The READ THIS! Author Q&A Deets, My LibertyCon Schedule, & More!

Happy All the Things! Hoping everyone's May Day, May the Fourth, Revenge of the Fifth/Cinco de Mayo, Mother's Day, and Orthodox Easter were great, and that all y'all have fun, and safe, plans for the Memorial Day Weekend at the end of the month (or just have a great last weekend of the month), aka what I always think of as the official start of summer in the U.S. But before we head fully into the official Months Of Summer, we have the READ THIS! Author Q&A plus a whole lot more. So let's get to it, shall we? We shall! Have You Gotten Your Copy Yet? Fall's Girl, my first straight-on mystery, co-written with Bebe Bayliss, is alive and out in the world, available from all the usual suspects! Trot on over to B&N.com, Amazon, or anywhere else you buy your books, grab your copy TODAY, and meet Stacey, who we think you're going to love as much as all y'all love Kitty!

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!

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!

It's Preorder Time! There is no Kitty without Belle. 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 Ginger Blue Publishing! Get your preorders in now from Amazon, B&N, 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.)

Speaking of Preorders... It's time to preorder this great anthology about, well, familiars and the magic-users who hang out with them, coming from Zombies Need Brains, featuring "Have Voodoo, Will Travel" by moi and Bebe Bayliss. Don't miss out on this one, get your preorder in TODAY!

Speaking of More Preorders... 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. 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. Preorder your copy today!

May 2024 READ THIS! Author Q&A

May's READ THIS! author Q&A featuring Author Jose Pablo Iriarte, will be on Thursday, May 16, 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 June'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.)

May 2024 READ THIS! Selection

The READ THIS! Selection for May 2024 is:  Benny Ramirez and the Nearly Departed by José Pablo Iriarte Gini's Take: It's a Middle Grade book...and it's awesome! This is a lively, lovely, and funny book about a family getting a lot more than they bargained for when they inherit their grandfather's home.  About the Author: 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. José’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 www.labyrinthrat.com, or follow José on Twitter @labyrinthrat.

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

The READ THIS! Selection for June 2024 is:      Star Chaser: The Traveler by Reiter (aka G. Russell Gaynor)

Come See The Me! My 2024 con schedule for this year is below. Schedules will be updated as they're confirmed, but I WILL be at these cons and hoping to see as many of all y'all as possible! LibertyCon, June 21-23 Chattanooga, TN Friday, June 21  5:00pm, CC - Ballroom E: Opening Ceremonies 7:00pm, M - Plaza Ballroom A: What's New in Humorous Science Fiction & Fantasy 8:00-11:00pm, M - Plaza Ballroom Mezzanine: Signing the Bookie Wookies & Handing Out Hugs in Author's Alley Saturday, June 22 5:00pm, CC - Ballroom F/G (Dealer's Room}: Autograph Session 6:00pm, M - Carter Room (Readings 1): Reading 10:00pm, M - Plaza Ballroom A/B: What's New in Paranormal Romance Sunday, June 23 2:00pm, CC - Mtg Rm 5 (Workshop Track): Godzilla Mythos and it's influence on the Kaiju Genre San Diego Comic-Con, July 24-28 San Diego, CA Gen Con, August 1-4 Indianapolis, IN DragonCon, August 9- September 2 Atlanta, GA

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