Free Cozy Mystery Short Story Audiobook: Critter Calamity

Witches and mysteries?

If you like your cozy mysteries short, Panzer found this one on the author's channel on Youtube.

 

The wisteria witches mystery Critter Calamity is written by Angela Pepper. It's narrated by Tiffany Williams and 1 hour 42 minutes long.

 

Make a pot of tea, find a comfortable place and enjoy the mystery.

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Angela Pepper

Analog, Asimov's, and F&SF Under New Ownership - Locus

Will they keep the same submission guidelines?

Panzer was tootling around in the Catosphere when he decided to make a stop at the Locus (Magazine) site. There our intrepid traveling kitty boy found a startling post about three science fiction magazines and two mystery magazines.

 

According to the post, Analog, Asimov's, and Fantasy and Science Fiction magazines have been acquired by 1 Paragraph, Inc./Must Read Magazines. At the end of the post it says Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine and Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine have also been acquired by the same company.

 

Panzer says, "Hmm ... All five short story markets will be owned by the same company." 

Note: This is a very short post. If you get a pop down ad when you arrive at the site, it is not a paywallL. Click the "X" in the upper right corner of the box to continue reading.

 

To read the post tootle over to Analog, Asimov's and F&SF

35 Magnificent Writing Conferences and Workshops in March 2025 - Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity

I need a long nap after that trip to the vet.

Today after Panzer went to the vet for his annual check-up, our traveling kitty made a quick trip to the Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity site. There he found a post about writing conferences and workshops.

 

 In the post Erica Verrillo lists 35 conferences and workshops which happen in March. They range from one day to five weeks long. Some are in-person and some are online and some are even free to attend.

Panzer says, "Some have strict attendee limits so be sure to read the guidelines."

  

Note: With information about thirty-five conferences and workshops this is long post. You'll need to decide what to bring to snack on while you read.

 

To read the post tootle over to Writing Conferences and Workshops

77 Free Writing Contests in March 2025 - No entry fees

There are at least five I'd like to enter. How about you?

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

 

Erica Verrillo's list has 77 writing contests and they cover every type of writing: fiction, short stories and novels, nonfiction, poetry and plays. And, they're all free to enter.

 

Panzer says, "With 77 contests there really is something for everyone."

 

Note: With all the contests this is a long, long post. You'll need to decide what to bring to snack on while you read.

 

To read the post tootle over to  77 Free Writing Contests .

A Monday Panzerism

 Panzer on human indecisiveness:

 

Mom is always saying to be a good kitty.

I wish she'd make up her mind. 

 

You can't have both.

Which is it ...

 

good

 

or

 

kitty? 

*From Cat Wisdom for humans

Your Free Sunday Jigsaw Puzzle:Did you see that?

Hint

Here's your Sunday puzzle.

 

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

 

This one is the hardest one we've done so far.

 

Have fun!

 

To do the puzzle tootle over to Did you see that?

Free Classic Noir Movie: The Lost Moment

Don't know if I can sleep. This one is a little scary.

Here's the classic crime movie Panzer found for you on the DK Classics II channel on Youtube.

 

The Lost Moment is a black and white 1947 thriller movie. It's 1 hour 28 minutes long.

 

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

 

To watch the movie tootle over to The Lost Moment

Free Author's Post at Trace Evidence:It's All One: Music, Stage, and Words on the Page

Now ... I'll find a mystery movie for you.

If you're a fan of read about how writers became writers, Panzer found this post at the Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine's (AHMM) Trace Evidence.

 

There Steve Liskow gives an in-depth description of his life and the influences that shaped him and led to his writing of novels and short stories.

 

Have fun reading about it.

 

To read the post tootle over to Steve Liskow

Free Regency Romance Audiobook: The Forgotten Duke

Time to find a mystery for you.

If you like your romance with a little mystery, Panzer found this one at the author's Youtube channel.

 

The Forgotten Duke is written by Sofi Laporte. It's narrated by Stevie Zimmermann and 8 hours 6 minutes long.

 

You might want to find a comfortable place to listen to this audiobook, because you'll want to pay attention to the plot to solve the puzzle.

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to The Forgotten Duke

Free Cozy Mystery Audiobook: One Drops Dead

Tomorrow will be better than today. There's always hope.

If you like your cozy mystery with a little bit of spooky stuff included, Panzer found this audiobook on the author's channel on Youtube.

 

The mystery One Drops Dead is written and narrated by Josephine Beintema. It's 2 hours 57 minutes long.

 

Make a cup of tea, find a comfy place to relax, and listen to this cozy mystery. (It does have a cat.)

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to cozy mystery audiobook

Free Clean Romance Audiobook: Finding Cupid

I'll see what else I can find now.

It's a little late but here's a Valentine's Day clean romance Panzer found on the author's channel on Youtube

 

The billionaire romance Finding Cupid is written by B.E. Baker. It's narrated by JenniferJill Araya and 8 hours 4 minutes long.

 

Find a comfortable place to relax and enjoy this romance.

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to clean romance audiobook.

Kristin Lana Named Head of Global Audible Book Aquisition - Publishers Weekly

It's been a hard week here.

Here's a press release Panzer found at the Publishers Weekly site.

 

Panzer says, "The headline gives most of the information you'll find in the press release."

 

Note: The press release is very, very short. You won't need anything to snack on while you read it.

 

To read the post tootle over to Audible

So Much for That Hiatus - The Rap Sheet

You never know what I might find in the Catosphere.

Today, Panzer made a stop at The Rap Sheet site. There with just a tiny bit of digging he found a post about the resurrection of a criminal poetry site which shut down in 2023.

 

According to J. Kingston Pierce's post, The Five-Two is open for submissions again. The post includes links to the submission guidelines and other information about the site.

 

Panzer says, "Sounds like it might be fun to try."

 

Note: This is a shortish length post. Bring a cup of tea to drink while you read the post and a muffin if you plan to follow the links."

 

To read the post tootle over to The Rap Sheet

'Reading is part of my identity':the woman taking on the Goodreads owner Amazon - The Guardian

Ready to leave Goodreads?

When Panzer was tootling around in the Catosphere today, he decided to stop at The Guardian site.  There with just a little digging he found a post about The StoryGraph platform.

 

David Barnett's post is an in-depth look at the StoryGraph platform from it's inception to today. Most of the post is told through quotes from founder Nadia Odunayo.

 

Panzer says, "The Guardian does not have a paywall when you log on to read. If the ad comes on when you arrive, click the 'X' to continue reading." 

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 The StoryGraph

Amazon killing a feature that let you download and backup Kindle books - The Verge

 You've got one week to take care of your ebooks.

Panzer stopped in at The Verge site today. There with a little digging in the posts our intrepid kitty traveler found one about an Amazon change to purchasing and downloading ebooks.

 

According to a post by Andrew Liszewski, Amazon is doing away with their feature to download and backup your ebook purchases. You'll need to get your wi-fi set up very soon.

 

Panzer says, "As an Amazon user you should be prepared, because the company  is always changing something."

 

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

 

To read the post tootle over to Amazon

Your Free Jigsaw Puzzle: Every day is Valentine's Day for me.

 

Hint

Here's your Sunday jigsaw puzzle.

 

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

 

This puzzle is the hardest one so far.

 

Have fun!

 

To do the puzzle tootle over to Every day is Valentine's Day for me.

Free Classic Mystery Movie: The Thief

See you for jigsaw puzzle day tomorrow.

Panzer found this crime drama movie on the Retro Movies channel on YouTube.

 

This black and white 1942 film noir movie The Thief is 1 hour 26 minutes long.

 

Make some popcorn, grab your beverage of choice and find a comfy place to relax and enjoy the movie.

 

To watch the movie tootle over to classic noir movie

Free Classic Murder Mystery Audiobook: The "Canary" Murder Case

An extra murder mystery audiobook for you.

If you're a detective Philo Vance mystery fan, Panzer found this one on the Storytime Haven channel on YouTube.

 

The "Canary" Murder Case was written by S.S. Van Dine. It's 8 hours 30 minutes long.

 

This one might be long enough it'll take a day or two of listening to finish it.

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Philo Vance Mystery

Free Classic Mystery Audio: The Red-Headed League

There's more fun stuff to find for you.

If you like Sherlock Holmes mysteries, Panzer found this one at the Bitesized Audio Classics channel on YouTube.

 

The classic Sherlock Holmes mystery was written by Arthur Conan Doyle. It's narrated by Simon Stanhope and 59 minutes long.

 

Find a comfy place to relax and enjoy this classic.

 

 To listen to the audio tootle over to Sherlock Holmes Mystery

Free Regency Romance Audiobook: To Have and to Hold

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

If you like regency romances, Panzer found this one on the author's channel on YouTube.

 

The marriage of convenience audiobook To Have and to Hold was written by M.A. Nichols. It's 7 hours 41 minutes long.

This romance is long enough you can listen to it while you do errands or chores around the house.

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Regency Romance

Free Cozy Mystery Audiobook:Pink Sprinkled Murder

See you tomorrow.

Here's your cozy mystery Panzer found on the author's channel on YouTube.

 

The murder mystery Pink Sprinkled Murder is written by Rosie A. Point. It's 2 hours 20 minutes long.

 

Make a cup of tea, find a comfy place to relax and see if you can solve the murder before the end of the sudiobook.

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Cozy Mystery

Free Crime Fiction Radio Drama: Cover Her Face

Enjoy!

If you like your mystery as a radio drama, Panzer found this one on the Old Time Radio channel on YouTube.

 

The Adam Dalgliesh mystery Cover Her Face was written by P.D. James. It's 1 hour 58 minutes long.

 

Find a comfortable place to enjoy this classic mystery.

 

To listen to the radio drama tootle over to P.D. James

Free Christian Romance Audiobook: Life In A Small Town

Off to look for a mystery next.

If you like Christian romance audiobooks, Panzer found this one on the author's channel on Youtube.

 

The small town romance Life In A Small Town is written by Lovana Hoopes. It's 3 hours 11 minutes long.

 

This is a shortish romance. Find a comfortable place to relax and enjoy the romance..

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Small Town Romance

Valentine's Day

 

 

Panzer, Mom and What's His Name

 

Will the Diamond Bankruptcy Change the Comics Business Forever? - Publishers Weekly

A bankruptcy is never a good thing.

Today, Panzer found a post at the Publishers Weekly Daily site about the Diamond bankruptcy. 

 

If you're a comic books or graphic novels lover, you probably already know Diamond Comics Distributor filed for bankruptcy in January. Heidi MacDonald's post has quotes from several comic publishers and bookstore owners about how they're planning to deal with the bankruptcy fallout. Diamond distributed not only comics and graphic novels, but toys, games and collectibles too. The post includes links to other information about the bankruptcy.

 

Panzer says, "Mom said a few years ago a magazine distributor went bankrupt and some magazines went bankrupt because the distributor didn't pay them their money."

 

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

 

To read the post tootle over to Diamond Comics Distributor Bankruptcy

Publishers See Mixed Messages in Paris AI Summit - Publishers Weekly

Why did they expect something different?

Today, Panzer found some news at the Publishers Weekly site about the Paris AI Summit. Yesterday, he told you about the International Publishers Association signing on the statement before the Summit.

  

Jim Milliot's post quotes Maria Pallante CEO of the Association of American Publishers. The Summit did not address the issue of the unauthorized use of copyrighted material.

 

Panzer says, "Doesn't surprise this little kitty."

 

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

 

To read the post tootle over to Paris AI Summit 

IPA Joines an International Statement on the Paris AI Summit - Publishing Perspectives

I wonder what they'll decide to do this time.

Panzer found this post at the Publishing Perspectives site. This is about an international AI summit to be held in Paris. The IPA mentioned in the post title is the International Publishers Association.

 

The post by Porter Anderson explains the statement which was signed by 38 of the organizations who will be present at the Summit. The post includes the statement.

 

Panzer says, "This little kitty doesn't see much difference from what everyone has said before."

 

Note: Including the statement makes this a medium length post. Bring a glass of lemonade or a cup of cocoa (depending on what the weather is doing outside) to drink while you read.

 

To read the post tootle over to Paris AI Summit

A Monday Panzerism

 Panzer on learning new skills:

 

I heard What's His Name telling Mom he's going to teach me how to clean my own litter box.

 

Well ...

 

I've got some breaking news for him ...

 

It's simple. I just don't want to.

We cats already know how to clean our litter boxes.

 

But ...

 

Why should we ...

 

When we've taught our humans to do it for us?

 

 

 

 

*From Cat Wisdom for humans

Your Free Sunday Jigsaw Puzzle: How many do you see?

Hint

Here's your Sunday jigsaw puzzle.

 

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

 

Have fun!

 

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

Free Classic Mystery Movie: Meet Boston Blackie

Tomorrow is another day. It can only get better.

For those of you who like old mystery movies Panzer found this one on the Onesmedia channel.

 

The classic movie Meet Boston Blackie was made in 1941. It's a black and white murder mystery spy movie.

 

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

 

To watch the movie tootle over to Boston Blackie

Free Mailorder Bride Romance Audiobook: Fleeing to Freedom

Enjoy this one.

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

 

The historical western audiobook Fleeing to Freedom is written by Emma Ashwood. It's 1 hour 49 minutes long.

 

Find a comfy spot to relax and listen to this romance.

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Clean Mailorder Bride Romance

Free Small Town Romance Audiobook: Falling for the EX

It's been a long week here,

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

  

The small town romance Falling for the EX is written by Lili Valente. It's narrated by Jason Clark and Lili Valente and 5 hours 31 minutes long.

 

Note: The book description says it's been "lightly" edited and "the spicy" bits removed.

 

You might want to listen to the audio while you do housework or do errands.

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Small Town Romance

Free MysteryThriller Audiobook: A Quiet Life In The Country

Next up is a little romance.

For those who like their mystery with a little suspense Panzer found this one at the Vincent William Ll channel on Youtube.

 

A Quiet Life in the Country is written by T.E. Kinsey. It's narrated by Elizabeth Knowelden and 8 hours long.

 

This mystery audiobook is long enough you might want to listen to it while you do errands.

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to A Quiet Life In The Country

Spotify Adds Crooked Lane and Podium Audiobooks - Publishing Perspectives

They're getting a lot bigger too.

Today at the Publishing Perspectives site Panzer discovered Spotify just announced the company's 4th Quarter results. 

According to Porter Anderson's post, the company also announced their audiobook distribution partnership agreements with Crooked Lane and Podium Entertainment. There are also links to other information included in the post, although not all of the link destinations are on the Publishing Perspectives site.

 

Panzer says, "Spotify announced they increased their subscriber numbers too."

 

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

 

To read the post tootle over to Spotify

Turning Copyright on Its Head: UK's AI Copyright Exception - Writer Beware (R)

Nobody ever listens to me.

Today's trip into the Catosphere took Panzer to the Writer Beware (R) site. There with a little digging he discovered a post about a proposed change to the UK's copyright law and AI's use of copyrighted material.

 

As with all of her posts Victoria Strauss gives a complete explanation of the change and the ramifications of such a change. The post includes links to other information about the copyright issue.

 

Panzer says, "Here's this little kitty's suggestion for you: How about the new part of the copyright law says they can't use your work unless they ask you, you say "Yes", and they pay you for it. Oh. Wait. That's too simple."

 

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

 

To read the post tootle over to AI Copyright Exception

Kindle Comics Creator and Kindle Kids' Book Creator will be unavailable from March 18, 2025 - KDP Forum

Well, I didn't see this coming.

Panzer found an important post at the KDP Forum site.

 

According to the post, changes are coming to KDP March 18. There are links in the post to help with the changes. You also need to be aware Mobi files will no longer be accepted then either.

 

Panzer says, "If you do comics or kid's books or do Mobi files, you need to read the KDP post."

 

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

 

To read the post tootle over to Kids' Book Creator

Free Killer Nashville Magazine Issue Online

Be careful. Don't get lost there.

Today, Panzer stopped in at the Killer Nashville site. There he discovered the February issue of the magazine has been posted. 

 

The magazine contains author interviews, writing craft articles and short stories. Following the link below will take you to the Killer Nashville Magazine main page. There click on the feature post you want to read. At the end of the feature you can return to the main page or stay at the feature post's end and follow the link there to another feature.

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

 

To read the issue tootle over to Killer Nashville Magazine

Agatha Award Finalists for 2025 - In Reference to Murder

Mom has read two of the short stories to me.

Today as Panzer was tootling around in the Catosphere the Panzermobile was suddenly shaken by clapping outside. Following all the hullabaloo took our adventuresome kitty boy to the In Reference to Murder site. 

 

There he found a post by site owner BV Lawson about the Malice Domestic Agatha Awards. The post lists the six Agatha categories and the five finalists in each category.

 

Panzer says, "The winners will be announced at Malice Domestic in April."

 

Note: The is a short medium length post. Bring a cup of tea to drink while you read the written works' titles and the finalists' names.

 

To read the post tootle over to Agatha Award Finalists

A Monday Panzerism

Why didn't I think of that?*

Panzer on hunting dogs:

Sounds like a good idea to me ...

but is it legal?

*From Cat Wisdom for humans

Your Free Sunday Jigsaw Puzzle: Do you see what I see?

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.

Today's puzzle is the hardest one so far. 

 

Have fun!

To do the puzzle tootle over to Do you see what I see

Free Classic Crime Movie: The Walls Came Tumbling Down

See you tomorrow.

Panzer found this noir movie on the MelekSima Music channel on YouTube.

The Walls Came Tumbling Down is a 1946 murder mystery movie. It's 1 hour 22 minutes long.

 

Note: This one does have advertisements at the beginning. (I didn't see one the first time I visited the site, but the second time there was one.)

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

To watch the movie tootle over to Classic Crime Movie

Free Classic Mystery Audio: Muder by Proxy

I'll see what else is out there for you.

Here's a short murder mystery Panzer found on the Bitesized Audio Classic channel on Youtube.

Murder by Proxy was written in 1897 by M. McDonnell Bodkin. It's narrated by Simon Stanhope and 53 minutes long.

 

Find a comfy place to relax and enjoy the story.

To listen to the audio tootle over to Classic Mystery

Free Clean Romance Audiobook: Finding Faith

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

Here's a single dad clean romance Panzer found on the author's channel on Youtube.

 

The billionaire HEA Finding Faith romance is written by Bridget Baker. It's narrated by Jennifer Jill and 8 hours 50 minutes long.

 

This is a long audiobook, so you might want to listen to it while you're out for a jog or driving doing errands..

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Clean Romance