Free to Watch Classic Mystery Movie: The Thirteenth Hour

Save me some popcorn.

Here's your classic noir movie Panzer found on the Criminal Encounters channel on Youtube. 

 

The Thirteenth Hour is a 1947 black and white suspense movie. It's 1 hour 5 minutes long.

 

Make some popcorn, grab your favorite beverage and enjoy the movie. 

 

To watch the movie tootle over to Classic Film Noir 

Free to Listen BBC Radio Drama:Appleby's End

I'll be back.

Here's a vintage crime drama Panzer found on the Radio Drama Story channel on Youtube.

 

Appleby's End is BBC Radio Drama. It''s 1 hour 59 minutes long.

 

 It's a Golden Age Crime drama with the mansion, the hidden secrets and the old crime for the detective to solve.

  

To listen to the episode tootle over to BBC Radio Drama 

Free to Listen Regency Romance: A Bachelor's Lessons in Love

There's more for you.

If you're a regency romance fan, Panzer found this one on the author's channel on Youtube.

 

A Bachelor's Lessons in Love is written by Sally Britton. It's 8 hours 57 minutes long.

 

 Note: This has ads.

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Romance Audiobook 

Free to Listen Sweet Romance Audiobook - You're Still the One

See you tomorrow.

If you're looking for a little romcom, here's one Panzer found on the author's channel on Youtube.

 

You're Still the One is written by Victorine E. Lieske. It's narrated by Liz Krane and 7 hours 23 minutes long.

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Sweet Romance 

Free to Listen Cozy Mystery Audiobook: Kittyzen's Arrest

The stuff I go through for you. You owe me big time.

If you like small town mysteries with talking pets, Panzer found this one on the author's channel on Youtube.

 

 Kittyzen's Arrest is written by Addison Moore. It's 5 hours 30 minutes long.

 

 To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Cozy Mystery 

59 Calls for Submissions in February 2026 - Paying Markets - Publishing ... and Other Forms of insanity

Another long day.

At the Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity site Panzer found a post about writing markets open for submissions in February.

 

Erica Verrillo's list includes markets for fiction, short stories, nonfiction and poetry. All are paying markets.

 

Panzer says, "Some have restrictions, so read the submission guidelines."

 

Note: This is a long post. You decide what you want to bring to snack on.

 

To read the post tootle over to Calls for Submissions

The London Book Fair Announces Plan to Move to Excel in 2027 - Publishing Perspectives

It's not really that far away.

Today's first stop in the Catosphere for Panzer was at the Publishing Perspectives site. There he discovered a post about the London Book Fair.

 

According to Andrew Richard Albanese's post, the London Book Fair will move to the Excel Center in 2027. The new site has a larger capacity and wi-fi among other improvements.

 

 Panzer says, "Wi-Fi is necessary now."

 

Note: This is a medium length post. Bring a cup of tea and a muffin to snack on.

 

To read the post tootle over to London Book Fair to

Glencaire Crystal Crime Short Story Competition

You've got time to write for the competition.

Panzer discovered the annual Glencairn Crystal Crime Short Story Competition is open for submissions.

 

The competition is open to short crime fiction under 2,000 words. The theme is the main character must be from Scotland. (Remember Bloody Scotland International Crime Writing Festival) The competition closes March 31.

 

The Glencaire Crystal site has all the submission rules.

 

To read the competition rules tootle over to Crime Short Story Competition

Watson, Chien, Smith Win 2026 Newberry, A, Printz Awards - Publishers Weekly

After all this I need a nap.

Panzer found this post on the Publishers Weekly site. It's a compilation of several award competitions.

 

The post contains award winner information from Emma Kantor, Iyana Jones and Nathalia op de Beeck. It includes information about several winners of awards other than those listed above.

 

 Panzer says, "This little kitty didn't know there were so many awards available."

 

 Note: This is a very, very, very long post. You might want to bring you dinner for this one.

 

To read the post tootle over to Awards

Killer Nashville Magazine Online Update

Each week they add to it.

The final online update for the January issue of the Killer Nashville Magazine is posted now.

 

A new writers craft article, short story, flash fiction, and poem have been added.

 

To read the new additions tootle over to January Killer Nashville Magazine