Shortlist Revealed for the U.K.'s 2026 Women's Prize for Fiction - Publishing Perspectives

It's been a long afternoon.

Moving across the Catosphere from Youtube to the Publishing Perspectives site, Panzer found a post about the U.K.'s Women's Prize for Fiction.

 

Andrew Albanese's post lists the six shortlisted novels, the judges and some of  the history of the prize. 

 

Panzer says, "An interesting collection of books on the shortlist."

 

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

 

To read the post tootle over to 

 

 

Tara French in conversation with Jamie Lee Curtis at Live Talks Los Angeles

Interesting.

Instead of waiting until Saturday to post this, Panzer decided to do it today.

 

While he's covering LA news, Panzer found this interview with author Tara French at Live Talks Los Angeles. Tara French is the author of The Searcher. 

  

To watch the interview tootle over to Author Interview 

LA Times Book Prize Winners: Mystery/Thriller Category - Mystery Fanfare

She's got all the covers there to see.

At the Mystery Fanfare site Janet Rudolph posted the winner and nominees in the Mystery/Thriller category of the LA Times Book Prizes. 

 

She also included a link to see all the winners and nominees in the other categories.

 

Note: This is a short post. You won't need to bring anthing to snack on. 

 

To read the post tootle over to LA Times Prize Winner 

BookCon 2026: Where Fans Reign Supreme? - Publishers Daily

Watch where you're walking.

On his stop at the Publishers Daily site today Panzer learned after missing six years BookCon is back.

 

According to Iyana Jones and Sam Stratford's post, BookCon was a huge book sales success for publishers. However, some fan attendees weren't happy with the lack of crowd control or attendee ticket checking.

 

Panzer says, "So many people there, but nobody to make sure you know whose tail didn't get stepped on. Not good planning." 

 

Note:This is a long post. Bring a cup of cocoa, three chocolate chip cookies (biscuits), and a chocolate brownie. (You can never have to much chocolate.)

 

To read the post tootle over to BookCon 2026 

Killer Nashville Magazine Drip Drip Drip Content Update

Don't get your paws wet.

Panzer made a quick stop at the Killer Nashville Magazine site. 

 

There he discovered the weekly leaky faucet drop of new content.

 

This time the material consist of two writing craft features.

 

To read the new content trundle over to Killer Nashville Magazine 

Panzerism

Panzer on board games:

 

I love playing checkers with Mom and What's His Name.

 

Especially that part where the noble jungle kitty sneaks through the tall carpet grass.

 

He waits patiently.

 

He slithers forward ...

 

and ...

 

You're free! Fly away!*

pounces on the checker board where all the plastic pieces take flight

 

like ...

 

a herd of butterflies.

 

 

 

 

 

*From Cat Wisdom for humans 

New Puzzle: What? It's mine.

Hint

Here's today's jigsaw puzzle: What? It's mine.

 

Remember at the puzzle site click the square in the lower left corner at any time to see the finished puzzle.

 

Have fun.

 

To do the puzzle trundle over to Cat Jigsaw Puzzle

Free to Watch Classic Mystery Movie: The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes

Who was Sherlock Holmes? Ask GPT.

Here's this weekend's classic mystery movie Panzer found on the Cult Cinema Classics channel on Youtube.

 

The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes is a 1935 black and white classic movie. It's 1 hour 23 minutes long.

 

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

 

To watch the movie trundle over to Classic Sherlock Holmes Movie 

Free to Listen Romantasy Audiobook: My Queendom for a Horse

I'll find a movie for you now.

Panzer found this enemies to lovers romantasy on the author's channel on Youtube.

 

The horse shifter audiobook My Queendom for a Horse is written by Bridget E. Baker. It's narrated by Cindy Gunderson and 9 hours 31 minutes long.

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Romantasy Audiobook

Free to Listen Clean Romance Audiobook: down but not out

See you tomorrow.

Panzer found this clean romance on the author's Youtube channel.

 

down but not out is written by B.E. Baker. It's narrated by Jennifer Jill Araya and 9 hours 47 minutes long.

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Clean Romance Audiobook