Anthony Award Winners : Bouchercon 2025- Mystery Fanfare

Private Eyes and Mystery.

In a quick stop at the Mystery Fanfare site Panzer found information about the Anthony Awards.

 

Janet Rudolph's post lists the ten Anthony Award winners who were announced at Bouchercon on September 6.

 

Panzer says, "Shamus winners yesterday and Anthony winners today." 

 

To read the post tootle over to Anthony Award Winners 

Judge Delays Preliinary Acceptance of Anthropic Copyright Settlement - Publishers Weekly

Somebody has to look out for the authors.

Panzer's first stop today was at the Publishers Weekly site where he found a post about the Anthropic copyright lawsuit.

 

According to Jim Milliot's post, the judge overseeing the case has several questions in the Anthropic settlement and, therefore, delayed preliminary acceptance of the settlement. The post includes links to other important information about the case.

 

Panzer says, "The judge isn't happy."

 

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

 

To read the post tootle over to Anthropic 

B&N Agrees to Acquire Books Inc - Publishers Weekly

Actually, it's a big turn around.

Here's a post about Barnes and Noble Panzer found on the Publishers Weekly site.

 

According to Nathalie op de Beeck's post, Books Inc. is asking the bankruptcy court to allow their acquisition by Barnes and Noble.

 

Panzer says, "Barnes and Noble has gone from teetering on the edge of extinction just a few years ago, to being able to acquire a bookstore company that is at that edge now."

 

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

 

To read the post tootle over to Barnes and Noble 

The Private Eye Writers of America Announce 2025 Shamus Award Winners

Panzer found the announcement of this year's Private Eye Writers of America Shamus Awards winners.

 

Note: This is a short post with a list of the winners.

 

To read the announcement tootle over to Private Eye Writers 

A Monday Panzerism

Panzer on the Oops Factor:

 

Mom and I are having a disagreement.

 

She says my middle name should be Oops. 

I'm definitely not happy about that. 

 

They jumped off by themselves.

It's not my fault her knick knacks keep smashing themselves by jumping off the shelf in the living room.

 

I say they have a mind of their own.

They're like lemmings. Where one goes they all follow.

 

 

 

 

*From Cat Wisdom for humans 

New Puzzle

Hint

Here's your Sunday jigsaw puzzle.

 

Remember to click the square in the lower left corner to see the finished puzzle.

 

This one is a real challenge.

 

Have fun! 

 

To do the puzzle tootle over to What? I couldn't hear you. 

Free to Watch Detective Mystery Movie: The Dark Mirror

Off to Dreamland for me.

Here's today's mystery movie Panzer found on the DK Classics III channel on Youtube.

 

The Dark Mirror is a black and white 1946 murder mystery movie. It's 1 hour 25 minutes long.

 

 Make some popcorn or a pizza, grab your favorite beverage and see if you can solve the crime before the movie ends.

 

To watch the movie tootle over to Murder Mystery Movie 

Listen to a Free Clean Regency Romance: The Waves of Tristwick

Finding a movie is next.

For those of you who like Regency romance Panzer found this one on the author's channel on Youtube.

 

The Waves of Tristwick is a Cornish romance written by Deborah M. Hathaway. It's narrated by Vicki-Jo Eva and 11 hours 15 minutes long.

 

This might take more than one day to listen to the entire audiobook.

 

Note: I did see ads on this audiobook.

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Regency Romance

Free to Listen Cozy Mystery Audiobook: A Murder at Her Door

Finished for the day.

Panzer found this Victorian paranormal mystery on the BiCoastal Audiobooks channel on Youtube. 

 

A Murder at Her Door is written by Zia Bellamy. It's narrated by Isadora Blythe and 7 hours 26 minutes long.

 

Enjoy the audiobook while you go jogging, do yardwork or run errands.

 

To listen to the mystery tootle over to Victorian Cozy Mystery 

Free to Listen Enemies to Lovers Romance Audiobook: A Fork in the Road

Next I'll look for a mystery.

Here's your enemies to lovers romance Panzer found on the author's channel on Youtube. 

 

A Fork in the Road is written by Ember Leigh. It's 4 hours 18 minutes long.

 

Find a comfy place to relax and listen to the audio.

 

Note: This is the abridged version which means all the spicy bits are removed.

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Rock Star Romance 

If Your Publisher Promised to Register Your Copyright, Check Your Registration - Writer Beware (R)

I definitely need a nap after all this.

Panzer's next stop today was at the Writer Beware (R) site. There he found a post that all writers who believe they might be part of the Anthropic class action lawsuit need to read.

 

According to Victoria Strauss' post, a lot of authors are discovering their copyrights weren't registered by their publishers. The post includes links to the copyright office and databases to check for your book.

 

Panzer says, "That's definitely a problem."

 

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

 

To read the post tootle over to Register Your Copyright 

Authors, Publishers Await Answers as Anthropic Hearing Approaches o= Publishers Weekly

It's really hard to qualify.

In today's travels Panzer found a post about the Publishers Weekly site about the Anthropic lawsuit.

 

Jim Milliot's post includes the guidelines for books included in the class action copyright lawsuit. It also has links to other information about the case.

 

Panzer says, "This lawsuit just gets more complicates."

 

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

 

To read the post tootle over to Anthropic

To read Panzer's previous post tootle over to AnthropicTentative Settlement 

Collective and Co-op Publishers Find Strength in Numbers - Publishers Weekly

They're helping each other.

On his way home through the Catosphere Panzer stopped in at the Publishers Weekly site.There our traveling kitty boy found a post about indie publishers.

 

According to Nathalie op de Beeck's post, small and indie publishers are forming collectives and co-ops. It helps them work together and survive in the big publishing atmosphere.

 

 Panzer says, "This little kitty didn't know they're doing this."

 

Note: This is a very long post. You'll probably want to plan to take a rest after you finish reading.

 

To read the post tootle over to Publishers 

The $75,000 Cundill History Prize Name a 2025 Shortlist - Publishing Perspectives

I wonder if the feline history qualifies.

On a quick stop by Panzer at the Publishing Perspectives site he discovered the shortlist for the Cundill History Prize.

 

Porter Anderson's post has the complete eight book shortlist. On September 30 the list will be cut to three finalists and on October 30 the winner will be announced.

 

Panzer says, "$75,000 will buy a lot of kitty treats." 

 

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

 

To read the post tootle over to Cundill History Prize 

Labor Day

 

 

 

New Puzzle - Did you see that?

Hint

Here's your Sunday jigsaw puzzle.

 

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

 

Enjoy today's puzzle.

 

To do the puzzle tootle over to Jigsaw Puzzle

Free to Watch Classic Mystery Movie: Inspector Hornleigh

It's nap time for this kitty.

Here's your mystery movie.

 

Inspector Hornleigh is a 1939 black and white mystery movie with a little comedy added in. It's 1 hour 12 minutes long.

 

Make your popcorn or pizza, grab your beverage of choice and enjoy the fun. 

 

Note: Sorry if there are ads. Youtube is putting them everywhere. I didn't see any, but you might.

 

To watch the movie tootle over to Classic Mystery Movie 

Free to Listen Clean Romance Novella: A Spoonful of Spice

I'm off to a quick start.

For those of you who like wholesome romance Panzer found this one on the author's channel on Youtube.

 

A Spoonful of Spice is written by Liwen Y. Ho. It's narrated by Jazzdoesvocals and 1 hour long.

 

Find a comfy place to relax and enjoy the romance. 

 

Note: This does have ads.

 

To listen to the audio tootle over to Clean Romance Novella 

Free to Listen Mysteryrat's Maze Podcast: A Funny Name

See you tomorrow.

If you like your mystery short, Panzer found this one on the Mysteryrat's Maze Podcast site.

A Funny Name was written by Gregory Meece. It's read by MW Hoffman and 19 minutes long including the intro.

 

To listen to the podcast tootle over to Mysteryrat's Maze Podcast

 

 

 

 

Free to Listen Cozy Mystery Short Audio: Miss Marple and The Mystery of Room Number 8

For the Agatha Christie fans here Panzer found this short mystery at the Hugh Fraser Tell Detective Stories channel on Youtube.

 

Of course the short audio Miss Marple and The Mystery of Room Number 8 was written by Agatha Christie. It's read by Hugh Fraser and 52 minutes long.

 

Note: Just like all the other Youtube videos and audios I've seen or listened to over the past week, this one has ads too.

 

To listen to the audio tootle over to Agatha Christie

Free to Listen Classic Mystery Audiobook: The Piccadilly Murder

Let's see what else I can find for you.

Here's a classic mystery Panzer found for you on the Classic Detective Audiobook channel on Youtube.

 

Locked room mystery The Piccadilly Murder was written by Anthony Berkeley. It's narrated by David Timson and 9 hours 16 minutes long.

 

Note:I didn't see any ads but that doesn't mean they won't be there for you.

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Classic Mystery 

 

Free to Listen Regency Romance Audiobook: Rivals & Roses

Sometimes they're there and sometimes they're not.

If you're a regency romance fan, Panzer found this one on the author's channel on Youtube.

 

The clean romance Rivals and Roses is written by M. A. Nichols. It's 9 hours 31 minutes long.

 

You can listen while you're jogging, at  the gym or running errands.

 

Note:  Youtube is putting ads on everything now, so you may find one or two here.

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Regency Romance

77 Calls for Submissions in September 2025 - Paying Markets - Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity

I need a nap now.

Panzer made a stop at the Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity site. There our famous kitty pilot found a list of 77 publications accepting submissions in September.

 

Erica Verrillo's list includes markets for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry in all genres, as well as videos, and photography. 

 

Panzer says, "Be sure to read the guidelines as some have a September 1 submission deadline."

 

Note: With 77 calls for submissions this is a very long, long post. You might need a sleeping bag for a nap by the time you get to the end of the post.

 

To read the list tootle over to  September Calls for Submissions

How Publishing Has Changed Since 2015 - Jane Friedman

I am hungry after all that.

Panzer found an interesting post on the Jane Friedman site.

 

The post covers the changes Jane Friedman has seen in the publishing industry during the past ten years. In support of each of the topics listed, there is addition information from other sources.

 

 Panzer says, "There's a lot of interesting facts in the post for authors to study."

 

Note: This is a very long post. You'll need to plan to bring your lunch to eat while you read.

 

To read the post tootle over to Jane Friedman 

Tentative Settlement in Anthropic Copyright Lawsuit - Publishers Weekly

Let's see what happens with the other lawsuits.

On his way home Panzer decided to make a stop at the Publishers Weekly site. There with just a little digging in the posts our inquisitive kitty boy found a one about Anthropic. If you've been around here for a while, you know Panzer has been following the Anthropic lawsuit.

 

According to Jim Milliot's post, both sides of the lawsuit are working on a settlement agreement. The post includes links to other information about the copyright lawsuit.

 

Panzer says, "This is an interesting case."

 

Note: This is a long-medium length post. You'll need to decide what to bring to snack on.

 

To read the post tootle over to Anthropic Copyright Lawsuit 

To read Panzer's previous post tootle over to Authors Guild Members 

41 Writing Contests in September 2025 - No entry fees - Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity

Contests for lots of genres.

Today, Panzer made a stop at the Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity site where he found a list of writing contests in September.

Erica Verrillo's list has both fiction and nonfiction contests. As always with her monthly list she only includes "no entry fee" contests.

 

Panzer says, "You'll need to hurry with your entries as some of the contests have a September 1 submission deadline."

 

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

 

 To read the list tootle over to September Writing Contests

33 Spectacular Conferences and Workshops in September 2025 - Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity

Some include illustrators.

Panzer found today's post at the Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity site.

 

Erica Verrillo's post includes 33 writing conferences and workshops in September. There are conferences and workshops for all genres, Some are on online and some are in-person. Some are even free to attend.

 

 Panzer says, "You know the drill kittens: Always read all the instructions and check the dates."

 

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

 

To read the list tootle over to September Conferences and Workshops

A Monday Panzerism

Watch me. No saddle needed.

Panzer on equestrian skills:

 

I am not scratching the furniture ...

 

I am learning how to ride the couch without a saddle.

 

 

 

 

 

From Cat Wisdom for humans 

New Jigsaw Puzzle: What is that?

Hint

Here's your Sunday 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. It's a challenge.

 

To do the puzzle tootle over to What is that?

Free to Watch Classic Mystery Movie: The Inner Circle

See you tomorrow.

For those of you who like classic mystery Panzer found this movie for you on the Classic Hollywood Movies channel on Youtube.

 

The Inner Circle is a 1946 black and white private detective movie. It's 56 minutes long.

 

Make some popcorn or a pizza, grab your favorite beverage and spend the next hour enjoying the mystery.

 

Note: This does have some ads at the beginning of the movie. 

 

To watch the movie tootle over to Classic Murder Mystery Movie

 

 

Free to Listen Classic Horror Audiobook: The Lost World

Thought you might like a change today.

If you like classic horror, Panzer found this one on the Gates of Imagination channel on Youtube.

 

The Lost World was written by Arthur Conan Doyle. It's read by Arthur Lane and 7 hours 45 minutes long.

 

This is a classic horror story with all the usual dinosaurs. Have fun.

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Arthur Conan Doyle 

Free to Listen Small Town Romance: Adam

Off to find something else for you.

For those of you who like small town romance Panzer found this one on the author's channel on Youtube.

 

Adam is written by Chris Keniston. It's 4 hours 41 minutes long.

 

You can listen to this audiobook while you run errands or go jogging.

 

Note: It does include a small amount of cursing. 

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Small Town Romance 

Free to Listen Urban Fantasy Audiobook: Sinister Magic

 

That's one mean dragon.

For those of you who like urban fantasy Panzer found this one on the author's channel on Youtube.

 

 Sinister Magic is written by Lindsay Buroker. It's 9 hours 35 minutes long.

 

 With a sword slashing half-elf with a telepathic tiger fighting against a dragon with magic, what else could you want in your urban fantasy audiobook?

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Urban Fantasy 

Free to Listen Historical Western Romance: The Phantom Bride of the Prairie

Let's see what else I can find.

Panzer found today's historical western romance on the author's channel on Youtube.

 

The clean romance The Phantom Bride of the Prairie was written by Anne Hillerman' It's 6 hours 45 minutes long.

 

Have fun listening to the romance. 

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Historical Western Romance 

Free to Listen Cozy Mystery Audiobook: Slice of Murder

Looking for more now.

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

 

The small town mystery Slice of Murder is written by Rosie A. Point. It's 2 hours 24 minutes long. 

 

You can listen to this while doing errands or going jogging. Have fun!

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Cozy Mystery Audiobook 

Denmark Drops Its 25-Percent Vat on Books - Publishing Perspectives

25 percent VAT on books?

Panzer's stop today was at the Publishing Perspectives site. There he found a post about Denmark's book VAT.

 

According to Porter Anderson's post, Denmark has dropped it's 25-percent VAT on books to zero. The post examines the elimination on reading in the  country and elsewhere.

 

Panzer says, "This little kitty thinks this is a smart move."

 

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

 

To read the post tootle over to Denmark Book VAT 

Authors Guild Urges Members to Register Titles in Anthropic Lawsuit - Publishers Weekly

This is a major lawsuit.

Panzer made a quick trip to the Publishers Weekly site today. Our speedy little kitty boy found a post about the Anthropic copyright lawsuit. Panzer linked to a post in June about some of Anthropic's authors' books use to train Claude.

 

According to Jim Milliot's post, the Authors Guild is getting their membership involved in the class action lawsuit. The post includes links to the Authors Guild's notice to members and links to other information about the case.

 

Panzer says, "If you're thinking about joining the class action lawsuit, be sure to read all the qualification requirements to join."

 

Note: This is a medium length post. Bring a glass of lemonade and two chocolate chip cookies to snack on.

 

To read the post tootle over to Anthropic lawsuit

To read Panzer's  previous Anthropic post tootle over to Anthropic

Diamond Bankruptcy Hearing Heats Up - Publishers Weekly

It's an interesting court case.

Today, Panzer made a stop at the Publishers Weekly site. There he found a post about Diamond Comic Distributor's bankruptcy.

According to Jim Milliot's post, the publishers and vendors are still fighting Diamond's plans to sell their products without their permission. The post explains the bankruptcy case, the company's sale and the court decisions so far. The post contains links to other information about the bankruptcy.

 

Panzer says, "This little kitty would never agree to consignment sales without a lot of company investigation first."

 

Note: This is a short-medium length post. A small glass of lemonade will be enough for the post; but, if you plan to follow the links in the post, you'll need to decide what else to bring to snack on.

 

To read the post tootl3e over to Diamond Bankruptcy 

Bennett, Roanhorse Win 2025 Hugo Awards - Publishers Weekly

WorldCon was about 30 mile from us.

On the Publishers Weekly site Panzer found a news release about the Hugo Awards.

 

According to the news release, Robert Jackson Bennett won the Best Novel Award and Rebecca Roanhorse won the Best Series Award. The post has several links including one to the complete list of winners and one to the Administrators' Report.

 

Note: This is a short news release. Bring a cup of tea to drink while you read the post. If you plan to follow the links, you'll need to decide what else to bring to snack on.

 

To read the post tootle over to Hugo Awards 

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.

 

Human's just don't know the value of love gifts.

 

 

 

 

*From Cat Wisdom for humans 

Your New Puzzle: Then what happened?

Hint

Here's your Sunday jigsaw puzzle.

 

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

 

This one is harder than usual.

 

Have fun!

 

To do the puzzle tootle over to Then what happened? 

Free to Watch Classic Mystery Movie: Lord Edgware Dies

It's been a long week.

For all Agatha Christie Hercule Poirot fans here's a movie Panzer found on The Vault channel on Youtube.

 

Lord Edgware Dies is a 1934 black and white Hercule Poirot mystery. It's 1 hour 14 minutes long.

 

Make some popcorn or a pizza, grab your favorite beverage and enjoy the movie. 

 

Note: Below the movie screen it says the timecoding on the film can't be removed.

 

To watch the movie tootle over to Hercule Poirot

Free to Listen a Grumpy Sunshine Romance: Billionaire Grump

Be right back with the movie.

Here's a billionaire romance Panzer found on the author's channel on Youtube.

 

Billionaire Grump is written by Willow Fox and Allison West. It's 5 hours 43 minutes long.

 

Have fun and enjoy the romance.

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Grumpy Sunshine Romance 

Free to Listen Cozy Mystery Audiobook: Blood At The Bookies

See you tomorrow.

Here's a cozy mystery Panzer found on the author's channel on Youtube.

 

Blood At The Bookies is written by Simon Brett. It's 7 hours 33 minutes long.

 

You can enjoy this mystery while you are jogging, doing housework or errands. 

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Cozy Mystery Audiobook 

Free to Listen Small Town Romance Audiobook: Mending Hearts in Pine Haven

Let's go see what's next on the list for you.

For those of you who like small town romances Panzer found this one on the author's channel on Youtube.

 

The sweet romance Mending Hearts in Pine Haven is written by Laura Abbott. It's 4 hours 21 minute s long.

 

This romance is short enough you can enjoy it while you're gardening.

 

 To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Sweet Small Town Romance Audiobook

Wilton Square Launches with Plans to Acquire Orphaned Unbound Titles - Publishers Daily

I assume the authors have the rights to their books.

Today's trip into the Catosphere took Panzer to the Publishers Daily site. There with just a small amount of digging in the posts he found one about help for some of the now gone publisher Unbound. On August 5 Panzer told you about the demise of Unbound.

 

Ed Nawotka's post gives highlights of publisher Wilton Square's plans to publish some of Unbound's books. The post includes links to other information about the situation.

 

Panzer says, "It was an interesting business model."

 

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

 

To read the post tootle over to Wilton Square

To read Panzer's previous post tootle over to Boundless

Interview: Wattpad's Aron Levitz, and the Demise of Radish - Publishing Perspectives

Radish?

Here's a post about Wattpad and Radish Panzer found at the Publishing Perspectives site.

 

Porter Anderson's post is divided into two sections. The first section follows Wattpad's Aron Levitz's rise through the company to president, The second section follows Radish to it's closing at the end of this year. 

 

 Panzer says, "This little kitty doesn't remember ever hearing about Radish before."

 

Note: This is an extremely long post. You'll need to decide what to bring to snack on. 

 

To read the post tootle over to Wattpad 

Authors v. Anthropic Copyright Piracy Lawsuit Speeds Ahead - Publishers Weekly

This year has gone by so fast.

Panzer found an interesting post at the Publishers Weekly site today. The post is about the lawsuit against Anthropic.

 

According to Jim Milliot's post, Anthropic is appealing the judge's ruling to allow the case to become a class action lawsuit. Included in the post are links to other information about the lawsuit.

 

Panzer says, "It sounds like they might think they're going to lose the lawsuit."

 

Note: This is a short-medium length post. Bring a glass of lemonade and two chocolate chip cookies (biscuits) to snack on.

 

To read the post tootle over to Copyright Piracy Lawsuit 

A Monday Panzerism

Really. Whatever I want.*

Panzer on the art of misdirection:

 

I do whatever I want whenever I want.

 

As long as Mom doesn't know it was me.

 

 

 

 

 

* From Cat Wisdom for humans 

New Jigsaw Puzzle: What do you do with them?

Hint

Here's your Sunday jigsaw puzzle.

 

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

 

This one is a challenge. Have fun!

 

To do the puzzle tootle over to What do you do with them?