12 New Literary Agents Seeking Fantasy, Thrillers, YA, MG, KidLit, Nonfiction, and more - Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity

Whatever you write looks like there's an agent here for it.

If you're looking for an agent for your book, Panzer found this post at the Publishing ...and Other Forms of Insanity site.

 

Erica Verrillo's post lists 12 agents looking for author's to represent. The list shows agents looking for fiction, nonfiction, adult, young adult, and children's authors.

 

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

 

Note: With 12 agents to feature this is a long post. Bring a cup of tea and a muffin to snack on while you read.

 

To read the post tootle over to New Literary Agents

25 Awesome Writing Conferences and Workshops in August 2023 - Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity

Today Panzer made a stop at the Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity site. There he found a post about August writers' conferences and workshops,

 

Something for everybody here.

Erica Verrillo's post lists descriptions of twenty-five conferences and workshops running in August. (One had a registration date in June, so it's already closed.) The list includes conferences and workshops with concentrations on fiction and nonfiction writing, travel writing, children and YA writing, and even an agent pitching session. The list includes both in-person and online conferences and workshops.

 

Panzer says, "Be sure to go to the sites and read the registration instructions."

 

Note: Because the post includes descriptions of all the workshops and conferences, it's very long. You'll need to decide what to bring to snack on while you read.

 

To read the post tootle over to Writing Conferences

40 Fabulous Writing Conferences and Workshops in July 2023 - Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity

On his way home Panzer made a stop at the Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity site. There he found a post about July workshops and conferences for writers.

Something for everyone.

Erica Verrillo's post lists events for those who write for children and adults, and those who write fiction and nonfiction, and those who are looking for an agent and marketing advice. 

Panzer says, "Be sure to read all the rules before you sign up."

 

 Note: Because there are forty conferences and workshops listed, this is a long post. You will need to decide what to bring to eat and drink while you read.

 

To read the post tootle over to Writing Conferences

It Took COVID Closures to Reveal Just How Much Libraries Do Beyond Lending Books - The Observer

Today Panzer was just minding his own cat business and tootling around in the Catosphere, when the Panzermobile was shaken by clapping and cheering coming from outside. Following all the hullabaloo took our adventuresome kitty boy to the Observer site. There he found a post about U.S. and U.K. libraries.

 

According to the Observer post by Gillian Harvey, many people are not aware of all the available services provided by the U.S. and U.K. libraries.  With the Covid-19 lockdowns, today's libraries offer more than checking out physical books. Now library patrons can make use of numerous virtual services. These include online educational training for children and adults, recreational training such as learning to paint,  games for children, and more. This is an in depth post with lots of information.

 

Mom is taking a class there too.

Panzer says, "We already knew about this. We've been watching movies and TV shows Mom found at our local library's online site. Check out what your library has online."

 

Note: This is a long post. Bring a thermos of tea and six muffins for today's reading selection.

 

To read the post tootle over to libraries

Free Audible Audiobooks During Covid-19 Outbreak

They can read a story to me.

Panzer was tootling around in the Catosphere when he heard clapping and cheering outside the Panzermobile. It's been a while since he's heard anything happy so he decided to follow the jocularity. Our inquisitive kitty boy discovered it was at the Audible site.

Audible is making some children's, young adult and classic audio books available for free. The audio stories will be free as long as schools are closed due to the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak. The audios are available in six languages, including English, French, German, Italian and two more. There's no signup needed. Just find an audio book you like, click on it and click to listen. So, if you're looking for entertainment for your children or yourself (if you like the classics), here's your chance.

To listen to the Audible audio books tootle over to Free Audible

Amazon reinvents the children's book: New Rapids app shows stories in the style of a messaging app - Daily Mail.com

Today, Panzer made a very long trip in the Catosphere to the DailyMail.com site. There our kitty pilot found news about Amazon's new app Rapids.

Whew! That was a long read.

According to the post by Stacy Liberatore, Amazon has a new app called Rapids. The app is exclusively for children 7 through 12 years old. The stories for the app are put together with the characters texting back and forth. There are already hundreds of stories available for Rapids. The subscription price is $2.99 a month with an annual fee also available. Sample screen shots and a video accompany the post.

Panzer says, "Hmm ... Now where did I put Mom's credit card?"

Note: This is a l-o-n-g post. Bring two cups of tea and a muffin and a cookie (biscuit) for today's reading selection.

To read the post, tootle over to Amazon app

HMH Debuts Kids' Digital Subscription Service - Publishers' Weekly

Halloween is coming!

Panzer was tootling around in the Catosphere today when he heard giggling and laughing coming from the Publishers' Weekly site. Hurrying over there, our big bad kitty boy discovered a post about publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's newest endeavor.

According to Calvin Reid's post, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt is starting a new children's subscription service with ebooks, videos and games. HMH's service will be available for younger children in the 3 years old to 7 years old age bracket. At $9.99 per month the service will be expensive when compared to the other children's subscription services which range in the $3.99 to $4.99 bracket.

To read the post, tootle over to online kids' digital subscription service

Malice Domestic Agatha Awards

Panzer was out in the Catosphere and stopped in at the Examiner. They had the announcement of the 2012 Agatha Awards Winners.

And the winners are . . .

Best Novel: The Beautiful Mystery by Louise Penny
Best First Novel: Lowcountry Boil by Susan M. Boyd
Best Non-fiction: Books to Die For ... by John Connolly/Declan Burke
Best Short Story: Mischief in Mesopotamia by Dana Cameron
Best Children's/YA Novel: The Haunted Lighthouse by Penny Warner
Best Historical Novel: Dandy Gilver and an Unsuitable Day for Murder by Catriona McPherson

If you want to read the whole announcement, tootle over to Agatha Award Winners.

Book Review: The Ballad of Jack Canvas

Panzer picked out today's ebook The Ballad of Jack Canvas by Evangeline Auld. It turns out it's definitely not what he thought it was! The book is described as a children's book, but for cat lovers of all ages and the tag line says it's told in verse. Well, my bad boy was really excited when he found it in the Kindle Store.

This is the story of a cat named Jack Canvas. He is a big, bad, black cat. (Sound familiar?) He is the big, bad, black cat king of all he surveys. (Sound familiar again?) Well, all the animals in his kingdom get together to try to figure out what to do about this big, bad, black cat.

N-o-o-o-o!

In comes a ravishing beauty of a female cat who works for the F.C.I.A. (Fat Cats Investigation Agency). She says she'll solve all their problems. And she goes and does it! Right here is where poor Jack's life and his kingdom fell apart. And this is where Panzer got so scared he jumped off the back of the couch and ran away to hide!

I haven't seen Panzer for the last two hours so I don't know how many paws up he would give this ebook. But I give it four paws up just because now I have something to threaten him with when he takes the Panzermobile out without permission!

The Ballad of Jack Canvas is available at Amazon for the Kindle.

It's G rated (but not for big, bad, black cats!).

Book Review: A Kitten Called Kitters

We haven't done a book review for a l-o-n-g time. But, Panzer found this cute little children's book, A Kitten Called Kitters: The Kitten Who Roared by Bob Guelfi, and insisted I read it to him.

Kitters is an orange tabby who wants to be a tiger. All the other kittens make fun of her. One day when Kitters is out walking, she hears a small sound. Going to investigate, she finds a little kitten being harassed by a big dog. Kitters does a Panzer attack. No spoiler here. You'll have to read it yourself to find out what happens.

Panzer gives the ebook four paws up.

The ebook is available at Amazon in the Kindle Store.