New Puzzle:Pick me up NOW!

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

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

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

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 

Free to Listen Small Town Romance:The Bakery on the Cove

Finally, nap time.

In keeping with today's small town theme Panzer found this small town romance on the author's channel on Youtube.

 

The Bakery on the Cove is written by Wendy Meadows. It's 5 hours 13 minutes long. 

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Small Town Romance 

Free to Listen Cozy Mystery: Mint and Murder

Cozy is always good.

Here's today's cozy mystery Panzer found for you on the author's channel on Youtube.

 

The small town mystery Mint and Murder is written by Carly Winter. It's 5 hours 21 minutes long.

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Cozy Mystery

London Book Fair 2026: Isolarii's Avant-Garde Ambitions Get Bigger - Publishers Daily

Interesting company.

Panzer found this post about publisher Isolarii on the Publishers Daily site. 

 

Ed Nawotka's post gives a brief history of Isolarii, what they're doing currently and they're plans for the future. There's a link to Isolarii's site included in the post.

 

Panzer says, "Hmm ... Turns out they're more than a publisher."

 

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

 

To read the post tootle over to Isolarii 

Exploring New Revenue Opportunities Through Licensng - Publishing Perspectives

Mom says it's an untapped revenue stream.

Here's an interesting post Panzer found on the Publishing Perspectives site about book IP licensing.

 

The post is about a discussion presented at the London Book Fair about the publishers need to pursue licensing agreements for their books. Included in the post is a link to a report with information on this subject.

 

Panzer says, "Licensing contracts for books' releases in other countries is important."

 

Note: This is a medium length post. Bring a cup of tea and a cookie (biscuit) for today's snack.

 

To read the post tootle over to Revenue Through Licensing 

Carla Hayden to Receive 2026 Biblio Award from BIO - Biographers International Organization

It's a nice award.

Panzer stopped in at the Biographers International Organization site.

 

With no digging in the posts there, he found an announcement that the 2026 Biblio Award is going to Carla Hayden.

 

Note: This is a long-medium length post. Bring a cup of tea and two chocolate chip cookies (biscuits) to snack on.

To read the post tootle over to Biblio Award 

Publishers Charges Anna's Archive with Copyright Infringement - Publishers Weekly

They're everywhere.

Here's an interesting post Panzer found at the Publishers Weekly site.

 

According to the post by Jim Milliot, publishers have found another pirate site selling access to books for AI training.

 

Panzer says, "They're everywhere. They're like cockroaches. You can't kill them."

  

Note: This is a long medium length post. Bring a cup of tea and three chocolate chip cookies (biscuits) to snack on.

 

To read the post tootle over to Anna's Archive