The Final Chapter for GalleyCat - GalleyCat

I'm really sad about this.

Today Panzer's trip into the Catosphere took him to the GalleyCAT site. There our forlorn kitty got some bad news about the site.

According to the post by Dianna Dilworth, the GalleyCAT site is shutting down. There is no explanation as to why.

Panzer says, "No! This was one of my favorite sites for publishing news."

Note: This is a short post. Bring a tissue to wipe away your tears for today's reading selection.

To read the post, tootle over to GalleyCAT

Bookstackk Lets Readers Share Book Recommendations - GalleyCat

Panzer was cleaning out the Panzermobile today when he found found a wadded up post under the pilot's seat. After smoothing out the post, our fastidious kitty discovered it was from the GalleyCAT site.

Looks interesting. I think I'll join.

According to the post by Dianna Dilworth, there's a new site similar to Goodreads called Bookstackk. The Bookstackk network lets readers have a library, review books they've read, see others' reviews, and have book discussions with other readers. There's a link to the Bookstackk site included in the post.

Panzer says, "Hmm ... Do you think Amazon will buy Bookstackk like they did Goodreads?"

Note: This is a shortish post. If you just plan to read the post, bring a cup of tea; but, if you plan to follow the link and go to the Bookstackk site as well, bring a muffin too.

To read the post, tootle over to Bookstackk

Amazon Japan to Release a Kindle Paperwhite For Manga Readers - GalleyCat

Today Panzer's trip into the Catosphere took him to the GalleyCAT site. With just a little digging around our inquisitive kitty found a post about Amazon Japan.

I want one.

According to the post by Maryann Yin, Amazon Japan has a present for Japanese manga lovers. It's a new Kindle Paperwhite with 32GB of memory. This compares to the non-manga Kindle Paperwhite which has 4GB of memory. The larger memory capacity in the new Kindle Paperwhite will hold up to 700 graphic heavy comic books.

Panzer says, "Hmmm ... I wonder how much shipping from Japan would be?"

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

To read the post, tootle over to Amazon Japan

James Patterson Cancels the Publication of The Murder of Stephen King - GalleyCat

Panzer's trip into the Catosphere today took him to the GalleyCat site. There our adventuresome kitty boy found a post about bestselling author James Patterson.

Why would you call it that?

According to a post by Maryann Yin, James Patterson decided not to publish his novel The Killing of Stephen King. The novel was written for the James Patterson BookShots series. These are books 150 pages or less. After learning about fans who had caused problems for author Stephen King Mr. Patterson decided not to publish the book.

Panzer says, "Hmm ... Humans ... Why would you even consider a title like that to begin with?"

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

To read the post, tootle over to James Patterson

J.K. Rowling Reveals Her Patronus on Twitter - GalleyCat

Panzer was tootling around in the Catosphere when he heard ooohing and aaahing outside the Panzermobile. Following all the noise took our intrepid traveling kitty to the GalleyCAT site. There he found news about Pottermore.

Mom's Protector and Guardian.

According to a post by Maryann Yin, J.K. Rowling announced her Patronus on Twitter. Using the quiz at Pottermore, she discovered her Patronus is the heron. Found in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban the Patronus is a guardian that protects against the Dementors. In a separate GalleyCAT post announcing the Patronus quiz going live, there is a link to Pottermore. At Pottermore you either have to already be a member or signup there to take the quiz and get your Patronus.

Panzer says, "Mom doesn't need a Patronus. She has me to protect her."

Note: These are both short posts, but together they make a medium read. Bring a cup of tea and a muffin for both of today's reading selections.

To read the post about J.K. Rowlings's Twitter announcement, tootle over to J.K. Rowling Patronus

To read the post about the Patronus and the link to Pottermore, tootle over to Pottermore

J.K. Rowling Reveals the Original Name of Dean Thomas - Galleycat

Panzer was tootling around in the Catosphere when his trip was interrupted by clapping and cheering. Following all the raucous noise, took our inquisitive kitty boy to the GalleyCAT site. There he found news about J.K. Rowling's latest plans for her wizarding world.

I can wait. It's only a week.

According to the post by Maryann Yin, J.K. Rowling has posted drawings of characters from her Harry Potter books at the Pottermore site. Ms. Rowling has also announced that on September 6 three short story collections will be available at the site as well. Included in the post are links to the drawings and the short story collections availability announcement.

Panzer says, "Hmmm ... I didn't know she was an artist too."

Note: This is a short post; but, if you follow the links to the other two posts it becomes medium length. Bring a cup of tea if you only plan to read the original post; but, if you plan to read the two additional posts as well, bring two muffins with your tea for today's reading selection.

To read the post, tootle over to J.K. Rowling

BBC One to Adapt Seven Agatha Christie Novels - Galleycat

I can't wait to see them.

Panzer's trip into the Catosphere today took him to the GalleyCAT site. There our handsome kitty boy found a post about mystery writer Agatha Christie.

According to the post by Maryann Yin, BBC One will adapt for television seven Agatha Christie books. The announced time frame will be the next four years. Included in the post are links to a Deadline site post and a BBC News site post about the adaptions.

Panzer says, "I loved Miss Marple and Poirot."

Note: The GalleyCAT post is short; but, if you follow the two included links, it will be a shortist-medium post. Bring a cup of tea for today's reading selection, if you only plan to read the GalleyCAT post. If you plan to read all three, also bring a muffin.

To read the post, tootle over to Agatha Christie

Cursed Child Sales Top Two Million - PW (Publishers' Weekly)

On Panzer's trip into the Catosphere today he spent his time looking for news about J.K. Rowlings' new book, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. Our traveling kitty told you about the country-wide bookstore parties for the book's launch and wanted any followup news he could find. Panzer found some good news and some bad news in his hunting.

In a post by Jim Milliot at the Publishers' Weekly site, our kitty reporter discovered the good news that the script for the stage play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child turned book of the same name had enormous sales. Over the two days after the launch night the book sold two million copies in the U.S. alone. The book hit #1 on Amazon. The post includes links to reviews of the book.

It makes me very sad.

Panzer discovered the bad news in a post by Maryann Yin at GalleyCat titled J. K. Rowing Declares Cursed Child to be the Final Harry Potter Story. According to Ms. Rowling, Harry Potter is being supplanted by a new generation and so there will be no more books about him . The post includes a link to the original interview.

Note: The two posts are medium length when combined. Bring a thermos of tea and six muffins for today's reading selections.

To read the post about Harry Potter and the Cursed Child's sales, tootle over to Cursed Child sales

To read the post about J. K. Rowling's interview, tootle over to final Harry Potter

To read Panzer's original post about the launch parties, tootle over to Harry Potter is back

The Long Game ... of Thrones - George R.R. Martin

Don't wake me until tomorrow.

Panzer spent today's trip into the Catosphere collecting news about George R.R. Martin's Game of Thrones. Our busy kitty reporter found three news posts for all Game of Thrones addicts like him.

Panzer's first stop was at George R.R. Martin's Not A Blog site. Yesterday, Monday, August 1, was the 20 year anniversary of the first publication of his Game of Thrones book. His publisher is putting out a new edition of the original Game of Thrones. The new edition will include illustrations.

Panzer's next stop was at The Hollywood Reporter site. There he found a post titled HBO Confirms "Game of Thrones" Will End With Season 8. The post by Lesley Goldberg says that HBO has not released any information except the end of the Game of Thrones series after season 8.

Panzer's final stop was at the GalleyCAT site. A little digging around and he found a post titled HBO's Game of Thrones Coloring Book. According to Dianna Dilworth, HBO has commissioned an adult coloring book containing 35 illustration from the television series.

Panzer says, "I'm going to take a long, long nap"

Note: These posts combined are very l-o-n-g. Bring a thermos of tea and a dozen muffins for today's reading selections.

To read the post about the 20 year anniversary edition of Game of Thrones, tootle over to Game of Thrones

To read the post about the end of the Game of Thrones series, tootle over to  Game of Thrones cancellation

To read the post about the new Game of Thrones coloring book, tootle over to coloring book

The Fascinating Work Habits of 18 Famous Writers - Galleycat

I like it clean inside and out.

Panzer was cleaning out the Panzermobile this afternoon. Our fastidious kitty discovered a post he found last week at GalleyCAT about famous writers.

The post by Dianna Dilworth includes an infographic about the strange habits of 18 famous writers while they wrote. You can read who wrote without clothes, who liked rotten apples and sixteen more weird writing habits.

Panzer says, "After reading this I don't feel so weird that no matter what the weather I write in a fur coat."

Note: This is a medium longish infograhic. Bring a cup of tea and a chocolate frosted muffin for today's selection.

To read the post, tootle over to work habits

Authors and Their Day Jobs: Infographic - Galleycat

I don't want to go.

Panzer made a quick trip into the Catosphere today before his trip to the vet for a checkup. Our anxious kitty boy found an interesting infographic at the GalleyCAt site.

Have you ever wondered what day jobs authors like Stephen Kind or Margaret Atwood or Douglas Adams had before they became famous? Maryann Yin found an infographic that lists twenty authors and what they did to pay the bills.

Panzer says, "Hmmm ... A school janitor? That's kind of scary."

Note: This is a short infographic. You'll only need a cup of tea for today's reading selection.

To read the post, tootle over to day jobs

J.K. Rowling On Newt Scamander: VIDEO - Galleycat

It'll be showing soon.

Panzer got woken from his Sunday afternoon nap by raucous laughter and cheers coming from the Catosphere. Our brave kitty hopped in the Panzermobile to find out what was going on. Following all the noise took him to the GalleyCAT site.

All the hub bub was caused by a post there by Maryann Yin about Newt Scamander. Newt Scamander is the hero in the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them movie. Included in the post is a video teaser about the movie featuring author J.K. Rowling.

Panzer says, "I can't wait to see the movie!"

Note: This is a very short post with a two (plus) minute video. Bring a cup of soda and some popcorn.

To read the post, tootle over to Newt Scamander

Behind-the-Scenes Video Examines a Game of Thrones Battle Between Bastxxds - GalleyCAT

Panzer made a short trip into the Catosphere today. Our kitty boy found a post at GalleyCAT about one of his favorite TV shows, Game of Thrones.

Maryann Yin's post has an embedded video of the "Battle Between Bastxxds" (Panzer doesn't do bad words here) episode from Game of Thrones. Also included at the end of the post are two links to other Game of Thrones videos.

I've got a lot of work to do this week.

Panzer says, "Whew! Mom is feeling a little better now. I'll be catching up on my Catosphere news this week."

Note: This is a very short post, but with the video it becomes a medium post. You'll need a glass of iced tea and a muffin to read and watch today's selection. But if you follow the two links at the end of the post, you'll need to add another glass of iced tea and muffin.

To read the post, tootle over to Game of Thrones

Amazon Brings Feature For Bllind Readers to Kindle - GalleyCat

Panzer was tootling around in the Catosphere when he stopped in at the GalleyCAT site. There he found an interesting post about Amazon.

The post by Dianna Dilworth is about a recent press release from Amazon. According to the announcement, Amazon has added VoiceView to the Kindle Paperwhite. The text-to-speech program VoiceView will read the ebooks on the Paperwhite to visually impaired Kindle owners. There's a link to the original press release included in the post.

Took them long enough.

Panzer says, "It's about time. It's been on the tablets for a while now."

Note: This is a short post. A cup of tea should be enough for today's reading selection.

To read the post, tootle over to Amazon

Kobo Launches in Turkey - GalleyCat

Panzer made a stop at the GalleyCAT site today. Our big bad kitty hasn't been in a while. Just a little digging around uncovered news about Kobo.

According to a post by Dianna Dilworth, Kobo will have ebooks available in Turkey in May. Kobo has entered into a partnership with the D and R bookstore chain. As well as the ebooks the Kobo ereader will now be available through D and K's subsidiary idefix.com

Turkey?

Panzer says, "Hmm ... I wonder where I can find a Turkish translator for my books?"

Note: This is a very short post. You'll only need half a cup of tea for today's reading selection.

To read the post, tootle over to Kobo

Harry Potter Fans Create the Severus Snape and The Marauders Movie - Galleycat

Panzer's trip today took him to one of his favorite sites, GalleyCAT. Just one little paw flick brought up a post about Harry Potter.

Whew! I need a nap after all that.

In the post by Maryann Yin, our intrepid kitty boy learned some interesting news about Harry Potter fans. The fan group at Broad Strokes Productions has put together a YouTube video called Severus Snape and The Mauraders. The video deals with Severus Snape and James Potter's time at Hogwarts. This is a well-done production. There are also several links included in the post to other GalleyCAT posts with Harry Potter information.

Panzer says, "I didn't embed the video here because it's almost 26 minutes long."

Note: This is a l-o-n-g video. You'll need a cup of tea, a muffin and a candy bar while you watch it. If you want to follow the links in the post too, bring a thermos of tea, a dozen muffins and a sleeping bag to take a nap in the middle of your watching and reading.

To watch the video and/or read the links, tootle over to Harry Potter

188 Novels Generated by Computers in NaNoGenMo Contest - GalleyCat

Panzer made a quick trip in the Panzermobile today. As soon as our big brave kitty got into the Catosphere he heard all kinds of laughing and hooting. Following the noise took him to the GalleyCAT site.

Panzer found a post by Dianna Dilworth about the silliest ccontest our kitty pilot has ever read about.  While the contest called NaNoGenMo (National Novel Generation Month) runs at the same time (November) as NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month), it has absolutely nothing to do with NaNoWriMo. Even though contestants in NaNoGenMo have to write a 50,000 word novel, the novel generated by the computer can be 50,000 words of gibberish that make no sense.

Meow?  Meow? They stole my words.

Panzer says, "A 50,000 word novel by a computer? Patoohee. I've got better things to read ... Like Mom's grocery list."

Note: A cup of cocoa is all you need for today's reading.

To read the post, tootle over to novels by computers

J.K. Rowling Has Been Working on a New Children's Book - GalleyCat

A new book?

After this week of nothing but Amazon news and nearly wearing his poor claws down to nubs, Panzer managed to dig up some news that isn't about Amazon! Stopping in at the GalleyCAT site, our big bad kitty found a post about a new J.K. Rowling project.

According to Maryann Yin, Ms. Rowling revealed in a radio interview she has a children's book she's been working on. While Ms. Rowling was very secretive about the book's contents, she did say she intends to finish it, but she didn't say exactly how long that will take.

Panzer says, "Inquiring kitties want to know: What age group is the children's book for?"

Note: The post includes a link to a portion of the Simon Mayo interview. A warm cup of tea should be all you need this time.

To read the post, tootle over to J. K. Rowling

Barnes and Noble to Buy Back $50M in Stocks - GalleyCat

Panzer made a quick trip over to the GalleyCAT site. Digging around in the post pile there, our big bad kitty boy found some information about Barnes and Noble.

According to a post by Dianna Dilworth, Barnes and Noble will buy back $50M worth of their common stock. Barnes and Noble has a lot going on right now. Last week they announced their new Samsung Galaxy Tab E Nook was available. Before that they did the spinoff of their college bookstore arm and they recently declared a dividend on their common stock shares.

Fewer mice ... each more valuable?

Panzer says, " Mom says when a company does a buyback, it means there are fewer shares available for sale, so each share is worth more and the company is worth more. Makes no sense to me. Less is more?"

Note: This is a short post, so a small cup of tea should suffice while you read it.

To read the post, tootle over to Barnes and Noble

Harry Potter Stop-Motion Short Film Goes Viral - Galleycat

I can't believe it. Not a cat anywhere.

Panzer took yesterday off so he could go to the vet. Today he was out in the Catosphere when he heard laughing and clapping and general jocularity. Following all the noise took him to the GalleyCAT site.

There he found a post by Maryann Yin about a film titled Built From the Pages of Harry Potter. It's a stop-motion film by the people at the unPOP YouTube Channel. The film takes less than a minute to build the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

Panzer says, "It's a cute film. The only thing it lacks is a black cat."

To read the post and view the film, tootle over to Hogwarts