Friday, June 5, 2026

Free to Listen Cozy Murder Mystery Audiobook: Knitted & Knifed

 
I'll be back tomorrow.
If you like cozy mystery with cats, Panzer found this one on the Free Cozy Mystery channel on Youtube.
 
Knitted and Knifed is written by Tracy Drew. It's 6 hours 36 minutes long.
 
To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Cozy Murder Mystery 

Free to Listen Small Town Clean Romance Audiobook: Adam

Post contains a link to the audiobook Adam. A Small Town Clean Romance.
It's Friday! Here comes the weekend! In the USA anyway.
If you like small town romance, Panzer found this one on the author's channel on Youtube.
 
The clean romance Adam is written by Chris Keniston. It's 4 hours 40 minutes long. 
 
To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Small Town Romance

Thursday, June 4, 2026

Bloody Scotland Events Program Available

Post contains a link to the program for September's Bloody Scotland International Crime Writing Festival. There are both online and in-person events at the Festival.
Bloody Scotland is always a lot of fun.
Panzer's last stop today was at the Bloody Scotland International Crime Writing Festival site.
 
The program for September's Bloody Scotland is available at the site. At the site if you click the View Our Program you'll be taken to a flip book site. If instead you scroll down the page, you'll see all the events. If you click the button under an event, you'll be taken to see the ticket costs. Some of the events are online only.
 
To see the events at Bloody Scotland tootle over to Events Program 
 
 

Storytel Group receives conditional approval for listing on Nasdaq Stockholm

Link to a press release announcing Storytel will begin being traded on the Nasdaq Stockholm on June 8.
They're moving.
At the Storytel News site Panzer found a press release.
 
The press release states Storytel will begin trading on the Nasdaq Stockholm on June 8.
 
Note: This is a long post because it contains information about the Storytel Group's move to the the Nasdaq Stockholm, the steps necessary to do the move and information about the Group.
 
To read the post tootle over to Storytel Group 

Everand, Fable Launch Combined Subscription - Publishers Weekly

A link to a post about Everand and Fables combined subscription service launch for ebooks and audiobooks. It's still in beta.
Everand acquired Fable a few months ago.
Today Panzer stopped in at the Publishers Weekly site. There our inquisitive kitty pilot found a post about Everand and Fable.
 
According to the post, Everand and Fable are launching a subscription service for their ebooks and audiobooks. The low-end tier will be $11.99 per month and increase through two more tiers.
 
 Panzer says, "I wonder how many different genres of ebooks they have."
 
Note: This is a short-medium length post. Bring a cup of tea to drink. 
 
To read the post tootle over to Everand and Fable 

Wednesday, June 3, 2026

Around the World, Reading Is Becoming More Social - Publishers Weekly

A link to a post about how readers making reading a social experience.
Cats need a lot of naps to stay healthy.
Panzer's last stop today was at the Publishers Weekly site. There he discovered a post about international readers.
  
The post addresses how readers are forming reading groups to discuss what books and genres they're reading. The post also discusses what platforms readers are using.
 
 Panzer says, "This little kitty didn't know about any of this."
 
Note: This is a very long post. You'll need to decide what to bring to snack on.
 
To read the post tootle over to Reading 

Yap Seizes the Bland Prize - The Rap Sheet

Contains a link to an announcement about the winner and five runner-ups for the Eleanor Taylor Bland Crime Writers of Color Award.
A lot of writing prize announcements recently.
Panzer's next stop was at The Rap Sheet site.
 
J.Kingston Pierce's post lists the winner and five runner-ups in the Sisters in Crime 2026 Eleanor Taylor Bland Crime Fiction Writers of Color award. The post includes links to other information.
 
Note: This is a medium length post. Bring a cup of tea to drink.
 
To read the post trundle over to Bland Prize 

2026 Locus Award Winners

Post contains a link to the Locus Magazine Blog site where an announcement of the winners and nominees in the 18 categories of the Awards are listed.
It's a huge list.
Today Panzer stopped in at the Locus Magazine Blog. If you're a science fiction, fantasy or horror fan you're probably familiar with Locus.
 
The Locus Science Fiction Foundation 2026 Locus Awards winners and the nominees in each of the 18 categories are listed at the site. The categories cover fiction, non-fiction, illustrators, editors, and publishers.
 
To read the post tootle over to Locus Awards Winners/ 

Prevailing Canucks - The Rap Sheet

Contains a link to a post with the winners and nominees of the 2026 Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence in Canadian Crime Writing.
See you tomorrow.
Today's last stop for Panzer was at The Rap Sheet site. 
 
J. Kingston Pierce's post lists the winners and nominees in each of the nine categories of the 2026 Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence in Canadian Crime Writing.
 
Panzer says, "There are a lot of great Canadian crime writers."
 
Note: This is a short-medium length post. Bring a cup of tea to drink.
 
To read the post tootle over to Winners 

Deeper reading insights unlocked: Rakuten Kobo and StoryGraph announce integration - Rakuten Kobo Blog

A link to an announcement posted at the Rakuten Kobo Blog about their integretion with StoryGraph.
There's a lot more to StoryGraph.
Panzer's next stop was at the Rakuten Kobo Blog. There he discovered a post about Kobo's and StoryGraph's integration.
 
By adding StoryGraph to Kobo readers can now track their reading genre choices, reading speeds, and more. The post includes a section explaining how StoryGraph works with Kobo.
 
To read the post tootle over to Kobo and Storygraph 

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