Free to Listen Cozy Mystery Audiobook: A Cryptic Clue

It's been a long day.

Here's a cozy mystery Panzer found on the Cozy Mystery Audio channel on Youtube.

 

A Cryptic Clue is written by Victoria Gilbert. It's 8 hours 33 minutes long.

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Cozy Mystery Audiobook

Free to Listen Cowboy Clean Romance Audiobook: A Cowboiy and His Neighbor

I'll find you a mystery next.

If you like cowboy romance audiobooks, Panzer found this one on the Feel Good Fiction channel on Youtube.

 

 A Cowboy and His Neighbor is written by Emmy Eugene. It's narrated by Tom Campbell and 6 hours long.

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Cowboy Romance Audiobook

A Few Thoughts About Cats by Marilyn Levinson - Writers Who Kill

We do have rules.

Panzer's lost stop for today was at the Writers Who Kill site for a post to give you a little perspective about your place in our world.

 

To read the post tootle over to Thoughts About Cats

NGAIO MARSH AWARD LONGLIST FOR BEST NOVEL 2026 - Mystery Fanfare

Some interesting books on the list.

On a stop at the Mystery Fanfare site Panzer found the longlist for the Ngaio Marsh Award had been posted.

 

The awards are for New Zealand crime, mystery, thriller, and suspense novels. There are 12 novels on the longlist.

 

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

 

To read the post trundle over to  Ngaio Marsh Award Longlist

Bookwire, Dutch Distributor CB (Central Bookhuis) Announce 'Strategic Partnership' - Publishing Perspectives

Good partnership.

Panzer stopped in at the Publishing Perspectives site today. With a little digging in the posts he found one about Bookwire.

 

According to Andrew Albanese's post, Bookwire and CB (Central Bookhuis) have announced a collaboration on Dutch ebook and audiobook distributions.

 

Panzer says, "It looks like it should be good for both companies." 

 

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

 

To read the post tootle over to Bookwire 

Call for Articles: DEADLINE EXTENSiON: Mystery Readers Journal: Cross Genre Mysteries (43-3) - Mystery Fanfare

I've been all over the Catosphere today.

Panzer's final stop today was at the Mystery Fanfare site.

 

The submission deadline has been extended to August 30.

 

Panzer says, "Be sure to read the submission guidelines at the site,: 

 

To read the post tootle over to Articles Deadline Extension

The Booker Prize Longlist Author Interviews

Interesting where their inspiration comes from

Panzer's next stop was at The Booker Prizes site.

 

There he found a post with an interview with each of the Booker Prizes longlist authors.

 

Panzer says, "These interviews highlight each author;s book and writing inspiration.

 

Note: Because there are 13 interviews, this is a very long post. You'll need to decide what to bring to snack on. 

 

To read the post tootle over to Author Interviews 

Free Class: Forensic Pathology for Writers

This will be an interesting class.

Here's a free class for writers Panzer found at the Deadlines for Writers site.

 

Want to write crime and murder fiction? Forensic Pathology got Writers will give your work the look of authenticity.

 

The class is on August 27 and the signup information page lists the time in different locations.

  

To read about the class tootle over to Forensic Pathology 

Swift Wins 40th Anniversary Clarke Award - Locus

 

Yesterday was a big party day for black cats.

Today's first stop in the Catosphere for Panzer was the Locus magazine blog site. There he found a post about the 2026 Clarke Award.

 

On August 12 When There Are Wolves Again by E. J. Swift was announced the winner of the 2026 Arthur C. Clarke Award for best SF novel of the year.

 

Panzer says, "At the site the runners up and information about the award are also listed."

 

To visit the Locus site tootle over to Arthur C. Clarke Award Yesterday

Yesterday Was National Black Cat Appreciation Day

But It's What Every Day Should Be

 

 

 

Leave the treats here on your way to clean my litter box.

Puzzle - Any time is Nap Time.

Hint

Here's today's new jigsaw puzzle. 

 

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

 

This one is a real challlenge. 

 

Have fun!

 

To do the puzzle tootle over to Cat Jigsaw Puzzle

Free to Watch Classic Drama Movie: Bad For Each Other

See you tomorrow.

Panzer found this movie on the Silver Scenes channel on Youtube.

  

Bad for Each Other is a black and white 1953 classic moral ethics drama movie. It's 1 hour 22 minutes long.

 

Make apizza, get your favorite beverage and enjoy the movie.

 

Note: If you want to binge watch classic movies, the top of the right column lists the others available. 

To watch the movie tootle over to Classic Movie

Free to Listen Small Town Romance Audiobook: Small Town Girl

I'll be back with something else for you.

Here's a small town romance Panzer found on the Audiobook Romance Full LengthLa channel ion Youtube.

 

Small Town Girl is written by LaVyrle Spenser. It's narrated by Emily Sutton-Smith and 6 hocoveurs 9 minutes long.

 

Note: I'm not sure if this is an authorized site.

 

To listen to the aiudiobook tootle over to Small Town Romance Audiobook 

Free to Listen Hockey Romance Audiobook: Against the Boards

Told you I'd be right back.

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

 

Against the Boards is written by Cynthia Gunderson. It's 6 hours 3 minutes lont.

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Hockey Romance Audiobook

Free to Listen Cozy Mystery Audiobook: The Sign of Four Spirits

Back in a few minutes.

Here's a cozy murder mystery Panzer found on the Cozy Mystery Audio channel on Youtube.

 

The Sign of Four Spirits is written by Vicki Delany. It's 8 hour 27 minutes long.

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Cozy Mystery Audiobook 

He's sold more than 50 million books. There's 'some little Utah connection' in many of them. - The Salt Lake Tribune

It's been very hot today. I just can't stay awake.

Panzer made a stop at The Salt Lake Tribune site today. There our intrepid kitty traveler found a post about bestselling fantasy author Brandon Sanderson.

 

The post begins with how and why he became an author. It then continues with where he gets his ideas and setting locations from. The post also includes a link to a Youtube interview with him.

 

 Panzer says, "It's interesting where some of his ideas come from."

 

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

 

To read the post tootle over to Utah Inspiration 

Anthropic just rolled out a tool that could decimate some people's dreams of writing AI novels undetected - Business Insider

What's the point if you can undo it?

Here's a post about Anthropic Panzer found on the Business Insider site.

 

Anthropic announced that effective August 2 Claude will be adding a watermark to all the material it generates.

Panzer says, "So, no more here's my great steamy New York zebra-riding vampire cowboy in love with a dolphin-riding mermaid romance. No. Wait. Read almost all the way to the end and you'll find a way to fix that watermark."

Note: This is a very long post because there are a lot of ads to ignore. Bring a glass of iced tea today.

  

To read the post tootle over to Anthropic Watermarking Feature

OverDrive Acquires European Digital Library Service - Publishing Perspectives

OverDrive has Libby too.

Traveling around the Catosphere today, Panzer discovered news about OverDrive at the Publishing Perspectives site.

 

 OverDrive has acquired divibib GmbH which will allow the company's expansion in the European digital lending service. The post also contains links to other information.

 

 Panzer says, "This little kitty didn't know the company already had a footprint there."

Note: This is a medium length post. Bring a glass of lemonade to drink.

 

To read the post tootle over to OverDrive 

An author's $2 million book deal - The Substack Post

I can't believe I read the whole thing.

Panzer's next stop was at Substack. There he found a post about LLMs and AI-generated books.

 

This is a wide-ranging post about AI-generated books, the authors who  do them and the books readers and sometimes publishers.

 

Note: This post is so long you'll need to bring your lunch and dinner for while you read.

 

To read the post tootle over to An author's book deal 

Aurealis Awards Changes - Locus

My treats come before everything else.

Panzer found an interesting post about Australia's Aurealis Awards at the Locus site.

 

According to the post the Queensland Writers Centre (QWC) has increased the entry fees for the Aurealis Awards. A letter protesting the increases and wanting AI material banned. It's was signed by over 200 writers and editors and sent to QWC. The Aurealis Awards are given for the best Australian speculative fiction.

 

Panzer says, "Entry fees eat into this little kitty's treats supply, so he doesn't enter contests with fees."

 

Note: This is a medium length post. Bring a glass of lemonade to drink. 

 

To read the post tootle over to Aurealis Awards 

A Panzerism

 Panzer on the human misconception of their own importance:

 

Mon told me that if parents compliment children it boosts their confidence.

She said that's a good thing.

 

But ...

 

She needs to learn you don't ever compliment a cat.

N o-o-o-o ... a real bad idea.

 

Good kitty. You're kidding right?

Cats will always take such sentiments and turn them into moments of disbelief

and ... then hilarity.

 

How dare a mere human ... an inferior species to cats ... pass judgement on us ...

with statements like "Good Kitty" and "What a smart boy."

 

 

 

 

From Cat Wisdom for humans 

New Puzzle - A little help to get down, please.

Hint

Here's today's jigsaw puzzle.

 

Remember, at the puzzle site if you click the square in the lower left corner you'll see the finished puzzle.

 

Have fun with one.

 

To do the puzzle tootle over to A little help to get down, please.

Free to Watch Classic Mystery Movie: The Greene Murder Case

It's a lot better today.

Here's today's classic murder mystery movie Panzer found on the PizzaFlix channel on Youtube.

 

The Greene Murder Case is a 1929 Detective Philo Vance black and white movie. It's 1 hour 38 minutes long.

 

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

 

To solve the mystery before Philo Vance tootle over to Classic Mystery Movie 

Free to Listen Regency Romance Audiobook: Love Is for the Birds

It's got birds!

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

 

Love Is for the Birds is written by Deborah M. Hathaway. It's 11 hours 7 minutes long.

 

To listen to the romance audiobook tootle over to Clean Regency Romance Audiobook

Better Late Than Never - George R.R. Martin's Not A Blog

See you tomorrow.

If you're a George R.R. Martin fan, Panzer found a new post from him at his Not A Blog site.

 

In the post he explains a little about why he hasn't posted in so long.

 

Note: Bring something cool to drink while you read.

 

To read the post tootle over to George R.R. Martin

Free to Listen Regency Romance Audiobook: A Bachelor's Lesson's in Love

It's going away.

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

A Bachelor's Lessons in Love is written by Sally Britton. It's narrated by Vicki Jo Eva and 8 hours 57 minutes long. 

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Regency Romance Audiobook

Free to Listen Paranormal Cozy Mystery: Grounded

The smoke is starting to clear out today.

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

 

The paranormal murder mystery Grounded was written by Sarah Hualde. It's 3 hours 13 minutes long.

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to  Paranormal Cozy Mystery Audiobook

Digital Science Launches AI-native Researcher Workspace - Publishing Perspectives

Achoo! It's still too smoky for this little kitty.

Panzer made a stop at the Publishing Perspectives site today. There he found an interesting post about AI.

 

The post explains about how the new Papers AI helps researchers. Links to other information are included in the post.

 

Panzer says, "This little kitty has nothing else to say about this. He's just reporting the news."

 

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

 

To read the post tootle over to AI-native Researcher Workspace 

RBmedia Acquires Award-Winning U.K. Indie Boldwood Books - Publishing Perspectives

This smoke is giving me a headache.

Panzer's next stop in the Catosphere was at the Publishing Perspectives site. There our inquisitive kitty boy found a post about U.K. publisher Boldwood.

 

According to the post RBmedia has acquired Boldwood. RBedia is an audiobook publisher and Boldwood is an ebook, print book and audiobook publisher.

 

Panzer says, "Sounds like they'll fit right together."

 

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

 

To read the post tootle over to RBMedia 

Why is Anthropic destroying books? - The Guardian

 

It's a mystery to me.

There are no fires near us. But smoke from the fires on the other side of the mountains are causing hazardous air conditions here. That means we're all coughing, sneezing and feeling rotten. Today's posts are a little hurried and may have spelling etc. mistakes.

 

******** 

 

Panzer's first stop in the Catosphere today was at The Guardian site. 

 

There's a post there that explains Anthropic's efforts to train the LLM Claude using authors' books. The post includes several links to other information about Anthropic.

  

Panzer says, "You'll need to read the post to understand what Anthropic did."

 

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

 

To read the post tootle over to Anthropic   

After the Cancellation of 'Call Me, I'll Hide the Body,' What Comes Next? - Publishers Daily

Can he prove he didn't do it?

Panzer made a stop at the Publishers Daily site today. With no digging at all he found a post about a new manuscript with AI help suspicions problems.

 

The post describes the problems an author has encountered with his agents and publishers because his manuscript didn't pass an AI detecter test. The publishers cancelled his book publications and his agents fired him as a client.

 

Panzer says, "This little kitty never heard of the AI sniffer they used, but he's heard originality.ai is good." 

 

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 Publishing Cancellation 

DASHIELL HAMMETT PRIZE FINALISTS: International Association of Crime Writers - Mystery Fanfare

There are so many prizes and awards for mystery writers

Here's a short post listing the finalists for the Dashell Hammett Prize Panzer found on the Mystery Fanfare site.

 

This is such a short post you wont need anything to snack on.

 

To read the finalists list tootle over to  DASHIELL HAMMETT PRIZE FINALISTS:

Killer Nashville Magazine August-September Issue

Combined issue.

On today's stop at the Killer Nashville Magazine site Panzer discovered some of the the features and fiction from the August-September paid version are available online.

 

The link below will take you to theTable of Contents for the paid version. You can click the titles highlighted in red and read that feature, but anything highlighted in white is not a link and won't work. Red features are found in Cover Story, Craft Articles and scrolling down in the Short Stories sections of the TOC.

 

To read the sneak peak tootle over to Killer Nashville Magazine

A Panzerism

 Panzer on errors:

 

Cats are never wrong

 

Never.

They may be temporarily intellectually challenged, but they are never wrong. 

 

Ever.

 

Got it?

 

Good.

 

 

 

 

*From Cat Wisdom for humans 

Jigsaw Puzzle: It's too high. I can't smell it.

Hint

Here's today's puzzle.

 

At the puzzle site when you click the square in the lower left corner you'll see the finished puzzle.

 

Have fun!

 

To do the puzzle tootle over to Black Cat Jigsaw Puzzle

Free to Watch Classic Crime Noir Movie: Ink Against Power

Tomorrow is another day.

Panzer found this crime drama movie on the Aleda Music channel on Youtube.

 

This black and white 1952 film noir is 1 hour 25 minutes long.

 

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

 

To watch the movie tootle over to Ink Against Power 

Free to Listen Grumpy meets Snarky Romance Audiobook: Applied Pressure

Told you I'd be right back.

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

 

Applied Pressure is written by Lainey Davis. It's 5 hours 57 minutes long.

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Grumpy Romance

Free to Listen Old Time Radio: The Black Halo

I'll be back in a few minutes.

Here's a classic radio mystery Panzer found on the Theater of the Mind - Old Time Radio channel on Youtube.

 

The Philip Marlowe mystery The Black Halo is 25 minutes long. The episode was broadcast on January 15, 1949.

 

 To listen to the episode tootle over to Old Time Radio