The READ THIS! Author Q&A, New Books, My DragonCon Schedule, & More!

It's Almost DragonCon Time!

My local big con, DragonCon, begins next week, and it should be a great one. My schedule is here, and my fast recap of San Diego Comic-Con and Gen Con. And, then right after DragonCon ends, Bouchercon begins, and I'll be in New Orleans, solving mysteries and eating great food.

But before then, we have the READ THIS! Author Q&A which is, as always, gonna be a good one! 

So, let's get to it, shall we? We shall!

Live New Books!

The Belters, Volume 1, a mosaic novel by moi writing as Anita Ensal, and A Bug's Life, Installment 3 of The Martian Alliance Chronicles, are out in world. And so is Book 8/Alien Research! Grab your copies today!
  Con Season Continues

Halfway through Con Season! These are (probably) your last two chances to see the me this year, so don't miss out!

DragonCon
August 28-September 1
Atlanta, GA

Booth 2125 on the 2nd floor of the America's Mart is my "home base" so if you're looking for me, or my bookie wookies, at times that aren't listed, head there.

Thursday, August 28
11:30pm-12:30am, Embassy CD Hyatt
Panel - Reading Spice and Chuck Tingle: An Exploration of "How it is Done"

Friday, August 29
10:00am-3:00pm, America's Mart Building 2, Floor 2, Booth 2125 
SIGNING, SELLING, & HUGGING

4:00pm-5:00pm, America's Mart Building 2, Floor 2, Booth 1300
Signing bookie wookies with Noel Plaugher and J.B. Garner

5:30pm-7:00pm, America's Mart Building 2, Floor 2, Booth 2125
SIGNING, SELLING, & HUGGING

8:00pm-12:00am, International Ballroom, Hyatt Hotel
Fantasy Gather Selling Event: Come for the bookie wookies, stay for the signatures!

Saturday, August 30
11:00am-12:00pm, America's Mart Building 2, Floor 2, Booth 1300
Signing bookie wookies with David Boop

1:00pm-3:00pm, America's Mart Building 2, Floor 2, Booth 2125
SIGNING, SELLING, & HUGGING

4:00pm-5:00pm, Macon, Courtland Grand 
Panel - Weird Wild West: The Mysteries of the Frontierland

5:30pm-6:30pm, Embassy EF Hyatt
Panel - Working with Editors & Professional Readers

8:30pm-9:30pm, Embassy CD Hyatt
Panel - Delphic Oracle

Sunday, August 31
10:00am-11:00am, America's Mart Building 2, Floor 2, Booth 2125
SIGNING, SELLING, & HUGGING

11:30am-12:30pm, Embassy CD Hyatt
Panel - Books that Changed the World

2:00pm-3:00pm, America's Mart Building 2, Floor 2, Booth 1300
Signing bookie wookies with Noel Plaugher and J.B. Garner

3:30pm-5:00pm, America's Mart Building 2, Floor 2, Booth 2125
SIGNING, SELLING, & HUGGING

5:30pm-6:30pm, Chastain G Westin
Panel - It's the End of the World as We Know It 'n' I Feel Fine!

Monday, September 1
10:00am-12:30pm, America's Mart Building 2, Floor 2, Booth 2125
SIGNING, SELLING, & HUGGING

1:00-2:00, Embassy EF Hyatt
Panel -  Crafting or Re-Crafting Your Author Brand

2:30pm-15:00pm, America's Mart Building 2, Floor 2, Booth 2125
SIGNING, SELLING, & HUGGING


Bouchercon
September 3-7
New Orleans, LA

Saturday, September 6th
9:00-9:55 AM, Galerie 3, Panel: Humor - Laughter in the Midst of Chaos

10:00-10:25 AM, Acadia, Signing: immediately following  panel  Speaking of Getting Bookie Wookies...

All of these are available now from Ginger Blue Publishing and available at your preferred retailer. If you haven't grabbed these yet, now's the time!
  Watch as it all gets real... What's the worth of one life? You're invited to a party to die for! Welcome to the Belt...proceed with caution The Jumping Game is on! Come for the scandal, stay for the explosions. Welcome to Washington, check your Poofs at the door...The future looks utopian...until you look just a bit closer... And baby makes...the bad guys rue the day they made Mama Kitty angry...Love, engagement, Poofs...and intergalactic war. What happens in Vegas doesn't stay in Vegas... More Kitty, and don't miss the gators! The Book That Started It All is alive again! Meet Kitty...all over again! My first book of movie and TV reviews, and, as I may have mentioned a few times, it's an Amazon #1 bestseller, too! (Hey, a girl likes to share the coolness when she can!) The re-release of the first book in The Martian Alliance Chronicles. Things aren't what they seem when Princess Olivia of Andromeda jumps aboard a spaceship to escape a loveless marriage. A group of mystery-solving grandmothers, a daring granddaughter, a surf bum, homeless men, and a mysterious stranger all involved in a series of brutal murders in a sleepy seaside town... The re-release of my first humor collection, now with bonus funny! Despite what you may have heard or believe, all the stories are true...well, almost all... The story of the Old West's most notorious female outlaw, the infamous Belladonna. Available in Hardback, trade paperback, and ebook. 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... Friends to lovers 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!August 2025 READ THIS! Author Q&AAugust's READ THIS! author Q&A with 
Author E.S. Magill
will be on
Thursday, August 21, 2025
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 September'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.)August 2025 READ THIS! Selection The READ THIS! Selection for August 2025 is: 

Magica: Rise of the Cult
by E.S. Magill


Gini's Take: A different take on magic and how it works, in a fascinating contemporary setting, loaded with family drama and characters you'll root for.

About the Author: E.S. Magill is a dark fiction and fantasy author, best known for the Magica series about a powerful witch protecting her family from supernatural threats. Her work includes published short stories and edited horror anthologies. Magill holds B.A. and M.A. degrees in English. Now a retired middle school English teacher, she spends her days working with her writing group Wily Writers. Magill is also a mental health advocate and nonfiction author. She currently lives in Phoenix with her also-retired husband. Visit www.esmagill.com for book info and to sign up for her newsletter.September's READ THIS! Selection
 And Remember: One Lucky Q&A Participant can win it early!
The READ THIS! Selection for September 2025 is: 
   Injustice
Push Chronicles #2
By J.B. Garner
A Big-Little FYI...

Due to all the things happening with the Alien Series and other things, Deck the Falls is going to be a little late. Sadly it's more than a little late now, but the end is near and I'm currently hoping for a September release. But Book 3 (Cruise the Falls) should be right back on schedule for March 2026. And, as soon as Deck the Falls is finalized, all y'all will, as always, be the first to know!

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 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 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