Friday, June 26, 2026

Free to Listen Hockey Clean Romance Audiobook:The Romance Playbook

Contains a link to the rom-com clean hockey romance audiobook The Romance Playbook.
I'll see you tomorrow.
If you like rom-com, Panzer found this one on the author's channel on Youtube.

The Romance Playbook is written by Liwen Y. Ho. It's 1 hour 4 minutes long.
 
To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Rom-Com Hockey Romance

Free to Listen Cozy Mystery Audiobook: The Dinner Lady Detectives

Post contains a link to the cozy mystery audiobook The Dinner Lady Detectives.
Be back in a few minutes.
If you like lady detectives in your mysteries, Panzer found this audiobook on the Cozy Mystery Audiobooks channel on Youtube.
 
The Dinner Lady Detectives is written by Hannah Hendy. It's 7 hours 33 minutes long. 
 
To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Cozy Mystery Audiobook

Thursday, June 25, 2026

30 Great Writing Conferences and Workshops in July 2026 - Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity

 
Contains a link to a post which has 30 writing conferences and workshops happening in July.
I'm a cat. Napping is what we do.
Panzer's final in the Catosphere today was at the Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity site.
 
Erica Verrillo posted a list there of 30 writing conferences and workshops. There's information here about fiction, nonfiction, and poetry writing as well as marketing, publishing and more.
 
Panzer says, "Be sure to read the deadlines."
 
Note: This is a long post. You can decide what to bring to snack on.
 
To read the post tootle over to Writing Conferences and Workshops

Ingram, ALA Announce Leadership Cohort Program - Press Release on Publishers Daily

A link to the announcement of a new leadership program for librarians.
I love the library. It's really cool inside.
While at Publishers Daily site Panzer found another press release. This one is about Ingram and the ALA starting a leadership program for librarians.
 
Note: This is a very short post. You don't need to bring anything to snack on.
 
To read the press release tootle over to Ingram Library Services

Marc DeBevoise Appointed OverDrive CEO - Press Release on Publishers Daily

Post has a link to a press release announcement about OverDrive's new CEO.
OverDrive works with libraries.
With a little digging in the news section at the Publishers Daily site Panzer found a press release about OverDrive getting a new CEO.
 
Note: It's a very short post. You won't need to bring anything to snack on.
 
To read the press release tootle over to OverDrive 

3 ways Book insights helps you get more from your reading - Google Blog The Keyword

 
Link to a post about the Google Book insight feature and how to use it.
Another hot day.
Panzer's last stop today was at the Google Blog.
 
Our inquisitive kitty found a post about Google's Book insight feature and how to use it. The post includes links to free ebooks so you can test the feature.
 
Note: This is a long post because of the examples. Bring a cold glass of lemonade and two sugar cookies (biscuits) to snack on.
 
To read the post tootle over to Google Play 

Short story prize clears winners of AI allegations after month-long review - The Independent

Contains a link to a post at The Independent about the investigation by the Commonwealth Short Story prize after allegations all the winners were AI generated.
Think before you say something.
Panzer's second stop today was at The Independent site.
 
There he found a post about the Commonwealth short story prize winners. After investigation of online speculation about the stories being AI-generated, it's been determined that's not true. Several links to other information are included in the post.
 
Panzer says, "This little kitty did wonder why humans were saying all the stories were AI-generated."
 
Note: This is a long post. You'll need to decide what you want to bring to snack on. 
 
To read the post tootle over to Commonwealth Prize 
 

Commending the Best of This Genre - The Rap Sheet

A link to a post about the shortlist for the Theakston Old Peculiar Crime Novel Award.
How many have you read?
First stop in the Catosphere for Panzer today was at The Rap Sheet site.
 
J. Kingston Pierce's post lists the shortlist for the Theakston Old Peculiar Crime Novel Award. The post also includes the winner and nominees for the Lamda Literary Best Mystery category.
 
Panzer says, "The post has a link for readers to vote for their favorite crime novel on the shortlist.  Voting closes July 16."
 
 Note: This is a short post. Bring a glass of lemonade to drink.
 
To read the post tootle over to Genre 

Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Revealing Fingerprints - The Rap Sheet

Post contains a link to The Rap Sheet site and a post about the winners and nominees for the Capital Crime Festival Fingerprint Awards.
It is so hot today.
Panzer's last stop today was at The Rap Sheet site. There our traveling kitty boy found a post about the Capital Crime Festival 2026 Fingerprint Awards.
 
J. Kingston Pierce's post lists the winners and nominees in each of the eight Fingerprint Award categories.
 
Panzer says, "I recognize some names on the list. Do you?" 
 
Note: This is a short-medium length post. Bring a glass of iced tea to drink. 
 
To read the post tootle over to Fingerprints 

Killer Nashville Magazine Update

Post contains a link to go to the Killer Nashville Magazine to read excerpts from the July issue.
You'll have to buy it now to see everything..
Panzer made a stop at the Killer Nashville Magazine site. 
 
At the site he discovered an updated version of the July issue. It contain the interview and four writers' craft articles of which one is listed as new.
 
You'll also find links to purchase the magazine at online stores. Panzer checked all the stores and the issue price is listed as $5.99.
 
To read the excerpts from the magazine tootle over to Killer Nashville Magazine

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