Free Classic Noir Mystery Movie: Kansas City Confidential

See you tomorrow.

If you've been waiting for your mystery movie, Panzer found one on the DK Classic channel.

The classic movie Kansas City Confidential is 1 hour 39 minutes long. It's a 1950 black and white crime movie.

Grab your beverage of choice, make some popcorn and enjoy this week's movie.

 

Have fun!

To watch the movie tootle over to Kansas City Confidential

Free Time Travel Romance Audiobook: Running Out of Time

Just imagine traveling through time.

For those of you who like time travel romances Panzer found one on Youtube.

The romance Running Out of Time is written by Angie Stanton. It's narrated by Cole Eubanks and 11 hours 58 minutes long.

Make a pot of tea, grab a dozen cookies, get comfortable, and enjoy this romance.

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Time Travel Romance

Free Old Time Classic Radio Mystery: Death Wish

Remember, this is old time radio.

For those of you who like your mystery short and classic Panzer found this one on the Old Time Radio DVD channel on YouTube.

Death Wish is a Boston Blackie classic radio mystery. It's 26 minutes long.

 

Make a cup of tea and enjoy the twists and turns in this mystery.

 

To listen to the episode tootle over to Boston Blackie

Free Clean Romance Audiobook:The Accidental Relationship

Enjoy all the tropes.

If you're looking for an amnesia, enemies to lovers, Christian romance audiobook Panzer found this one on Krista Wagner's channel on YouTube.

The billionaire romance The Accidental Relationship is written by Christina Ryan. It's narrated by Challen Cates and is 5 hours 29 minutes long.

Make a cup of tea, find a comfortable place to sit and enjoy this trope filled romance.

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to The Accidental Relationship

Free Cozy Mystery Audiobook: Murder in the Churchyard

Interesting idea. Murder at a church.

For lovers of cozy mystery Panzer found this one on YouTube.

 

1920s cozy mystery Murder in the Churchyard is written by Catherine Coles. It's narrated by Alex Lee and 4 hours 32 minutes long.

Make a cup of tea, relax and enjoy this cozy mystery.

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Murder in the Churchyard

Federal Trade Commission Announces Final Ruling Banning Fake Reviews and Testimonials - Press Release

I hate fake reviews.

Panzer found this press release at the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) site.

 

According to the release the FTC announced the rules it will enforce against companies and individuals who post or write fake reviews and testimonials online.

 

Panzer says, "It's about time they did something about the problem."

 

Note: This is a long post. Bring a glass of lemonade and a muffin (or a cup of hot cocoa and a muffin depending on where you live) to snack on while you read the post.

 

To read the post tootle over to Federal Trade Commission

33 Splended Writing Conferences and Workshops in September 2024 - Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity

Have fun.

Today, Panzer made a stop at the Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity site. There he found the list for next month's conferences and workshops.

 

Erica Verrillo's list includes conferences and workshops for fiction and nonfiction writers. Some are in-person or online or both.

 

Panzer says, "You all know my standard statement. Read the rules, check the deadline and look for restrictions."

 

Note: This is a long-medium length post. Bring a glass of lemonade, a muffin and a chocolate chip cookie (biscuit) for today's reading selection.

 

To read the post tootle over to Writing Conferences and Workshops

Barnes and Noble's Len Riggio Dead at 83 - Publishing Perspectives

R.I.P. Mr. Riggio

According to a post by Porter Anderson at the Publishing Perspectives site Barnes and Noble founder Len Riggio has died. After purchasing the original Barnes and Noble store he turned it into a nationwide chain.

 

To read the full post tootle over to Len Riggio

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy explains 8 things you may not know about the company's Leadership Principles - About Amazon

Pay attention to get ahead at Amazon.

Here's a post Panzer found at the About Amazon news site.

 

Connie Chen's post focuses on 8 of CEO Andy Jassy's company Leadership Principles. There are short videos to go with each of the 8 Principles. It's an interesting look at his business philosophy.

 

Panzer says, "At the end of the post there's a link to another 8 Leadership Principles."

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

 

To read the post tootle over to CEO Andy Jassy

Dragon Con News

Dragon Con is only two days away now.

If you can't attend Dragon Con this year, Panzer found the streamed videos from last year's con..

You can watch hours of the panels and contests for free.

Have fun!

To watch tootle over to Dragon Con TV

A Monday Panzerism

 Panzer on ways to save money:

Today, I heard Mom and What's His Name talking.

Mom said they need to save money for Christmas.

What's His Name said my cat food is the really expensive kind ...

and ...

she should change my cat food to the cheap stuff to save money.

Well ...

I know how What's His Name could save money.

I could catch him some spiders.*

I've heard bugs are a good source of protein.

Maybe ...

What's His Name needs to change his diet to save money.

* From Cat Wisdom for humans

Your Free Sunday Jigsaw Puzzle: Oh no! Not again.

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 fim!

To do the puzzle tootle over to Oh no! Not again.

Free Classic Sci Fi Movie: The Phantom Planet

Have fun watching it, but keep the sound down.

Rather than a mystery movie today Panzer has a sci fi movie for you he found on the Cult Classics channel on YouTube.

 

The Phantom Planet is a classic black and white 1961 movie. It's 1 hour 22 minutes long.

 

 Grab your beverage of choice, make some popcorn and enjoy the movie.

 

To watch the movie tootle over to The Phantom Planet

Free Clean Romance Audiobook: The Island Retreat

I'll go find a movie now.

For those of you who like clean romance Panzer found this one on YouTube.

 

The romance audiobook The Island Retreat is written by Elana Johnson. It's 5 hours long.

Make a cup of tea, find a comfortable place to relax and enjoy this romance.

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to The Island Retreat

Free Classic Radio Mystery Drama:Late Into the Night

Have fun listening.

If you like classic radio mystery, Panzer found one on Joey's Coffee Bar channel on YouTube.

 

The radio drama Late Into the Night is a spy mystery. It's 1 hour 26 minutes long.

Grab your beverage of choice, find a comfortable place to sit and enjoy this classic mystery.

To listen to the radio episode tootle over to Classic Radio

Free Billionaire Romance Audiobook: The Billionaire's Brother

Now I'll go find a mystery for you.

For your Friday sweet romance Panzer found a billionaire romance audiobook.on YouTube.

 

The forbidden workplace romance The Billionaire's Brother is written by Ann Omasta. It's 1 hour 25 minutes long.

 

According to the description, all the nasty words have been removed to make this a sweet romance, so you'll need to buy the ebook to see what's gone.

Make a cup of tea, find a comfortable place to relax and enjoy the romance.

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Ann Omasta

Australia's Booktopia Sold to Local Camera Store Chain - Publishers Weekly

Booktopia got purchased almost immediately.

Panzer found the latest news about Booktopia at the Publishers Weekly site.

 

According to  Ed Nawotka's post, Booktopia which has been in receivership since July has been purchased by DigiDirect.

 

Panzer says, "DigiDirect says nobody will lose their jobs, so that's good."

 

Note: This is a short medium post. A small cup of tea will be all you'll need for your snack.

 

To read the post tootle over to Australia's Booktopia

SFWA: In My House There Are Many Issues - File 770

Watch where you step.

Panzer likes to follow the sci fi and fantasy news, so today he made a trip to the File 770 site. There our inquisitive kitty boy found a post about the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA) and recent problems with resignations and terminations.

 

The post addresses a list of "issues" within the SFWA. One of the first major "issues" discussed is the lack of transparency within the group, probably caused by NDA's. The list is actually very long, so you'll need to read the post to see what's happening.

 

Panzer says, "This post reads like a hot mess in my litter box."

 

Note: This is a quite l-o-n-g post. You will need a pitcher of lemonade or a pot of tea (depending on where you live) and a plate of cookies (biscuits) to snack on while you read this selection.

 

To read the post tootle over to SFWA

DPLA, IPG Team Up to Offer Libraries E-book Ownership Option - Publishers Weekly

They're buying the ebooks legally.

On today's trip into the Catosphere Panzer made a stop at the Publishers Weekly site. With a little digging in the posts he found one about library ownership of ebooks.

 

According to the post by Andrew Albanese, the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA)  has reached an agreement with the Independent Publishers Group (IPG) to have the option to purchase ebooks.This would mean instead of renting ebooks for patrons to read the library would own the books with no continuing fees.

 

Panzer says, "This would save libraries a lot of money."

 

Note: This is a medium length post. Bring a glass of lemonade and a sugar cookie (biscuit) for reading today's selection.

 

To read the post tootle over to Libraries E-book Ownership

A Monday Panzerism

 Panzer on alternative uses for our forest products:

Who would know?*

If a tree fell in the forest

and ...

there was no one there to hear it,

could I have it for a scratching post?

*From Cat Wisdom for humans

Your Free Sunday Jigsaw Puzzle: Hey! What are you looking at?

Hint

Here's your Sunday jigsaw puzzle.

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

Have fun!

To do the puzzle tootle over to Hey! What are you looking at?

Free Fantasy Movie: Merlin and the War of the Dragons

Now. I'm finished for today. See you tomorrow.

If you're an epic fantasy lover, here's a movie Panzer found on The Asylum Movie Channel on YouTube.

 

Merlin and the War of the Dragons is a 2008 fantasy action movie. It's 1 hour 30 minutes long.

 

Grab your beverage of choice, make some popcorn and enjoy the movie.

 

To watch the movie tootle over to Merlin

Free Classic Mystery Movie: Jigsaw

Classic movies seem to be only an hour long.

For your viewing enjoyment tonight Panzer found this classic mystery movie. Jigsaw is a 1949 black and white movie. It's 1 hour 11 minutes long.

 

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

 

To watch the movie tootle over to Jigsaw

Free Clean Regency Romance Novella: The Novelist and The Earl

This should be fun to listen to.

Today Panzer found a Regency romance for you.

 

The Novelist and The Earl is a clean romance written by Anne Hawthorne. It's 2 hours 53 minutes long.

Make a cup of tea, get comfortable and enjoy this romance novella.

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Clean Regency Romance

Free Classic Victorian Mystery Audio: Missing!

Did you know about Victorian lady detectives?

For his mystery lovers Panzer found a classic mystery at the Bitesized Audio Classics channel on YouTube.

The Victorian lady detective mystery Missing! is written by Catherine Lousa Tirkis. It's 1 hour 12 minutes long and narrated by Simon Stanhope.

 

Make a cup of tea and enjoy this lady detective mystery.

 

To listen to the sudio tootle over to Missing!

Free Clean Romance Audiobook: More Than A Mistress

Now, off to find some mystery for you.

For today's romance audiobook Panzer found one on the Ivanna Boord channel on YouTube.

 

The romance More Than A Mistress is written by Mary Balogh.  It's narrated by Roslin Lander and 11 hours 50 minutes long.

This is a long audiobook so make a cup of tea, find a comfortable place to lean back, and enjoy the romance.

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to More Than A Mistress

Free Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine Blog Post:Old Loves That Keep Us Up: Revisiting Robert B. Parker

This writer's view on another writer's work is interesting.

For all you mystery and crime fiction lovers Panzer found this blog post at the Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine (EQMM) blog.

The Something Is Going to Happen blog post Old Loves that Keep Us Up: Revisiting Robert B. Parker is written by Tom Andes. It's a long post.

Make a cup of tea, grab two muffins, and find a comfortable place to read this post.

To read the post tootle over to Revisiting Robert B. Parker

International Dayton Peace Prize Shortlists - Publishing Perspectives

I haven't seen any advertising for the contest.

Panzer's travels in the Catosphere today took him to the Publishing Perspectives site. There our adventuresome kitty found a post about an international writing contest.

 

According to Porter Anderson's post, almost no one has heard about this contest and those who do don't know what it's about. So, he does a deep dive into it and explains the contest's origin and this year's shortlists of nominees for the prizes.

 

Panzer says, "This little kitty has never heard of it either, but he has heard of some of the books on the shortlists."

 

Note: This is a long post. Bring a glass of lemonade to drink and pick your own snack to eat while you read.

 

To read the post tootle over to International Dayton Peace Prize Shortlists

A Grim Fate Befalls Horror Publisher DarkLit Press - Publishers Weekly

Finished reporting for the day.

On his way back from Writer Beware (R) Panzer made a stop at the Publishers Weekly site. There he stumbled into a post about the mess at Canada's DarkLit Press.

 

In case you haven't read about DarkLit online yet, Nathalie op de Beeck's post gives an indepth look at what has led to the death of the publisher.

 

Panzer says, "It's an interesting story that makes no sense to this little kitty."

 

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

 

To read the post tootle over to Horror Publisher DarkLit Press

Evaluating Publishing Contracts: Six Ways You May Be Sabotaging Yourself - Writer Beware (R)

It's worth your time reading this.

Panzer made a trip to the to the Writer Beware site today. There with a little digging in the posts our illustrious kitty found one about bad for writers contract phrasing.

 

At the beginning of the post Victoria Strauss says this is a slightly re-written post which has appeared before. The post addresses six "assumptions" authors should never make about contracts they're asked to sign. Links to other posts with contract information are also included in the post.

 

Panzer says, "This little kitty says there's good contract information in here that every writer should be familiar with."

 

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

 

To read the post tootle over to Evaluating Publishing Contracts

Washington State Supreme Court Rules on Amazon Pandemic Price-Gouging - Publishers Weekly

 

This post is about as long as the news brief.

Panzer found a short news brief at the Publishers Weekly site.

As the headline says the Washington State Supreme Court has ruled the class action lawsuit against Amazon for price-gouging meets the criteria under the state's Consumer Protection Act.

Panzer says, "There's a link to a much longer announcement about the court's decision and the lawsuit included in the news brief post."

Note: The news brief is short and you won't need anything to snack on while you read it. If you plan to follow the included link to the longer information post, you'll need to decide what to bring to snack on while you read there.

To read the post tootle over to Amazon

A Monday Panzerism

 Panzer on showing love:

I gave Mom a dead mouse today.

I left it on her pillow so she'd see it when she woke up.

Then ...

That really hurts.*

She let What's His Name have it

and ...

he threw it in the garbage can outside.

Humans just don't know the value of love gifts.

*From Cat Wisdom for humans

Your Free Sunday Jigsaw Puzzle: What? If I fit it's mine.

Hint

It must be Sunday because here's your weekly 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 do the puzzle tootle over to What? If I fit it's mine.

Free Classic Mystery Movie: Shed No Tears

Don't make noise eating your popcorn. I can't sleep. then.

For all you classic mystery movie lovers Panzer found one on the Timeless Classic Movies channel on YouTube.

 

The crime drama movie Shed No Tears was made in 1948. It's black and white and 1 hour 8 minutes long.

 

Grab your beverage of choice, make some popcorn and enjoy this noir movie.

 

To watch the movie tootle over to Shed No Tears

Free Clean Romance Audiobook:Under the Rising Moon

It sounds good to me.

Here's a clean romance audiobook Panzer found on YouTube for you.

The sweet romance Under the Rising Moon is written by Jessie Gussman. It's narrated by Jay Dyess and 7 hours 24 minutes long.

Make a cup of tea and enjoy this beach romance.

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Under the Rising Moon

Free Classic Mystery Audio: The Miser of Maida Vale

Now for a well earned nap.

For you short mystery lovers Panzer found this one on the Tales Aloud channel on Youtube.

The detective story The Miser of Maida Vale was written by Baroness Emmuska Orczy. It's 58 minutes long.

Make a cup of tea, sit back and enjoy this crime story.

To listen to the audio tootle over to Baroness Emmuska Orczy

Free Clean Regency Romance Audiobook: The Betrayed Lady Winters - Friday August 9

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

For you regency romance lovers Panzer found one for you on the Cobalt Fairy channel on YouTube.

 

The clean romance The Betrayed Lady Winters  is written by Emma Linfield. It's 3 hours 1 minute long.

 

Make a cup of tea and enjoy this romance audiobook.

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to The Betrayed Lady Winters

 

Free The Creative Penn Podcast Episode: Pivoting Genres And Writing Historical Fiction With Anna Sayburn Lane

Interesting information for writers.

At The Creative Penn podcast site Panzer discovered a new writer interview episode.

 

The podcast is an interview with author Anna Sayburn Lane. In the hour long episode she explains why she switched to writing historical fiction and how and what she did to make the change.

 

The transcript is below the episode if you'd rather read it than listen to it. This is an hour long episode so you'll need a big cup of tea to drink while you listen.

 

To listen to the episode tootle over to The Creative Penn

Derek Holland Named Managing Director of Tattered Cover - Publishers Weekly

They will keep their name and employees.

Today Panzer made a quick trip to the Publishers Weekly site. There with a little digging in the posts our adventuresome kitty boy found one about Tattered Cover bookstore chain.

 

According to Ed Nawotka's post, Derek Holland was named by Barnes and Noble Managing Director of the bookstore chain. Barnes and Noble recently acquired the Tattered Cover chain.

 

Panzer says, "That was fast. Barnes and Noble just acquired them."

 

Note: This is a medium length post. Bring a glass of lemonade and a chocolate chip cookie (biscuit) for today's reading selection.

 

To read the post tootle over to Tattered Cover

August 8 - International Cat Day

 

 Happy International Cat Day

 

 

Kneel Before Your Superior Day

 

Wattpad's Disruption in Turkiye: 'No Explanation' - Publishing Perspectives

I don't understand why humans do what they do.

Panzer made a stop at the Publishing Perspectives site today. There our inquisitive kitty found a post about Wattpad.

 

Porter Anderson's post covers the disruption of service of the Wattpad platform in Turkiye.  The post is divided into sections covering a Turkish court order and the backlash to the order from various organizations.

 

Panzer says, "The court banned Wattpad? Why?"

  

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

 

To read the post tootle over to Wattpad

A Monday Panzerism

 Panzer on rules to live by:

 

Both cats and humans should observe this rule:

 

When someone talks to you in a soft sweet voice ... 

Trust me. I'm right.*

RUN!

They're about to shove you in a cat carrier

or

an old folks' home.

*From Cat Wisdom for humans

Your Free Sunday Jigsaw Puzzle: I did NOT do it.

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 do the puzzle tootle over to I did NOT do it.

Free Classic Mystery Movie: A Case For P.C. 49

Save me some popcorn.

Here's your classic mystery movie Panzer found on the Sallis65 channel on YouTube.

A Case For P. C. 49 is a 1951 black and white British police drama. It's 1 hour 16 minutes long.

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

To watch the movie tootle over to A Case for P. C. 49

Free Sweet Romance Audiobook:Confessions to the Girl Next Door

Now to find a mystery movie.

Here's a swoony romance Panzer found for you at the author's channel on YouTube.

 The sweet clean romance Confessions to the Girl Next Door is written by Danyelle Ferguson. It's 3 hours 2 minutes long.

 

Make a cup of tea or a glass of lemonade (depending on where you live) and enjoy this sweet romance.

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Confessions to the Girl Next Door

 

Free Clean Romantic Comedy Audiobook: Masquerade

My work is finished until tomorrow. See you then.

Here's a romcom Panzer found on YouTube for you.

 

The single mother audiobook Masquerade is written by Janette Rallison. It's 8 hours 44 minutes long.

Make a cup of tea, find a comfortable place to relax and listen to this romance.

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Masquerade

Free Cozy Mystery Audiobook: The Case of the Waffling Warrants

Can you figure it out without me?

For those of you who like your mystery cozy Panzer found this one for you.

 

The Case of the Waffling Warrants is written by Rosie A. Point. It's 4 hours long.

 

Make a cup of tea, lean back and see if you can figure out who done it before the book ends.

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Rosie A. Point 

Free Classic Agatha Christie Mystery Short Story: The Four Suspects

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

For those of you who like your mystery short Panzer found this one at the Lit Lens channel on YouTube.

 

The short story The Four Suspects is written by Agatha Christie. It's 33 minutes long.

 

Make a cup of tea or a cup of hot chocolate (depending on where you live) and enjoy this short mystery.

To listen to the audio tootle over to Agatha Christie

Spotify Adds 1,000 Audiobooks from 100 Publishers Distributed by Ingram - Publishers Weekly

Authors should always ask about rights and pay first.

Today, our speedy kitty pilot Panzer made a trip to the Publishers Weekly site. There with just a tiny bit of digging in the posts, he found one about Spotify.

 

According to Ed Nawotka's post, Spotify has added 1,000 audiobooks from its partner Ingram's distribution catalog to the company's Premium list. Spotify says the company wants to help small and independent publishers and authors find a wider audience.

 

Panzer says, "This little kitty wants to know how much the authors will be paid for the new Ingram Spotify partnership."

 

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

 

To read the post tootle over to Spotify