George R.R. Martin 'Game of Thrones': The Mad King Play to Open at Royal Shakespeare Theatre - The Hollywood Reporter

Read the post to see how the play came together.

Here's something Panzer found that Game of Thrones fans might be interested in.

 

According to James Hibberd on The Hollywood Reporter site, George R.R. Martin's The Mad King is a play which will open this summer at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre. Tickets go on sale in April.

 

Panzer says, "Scroll through the ads to read the full post."

 

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

  

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

Sunday Jigsaw Puzzle: Mom! Help!

Here's your weekend jigsaw puzzle.

 

As always, remember at the puzzle site to click the square in the lower left corner to see the finished puzzle.

 

This one is a challenge for puzzle lovers. 

 

Have fun!

 

To do the puzzle tootle over to Mom! Help! 

66 Free Writing Contests in January 2025 - No entry fees - Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity

These look really interesting.

Panzer stopped at the Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity site today. There he found a post about January's writing contests.

Erica Verrillo's list includes contests for fiction, short stories and novels, and nonfiction, poetry and plays. None of them charge an entry fee.

Panzer says, "You know what I always say: Read the rules and guidelines before you submit your entry."

Note: With 66 contests on this list it's a very long post. You'll need to decide what to bring to snack on while you read.

To read the full list tootle over to January Writing Contests

64 Writing Contests in June 2024 - No entry fees - Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity

This list is huge.

Today's trip into the Catosphere took Panzer to the Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity site. There our traveling kitty boy found a post about writing contests in June.

 

Erica Verrilla's list contains contests for fiction, novels, short stories, nonfiction, poetry, and plays. There are no entry fees for any of the contests she lists.

 

Panzer says, "You know the drill. Read the instructions before you submit."

 

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

 

To read the post tootle over to 64 Writing Contests in June: 

 

 

Free The Great British Radio Play presents ... Miss Marple, Sleeping Murder

Now I can rest and listen with you.

If you're a lover of British radio plays, Panzer found an Agatha Christie mystery play for you.

The Great British Radio Play presents ... Miss Marple, Sleeping Murder is 1 hour 25 minutes long.

 

 Make a cup of tea, lean back in your recliner and enjoy the play.

 

To listen to the play tootle over to Miss Marple

You're Free Sunday Jigsaw Puzzle: Tag. You're it.

Hint

Here's your Sunday jigsaw puzzle.

As always remember at the puzzle site to click the square in the lower left corner to see the finished puzzle.

Hope you're keeping score of your completion time.

Have fun.

To do the puzzle tootle over to Tag. You're it.

Free YouTube Mystery Movie Classic: And Then There Were None

That's it for tonight. Have fun.

Panzer found a free classic mystery movie on YouTube for you to watch tonight.

It's Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None. This is an adaption of her play not from a novel.

The movie was made in 1945 and is in black and white. It's 1 hour 36 minutes long.

To watch the movie 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

"Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" Play to Be Published as a Book - PW (Publishers Weekly)

Panzer was tootling around in the Catosphere when he heard shouting and clapping sounds. Following all the noise took our kitty pilot to the Publishers' Weekly site. It didn't take any digging at all to find the cause of all the cheering. Right on top of the pile was an announcement about a new Harry Potter book.

Things aren't always what they say.

According to a post by Shannon Maughan, the new Harry Potter book is the script for a play set to open in London this summer. The script is for the play written by Jack Thorne called "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts I and II." The play is based on a story written by J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne, and John Tiffany. The book will be published just before the play opens. A second edition called a "Collector's Edition" will be published later.

Panzer says, "Not exactly a new Harry Potter book if you ask this kitty."

Note: You'll need a glass of milk and a muffin for your reading today.

To read the post, tootle over to new publishing project