Free to Watch Classic Mystery Movie: Before Midnight

See you tomorrow.

It must be Saturday because Panzer found a classic mystery movie on the Hastings Mystery Theater channel on Youtube.

 

The murder mystery Before Midnight is a 1933 black and white movie. It's 1 hour 10 minutes long.

 

Make some popcorn or a pizza, grab your beverage of choice and enjoy this crime drama.

 

To watch the movie tootle over to Classic Murder Mystery Movie 

Free to Listen Short Story: Private Water

The story is 100 years old.

Here's a 1920s short story Panzer found on the Bitesized Audio Classics channel on Youtube.

 

Private Water was written by A. J. Alan. It's performed for Bitesized Audio Classics by Simon Stanhope and 21 minutes long.

 

The story appeared first in the 1920s read by the author on BBC radio. 

 

To listen to the audio tootle oer to Classic 1920s Short Story 

Free to Listen Small Town Romance Audiobook: Just Can't Fall for the Enemy

It has two voices.

Here's a small town romance Panzer found on the author's channel on Youtube.

 

The romcom Just Can't Fall for the Enemy is written by Sasha Hart. It's 5 hours 22 minutes long.

 

This audiobook is just the right length for jogging or yard work or doing errands listening.

 

Note: It is AI narrated.

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Small Town Romance Audiobook 

Introducing GPT - 5 - OpenAI

Are you ready for the new update?

For those of you interested in OpenAI's GPT Panzer found the company's Youtube video about the new GPT - 5 update. It was released yesterday.

 

To watch the the announcement and demonstrations video tootle over to GPT 5 

Free to Listen Paranormal Mystery Audiobook: Moonlight & Mayhem

I looked low and I found this one.

If you like ghostly haunting in your cozy mystery, Panzer found this one on the author's channel on Youtube.

 

Moonlight and Mayhem is written by Wynn Valentine. It's 4 hours 34 minutes long.

 

This one is short enough you can listen to it while you do you yardwork.

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Cozy Paranormal Mystery 

Free to Listen Mail Order Bride Audiobook: The Ordered Wife

I looked high and found this.

For the lovers of mail order bride romances Panzer found this one on the author's channel on Youtube.

 

The historical western romance The Ordered Wife is written by Shelfie Bennet. It's 5 hours 23 minutes long.

 

This is perfect listening while you're doing yardwork or errands. 

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Mail Order Bride 

Kobo eReaders Getting New Optional Screen Reader Feature - The eBook Reader Blog

For Europe only.

Panzer found this post about the Kobo eReader at The eBook Reader blog.

 

Nathan Groezinger's post describes the new reader accessibility features being added to the Kobo eReader. The changes will only be available in Europe. The post contains links to other sources for information about the new features.

 

Panzer says, "The post has a direct link to the help page site for complete information."

 

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

 

To read the post tootle over to Kobo eReaders 

Call for Articles: Mystery Readers Journal: Northern California Issue (41:3) - Mystery Fanfare

A list of future issue needs is there too.

Panzer made a quick stop at the Mystery Fanfare site where he discovered the Mystery Readers Journal is still open for submissions.

 

According to the post, they're accepting articles, reviews and author essays. All must be tied into California. Submission deadline is September 1.

 

Panzer says, "There's complete information at the site."

 

To read the post tootle over to Call for Articles 

Spotify's 'Audiobooks Plus,' Tested in World Markets, Arrives in the States - Publishing Perspectives

Didn't take long to get here.

Panzer's first stop in the Catosphere today was at the Publishing Perspectives site. There our inquisitive kitty boy found a post about Spotify's Audiobooks Plus service. .Panzer told you about the expanded service last month.

 

According to Porter Anderson's post, Spotify's Audiobooks Plus is now available in the U.S. to Premium subscribers. The post includes links to more information about Spotify's service and the audiobook market.

 

Panzer says, "It was just a few weeks ago this little kitty told you about the initial tests."

 

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

 

To read the post tootle over to Spotify's Audiobooks Plus

To read Panzer's last month post tootle over to Spotify Expanded Service

Bloody Scotland International Crime Writing Festival Program

That's a great line-up of authors to be presenters.

While he was traveling around in the Catosphere today Panzer made a quick stop at the Bloody Scotland site. With no digging at all in the posts he discovered the program for the festival.

 

The program lists all the presenters, the title of the presentation, whether or not the presentation is in-person or online and how much tickets cost.

 

To read the program tootle over to Bloody Scotland