Free to Watch Classic British Mystery Movie: Snowbound

Tomorrow is puzzle day.

If you like British movies, Panzer found this one on the Dubjax Films channel on Youtube.

 

Snowbound is a 1948 black and white classic murder mystery movie. It's 1 hour 21 minutes long.

 

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

 

To watch the movie tootle over to Classic Mystery Movie 

 

Free to Listen Clued In Mystery Author Interview Episode

She's a dog lover, but I'll make an exception for her.

Clued In Mystery hosts Brook Peterson and Sarah M. Stephen conducted an interview with cozy mystery author Reagan Davis. It's 16 minutes long including the intro.

 

To listen to the episode tootle over to Reagan Davis Interview 

Free to Listen Romantasy Audiobook: Broken Bonds

Interesting.

If you like fantasy in your romance, Panzer found this one on the Gray Audiobooks channel on Youtube.

 

Broken Bonds was written by J. Bree. It's narrated by Kasi Hollowell and 8 hours 53 minutes long.

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Romantasy Audiobook 

Free to Listen Small Town Romance Audiobook: Rule #6 Protect What Matters

I really need this nap.

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

 

The single dad romance Rule #6 Protect What Matters is written by Susanne Ash. It's 2 hours long.

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Small Town Romance 

Free to Listen Paranormal Cozy Mystery Audiobook: Sight Seering

Now, where did I park the Panzermobile?

If you like a little paranormal spookiness in your cozy mystery, Panzer found this one on the author's channel on Youtube.

 

The small town cozy mystery Sight Seering is written by Ada Bell. It's narrated by Liza Jacob and 5 hours 50 minutes long.

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Paranormal Cozy Mystery 

Killer Nashville Magazine Update

Read it while you can.

Panzer found the latest online update to this month's Killer Nashville Magazine.

 

Added are a new short story, a poem and two writers craft features.

 

This is probably the last post about Killer Nashville Magazine (KNM) Panzer will do. KNM announced today it's format change so it can be sold online at major retailers.

 

To read this issue tootle over to Killer Nashville Magazine 

B&T Makes Surprise Chapter 11 Filing - Publishers Daily

Libraries? 

Today with a little digging in the posts at the Publishers Daily site Panzer found a post about Baker and Taylor's bankruptcy filing.

 

Jim Milliot's post has information about Baker and Taylor's creditors and how much some of them are owed. Included in the post are links to other information about Baker and Taylor's closing.

 

Panzer says,"They even owe money to libraries."

 

Note: This is a medium length post. Bring a cup of tea and a muffin for today's snack. 

 

To read the post tootle over to Baker and Taylor

 

6 New Literary Agents Actively Seeking YA and Adult Fiction, Fantasy, LGBTQ, Nonfiction, Cookbooks, Thrillers and more!

It's been a long day.

Panzer's last stop was at the Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity site. There our kitty pilot found a post about literary agents looking for new clients.

 

Erica Verrillo's list contains six new agents looking for writers to represent. There's a bio for each agent on the list. Before submitting be sure to read it.

 

Panzer says, "There's a wide variety of genres represented."

 

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

 

To read the post tootle over to  6 New Literary Agents

Book Output Topped Four Million in 2025 - Publishers Daily

I'm not the only little kitty who wants to know.

Panzer's next stop was at the Publishers Daily site. 

 

According to Jim Milliot's post, the number of books published in 2025 jumped to 4 million. The majority of these books were self-published.

 

 Panzer says, "Hmm ... This little kitty wants to know, how many of those were AI slop?"

 

 Note: This is a long post. Bring a cup of tea and a brownie for a snack.

 

To read the post tootle over to Book Output in 2025 

Barry Tough Choices - The Rap Sheet

Recognize anybody on the list?

On today's trip into the Catosphere Panzer's first stop was at The Rap Sheet.

 

 J. Kingston Pierce's post at the site lists the nominees in the four categories for the Barry Awards. The winners are picked by the Deadly Pleasures readers.

 

 Panzer says, "If you're a subscriber, the post includes a link to vote."

 

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

 

To read the post tootle over to Barry Nominees 

St. Patrick's Day

 

 

Tomorrow? Well, Tomorrow 'Tis A Great Day for the Irish' - Jerry's House of Everything

To prepare for St. Patrick's Day Panzer was tootling around in the Catosphere. 

 

He stopped in at the Jerry's House of Everything site and found a post that has a whole list of Irish songs for St. Patrick's Day with links. There's happy songs, sad songs, and all the songs in between.

 

 Have fun listening.

 

To read the post tootle over to St. Patrick's Day 

A 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

New Puzzle:Pick me up NOW!

Hint

Here's today's jigsaw puzzle.

 

To see the finished puzzle while you work click the square in the lower left corner.

 

This one is quite a challenge.

 

Have fun.

 

To do the puzzle tootle over to Pick me up NOW!

Free to Watch Classic Mystery Movie: Tomorrow at Seven

It's been a long week.

Here's today's classic movie Panzer found on the Old Movie channel on Youtube.

 

Tomorrow at Seven is a 1933 black and white mystery movie. It's 1 hour 1 minute long.

 

Make some popcorn, grab a glass of your favorite beverage and enjoy this classic movie.

 

To watch the movie tootle over to Classic Movie 

Free to Listen BBC Radio Drama: Neighborhood Watch

I'm sure I can find more for you.

Here's a  classic BBC Radio Drama Panzer found on the JR The Old Radio Cat channel on Youtube.

 

Neighborhood Watch is 1 hour 10 minutes long.

 

To listen to the episode tootle over to BBC Radio Drama 

Free to Listen Historical Romance: An Unlikely Countess

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

Panzer sound this romance on the Gilded Era Secrets channel on Youtube.

 

An Unlikely Countess is written by Jo Beverley. It's 11 hours 35 minutes long.

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Historical Romance Audiobook 

Free to Listen Small Town Romance:The Bakery on the Cove

Finally, nap time.

In keeping with today's small town theme Panzer found this small town romance on the author's channel on Youtube.

 

The Bakery on the Cove is written by Wendy Meadows. It's 5 hours 13 minutes long. 

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Small Town Romance 

Free to Listen Cozy Mystery: Mint and Murder

Cozy is always good.

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

 

The small town mystery Mint and Murder is written by Carly Winter. It's 5 hours 21 minutes long.

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Cozy Mystery

London Book Fair 2026: Isolarii's Avant-Garde Ambitions Get Bigger - Publishers Daily

Interesting company.

Panzer found this post about publisher Isolarii on the Publishers Daily site. 

 

Ed Nawotka's post gives a brief history of Isolarii, what they're doing currently and they're plans for the future. There's a link to Isolarii's site included in the post.

 

Panzer says, "Hmm ... Turns out they're more than a publisher."

 

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

 

To read the post tootle over to Isolarii 

Exploring New Revenue Opportunities Through Licensng - Publishing Perspectives

Mom says it's an untapped revenue stream.

Here's an interesting post Panzer found on the Publishing Perspectives site about book IP licensing.

 

The post is about a discussion presented at the London Book Fair about the publishers need to pursue licensing agreements for their books. Included in the post is a link to a report with information on this subject.

 

Panzer says, "Licensing contracts for books' releases in other countries is important."

 

Note: This is a medium length post. Bring a cup of tea and a cookie (biscuit) for today's snack.

 

To read the post tootle over to Revenue Through Licensing 

Carla Hayden to Receive 2026 Biblio Award from BIO - Biographers International Organization

It's a nice award.

Panzer stopped in at the Biographers International Organization site.

 

With no digging in the posts there, he found an announcement that the 2026 Biblio Award is going to Carla Hayden.

 

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

To read the post tootle over to Biblio Award 

Publishers Charges Anna's Archive with Copyright Infringement - Publishers Weekly

They're everywhere.

Here's an interesting post Panzer found at the Publishers Weekly site.

 

According to the post by Jim Milliot, publishers have found another pirate site selling access to books for AI training.

 

Panzer says, "They're everywhere. They're like cockroaches. You can't kill them."

  

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

 

To read the post tootle over to Anna's Archive 

Bookwire, ElevenLabs Team on AI Audiobook Production - Publishers Weekly

Daylight Saving Time is still causing me problems.

Panzer visited the Publishers Weekly site on his way home today. There he found a post about a partnership between Bookwire and ElevenLabs.

 

Ed Nawotka's post focuses on an announcement made by Bookwire explaining the partnership. The post includes a link to the announcement and to other information about ElevenLabs.

  

Panzer says, "This is definitely worth checking out."

 

Note: This is a short post. You'll only need to bring a cup of tea.

 

To read the post tootle over to ElevenLabs 

Killer Nashville Magazine Update

Interesting interview.

For today's first stop in the Catosphere Panzer went to the Killer Nashville Magazine site.

 

Our traveling kitty boy found updates to the March issue are posted there. Two new writer's craft articles, two poems and an interview are available.

  

To read the issue tootle over to  Killer Nashville Magazine

A Panzerism

Are you kidding? I am CAT.*

Panzer on self-confidence:

 

What?

 

Self-confidence?

 

I don't need that.

 

I am CAT.

 

 

 

*From Cat Wisdom for humans 

New Puzzle: I hate Daylight Saving Time.

Hint

Here's your Sunday jigsaw puzzle.

 

At the puzzle site 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 I hate Daylight Saving Time. 

Free to Watch Classic Crime Movie: Girl in Danger

It's 92 years old.

Panzer found today's movie on the Ikrima - English channel on Youtube.

 

It's a 1934 black and white movie that's 57 minutes long.

 

Make a pizza, grab your beverage of choice and enjoy the movie.

 

To watch the movie tootle over to Girl in Danger

Free to Listen Regency Romance: Where Silence Was Promised

A clean Regency romance for you.

If you like clean regency romance,  Panzer found this one on the Obsidian Audiobooks channel on Youtube.

 

The sweet romance Where Silence Was Promised is written by Emily Rose. It's 5 hours 1 minute long.

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Regency Romance 

 

 

Free to Listen Paranormal Mystery Audiobook: Charms & Chapters

Remember Daylight Saving Time is coming.

If you like a little magic in your mystery, Panzer found this library witch audiobook on the author's channel on Youtube.

 

Charms and Chapters is written by Elle Adams. It's 5 hours 57 minutes long.

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Paranormal Mystery 

Free to Listen Hockey Clean Romance: The Romance Playbook

A hockey rom-com for you.

If you like sports clean romances, Panzer found this one on the author's channel on Youtube.

 

The Rom-Com The Romance Playbook is written by Liwen Y. Ho. It's narrated by Skye Alley and 1 hour 4 minutes lont.

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to The Romance Playbook 

Only Winners Left - The Rap Sheet

See you tomorrow.

Panzer's stopped at The Rap Sheet site on his way home today.

 

J. Kingston Pierce's post lists the four Left Coast Crime Lefty Novel Awards winners.

 

Panzer says, "There were a lot of nominees to choose from too."

 

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

 

To read the post tootle over to The Rap Sheet 

AI-generated art can't be copyrighted after Supreme Court declines to review the rule - The Verge

It's simple: A human has to create it.

Panzer's first stop in the Catospere today was at The Verge site. There our cute little kitty boy found a post about AI-generated art.

 

According to Emma Roth's post, the copyright rule, if a human didn't make it, you can't copyright it, remains in place in the U.S. Included in the post are links to other information about AI and copyright.

 

Panzer says, "It applies to books too."

 

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

 

To read the post tootle over to AI Art

Speak to Me - The Rap Sheet

Daylight Saving Time is coming.

On his way home in the Catosphere Panzer made a stop at The Rap Sheet.

 

According to J. Kingston Pierce, the Audio Publishers Association has announced the Audie Award winners. The post lists the Mystery and the Thriller winners with a link to the other category winners.

 

Panzer says, "There are 27 categories."

 

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

 

To read the post tootle over to The Rap Sheet 

OpenAI and Amazon announce strategic partnership - Amazon News

That's a lot of money.

Panzer found this announcement on the Amazon News site.

 

According to the post, OpenAI and Amazon have formed a partnership around OpenAI's Frontier. Amazon will also invest $50 Billion over the coming months. 

 

Panzer says, "You'll need to read the post to understand what they plan to do together."

 

Note: This is a long post with all the usual disclaimers at the end.

 

To read the post tootle over to Amazon and OpenAI 

Gernert Company Teams with Bookcase Literary for Women's Fiction - Publishers Weekly

Romance and Romantasy are big markets.

Here's an interesting post for women's fiction authors.

 

 According to Publishers Weekly's Jim Milliot's post, Gernert Company and Bookcase Literary Agency are working together. They will help writers of women's romance and romantasy expand their market exposure.

 

Panzer says, "This little kitty thinks it might be a good opportunity for writers to get in now at the beginning.

 

Note: This is a short-medium length post. Bring a cup of cocoa and a muffin for today's reading snack.

 

To read the post tootle over to Gernert Company and Bookcase hel

A Panzerism

Panzer on teaching your human:

 

 What's His Name wants me to get off his coat.

 

I told him no ...

 

Twice.

 

It's why cats have claws.

What we have here is a teachable moment.

 

Focus ...

 

This is important:

 

No means NO! 

New Puzzle: Mine! Don't touch it!

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.

 

Have fun. This is a challenge.

 

To do the puzzle go to Cat Jigsaw Puzzle