Spotify Expands Audiobook Add-On Service to 11 Markets - Publishers Daily

I don't see the U.S. on the expansion list.

Today, Panzer made a stop at the Publishers Daily site. With no digging in the posts at all our inquisitive kitty boy found one about Spotify.

 

Ed Nawotka's post explains Spotify's expanded service Audiobooks+ to add more reading hours to subscribers' accounts. Subscribers in eleven more locations can now purchase the add-on. 

 

Panzer says, "If you like to listen to the longer audiobooks during the month, this is for you."

 

Note: This is a short-medium length post. Bring a glass of lemonade and a brownie for today's snack.

 

To read the post tootle over to Spotify

A Monday Panzerism

 Panzer on keeping pets:

 

The three main reasons to keep pets:

 

1) Teaches responsibility;

2)  Teaches unselfishness;

3) Teaches cleanliness.

One heartbeat away from the curb.*

 

All true.

 

But mostly I just keep Mom around to feed me.

 

Otherwise, I'd dump her in a heartbeat.

 

 

 

 

*From Cat Wisdom for humans 

Your Jigsaw Puzzle: Bow down to your master the Cat.

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!

 

To do the puzzle tootle over to Jigsaw Puzzle

Free to Watch Classic Mystery Movie: The Bishop Murder Case

You owe me a pizza for all my work.

Oops! Computer problem. This didn't get posted  time..

 

Here's tonight's classic mystery movie Panzer found on the Classic Hollywood Movies channel on Youtube.

 

The Bishop Murder Case is a 1929 Philo Vance, private detective, mystery starring Basil Rathbone. It's 1 hour 29 minutes long.

 

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

 

 To watch the movie tootle over to Classic Mystery Movie

Free to Listen Old Time Radio: Our Town

I'll find something else now.

For those of you who enjoy old time radio Panzer found this one on Brett's Old Time Radio Show channel on Youtube.

 

The Saturday Night Theatre presents Our Town by Thornton Wilder. The episode is 90 minutes long.

 

To listen to the episode tootle over to Old Time Radio

Free to Listen Christian Romance Audiobook: Small Town Billionaire

Here's a little romance to start off the night.

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

 

Small Town Billionaire is written by Hannah Jo Abbott. It's narrated by Kandace Peppers and 5 hours 19 minutes long.

 

You can enjoy this audiobook while you do housework, go jogging or do errands.

 

To listen to the romance audiobook tootle over to Christian Audiobook 

Free to Listen Author Youtube Channel: Are you a real author if you use AI?

It's an interesting opinion.

Panzer found a short 3 minute video on author Ross Hughes' channel on Youtube. In his video he discusses the use of AI in his writing.

 

To watch the episode tootle over to Author Channel 

Free to Listen Crime Cafe Podcast: Author Interview J.D. Barker

Interesting interview.

Here's an interview with crime fiction author J.D. Barker Panzer found at the Crime Cafe podcast.

 

Debbi Mack's interview with J.D. Barker is 27 minutes long.

 

To listen to the episode tootle over to Author Interview 

Free to Listen Paranormal Mystery: A Charmed Crime

Here's today's mystery for you.

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

 

The cozy mystery A Charmed Crime is written by Tonya Kappes. It's narrated by Karen Savage and 4 hours 52 minutes long.

 

Listen while you're doing errands or yardwork and see if you can solve the crime before the end.

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Paranormal Mystery 

Free to Listen Regency Romance: A Tender Soul

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

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

 

A Tender Soul is written by M.A. Nichols. It's narrated by Madeliene Brolly and 9 hours 17 minutes long.

 

This one is long enough you'll probably want to plan two days to listen to it.

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Regency Romance 

 

 

HarperCollins Buying French, German Manga Operations - Publishing Perspectives

The heat still hasn't lowered here yet.

Panzer stop at the Publishing Perspectives site on his way home. There our intrepid traveler found a post about manga.

 

According to Porter Anderson's post, HarperCollins is expanding it's manga portfolio.

 

Panzer says, "The post has a lot of interesting information about Manga."

 

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 HarperCollins 

Publishers Await Answers on Inventory Tied Up in Diamond Bankruptcy - Publishers Daily

What do you think the court will decide?

Panzer stopped in at the Publishers Weekly site today. There with just a little digging in the posts he one about the Diamond Comic Distributors, Inc. bankruptcy.

 

Sam Spratford's post explains the problem publishers are having with Diamond's bankruptcy. Before Diamond's bankruptcy filing the company was accepting publishers' materials to sell on consignment. After filing for bankruptcy Diamond wants to sell the publishers' materials as part of the bankruptcy.

 

Panzer says, "This will be interesting to see what happens in court."

 

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

 

To read the post tootle over to Publishers and Diamond 

New! Create and sell your digital products directly in MailerLite - Blog

We're having a heatwave here.

Here's a new feature Panzer found to sell ebooks on the MailerLite site.

 

The MailerLite blog post by Magle Navickaile explains how to set up your dashboard so you can sell your epub books through MailerLite. There's also a Youtube video with more information.

 

Panzer says, "Setup looks a little complicated 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 the post and watch the video.

 

To read the post tootle over to Mailerlite

Bloody and Belated to Boot - The Rap Sheet

We'll know the winner September 12.

Panzer made a stop at The Rap Sheet site today. There our speedy little traveling kitty boy found a post about the Bloody Scotland McIlvanney Prize.

 

 According to J. Kingston's post, the long list for the 2025 McIlvanney prize has been announced. The post includes links to other information about the prize.

 

 Panzer says,"There are ll nominees on the long list."

 

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

 

 To read the post tootle over to Bloody and Belated

No News Post Today

See you tomorrow.

Mom's not feeling well, so we're both taking the day off.

 

We'll be back tomorrow. 

A Monday Panzerism

 Panzer on cleanliness:

 

Mom's toothbrush floats very well.

 

Five flushes ...

 

Round and round it goes.*

and it still didn't go down in that whirlpool.

 

I don't understand why she's so upset.

 

I washed it ...

 

and put it back where I found it. 

 

 

 

 

*From Cat Wisdom for humans 

Sunday Jigsaw Puzzle: What are those things?

Hint

Here's your Sunday jigsaw puzzle.

 

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

 

This one is a toughie, but fun.

 

Enjoy!

 

To do the puzzle tootle over to What are those things?

Free to Watch Classic Thriller Movie: Love From A Stranger

Save me some pizza.

Panzer found this classic mystery movie on the PizzaFlix channel on Youtube.

 

The 1937 black and white movie Love From A Stranger is 1 hour 27 minutes long. It's based on an Agatha Christie story.

 

Grab your beverage of choice, make some popcorn or pizza and enjoy this classic suspense-filled mystery.

 

 To watch the movie tootle over to Classic Thriller Movie

Free to Listen RomCom audiobook:Married to My Boss

There's more to be found out there.

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

 

The marriage of convenience romance Married to My Boss is written by Laura Burton. It's narrated by Shaina Summrville and Samuel James. It's 5 hours 27 minutes long.

 

You can listen to the romance while doing yard work or housework.

 

To listen tot he audiobook tootle over to RomCom Audiobook

Free to Listen Cozy Mystery Audiobook: Murder in the Scottish Highlands

Tomorrow will be a better day.

For the mystery fans here's the audiobook Panzer found on the Murmur Mysteries channel on Youtube.

 

Murder in the  Scottish Highlands is written by Dee MacDonald. It's 7 hours 23 minutes long.

 

The audiobook is long enough you might want to plan two days to listen to it.

 

To listen to the mystery tootle over to Cozy Mystery 

Free to Listen Mail Order Bride Romance Audiobook: The Mail Order Widow

We all need a little love right now.

For those of you looking for some reading entertainment for your weekend, here's an historical romance Panzer found on the author's channel on Youtube.

 

The clean romance The Mail Order Widow was written by Emma Ashwood. It's 2 hours 5 minutes long.

 

Find a comfy place to relax and enjoy this romance.

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Mail Order Bride 

AI translation service launched for fiction writers and publishers prompts dismay among translators - The Guardian

$100 a book?

On today's trip into the Catosphere Panzer stopped in at The Guardian. There our intrepid traveler discovered a post about AI translators.

 

 According to a post by Ella Creamer an AI translation company has opened in the UK.Writers and publishers can have their fiction books translated by the company GlobeScribe for $100 per book per language.

 

Panzer says, "Who checks the translations to make sure they're correct?"

 

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 AI Translation Service 

Griffiths Receiving Her Due - The Rap Sheet

It's been a busy day for me.

At The Rap Sheet today Panzer found some information about the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival.

 

According to J. Kingston Pierce's post, Elly Griffiths was named the Theakston Old Peculier Outstanding Contribution Award winner. The post includes links to other information about Griffiths and the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival.

 

Panzer says, "The post's list of past winners is a Who's Who of crime writers."

 

Note: This is a long-short length post. You won't need anything to snack on while you read.

 

To read the post tootle over to The Rap Sheet 

2025 Killer Nashville Call for Moderators - Killer Nashville Blog

Are you going there?

If you're planning to attend the Killer Nashville Writer's Conference this year, Panzer found this announcement on the KN Blog.

 

They're looking for moderators for the writers' panels at the conference.

 

You must be registered to attend to be a moderator.

 

To begin the application process tootle over to Killer Nashville Moderator Application 

 

 

Moral Rights: What Writers Need to Know - Planetside

Do you know what they are?

Today, Panzer stopped in at Planetside the online magazine of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA).

 

There he found a post by Victoria Strauss ((of Writer Beware (R))about moral rights in relationship to copyright. This is an exhaustive look at moral rights and what they cover and don't cover in the U.S.A. in comparison to other countries.

 

Panzer says, "This little kitty had never heard about moral rights before."

 

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

 

To read the post tootle over to Moral Rights  

 

DPR's Digital Publishing Award Goes International This Year - Publishing Perspectives

Entry is international now.

Today, our inquisitive kitty boy found information at the Publishing Perspectives site about the Digital Publishing Report (DPR)  Award.

 

According to Erin L. Cox's post, the award will now be open internationally. The post contains a list of the judges, the categories and a link to the submission guidelines.

 

Panzer says, "Entry deadline is August 22."

 

Note: This is a long-short length or a short-medium length (whichever you choose) post. Bring a glass of lemonade to drink while you read.

 

To read the post tootle over to Digital Publishing Award

Audiobook Pros Confirm the Customer is Always Right - Publishers Weekly

A lot of changes since AI came on the scene.

Panzer found this post about audiobooks on the Publishers Weekly site. The post is about the Parix Audio Day held in February.

 

Christopher Kenneally's post contains quotes from several of the attendees. Subjects cover the future of subscription services, transparency in the AI narration arena, and the acceptance by different age and gender groups of audiobooks delivery systems. Included in the post are links to other information.

 

 Panzer says, "Audiobooks are really getting complicated."

 

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 Audiobooks 

Collecting Their Daggers - The Rap Sheet

I wonder what they served for dinner. Pizza?

Panzer made a quick trip to The Rap Sheet site today. There our traveling kitty pilot found a post about the British Crime Writers Association (CWA) and the Dagger Awards.

 

J. Kingston Pierce's post lists the winners of the Dagger Awards which were present on July 3. In addition to the winners those also nominated are included.

 

Panzer says, "It must have been an entertaining dinner presenting the awards."

 

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

 

To read the post tootle over to Dagger Awards 

A Monday Panzerism

 Panzer on theology:

 

I usually avoid controversy ...

 

but ...

 

I will say this: 

 

Only good dogs go to heaven ...

 

I can just see it right now.

All cats go to heaven ...

 

and ...

 

Pizza will be on the menu in heaven

 

Served by good dogs on roller skates. 

Sunday Jigsaw Puzzle: What are you doing up there?

Hint

Here's your new 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 fun challenge.

 

Enjoy!

 

To do the puzzle tootle over to Kitten 

Free to Watch Classic Mystery Movie:Mike Shane, Private Detective

Save me some pizza.

If you like the old time Private Investigators (PI), Panzer found this classic movie on the AZIZA Original channel on Youtube.

 

The 1940 movie Mike Shane, Private Detective is based on the Mike Shane PI stories. The black and white movie is 1 hour 16 minutes long. 

 

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

 

Note: It does have ads.

 

To watch the movie tootle over to Classic Mystery Movie 

Free to Listen Short Mystery Audio: The Actor and the Alibi

I'll find your movie next.

For those of you who like your mystery short Panzer found this one on the Bitesized Audio Classics channel on Youtube. 

 

The Father Brown mystery The Actor and the Alibi was written by G. K. Chesterton. It's performed by Simon Stanhope and 49 minutes long.

 

Find a comfy place to sit and see if you can solve the mystery before Father Brown does.

 

To listen to the short audio tootle over to Father Brown Mystery 

Free to Listen Mail-order Bride Romance Audiobook: A Bride to Save the Rancher

Here's tonight's romance audiobook for you.

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

 

The clean romance audiobook A Bride to Save the Rancher is written by Martha Gillcrest. It's 2 hours 52 minutes long.

 

Find a comfy place to relax and enjoy the romance.

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Clean Romance Audiobook 

Free to Listen Cozy Mystery: Murder at Maplewood Market

It's a long holiday weekend here.

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

 

The amateur sleuth mystery Murder at Maplewood Market is written by Catherine Waltan. It's 1 hour 54 minutes long.

 

Find a place to relax and enjoy this cozy mystery.

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Cozy Mystery Audiobook 

Free to Listen Romantic Comedy Romance Audiobook: The Bodyguard

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

For those of you who like slow burn romance Panzer found this one on the Heartbound Audio channel on Youtube.

 

The fake relationship romance audiobook The Bodyguard is written by Katherine Center. It's 10 hours 21 minutes long.

 

This one is long enough you might to plan two days worth of listening time to finish it.

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to RomCom Audiobook 

July 4th

 

 

Happy 4th of July

 

From Panzer, Mom and What's His Name

'AI doesn't know what an organism sounds like': audiobook actors grapple with rise of robot narrators - The Guardian

Now I'm finished for the day.

Panzer found an interesting post about AI narrators at The Guardian site.

 

The post by Elsie Lange concentrates on Australian audiobook actors/narrators and the impact AI narrators will have on them.

 

Panzer says, "It makes sense that there are some emotions an AI narrator wouldn't know how to portray in an audiobook."

 

Note: Because of all the photos and quotes, this is a very long post. You might want to consider bringing your lunch instead of a snack for while you read.

 

To read the post tootle over to AI Robot Narrators 

Claymore Award Finalists 2025 - Killer Nashville

That's a lot of categories.

Panzer made a stop at the Killer Nashville site today. There he found the announcement of the finalists for the Claymore Award.

 

The Claymore Award is given to the best first fifty pages in an unpublished manuscript in each of 19 categories.

 

Panzer says, "The winners in each category will be announced August 23 at the Killer Nashville Conference.

 

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

 

To read the lists tootle over to Claymore Award Finalists 

Glass Bell Award Long List 2025 - Mystery Fanfare

Two of the twelve.

On his way back home Panzer made a stop at the Mystery Fanfare site. There with a little digging in the posts our illustrious kitty boy found a post about the Glass Bell Award.

 

Janet Rudolph's post has the long list nominees for the Glass Bell Award. The award is for excellence in storytelling.

 

Panzer says, "Of the twelve books nominated two are crime fiction."

 

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

 

To read the post tootle over to  Glass Bell Award Long List

An Initial Cut of Falchions - The Rap Sheet

That's a lot of categories.

Panzer made a trip to The Rap Sheet site today. There he found a post about the Killer Nashville Silver Falcion Awards.

 

According to J. Kingston Pierce's post Killer Nashville has announced the short lists for each of the categories for the awards. Two of the categories are listed in the post and a link to the others is included at the end.

 

Panzer says, "There are 17 categories, so you'll need to follow the link to see them all."

 

Note: This is a short post. Bring a glass of lemonade to drink while you read the post. If you plan to follow the link also bring three chocolate chip cookies (biscuits) to snack on.

 

To read the post tootle over to Killer Nashville 

Killer Nashville Magazine July Issue Online

There is some interesting reading in there.

Today, Panzer found the new issue of Killer Nashville Magazine  is online.

 

The July issue includes an author interview, a new short story, poetry, and a writing craft article.

 

Note: You'll need to decide what to bring to snack on.

 

To read the new issue tootle over to Killer Nashville Magazine 

Announcing our Mclivanney Longlist - Bloody Scotland

This is their newsletter announcement.

The longlist, which is selected by an Academy composed of booksellers, librarians, bloggers and broadcasters, includes: 

Whispers of the Dead by Lin Anderson (Macmillan)
The Midnight King by Tariq Ashkanani (Viper)
The Dying Light by Daniel Aubrey (HarperNorth)
Carnival of Lies by D V Bishop (Macmillan)
Unsound by Heather Critchlow (Canelo)
The Moon's More Feeble Fire by Allan Gaw (Polygon)
The Good Father by Liam McIlvanney (Bonnier)
Paperboy by Callum McSorley (Pushkin Press)
The Good Liar by Denise Mina (Vintage)
Gunner by Alan Parks (John Murray)
The Death of Shame by Ambrose Parry (Canongate)
Midnight and Blue by Ian Rankin (Orion)
A Thief's Blood by Douglas Skelton (Canelo).

This year the prize will be judged by BBC Radio Scotland presenter, Nicola Meighan; Journalist, Arusa Qureshi and Crime Blogger, Gordon McGhie. 

The winner will be announced at our Prizes and Drinks Reception on Friday the 12th of September from 5.15pm, and will lead a ‘Day of the Deid’ procession to the Albert Halls, afterwards.