Wednesday, March 18, 2026

6 New Literary Agents Actively Seeking YA and Adult Fiction, Fantasy, LGBTQ, Nonfiction, Cookbooks, Thrillers and more!

The site Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity has a list of six new agents looking for writers to represent.
It's been a long day.
Panzer's last stop was at the Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity site. There our kitty pilot found a post about literary agents looking for new clients.
 
Erica Verrillo's list contains six new agents looking for writers to represent. There's a bio for each agent on the list. Before submitting be sure to read it.
 
Panzer says, "There's a wide variety of genres represented."
 
Note: This is a long list. You'll need to decide what you want to bring to snack on.
 
To read the post tootle over to  6 New Literary Agents

Book Output Topped Four Million in 2025 - Publishers Daily

Four million books were published in 2025 with the majority being self-published.
I'm not the only little kitty who wants to know.
Panzer's next stop was at the Publishers Daily site. 
 
According to Jim Milliot's post, the number of books published in 2025 jumped to 4 million. The majority of these books were self-published.
 
 Panzer says, "Hmm ... This little kitty wants to know, how many of those were AI slop?"
 
 Note: This is a long post. Bring a cup of tea and a brownie for a snack.
 
To read the post tootle over to Book Output in 2025 

Barry Tough Choices - The Rap Sheet

The Barry Awards are voted on by the readers of the Deadly Pleasures Mystery Magazine.
Recognize anybody on the list?
On today's trip into the Catosphere Panzer's first stop was at The Rap Sheet.
 
 J. Kingston Pierce's post at the site lists the nominees in the four categories for the Barry Awards. The winners are picked by the Deadly Pleasures readers.
 
 Panzer says, "If you're a subscriber, the post includes a link to vote."
 
 Note: This is a medium length post. Bring a cup of tea and two chocolate chip cookies (biscuits) for a snack.
 
To read the post tootle over to Barry Nominees 

Monday, March 16, 2026

Tomorrow? Well, Tomorrow 'Tis A Great Day for the Irish' - Jerry's House of Everything

To prepare for St. Patrick's Day Panzer was tootling around in the Catosphere. 
 
He stopped in at the Jerry's House of Everything site and found a post that has a whole list of Irish songs for St. Patrick's Day with links. There's happy songs, sad songs, and all the songs in between.
 
 Have fun listening.
 
To read the post tootle over to St. Patrick's Day 

A Panzerism

Panzer on developing your cat's personality through games:
 
A Monday Panzerism: Panzer on developing your cat's personality through games:
Let's try it and see.*
No ...
 
I don't want to play a game of chase the wadded up paper ball.
 
Now ... 
 
A game of ambush Mom's ankles might be kind of fun, though.
 
 
 
 
*From Cat Wisdom for humans

Sunday, March 15, 2026

New Puzzle:Pick me up NOW!

Pick me up NOW! is a kitten staring up at a human demanding to be picked up jigsaw puzzle.
Hint
Here's today's jigsaw puzzle.
 
To see the finished puzzle while you work click the square in the lower left corner.
 
This one is quite a challenge.
 
Have fun.
 
To do the puzzle tootle over to Pick me up NOW!

Free to Watch Classic Mystery Movie: Tomorrow at Seven

Tomorrow at Seven is a 1933 black and white mystery movie.
It's been a long week.
Here's today's classic movie Panzer found on the Old Movie channel on Youtube.
 
Tomorrow at Seven is a 1933 black and white mystery movie. It's 1 hour 1 minute long.
 
Make some popcorn, grab a glass of your favorite beverage and enjoy this classic movie.
 
To watch the movie tootle over to Classic Movie 

Free to Listen BBC Radio Drama: Neighborhood Watch

Neighborhood Watch is a Classic BBC Radio Drama.
I'm sure I can find more for you.
Here's a  classic BBC Radio Drama Panzer found on the JR The Old Radio Cat channel on Youtube.
 
Neighborhood Watch is 1 hour 10 minutes long.
 
To listen to the episode tootle over to BBC Radio Drama 

Free to Listen Historical Romance: An Unlikely Countess

An Unlikely Countess is an historical romance audiobook.
I'll see what else I can find for you.
Panzer sound this romance on the Gilded Era Secrets channel on Youtube.
 
An Unlikely Countess is written by Jo Beverley. It's 11 hours 35 minutes long.
 
To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Historical Romance Audiobook 

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