The READ THIS! BotM, A New Release Is Almost Here, & More!

Luck of the Irish to All Y'all! 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. 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. 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!

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

Speaking of Reading Out Loud... Graphic Audio has renewed the contract for The Legend of Belladonna, Part 1: Natural Born Outlaws, by moi writing as A.E. Stanton. If you haven't grabbed this fantastic audiobook, don't delay, grab it today!

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

March 2024 READ THIS! Selection

The READ THIS! Selection for March 2024 is:  The Song of Dreams and Shadows By Catherine Kane Gini's Take: 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. About the Author: 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.)

March 2024 READ THIS! Author Q&A

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

March's READ THIS! author Q&A  featuring Guest Author Catherine Kane will be on Thursday, March 21, 2024 from 9pm-10pm Eastern. Access to Discord is available worldwide, and everyone is invited to attend!

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

The READ THIS! Selection for April 2024 is:  Dragonesque (anthology) Featuring "A King Arthur Dragon in Space Station 23's Court" by Gini Koch and Bebe Bayliss And "Lord Bai and the Magic Pirate" by Jean Marie Ward

Speaking of Books...

The Re-Release Came Out Last Month! 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 B&N or Amazon (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!

IT'S ALMOST HERE!   FALL'S GIRL, book 1 in the Fall's Girl Mysteries series, cowritten by moi and Bebe Bayliss, releases next week (March 12th), from Ginger Blue Publishing. As I and every other author say (a lot), pre-orders matter, especially to publishers. So, get your copy pre-ordered today from Amazon, B&N, 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.

More Yapping! That's right, more yapping from me and other awesome authors over at ConTinual. The latest offerings are Hot Off The Press 119, where I talk about Plush Life, Historical Fiction, where we discuss, um, historical fiction and what we do and don't like, and Comics Lair: Picks and Pans of 2023, 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 ConTinual! Don't miss these other cool panels I've run the yap on this year: Stocking the Holiday Bar Captain America: WWII Hero for the Space Age ARC and Beta Readers Silent But Not Still Storm: Orphan, X-Man, and Queen And check out all the other cool ConTinual panels I've run the yap on over the past years -- you can find them over on The Yap In Charge! Plus there's a whole lot more over at the ConTinual YouTube page, so browse around and get your panel fixes in!

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.) So, watch this space, I have all the digits crossed that the information here is going to be new and different soon, quite soon...

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

That's it for today but, never fear, another Update, including the Discord Q&A chat invitation, will be arriving in a couple of weeks! In the meantime, stay safe and healthy, remember we're all in this together, be kind to one another, give love and support to all those who are on the front lines in any capacity, and let's be readers out there. Peace out, my li'l gangstas, and I'll catch you on the flip side! Love, Gini

READ THIS! Author Q&A, A Release, Kickstarter, & More!

So Many Goings-Ons for the Longest Shortest Month in 4 Years! 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! 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. Plus lots of other things going on, so let's get to it, shall we? We shall!

February 2024 READ THIS! Author Q&A

February's READ THIS! author Q&A featuring Guest Author Elle E. Ire  will be on Thursday, February 15, 2024 from 9pm-10pm Eastern. Access to Discord is available worldwide, and everyone is invited to attend! You do not need to be a Discord member/user to attend: Use this link https://discord.gg/GYpzD25JvW to go directly to the chat room! (You also don't need to have finished the book to join in the fun. We authors know that everyone reads at their own pace and we just want to hang out with you guys and have some good times!) Once in, you'll get to join in the fun of asking authors about their "process" and more. PLUS, one lucky winner will get March's READ THIS! selection for FREE! I know! It's too happy to be true! But true it is, so don't miss out! (You must be present in the chat to win. Physical copies U.S. only; ebook copies worldwide.)

February 2024 READ THIS! Selection

The READ THIS! Selection for February 2024 is:  Reel to Real Love By Elle E. Ire Gini's Take: 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. About the Author: 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.

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

The READ THIS! Selection for March 2024 is:      The Song of Dreams and Shadows: an Urban Fantasy with Morgan and Sam By Catherine Kane

The Re-Release Comes Out TOMORROW! 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 B&N or Amazon (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!

And Speaking of Pre-Orders... Don't forget to pre-order Fall's Girl! The ebook pre-orders are available from all the usual suspects, B&N.com has print for preorder and Amazon will have the print books once Fall's Girl releases on March 12, so get your copies pre-ordered today!

And Speaking of Things that are Like Pre-Orders... Remember that the Kickstarter for the Zombies Need Brains Year 3 magazine is still going strong. Tuckerizations, awards, and prizes, including some from moi and Bebe Bayliss -- 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!

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.) So, watch this space, I have all the digits crossed that the information here is going to be new and different soon, quite soon...

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

Speaking of Reading Out Loud... Graphic Audio has renewed the contract for The Legend of Belladonna, Part 1: Natural Born Outlaws, by moi writing as A.E. Stanton. If you haven't grabbed this fantastic audiobook, don't delay, grab it today!

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

That's it for today, but, never fear, another Update, including details for the next READ THIS! selection, will be arriving in a couple of weeks! In the meantime, stay safe and healthy, remember we're all in this together, be kind to one another, give love and support to all those who are on the front lines in any capacity, 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! Love, Gini