More Killer Nashville Magazine Online

Fifteen days until Christmas Eve

Traveling around in the Catosphere today, Panzer discovered the December issue of Killer Nashville Magazine has added more features to the online edition.

 

Additions to the issue include a writing craft article, two short stories and a poem. 

 

To read the post tootle over to Killer Nashville Magazine 

 

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Note: As we get closer to the end of the year publishing news slows down. The week after Christmas everything is closed and the week after New Years is a slow week too.

Monday Panzerism

 Panzer on imparting information:

 

Here's a riddle:

Do you know why cats don't talk?

 

Answer:

You wouldn't like what we'd say.

Expect something different, did you?*

 

You'd expect us to say things like:

"Dinner please" and "Thank you for dinner."

 

Cats don't think like that.

Come on. "Give it to me. It's MINE!"

 

 

 

 

*From Cat Wisdom for humans 

New Puzzle - It's been a long day.

Hint

Here's your Sunday jigsaw puzzle.

 

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

 

Have fun!

 

To do the puzzle tootle over to It's been a long day. 

Free to Watch Classic Mystery Movie: The Crimson Key

Look at her shoulders.

For those of you who like old time movies Panzer found this one on the  E.J. O Doornbos channel on YouTube.

 

The Crimson Key is a black and white whodunit mystery. It's 1 hour 16 minutes long.

 

Make some popcorn, grab something to drink and enjoy the movie.

 

To watch the movie tootle over to Classic Mystery Movie 

Free to Listen Paranormal Romance Audiobook: Dark Wings

Take a look at the cover on that.

Here's a romance with something a little different added Panzer found on the author's channel on Youtube.

 

The urban fantasy Dark Wings is written by Juliana Haygert. It's 6 hours long. 

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Paranormal Romance 

Free to Listen Clean Romance Audiobook: The Island Inn: Amberjack Shores

Off to find another one for you.

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

 

The Island Inn: Amberjack Shores is written by Laura Abbott. It's 7 hours 10 minutes long. 

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Clean Sweet Romance 

Free to Listen Romance Audiobook: Falling Like Leaves

Twenty days until you know who visits.

Here's your romance audiobook Panzer found on the Dan Amelier channel on Youtube.

 

Falling Like Leaves is written by Misty Wilson. It's narrated by Rebecca Ross and 8 hours 43 minutes long.

 

Note: This has ads. 

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Romance Audiobook 

Free to Listen BBC Radio Mystery; A Murder in Hilary Term

I'll be back with another.

For those of you who like British mystery Panzer found this on the Shadow Evidence channel on Youtube.

 

A Murder in Hilary Term is an Inspector Morse Mystery on BBC Radio. It's 53 minutes long.

 

Enjoy!

 

Note: As usual it has ads. 

 

To listen to the radio episode tootle over to BBC Radio 

 

 

Free to Listen Mystery Audiobook: Murder at the Brightwell

Off to find something else for you.

Here's you mystery audiobook Panzer found on the Shadow Chapter Audio channel on Youtube.

 

Murder at the Brightwell is written by Ashley Weaver. It's narrate by Karen Cass and 9 hours 32 minutes long.

 

Enjoy this cozy mystery with more twists and turns than a roller coaster. 

 

Note: Has ads. 

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Mystery Audiobook 

Spotify Releases 2025 Audiobook Listening Data - Publishers Weekly

Mom's got a cold, so we're going to take a nap.

While Panzer was at the Publishers Weekly site, he found a post about Spotify's end of the year results for listeners.

 

Ed Nawotka's post includes information on listeners' favorite genres and individual authors. The post includes thumbnails of the described audiobooks at the end.

 

Panzer says, "Romantasy?"

 

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

 

To read the post tootle over to Spotify 

The 2025 PW Salary & Jobs Report - Publishers Weekly

The AI part is interesting too.

Today, Panzer found Publishers Weekly's annual publishing employees report online at the site.

 

The report uses charts and graphs to show publishing professionals demographics, how they feel about their jobs, and other information.

  

Panzer says, "Interesting information. Who knew how low their salary is?"

 

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

 

To read the post tootle over to Salary and Jobs Report  " 

New Killer Nashville Magazine

Enjoy your reading.

Panzer found the first week of December issue of Killer Nashville Magazine is now online.

 

This issue has writing craft articles and a short story.

 

To read the issue tootle over to Killer Nashville Magazine 

Edelweiss Price Hike Roils Industry - Publishers Weekly

Speechless.

Today's trip into the Catosphere took Panzer to the Publishers Weekly site. There our inquisitive kitty pilot found a post about Edelweiss platform.

 

According to the post by Claire Kirch with Jim Milliot and Nathalie op de Beeck, Edelweiss has increased the prices for it's services for publishers between two and four percent in the past year. This is affecting the budgets of many publishers, particularly the smaller and university ones.

 

Panzer says, "This little kitty is speechless about the huge increases."

 

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

 

To read the post tootle over to Edelweiss 

82 Calls for Submissions in December 2025 - Paying - Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity

That's a lot of markets.

Panzer, our traveling kitty magician, conjured up the December Calls for Submissions list at the Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity site.

 

For this month Erica Verrillo's list has eighty-two markets open for submissions. These markets accept fiction, nonfiction and poetry submission.

 

Panzer says, "You know what this little kitty always says: Read the guidelines before you submit anything." 

 

Note: This is a long list. You'll need to decide what to bring to snack on while you're there. 

 

To study the list tootle over to December Calls for Submissions

 

 

 

OpenAI desperate to avoid explaining why it deleted pirated book datasets - ars Technica

Maybe I don't understand the rules.

Panzer found an interesting post at the ars Technica site about the authors' lawsuit against OpenAI..

 

Ashley Belanger's post reports the judge in the case's ruling about what is not protected in OpenAI's attorney-client privileged information.

 

Panzer says, "This little kitty is confused, because he thought anything between an attorney and client was privileged information."

 

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

 

To read the post tootle over to OpenAI

 

 

 

©  2025 - Fiona L. Woods.  All Rights Reserved

Monday Panzerism

 

Wasted ... wasted ... time.*

Panzer on human misuse of language:

 

Mom is always telling me to be a good kitty.

 

I did that once.

 

 That was a wasted three minutes.

 

 

 

  

 *From Cat Wisdom for humans

New Puzzle: Have you seen my snow boots?

Hint

Here's today's jigsaw puzzle.

 

Remember at the puzzle site you can click the box in the lower left corner to see the finished puzzle.

 

Have fun.

 

To do the puzzle tootle over to Jigsaw puzzle 

Free to Watch Classic Mystery Movie: Michael Shayne Private Detective

See you tomorrow.

Panzer found this classic murder mystery movie on the Nostalgic Art Studio channel on Youtube.

 

Michael Shayne Private Detective is a 1940 black and white murder mystery. It's 1 hour 16 minutes. long.

 

Make some popcorn or a pizza, grab your beverage of choice and have fun.

 

To watch the movie tootle over to Classic Mystery Movie

Free to Listen Regency Clean Romance: Properly Kissed

Next I'll look for today's movie.

Here's a Regency romance Panzer found for you on the author's channel on Youtube.

 

The sweet romance Properly Kissed is written by Kasey Stockton. It's read by Vivki-Jo Eva and 3 hours 45 minutes long.

 

Find a comfy place to relax and enjoy the romance..

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Clean Regency Romance 

Free to Listen Regency Romance Audiobook: Wyndcross

 

Finished for the day.

Panzer found this Regency audiobook on the author's channel on Youtube.

 

Wyncross is written by Martha Keyes. It's narrated by Eleanor Caudill and 7 hours 8 minutes long.

 

Note: The audiobook has ads (several). 

 

 To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Regency Romance Audiobook

Free to Listen Fantasy Audiobook: A Forest of Vanity and Valour

Thought you might like this.

For something a little different Panzer found this fantasy audiobook on the author's channel on Youtube.

 

A Forest Of Vanity And Valour is written by A.P. Beswick. It's narrated by Aaron Smith and 5 hours 56 minutes long.

 

Note: Just like everything else this has ads. 

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Fantasy Audiobook 

Free to Listen Classic Mystery Audiobook: Murder in the Gunroom

That sure was good turkey yesterday.

If you're a classic mystery novel fan, Panzer found this on the Audio Books channel on Youtube.

 

Murder in the Gunroom is written by H. Beam Piper. It's 6 hours 52 minutes long.

 

Note:This is a private eye novel in the Public Domain. The beginning of the audio has an announcement about how you can help narrate the Public Domain audiobooks for LibriVox.

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Classic Mystery Audiobook 

Thanksgiving Day (U.S.A.)

 

 

Spotify Tests Audiobooks in Middle Eastern, African Markets - Publishers Weekly

Saving my energy for tomorrow.

On his way home from the Catosphere Panzer made a stop at the Publishers Weekly site. With no digging in the posts at all our cute little kitty boy found a one about Spotify.

 

According to Ed Nawotka's post, Spotify's expansion in the Middle East and African markets is testing the company's subscription tiers. The expansion begins with English only audiobooks.

 

Panzer says, "It's an interesting business decision."

 

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

 

To read the post tootle over to Spotify 

43 Writing Contests in December 2025 - No entry fees - Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity

 A lot of interesting contests included.

Panzer made a trip to the Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity site today.

 

There he found Erica Verrillo's list of 43 Writing Contests with December deadlines. The list includes contests for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.

 

Panzer says, "Hey humans, you know my mantra: Read the guidelines before you enter."

 

Note:With 43 contests, this is a long post. You'll need to decide what to bring to snack on.

 

To read the contests post tootle over to Writing Contests

Introducing Kindle Translate in Beta: Translate eBooks into multipla languages - KDP Forum

Books translated? Who checks the translation?

Panzer's next stop was at the KDP Forum site. 

 

There our inquisitive kitty boy found a post about the new Kindle Translate feature. Kindle Translate is in Beta and so by invitation only.

 

Panzer says, "Right now it's free because it's in Beta testing." 

 

To read the announcement tootle over to Kindle Translate 

Catapult Acquires Hawthorne Books - Publishers Weekly

I didn't know Hawthorne was looking for a buyer.

Today, Panzer made a stop at the Publishers Weekly site where he discovered a post about Catapult Books.

 

Jim Milliot's post has information about Catapult Books acquisition of Hawthorne Books. The post also includes links to other information about Catapult and the acquisition.

 

Panzer says, "Catapult seems to be on an acquisition journey."

 

Note:This is a short-medium length post. Bring a cup of tea to drink.

 

To read the post tootle over to Catapult 

A Monday Panzerism

 Panzer on the human misconception of their importance:

 

I'm still not listening.*

I went to the vet today.

She cleaned my ears.

I can hear much better now.

 

But that doesn't mean I'll do what you say.

 

 

 

 

 

*From Cat Wisdom for humans 

New Puzzle: No I am not lost.

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.

 

This one is a challenge.

 

Have fun!

 

To do the puzzle tootle over to Jigsaw Puzzle 

Free to Listen Regency Romance Audiobook: A Proper Governess

Next up is the movie.

For those of you waiting for another Regency romance here Panzer found this one on the author's channel on Youtube.

 

A Proper Governess is written by Kasey Stockton. It's narrated by Victoria Brazier and 7 hours 12 minutes long.

 

Enjoy. 

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Regency Romance Audiobook 

Free to Listen Mysteryrat's Maze Podcast: The Shocking Assault Upon Sophransia Morgan's Cranberry Aspic

I'm finished until tomorrow.

Here's a new mystery episode Panzer found at the Mysteryrat's Maze Podcast.

 

The short story The Shocking Assault Upon Sophransia Morgan's Cranberry Aspic was written by Erica Obey. It's narrated by Donna Beavers and 31 minutes long including the intro.

 

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

Free to Listen BBC Radio 4: Murder with a Wink

I love BBC radio.

Here's a BBC Radio crime drama episode Panzer found on the Radio Drama Story channel on Youtube.

 

The Chief Inspector Dover episode Murder with a Wink was written by Joyce Porter. It's 56 minutes long.

 

To listen to the episode tootle over to BBC Radio Crime Drama 

Free to Listen Paranormal Mystery Audiobook: Mystic Pieces

I'll keep looking.

For something a little different Panzer found a paranormal mystery for you on the author's channel on Youtube.

 

Mystic Pieces is a cozy mystery written by Ada Bell. It's narrated by Liza Jacob and 6 hours 30 minutes long.

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to paranormal cozy mystery 

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Free to Listen Sweet Romance Audiobook: The Cowboy's Beauty

The hunt continues.

If you like cowboy romances, Panzer found this one on the Say with Jay channel on Youtube.

 

The Cowboy's Beauty is written by Jessie Gussman. It's narrated by Jay Dyess and 6 hours 17 minutes long.

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Sweet Romance Audiobook 

OverDrive Sues OpenAI over Sora App - Publishers Weekly

Haven't they learned anything yet?

Today, Panzer found an interesting post on the Publishers Weekly site.  It looks like OpenAI is facing another lawsuit.

 

Jim Milliot's post gives an overview of OverDrive's lawsuit against OpenAI for the use of OverDrive's trademarked name of the Sora app.

 

Panzer says, "None of it surprises this little kitty. It's the way they do business."

 

Note: This is a long post. Bring a cup of tea and a muffin to snack on.

 

 To read the post tootle over to Overdrive sues Openai 

Spotify Opens Audiobook Access in Five More European Markets - Publishing Perspectives

Another day finished.

Panzer's next stop in the Catosphere was at the Publishing Perspectives site. There our traveling kitty boy found a post about Spotify.

 

According to Porter Anderson's post, Spotify just announced their audiobook market expansion into five more countries in Europe.

 

Panzer says, "They just keep growing." 

 

Note:This is a long-short length post. Bring a cup of tea to drink.

 

To read the post tootle over to Spotify 

She Reads Devine Nine - The Rap Sheet

Vote for your favorite.

Today, Panzer found a post about the Goodreads Choice Awards at The Rap Sheet site. It's time to vote for your favorite books.

 

J. Kingston Pierce's post lists the nine nominees in the Mystery, Thriller, & Suspense category. There's a link at the end of the post to the site to cast your vote.

 

Panzer says, "You only have until November 30 to cast you vote, so you better hurry."

 

To read the post tootle over to The Rap Sheet 

Killer Nashville Magazine New Additions

I need my beauty sleep.

Panzer discovered the November issue of Killer Nashville Magazine has made additions to the online version.

 

The issue includes a new craft article, short story, flash fiction, and poem. The new features are highlighted with a white 'New' before the title.

 

Enjoy.

 

To read the issue tootle over to Killer Nashville Magazine Additions 

Authors dumped from New Zealand's top book prize after AI used in cover designs - The Guardian

Amazon lets you do AI audiobooks and translations.

Today's trip in the Catosphere took Panzer to The Guardian site. There with no digging at all in the posts he found one about AI use.

 

According to Eva Corlett's post, two books were removed from the Ockham Book Awards competition. The books' cover designs were generated using AI and the competition had instituted a no AI rule in August. The post includes links to other articles about AI.

 

Panzer says, "It will be interesting to see what the creating, writing, publishing world looks like in four or five years. AI isn't going away." 

 

Note: This is a medium length post. Bring a cup of tea and three chocolate chip cookies (biscuits). If you plan to follow the links in the post, you'll need to decide what to bring to snack on.

 

To read the post tootle over to AI and Cover Designs

A Monday Panzerism

 Panzer on developing your cat's personality through games:

 

Let's try it and see.*

No, I don't want to play a game of chase the wadded up paper ball.

 

Now ...

 

A game of  ambush Mom's ankles might be kind of fun, though.

 

 

 

 

 

* From Cat Wisdom for humans 

Your New Puzzle: Can you see me?

 

Hint

Here's your Sunday jigsaw puzzle.

 

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

 

 Have fun!

 

 To do the puzzle tootle over to Can you see me?

Free to Watch Classic Murder Mystery Movie: Shadows on the Stairs

I'm finished for the day.

Panzer found tonight's movie on the  PizzaFlix channel on Youtube.

 

Shadows on the Stairs is a 1941 black and white murder mystery set in London. It's 1 hour 2 minutes long.

 

Make some popcorn or a pizza, get your beverage of choice and enjoy the movie. 

 

To watch the movie tootle over to Classic Murder Mystery Movie 

Free to Listen Regency Romance Audiobook: Entwined by Error

I'll be back.

For the Regency romance lovers Panzer found this one on the author's channel on Youtube. 

 

Entwined by Error is written by Angela Johnson. It's narrated by Grace Noble and 7 hours 22 minutes long.

 

Enjoy the romance.

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to  Regency Romance Audiobook

Free to Listen Romantic Fantasy Audiobook: A Touch of Darkness

See you tomorrow.

If you like a little fantasy in your romance, Panzer found this one on the Elizabeth Audiobook channel on Youtube.

 

A Touch of Darkness is written by Scarlett St. Clair. It's 11 hours 9 minutes long.

 

This is such a long audiobook you'll probably need to plan two days listening time. 

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Romantic Fantasy

Free to Listen BBC Radio Drama: Miss Marple: Sanctuary

I like the BBC radio dramas.

Panzer found this Agatha Christie Miss Marple murder mystery on the Great Radio Drama channel on Youtube. It's 27 minutes long.

 

Enjoy!

 

To listen to the radio drama tootle over to BBC Radio Drama 

Free to Listen Cozy Mystery Audiobook: The Insspector and Mrs. Jefferies

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

For all the cozy mystery lovers out there Panzer found this one on the Maple Mysteries202 channel on Youtube.

 

Victorian murder mystery The Inspector and Mrs. Jefferies was written by Emily Brightwell. It's 6 hours 20 minutes long.

 

You can listen to it while you do errands or go jogging. 

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Victorian Murder Mystery 

Anthropic will invest $50 billion in building AI data centers in the US - The Verge

 

How many jobs are they bringing to the data centers?

Panzer's second stop today was at The Verge site to read the post about Anthropic's newest endeavor.

 

According to Emma Roth's post, Anthropic announced their plan's to build two new data centers.

 

Panzer says, "This little kitty is wondering if anybody told the states how much energy those data centers use."

 

Note: This is a short post. You won't need anything to snack on.

 

To read the post tootle over to Anthropic 

Should You Use a Pen Name? The Indie Author Guide to Writing in Multiple Genres - IngramSpark

Mom didn't want to confuse readers.

Panzer's first stop in the Catosphere today was at the IngramSpark site. Our inquisitive kitty boy discovered a post about using pen names. Just like Amazon you can print and distribute your book through IngramSpark, but in some ways the distribution may be better.

 

The staff written post covers several reasons why it's to an author's advantage to use a pen name.

 

Panzer says, "They could have just asked Mom why she has a pen name."

 

Note: This is a long post. Bring a cup of tea and a muffin to snack on.

 

To read the post tootle over to Pen Names 

David Szalay Wins Booker Prize for 'Flesh' - Publishers Weekly

Goes on Mom's TBR pile.

Here's the Booker Prize winner announcement Panzer found at the Publishers Weekly site.

 

According to Sophia Stewart's post, David Szalay was named the winner on November 10. The post includes links to other information about the prize and other novels.

 

Panzer says, "Sounds like an interesting novel." 

 

 Note: This is a short-medium length post. Bring a cup of tea to drink.

 

To read the post tootle over to Booker Prize 

2026 Minotaur Books/Malice Domestic Best First Traditional Mystery Novel Competition - Minotaur Books

Traditional mystery only.

Today, Panzer's first stop was at the Minotaur Books site. There he found a mystery novel competition.

 

The competition rules, submission rules, entry form, and upload instructions are all found on the landing page. 

 

Panzer says, "Read everything on the landing page carefully before you submit your entry."

 

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

 

To read the post tootle over to Minotaur/Malice Domestic