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