The READ THIS! BotM and, No Foolin', A Plethora of Cover Reveals!

No Fooling, It's April! April is here and, despite this going out to all y'all on April Fool's Day, there's no lies or pranks in the blog. The next READ THIS! Book of the Month is here, along with a plethora of cover reveals! So let's get to it, shall we? We shall!https://www.amazon.com/Collars-Curses-Sharon-Skinner/dp/1938190343/ref=sr_1_1

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!

April 2025 READ THIS! Selection

The READ THIS! Selection for April 2025 is:  Speak EZ by Elle E. Ire Gini's Take: A hundred-year-old murder. A ghost story. And a wicked cool dog. A compelling and fun mystery. 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.

April 2025 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.)

April's READ THIS! author Q&A  with Author Elle E. Ire will be on Thursday, April 17, 2024 from 9pm-10pm Eastern. Access to Discord is available worldwide, and everyone is invited to attend!

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

The READ THIS! Selection for May 2025 is:  Collars & Curses By Sharon Skinner

Massive Cover Reveal Time!   Covers, covers, boy have I got covers! The art department at Ginger Blue Publishing has been going gangbusters, and I can't wait to show all y'all what they've been cooking up! First up, the next installments in the Martian Alliance Chronicles...available for preorder right now!

A risky gamble turns deadly when the galaxy's most feared terrorist arrives to up the ante. When their favorite bookie pulls up stakes from Roulette and moves to Polliworld, the crew of the Hummingbird go to find out why, and hopefully get a cut of the action, but they end up caught in a high stakes game of chance that could destroy them. Preorder from your preferred retailer via Ginger Blue Publishing.

Is the cost of a few innocent lives worth risking everything? When the crew of the Hummingbird discovers Pilla Colony recently destroyed by the Diamante Families, they’re faced with the smart choice of leaving or the dangerous one of searching for survivors – and Roy and DeeDee aren’t in agreement about their course of action. But the real question is: why would anyone be going out of their way to destroy the most helpless, fragile, and noncombative race in the galaxy? Preorder from your preferred retailer via Ginger Blue Publishing.

And now, for the big show, so to speak...we have the first cover reveals for the Alien Series, re-releasing from Ginger Blue Publishing in ebook, trade paperback, and hardback!

Meet Kitty.  Marketing manager Katherine "Kitty" Katt joins forces with gorgeous aliens from Alpha Centauri to protect the Earth, kick evil alien butt, and save the day with hairspray and rock 'n' roll...not necessarily in that order. Coming soon from Ginger Blue Publishing.

More aliens. More intrigue. More Kitty. For Katherine "Kitty" Katt, Alien Super-Being Exterminator, anti-alien conspiracies, threats from outer space, and a couple of killer alligators are all in a day's work, but internal alien conspiracies bring a new meaning to the terms chaos and confusion. Coming soon from Ginger Blue Publishing.

New conspiracies. New enemies. Same Kitty. Planning any wedding is hard enough, but Katherine "Kitty" Katt and Jeff Martini have a lot more to worry about than seating arrangements, because multiple interstellar invasions, Alpha Team in mortal peril, and inter-alien conspiracies are all on the guest list...and the gifts they've brought explode. Coming soon from Ginger Blue Publishing.

More conspiracies. More danger. New Kitty. A new set of conspiracies, old enemies, and a dangerous new drug being tested on unwilling subjects are more than enough to deal with, but new parents Jeff and Kitty Martini have an even bigger problem...the bad guys want their newborn baby. Coming soon from Ginger Blue Publishing.

Con Season Beginneth Somehow, my con season is already literally here. Keep checking this space for where I'll be and all the different ways and places where you can see the me! Western Science Fiction Association Phoenix, AZ April 26-27 Saturday, April 26, 7-9pm A Reading by Gini Koch Sunday, April 27, 4-6pm An Afternoon with Gini Koch LibertyCon June 20-22 Chattanooga, TN San Diego Comic-Con July 23-27 San Diego, CA Gen Con Writers Symposium July 31-August 3 Indianapolis, IN DragonCon August 28-September 1 Atlanta, GA Bouchercon September 3-7 New Orleans, LA

So many bookie wookies, so much time to catch up on all of them while waiting for The Alien Collection, Aliens Like Us, Aliens Like Them, 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