="564"><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.libertycon.org%2F&xid=33721442d3&uid=63376293&iid=07c9e1b51f&pool=cts&v=2&c=1688416832&h=3b4bfdffcdc5ff79417046e1310f8cc6b9ea64e3c3bbec13f65340ee502a33af" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">LibertyCon</a> was a really good time!<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />Got to panel with some awesome authors including David Boop and Nancy Northcott (buy their books), autographed with author and ZNB editor David B. Coe (buy his books and the Zombies Need Brains books, too), spent time with a variety of old friends who are all Members of the Alien Collective in Very Good Standing, like Mel Todd (buy her books), Cisca Small (listen to her podcast), Paul Sparks, John Sloan, and Vicki Greer (need an editor? she's got you covered), and made some new ones, like Jeffery H. Haskell (buy his books). Also got to have some delicious meals in Chattanooga -- it's definitely a foodie town!<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />What I didn't get to do was take pictures. Supposedly there is proof out there of all the fun times, but I don't have it. Someone does, though...<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />But it was a lovely little con, a nice start to my very packed con season, and I'm already looking forward to next year!</strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3711976976mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv3711976976mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv3711976976mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3711976976mcnFollowBlock" style="background-color: #222222; 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max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv3711976976mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><img align="left" height="208" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F2f95a1db-3ab2-415b-bfa6-a9e08f7cb3c1.jpg&t=1688416865&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1cde-280057015000&sig=GwLtE3RR1DXJ30KVrnGIeA--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto !important; margin: 5px 10px 5px 5px; min-height: 208px; outline: none; text-indent: -9999px; width: 150px;" width="150" /><strong style="outline: none !important;">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 <a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ginikoch.com%2Fbookstore.htm&xid=33721442d3&uid=63376293&iid=07c9e1b51f&pool=cts&v=2&c=1688416832&h=a8cdddf5db5653b38fc64930e2099a74ab79744a9caf141c8b1269e2b66d9abd" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Bookstore</a> for all the things!</strong></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3711976976mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv3711976976mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv3711976976mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3711976976mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3711976976mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv3711976976mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv3711976976mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3711976976mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3711976976mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #022222; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv3711976976mcnTextContent" style="color: #ff3399; font-family: "Sans Tahoma", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><div style="outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; outline: none !important;">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!<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />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!</span></span></span></strong></div><div style="outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; outline: none !important;"><br /></span></span></span></strong></div><div style="outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; outline: none !important;">Love, Gini</span></span></span></strong></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>Gini Kochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17801375495279134392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499796569940981898.post-85701561999752403222023-06-12T18:00:00.003-04:002023-06-12T18:00:00.138-04:00READ THIS! Q&A Details, Updates to My Con Schedule, & More!<br /><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9227178204mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv9227178204mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv9227178204mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><p><b><span style="color: #ff3399; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Happy June Things!</span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #ff3399; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Father's Day is just around the corner and there are many graduations going on, so mega congrats to all the grads and lots of love to all the dads, in whatever form (or gender) you dad in! </span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #ff3399; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">And, of course, we have this month's READ THIS! Author Q&A which is gonna be a good one! So let's get to it, shall we? We shall!</span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9227178204mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td style="outline: none; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9227178204mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv9227178204mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv9227178204mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9227178204mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td style="outline: none; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9227178204mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #fff949; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv9227178204mcnTextContent" style="color: #ff3399; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17.5px; outline: none; padding: 18px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 28px; outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;">June 2023 READ THIS! Author Q&A</strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9227178204mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv9227178204mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv9227178204mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9227178204mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td style="outline: none; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9227178204mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #404040; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv9227178204mcnTextContent" style="color: #f2f2f2; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 28px; outline: none; padding: 18px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;">June's READ THIS! author Q&A with author Meg Leader<br style="outline: none;" />will be on<br style="outline: none;" />June 15, 2023<br style="outline: none;" />from 9pm-10pm Eastern.</span></strong></span></span><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;">Access to</span></strong></span><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"> <a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscord.com%2F&xid=ec1666caa0&uid=63376293&iid=218e57c973&pool=cts&v=2&c=1686604387&h=5880c214dc7a9ed93ba5901f2c3984d87bb36fa0ea7247860e3609de5fae3deb" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none;" target="_blank">Discord</a> </span></strong></span><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;">is available worldwide, and everyone is invited to attend!</span></strong></span><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;">You do not need to be a Discord member/user to attend:</span></strong></span><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;">Use this link</span></strong></span><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"> <a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscord.gg%2FGYpzD25JvW&xid=ec1666caa0&uid=63376293&iid=218e57c973&pool=cts&v=2&c=1686604387&h=c85236ffe5f5e1e8f0bd5b8c3e97d0f07c93dd59985d1ead19067856b7a92e88" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none;" target="_blank">https://discord.gg/GYpzD25JvW</a> </span></strong></span><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;">to go directly to the chat room!</span></strong></span></span><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;"><span style="font-size: 18px; outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;">(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!)</span></strong></span></span><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span face="trebuchet ms, lucida grande, lucida sans unicode, lucida sans, tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><span style="font-size: 18px; outline: none;">Once in, you'll get to join in the fun of asking authors about their "process" and more. PLUS, one lucky winner will get July's <a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=http%3A%2F%2Fginikoch.blogspot.com%2F&xid=ec1666caa0&uid=63376293&iid=218e57c973&pool=cts&v=2&c=1686604387&h=c1956715c739a02ab78f39f0c46cde1493dfae41c98cc0c2282ccb38acd24bf2" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none;" target="_blank">READ THIS!</a> selection for FREE! I know! It's too happy to be true! But true it is, so don't miss out!</span></span></strong></span><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" />(You must be present in the chat to win.<br style="outline: none;" />Physical copies U.S. only; ebook copies worldwide.)</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9227178204mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv9227178204mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv9227178204mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9227178204mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td style="outline: none; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9227178204mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #fff949; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv9227178204mcnTextContent" style="color: #ff3399; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17.5px; outline: none; padding: 18px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;">June 2023 READ THIS! 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Selection for June 2023 is: </span><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FStarcrossed-Bride-Meg-Leader-ebook%2Fdp%2FB00IGINMGM%2Fref%3Dsr_1_1%3Fcrid%3D1FAU60ZN08YYY%26keywords%3Dstarcrossed%2Bbride%2Bmeg%2Bleader%26qid%3D1679949719%26sprefix%3Dstarcrossed%2Bbride%2Bmeg%2Bleader%252Caps%252C309%26sr%3D8-1&xid=ec1666caa0&uid=63376293&iid=218e57c973&pool=cts&v=2&c=1686604387&h=48bcd1772cb33c8525f3eb10d2828e61a4a0cad7d0498c3a516642e5510f18c4" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none;">Starcrossed Bride</span></a><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none;"><span style="color: #ff4499; outline: none;">By </span></span><span style="font-size: 28px; outline: none;"><span style="color: #ff4499; outline: none;">Meg Leader</span></span><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="color: #ff4499; outline: none;">Gini's Take:</span> <span style="color: #fff949; outline: none;"><span face="trebuchet ms, lucida grande, lucida sans unicode, lucida sans, tahoma, sans-serif" style="background-color: inherit; outline: none;">A fun and sexy SFR with a spunky heroine, a brooding and sexy hero, and some of the most excellent world building you'll find.</span></span></strong><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><strong style="outline: none;"><span style="color: #ff4499; outline: none;">About the Author:</span> Meg Leader has been a published writer of nonfiction and fiction with major New York publishers for more than 30 years in a variety of genres and using various pen names. Her fiction is primarily in romance, science fiction, and urban fantasy. In nonfiction, she’s written everything from technical articles and textbooks on neural networks to memoir to popular science books for publishers like MIT Press and Oxford University Press. She has a new series of writing books available on Amazon, the Page-Turner Fiction books on topics including how to set up your novel, how to write great scenes, story tropes for any genre, and a comprehensive book on world-building for any genre. <a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmegleader.com%2F&xid=ec1666caa0&uid=63376293&iid=218e57c973&pool=cts&v=2&c=1686604387&h=a45aa19c25fb86f8d5e81021290ddf3673dec39374bf5baf606e682079bc75c1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none;" target="_blank">megleader.com</a></strong></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9227178204mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv9227178204mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv9227178204mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9227178204mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td style="outline: none; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9227178204mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv9227178204mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv9227178204mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9227178204mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td style="outline: none; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9227178204mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #fff949; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv9227178204mcnTextContent" style="color: #ff3399; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; outline: none; padding: 18px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 26px; outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span face=""helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, verdana, sans-serif" style="outline: none;">July's READ THIS! 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Selection for July 2023 is: </span><br style="outline: none;" /> </h1><h1 style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"> </h1><h1 style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lightspeedmagazine.com%2Febooks%2Fjanuary-2018-issue-92%2F&xid=ec1666caa0&uid=63376293&iid=218e57c973&pool=cts&v=2&c=1686604387&h=84aacdf849cfe74547f5e80cb91270ab72b07e9fbbc8b51da89e0d9b515ac3a9" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none;">“The Substance of My Lives, The Accidents of Our Birth”</span></a><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;"><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;">By José Pablo Iriarte</span></span></span></h1></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9227178204mcnImageGroupBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv9227178204mcnImageGroupBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv9227178204mcnImageGroupBlockInner" style="outline: none; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9227178204mcnImageGroupContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 273px;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv9227178204mcnImageGroupContent" style="outline: none; 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outline: none; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv9227178204mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span style="outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;">Because I get asked this daily (often multiple times daily)...<br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" />Yes, Aliens Like Us IS coming, but...<br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" />No, Aliens Like Us still isn't ready for Prime Time, but...<br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" />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...<br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" />Kitty is always with me, and she's not going to let the bad things win, in any universe.<br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" />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.</span></span></strong></span><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" />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...<br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" />P.P.S. Watch this space, I'm hoping to share happy news soon.</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9227178204mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv9227178204mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv9227178204mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9227178204mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td style="outline: none; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9227178204mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; 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Don't wait, get your copy ordered today!</span></span></strong></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9227178204mcnTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv9227178204mcnTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv9227178204mcnTextBlockInner" style="outline: none; padding-top: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9227178204mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv9227178204mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 16px; outline: none;"><span style="color: goldenrod; outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;">Is anything more terrifying than a dragon? Bat-winged nightmares swooping down from the sky to breathe fire and ice on the wretched humans below, kidnapping princesses, hoarding treasure, swallowing cows.<br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" />Or not.<br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" />In DRAGONESQUE, the latest fantastic anthology from Zombies Need Brains, you finally get to experience all that awfulness from the dragon’s point of view. And what if it isn’t necessarily that awful? What if the princess wants to be kidnapped, or the dragon is tired of being made fun of week after week at the Renaissance Faire? Or maybe a dragonet just really, really wants to be a unicorn? Perhaps they’re happiest collecting art, or enjoy being tattooed? Or maybe some dragons like putting out fires more than starting them…unless they absolutely have to? DRAGONESQUE features sixteen original stories from such fiery authors as Esther M. Friesner, Madeline Dau, Niall Spain, Russell Hugh McConnell, Grace Eliza, Mike Jack Stoumbos, Paul D. Smith, Jean Marie Ward, Gerald Brandt, Gini Koch & Bebe Bayliss, Larry Ivkovich, Barbara Campbell, Journey Sloane, Em McDermott, Auston Habershaw, and David B. Coe. <br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" />See the world as the dragons see it, from the delightfully delicious to the tastefully transactional. Welcome to DRAGONESQUE.</strong></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9227178204mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv9227178204mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv9227178204mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9227178204mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td style="outline: none; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9227178204mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv9227178204mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv9227178204mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9227178204mcnCaptionLeftContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv9227178204mcnCaptionLeftContentInner" style="outline: none; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9227178204mcnCaptionLeftImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td align="center" class="yiv9227178204mcnCaptionLeftImageContent" style="outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv9227178204" href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FTouched-Alien-Book-1%2Fdp%2FB0B2J1GLZQ%2Fref%3Dcm_cr_arp_d_product_top%3Fie%3DUTF8&xid=ec1666caa0&uid=63376293&iid=218e57c973&pool=cts&v=2&c=1686604387&h=8c3c589ca17d2d49c9a54f38996f4973c93d89bc3e2a28376cc839983a161890" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv9227178204mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F22bec601-d8c1-198f-8359-38d59c204e86.jpg&t=1686604440&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1ce8-5204fd01fa00&sig=zSUtD6KUH2st_NJ29Lj7zQ--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 894px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9227178204mcnCaptionLeftTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv9227178204mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none;"><a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FTouched-Alien-Book-1%2Fdp%2FB0B2J1GLZQ%2Fref%3Dcm_cr_arp_d_product_top%3Fie%3DUTF8&xid=ec1666caa0&uid=63376293&iid=218e57c973&pool=cts&v=2&c=1686604387&h=8c3c589ca17d2d49c9a54f38996f4973c93d89bc3e2a28376cc839983a161890" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;">Read Out Loud!</strong></span></span></a><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;">Do you have your copy of the Touched by an Alien audiobook yet? If not, don't wait! Grab yours today! </strong></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9227178204mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv9227178204mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv9227178204mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9227178204mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td style="outline: none; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9227178204mcnTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv9227178204mcnTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv9227178204mcnTextBlockInner" style="outline: none; padding-top: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9227178204mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv9227178204mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><div style="outline: none; text-align: center;"><br style="outline: none;" /><strong style="outline: none;"><span style="font-size: 40px; outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;">SEE THE ME!</span></span></span><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none;">It's my current con schedule for the rest of this year. This list is definitely subject to change, with schedules to come and other events added on. So make your plans to come see the me!</span><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.libertycon.org%2Fpros%2Fgini-koch&xid=ec1666caa0&uid=63376293&iid=218e57c973&pool=cts&v=2&c=1686604387&h=c8fa06de69cd42fd74e672698e4a87a7f1eb6573b7c31a02145b195e437793dc" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none;" target="_blank"><span style="outline: none;"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none;">LibertyCon 35</span></span></a><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none;">Chattanooga, TN<br style="outline: none;" />June 23-25, 2023</span></span></strong><br style="outline: none;" /> </div><div style="outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none;">Friday, June 23</span><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;">2:00pm, CC - Mtg Rms 9 & 10</span> -- What is the better genre: Traditional Romance or Paranormal Romance?<br style="outline: none;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;">4:00pm, M - Plaza Ballroom B</span> -- Weird Wild Westerns<br style="outline: none;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;">5:00pm, CC - Ballroom E</span> -- Opening Ceremonies<br style="outline: none;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;">6:00pm, M - Plaza Ballroom C</span> -- Arrgh! There Be Pirates!<br style="outline: none;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;">8:00-11:00pm, Plaza Ballroom Mezzanine - Authors/Artists Alley</span> -- Sellin' the Bookie Wookies and handing out hugs<br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none;">Saturday, June 24</span><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;">11:00am, CC - Ballroom F/G</span> -- Autograph Session: Gini Koch, David B. Coe, Les Johnson<br style="outline: none;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;">10:00pm, CC - Mtg Rms 9 & 10</span> -- Writing Humor and Satire in Modern Science Fiction and Fantasy<br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none;">Sunday, June 25</span><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;">1:00pm, M - Signal Mountain Room</span> -- Reading: Gini Koch and Kelle Z. Riley</strong><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /> </div><div style="outline: none; text-align: center;"><br style="outline: none;" /><strong style="outline: none;"><a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.comic-con.org%2Fcci&xid=ec1666caa0&uid=63376293&iid=218e57c973&pool=cts&v=2&c=1686604387&h=ec0ad48b693684ad0a56d122ac9439f1840b3b0a0b0da28245b5149b1678d4fa" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none;" target="_blank"><span style="outline: none;"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none;">San Diego Comic-Con 2023</span></span></a><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none;">San Diego, CA<br style="outline: none;" />July 19-23, 2023</span></span><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" />I'll be doing signings and panels and will be at <span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;">Booth C-03</span> in the dealers hall most of the time, so be sure to come get your signed bookie wookies and hugs!</strong><br style="outline: none;" /> </div><div style="outline: none;"><br style="outline: none;" /><strong style="outline: none;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none;">Friday, July 21</span><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;">3:00-4:00pm, Room 32AB</span> -- <span style="outline: none;">The Scribe Awards and Media Tie-in Panel<br style="outline: none;" />The International Association of Media Tie-in Writers presents the Scribe Awards to celebrate outstanding adaptations and original works tied to popular movies, TV show, comics, & video games. NY Times bestseller and IAMTW president Jonathan Maberry will present the award and host a panel discussion with Matt Forbeck, Stuart Moore, Gini Koch, Chris Ryall, Stacia Deutsch, and Paul Cornell.</span><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;">7:30-8:30PM, Room 10</span></strong><span style="outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"> </strong></span><strong style="outline: none;">-- Mary Shelley Presents<br style="outline: none;" />Horror gives us a collective frame of reference for our fears, so it’s no wonder women have created some of our most unsettling works of literature. Most people know the name Mary Shelley, but what about Elizabeth Gaskell, Edith Nesbit, or Ann Radcliff? The fact that these women, who were as famous in their time as Mary Shelley, are now not as well-known as many of their male counterparts is nothing short of tragic. This panel will talk about the incredible contributions of these women and more to the genre and the continuing influence their stories have on modern horror.</strong></span></span><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /> </div><div style="outline: none; text-align: center;"> </div><div style="outline: none; text-align: center;"><strong style="outline: none;"><a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dragoncon.org%2Fpeople-to-see-2%2Fguests%2F%23K&xid=ec1666caa0&uid=63376293&iid=218e57c973&pool=cts&v=2&c=1686604387&h=e418ed9b4efe89f2bae085f04334ee6724e9fd98130aad49539a652af1455724" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none;" target="_blank"><span style="outline: none;"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none;">DragonCon 2023</span></span></a><br style="outline: none;" /><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none;">Atlanta, GA<br style="outline: none;" />August 31 - September 4, 2023</span></span></span><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" />I'm an Author Guest this year AND we'll be back in the booth, so lots of ways to see the me!<br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gencon.com%2Findy&xid=ec1666caa0&uid=63376293&iid=218e57c973&pool=cts&v=2&c=1686604387&h=8f23f0a40341939cb79f0a94bc64ae534d0ee8a7e4c1483756bf750775be4107" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none;" target="_blank"><span style="outline: none;"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none;">GenCon 2023</span></span></a><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none;">Indianapolis, IN<br style="outline: none;" />August 3-6, 2023</span></span><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="outline: none;">I'm a Symposium Author again this year, so make your plans to make it to this fun con now!<br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" />All Symposium activities other than signings will be at the Indianapolis Marriott Downtown.</span></strong><br style="outline: none;" /> </div><div style="outline: none;"><strong style="color: #fff949; outline: none;">Thursday, August 3</strong><br style="outline: none;" /><strong style="outline: none;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;">12-2pm, Atlanta</span> - Finding Your Voice Workshop, Part 1, Atlanta Room</strong><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><strong style="color: #fff949; outline: none;">Friday, August 4</strong><br style="outline: none;" /><strong style="outline: none;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;">12-2pm, Atlanta</span> - Finding Your Voice Workshop, Part 2</strong><br style="outline: none;" /><strong style="outline: none;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;">5-6pm, Ballroom 4 </span>- Writing Comprehensive Intimate Scenes Panel</strong><br style="outline: none;" /><strong style="outline: none;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;">7-11pm, Ballroom 1</span> - Special Event: D&D With Writers</strong><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><strong style="color: #fff949; outline: none;">Saturday, August 5</strong><br style="outline: none;" /><strong style="outline: none;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;">11am-12pm, Boston</span> - Humor in Speculative Fiction</strong><br style="outline: none;" /><strong style="outline: none;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;">1-2pm, ICC, Back Wall by Artists Alley</span> - Signing Gini Koch & Bradley P. Beaulieu</strong><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><strong style="color: #fff949; outline: none;">Sunday, August 7</strong><br style="outline: none;" /><strong style="outline: none;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;">9-10am, Ballroom 3</span> - Worldbuilding: Entertainment at the End of the World Panel</strong><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /> </div><div style="outline: none; text-align: center;"><br style="outline: none;" /><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwfc2023.org%2F&xid=ec1666caa0&uid=63376293&iid=218e57c973&pool=cts&v=2&c=1686604387&h=e0dc1984fd3870d6cea8288de00540118c2f6931120d43979fe3f0e8b57dc5e0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none;">World Fantasy Con</span></a><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none;">Kansas City, MO<br style="outline: none;" />October 26-29, 2023</span></span></strong></span><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><br /></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9227178204mcnFollowBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv9227178204mcnFollowBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td align="center" class="yiv9227178204mcnFollowBlockInner" style="outline: none; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9227178204mcnFollowContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; 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outline: none;" target="_blank"><img align="left" height="208" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F2f95a1db-3ab2-415b-bfa6-a9e08f7cb3c1.jpg&t=1686604440&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1ce8-5204fd01fa00&sig=94gFjAy2iL7RbHEwB61oVg--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 5px 10px 5px 5px; min-height: 208px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; width: 150px;" width="150" /></a>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 <a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ginikoch.com%2Fbookstore.htm&xid=ec1666caa0&uid=63376293&iid=218e57c973&pool=cts&v=2&c=1686604387&h=a5d7cfa064316ae79966942ded99bf11eb3685b3deb79de28df22b6f0e7e63bc" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;" target="_blank">Bookstore</a> for all the things!</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9227178204mcnTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv9227178204mcnTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv9227178204mcnTextBlockInner" style="outline: none; padding-top: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9227178204mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv9227178204mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9227178204mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv9227178204mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv9227178204mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9227178204mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td style="outline: none; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9227178204mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv9227178204mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv9227178204mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9227178204mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td style="outline: none; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9227178204mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #022222; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv9227178204mcnTextContent" style="color: #ff3399; font-family: "Sans Tahoma", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><div style="outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; outline: none;">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!<br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" />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 starts wonderfully for all of you, and let's be readers out there. Peace out, my li'l gangstas, and I'll catch all y'all on the flip side!</span></span></span></strong></div><div style="outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; outline: none;"><br /></span></span></span></strong></div><div style="outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; outline: none;">Love, Gini</span></span></span></strong></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>Gini Kochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17801375495279134392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499796569940981898.post-69980807839215841662023-06-01T10:30:00.002-04:002023-06-01T10:30:00.139-04:00June's READ THIS! BotM & Con Season Begins!<p><span style="color: #ff3399; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b>Happy June!</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff3399; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b>We're at the start of summer in these parts which means a lot of heat and humidity but, hey, it keeps things green, right? RIGHT? *sobs the sob of one who prefers dry heat*</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff3399; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b>I'm also at the start of my main con season, so lots of goings ons for moi, and therefore, all y'all, including the next READ THIS! selection! So let's get to it, shall we? We shall!</b></span></p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv5731804433mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv5731804433mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv5731804433mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv5731804433mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv5731804433mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv5731804433mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv5731804433mcnCaptionLeftContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv5731804433mcnCaptionLeftContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv5731804433mcnCaptionLeftImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv5731804433mcnCaptionLeftImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv5731804433" href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.audible.com%2Fpd%2FTouched-by-an-Alien-Audiobook%2FB0B2J2QTFS%3Fqid%3D1664139803%26sr%3D1-1%26ref%3Da_search_c3_lProduct_1_1%26pf_rd_p%3D83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f%26pf_rd_r%3D53B1PRYMV64HRES34G1W&xid=7a19581e0b&uid=63376293&iid=bde46ab2b6&pool=cts&v=2&c=1685515000&h=a4c5f747fc245b118ebe9aad5817c1bc7517591c584261e30c9a5431014b48de" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv5731804433mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F22bec601-d8c1-198f-8359-38d59c204e86.jpg&t=1685515055&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c81-490320014c00&sig=f05Sx3fVJ3ImNkTIy95b3w--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 894px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv5731804433mcnCaptionLeftTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv5731804433mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">Read Out Loud!</strong></span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">Do you have your copy of the <a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FTouched-Alien-Book-1%2Fdp%2FB0B2J1GLZQ%2Fref%3Dtmm_aud_swatch_0%3F_encoding%3DUTF8%26qid%3D%26sr%3D&xid=7a19581e0b&uid=63376293&iid=bde46ab2b6&pool=cts&v=2&c=1685515000&h=efea20cbdc956b0bf75a2c21d68e1e7ff13ede73c1835dfbf3357b5f1c332672" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Touched by an Alien audiobook</a> yet? If not, don't wait! Grab yours today and start your year right!</strong></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv5731804433mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv5731804433mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv5731804433mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv5731804433mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv5731804433mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv5731804433mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv5731804433mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv5731804433mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv5731804433mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv5731804433mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv5731804433mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv5731804433" href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=http%3A%2F%2Fginikoch.blogspot.com%2F&xid=7a19581e0b&uid=63376293&iid=bde46ab2b6&pool=cts&v=2&c=1685515000&h=18ba1388f2e569bddc7c61fdff5595342edd13a0c1aa9f032a9a194f134059c0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv5731804433mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2Fd32b82f8-2842-4f50-8074-8f7ba8a7cd5a.png&t=1685515055&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c81-490320014c00&sig=WC5AjDfNmuYDwgTrDDKnag--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 265px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv5731804433mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv5731804433mcnTextContent" style="color: #f2f2f2; font-family: "Sans Tahoma", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><div style="outline: none !important; text-align: center;"><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none !important;">READ THIS!</span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;">A Book Club by Moi for All Y'all</span></span></strong></div><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;">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.<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />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!</span></strong></span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv5731804433mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv5731804433mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv5731804433mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv5731804433mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv5731804433mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #fff949; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv5731804433mcnTextContent" style="color: #ff3399; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 28px; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">June 2023 READ THIS! Selection</strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv5731804433mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv5731804433mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv5731804433mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv5731804433mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv5731804433mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv5731804433mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv5731804433mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv5731804433" href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FStarcrossed-Bride-Meg-Leader-ebook%2Fdp%2FB00IGINMGM%2Fref%3Dsr_1_1%3Fcrid%3D1FAU60ZN08YYY%26keywords%3Dstarcrossed%2Bbride%2Bmeg%2Bleader%26qid%3D1679949719%26sprefix%3Dstarcrossed%2Bbride%2Bmeg%2Bleader%252Caps%252C309%26sr%3D8-1&xid=7a19581e0b&uid=63376293&iid=bde46ab2b6&pool=cts&v=2&c=1685515000&h=6e56356379ca7fc921b7b6546fcc1797c81b692a75ede6ac8d473a952dcd4673" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv5731804433mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F236d8552-ed9b-78b8-87bb-80fdf2ba5e0a.jpg&t=1685515055&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c81-490320014c00&sig=gVoSnGlQq82fF0vguiamCg--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 333px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv5731804433mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv5731804433mcnTextContent" style="color: #f2f2f2; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><h1 class="yiv5731804433null" style="color: rgb(205, 208, 213) !important; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px;"><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;">The READ THIS! Selection for June 2023 is: </span></span></strong></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FStarcrossed-Bride-Meg-Leader-ebook%2Fdp%2FB00IGINMGM%2Fref%3Dsr_1_1%3Fcrid%3D1FAU60ZN08YYY%26keywords%3Dstarcrossed%2Bbride%2Bmeg%2Bleader%26qid%3D1679949719%26sprefix%3Dstarcrossed%2Bbride%2Bmeg%2Bleader%252Caps%252C309%26sr%3D8-1&xid=7a19581e0b&uid=63376293&iid=bde46ab2b6&pool=cts&v=2&c=1685515000&h=6e56356379ca7fc921b7b6546fcc1797c81b692a75ede6ac8d473a952dcd4673" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 28px; outline: none !important;">Starcrossed Bride</span></a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;">By Meg Lead</span></span></span></strong></h1><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 18px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="background-color: inherit; color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;">Gini's Take:</span><span style="background-color: inherit; color: #fff949; outline: none !important;"> A fun and sexy SFR with a spunky heroine, a brooding and sexy hero, and some of the most excellent world building you'll find.</span></span></span></strong><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="font-size: 18px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;">About the Author: </span>Meg Leader has been a published writer of nonfiction and fiction with major New York publishers for more than 30 years in a variety of genres and using various pen names. Her fiction is primarily in romance, science fiction, and urban fantasy. n nonfiction, she’s written everything from technical articles and textbooks on neural networks to memoir to popular science books for publishers like MIT Press and Oxford University Press. She has a new series of writing books available on Amazon, the Page-Turner Fiction books on topics including how to set up your novel, how to write great scenes, story tropes for any genre, and a comprehensive book on world-building for any genre. <a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmegleader.com%2F&xid=7a19581e0b&uid=63376293&iid=bde46ab2b6&pool=cts&v=2&c=1685515000&h=d8c10575eb3f47a3809bfede8cfa51dbd00268f26d21fc0d3d4758ef99354e32" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">megleader.com</a></strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv5731804433mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv5731804433mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv5731804433mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv5731804433mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv5731804433mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv5731804433mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv5731804433mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv5731804433mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv5731804433mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #fff949; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv5731804433mcnTextContent" style="color: #ff3399; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17.5px; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 28px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">June 2023 READ THIS! Author Q&A</strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv5731804433mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv5731804433mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv5731804433mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv5731804433mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv5731804433mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv5731804433mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv5731804433mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv5731804433" href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscord.com%2F&xid=7a19581e0b&uid=63376293&iid=bde46ab2b6&pool=cts&v=2&c=1685515000&h=de29101d9ad6a299bfeb137cb912bc4dba17676595e704aad697d55484dc20f6" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv5731804433mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F1d53830b-e4a4-431f-a440-eea60c12ae12.jpg&t=1685515055&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c81-490320014c00&sig=L7E4ZuMbI.Eok9bdNJ82qg--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 300px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv5731804433mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv5731804433mcnTextContent" style="color: #f2f2f2; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 18px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">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!<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />The third Thursday of every month will be READ THIS! Author Q&A time. The event will be held utilizing <a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscord.com%2F&xid=7a19581e0b&uid=63376293&iid=bde46ab2b6&pool=cts&v=2&c=1685515000&h=de29101d9ad6a299bfeb137cb912bc4dba17676595e704aad697d55484dc20f6" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Discord</a>, and the invitation to Gini's READ THIS! room will come out in the week prior to the chat.</span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />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.)</span></strong></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv5731804433mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv5731804433mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv5731804433mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv5731804433mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv5731804433mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #404040; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv5731804433mcnTextContent" style="color: #f2f2f2; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 28px; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">June's READ THIS! author Q&A with author Meg Leader<br style="outline: none !important;" />will be on<br style="outline: none !important;" />Thursday, June 15, 2022<br style="outline: none !important;" />from 9pm-10pm Eastern.</span></strong></span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">Access to <a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscord.com%2F&xid=7a19581e0b&uid=63376293&iid=bde46ab2b6&pool=cts&v=2&c=1685515000&h=de29101d9ad6a299bfeb137cb912bc4dba17676595e704aad697d55484dc20f6" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Discord</a> is available worldwide, and everyone is invited to attend!</span></strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv5731804433mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv5731804433mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv5731804433mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv5731804433mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv5731804433mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv5731804433mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv5731804433mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv5731804433mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv5731804433mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #fff949; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv5731804433mcnTextContent" style="color: #ff3399; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 26px; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, verdana, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">July's READ THIS! Selection</span></strong></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /> <h1 class="yiv5731804433null" style="color: rgb(205, 208, 213) !important; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: black; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">And Remember: One Lucky Q&A Participant can win it early!</span></span></span></strong></h1></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv5731804433mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv5731804433mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv5731804433mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv5731804433mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv5731804433mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv5731804433mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv5731804433mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv5731804433" href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lightspeedmagazine.com%2Febooks%2Fjanuary-2018-issue-92%2F&xid=7a19581e0b&uid=63376293&iid=bde46ab2b6&pool=cts&v=2&c=1685515000&h=c743125467293ee98330473886a3fcb67e0fe52f21dee33a3cad58cc4f8d71b9" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv5731804433mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2Feabc5095-e695-1570-5076-b3a92e49207c.jpg&t=1685515055&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c81-490320014c00&sig=A0zbfrViSKaaL_sb4Anajg--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 683px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv5731804433mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv5731804433mcnTextContent" style="color: #f2f2f2; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><h1 class="yiv5731804433null" style="color: rgb(205, 208, 213) !important; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px;"><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;">The READ THIS! Selection for July 2023 is: </span></span></strong><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lightspeedmagazine.com%2Febooks%2Fjanuary-2018-issue-92%2F&xid=7a19581e0b&uid=63376293&iid=bde46ab2b6&pool=cts&v=2&c=1685515000&h=c743125467293ee98330473886a3fcb67e0fe52f21dee33a3cad58cc4f8d71b9" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;">“The Substance of My Lives, The Accidents of Our Birth”</span></a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">By José Pablo Iriarte</span></span></strong></span></h1></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv5731804433mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; 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word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv5731804433" href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ginikoch.com%2Fbibliography.htm&xid=7a19581e0b&uid=63376293&iid=bde46ab2b6&pool=cts&v=2&c=1685515000&h=a445d1ce120e7661ccd43ef64dd5e5f881e88a15c58053b7ef0b7dfb37a4b6e2" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv5731804433mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F8b8963dd-f6d1-45c5-8b3d-2751a139e313.jpg&t=1685515055&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c81-490320014c00&sig=9c3m2A4FyQWkj6I.mvre5w--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 300px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv5731804433mcnCaptionLeftTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv5731804433mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">Because I get asked this daily (often multiple times daily)...<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />Yes, Aliens Like Us IS coming, but...<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />No, Aliens Like Us still isn't ready for Prime Time, but...<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />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...<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />Kitty is always with me, and she's not going to let the bad things win, in any universe.<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />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.</span></strong></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />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...<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />P.P.S. Watch this space, I'm hoping to share happy news soon.</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv5731804433mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv5731804433mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv5731804433mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv5731804433mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv5731804433mcnTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv5731804433mcnTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv5731804433mcnTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding-top: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv5731804433mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv5731804433mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><div style="outline: none !important; text-align: center;"><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 40px; outline: none !important;">SEE THE ME!</span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;">It's my current con schedule for the rest of this year. This list is definitely subject to change, with schedules to come and other events added on. So make your plans to come see the me!</span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none !important;"><a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.libertycon.org%2Fpros%2Fgini-koch&xid=7a19581e0b&uid=63376293&iid=bde46ab2b6&pool=cts&v=2&c=1685515000&h=2fa3f8bfdfdb1f3437f166bbb90ad425ad6c738083806e0ee2e1a9c5da4ef092" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">LibertyCon 35</a></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;">Chattanooga, TN<br style="outline: none !important;" />June 23-25, 2023</span></span></span></strong><br style="outline: none !important;" /> </div><div style="outline: none !important;"> </div><div style="outline: none !important;"><span style="outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;">Friday, June 23</span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;">2:00pm, CC - Mtg Rms 9 & 10</span> -- What is the better genre: Traditional Romance or Paranormal Romance?<br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;">4:00pm, M - Plaza Ballroom B</span> -- Weird Wild Westerns<br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;">5:00pm, CC - Ballroom E</span> -- Opening Ceremonies<br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;">6:00pm, M - Plaza Ballroom C</span> -- Arrgh! There Be Pirates!<br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;">8:00-11:00pm, Plaza Ballroom Mezzanine - Authors/Artists Alley</span> -- Sellin' the Bookie Wookies and handing out hugs<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;">Saturday, June 24</span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;">11:00am, CC - Ballroom F/G</span> -- Autograph Session: Gini Koch, David B. Coe, Les Johnson<br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;">10:00pm, CC - Mtg Rms 9 & 10</span> -- Writing Humor and Satire in Modern Science Fiction and Fantasy<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;">Sunday, June 25</span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;">1:00pm, M - Signal Mountain Room</span> -- Reading: Gini Koch and Kelle Z. Riley</strong></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /> </div><div style="outline: none !important; text-align: center;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none !important;"><a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.comic-con.org%2Fcci&xid=7a19581e0b&uid=63376293&iid=bde46ab2b6&pool=cts&v=2&c=1685515000&h=fc082fad21df547c8573ec27d7f530afa5bd2335b22f6ad3de2dea4800a4c6a6" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">San Diego Comic-Con 2023</a></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;">San Diego, CA<br style="outline: none !important;" />July 19-23, 2023</span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="outline: none !important;">I'll be doing signings and panels and will be at Booth <span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;">C-03</span> in the dealers hall most of the time, so be sure to come get your signed bookie wookies and hugs!</span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none !important;"><a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dragoncon.org%2Fpeople-to-see-2%2Fguests%2F%23K&xid=7a19581e0b&uid=63376293&iid=bde46ab2b6&pool=cts&v=2&c=1685515000&h=824b38d0668bcf33d7b92305f6cb958cf8184e38a10ab53c1df5650384eeeee4" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">DragonCon 2023</a></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;">Atlanta, GA<br style="outline: none !important;" />August 31 - September 4, 2023</span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="outline: none !important;">I'm an Author Guest this year AND we'll be back in the booth, so lots of ways to see the me!</span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none !important;"><a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gencon.com%2Findy&xid=7a19581e0b&uid=63376293&iid=bde46ab2b6&pool=cts&v=2&c=1685515000&h=dbe841aac02d61f18f6de7f274f5d551e5a72ea771859a51fea94c04a53234a0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">GenCon 2023</a></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;">Indianapolis, IN<br style="outline: none !important;" />August 3-6, 2023</span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="outline: none !important;">I'm a Symposium Author again this year, so make your plans to make it to this fun con now!<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />All Symposium activities other than signings will be at the Indianapolis Marriott Downtown.</span></span></strong><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /> </div><div style="outline: none !important;"><span style="outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;">Thursday, August 3</span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;">12-2pm, Atlanta</span> - Finding Your Voice Workshop, Part 1, Atlanta Room<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;">Friday, August 4</span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;">12-2pm, Atlanta</span> - Finding Your Voice Workshop, Part 2<br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;">5-6pm, Ballroom 4</span> - Writing Comprehensive Intimate Scenes Panel<br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;">7-11pm, Ballroom 1</span> - Special Event: D&D With Writers<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;">Saturday, August 5</span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;">11am-12pm, Boston</span> - Humor in Speculative Fiction<br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;">1-2pm, ICC, Back Wall by Artists Alley</span> - Signing Gini Koch & Bradley P. Beaulieu<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;">Sunday, August 7</span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;">9-10am, Ballroom 3</span> - Worldbuilding: Entertainment at the End of the World Panel</strong></span></div><div style="outline: none !important; text-align: center;"><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none !important;"><a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwfc2023.org%2F&xid=7a19581e0b&uid=63376293&iid=bde46ab2b6&pool=cts&v=2&c=1685515000&h=9fb9dd31ce4a5c61914c6dc453017fbfa7a3caa99407404893ac5feff1b2d06c" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">World Fantasy Con</a></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;">Kansas City, MO<br style="outline: none !important;" />October 26-29, 2023</span></span></span></strong><br style="outline: none !important;" /> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv5731804433mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv5731804433mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv5731804433mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv5731804433mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv5731804433mcnTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv5731804433mcnTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv5731804433mcnTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding-top: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv5731804433mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv5731804433mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><img align="left" height="208" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F2f95a1db-3ab2-415b-bfa6-a9e08f7cb3c1.jpg&t=1685515055&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c81-490320014c00&sig=A8CmaDmvXJfTOW0EyPgGLQ--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto !important; margin: 5px 10px 5px 5px; min-height: 208px; outline: none; text-indent: -9999px; width: 150px;" width="150" /><strong style="outline: none !important;">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 <a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ginikoch.com%2Fbookstore.htm&xid=7a19581e0b&uid=63376293&iid=bde46ab2b6&pool=cts&v=2&c=1685515000&h=4a437e5ca2a5ae68a7bb938aa2f8c76e16c25cdb7cffcc72bdd6758af3e3af75" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Bookstore</a> for all the things!</strong></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv5731804433mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv5731804433mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv5731804433mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv5731804433mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv5731804433mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv5731804433mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv5731804433mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv5731804433mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv5731804433mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #022222; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv5731804433mcnTextContent" style="color: #ff3399; font-family: "Sans Tahoma", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><div style="outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; outline: none !important;">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!<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />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!</span></span></span></strong></div><div style="outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; outline: none !important;"><br /></span></span></span></strong></div><div style="outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; outline: none !important;">Love, Gini</span></span></span></strong></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>Gini Kochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17801375495279134392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499796569940981898.post-22827207365252550202023-05-15T15:30:00.004-04:002023-05-23T13:41:04.150-04:00READ THIS! Q&A Deets and Lots More!<p><b><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Spring Is In The Air!</span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Hope everyone had a wonderful Mother's Day and are enjoying this month as it goes along. For me, May is normally a pleasant, relatively quiet month which is nice to have once in a while.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">PLUS, this May, we have the READ THIS! Author Q&A coming this Thursday featuring moi talking about one of my favorites that I've written. So let's get to it, shall we? We shall!</span></b></p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8045432718mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv8045432718mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv8045432718mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"> </td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8045432718mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv8045432718mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv8045432718mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8045432718mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td style="outline: none; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8045432718mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #fff949; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv8045432718mcnTextContent" style="color: #ff3399; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17.5px; outline: none; padding: 18px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 28px; outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;">May 2023 READ THIS! Author Q&A</strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8045432718mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv8045432718mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv8045432718mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8045432718mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td style="outline: none; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8045432718mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #404040; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv8045432718mcnTextContent" style="color: #f2f2f2; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 28px; outline: none; padding: 18px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;">May's READ THIS! author Q&A with moi featuring Guest Host Hal Bodner<br style="outline: none;" />will be on<br style="outline: none;" />Thursday, May 18, 2022<br style="outline: none;" />from 9pm-10pm Eastern.</span></strong></span></span><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;">Access to</span></strong></span><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"> <a href="https://discord.com/" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none;" target="_blank">Discord</a> </span></strong></span><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;">is available worldwide, and everyone is invited to attend!</span></strong></span><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;">You do not need to be a Discord member/user to attend:</span></strong></span><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;">Use this link</span></strong></span><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"> <a href="https://discord.gg/GYpzD25JvW" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none;" target="_blank">https://discord.gg/GYpzD25JvW</a> </span></strong></span><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;">to go directly to the chat room!</span></strong></span></span><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;"><span style="font-size: 18px; outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;">(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!)</span></strong></span></span><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span face="trebuchet ms, lucida grande, lucida sans unicode, lucida sans, tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><span style="font-size: 18px; outline: none;">Once in, you'll get to join in the fun of asking authors about their "process" and more. PLUS, one lucky winner will get June's <a href="http://ginikoch.blogspot.com/" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none;" target="_blank">READ THIS!</a> selection for FREE! I know! It's too happy to be true! But true it is, so don't miss out!</span></span></strong></span><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" />(You must be present in the chat to win.<br style="outline: none;" />Physical copies U.S. only; ebook copies worldwide.)</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8045432718mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv8045432718mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv8045432718mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8045432718mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td style="outline: none; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8045432718mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #fff949; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv8045432718mcnTextContent" style="color: #ff3399; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17.5px; outline: none; padding: 18px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;">May 2023 READ THIS! Selection</strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8045432718mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv8045432718mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv8045432718mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8045432718mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv8045432718mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="outline: none; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8045432718mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td align="center" class="yiv8045432718mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv8045432718" href="https://www.amazon.com/Alexander-Outland-G-J-Koch-ebook/dp/B07H48FKYJ/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1680073769&sr=8-1" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv8045432718mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgallery.mailchimp.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2Fa0d33324-70d4-4eb1-a08f-a66686cf7f53.jpg&t=1684176488&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c1e-a80d48019900&sig=5STx1EgveMusFCyekUuQjQ--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 348px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8045432718mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv8045432718mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><strong style="outline: none;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none;">The READ THIS! Selection for May 2023 is: </span><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Alexander-Outland-G-J-Koch-ebook/dp/B07H48FKYJ/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1680073769&sr=8-1" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none;">Alexander Outland: Space Pirate</span></a><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none;"><span style="color: #ff4499; outline: none;">By </span></span><span style="font-size: 28px; outline: none;"><span style="color: #ff4499; outline: none;">Moi writing as G.J. Koch</span></span><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="color: #ff4499; outline: none;">Gini's Take:</span> <span style="color: #fff949; outline: none;"><span face="trebuchet ms, lucida grande, lucida sans unicode, lucida sans, tahoma, sans-serif" style="background-color: inherit; outline: none;">All Alexander Napoleon Outland, Nap to his friends, wants to do is steal and smuggle from the haves and give to the have-nots, aka him and his crew. What a pity that the galaxy has other plans and in order to save his skin, his ship, and said crew, he's going to have to do the worst thing ever: be a hero.</span></span></strong><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><strong style="outline: none;"><span style="color: #ff4499; outline: none;">About the Author:</span> It's me! Well, me as one of my many pen names. But in case you want the updated snazzy bio, here 'tis.</strong><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><strong style="outline: none;">Gini Koch started writing in the American Southwest as something to do in between staring at pictures of good-looking leading men, but now sweats out the words, both literally and figuratively, in Hotlanta and dreams of dry heat.<br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" />She’s best known for her award-winning Alien/Katherine “Kitty” Katt series from DAW Books, which started with Touched by an Alien and has sixteen books out currently, with seventeen through twenty on the way.<br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" />Gini’s made the most of multiple personality disorder by writing under a variety of other pen names as well, including G.J. Koch (the Alexander Outland series), Anita Ensal, Jemma Chase, A.E. Stanton (the New West Series and the Legend of Belladonna series), and J.C. Koch, and all her various personas have stories featured in excellent anthologies, available now and upcoming. No matter what length – from science fiction, fantasy, paranormal, space opera, urban fantasy, horror, mystery, thriller, dystopian, westerns, romantic suspense, weird west, and more – if it’s genre, she writes it.<br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" />Prior to becoming a full-time author, Gini spent over 25 years in marketing and advertising, first in small- to mid-sized direct marketing firms in Los Angeles, and then within the Fortune 50, and she was a social media maven before it was cool.<br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" />She’s an avid follower of pop culture, comics, and anything and everything animated. 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She’s also inspired by the need to keep her Canine Death Squad and Killer Kitties in kibble and treats because they’re both her cheering squad and one of her main distractions (and all the furred beasts say sorry not sorry about that).</strong></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8045432718mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv8045432718mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv8045432718mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8045432718mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td style="outline: none; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8045432718mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv8045432718mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv8045432718mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8045432718mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td style="outline: none; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8045432718mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #fff949; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv8045432718mcnTextContent" style="color: #ff3399; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; outline: none; padding: 18px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 26px; outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span face=""helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, verdana, sans-serif" style="outline: none;">June's READ THIS! 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outline: none; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv8045432718mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span style="outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;">Because I get asked this daily (often multiple times daily)...<br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" />Yes, Aliens Like Us IS coming, but...<br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" />No, Aliens Like Us still isn't ready for Prime Time, but...<br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" />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...<br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" />Kitty is always with me, and she's not going to let the bad things win, in any universe.<br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" />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.</span></span></strong></span><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" />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...<br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" />P.P.S. Watch this space, I'm hoping to share happy news soon.</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8045432718mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv8045432718mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv8045432718mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8045432718mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td style="outline: none; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8045432718mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv8045432718mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv8045432718mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8045432718mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv8045432718mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="outline: none; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8045432718mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td align="center" class="yiv8045432718mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv8045432718" href="https://www.amazon.com/Dragonesque-Esther-Friesner-ebook/dp/B0C3WP7PDD/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3UYDQ0JPPLBZT&keywords=dragonesque+zombies+need+brains&qid=1684175312&s=books&sprefix=dragonesque+zombies%2Cstripbooks%2C68&sr=1-1" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv8045432718mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F62ea4a30-ac6f-fe67-5d7a-70ae857090cb.jpg&t=1684176488&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c1e-a80d48019900&sig=rmAPsn0JnSssTKDJS_I2pQ--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 315px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8045432718mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv8045432718mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><strong style="outline: none;"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none;"><span style="color: goldenrod; outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;">Remember to Preorder!</span></span></span><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Dragonesque-Esther-Friesner-ebook/dp/B0C3WP7PDD/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3UYDQ0JPPLBZT&keywords=dragonesque+zombies+need+brains&qid=1684175312&s=books&sprefix=dragonesque+zombies%2Cstripbooks%2C68&sr=1-1" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none;" target="_blank">Dragonesque</a><span style="color: goldenrod; outline: none;">, featuring "A King Arthur Dragon in Space Station 23's Court" by moi and co-writer Bebe Bayliss, is now available for preorder from everywhere! Don't wait, get your copy ordered today!</span></span></strong></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8045432718mcnTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv8045432718mcnTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv8045432718mcnTextBlockInner" style="outline: none; padding-top: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8045432718mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv8045432718mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 16px; outline: none;"><span style="color: goldenrod; outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;">Is anything more terrifying than a dragon? Bat-winged nightmares swooping down from the sky to breathe fire and ice on the wretched humans below, kidnapping princesses, hoarding treasure, swallowing cows.<br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" />Or not.<br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" />In DRAGONESQUE, the latest fantastic anthology from Zombies Need Brains, you finally get to experience all that awfulness from the dragon’s point of view. And what if it isn’t necessarily that awful? What if the princess wants to be kidnapped, or the dragon is tired of being made fun of week after week at the Renaissance Faire? Or maybe a dragonet just really, really wants to be a unicorn? Perhaps they’re happiest collecting art, or enjoy being tattooed? Or maybe some dragons like putting out fires more than starting them…unless they absolutely have to? DRAGONESQUE features sixteen original stories from such fiery authors as Esther M. Friesner, Madeline Dau, Niall Spain, Russell Hugh McConnell, Grace Eliza, Mike Jack Stoumbos, Paul D. Smith, Jean Marie Ward, Gerald Brandt, Gini Koch & Bebe Bayliss, Larry Ivkovich, Barbara Campbell, Journey Sloane, Em McDermott, Auston Habershaw, and David B. Coe. <br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" />See the world as the dragons see it, from the delightfully delicious to the tastefully transactional. Welcome to DRAGONESQUE.</strong></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8045432718mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv8045432718mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv8045432718mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8045432718mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td style="outline: none; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8045432718mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv8045432718mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv8045432718mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8045432718mcnCaptionLeftContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv8045432718mcnCaptionLeftContentInner" style="outline: none; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8045432718mcnCaptionLeftImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td align="center" class="yiv8045432718mcnCaptionLeftImageContent" style="outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv8045432718" href="https://www.amazon.com/Touched-Alien-Book-1/dp/B0B2J1GLZQ/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv8045432718mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F22bec601-d8c1-198f-8359-38d59c204e86.jpg&t=1684176488&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c1e-a80d48019900&sig=0HlNQ2YUqOUV1VvOSIWz4Q--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 894px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8045432718mcnCaptionLeftTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv8045432718mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Touched-Alien-Book-1/dp/B0B2J1GLZQ/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;">Read Out Loud!</strong></span></span></a><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;">Do you have your copy of the Touched by an Alien audiobook yet? If not, don't wait! Grab yours today! </strong></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8045432718mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv8045432718mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv8045432718mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8045432718mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td style="outline: none; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8045432718mcnTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv8045432718mcnTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv8045432718mcnTextBlockInner" style="outline: none; padding-top: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8045432718mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv8045432718mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><div style="outline: none; text-align: center;"><br style="outline: none;" /><strong style="outline: none;"><span style="font-size: 40px; outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;">SEE THE ME!</span></span></span><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none;">It's my current con schedule for the rest of this year. This list is definitely subject to change, with schedules to come and other events added on. So make your plans to come see the me!</span><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><a href="https://www.libertycon.org/pros/gini-koch" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none;" target="_blank"><span style="outline: none;"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none;">LibertyCon 35</span></span></a><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none;">Chattanooga, TN<br style="outline: none;" />June 23-25, 2023</span></span><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><a href="https://www.comic-con.org/cci" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none;" target="_blank"><span style="outline: none;"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none;">San Diego Comic-Con 2023</span></span></a><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none;">San Diego, CA<br style="outline: none;" />July 19-23, 2023</span></span><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" />I'll be doing signings and panels and will be at <span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;">Booth C-03</span> in the dealers hall most of the time, so be sure to come get your signed bookie wookies and hugs!<br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><a href="https://www.dragoncon.org/people-to-see-2/guests/#K" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none;" target="_blank"><span style="outline: none;"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none;">DragonCon 2023</span></span></a><br style="outline: none;" /><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none;">Atlanta, GA<br style="outline: none;" />August 31 - September 4, 2023</span></span></span><br style="outline: none;" />I'm an Author Guest this year AND we'll be back in the booth, so lots of ways to see the me!<br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><a href="https://www.gencon.com/indy" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none;" target="_blank"><span style="outline: none;"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none;">GenCon 2023</span></span></a><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none;">Indianapolis, IN<br style="outline: none;" />August 3-6, 2023</span></span></strong><br style="outline: none;" /><strong style="outline: none;">I'm a Symposium Author again this year, so make your plans to make it to this fun con now!</strong><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><strong style="outline: none;">All Symposium activities other than signings will be at the Indianapolis Marriott Downtown.</strong><br style="outline: none;" /> </div><div style="outline: none;"><strong style="color: #fff949; outline: none;">Thursday, August 3</strong><br style="outline: none;" /><strong style="outline: none;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;">12-2pm, Atlanta</span> - Finding Your Voice Workshop, Part 1, Atlanta Room</strong><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><strong style="color: #fff949; outline: none;">Friday, August 4</strong><br style="outline: none;" /><strong style="outline: none;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;">12-2pm, Atlanta</span> - Finding Your Voice Workshop, Part 2</strong><br style="outline: none;" /><strong style="outline: none;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;">5-6pm, Ballroom 4 </span>- Writing Comprehensive Intimate Scenes Panel</strong><br style="outline: none;" /><strong style="outline: none;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;">7-11pm, Ballroom 1</span> - Special Event: D&D With Writers</strong><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><strong style="color: #fff949; outline: none;">Saturday, August 5</strong><br style="outline: none;" /><strong style="outline: none;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;">11am-12pm, Boston</span> - Humor in Speculative Fiction</strong><br style="outline: none;" /><strong style="outline: none;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;">1-2pm, ICC, Back Wall by Artists Alley</span> - Signing Gini Koch & Bradley P. Beaulieu</strong><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><strong style="color: #fff949; outline: none;">Sunday, August 7</strong><br style="outline: none;" /><strong style="outline: none;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;">9-10am, Ballroom 3</span> - Worldbuilding: Entertainment at the End of the World Panel</strong><br style="outline: none;" /> </div><div style="outline: none; text-align: center;"><br style="outline: none;" /><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><a href="https://wfc2023.org/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none;">World Fantasy Con</span></a><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none;">Kansas City, MO<br style="outline: none;" />October 26-29, 2023</span></span></strong></span><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8045432718mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv8045432718mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv8045432718mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8045432718mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td style="outline: none; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8045432718mcnFollowBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv8045432718mcnFollowBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td align="center" class="yiv8045432718mcnFollowBlockInner" style="outline: none; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8045432718mcnFollowContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td align="center" style="outline: none; padding-left: 9px; padding-right: 9px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8045432718mcnTextBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv8045432718mcnTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv8045432718mcnTextBlockInner" style="outline: none; padding-top: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8045432718mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv8045432718mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a href="http://www.ginikoch.com/bibliography.htm" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;" target="_blank"><img align="left" height="208" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F2f95a1db-3ab2-415b-bfa6-a9e08f7cb3c1.jpg&t=1684176488&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c1e-a80d48019900&sig=WHqOnQKSfEpSsbNvf.Jsxg--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 5px 10px 5px 5px; min-height: 208px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; width: 150px;" width="150" /></a>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 <a href="http://www.ginikoch.com/bookstore.htm" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;" target="_blank">Bookstore</a> and <a href="http://www.ginikoch.com/bibliography.htm" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;" target="_blank">Bibliography</a> for all the things!</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8045432718mcnTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv8045432718mcnTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv8045432718mcnTextBlockInner" style="outline: none; padding-top: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8045432718mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv8045432718mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8045432718mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv8045432718mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv8045432718mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8045432718mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td style="outline: none; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8045432718mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv8045432718mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv8045432718mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8045432718mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td style="outline: none; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8045432718mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #022222; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv8045432718mcnTextContent" style="color: #ff3399; font-family: "Sans Tahoma", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><div style="outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; outline: none;">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!<br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" />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 starts wonderfully for all of you, and let's be readers out there. Peace out, my li'l gangstas, and I'll catch all y'all on the flip side!</span></span></span></strong></div><div style="outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; outline: none;"><br /></span></span></span></strong></div><div style="outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; outline: none;">Love, Gini</span></span></span></strong></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>Gini Kochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17801375495279134392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499796569940981898.post-90134049397244873692023-05-01T15:00:00.001-04:002023-05-01T15:00:00.142-04:00It's Time for May's READ THIS! BotM and a Whole Lot More!<p><br /></p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464473445mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv4464473445mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv4464473445mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><span style="color: #ff3399; font-family: trebuchet ms, lucida grande, lucida sans unicode, lucida sans, tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: medium; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">Happy May!</strong></span></span><br style="color: black; font-family: "Sans Tahoma", sans-serif; font-size: medium; outline: none !important;" /><br style="color: black; font-family: "Sans Tahoma", sans-serif; font-size: medium; outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; font-family: trebuchet ms, lucida grande, lucida sans unicode, lucida sans, tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: medium; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 18px; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">Spring is really and truly here in this part of the world, which is nice as long as you can remain mosquito-free. So far, we're managing, but time will tell.<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />Speaking of time, Mother's Day is coming up quickly, so remember to send love to all the moms, sisters, grandmothers, aunts, cousins, stepmoms, and anyone else, including guys, who are filling the mom role, because it's an important one and it's nice for them to know you care and appreciate them.<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />Also speaking of time, it's time to move along into the newsletter, because this update is chock-full of good going's ons, including the next READ THIS! selection for you, featuring someone all y'all know pretty well, and more. So let's get to it, shall we? We shall!</strong></span></span><br /><br /><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464473445mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464473445mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv4464473445mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv4464473445mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464473445mcnCaptionLeftContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv4464473445mcnCaptionLeftContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464473445mcnCaptionLeftImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv4464473445mcnCaptionLeftImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv4464473445" href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.audible.com%2Fpd%2FTouched-by-an-Alien-Audiobook%2FB0B2J2QTFS%3Fqid%3D1664139803%26sr%3D1-1%26ref%3Da_search_c3_lProduct_1_1%26pf_rd_p%3D83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f%26pf_rd_r%3D53B1PRYMV64HRES34G1W&xid=187d6eb75f&uid=63376293&iid=1e259fd6a9&pool=cts&v=2&c=1682964705&h=de79ae193bbefd596192d01fa8ca23b56eb1ff1ea331bf32530d0c4f8ab563fe" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv4464473445mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F22bec601-d8c1-198f-8359-38d59c204e86.jpg&t=1682964768&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c92-070c9b016100&sig=MG3A1t9chokX21HMgLzSVA--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 894px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464473445mcnCaptionLeftTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv4464473445mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">Read Out Loud!</strong></span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">Do you have your copy of the <a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FTouched-Alien-Book-1%2Fdp%2FB0B2J1GLZQ%2Fref%3Dtmm_aud_swatch_0%3F_encoding%3DUTF8%26qid%3D%26sr%3D&xid=187d6eb75f&uid=63376293&iid=1e259fd6a9&pool=cts&v=2&c=1682964705&h=4ecbab5fa131776f67feac0381dc7b89bdebb11ef37aa9116e84718f6e0cdaa4" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Touched by an Alien audiobook</a> yet? 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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.<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />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!</span></strong></span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464473445mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv4464473445mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv4464473445mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464473445mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464473445mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #fff949; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv4464473445mcnTextContent" style="color: #ff3399; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 28px; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">May 2023 READ THIS! Selection</strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464473445mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv4464473445mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv4464473445mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464473445mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv4464473445mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464473445mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv4464473445mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv4464473445" href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FAlexander-Outland-G-J-Koch-ebook%2Fdp%2FB07H48FKYJ%2Fref%3Dtmm_kin_swatch_0%3F_encoding%3DUTF8%26qid%3D1680073769%26sr%3D8-1&xid=187d6eb75f&uid=63376293&iid=1e259fd6a9&pool=cts&v=2&c=1682964705&h=1c8c57dd6a639fe767da6497fb66264e9eae98e5aaa21b2cfeda99fd03ecfc5b" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv4464473445mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgallery.mailchimp.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F18b560cb-7365-4d7a-9c9f-d95300dc0fa2.jpg&t=1682964768&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c92-070c9b016100&sig=2i_zUCDRmIZmVN..OawaCQ--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 348px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464473445mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv4464473445mcnTextContent" style="color: #f2f2f2; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><h1 class="yiv4464473445null" style="color: rgb(205, 208, 213) !important; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px;"><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;">The READ THIS! Selection for May 2023 is: </span></span></strong></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FAlexander-Outland-G-J-Koch-ebook%2Fdp%2FB07H48FKYJ%2Fref%3Dtmm_kin_swatch_0%3F_encoding%3DUTF8%26qid%3D1680073769%26sr%3D8-1&xid=187d6eb75f&uid=63376293&iid=1e259fd6a9&pool=cts&v=2&c=1682964705&h=1c8c57dd6a639fe767da6497fb66264e9eae98e5aaa21b2cfeda99fd03ecfc5b" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 28px; outline: none !important;">Alexander Outland: Space Pirate</span></a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;">By Moi writing as G.J. Koch</span></span></span></strong></h1><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 18px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">Gini's Take:</span></span></strong></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, lucida grande, lucida sans unicode, lucida sans, tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="color: #fff949; font-size: 18px; outline: none !important;"> All Alexander Napoleon Outland, Nap to his friends, wants to do is steal and smuggle from the haves and give to the have-nots, aka him and his crew. What a pity that the galaxy has other plans and in order to save his skin, his ship, and said crew, he's going to have to do the worst thing ever: be a hero.</strong></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="font-size: 18px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;">About the Author: </span>It's me! Well, me as one of my many pen names. But in case you want the updated snazzy bio, here 'tis.</strong></span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="font-size: 16px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">Gini Koch started writing in the American Southwest as something to do in between staring at pictures of good-looking leading men, but now sweats out the words, both literally and figuratively, in Hotlanta and dreams of dry heat.<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />She’s best known for her award-winning Alien/Katherine “Kitty” Katt series from DAW Books, which started with Touched by an Alien and has sixteen books out currently, with seventeen through twenty on the way.<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />Gini’s made the most of multiple personality disorder by writing under a variety of other pen names as well, including G.J. Koch (the Alexander Outland series), Anita Ensal, Jemma Chase, A.E. Stanton (the New West Series and the Legend of Belladonna series), and J.C. Koch, and all her various personas have stories featured in excellent anthologies, available now and upcoming. No matter what length – from science fiction, fantasy, paranormal, space opera, urban fantasy, horror, mystery, thriller, dystopian, westerns, romantic suspense, weird west, and more – if it’s genre, she writes it.<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />Prior to becoming a full-time author, Gini spent over 25 years in marketing and advertising, first in small- to mid-sized direct marketing firms in Los Angeles, and then within the Fortune 50, and she was a social media maven before it was cool.<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />She’s an avid follower of pop culture, comics, and anything and everything animated. She guests, exhibits, and panels frequently at cons across the U.S., large and small, because if there’s one thing that she likes (and you can be sure that there is) it’s getting to run her yap and interact with fans.<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />She’s still has the most wonderful and patient husband in the world, a remarkably supportive family who don’t mind that she spends most of her time in other worlds, and she remains inspired mainly by good-looking leading men. She’s also inspired by the need to keep her Canine Death Squad and Killer Kitties in kibble and treats because they’re both her cheering squad and one of her main distractions (and all the furred beasts say sorry not sorry about that).</strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464473445mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv4464473445mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv4464473445mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464473445mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464473445mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv4464473445mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv4464473445mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464473445mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464473445mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #fff949; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv4464473445mcnTextContent" style="color: #ff3399; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17.5px; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 28px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">May 2023 READ THIS! Author Q&A</strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464473445mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv4464473445mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv4464473445mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464473445mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv4464473445mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464473445mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv4464473445mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv4464473445" href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscord.com%2F&xid=187d6eb75f&uid=63376293&iid=1e259fd6a9&pool=cts&v=2&c=1682964705&h=0c20fa50e4fb58e39b04678b8a9ae3b60ea6a7f7f62015667a4691b84a266337" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv4464473445mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F1d53830b-e4a4-431f-a440-eea60c12ae12.jpg&t=1682964768&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c92-070c9b016100&sig=_3tfbqds66rxbLkEcq._uw--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 300px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464473445mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv4464473445mcnTextContent" style="color: #f2f2f2; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 18px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">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!<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />The third Thursday of every month will be READ THIS! Author Q&A time. The event will be held utilizing <a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscord.com%2F&xid=187d6eb75f&uid=63376293&iid=1e259fd6a9&pool=cts&v=2&c=1682964705&h=0c20fa50e4fb58e39b04678b8a9ae3b60ea6a7f7f62015667a4691b84a266337" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Discord</a>, and the invitation to Gini's READ THIS! room will come out in the week prior to the chat.</span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />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.)</span></strong></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464473445mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv4464473445mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv4464473445mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464473445mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464473445mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #404040; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv4464473445mcnTextContent" style="color: #f2f2f2; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 28px; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">May's READ THIS! author Q&A with Moi featuring Guest Host Hal Bodner<br style="outline: none !important;" />will be on<br style="outline: none !important;" />Thursday, May 18, 2022<br style="outline: none !important;" />from 9pm-10pm Eastern.</span></strong></span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">Access to <a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscord.com%2F&xid=187d6eb75f&uid=63376293&iid=1e259fd6a9&pool=cts&v=2&c=1682964705&h=0c20fa50e4fb58e39b04678b8a9ae3b60ea6a7f7f62015667a4691b84a266337" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Discord</a> is available worldwide, and everyone is invited to attend!</span></strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464473445mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv4464473445mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv4464473445mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464473445mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464473445mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv4464473445mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv4464473445mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464473445mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464473445mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #fff949; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv4464473445mcnTextContent" style="color: #ff3399; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 26px; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, verdana, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">June's READ THIS! Selection</span></strong></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /> <h1 class="yiv4464473445null" style="color: rgb(205, 208, 213) !important; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: black; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">And Remember: One Lucky Q&A Participant can win it early!</span></span></span></strong></h1></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464473445mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv4464473445mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv4464473445mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464473445mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv4464473445mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464473445mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv4464473445mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv4464473445" href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FStarcrossed-Bride-Meg-Leader-ebook%2Fdp%2FB00IGINMGM%2Fref%3Dsr_1_1%3Fcrid%3D21RC079D4513Y%26keywords%3Dstarcrossed%2Bbride%2Bmeg%2Bleader%26qid%3D1681507677%26s%3Daudible%26sprefix%3Dstarcrossed%2Bbride%252Caudible%252C83%26sr%3D1-1&xid=187d6eb75f&uid=63376293&iid=1e259fd6a9&pool=cts&v=2&c=1682964705&h=dcbb01bda8ba60532c456eaaf9e25ef825c28b5e3e40cab20e506e071a621370" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv4464473445mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F236d8552-ed9b-78b8-87bb-80fdf2ba5e0a.jpg&t=1682964768&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c92-070c9b016100&sig=5tEu_bbwDrohyv1wDhRWUQ--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 333px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464473445mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv4464473445mcnTextContent" style="color: #f2f2f2; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><h1 class="yiv4464473445null" style="color: rgb(205, 208, 213) !important; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px;"><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;">The READ THIS! Selection for June 2023 is: </span></span></strong><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FStarcrossed-Bride-Meg-Leader-ebook%2Fdp%2FB00IGINMGM%2Fref%3Dsr_1_1%3Fcrid%3D21RC079D4513Y%26keywords%3Dstarcrossed%2Bbride%2Bmeg%2Bleader%26qid%3D1681507677%26s%3Daudible%26sprefix%3Dstarcrossed%2Bbride%252Caudible%252C83%26sr%3D1-1&xid=187d6eb75f&uid=63376293&iid=1e259fd6a9&pool=cts&v=2&c=1682964705&h=dcbb01bda8ba60532c456eaaf9e25ef825c28b5e3e40cab20e506e071a621370" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;">Starcrossed Bride</span></a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">By Meg Leader</span></span></strong></span></h1></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464473445mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv4464473445mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv4464473445mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464473445mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; 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word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464473445mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv4464473445mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv4464473445" href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.audible.com%2Fpd%2FUnidentified-Funny-Objects-9-Audiobook%2FB0C15Q8RLZ&xid=187d6eb75f&uid=63376293&iid=1e259fd6a9&pool=cts&v=2&c=1682964705&h=36cddb15b66e52e162c0bd5ab46b04b046e5b16e9fb6f0e36b38de68018feb32" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv4464473445mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F8e2fd603-466a-bb89-aa48-686e792c3aa6.jpg&t=1682964768&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c92-070c9b016100&sig=ZLtWMN5W4Fg9Id4AUh3tIQ--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 500px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464473445mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv4464473445mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="color: red; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">It's Audiobook Time!</strong></span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; 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Yeti" by moi, is out in <a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.audible.com%2Fpd%2FUnidentified-Funny-Objects-9-Audiobook%2FB0C15Q8RLZ&xid=187d6eb75f&uid=63376293&iid=1e259fd6a9&pool=cts&v=2&c=1682964705&h=36cddb15b66e52e162c0bd5ab46b04b046e5b16e9fb6f0e36b38de68018feb32" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">audiobook</a>, and it's super. Get your copy today and enjoy listening to the funny!</strong></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464473445mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv4464473445mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv4464473445mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464473445mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464473445mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv4464473445mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv4464473445mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464473445mcnCaptionLeftContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv4464473445mcnCaptionLeftContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464473445mcnCaptionLeftImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv4464473445mcnCaptionLeftImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv4464473445" href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ginikoch.com%2Fbibliography.htm&xid=187d6eb75f&uid=63376293&iid=1e259fd6a9&pool=cts&v=2&c=1682964705&h=fb29368076e4fd813680318a01a0e34fd1e9b5aa6a5b2a4f69566e786be6a9e5" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv4464473445mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F8b8963dd-f6d1-45c5-8b3d-2751a139e313.jpg&t=1682964768&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c92-070c9b016100&sig=0QLXdLHo.A7UNgGYwXaGkw--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 300px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464473445mcnCaptionLeftTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv4464473445mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">Because I get asked this daily (often multiple times daily)...<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />Yes, Aliens Like Us IS coming, but...<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />No, Aliens Like Us still isn't ready for Prime Time, but...<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />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...<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />Kitty is always with me, and she's not going to let the bad things win, in any universe.<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />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.</span></strong></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />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...<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />P.P.S. Watch this space, I'm hoping to share happy news soon.</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464473445mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv4464473445mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv4464473445mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464473445mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464473445mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv4464473445mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv4464473445mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464473445mcnCaptionBottomContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv4464473445mcnCaptionBottomImageContent" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv4464473445" href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fc%2FConTinualConvention&xid=187d6eb75f&uid=63376293&iid=1e259fd6a9&pool=cts&v=2&c=1682964705&h=e6e180fba2e72613c1beba214ba06b4a54e81c07e9988adac046daf846a2bb61" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv4464473445mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2Fed64e26c-8431-42e6-b13b-54b107026e18.jpg&t=1682964768&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c92-070c9b016100&sig=UIupMHBYVHt3lrzdreTsXg--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 960px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="564" /></a></td></tr><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv4464473445mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top" width="564"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top" width="564"><div style="outline: none !important; text-align: center;"><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: blue; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">More Yapping!</span></span></span></strong><br style="outline: none !important;" /> </div><strong style="outline: none !important;">That's right, more yapping from me and other awesome authors over at </strong><a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fc%2FConTinualConvention%2Ffeatured&xid=187d6eb75f&uid=63376293&iid=1e259fd6a9&pool=cts&v=2&c=1682964705&h=599ba97b633eb7c9386ed04b04c5119b853b8e21c5f2e9fbb86a23a6e5320880" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: bold; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">ConTinual</a><strong style="outline: none !important;">. The latest offerings are<a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DDhaT9itxzL4&xid=187d6eb75f&uid=63376293&iid=1e259fd6a9&pool=cts&v=2&c=1682964705&h=ca137f4a251efc1124d73e7911e17c2f7e4107d62646be9d5417960ac47a33a4" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank"> Daring to Write</a>, where we talk about what we do to git'er dun and how you can, too, and <a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DVEpZcg-H_hU&xid=187d6eb75f&uid=63376293&iid=1e259fd6a9&pool=cts&v=2&c=1682964705&h=be0882dcb9999d5d0701cb91014678f615d29f5aa2e267c5beb0e8d679a1191c" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Fantasy Books That Formed Us</a>, where you find out which ones formed moi. 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outline: none !important; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><img align="left" height="208" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F2f95a1db-3ab2-415b-bfa6-a9e08f7cb3c1.jpg&t=1682964768&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c92-070c9b016100&sig=wJshTMEVQNiFnnBohbnL3A--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto !important; margin: 5px 10px 5px 5px; min-height: 208px; outline: none; text-indent: -9999px; width: 150px;" width="150" /><strong style="outline: none !important;">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 <a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ginikoch.com%2Fbookstore.htm&xid=187d6eb75f&uid=63376293&iid=1e259fd6a9&pool=cts&v=2&c=1682964705&h=a7d8fd92e5d3302426913ffc2e3d1558ce10f6cb38f2fed9d2f70f2fe65ee772" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Bookstore</a> and <a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ginikoch.com%2Fbibliography.htm&xid=187d6eb75f&uid=63376293&iid=1e259fd6a9&pool=cts&v=2&c=1682964705&h=fb29368076e4fd813680318a01a0e34fd1e9b5aa6a5b2a4f69566e786be6a9e5" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Bibliography</a> for all the things!</strong></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464473445mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv4464473445mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv4464473445mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464473445mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464473445mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv4464473445mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv4464473445mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464473445mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv4464473445mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #022222; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv4464473445mcnTextContent" style="color: #ff3399; font-family: "Sans Tahoma", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><div style="outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; outline: none !important;">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!<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />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!</span></span></span></strong></div><div style="outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; outline: none !important;"><br /></span></span></span></strong></div><div style="outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; outline: none !important;">Love, Gini</span></span></span></strong></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>Gini Kochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17801375495279134392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499796569940981898.post-54357638161648929292023-04-17T10:30:00.004-04:002023-04-20T20:45:23.738-04:00READ THIS! Author Q&A Deets and LOTS More!<p><br /></p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3272566602mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv3272566602mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv3272566602mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><span face="trebuchet ms, lucida grande, lucida sans unicode, lucida sans, tahoma, sans-serif" style="color: #ff3399; font-size: medium; outline: none;"><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;">Spring Is In The Air!</strong></span></span><br style="color: black; font-family: "Sans Tahoma", sans-serif; font-size: medium; outline: none;" /><br style="color: black; font-family: "Sans Tahoma", sans-serif; font-size: medium; outline: none;" /><span face="trebuchet ms, lucida grande, lucida sans unicode, lucida sans, tahoma, sans-serif" style="color: #ff3399; font-size: medium; outline: none;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;">Hope those who celebrate had wonderful Passover and/or Easter celebrations. <br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" />Spring seems in the air around the Manse, and if not Spring so much as Rain, well, April showers and all that. Speaking of all that, there's a lot more going on for this update than the last one, PLUS we have the READ THIS! Author Q&A coming this Thursday. So let's get to it, shall we? We shall!<br /></strong></span></span><br /><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3272566602mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td style="outline: none; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3272566602mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv3272566602mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv3272566602mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3272566602mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td style="outline: none; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3272566602mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #fff949; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv3272566602mcnTextContent" style="color: #ff3399; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17.5px; outline: none; padding: 18px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 28px; outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;">April 2023 READ THIS! Author Q&A</strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3272566602mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv3272566602mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv3272566602mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3272566602mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td style="outline: none; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3272566602mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #404040; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv3272566602mcnTextContent" style="color: #f2f2f2; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 28px; outline: none; padding: 18px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;">April's READ THIS! author Q&A with author Mel Todd<br style="outline: none;" />will be on<br style="outline: none;" />Thursday, April 20, 2022<br style="outline: none;" />from 9pm-10pm Eastern.</span></strong></span></span><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;">Access to</span></strong></span><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"> <a href="https://discord.gg/GYpzD25JvW" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none;" target="_blank">Discord</a> </span></strong></span><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;">is available worldwide, and everyone is invited to attend!</span></strong></span><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;">You do not need to be a Discord member/user to attend:</span></strong></span><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;">Use this link</span></strong></span><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"> <a href="https://discord.gg/GYpzD25JvW" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none;" target="_blank">https://discord.gg/GYpzD25JvW</a> </span></strong></span><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;">to go directly to the chat room!</span></strong></span></span><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;"><span style="font-size: 18px; outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;">(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!)</span></strong></span></span><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span face="trebuchet ms, lucida grande, lucida sans unicode, lucida sans, tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><span style="font-size: 18px; outline: none;">Once in, you'll get to join in the fun of asking authors about their "process" and more. PLUS, one lucky winner will get May's <a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=http%3A%2F%2Fginikoch.blogspot.com%2F&xid=752c2e0a9a&uid=63376293&iid=5de8a0312f&pool=cts&v=2&c=1681672258&h=64ab360d47db6f1385e850dd9a9f96b7c709cee59ad7b1b8c96b6716861db6cb" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none;" target="_blank">READ THIS!</a> selection for FREE! I know! It's too happy to be true! But true it is, so don't miss out!</span></span></strong></span><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" />(You must be present in the chat to win.<br style="outline: none;" />Physical copies U.S. only; ebook copies worldwide.)</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3272566602mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv3272566602mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv3272566602mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3272566602mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td style="outline: none; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3272566602mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #fff949; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv3272566602mcnTextContent" style="color: #ff3399; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17.5px; outline: none; padding: 18px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;">April 2023 READ THIS! Selection</strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3272566602mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv3272566602mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv3272566602mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3272566602mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv3272566602mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="outline: none; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3272566602mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td align="center" class="yiv3272566602mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv3272566602" href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FChoice-Kaylid-Chronicles-Mel-Todd%2Fdp%2F0990518248%2Fref%3Dtmm_pap_swatch_0%3F_encoding%3DUTF8%26qid%3D%26sr%3D&xid=752c2e0a9a&uid=63376293&iid=5de8a0312f&pool=cts&v=2&c=1681672258&h=f3b369d5c2d76e848e8e6c635a323b5636170c16154502945e9024808b904962" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv3272566602mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2Fdb5899dd-072b-a93b-7254-baa84dcd8d1e.jpg&t=1681672283&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c70-33063501b600&sig=pKZcSeVyYrQbLl4bz7HIDg--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 230px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="230" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3272566602mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv3272566602mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><strong style="outline: none;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none;">The READ THIS! Selection for April 2023 is: </span><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FChoice-Kaylid-Chronicles-Mel-Todd%2Fdp%2F0990518248%2Fref%3Dtmm_pap_swatch_0%3F_encoding%3DUTF8%26qid%3D%26sr%3D&xid=752c2e0a9a&uid=63376293&iid=5de8a0312f&pool=cts&v=2&c=1681672258&h=f3b369d5c2d76e848e8e6c635a323b5636170c16154502945e9024808b904962" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none;">No Choice</span></a><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none;"><span style="color: #ff4499; outline: none;">By </span></span><span style="font-size: 28px; outline: none;"><span style="color: #ff4499; outline: none;">Mel Todd</span></span><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="color: #ff4499; outline: none;">Gini's Take:</span> <span style="color: #fff949; outline: none;">Have you ever wanted to be able to shapeshift? It's a tough thing, but McKenna Largo's just the woman/cougar for the job. A great start to a wicked cool series.</span></strong><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><strong style="outline: none;"><span style="color: #ff4499; outline: none;">About the Author:</span> Tired of stories that didn't fill her needs, Mel Todd decided to share the weird worlds that occupy her mind. Action, magic, sci-fi, and more, her stories have it all. You can follow her on Facebook at <a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fbadashbooks%2F&xid=752c2e0a9a&uid=63376293&iid=5de8a0312f&pool=cts&v=2&c=1681672258&h=43005dfc7e4d627ab4caf8ac3ce5d4bfc09c4908f9384e25e25172e79ce32cae" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none;" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/badashbooks/</a>. You can also sign up for her newsletter and follow her blog at <a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.badashpublishing.com&xid=752c2e0a9a&uid=63376293&iid=5de8a0312f&pool=cts&v=2&c=1681672258&h=30ded3513ad8902d90688aa670e050e3392df1468836db78dac7411adfffc255" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none;" target="_blank">https://www.badashpublishing.com</a>. Author of over 35 stories, her newest series Twisted Luck is catching fire.</strong></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3272566602mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv3272566602mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv3272566602mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3272566602mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td style="outline: none; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3272566602mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv3272566602mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv3272566602mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3272566602mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td style="outline: none; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3272566602mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #fff949; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv3272566602mcnTextContent" style="color: #ff3399; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; outline: none; padding: 18px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 26px; outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span face=""helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, verdana, sans-serif" style="outline: none;">May's READ THIS! Selection</span></strong></span><br style="outline: none;" /> <h1 class="yiv3272566602null" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span style="color: black; outline: none;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;">And Remember: One Lucky Q&A Participant can win it early!</span></span></span></strong></h1></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3272566602mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv3272566602mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv3272566602mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3272566602mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv3272566602mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="outline: none; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3272566602mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td align="center" class="yiv3272566602mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv3272566602" href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FAlexander-Outland-G-J-Koch-ebook%2Fdp%2FB07H48FKYJ%2Fref%3Dsr_1_1%3Fcrid%3D1RZR1H6FXA5YS%26keywords%3Dalexander%2Boutland%253A%2Bspace%2Bpirate%26qid%3D1680073769%26sprefix%3Dalexander%2Boutland%2Bspace%2Bpirate%252Caps%252C75%26sr%3D8-1&xid=752c2e0a9a&uid=63376293&iid=5de8a0312f&pool=cts&v=2&c=1681672258&h=02b46abea84ff1bf457ae9b620f3bc66ff73d9fed66180fbae28a4d5b9338c28" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv3272566602mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgallery.mailchimp.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2Fa0d33324-70d4-4eb1-a08f-a66686cf7f53.jpg&t=1681672283&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c70-33063501b600&sig=R34JsHfcppeTD4dEnxRgCQ--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 348px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3272566602mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv3272566602mcnTextContent" style="color: #f2f2f2; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px; outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><h1 class="yiv3272566602null" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><br style="outline: none;" /><span face="trebuchet ms, lucida grande, lucida sans unicode, lucida sans, tahoma, sans-serif" style="color: #fff949; outline: none;">The READ THIS! Selection for May 2023 is: </span><br style="outline: none;" /> </h1><h1 style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"> </h1><h1 style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FAlexander-Outland-G-J-Koch-ebook%2Fdp%2FB07H48FKYJ%2Fref%3Dsr_1_1%3Fcrid%3D1RZR1H6FXA5YS%26keywords%3Dalexander%2Boutland%253A%2Bspace%2Bpirate%26qid%3D1680073769%26sprefix%3Dalexander%2Boutland%2Bspace%2Bpirate%252Caps%252C75%26sr%3D8-1&xid=752c2e0a9a&uid=63376293&iid=5de8a0312f&pool=cts&v=2&c=1681672258&h=02b46abea84ff1bf457ae9b620f3bc66ff73d9fed66180fbae28a4d5b9338c28" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none;">Alexander Outland: Space Pirate</span></a><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;"><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;">By Gini Koch writing as G.J. 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outline: none; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv3272566602mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span style="outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;">Because I get asked this daily (often multiple times daily)...<br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" />Yes, Aliens Like Us IS coming, but...<br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" />No, Aliens Like Us still isn't ready for Prime Time, but...<br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" />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...<br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" />Kitty is always with me, and she's not going to let the bad things win, in any universe.<br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" />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.</span></span></strong></span><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" />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...<br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" />P.P.S. Watch this space, I'm hoping to share happy news soon.</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3272566602mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv3272566602mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv3272566602mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3272566602mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td style="outline: none; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3272566602mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv3272566602mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv3272566602mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3272566602mcnCaptionLeftContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv3272566602mcnCaptionLeftContentInner" style="outline: none; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3272566602mcnCaptionLeftImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td align="center" class="yiv3272566602mcnCaptionLeftImageContent" style="outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv3272566602" href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbookriot.com%2Flisten%2Fguest-episode-if-men-in-black-was-a-romance%2F&xid=752c2e0a9a&uid=63376293&iid=5de8a0312f&pool=cts&v=2&c=1681672258&h=fa521edd60962891d4fab28259e4c3bc72b57f809d9fae965c1bf7f04eea9648" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv3272566602mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2Fe3b14515-266e-db58-93c7-0679cdaacc8d.jpg&t=1681672283&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c70-33063501b600&sig=UjExo1L6s47T3oMdZgTdGA--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 200px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="200" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3272566602mcnCaptionLeftTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv3272566602mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><br style="outline: none;" /><strong style="outline: none;"><a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbookriot.com%2F&xid=752c2e0a9a&uid=63376293&iid=5de8a0312f&pool=cts&v=2&c=1681672258&h=c6177ac1093e6326192732019040e1fe6b88b01848f7e57d254c9d022c5b802a" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none;" target="_blank">Book Riot</a> has a cool podcast, and in this one, <a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbookriot.com%2Flisten%2Fguest-episode-if-men-in-black-was-a-romance%2F&xid=752c2e0a9a&uid=63376293&iid=5de8a0312f&pool=cts&v=2&c=1681672258&h=fa521edd60962891d4fab28259e4c3bc72b57f809d9fae965c1bf7f04eea9648" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none;" target="_blank">SFF Yeah!: If Men in Black Was a Romance</a>, they talk about a lot of cool book recommendations, including Touched by an Alien! So, give it a listen and enjoy!</strong></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3272566602mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv3272566602mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv3272566602mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3272566602mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td style="outline: none; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3272566602mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; 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word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv3272566602" href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.audible.com%2Fpd%2FThe-Reinvented-Heart-Audiobook%2FB0C1DC8YZ2&xid=752c2e0a9a&uid=63376293&iid=5de8a0312f&pool=cts&v=2&c=1681672258&h=058017f8bbe86c0ec885186d83060e07ba5db4b0651064e78b3b0fb9c16c4019" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv3272566602mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F06b496e6-85fb-3203-5b1c-5db412cdff30.jpg&t=1681672283&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c70-33063501b600&sig=fFuHFJpHAKBa.YJGURBBpg--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 500px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3272566602mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv3272566602mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><strong style="outline: none;"><span style="font-size: 28px; outline: none;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;">It's Preorders Time!</span></span></span><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="color: #3399ff; outline: none;">The audiobook for</span> <a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.audible.com%2Fpd%2FThe-Reinvented-Heart-Audiobook%2FB0C1DC8YZ2&xid=752c2e0a9a&uid=63376293&iid=5de8a0312f&pool=cts&v=2&c=1681672258&h=058017f8bbe86c0ec885186d83060e07ba5db4b0651064e78b3b0fb9c16c4019" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; 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word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv3272566602" href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fzombies-need-brains-llc.square.site%2Fproduct%2Fdragonesque-ebook-%2F231%3Fcs%3Dtrue%26cst%3Dcustom&xid=752c2e0a9a&uid=63376293&iid=5de8a0312f&pool=cts&v=2&c=1681672258&h=8dbd6ec579653814d58260b53a84736e6565439a72bdeada438db0052b82313c" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv3272566602mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2Fea2913f7-9819-449a-53f4-3206472c3dec.jpg&t=1681672283&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c70-33063501b600&sig=ve67kCzV9N2b7WVfDpKzCQ--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 680px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3272566602mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv3272566602mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span style="color: goldenrod; outline: none;">And</span> <a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fzombies-need-brains-llc.square.site%2Fproduct%2Fdragonesque-ebook-%2F231%3Fcs%3Dtrue%26cst%3Dcustom&xid=752c2e0a9a&uid=63376293&iid=5de8a0312f&pool=cts&v=2&c=1681672258&h=8dbd6ec579653814d58260b53a84736e6565439a72bdeada438db0052b82313c" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none;" target="_blank">Dragonesque</a><span style="color: goldenrod; outline: none;">, featuring "A King Arthur Dragon in Space Station 23's Court" by moi and co-writer Bebe Bayliss, is now available for preorder from Zombies Need Brains! Don't wait, get your copy ordered today!</span></strong></span></span><br style="outline: none;" /> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3272566602mcnTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv3272566602mcnTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv3272566602mcnTextBlockInner" style="outline: none; padding-top: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3272566602mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv3272566602mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="color: goldenrod; outline: none;"><span style="outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;">And for those who like to know what they're getting in advance, here's the full TOC:</strong></span></span><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="font-size: 14px; outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;">“Slay” by Esther M. Friesner<br style="outline: none;" />“Avarice and Vengeance” by Madeline Dau<br style="outline: none;" />“The Princess Network” by Niall Spain<br style="outline: none;" />“Cold Fire of Manhattan” by Russell Hugh McConnell<br style="outline: none;" />“Duck, Duck, Dragon” by Grace Eliza<br style="outline: none;" />“Sheep Rarely Wear Gold” by Mike Jack Stoumbos<br style="outline: none;" />“The Exposé” by Paul D. Smith<br style="outline: none;" />“Lord Bai and the Magic Pirate” by Jean Marie Ward<br style="outline: none;" />“Tatsu: Cryo Five” by Gerald Brandt<br style="outline: none;" />“A King Arthur Dragon in Space Station 23’s Court” by Gini Koch & Bebe Bayliss<br style="outline: none;" />“Migration Season” by Larry Ivkovich<br style="outline: none;" />“Bone and Blood” by Barbara Campbell<br style="outline: none;" />“The Breeding Habits of Dragons” by Journey Sloane<br style="outline: none;" />“Gods in Chains” by Em McDermott<br style="outline: none;" />“The Left Hand of Giordino” by Auston Habershaw<br style="outline: none;" />“Reenactment” by David B. Coe</strong></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3272566602mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv3272566602mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv3272566602mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3272566602mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td style="outline: none; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3272566602mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv3272566602mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv3272566602mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3272566602mcnCaptionLeftContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv3272566602mcnCaptionLeftContentInner" style="outline: none; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3272566602mcnCaptionLeftImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td align="center" class="yiv3272566602mcnCaptionLeftImageContent" style="outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv3272566602" href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FTouched-Alien-Book-1%2Fdp%2FB0B2J1GLZQ%2Fref%3Dcm_cr_arp_d_product_top%3Fie%3DUTF8&xid=752c2e0a9a&uid=63376293&iid=5de8a0312f&pool=cts&v=2&c=1681672258&h=c0bf72811b2de4e380ea975a1980c9d5c8c7411cfc3b487f7c498d737a2ec6cc" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv3272566602mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F22bec601-d8c1-198f-8359-38d59c204e86.jpg&t=1681672283&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c70-33063501b600&sig=BA7S3w0I6ymsiPlxVzioFQ--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 894px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3272566602mcnCaptionLeftTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv3272566602mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none;"><a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FTouched-Alien-Book-1%2Fdp%2FB0B2J1GLZQ%2Fref%3Dcm_cr_arp_d_product_top%3Fie%3DUTF8&xid=752c2e0a9a&uid=63376293&iid=5de8a0312f&pool=cts&v=2&c=1681672258&h=c0bf72811b2de4e380ea975a1980c9d5c8c7411cfc3b487f7c498d737a2ec6cc" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;">Read Out Loud!</strong></span></span></a><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;">Do you have your copy of the Touched by an Alien audiobook yet? If not, don't wait! Grab yours today! </strong></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3272566602mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv3272566602mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv3272566602mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3272566602mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td style="outline: none; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3272566602mcnTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv3272566602mcnTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv3272566602mcnTextBlockInner" style="outline: none; padding-top: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3272566602mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv3272566602mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><div style="outline: none; text-align: center;"><br style="outline: none;" /><strong style="outline: none;"><span style="font-size: 40px; outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;">SEE THE ME!</span></span></span><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none;">It's my current con schedule for the rest of this year. This list is definitely subject to change, with schedules to come and other events added on. So make your plans to come see the me!</span><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.libertycon.org%2Fpros%2Fgini-koch&xid=752c2e0a9a&uid=63376293&iid=5de8a0312f&pool=cts&v=2&c=1681672258&h=214b1fedd839234fc85fa3b5e24075345af73ec6c9255ec002e48c414da9559e" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none;" target="_blank"><span style="outline: none;"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none;">LibertyCon 35</span></span></a><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none;">Chattanooga, TN<br style="outline: none;" />June 23-25, 2023</span></span><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.comic-con.org%2Fcci&xid=752c2e0a9a&uid=63376293&iid=5de8a0312f&pool=cts&v=2&c=1681672258&h=367452a092c20cd1492ad9c89717823f616903c900bb7ab3a921130bfe29404a" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none;" target="_blank"><span style="outline: none;"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none;">San Diego Comic-Con 2023</span></span></a><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none;">San Diego, CA<br style="outline: none;" />July 19-23, 2023</span></span><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" />I'll be doing signings and panels and will be at <span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;">Booth C-03</span> in the dealers hall most of the time, so be sure to come get your signed bookie wookies and hugs!<br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dragoncon.org%2Fpeople-to-see-2%2Fguests%2F%23K&xid=752c2e0a9a&uid=63376293&iid=5de8a0312f&pool=cts&v=2&c=1681672258&h=39844e18c0650fe7819a0881c50ef5486dd2cc7e33ef455b2a8f9ddff538f1f9" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none;" target="_blank"><span style="outline: none;"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none;">DragonCon 2023</span></span></a><br style="outline: none;" /><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none;">Atlanta, GA<br style="outline: none;" />August 31 - September 4, 2023</span></span></span><br style="outline: none;" />I'm an Author Guest this year AND we'll be back in the booth, so lots of ways to see the me!<br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gencon.com%2Findy&xid=752c2e0a9a&uid=63376293&iid=5de8a0312f&pool=cts&v=2&c=1681672258&h=aceae447a2f99467600ca071c1c84fe71188c96054b674c5a54708ec4dbef3ed" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none;" target="_blank"><span style="outline: none;"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none;">GenCon 2023</span></span></a><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none;">Indianapolis, IN<br style="outline: none;" />August 3-6, 2023</span></span></strong><br style="outline: none;" /><strong style="outline: none;">I'm a Symposium Author again this year, so make your plans to make it to this fun con now!<br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" />I have my preliminary schedule and it's super cool, so watch this space for my finalized schedule if you're heading to the coolest gaming con around!</strong><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" /><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwfc2023.org%2F&xid=752c2e0a9a&uid=63376293&iid=5de8a0312f&pool=cts&v=2&c=1681672258&h=91f8e1d2ba08590eed080f5bf39549074c797dd51cb20bf7f7e05657d77985ce" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none;">World Fantasy Con</span></a><br style="outline: none;" /><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none;">Kansas City, MO<br style="outline: none;" />October 26-29, 2023</span></span></strong></span><br style="outline: none;" /><br /></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3272566602mcnFollowBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv3272566602mcnFollowBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td align="center" class="yiv3272566602mcnFollowBlockInner" style="outline: none; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3272566602mcnFollowContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; 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outline: none;" target="_blank"><img align="left" height="208" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F2f95a1db-3ab2-415b-bfa6-a9e08f7cb3c1.jpg&t=1681672283&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c70-33063501b600&sig=ojawhG5UF1dcNkbCfsXOcg--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 5px 10px 5px 5px; min-height: 208px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; width: 150px;" width="150" /></a>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 <a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ginikoch.com%2Fbookstore.htm&xid=752c2e0a9a&uid=63376293&iid=5de8a0312f&pool=cts&v=2&c=1681672258&h=1db99bd9f88ef387da44846c7469204c555bb37a76dd79dc71327b77924d6e87" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;" target="_blank">Bookstore</a> and <a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ginikoch.com%2Fbibliography.htm&xid=752c2e0a9a&uid=63376293&iid=5de8a0312f&pool=cts&v=2&c=1681672258&h=f8167ba3e662b46081632a07191be3be413d610e0a136bc72c5d3d53743ecf0e" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; outline: none;" target="_blank">Bibliography</a> for all the things!</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3272566602mcnTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv3272566602mcnTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv3272566602mcnTextBlockInner" style="outline: none; padding-top: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3272566602mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv3272566602mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3272566602mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv3272566602mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv3272566602mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3272566602mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td style="outline: none; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3272566602mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv3272566602mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv3272566602mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3272566602mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td style="outline: none; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3272566602mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #022222; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none;"><tr style="outline: none;"><td class="yiv3272566602mcnTextContent" style="color: #ff3399; font-family: "Sans Tahoma", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><div style="outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; outline: none;">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!<br style="outline: none;" /><br style="outline: none;" />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 starts wonderfully for all of you, and let's be readers out there. Peace out, my li'l gangstas, and I'll catch all y'all on the flip side!</span></span></span></strong></div><div style="outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; outline: none;"><br /></span></span></span></strong></div><div style="outline: none;"><strong style="outline: none;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif" style="outline: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; outline: none;">Love, Gini</span></span></span></strong></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>Gini Kochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17801375495279134392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499796569940981898.post-67409157822055718782023-04-03T10:30:00.001-04:002023-04-03T10:30:00.207-04:00No Fooling, It's Time for April's READ THIS! Book of the Month!<p><b><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">No Fooling, Somehow It's Already April,</span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Well, another month has whizzed by and April's already rolling. And it's another big month for holidays, with Palm Sunday, Passover, Good Friday, Easter, and Earth Day right around the corner. Whew! Plus we have another great READ THIS! selection, too. So let's get to it, shall we? We shall!</span></b></p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3823891267mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="yiv3823891267mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv3823891267mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3823891267mcnCaptionLeftContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv3823891267mcnCaptionLeftContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3823891267mcnCaptionLeftImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv3823891267mcnCaptionLeftImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv3823891267" href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.audible.com%2Fpd%2FTouched-by-an-Alien-Audiobook%2FB0B2J2QTFS%3Fqid%3D1664139803%26sr%3D1-1%26ref%3Da_search_c3_lProduct_1_1%26pf_rd_p%3D83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f%26pf_rd_r%3D53B1PRYMV64HRES34G1W&xid=5ed49d9d1e&uid=63376293&iid=9e3a343cb6&pool=cts&v=2&c=1680499572&h=ab1f3b391b15bac4de28107e7588767bc218b9b8407d7be78d00844bc6aa2ee1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv3823891267mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F22bec601-d8c1-198f-8359-38d59c204e86.jpg&t=1680500437&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c83-0e000001bf00&sig=OLXrJiiuYvFfhZJKl5YhBg--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 894px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3823891267mcnCaptionLeftTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv3823891267mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">Read Out Loud!</strong></span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">Do you have your copy of the <a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FTouched-Alien-Book-1%2Fdp%2FB0B2J1GLZQ%2Fref%3Dtmm_aud_swatch_0%3F_encoding%3DUTF8%26qid%3D%26sr%3D&xid=5ed49d9d1e&uid=63376293&iid=9e3a343cb6&pool=cts&v=2&c=1680499572&h=73d921c7df5c4028f0db9a925678278a6e2923af8b3091d7059ee2bc6a6b8f10" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Touched by an Alien audiobook</a> yet? If not, don't wait! Grab yours today and start your year right!</strong></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3823891267mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="yiv3823891267mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv3823891267mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3823891267mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3823891267mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="yiv3823891267mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv3823891267mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3823891267mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv3823891267mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3823891267mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv3823891267mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv3823891267" href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=http%3A%2F%2Fginikoch.blogspot.com%2F&xid=5ed49d9d1e&uid=63376293&iid=9e3a343cb6&pool=cts&v=2&c=1680499572&h=7fe9a589a51fb13a1cc500f263fc5e445246fd242c3df8661fcb658a91a2427e" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv3823891267mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2Fd32b82f8-2842-4f50-8074-8f7ba8a7cd5a.png&t=1680500437&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c83-0e000001bf00&sig=6_M762hfo3w20bhoeub8Yw--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 265px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3823891267mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv3823891267mcnTextContent" style="color: #f2f2f2; font-family: "Sans Tahoma", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><div style="outline: none !important; text-align: center;"><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none !important;">READ THIS!</span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;">A Book Club by Moi for All Y'all</span></span></strong></div><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;">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.<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />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!</span></strong></span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3823891267mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="yiv3823891267mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv3823891267mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3823891267mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3823891267mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #fff949; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv3823891267mcnTextContent" style="color: #ff3399; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 28px; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">April 2023 READ THIS! Selection</strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3823891267mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="yiv3823891267mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv3823891267mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3823891267mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv3823891267mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3823891267mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv3823891267mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv3823891267" href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FChoice-Kaylid-Chronicles-Mel-Todd%2Fdp%2F0990518248%2Fref%3Dtmm_pap_swatch_0%3F_encoding%3DUTF8%26qid%3D%26sr%3D&xid=5ed49d9d1e&uid=63376293&iid=9e3a343cb6&pool=cts&v=2&c=1680499572&h=0c91aa62e5401c12ec65c6af633863f082fb1afb9ce111e49f3b7c494e95720d" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv3823891267mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2Fdb5899dd-072b-a93b-7254-baa84dcd8d1e.jpg&t=1680500437&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c83-0e000001bf00&sig=4zFu.HRaj6wTCauwJx7ZQg--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 230px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="230" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3823891267mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv3823891267mcnTextContent" style="color: #f2f2f2; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><h1 class="yiv3823891267null" style="color: rgb(205, 208, 213) !important; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px;"><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;">The READ THIS! Selection for April 2023 is: </span></span></strong></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FChoice-Kaylid-Chronicles-Mel-Todd%2Fdp%2F0990518248%2Fref%3Dtmm_pap_swatch_0%3F_encoding%3DUTF8%26qid%3D%26sr%3D&xid=5ed49d9d1e&uid=63376293&iid=9e3a343cb6&pool=cts&v=2&c=1680499572&h=0c91aa62e5401c12ec65c6af633863f082fb1afb9ce111e49f3b7c494e95720d" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 28px; outline: none !important;">No Choice</span></a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;">By Mel Todd</span></span></span></strong></h1><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 18px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">Gini's Take:</span></span></strong></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, lucida grande, lucida sans unicode, lucida sans, tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="color: #fff949; font-size: 18px; outline: none !important;"> </strong></span><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 18px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">Have you ever wanted to be able to shapeshift? It's a tough thing, but McKenna Largo's just the woman/cougar for the job. A great start to a wicked cool series.</span></span></span></strong><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="font-size: 18px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;">About the Author: </span><span style="color: #cdd0d5; outline: none !important;">Tired of stories that didn't fill her needs, Mel Todd decided to share the weird worlds that occupy her mind. Action, magic, sci-fi, and more, her stories have it all. You can follow her on Facebook at <a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fbadashbooks%2F&xid=5ed49d9d1e&uid=63376293&iid=9e3a343cb6&pool=cts&v=2&c=1680499572&h=1e15974298f12f020cd6862eafa790c108dcc87d6629fbd193fdab60e065087e" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/badashbooks/</a>. You can also sign up for her newsletter and follow her blog at <a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.badashpublishing.com&xid=5ed49d9d1e&uid=63376293&iid=9e3a343cb6&pool=cts&v=2&c=1680499572&h=cdadf5787739648106cfc54db909f0c34388a4baa935027d51df4c91e7b36ebc" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">https://www.badashpublishing.com</a>. Author of over 35 stories, her newest series Twisted Luck is catching fire.</span></strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3823891267mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="yiv3823891267mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv3823891267mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3823891267mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3823891267mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="yiv3823891267mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv3823891267mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3823891267mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3823891267mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #fff949; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv3823891267mcnTextContent" style="color: #ff3399; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17.5px; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 28px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">April 2023 READ THIS! Author Q&A</strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3823891267mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="yiv3823891267mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv3823891267mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3823891267mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv3823891267mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3823891267mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv3823891267mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv3823891267" href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscord.com%2F&xid=5ed49d9d1e&uid=63376293&iid=9e3a343cb6&pool=cts&v=2&c=1680499572&h=c7bf80ae8a048f89b57d7986aaf1c78d37e236920675acb35891df2f9cc2ef99" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv3823891267mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F1d53830b-e4a4-431f-a440-eea60c12ae12.jpg&t=1680500437&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c83-0e000001bf00&sig=O6Rze0rwHTjReKesUsJfeQ--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 300px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3823891267mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv3823891267mcnTextContent" style="color: #f2f2f2; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 18px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">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!<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />The third Thursday of every month will be READ THIS! Author Q&A time. The event will be held utilizing <a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscord.com%2F&xid=5ed49d9d1e&uid=63376293&iid=9e3a343cb6&pool=cts&v=2&c=1680499572&h=c7bf80ae8a048f89b57d7986aaf1c78d37e236920675acb35891df2f9cc2ef99" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Discord</a>, and the invitation to Gini's READ THIS! room will come out in the week prior to the chat.</span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />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.)</span></strong></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3823891267mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="yiv3823891267mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv3823891267mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3823891267mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3823891267mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #404040; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv3823891267mcnTextContent" style="color: #f2f2f2; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 28px; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 30px; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">April's READ THIS! author Q&A with author Mel Todd<br style="outline: none !important;" />will be on<br style="outline: none !important;" />Thursday, April 20, 2022<br style="outline: none !important;" />from 9pm-10pm Eastern.</span></strong></span></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">Access to <a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscord.com%2F&xid=5ed49d9d1e&uid=63376293&iid=9e3a343cb6&pool=cts&v=2&c=1680499572&h=c7bf80ae8a048f89b57d7986aaf1c78d37e236920675acb35891df2f9cc2ef99" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Discord</a> is available worldwide, and everyone is invited to attend!</span></strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3823891267mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="yiv3823891267mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv3823891267mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3823891267mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3823891267mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="yiv3823891267mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv3823891267mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3823891267mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3823891267mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #fff949; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv3823891267mcnTextContent" style="color: #ff3399; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 26px; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, verdana, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">May's READ THIS! Selection</span></strong></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /> <h1 class="yiv3823891267null" style="color: rgb(205, 208, 213) !important; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: black; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">And Remember: One Lucky Q&A Participant can win it early!</span></span></span></strong></h1></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3823891267mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="yiv3823891267mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv3823891267mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3823891267mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv3823891267mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3823891267mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv3823891267mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv3823891267" href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FAlexander-Outland-G-J-Koch-ebook%2Fdp%2FB07H48FKYJ%2Fref%3Dsr_1_1%3Fcrid%3D1RZR1H6FXA5YS%26keywords%3Dalexander%2Boutland%253A%2Bspace%2Bpirate%26qid%3D1680073769%26sprefix%3Dalexander%2Boutland%2Bspace%2Bpirate%252Caps%252C75%26sr%3D8-1&xid=5ed49d9d1e&uid=63376293&iid=9e3a343cb6&pool=cts&v=2&c=1680499572&h=bc31a0dec221794883ac4cd2c15f957fa179e31a6c1e79f175b8b1a35de11c0b" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv3823891267mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgallery.mailchimp.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2Fa0d33324-70d4-4eb1-a08f-a66686cf7f53.jpg&t=1680500437&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c83-0e000001bf00&sig=8Fm7TkwcrCvHn40pn9658Q--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 348px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3823891267mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv3823891267mcnTextContent" style="color: #f2f2f2; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><h1 class="yiv3823891267null" style="color: rgb(205, 208, 213) !important; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px;"><br style="outline: none !important;" /><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;">The READ THIS! Selection for May 2023 is: </span></span></strong><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" /><a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FAlexander-Outland-G-J-Koch-ebook%2Fdp%2FB07H48FKYJ%2Fref%3Dsr_1_1%3Fcrid%3D1RZR1H6FXA5YS%26keywords%3Dalexander%2Boutland%253A%2Bspace%2Bpirate%26qid%3D1680073769%26sprefix%3Dalexander%2Boutland%2Bspace%2Bpirate%252Caps%252C75%26sr%3D8-1&xid=5ed49d9d1e&uid=63376293&iid=9e3a343cb6&pool=cts&v=2&c=1680499572&h=bc31a0dec221794883ac4cd2c15f957fa179e31a6c1e79f175b8b1a35de11c0b" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;">Alexander Outland: Space Pirate</span></a><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="font-size: 24px; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="color: #ff3399; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">By Gini Koch writing as G.J. Koch</span></span></strong></span></h1></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3823891267mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="yiv3823891267mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv3823891267mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3823891267mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3823891267mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none !important; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="yiv3823891267mcnCaptionBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv3823891267mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3823891267mcnCaptionLeftContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 100%px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv3823891267mcnCaptionLeftContentInner" style="outline: none !important; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3823891267mcnCaptionLeftImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td align="center" class="yiv3823891267mcnCaptionLeftImageContent" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv3823891267" href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ginikoch.com%2Fbibliography.htm&xid=5ed49d9d1e&uid=63376293&iid=9e3a343cb6&pool=cts&v=2&c=1680499572&h=900b3f9eec50b3e6651267d88aa23eabe5189daffcfcb2383aef70f2eaa816ca" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4; outline: none !important;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv3823891267mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F8b8963dd-f6d1-45c5-8b3d-2751a139e313.jpg&t=1680500437&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c83-0e000001bf00&sig=qZ_evwrDlFHeQ1CabR.gjQ--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 300px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3823891267mcnCaptionLeftTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; outline: none !important; width: 264px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv3823891267mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><br style="outline: none !important;" /><span style="color: #fff949; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">Because I get asked this daily (often multiple times daily)...<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />Yes, Aliens Like Us IS coming, but...<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />No, Aliens Like Us still isn't ready for Prime Time, but...<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />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...<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />Kitty is always with me, and she's not going to let the bad things win, in any universe.<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />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.</span></strong></span><br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />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...<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />P.P.S. Watch this space, I'm hoping to share happy news soon.</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3823891267mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="yiv3823891267mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv3823891267mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3823891267mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3823891267mcnTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="yiv3823891267mcnTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv3823891267mcnTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding-top: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3823891267mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv3823891267mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><img align="left" height="208" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F2f95a1db-3ab2-415b-bfa6-a9e08f7cb3c1.jpg&t=1680500437&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c83-0e000001bf00&sig=1ztg.EfQ1DP34R36dEGUtA--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto !important; margin: 5px 10px 5px 5px; min-height: 208px; outline: none; text-indent: -9999px; width: 150px;" width="150" /><strong style="outline: none !important;">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 <a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ginikoch.com%2Fbookstore.htm&xid=5ed49d9d1e&uid=63376293&iid=9e3a343cb6&pool=cts&v=2&c=1680499572&h=c7cb200f6e680687eb0d012d1fb16c7fa5f343da00080357fd9e323ec2606555" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Bookstore</a> and <a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ginikoch.com%2Fbibliography.htm&xid=5ed49d9d1e&uid=63376293&iid=9e3a343cb6&pool=cts&v=2&c=1680499572&h=900b3f9eec50b3e6651267d88aa23eabe5189daffcfcb2383aef70f2eaa816ca" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal; outline: none !important;" target="_blank">Bibliography</a> for all the things!</strong></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3823891267mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="yiv3823891267mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv3823891267mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3823891267mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3823891267mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="yiv3823891267mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv3823891267mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3823891267mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3823891267mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #022222; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%px;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv3823891267mcnTextContent" style="color: #ff3399; font-family: "Sans Tahoma", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 22.5px; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><div style="outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; outline: none !important;">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!<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />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!</span></span></span></strong></div><div style="outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; outline: none !important;"><br /></span></span></span></strong></div><div style="outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-size: 20px; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; outline: none !important;">Love, Gini</span></span></span></strong></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>Gini Kochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17801375495279134392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499796569940981898.post-20316216876645179442023-03-13T10:30:00.015-04:002023-03-13T10:30:00.221-04:00READ THIS! Author Q&A, CoastCon Recap, and More!<p><br /></p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9551862847mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="yiv9551862847mcnDividerBlockOuter"><tr><td class="yiv9551862847mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><span face="trebuchet ms, lucida grande, lucida sans unicode, lucida sans, tahoma, sans-serif" style="color: #ff3399; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>It's Almost St. Patrick's Day!</strong></span></span><br style="color: black; font-family: "Sans Tahoma", sans-serif; font-size: medium;" /><br style="color: black; font-family: "Sans Tahoma", sans-serif; font-size: medium;" /><span face="trebuchet ms, lucida grande, lucida sans unicode, lucida sans, tahoma, sans-serif" style="color: #ff3399; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: 20px;"><strong>Time for all of us to pretend we're Irish at least for a day and love the color green, the Emerald Isle, U2, and putting green food coloring into many things it doesn't belong in. The fact that this year St. Patty's (Paddy's? Paddies? Patties?) Day falls on a Friday should mean a weekend of fun. But SAFE fun, because Monday is the first official day of Spring, and we all want to see that, right? Of course right!<br /><br />But before we celebrate the Irish and Spring (letting the soap joke go, with effort), we have the READ THIS! Author Q&A com this Thursday. So let's get to it, shall we? We shall!<br /><br /></strong></span></span><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9551862847mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td style="word-break: normal;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9551862847mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="yiv9551862847mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="yiv9551862847mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9551862847mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9551862847mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #fff949; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="yiv9551862847mcnTextContent" style="color: #ff3399; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17.5px; padding: 18px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 28px;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif"><strong>March 2023 READ THIS! 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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!)</span></strong></span></span><br /><br /><span style="color: #fff949;"><strong><span face="trebuchet ms, lucida grande, lucida sans unicode, lucida sans, tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 18px;">Once in, you'll get to join in the fun of asking authors about their "process" and more. PLUS, one lucky winner will get April's <a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=http%3A%2F%2Fginikoch.blogspot.com%2F&xid=ffaf87c39b&uid=63376293&iid=014d3ec361&pool=cts&v=2&c=1678601773&h=971417b367239502dcaf3380388fde525f5be188c089d1cfaccac49d7b7ff343" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal;" target="_blank">READ THIS!</a> selection for FREE! I know! It's too happy to be true! But true it is, so don't miss out!</span></span></strong></span><br /><br />(You must be present in the chat to win.<br />Physical copies U.S. only; ebook copies worldwide.)</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9551862847mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="yiv9551862847mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="yiv9551862847mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9551862847mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9551862847mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #fff949; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="yiv9551862847mcnTextContent" style="color: #ff3399; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17.5px; padding: 18px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 30px;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif"><strong>March 2023 READ THIS! Selection</strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9551862847mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="yiv9551862847mcnCaptionBlockOuter"><tr><td class="yiv9551862847mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9551862847mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="yiv9551862847mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9551862847mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 264px;"><tbody><tr><td align="center" class="yiv9551862847mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv9551862847" href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks2read.com%2Feven-villains-fall-in-love&xid=ffaf87c39b&uid=63376293&iid=014d3ec361&pool=cts&v=2&c=1678601773&h=80612e58400dd21ee1c0e6dd6fef0293a0345ff23327ed5d41aafe684bea1e81" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv9551862847mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F53990002-11ae-0e4c-21f1-a549521d3d90.jpg&t=1678601818&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c22-dc042a017300&sig=sqkq.uUrx4sRyoDk32DepA--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 322px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9551862847mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 264px;"><tbody><tr><td class="yiv9551862847mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><strong><span style="color: #fff949;">The READ THIS! Selection for March 2023 is: </span><br /><br /><a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks2read.com%2Feven-villains-fall-in-love&xid=ffaf87c39b&uid=63376293&iid=014d3ec361&pool=cts&v=2&c=1678601773&h=80612e58400dd21ee1c0e6dd6fef0293a0345ff23327ed5d41aafe684bea1e81" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 30px;">Even Villains Fall in Love</span></a><br /><span style="font-size: 24px;"><span style="color: #ff4499;">By </span></span><span style="font-size: 28px;"><span style="color: #ff4499;">Liana Brooks</span></span><br /><br /><span style="color: #ff4499;">Gini's Take:</span> <span style="color: #fff949;">A cute, funny SFR about superheroes and supervillains that will have you giggling and rooting for the hero/villain/husband all the way through.</span></strong><br /><br /><strong><span style="color: #ff4499;">About the Author:</span> Liana Brooks writes science fiction, fantasy, and romance for people who like fast ships, big guns, witty one-liners, and happy endings. She has lived almost everywhere in North America and currently resides in Seoul, South Korea. She is best known for her super villain romances starting with EVEN VILLAINS FALL IN LOVE and the enemies-to-lovers space opera series, Fleet of Malik. You can find Liana on the web at <a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lianabrooks.com&xid=ffaf87c39b&uid=63376293&iid=014d3ec361&pool=cts&v=2&c=1678601773&h=c25e74209329aad2d4acfd5eec2febe3b1757ed49ea3dcd2c9aeb6769b9f5e71" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal;" target="_blank">www.lianabrooks.com</a> or on Twitter as @LianaBrooks. </strong></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9551862847mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="yiv9551862847mcnDividerBlockOuter"><tr><td class="yiv9551862847mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9551862847mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td style="word-break: normal;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9551862847mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="yiv9551862847mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="yiv9551862847mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9551862847mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9551862847mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #fff949; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="yiv9551862847mcnTextContent" style="color: #ff3399; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; padding: 18px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 26px;"><strong><span face=""helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, verdana, sans-serif">April's READ THIS! 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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...<br /><br />Kitty is always with me, and she's not going to let the bad things win, in any universe.<br /><br />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.</span></strong></span><br /><br />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...<br /><br />P.P.S. Watch this space, I'm hoping to share happy news soon.</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9551862847mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="yiv9551862847mcnDividerBlockOuter"><tr><td class="yiv9551862847mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9551862847mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td style="word-break: normal;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9551862847mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="yiv9551862847mcnCaptionBlockOuter"><tr><td class="yiv9551862847mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9551862847mcnCaptionBottomContent" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><tbody><tr><td align="center" class="yiv9551862847mcnCaptionBottomImageContent" style="padding: 0px 9px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv9551862847" href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.coastcon.org%2Fvenue%2F&xid=ffaf87c39b&uid=63376293&iid=014d3ec361&pool=cts&v=2&c=1678601773&h=465a092f4589b36ef8eccf8c7e02d87cfafb693d0682fad3eb877e24b3e0f18b" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv9551862847mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F12762d1b-ce3c-8ea5-321d-f75f2497dc38.png&t=1678601818&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c22-dc042a017300&sig=y3jGfAP4IqNR.3MZ0aDgmg--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 600px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="564" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="yiv9551862847mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 27px; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top" width="564"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 30px;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><strong>CoastCon Recap!</strong></span></span></span></div><br /><strong><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif">I had a super time being the Author Guest of Honor at CoastCon this year! It's a nice smaller con that really knows how to take care of its guests. All the attendees were lovely, the guests were super, the con organizers were on top of things, and I had a blast! </span></strong><br /> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9551862847mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="yiv9551862847mcnCaptionBlockOuter"><tr><td class="yiv9551862847mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9551862847mcnCaptionTopContent" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><tbody><tr><td class="yiv9551862847mcnTextContent" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top" width="564"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif"><strong style="color: #cdd0d5;">In addition to getting to meet a lot of new folks, including awesome authors <a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fstores%2FJ.-B.-Garner%2Fauthor%2FB00KCPRKX8%3Fref%3Dap_rdr%26store_ref%3Dap_rdr%26isDramIntegrated%3Dtrue%26shoppingPortalEnabled%3Dtrue&xid=ffaf87c39b&uid=63376293&iid=014d3ec361&pool=cts&v=2&c=1678601773&h=ff0c7c09dd56f6db6f7678b028adbdd9bd84a288dbd4ffa063c77c1055a3b52e" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal;" target="_blank">J.B. Garner</a> and </strong><strong style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif;">and <a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.juliewetzel.com%2F&xid=172625fc52&uid=63376293&iid=014d3ec361&pool=cts&v=2&c=1678605423&h=68821c47b7163da6c243c065f7f45bb0f15de99b13dd20b005708b038986af0e" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal;" target="_blank">Julie Wetzel</a> (who also makes adorable crafts)</strong><strong style="color: #cdd0d5;">, I got to spend time with the Media Guests of Honor, Kevin E. Thompson and Tracey McCoy Thompson. You know Kevin from a ton of movies, but foremost as one of the main Ewoks in "Return of the Jedi". Kevin and Tracey are awesome folks and they have a book out about Kevin's experiences making Jedi -- <a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FJourney-Endor-Tracey-McCoy-Thompson%2Fdp%2F057835358X%2Fref%3Dsr_1_1%3Fcrid%3D1R71E59V6OJQI%26keywords%3Dmy%2Bjourney%2Bto%2Bendor%26qid%3D1678570665%26sprefix%3Dmy%2Bjourney%2Bto%2Bend%252Caps%252C93%26sr%3D8-1&xid=ffaf87c39b&uid=63376293&iid=014d3ec361&pool=cts&v=2&c=1678601773&h=821c8d4f020ab0d36a678057a6ca7660f40bcccf4b4100b41bfe622d8594f088" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal;" target="_blank">My Journey to Endor</a> -- which is a really great read I highly recommend.</strong><strong style="color: #cdd0d5;"><br /></strong></span><br /><span style="color: #cdd0d5; font-size: 12px;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif"><strong>The Ewok Patrol (clockwise from top left: Moi, Bruce Duckett, John Perkins, Kevin E. Thompson, Tracey McCoy Thompson)</strong></span></span></td></tr><tr><td align="center" class="yiv9551862847mcnCaptionTopImageContent" style="padding: 9px 9px 0px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><img alt="" class="yiv9551862847mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F40ef0329-f439-1303-79de-106999cc70fb.jpg&t=1678601818&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c22-dc042a017300&sig=AdLfDWhehz97DfkGEAG2LQ--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 750px; outline: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="564" /></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9551862847mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="yiv9551862847mcnCaptionBlockOuter"><tr><td class="yiv9551862847mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="padding: 9px; 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width: 264px;"><tbody><tr><td class="yiv9551862847mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><br /><br /><br />Speaking of all things Star Wars, Fan Guest of Honor Chip Lechner was both a lot of fun and instrumental in getting Kevin to the con, so a win all around!</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9551862847mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="yiv9551862847mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="padding: 9px 9px 0px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9551862847mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 264px;"><tbody><tr><td align="center" class="yiv9551862847mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="word-break: normal;" valign="top"><img alt="" class="yiv9551862847mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2Ff7c75137-3dff-20e7-daa0-f6bfc72e9196.jpg&t=1678601818&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c22-dc042a017300&sig=CesZ_wPfRokvvoSu4x6gFw--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 750px; outline: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9551862847mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 264px;"><tbody><tr><td class="yiv9551862847mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><br />I also got to spend time with one of the Originals on Team Tuckerization, James Conason (yeah, you know his name) who's been A Member of the Alien Collective in Very Good Standing for a very long time.</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9551862847mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="yiv9551862847mcnCaptionBlockOuter"><tr><td class="yiv9551862847mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9551862847mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="yiv9551862847mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="padding: 0px 9px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9551862847mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 264px;"><tbody><tr><td align="center" class="yiv9551862847mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="word-break: normal;" valign="top"><img alt="" class="yiv9551862847mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F6f47ae21-739c-34f4-2fce-4f0750dd9e00.jpg&t=1678601818&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c22-dc042a017300&sig=UDTMXf9jK.Q_t7YWPgQ__A--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 750px; outline: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9551862847mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 264px;"><tbody><tr><td class="yiv9551862847mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><strong><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif">And of course there was the food. Biloxi is right on the Gulf of Mexico and that means amazing sea food. Delicious meals abounded, including at See Wee Roll, where we had a lot of delicious sushi and hibachi.</span></strong><br /><span style="font-size: 12px;">(Clockwise from front: Elizabeth, Glenna, and Michael Lambert, Christina Spinelli, and Moi)</span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9551862847mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="yiv9551862847mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="padding: 9px 9px 0px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9551862847mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 264px;"><tbody><tr><td align="center" class="yiv9551862847mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="word-break: normal;" valign="top"><img alt="" class="yiv9551862847mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F430384f5-8263-186d-11ee-6ca6e1da79da.jpg&t=1678601818&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c22-dc042a017300&sig=HE0tX83jqYX_u2RDP7JXNg--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 750px; outline: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv9551862847mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 264px;"><tbody><tr><td class="yiv9551862847mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><br /><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif">CoastCon has it all, including panels, tons of gaming, workshops, a great dealer's hall, and, of course, cosplay. 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So make your plans to come see the me!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.libertycon.org%2Fpros%2Fgini-koch&xid=ffaf87c39b&uid=63376293&iid=014d3ec361&pool=cts&v=2&c=1678601773&h=765418a36cdefda36b957db936f7c17825c4a78fb62a326263018fe3aa290159" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 30px;">LibertyCon 35</span></a><br /><span style="font-size: 20px;"><span style="color: #fff949;">Chattanooga, TN<br />June 23-25, 2023</span></span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.comic-con.org%2Fcci&xid=ffaf87c39b&uid=63376293&iid=014d3ec361&pool=cts&v=2&c=1678601773&h=ecd313ded5d183bb9c1439778188cb55c767be0dec02dc5853f47f44f9e5e2b6" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 30px;">San Diego Comic-Con 2023</span></a><br /><span style="font-size: 20px;"><span style="color: #fff949;">San Diego, CA<br />July 19-23, 2023</span></span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dragoncon.org%2Fpeople-to-see-2%2Fguests%2F%23K&xid=ffaf87c39b&uid=63376293&iid=014d3ec361&pool=cts&v=2&c=1678601773&h=76329817093a778ef93f4b4051d44fafc9de2244bf8bde43fa63e8081c911ac7" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; 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Peace out, my li'l gangstas, and I'll catch all y'all on the flip side!<br /><br />Love, Gini</span></span></span></strong></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>Gini Kochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17801375495279134392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499796569940981898.post-30056931117822875812023-03-01T10:30:00.001-05:002023-03-01T10:30:00.209-05:00February's READ THIS! BotM, My CoastCon Schedule, and More!<p><br /></p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1095436611mcnTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="yiv1095436611mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="yiv1095436611mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="color: #ff3399; font-family: trebuchet ms, lucida grande, lucida sans unicode, lucida sans, tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Happy March!</strong></span></span><br style="color: black; font-family: "Sans Tahoma", sans-serif; font-size: medium;" /><br style="color: black; font-family: "Sans Tahoma", sans-serif; font-size: medium;" /><span style="color: #ff3399; font-family: trebuchet ms, lucida grande, lucida sans unicode, lucida sans, tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>February flew by and I'm about to fly to Biloxi, MS for CoastCon45. And, like February, March is chock-full of good going's ons, including the next READ THIS! selection for you, and more. So let's get to it, shall we? We shall!</strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1095436611mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="yiv1095436611mcnDividerBlockOuter"><tr><td class="yiv1095436611mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><br /><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1095436611mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td style="word-break: normal;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1095436611mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="yiv1095436611mcnCaptionBlockOuter"><tr><td class="yiv1095436611mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1095436611mcnCaptionLeftContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="yiv1095436611mcnCaptionLeftContentInner" style="padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1095436611mcnCaptionLeftImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 264px;"><tbody><tr><td align="center" class="yiv1095436611mcnCaptionLeftImageContent" style="word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv1095436611" href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.audible.com%2Fpd%2FTouched-by-an-Alien-Audiobook%2FB0B2J2QTFS%3Fqid%3D1664139803%26sr%3D1-1%26ref%3Da_search_c3_lProduct_1_1%26pf_rd_p%3D83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f%26pf_rd_r%3D53B1PRYMV64HRES34G1W&xid=3d5f423ee3&uid=63376293&iid=6da424607c&pool=cts&v=2&c=1677639403&h=b7f6113967f64087994bd5ac6ab22d12e75a434a03d3e27022f658f5c286b248" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv1095436611mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F22bec601-d8c1-198f-8359-38d59c204e86.jpg&t=1677639422&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c3f-3c07a1018900&sig=11iaFT.S0._6uKhHzVsW3Q--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 894px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1095436611mcnCaptionLeftTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 264px;"><tbody><tr><td class="yiv1095436611mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><br /><br /><span style="color: #fff949;"><span style="font-size: 24px;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif;"><strong>Read Out Loud!</strong></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 20px;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif;"><strong>Do you have your copy of the <a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FTouched-Alien-Book-1%2Fdp%2FB0B2J1GLZQ%2Fref%3Dtmm_aud_swatch_0%3F_encoding%3DUTF8%26qid%3D%26sr%3D&xid=3d5f423ee3&uid=63376293&iid=6da424607c&pool=cts&v=2&c=1677639403&h=3c2c7decd060f409203e5de0f56bc82e1fe1f7d53bc73217921feb9d05f488e6" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal;" target="_blank">Touched by an Alien audiobook</a> yet? 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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.<br /><br />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!</span></strong></span><br /> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1095436611mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="yiv1095436611mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="yiv1095436611mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1095436611mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1095436611mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #fff949; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="yiv1095436611mcnTextContent" style="color: #ff3399; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 28px; padding: 18px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 30px;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif;"><strong>March 2023 READ THIS! Selection</strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1095436611mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="yiv1095436611mcnCaptionBlockOuter"><tr><td class="yiv1095436611mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1095436611mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="yiv1095436611mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1095436611mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 264px;"><tbody><tr><td align="center" class="yiv1095436611mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv1095436611" href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks2read.com%2Feven-villains-fall-in-love&xid=3d5f423ee3&uid=63376293&iid=6da424607c&pool=cts&v=2&c=1677639403&h=12ae895534c6bbc86659a019b46eae10077d0f99802d648686c42fa1206282a1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv1095436611mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F53990002-11ae-0e4c-21f1-a549521d3d90.jpg&t=1677639422&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c3f-3c07a1018900&sig=DLRTD2Rzu843XOMpz7y80g--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 322px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1095436611mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 264px;"><tbody><tr><td class="yiv1095436611mcnTextContent" style="color: #f2f2f2; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><h1 class="yiv1095436611null" style="color: rgb(205, 208, 213) !important; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /><span style="font-size: 20px;"><strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #fff949;">The READ THIS! Selection for March 2023 is: </span></span></strong></span><br /><br /><strong><span style="color: #ff3399;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif;"><a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks2read.com%2Feven-villains-fall-in-love&xid=3d5f423ee3&uid=63376293&iid=6da424607c&pool=cts&v=2&c=1677639403&h=12ae895534c6bbc86659a019b46eae10077d0f99802d648686c42fa1206282a1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 28px;">Even Villains Fall in Love</span></a><br /><span style="font-size: 24px;">By Liana Brooks</span></span></span></strong></h1><br /><span style="color: #ff3399;"><strong><span style="font-size: 18px;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif;">Gini's Take:</span></span></strong></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, lucida grande, lucida sans unicode, lucida sans, tahoma, sans-serif;"><strong style="color: #fff949; font-size: 18px;"> </strong></span><strong><span style="color: #fff949;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif;">A cute, funny SFR about superheroes and supervillains that will have you giggling and rooting for the hero/villain/husband all the way through.</span></span></span></strong><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 18px;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="color: #ff3399;">About the Author: </span><span style="color: #cdd0d5;">Liana Brooks writes science fiction, fantasy, and romance for people who like fast ships, big guns, witty one-liners, and happy endings. She has lived almost everywhere in North America and currently resides in Seoul, South Korea. She is best known for her super villain romances starting with EVEN VILLAINS FALL IN LOVE and the enemies-to-lovers space opera series, Fleet of Malik. You can find Liana on the web at <a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lianabrooks.com&xid=3d5f423ee3&uid=63376293&iid=6da424607c&pool=cts&v=2&c=1677639403&h=5243236d2f2acd96b2fb6385b9ca93d34e6922345f33db87760a7b0a9e1281be" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal;" target="_blank">www.lianabrooks.com</a> or on Twitter as @LianaBrooks.</span></strong></span></span><br /> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1095436611mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="yiv1095436611mcnDividerBlockOuter"><tr><td class="yiv1095436611mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1095436611mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td style="word-break: normal;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1095436611mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="yiv1095436611mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="yiv1095436611mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1095436611mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1095436611mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #fff949; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="yiv1095436611mcnTextContent" style="color: #ff3399; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17.5px; padding: 18px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 28px;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif;"><strong>March 2023 READ THIS! Author Q&A</strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1095436611mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="yiv1095436611mcnCaptionBlockOuter"><tr><td class="yiv1095436611mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1095436611mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="yiv1095436611mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1095436611mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 264px;"><tbody><tr><td align="center" class="yiv1095436611mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv1095436611" href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscord.com%2F&xid=3d5f423ee3&uid=63376293&iid=6da424607c&pool=cts&v=2&c=1677639403&h=27043f43bfc4f5b24917c90420311d6397f04d34ff647bfceef79ea9e4c634f7" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv1095436611mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F1d53830b-e4a4-431f-a440-eea60c12ae12.jpg&t=1677639422&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c3f-3c07a1018900&sig=OlXgA4qlAf800WgHYio.YA--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 300px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1095436611mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 264px;"><tbody><tr><td class="yiv1095436611mcnTextContent" style="color: #f2f2f2; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><strong><span style="font-size: 18px;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif;">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!<br /><br />The third Thursday of every month will be READ THIS! Author Q&A time. The event will be held utilizing <a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscord.com%2F&xid=3d5f423ee3&uid=63376293&iid=6da424607c&pool=cts&v=2&c=1677639403&h=27043f43bfc4f5b24917c90420311d6397f04d34ff647bfceef79ea9e4c634f7" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal;" target="_blank">Discord</a>, and the invitation to Gini's READ THIS! room will come out in the week prior to the chat.</span><br /><br />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.)</span></strong></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1095436611mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="yiv1095436611mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="yiv1095436611mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1095436611mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1095436611mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #404040; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="yiv1095436611mcnTextContent" style="color: #f2f2f2; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 28px; padding: 18px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 30px;"><span style="color: #ff3399;"><strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif;">March's READ THIS! author Q&A with author Liana Brooks<br />will be on<br />Thursday, March 16, 2022<br />from 9pm-10pm Eastern.</span></strong></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 24px;"><span style="color: #ff3399;"><strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif;">Access to <a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscord.com%2F&xid=3d5f423ee3&uid=63376293&iid=6da424607c&pool=cts&v=2&c=1677639403&h=27043f43bfc4f5b24917c90420311d6397f04d34ff647bfceef79ea9e4c634f7" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal;" target="_blank">Discord</a> is available worldwide, and everyone is invited to attend!</span></strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1095436611mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="yiv1095436611mcnDividerBlockOuter"><tr><td class="yiv1095436611mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1095436611mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td style="word-break: normal;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1095436611mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="yiv1095436611mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="yiv1095436611mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1095436611mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1095436611mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #fff949; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="yiv1095436611mcnTextContent" style="color: #ff3399; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; padding: 18px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 26px;"><strong><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, verdana, sans-serif;">April's READ THIS! Selection</span></strong></span><br /> <h1 class="yiv1095436611null" style="color: rgb(205, 208, 213) !important; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><strong><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 20px;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif;">And Remember: One Lucky Q&A Participant can win it early!</span></span></span></strong></h1></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1095436611mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="yiv1095436611mcnCaptionBlockOuter"><tr><td class="yiv1095436611mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1095436611mcnCaptionRightContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="yiv1095436611mcnCaptionRightContentInner" style="padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1095436611mcnCaptionRightImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 264px;"><tbody><tr><td align="center" class="yiv1095436611mcnCaptionRightImageContent" style="word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv1095436611" href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks2read.com%2Fu%2FbwYnxZ&xid=3d5f423ee3&uid=63376293&iid=6da424607c&pool=cts&v=2&c=1677639403&h=46dca1dea535f68fbbb08655935accc8f751245a93f73f73f4686ddcff0ee3fe" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv1095436611mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2Fdb5899dd-072b-a93b-7254-baa84dcd8d1e.jpg&t=1677639422&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c3f-3c07a1018900&sig=LkYydWs5Olt4CaomddoJKQ--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 230px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="230" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1095436611mcnCaptionRightTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 264px;"><tbody><tr><td class="yiv1095436611mcnTextContent" style="color: #f2f2f2; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><h1 class="yiv1095436611null" style="color: rgb(205, 208, 213) !important; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /><strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #fff949;">The READ THIS! Selection for April 2023 is: </span></span></strong><br /><br /><a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks2read.com%2Fu%2FbwYnxZ&xid=3d5f423ee3&uid=63376293&iid=6da424607c&pool=cts&v=2&c=1677639403&h=46dca1dea535f68fbbb08655935accc8f751245a93f73f73f4686ddcff0ee3fe" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 24px;">No Choice</span></a><br /><span style="font-size: 24px;"><strong><span style="color: #ff3399;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif;">By Mel Todd</span></span></strong></span></h1></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1095436611mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; 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word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1095436611mcnCaptionLeftContentOuter" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="yiv1095436611mcnCaptionLeftContentInner" style="padding: 0px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1095436611mcnCaptionLeftImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 264px;"><tbody><tr><td align="center" class="yiv1095436611mcnCaptionLeftImageContent" style="word-break: normal;" valign="top"><a class="yiv1095436611" href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ginikoch.com%2Fbibliography.htm&xid=3d5f423ee3&uid=63376293&iid=6da424607c&pool=cts&v=2&c=1677639403&h=077aae44bbd6a88483c1a381e2b8444dc8b4041f1f1234ea978f9e88b7cbe9e9" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="yiv1095436611mcnImage" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F8b8963dd-f6d1-45c5-8b3d-2751a139e313.jpg&t=1677639422&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c3f-3c07a1018900&sig=hiJXSH3VvWYZG6_FPKsU9w--~D" style="border: 0px; 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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...<br /><br />Kitty is always with me, and she's not going to let the bad things win, in any universe.<br /><br />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.</span></strong></span><br /><br />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...<br /><br />P.P.S. 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The latest offering is <a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DIrhDzYWwbcA&xid=3d5f423ee3&uid=63376293&iid=6da424607c&pool=cts&v=2&c=1677639403&h=8070b24e5ea58f111b7efd5bbf1f2f4142243340309eb2604f80496ac09a8536" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal;" target="_blank">Sci-Fi and Alien Romance</a>, which we know I know a thing or two about. So head over and watch and have some fun along with the rest of us at </strong><a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fc%2FConTinualConvention%2Ffeatured&xid=3d5f423ee3&uid=63376293&iid=6da424607c&pool=cts&v=2&c=1677639403&h=d8d1f5b5239b82d2b9ebbffd71967afd28cd290beee8738b323600f5ab335a81" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">ConTinual</a><strong>!</strong><br /><br /><strong>And don't miss these other cool panels I've run the yap on:<br /><a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DGAYK8lpR1t8%26t%3D28s&xid=3d5f423ee3&uid=63376293&iid=6da424607c&pool=cts&v=2&c=1677639403&h=37658b32b93d05a78d3e720d86e9255b0b1c0805967570c8f8ae274bf6472af4" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal;" target="_blank">Breaking Down the Genres</a><br /><a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DG0eHBRrtiAQ%26t%3D2s&xid=3d5f423ee3&uid=63376293&iid=6da424607c&pool=cts&v=2&c=1677639403&h=432ac97271ad6c7d9ca1500d75aa53b544abd81dc61f663f20fba137e8a780f7" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; 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Well, per <a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fexoplanets.nasa.gov%2Fnews%2F239%2Fmeet-8-star-wars-planets-in-our-own-galaxy%2F&xid=3d5f423ee3&uid=63376293&iid=6da424607c&pool=cts&v=2&c=1677639403&h=b8e1c9a7d44bda3924a322ac4c9677bac67bce33ffb31f062db4faa18aa85e82" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal;" target="_blank">NASA</a>, we have 8 "Star Wars" planets in our own galaxy, and, universally speaking, not so far away...</strong></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1095436611mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="yiv1095436611mcnDividerBlockOuter"><tr><td class="yiv1095436611mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1095436611mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td style="word-break: normal;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1095436611mcnTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="yiv1095436611mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="yiv1095436611mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1095436611mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="yiv1095436611mcnTextContent" style="color: #cdd0d5; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><img align="left" height="208" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F14e2f75395b74d6559a89cca6%2Fimages%2F2f95a1db-3ab2-415b-bfa6-a9e08f7cb3c1.jpg&t=1677639422&ymreqid=512295c4-b2b4-0cbe-1c3f-3c07a1018900&sig=UUoKViQwXTFKEHCRRTyJCg--~D" style="border: 0px; height: auto !important; margin: 5px 10px 5px 5px; min-height: 208px; outline: none; text-indent: -9999px; width: 150px;" width="150" /><strong>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 <a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ginikoch.com%2Fbookstore.htm&xid=3d5f423ee3&uid=63376293&iid=6da424607c&pool=cts&v=2&c=1677639403&h=d6472fb25a2e63c3bfc40b808693fc7e8e15ca3e853abd4a8c5cbff07149e0b6" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal;" target="_blank">Bookstore</a> and <a href="https://us14.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ginikoch.com%2Fbibliography.htm&xid=3d5f423ee3&uid=63376293&iid=6da424607c&pool=cts&v=2&c=1677639403&h=077aae44bbd6a88483c1a381e2b8444dc8b4041f1f1234ea978f9e88b7cbe9e9" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #ff3399; font-weight: normal;" target="_blank">Bibliography</a> for all the things!</strong></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1095436611mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="yiv1095436611mcnDividerBlockOuter"><tr><td class="yiv1095436611mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1095436611mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td style="word-break: normal;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1095436611mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #222222; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="yiv1095436611mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="yiv1095436611mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1095436611mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 9px 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1095436611mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #022222; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="yiv1095436611mcnTextContent" style="color: #ff3399; font-family: "Sans Tahoma", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 22.5px; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><strong><span style="font-size: 20px;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "lucida grande", "lucida sans unicode", "lucida sans", tahoma, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400;">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!<br /><br />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!<br /><br />Love, Gini</span></span></span></strong></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>Gini Kochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17801375495279134392noreply@blogger.com0