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

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

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

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

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

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 

Library Orgs Urge Big Five to Address Digital Pricing - Publishers Daily

Publishers are in it for the money.

Today, Panzer's first stop in the Catosphere was at the Publishers Daily site. There with just a little digging in the posts our inquisitive kitty boy found one about library organizations and the big five publishers.

 

Nathalie op de Beeck's post quotes extensively from the representatives of library groups in the U.S. and Canada about the high costs of licensing digital products. The library organizations would like to meet with publishing representatives to discus the pricing at sustainable levels for libraries.

 

Panzer says, "It's important to have ebooks and audiobooks available in libraries for patrons to read and listen to."

 

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

 

To read the post tootle over to Digital Pricing 

A Panzerism

 Panzer on giving to charity for the greater good:

 

Mom told me she and What's His Name are going to a charity auction tonight. She said all the money raised will go to take care of retired greyhounds. 

 

She said it's a good cause ... And ... That humans always support good causes.

 

So ... after thinking about it a while ... 

I want to start a charity for retired cats.

 

I'll be waiting by the mailbox.*

You humans won't even have to leave home.

 

Just mail me your check, cash or catnip.

 

On second thought ... Just send the catnip. 

 

 

 

 

 

*From Cat Wisdom for humans 

 

New Puzzle:Like my flower garden?

Hint

Here's today's jigsaw puzzle. 

 

At the puzzle site if you want to see the finished puzzle, click the square in the lower left corn.

 

This one is a real challenge.

 

Have fun!

 

To do the puzzle trundle over to Cat Jigsaw Puzzle 

Free to Watch Classic Mystery Movie: The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes Greatest Case

I definitely deserve a nap.

Panzer found this Sherlock Holmes classic movie on the Retro Power channel on Youtube.

 

It's a 1932 black and white kidnapping mystery movie. It's 1 hour 13 minutes long.

 

Make a pizza, grab your beverage of choice and enjoy the movie.

 

To watch the movie trundle over to Classic Mystery Movie

Free to Listen Fantasy Audiobook: The Prisoner of Tardalim

23+ hours is a long time.

For those of you who like fantasy adventure, Panzer found this one on the Epic Fantasy Audiobooks channel on Youtube.

 

The Prisoner of Tardalim is written by Dan Zangari and Robert Zangari. It's read by Michael Kramer and is 23 hours 40 minutes long.

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Fantasy Audiobook