Dutchman wins Welsh bookshop in raffle draw - The Bookseller

Panzer's trip into the Catosphere today took him to The Bookseller site. There with a little digging around he found a post about a raffle for a bookstore.

According to the post by Charlotte Erye, Dutchman Ceisjan Van Heerden won the Bookends bookshop in a raffle. The raffle ticket drawing was held on September 1 for the Cardigan, Wales bookshop and its inventory. On November 5 Ceisjan Van Heerden will take possession of the store.

Just imagine. He won all those books, too.

Panzer says, "He won a bookstore? Cats don't usually gamble ... but this little kitty wishes he'd known about this raffle ... because this bet would have been worth it."

Note: This is a short post. Bring a cup of tea for today's reading selection.

To read the post tootle over to bookshop raffle

No Awards For Five Hugo Categories

Whew! After all that, I need a nap.

Panzer went to The Bookseller site today. Our big kitty boy was looking for followup information on his April post here at Cats and Crime about Puppygate and the Hugo Awards.

Digging around at The Bookseller, our brave kitty found a post by Charlotte Eyre about the Hugo Awards. According to Ms. Eyre, when the final votes were tallied, there were five categories which had "No Awards" presented.

Wanting more information, our inquisitive kitty decided to see what else he could find in the Catosphere. Traveling over to the Flavorwire site, he found a post by Alison Herman explaining the whole situation from before Puppygate to through the voting and after.  The post includes information about George R. R. Martin's awards ceremony for the "losers." 

Panzer says, "Hmmm ... Do you think the doggies learned anything?"

Note: To read all these posts, you will need a l-a-k-e of tea.

To read the Flavorwire post, tootle over to Hugo Awards battle