It's Time to Close Out 2024 with a Great READ THIS! Author Q&A and More!

It's Almost Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanzaa/New Year's Eve/A Million More Things! We're at the midpoint of the busiest holiday and observations month of the year and I literally cannot keep up. But everyone should just keep on celebrating, observing, and keeping on. Then we'll all party like it's 1999 or go to bed early, depending, and then it'll be on to 2025! Wheeeee. But before some of the remaining million and one celebrations we have the LAST READ THIS! Author Q&A of 2024. So don't miss out, be there THIS Thursday or be bereft until NEXT YEAR! There's more besides, including an update for the thing all y'all care about the most, so let's get to it, shall we? We shall!

Murder Mysteries Make Great Gifts! Something Wicked, the first novel in the Santa Paloma Mysteries series written by moi and Bebe Bayliss, from Ginger Blue Publishing, is alive and out in the world, available in ebook and paperback at Amazon, B&N.com, Kobo, and Apple Books. Books do indeed make great gifts (and if you buy the physical kind, they're super easy to wrap), so get your holiday giving handled and get your copy today!

Speaking of Murder Mysteries... The Multiverse of Mystery, featuring "Touring Company" by moi writing as Anita Ensal, from 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 That Make Great Hanukkah Gifts... 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 great reviews of the anthology from the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Kirkus Reviews, Publishers Weekly, 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

December 2024 READ THIS! Author Q&A

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! 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 January'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.)

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 Authors: 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/

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

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. The next milestone has been reached. My critique parners and beta readers have given their input (they think all y'all will forgive me for the wait once you get the bookie wookie) and it's with my Agent.  Next step will be for her to send it to the editor at 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 Rescue 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