Last READ THIS! BotM for 2024 & More!

Happy More Holidays Than There Are Days in the Month Month! Our Thanksgiving was great, and hope yours (or your last week and weekend) were, too. In fact, I had so much fun with our out of town guests that I, um, forgot to get this ready to go for Monday. But it's here NOW, and that's all that matters, right? RIGHT? Whatever you celebrate, there's plenty of it happening in December, so best wishes to all y'all for all the things! For the LAST Read This! of the year we've got a delightful and breezy little holiday Book of the Month, so get your copies and plan to take a break from holiday shopping and prep and join us on the 3rd Thursday of the month (aka in 2 weeks). So let's get to all the things, shall we? We shall!

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

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

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

December 2024 READ THIS! Selection

The READ THIS! Selection for December 2024 is:  All I Want for Christmas is a Werewolf by Liana Brooks Gini's Take: A delightful, breezy holiday romance with interesting characters and a great blend of action and paranormal. About the Author: Liana Brooks is an American author who writes science fiction and sci-fi romance for people who like fast ships, big guns, witty one-liners, and happy endings. She enjoys writing science fiction in every form, from sprawling space operas (Fleet of Malik) to the antics of a superhero family (Heroes and Villains), as well as paranormal romances (All I Want For Christmas). When she’s not exploring the sprawling realms of fiction she is a busy mother of four, traveler, language learner, and eclectic hobbyist who enjoys everything from woodworking and photography to cooking and embroidery. She lives somewhere between the bookshelves, quilts, and canvases with her wonderful husband, their beautiful pets, and all the children that want to be at home right now. https://www.lianabrooks.com/

December 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.)

December's READ THIS! author Q&A  featuring Author Liana Brooks will be on Thursday, December 19, 2024 from 9pm-10pm Eastern. Access to Discord is available worldwide, and everyone is invited to attend!

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

The READ THIS! Selection for January 2025 is:  Dragons, Cats, & Formidable Femmes A Collection By Jean Marie Ward

It's Alive! Something Wicked, the first novel in the Santa Paloma Mysteries series written by moi and Bebe Bayliss, from Ginger Blue Publishing, is alive and well and out in the world, available in ebook and paperback from Amazon, B&N.com, Kobo, and Apple Books. Get your copy today!

Speaking of Alive! Ginger Blue Publishing has re-released my humor collection, Random Musings from the Funny Girl, with new pieces (!). If you don't have this collection yet, now's the time to get it from Amazon, B&N, and all the usual suspects. And if you have the original, but want those new pieces in their snazzy new format, well, I'm not gonna tell you no. ;-D

For those who came in late... I wrote "the end"!  I wrote "the end"! I wrote "the end"! Yes, it's true, Aliens Like Us is FINALLY done and Kitty and I are super happy with it. Now it's with my crit partners and beta team, then once I make their fixes, if any (hey, a girl can dream), it goes to my agent. Then, from her, it goes to DAW. At that point, DAW will go over edits and such with me and then I should have at least a guesstimate for the official release date. As always, all y'all will be the first to know! (And yes, I'm getting the teaser pages for Alien Research ready as we speak, so to speak...)

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

The READ THIS! Author Q&A (with Moi and Bebe!), Book Birthdays, & More!

It's Almost Thanksgiving! As I've said before, Thanksgiving is my favorite big holiday for a variety of reasons. We have friends coming in from out of town and we're not going to be doing a traditional celebration this year, but I'm super looking forward to it. And I hope all y'all have wonderful Thanksgivings, Friendsgivings, hang outs, long weekends, super shopping extravaganzas, or just have a lovely Thursday. I'm also looking forward to the READ THIS! Author Q&A, which is THIS Thursday, and features moi and my co-writer Bebe Bayliss on the hot seat. Trust me, you don't want to miss this one! There's more besides, including a book birthday that happened yesterday and an upcoming book birthday this Tuesday, so let's get to it, shall we? We shall!

IT'S JUST ABOUT TIME FOR A BOOK BIRTHDAY! Something Wicked, the first novel in the Santa Paloma Mysteries series written by moi and Bebe Bayliss, will release THIS Tuesday, November 19, 2024 from Ginger Blue Publishing. Coming in ebook and paperback, preorders are still live at Amazon, B&N.com, Kobo, and Apple Books. So get your copies preordered today so there's no waiting for you to get to reading on Tuesday!

Speaking of Book Birthdays... The Multiverse of Mystery, featuring "Touring Company" by moi writing as Anita Ensal, just released this past Sunday. The International Association of Media Tie-In Writers have set Holmes & Watson in new places, new times, and new genders, sometimes all at once! Don't miss out on this cool, fun anthology: grab your copy today!

Speaking of Picking Up Copies... All of these are available now from Ginger Blue Publishing and available at Amazon, B&N.com, and the rest of the usual suspects. If you haven't grabbed these yet, now's the time!

The story of the Old West's most notorious female outlaw, the infamous Belladonna. Read the story that started it all... Stacey Weir didn't mean to become an amateur sleuth. But when her adoptive father's accused of murder, there was only one thing for her to do...

Romantic suspense set in and around New Orleans, now with an (extended) epilogue! (Re-release.) Mosaic post-apocalyptic novel set in the far future that's reverted to Old West ways, where love, friends, and family are what get you through.

A collection of paranormal tales, with new bonus stories and an introduction from the author of BITE CLUB. (Re-release.) A collection of all my humorous SF/F/P (non-Alien series) stories, together in one place for the first time!

Speaking of New Books... I'm in a wonderful anthology from Albert Whitman & Co. celebrating Hanukkah with a diverse collection of poems and stories filled with history, humor, and hope, which released in the first week of September! My story, "The Luck of the Irish," deals with a family discovering they have a whole history they know nothing about. This YA collection is great for everyone of all ages, even if you don't know a yarmulke from a menorah. Get your copy today! And check out these nice reviews of the anthology from Kirkus Reviews and the School Library Journal.

Speaking Again Of New Books... The re-release of my humor collection, Random Musings from the Funny Girl, came out last month from Ginger Blue Publishing with bonus funny. Get your copy from Amazon, B&N, and all the usual suspects. And if you have the original, but want those new pieces in their snazzy new format, well, I'm not gonna tell you no. :-D

November 2024 READ THIS! Author Q&A

November's READ THIS! author Q&A featuring Guest Host Hal Bodner and Authors Gini Koch and Bebe Bayliss, will be on Thursday, November 21, 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 December'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.)

November 2024 READ THIS! Selection

The READ THIS! Selection for November 2024 is:  Fall's Girl by Gini Koch & Bebe Bayliss Gini's Take: Stuntwoman Stacey Weir didn’t mean to become an amateur detective – but when the man who saved her as a teenager is accused of murder, there was only one thing for her to do… About the Authors: One of them is me! But just in case you've missed the "official" intro...Gini Koch writes the fast, fresh, and funny Alien/ Katherine “Kitty” Katt series for DAW Books, the Necropolis Enforcement Files, and the Martian Alliance Chronicles. As G.J. Koch she writes the Alexander Outland series and she’s made the most of multiple personality disorder by writing novels, novellas, novelettes, and short stories in all the genres out there and under a variety of other pen names as well, including Anita Ensal, Jemma Chase, A.E. Stanton, and J.C. Koch. She now enjoys expanding the fun co-writing with Bebe Bayliss. Their first mystery novel, FALL’S GIRL, released from Ginger Blue Publishing in 2024. www.ginikoch.com Bebe Bayliss is a California-born Canadian author writing mystery & suspense, science fiction, fantasy, paranormal, weird west, and horror, with stories featured in anthologies from Zombies Need Brains, Flame Tree Publishing, Brigids Gate Press, and Air and Nothingness Press (as Sonya Carlin.) She and co-writer Gini Koch bonded over a shared love of snark and sci-fi conventions and they now write short stories, novellas, and novels together, including FALL’S GIRL, first in their Fall’s Girl Mystery series from Ginger Blue Publishing. Bebe lives in British Columbia with a very tall husband and a very small dog. http://www.bebebayliss.com

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

The READ THIS! Selection for December 2024 is:        All I Want for Christmas is a Werewolf By Liana Brooks

For those who came in late... DRUMROLL, PLEASE... I wrote "the end"!  I wrote "the end"! I wrote "the end"! Yes, it's true, Aliens Like Us is FINALLY done and Kitty and I are super happy with it. Now it's with my crit partners and beta team, then once I make their fixes, if any (hey, a girl can dream), it goes to my agent. Then, from her, it goes to DAW. At that point, DAW will go over edits and such with me and then I should have at least a guesstimate for the official release date. As always, all y'all will be the first to know! (And yes, I'm getting the teaser pages for Alien Research ready as we speak, so to speak...)

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