Free to Listen Cozy Mystery: There's a Murder Afoot

Now for a nap.

Panzer found today's myatery on the Cozy Mystery Audio channel on Youtube.

 

There's a Murder Afoot is written by Vicki Delay. It's narrated by Kim Hicks and 8 hours 50 minutes long.

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Cozy Mystery Audiobook

Free to Listen Cowboy Clean Romance: Rhett's Makeo-Believe Marriage

I'll find a mystery for you now.

Here's a cowboy romance Panzer found on the Feel Good Fiction channel on Youtube.

 

Rhett's Make-Believe Marriage was written by Liz Isaacson. It's 6 hours 57 minutes long.

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Cowboy Clean Romance Audiobook 

Free to Listen Romantasy Audiobook: Song and Tide

It's got mermaids.

If you like romance in your dark fantasy, Panzer found this one on the Urban Epics channel on Youtube.

 

Song and Tide is written by D. S. Murphy. It's 6 hours 38 minutes long.

 

 To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Romantasy Audiobook

Ghostwriting Industry Group Releases AI 'Best Practices' - Publishers Daily

 

Back tomorrow.

Here's today's news about AI help and generated writing Panzer found at the Publishers Daily site.

 

According to Sam Stratford's post, a professional ghost writers group released a paper on AI 'Best Practices' for members use. Included in the post are links to more information about their work.

 

Panzer says, "Can they or can't they use it?" 

 

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

 

To read the post trundle over to Ghostwriting Group

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