Free Sweet Romantic Comedy: Fetch

See you tomorrow.

For those of you who like your romances short, Panzer found this short romance at the Mazy Writes RomCom channel on YouTube.

The sweet romance Fetch is written by Mazy Morris. It's AI narrated and 1 hour 42 minutes long.

Grab your favorite beverage, sit back and enjoy the romance.

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Fetch

Free Classic Audiobook Mystery: In The Mirror of the Magistrate

First up for tonight is your mystery audiobook.

For those of you who like your mysteries short, Panzer found a Father Brown mystery at the Bitesized Audio channel on YouTube.

 

The Father Brown mystery In The Mirror of the Magistrate was written by G. K. Chesterton. It's narrated by Simon Stanhope and 51 minutes long.

 

Make a cup of tea and see if you can solve the mystery before Father Brown does.

 

To listen to the episode tootle over to Father Brown

72 Calls for Submissions in June 2024 - Paying markets - Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity

Now for a much deserved nap.

Before Panzer came home from the Catosphere today, he made a stop at the Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity site.

 

Erica Verrilla's new list of markets open for submissions in June post is up at the site. There are calls for submissions in fiction, short stories, novellas, nonfiction, poetry, essays, and translations in all genres.

 

Panzer says, "You'll need to hurry. Some of these have a June 1 submission deadline."

 

Note: This is an absolutely humongous post. You'll need to decide what to bring to snack on while you read.

To read the post tootle over to Submissions

Internet Archive Hit With DDoS Attack - PC Mag

I've got another stop to make.

Today, Panzer made a quick stop at the PCMag site. With a little digging in the posts he found one about the Internet Archive.

 

 According to Kate Irwin's post, over the Memorial Day holiday weekend the Internet Archive was shut down with a Distributed Denial of Service attack.

Panzer says, "The end of the post covers the Internet Archive's court loss for copyright infringement, too."

Note: This is a short post. You won't need a snack while you read, just a cup of tea will do.

 

To read the post tootle over to Internet Archive DD0S Attack

64 Writing Contests in June 2024 - No entry fees - Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity

This list is huge.

Today's trip into the Catosphere took Panzer to the Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity site. There our traveling kitty boy found a post about writing contests in June.

 

Erica Verrilla's list contains contests for fiction, novels, short stories, nonfiction, poetry, and plays. There are no entry fees for any of the contests she lists.

 

Panzer says, "You know the drill. Read the instructions before you submit."

 

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

 

To read the post tootle over to 64 Writing Contests in June: 

 

 

53 Great Conferences and Workshops in June 2024 - Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity

Something for everyone.

Today, Panzer made a stop at the Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity site. There he found a list of writing conferences and workshops.

 Erica Verrillo's list includes 53 writing conferences and workshops in June. There are ones for fiction, nonfiction, poetry, memoir, films, and assorted others. Some conferences and workshops are online and some are in person.

 

 Panzer says, "Be sure to read the rules before you signup. Some are short and some weeks long."

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

 

to read the post tootle over to Conferences and Workshops 

Memorial Day

 

Your Free Sunday Jigsaw Puzzle

Hint

Here's your Sunday jigsaw puzzle.

As always, remember at the puzzle site to click the square in the lower left corner to see the finished puzzle.

Have fun with this one!

To do the puzzle tootle over to That is so funny.

Free Classic Crime Movie: Whispering City

See you tomorrow.

For those of you who like classic crime Panzer found this movie on the PizzaFlix YouTube channel.

Whispering City is a 1947 black and white crime thriller movie.  It's 1+ hour long.

Get your beverage of choice, make a big bowl of popcorn and enjoy the movie.

To watch the movie tootle over to Whispering City

Free Clean Cowboy Romance Audiobook: A Cowboy's Secret Crush

There's more to come.

For those of you who prefer your romance audiobooks clean and sweet Panzer found one for you.

The sweet cowboy romance A Cowboy's Secret Crush is written by Jessie Gussman. It's narrated by Jay Dyess and 7 hours 17 minutes long.

Make a cup of tea, cover up with a blanket and enjoy this romance.

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to A Cowboy's Secret Crush

Free Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine's Fiction Podcast: The Changing Room

I'll see what else I can find for you.

For short mystery audio fans Panzer went to the Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine's Fiction Podcast.site.

 

The mystery episode The Changing Room is written and read by Sheila Rohler. It's 36 minutes long.

 

Make a cup of tea to drink while you listen to the story.

 

To listen to the episode tootle over to The Changing Room

Free Classic Mystery Radio Broadcast: Five Little Pigs

I hate when they tell who done it before you hear it.

If you like classic radio mystery, Panzer found one for you on the Old Time Radio channel on YouTube.

 

The Hercule Poirot mystery episode Five Little Pigs was written by Agatha Christie. It's 1 hour 28 minutes long. Don't read the description. It gives away the plot.

Get your favorite beverage and enjoy this radio mystery.

 

To listen to the broadcast tootle over to Three Little Pigs

Free Regency Mystery Romance Audiobook: Heiress for Hire

 

First time I'm seen one like this.

Panzer found an interesting regency romance audiobook for you on YouTube.

The regency mystery audiobook Heiress for Hire is written by Madeline Hunter. It's 9 hours 31 minutes long.

If you like a little murder mystery in your romance audiobook, then this may be just what you're looking for. Make a cup of tea, grab a blanket, lean back and enjoy the adventure.

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Heiress for Hire

Bertelsmann Releases Study on AI in the Media World - Publishers Weekly

Now. Back to important stuff. Like my kitty nap.

Panzer made a quick stop at the Publishers Weekly site. There our illustrious kitty traveler found a news post about Bartelsmann.

The company just released a report about AI's current and future impact on the media world, including publishing. The end of the post has a link to download the report.

This is a short news release, so you won't need any snacks.

To read the post tootle over to Bartelsmann AI Study

V. V. Ganeshananthan Wins the $150,000 Carol Shields Prize - Publishing Perspectives

I wonder how many were on the long list.

Panzer was taking his afternoon nap when he was shaken from his kitty bed by clapping and cheering coming from the Catosphere. Hopping in the Panzermobile, he followed all the noise to the Publishing Perspectives site. There he discovered the announcement of the winner of the Carol Shields Prize for Fiction.

 

Porter Anderson's post says V. V. Ganeshananthan's novel, Brotherless Night, won the $150,000 prize. The novel was chosen from a short list of five novels by the five jurors. The novel short list and the jurors list are included in the post.

Panzer says, "MeWOW! $150,000 would buy a lot of kitty treats."

Note: This is a medium length post. Bring a cup of tea and a chocolate chip cookie (biscuit) for your snack.

To read the post tootle over to Carol Shields Prize

European Council: The New 'AI Act' Gets Final Approval - Publishing Perspectives

This is very interesting.

Today's trip into the Catosphere took Panzer to the Publishing Perspectives site. There our traveling kitty boy found a post about the new European Council's Artificial Intelligence Act.

 

Porter Anderson's post explains the EC's AI Act, when and how it goes into effect, and the fines for AI companies' non-compliance.

 

Panzer says, "There are a lot of links included in the post at the end you might be interested to read."

 

Note: This is a humongous post. Bring a cup of tea, a muffin and two chocolate chip cookies (biscuits) for your reading snack today.

To read the post tootle over to New AI Act

Six Email (and Snail Mail) Web Scams to Avoid - Nate Hoffelder Blog

My work is finished for today.

Panzer was tootling around in the Catosphere before he started home, when he decided to stop at Nate Hoffelder's blog. With no digging at all in the posts he found one about scams you need to be aware of.

In his post Nate Hoffelder lists six scams with samples. He explains the scams and how they work.

Panzer says, "This little kitty knew about most of these, but there were a couple he hadn't seen before."

Note: This is a longish post. Bring a cup of tea and a muffin to snack on while you read.

To read the post tootle over to Six Scams to Avoid

'Kairos' Wins 2024 International Booker Prize - Publishers Weekly

That's an important prize to win.

Today, Panzer made a quick stop at the Publishers Weekly site. There he found a post about the Booker Prize.

According to John Maher's post, Jenny Erpenbeak's book Kairos won the International Booker Prize. The book was a translation from German.

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

To read the post tootle over to International Booker Prize

A Monday Panzerism

 Panzer on magical powers:

Once a day with eyes closed ...

Concentrate real hard ...

Then open eyes ...

And the sun comes up!

After all that I need a long nap.*

MeWOW!

I did it again!

This being the Center of the Universe with everybody depending on me each day is hard work.

 

 

 

 

*From Cat Wisdom for humans

Your Free Sunday Jigsaw Puzzle: How many kittens can you see?

Hint

Here's you Sunday jigsaw puzzle.

As always, remember at the puzzle site to click the square in the lower left corner to see the finished puzzle.

This one is a little harder than usual.

Have fun!

To do the puzzle tootle over to How many kittens can you see?

Free Mystery Movie: The Ghost and the Guests

See you tomorrow.

Panzer found a mystery movie for you on the Sallis65 channel on YouTube.

The comedy mystery The Ghost and the Guests is a 1943 black and white movie. It's 55 minutes long.

Get your favorite beverage, make some popcorn and enjoy the movie.

To watch the movie tootle over to The Ghost and the Guests

Free Mystery Old Time Radio Shows: The Shadow

I like these old time mystery radio shows.

If you're a fan of old time radio, Panzer found a mystery episode for you on The Primitive Library channel on YouTube.

The mystery episode The Shadow When the Grave Is Open is 26 minutes long. It's a 1947 murder mystery radio program.

Make the beverage of your choice, sit back and enjoy the program.

To listen to The Shadow episode tootle over to When the Grave Is Open

Free Billionaire Clean Romance Audiobook: The Reverse Cinderella

It's not as long as some I've found.

Here's a clean billionaire romance Panzer found on YouTube.

The Reverse Cinderella is written and narrated by Josephine Beintema. It's 4 hours 44 minutes long.

Make a cup of tea and enjoy this clean short romance.

To listen to the audiobook tootle oveer to The Reverse Cinderella

Free Mysteryrat's Maze Podcast: Voices

See you tomorrow.

If you like your mysteries short, Panzer found this one at the Mysteryrat's Maze Podcast for you.

The episode Voices is written by Nick Andreychuk and read by Larry Mattox. It's 21 minutes long including the Intro and Outro.

 

 Make a cup of tea and enjoy the story.

 

To listen to the episode tootle over to Voindreychukces

Free Cozy Murder Mystery Audiobook: Reservation With Death

Let's see what else I can find.

Panzer found a murder mystery on YouTube for your listening pleasure.

The Cozy mystery Reservation With Death is written by Diane Capri. It's 5 hours 24 minutes long.

Make a cup of tea, wrap up in a blanket and see if you can figure out who the killer is before the end.

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Reservation With Murder

Free Christian Cowboy Romance Audiobook: A Cowboy's Forever Faithful

There's more to come.

If you like your romances sweet and clean, Panzer found one for you on YouTube.

The inspirational audiobook A Cowboy's Forever Faithful is written by Jessie Gussman. It's narrated by Jay Dyess and 7 hours 27 minutes long.

Make a cup of tea, grab a warm blanket, lean back and enjoy this clean romance.

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to A Cowboy's Forever Faithful

Muder Mystery Puzzle Book Murdle Wins at the 2024 British Book Awards

You'll enjoy the puzzles.

When Panzer stopped at the Murdle Puzzle site today, there was an announcement there that the Murdle book had won a British Book Awards category. 

 

The announcement says on May 13 the 2024 British Book Awards were announced and Murdle by G.T. Karber won the Nonfiction Lifestyle and Illustrated category.

 

Panzer likes to visit the site because there's a daily free murder mystery puzzle to solve.

 

Before you do your first puzzle there, it's suggested that you try one of the mini-puzzles to see how they work. There's a link to the mini-puzzle site before the daily puzzle.

You can also join the Detective Club at the bottom of the page.

 

To visit the site and do a puzzle tootle over to Murdle

Lippman and the Lieutenant - The Rap Sheet

I watch that series in re-runs on TV.

Panzer found a fun quiz game at The Rap Sheet site.

If you're a fan of the Columbo TV series, J. Kingston Pierce has put together a twenty-one question quiz for you. There's a link to the answers included in the post.

 

 Panzer says, "Nobody would look at the answers before the quiz, right?"

 

Note: This is a short medium length post. Bring a cup of tea to drink while you answer the questions.

 

To read the post tootle over to Columbo

Alice Munro, Short Story Master and Nobel Laureate, Dies at 92 - Publishers Weekly

Today, Panzer saw the announcement at the Publishers Weekly site that short story writer Alice Munro died on May 13.

Ed Nawotka's post is a description of Alice Munro's life and writing career.

 

To read the post tootle over to Alice Munro

Contract Critique: Dashtoon - Writer Beware (R)

I get a headache and have to lay down when I get confused.

Today, Panzer made a trip to the Writer Beware (R) site. There with just a tiny bit of digging in the posts our traveling kitty pilot found one about Dashtoons.

According to Victoria Strauss' post, Dashtoon is a company which contracts for the rights to materials to sell on their platform. The material may be any type of written works or already prepared web comics. In the post she does an examination of the company's two contracts: the exclusive contract and the non-exclusive contact.

 

 Panzer says, "You'll need to read the post yourself. The contracts are too confusing for this little kitty to explain correctly them to you."

 

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

 

To read the post tootle over to Contract Critique Dashtoon

A Monday Panzerism

That stinks. What did I step in?*

Panzer on yard art:

What the neighbor's dog does in our yard is NOT yard art!

*From Cat Wisdom for humans

Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day, Mom 

 

 

Free Cozy Mystery Audiobook: Shipboard Secrets

See you tomorrow.

If you like you cozy mysteries in audiobook, Panzer found one for you on YouTube.

The clean mystery audiobook Shipboard Secrets is written by Hope Callaghan. It's 3 hours 45 minutes long.

Make a cup of tea, wrap up in a blanket and enjoy the mystery.

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Shipboard Secrets

Free Something Is Going to Happen EQMM Blog Post

See some of your favorite authors photos.

See How We Celebrate the Edgars, the Robert L. Fish Award, EQMM Readers Awards This Year: Our 2024 Photo Gallery (by Janet Hutchings)

 

To read the post tootle over to The Edgars

Free Classic Mystery Movie: A Shot In The Dark

How many murders can you have in one movie?

Panzer found a classic murder mystery movie on the PizzaFli channel on YouTube.

A Shot in the Dark is a 1935 black and white movie. It's 1 hour 9 minutes long.

Grab your favorite beverage, a bowl of popcorn and enjoy the movie.

To watch the movie tootle over to A Shot In The Dark

Free Cozy Mystery Audiobook: Chocolate Grudge

Off to Dreamland now.

For those of you who like cozy mysteries, here's one Panzer found for you.

The murder mystery Chocolate Grudge is written by Wendy Meadows. It's 3 hours 54 minutes long.

Grab your favorite beverage, a warm blanket and see if you can solve the mystery before the end.

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Chocolate Grudge

Free Sweet Small Town Romance Audiobook: The Neighbor's Secret

I'll find something else for you too.

If you like clean romances, Panzer found one for you on YouTube.

The billionaire romance The Neighbor's Secret is written by Kimberley Montpetit and narrated by Sarah Sampiro. It's 5 hours 52 minutes long.

Make a cup of tea, lean back and enjoy the romance.

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to The Neighbor's Secret

Amazon Launches Massive Six-Day Book Sale - Publishers Weekly

Interesting sale.

Today, Panzer made a stop at the Publishers Weekly site. There he found a post about an Amazon book sale.

According to the post by Sophia Stewart, Amazon is having a book sale May 15 to the 20. The sale will include adult and children's books. It will be open to everyone. The post includes a link to the Amazon site.

 

 Panzer says, "This little kitty didn't know about the sale, so his books must not be included."

Note: This is a medium length post. Bring a cup of tea to drink while you read the post.

 

To read the post tootle over to Amazon

Free Killer Nashville Magazine New Issue Online

The magazine is always interesting.

Today while tootling around in the Catosphere Panzer discovered the May issue of the Killer Nashville Magazine has been uploaded.

At the site on the right side next to the May Cover you can click the Open This Issue button to read the May issue. You can also click the Open Past Issues button to see previous months' issues. The issue contains fiction, short stories,nonfiction, interviews, book reviews, and poetry. The issue is free.

Panzer says, "If you think you have something they might be interested in publishing, scroll down the page almost to the end to read how to submit. Always read all the information before you submit anywhere."

Note: Since you'll be reading the whole issue, you'll need to decided what you want to bring to snack on.

To read the new issue tootle over to Killer Nashville Magazine

Kobo's 2024 eReaders are user repairable - liliputing*

I think my claws would get in the way trying to fix it.

Today's trip in the Catosphere took Panzer to the Liliputing site. There our inquisitive kitty boy found a post about Kobo eReaders.

 

Brad Linder's post explains about Kobo's new user repairable eReaders. The post lists the eReaders which are user repairable and the countries/regions where user repairs are supported. The option appears to be primarily for eReaders which are no longer under warranty.

 

Panzer says, "How long will it take for others to follow with this option?" 

Note: This is a medium length post. Bring a cup of tea to drink while you read.

 

To read the post tootle over to Kobo's 2024 ereaders

 

 

*A tip of the kitty fedora to Nate Hoffelder's Morning Coffee  6 May 2024 post

A Monday Panzerism

 Panzer on human indecisiveness:

Mom is always say be a good kitty.

Which do you want?*

I wish she'd make up her mind.

Which is it:

good

or 

kitty?

*From Cat Wisdom for humans

Your Free Sunday Jigsaw Puzzle:I can see in the dark. Can you?

Hint

Here's your Sunday jigsaw puzzle.

As always, remember at the puzzle site to click the square in the lower left corner to see the finished puzzle.

Have fun!

To go to the puzzle site tootle over to Jigsaw Puzzle

Free Classic Noir Mystery Movie: Star of Midnight

Your third and final one. See you tomorrow.

Panzer found tonight's noir film on the Over50andFantabulous channel.

Star of Midnight is a 1935 black and white mystery. It's 1 hour 29 minutes long.

Make a bowl of popcorn, get comfortable and enjoy.

To watch the movie tootle over to Star of Midnight

Free Regency Romance Audiobook: Annabella

Here's your second one.

For those of you who like regency romance audiobooks Panzer found one on the Starfall Publications channel for you.

The romance Annabella is written by Leah Conolly. It's 7 hours 25 minutes long.

Make a cup of tea, wrap up in a warm blanket and enjoy the romance.

Warning: This audiobook is AI narrated, so, if you don't like AI, you might want to skip this one.

To listen to the romance tootle over to Annabella

Free MysteryRat's Maze Podcast Eptsode: Squashed to Death

Here's your first one.

If you like your mysteries short, Panzer found one for you at the MysteryRat's Maze Podcast site.

The episode Squashed to Death was written by Charlotte Morgani. It's read by Donna Beavers and 7 minutes long.

 

 Make a cup of cocoa, sit back and listen to this short story.

 

 Enjoy!

 

To listen to the podcast tootle over to Squashed to Death

Free Classic Hercule Poirot Mystery Radio Broadcast: Peril at End House

Remember: Don't read it.

Here's a radio broadcast Panzer found on the Old Time Radio channel.

 

The murder mystery novel The Peril at End House was written by Agatha Christie. It's 2 hours 19 minutes long.

 

 Get the beverage of your choice, sit back and enjoy the mystery.

Warning: DO NOT read the description of the episode. It gives away the whole plot including the ending.

 

To listen to the broadcast tootle over to Classic Mystery Radio

Free Classic Mystery Audio: The Wisdom of Father Brown - The Purple Wig

Not finished yet. Still looking.

For those of you who like your mysteries short Panzer found a classic for you on the Tales Aloud channel on YouTube.

 

The short story The Wisdom of Father Brown - The Purple Wig was written by G.K. Chesterton. It's 32 minutes long.

 

Make a cup of cocoa and see if you can solve the mystery before Father Brown.

 

To listen to the audio tootle over to The Wisdom of Father Brown

Free Clean Romance Audiobook: The Jilted Bride's Billionaire Husband

Let's see what else I can find.

For the romance audiobook lovers here Panzer found one for you on YouTube.

 

The Jilted Bride's Billionaire Husband is a clean cowboy romance written by Bree Livingston. It's narrated by Lorena Hoopes and 5 hours 48 minutes long.

 

Make a cup of tea, cover up with a warm blanket and enjoy the romance.

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Romance Audiobook

Mystery Writers of America celebrates 2024 Edgar Award Winners - Publishers Weekly

Repeat after me: Mystery writers are funny.

Today on his daily tootle in the Catosphere, Panzer visited the Publishers Weekly site. There in keeping with this week's mystery awards announcements, he discovered the Mystery Writers of America (MWA) announced the 2024 Edgar winners last night.

In addition to listing the winners in the fifteen categories, Lenny Picker's post has excerpts from the winners' acceptance speeches. These prove that writers who kill people (on paper) have a sense of humor.

Panzer says, "It looks like they had a lot of fun at the awards ceremony." 

Note: This is a long post. Bring a cup of tea, a blueberry muffin and a chocolate chip cookie (biscuit) to snack on while you read.

To read the post tootle over to Edgar Award Winners

Agatha Acclamation - The Rap Sheet

Recognize any of these names? I do again.

While Panzer was tootling around in the Catosphere, he decided to make a stop at The Rap Sheet site. There he found another announcement about this year's writing awards. This time the awards are the Agatha Awards, named for Agatha Christie.

 

In addition to the winners in each of the six categories, J. Kingston Pierce's post lists each of the nominees as well.

 

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

 

To read the post tootle over to Agatha Awards