Free to Listen CBS Radio Mystery Theater: Old Time Radio Tales of the Macabre

And old time radio to finish tonight.

Here's something different Panzer found on the Rod's Radio Reruns channel on Youtube.

 

 It's four episodes from the CBS Radio Mystery Theater. It's three hours long.

 

To listen tootle over to Old Time Radio

Free to Listen clean Amish romance audiobook: Beneath the Lilacs

Next a little romance.

If you like Amish romances, Panzer found this one on the Tica House Audio channel on Youtube.

 

Beneath the Lilacs is written by Hannah Miller. It's 4 hour 5 minutes long.

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Amish Romance

Free to Listen Cozy Mystery Audiobook: How to Book a Murder

A cozy mystery first.

Here's a cozy mystery Panzer found on the Quiet Clues channel on Youtube.

 

 How to Book a Murder is written by Cynthia Kuhn. It's 8 hours 20 minutes long.

 

 To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Cozy Mystery

The secret lives of men who read romance books: My life is full of love, so I'm drawn to them - The Guardian

Did you know this?

If you're a romance reader or writer you might find this post Panzer found on The Guardian site interesting.

 

Turns out a lot of men read and write romance novels. The post interviews several.

 

Panzer says, "This little kitty knew men write romance." 

 

Note: This is a very, very long post. Bring a cup of tea and a big muffin. 

 

To read the post tootle over to Romance Books 

Announcing The Center for Fiction 2026 First Novel Prize Shortlist

Some interesting plots.

Panzer found the shortlist announcement for The Center for Fiction First Novel Prize on the site today

 

The shortlist has seven novels and their plots on the site.

 

Panzer says, "The winner will be announced on December 8.

 

Note: This is a long post. Bring a cup of hot cocoa and a muffin to snack on.

 

To read the post tootle over to First Novel Prize Shortlist 

Scholastic Agrees to Buy Cottage Door Press for $71 Million - Publishers Daily

See you tomorrow.

Here's a post Panzer found on the Publishers Daily site about children's book publisher.

 

While Cottage Door Press is being bought by Scholastic, the company will continue to run as an independent company.

 

Panzer says, " The founder is leaving the company."

 

Note: This is a long medium length post. Bring a cup of hot cocoa and a muffin to snack on.

 

To read the post tootle over to Scholastic 

The Missing Link - Forensic Science

Interesting.

Panzer found this Substack post on Max Houck's Forensic Science

 

The post explains the backward chain used to find a suspect. 

 

Panzer says, "Information needed for mystery writers or anybody interested in crime solving."

 

Note: This is a very, very, very long post. You'll need to decide what you want to bring to snack on. 

 

To read the post tootle over to Forensics 

100 Calls for Submissions in October 2026 - Paying markets! - Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity

Hurry on some of these markets.

Panzer's next stop was at the Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity site. There he found a post with paying markets open for submissions in October. 

 

Erica Verrillo's list has markets for fiction, nonfiction, poetry and more in numerous genres..

 

Panzer says, "Read the guidelines. Some have restrictions and some have October 1 or 2 deadlines! "

 

Note: This is a long, long, long post. You'll need to decide what you want to bring to snack on.

 

To read the post tootle over to  Calls for Submissions in October

How Thiose Personalized Generative AI Scam Emails Are Built - Writer Beware (R)

Not sent by the brightest bulb in the pack.

Today's first stop in the Catosphere for Panzer was at the Writer Beware (R) site. There with a little digging in the posts our inquisitive kitty boy found one about AI email scams.

With examples Victoria Strauss explains how the AI scam emails are built.

 

Panzer says, "Those examples are good."

 

Note: This is a long medium length post. Bring a cup of tea and a muffin to snack on..

 

To read the post tootle over to AI Scams 

49 Outstanding Writing Conferences and Workshops in October 2026 - Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity

After all that reading I need a nap.

If you're looking for something to do in October, Panzer found this post on the Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity site.

 

Erica Verrillo's list has 49 writing conferences and workshops with some online and some in-person. Some are for authors of children's books, romance novels, poetry, and more.

 

Panzer says, "October starts in one day."

 

Note: This is a long post. You'll need to decide what you want to snack on.

 

To read the post tootle over to Writing Conferences and Workshops