See The Me This Week...And Then Some!

Happy Hump Day!

Another short (well, relatively for me), sweet one today, all about where you can see me this coming week, as well as a listing of other dates, many new, where you can see me as well over the coming weeks and months!

So, get ready to mark some calendars -- we gotta lotta lotta going on!

Wednesday, May 24, 7:00-8:00pm
Elevengeddon
FREE EVENT!
Come see me and a plethora of other awesome authors! Bring books to get signed or buy books there, it's all good!
Hilton Scottsdale Resort
6333 N Scottsdale Rd
Scottsdale, AZ 85250

May 25-28
Phoenix Comicon
Phoenix Convention Center
Phoenix, AZ
Booth 1799 -- NOTE the new number and location, now we're right across from Changing Hands Bookstore on the back wall! I'll be here as long as the exhibit hall is open, barring being on panels, so come see the me up close and in person!
Panel Schedule:
Thursday, May 25
3:00-4:00pm, Keeping it Funny, Room North 126C
Saturday, May 27
10:30-11:30 am, Arizona Author Spotlight, Room North 126C
3:00-4:00pm, Sex and Romance in Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Paranormal, Room North 126C
7:00-10:00 pm, Evening Erotica with Gini Koch (18+), Room North 126AB
Sunday, May 28
10:30-11:30am, Paranormal Fun, Room North 126C
Evening Erotica Event Saturday, May 27, 7:00-10:00pm, Room North 126AB
No matter what else you do at Phoenix Comicon, do NOT miss this event! Make your plans to attend NOW! We'll have tons of cool prizes and some cool surprise guests!


Thursday, June 8, 7:00-8:00pm
Mysterious Galaxy Bookstore
5943 Balboa Avenue, Suite #100
San Diego, CA 92111
858-268-4747

Signing Alien Education, the mass market re-release of Alexander Outland: Space Pirate, and When Josie Comes Home

Saturday, June 10, 1:00-7:00pm
Barnes & Noble Victorville
The Mall of Victor Valley
14400 Bear Valley Road, Suite 107
Victorville, CA 92392
760-245-3370

Signing Alien Education, the mass market re-release of Alexander Outland: Space Pirate, and When Josie Comes Home

July 1-4
I'm the Local Author Guest of Honor at
Westercon70
Tempe Mission Palms Hotel
Tempe, AZ
If you can only make it to one con this year, make this the one!
Booth # To Come
Panel Schedule To Come
Evening Erotica Event - Day/Time To Come (see what I did there?), but make your plans to attend NOW! We'll have tons of cool prizes and some cool surprise guests!

July 19-23
San Diego Comic-Con
San Diego Convention Center
San Diego, CA
Full Schedule to Come

That's it for today but, as always, more's on the way. Enjoy the rest of your weeks, looking forward to seeing many of you over the next several days, weeks, and months, and let's be readers out there! Peace out, my li'l gangstas, and I'll catch you on the flip side!

Love,
Gini

It's Release Day!

Happy Camp Alien release day! I'm heading out for Book Tour at the end of the week (more on that later) but there's much going on, starting with what all y'all have been waiting for -- Camp Alien is here!

And it's here in style! Barnes and Noble chose it as one of their top picks for May! Check out what they said and then see what Pearls Cast Before a McPig, Live to Read, Under the Covers, and Night Owl Reviews also thought of it!

Come see the me to get your copies of Camp Alien signed! I'll be at the Mysterious Galaxy Birthday Bash on Saturday, May 7. I'll be at the store by 2pm, because I'll be interviewed live by the geektitude podcast at 2:30. For a preview of what's to come, check out geektitude epidsode 28 that has an interview with MG owner and all around cool chick, Maryelizabeth Yturralde. Cake at 3:00, then I'll be on a panel with Marie Andreas, Jonathan Maberry, and Sharon Skinner at 3:30. SO MUCH FUN! Food With Fans after the signing.

On Saturday, May 14, I'll be with the Amazing Wyked Writers at Barnes and Noble Henderson for a mass signing from 2:00-5:00pm. (Due to my also being in Vegas for StokerCon, no Food With Fans event after the signing this time.)

I'll be hitting bookstores around my particular tri-state area, and the End of Tour stop will be at the Poisoned Pen on Monday, May 23, 7:00-8:00pm.  Yes, there will be cake! There will also be a LiveStream of the event, info to come. (Due to the hour, no Food With Fans after this event. But hey, cake!)

After making all your plans to get your bookie wookies signed and all that jazz, see what Night Owl Reviews thought of Alien in Chief.

Then see what Mutt Cafe and Starburst Magazine thought of alt.sherlock.holmes: Three New Visions of the World's Greatest Detective.

And, for those of you who will have already devoured Camp Alien by the time you read this (I know you're out there and you're legion), a reminder that Plush Life is there to fill the void. You can get it from Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Smashwords, and CreateSpace. So you'll still have things to read, I promise.

Speaking of things to read, have you checked out the MECH: Age of Steel Kickstarter anthology yet? If not, why not? There's only 10 days to go to ensure that it funds and we reach the artwork level -- and, trust me, you want the artwork! Plus, I have one tuckerization still available in my story, "Jaegermeister". If you've ever wanted to be a character in one of my stories, now's your chance to get in on the fun.

Lots of people are talking about MECH, too. Check out the Kickstarter Spotlight at Geeks of Doom where they interview one of the editors, Nick Sharps. And Ragnarok and Roll, D&D Journey of the Fifth Edition, and Creative Play and Podcast are all talking about MECH, too!

Speaking of talking and just for fun, check out The Renaissance Geek Episodes 5 and 6, Drinking with Jason #22 featuring my (brand new) son-in-law, Kenny. Then check out Creative Play and Podcast's Steampunk Invasion.

After that, find out why Misa Buckley writes Sci Fi Romance.

Hugo Nominations are final, and my awesome editor, Sheila Gilbert, is nominated again in the Editor: Long Form category. She's so very deserving, and I'd like to encourage everyone to vote for her. Remember that even if you can't attend WorldCon, you can get the Hugo Voter's Packet and that gives you a tonnage of books to read and the right to vote for who wins the Hugos.


Now, for some science! Quartz has more info on that ninth -- or is it tenth, Pluto Supporters -- planet that's lurking about our solar system.

Last but not least is a reminder that Phoenix Comicon is coming, June 2-5. And with it, my Evening Erotica event where we learn a little and play a lot -- and by play I mean the Euphemism Game! Make plans to join me along with some special guests on Friday, June 3, from 7:30-10:30pm. Tons of prizes, tons of fun, so don't miss out! The rest of my schedule and booth location to come.

That's it for today, but as always, more's on the way, albeit sporadically since I'll be traveling. See many of you on book tour, and all of you have wonderful weeks. Let's be happy readers out there. Peace out, my li'l gangstas, and I'll catch you on the flip side!

Love,
Gini

Plush Camping with Mechs

Happy Thursday! Hope everyone's been having great weeks and all that since I've been rather silent. (Hey, your only child getting married tends to distract, what can I say?) But I'm back and there's so much news I'm honestly not sure where to start. But start we shall!

First up, I got some lovely press from New Times, when they chose me as one of the 10 Metro Phoenix Sci-Fi and Fantasy Authors You Should Know. After reading about me and the 9 others called out, check out Creative Play and Podcast's video giving you some highlights from this year's Tucson Festival of Books.

Next up, advanced copies are out on Camp Alien, and Publisher's Weekly said lovely things -- including "...the action never pauses in Koch’s fun, energetic series." Check the full review out, and then see what boeklogboek and Larissa's Bookish Life thought of Camp Alien as well.

Remember to do your girl a solid and pre-order Camp Alien from your favorite bookstore or online retailer. And also remember that you can pre-order from any bookstore where I'm making a book tour or stock signing stop and they'll ship the signed bookie wookie right to your door.

Now, let's look at the latest cool Kickstarter anthology I'm in, MECH: Age of Steel. We've been waiting to get this puppy launched for ages, but the time is here! I had a ton of tuckerizations available, but as of right now only one remains. So if you want to become immortalized in my story, "Jaegermeister", then you need to get crackin'! There are tons of other tuckerizations available, as well as cool support levels for all budgets. So don't miss out -- Ragnarok does awesome anthologies. Oh, and while this wasn't drawn for my story, the hardback cover pretty much captures my story. Plus, if we hit a high enough funding level, every story will have awesome illustrations. "Jaegermeister" has a two-page spread, so, again, you WANT in on this one!


Pearls Cast Before a McPig did a nice release day alert for Plush Life. Reviews are coming in, too, so see what Bibliognome, Book Girl of Mur-y-Castell, Gizmo's Reviews, via TalkSupe, and boeklogboek thought of it as well!

You can get your own copy of Plush Life from Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Smashwords, or CreateSpace. I'll also have copies with me on book tour and, of course, at Phoenix Comicon. Full schedule, including booth number and all the deets for my annual Evening Erotica event to come next week!

Next up, see what Xtreme Delusions thought of Alien in Chief.

Going to the movies this weekend? Head over to Slice of SciFi and see what I thought of The Huntsman: Winter's War.

And now for some science! Space.com shares what Stephen Hawking's working on right now. Just a little thing called Project Starshot. And The Two Way from NPR gives more details about the postage stamps that are going to head out for Alpha Four. (You know, if ACE and Algar allow it.) And Space.com queries What Do We Know About Alpha Centauri? I'll let you draw your own conclusions as to whether they're right on or not.

That's it for today, but as always, more's on the way, including the contest I've been promising. (I promise.) So, enjoy your weekends, and let's be Kickstarting, pre-ordering, fun-time-having readers out there. Peace out, my li'l gangstas, and I'll catch you on the flip side!

Love,
Gini

Recap Roundup

Happy Friday! Hope everyone had a great last weekend and a wonderful week. I had a blast at Phoenix Comicon, and we'll get to that recap, along with other things, right now!

Phoenix Comicon was, without a doubt, made of awesome! I had a blast on my panels, the Food With Fans event, and the Evening Erotica event. And the exhibit hall was totally fun and jam packed with things to do and things to buy.

Of course, the highlight was getting to see so many Members of the Alien Collective in Very Good Standing both from near and afar (waves to Missy, Paul, and Linda who all came from states away to be with us).

I got to panel with some really awesome authors including -- M.L. Brennan who is a hoot AND a half, Yvonne Navarro, Stephen Blackmoore, Paul Cornell, Richard Kadrey, and Joe Nacisse. I ended up paneling with M.L. Brennan not once, not twice, but three times, and all three of them were tons of fun. She is hilarious!

Photo courtesy of J. Armentani

I got to enjoy the Steampunk Tea Room and ninety minutes in an oasis of relaxation and civilization with BFF Sharon Skinner and Viola Carr and her totes adorbs Aussie accent. Many thanks to Dee Astell and her team for putting on such a lovely event.

I was in the Author's Alley portion of the Artists Wing with new author Austin Aslan, David Lee Summers, Tom Leveen, Michael Stackpole, Weston Oches, James A. Owen, and Paul Cornell, Joe Nacisse and the Lovely Miss Yvonne Navarro again.

Bought some cool jewelry from Geekbella and some cool artwork from Kaiju Rising artist and total sweetie Robert Elrod. (Wanted to shop more but had no time to do so.) And I got to visit with the ever awesome Jonathan Maberry and talk X-Files and Out of Tune 2, and Jamie Wyman and talk about our Holmes novellas coming out this summer. (Jamie's is out in June/July, my "A Study in Starlets" will be out in August, and the third novella will be out in September.)

Food with Fans was at Province in the Westin and the restaurant really rallied when we called two hours before the dinner to share that we, ah, um, had more than double, closer to triple, the number of people that we'd given for our reservation. Food and service were wonderful, and we will definitely be back (and I can heartily recommend Province to anyone who might be coming into town, too).

Photo courtesy of J. Gaxiola

But what, WHAT, was the Evening Erotica event like, asks you? Three hours of raucous hilarity, says I. I recruited M.L. Brennan to join me and she was more than game. And this year we went to Mardi Gras (thanks to MotACiVGS Shawn Sumrall) and it was amazing. We had assistance from the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence and the newest super-group, the Bead Boys.

"The Bead Boys", photo courtesy of M. Katano

Great audience and some excellent euphemisms were had this year, everyone went home with at least one prize, and to the man who wanted to shut us down when we were supposed to stop but let us run an hour over 'cause it was what the crowd demanded -- we're sorry, you're beautiful, and thanks, we won't run over again. Until next time.

I'd tell you more, but most of it's not repeatable in polite company. So make your plans to be with us next year!

Gini & 2 Bead Boys, photo courtesy of M. Katano

From a sales standpoint, it was pretty exciting, too, since I sold out of several titles including Kaiju Rising: Age of Monsters, A Mother's Wisdom, and The Happy Acres Haunted Hotel for Active Seniors, and came dangerously close to selling out of Two Hundred and Twenty-One Baker Streets, Touched by an Alien, and Alien Separation.

As always, couldn't have done it without my fabulous all volunteer crew -- Joseph, Duncan, Andrea, Missy, Brad, Cathy, Edward, and Paul, and many thanks for food, drinks, and sundries to Anne, Janet, Jan, and many of the con staff (who I won't name 'cause they weren't sneaking food & drinks to everyone) (just the sexy people) who kept us going when the booth was hoppin'. And if I've forgotten anyone, blame Con Brain, 'cause I still haz it.

Did you miss seeing the me at Phoenix Comicon somehow? Missed me on book tour? Did not get your hands on a copy of Alien Separation while you were at the con? Well, fear not. Your last chance (for right now, anyway) is just around the corner. On Monday, June 8th, to be exact. Come see the me and get your hands on any and all of the bookie wookies, Alien Separation included (and Happy Acres, for those who wanted a copy after we'd sold out), at the Poisoned Pen from 7-8pm for the End of Tour Party. Which will, yes, include cake (and the cake will not be a lie) and prizes!

For those of you who can't attend in person, the event will be shown via LiveStream, and you'll be able to win prizes, too. Really, there's no excuse not to attend either in person or virtually!

Speaking of which, contest winners have been notified and checked in, for both the Alien Separation contest and the Unidentified Funny Objects 3 contest. But never fear if you didn't win (and never fear if you did), more contests will be on the way!

Amazingly enough, that's it for today. But as always, more's on the way. So enjoy the downward slide to the weekend and let's be readers out there. Peace out, my li'l gangstas, and I'll catch you on the flip side!

Love,
Gini