Free to Watch Classic Mystery Movie: The Dark Corner

My favorite part of the night.

If you like Private Investigator movies, Panzer found this one on the DK Classics on Youtube.

 

The Dark Corner is a 1946 black and white noir crime movie. It's 1 hour 35 minutes long.

 

Make some popcorn or order a pizza and grab something to drink while you enjoy the movie.

 

To watch the movie tootle over to Classic Mystery Movie 

Free to Listen Clean Romance Audiobook: Acting Married

Mystery movie is next.

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

 

Acting Married is written by Victorine E. Lieske. It's narrated by Kathleen Corbin and 4 hours 56 minutes long.

 

You can listen to this romance while you do yardwork or do errands.

 

To listen to the romance tootle over to Clean Romance 

Free to Listen or Watch Meet The Thriller Author Podcast: J.A. Jance

 

She has written a lot of books.

Panzer found an interview with author J.A. Jance on the Meet the Thriller Author podcast.

 

The audio interview is at the top of the post. If you scroll farther down the post, you'll find the Youtube version of the interview. The interview is 25 minutes long. 

 

To listen to the episode tootle over to J.A. Jance Interview  

Free to Listen Sweet Romance Audiobook: Cowboy Walking Away

I'll see what else I can find.

If you like your romance sweet, Panzer found this one on the Say With Jay channel on Youtube.

 

Cowboy Walking Away was written by Jessie Gussman. It's narrated by Jay Dyess and 5 hours 26 minutes long.

 

You can listen to this romance while you do yardwork or do errands. 

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Romance Audiobook 

Free to Listen Mystery Audiobook: Letter From The Dead

A romance audiobook is next.

Here's tonight's mystery audiobook Panzer found on the Claire S. Martel channel on Youtube.

 

Letter From The Dead is written by Jack Gatland. It's narrated by Robin Lang and 9 hours 20 minutes long.

 

You can listen while you're jogging or doing yardwork.

 

Note: There are ads. 

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Mystery Audiobook 

Bookshop.org Begins E-book Sales in the U.K. - Publishers Weekly

Nap time for this kitty.

On his way home in the Catosphere Panzer made a stop at the Publishers Weekly site. With  no digging at all he found a post about Bookshop.com.

 

According to Ed Nawotka's post, Bookshop.com is offering e-book sales for independent bookstores in the U.K.

 

Panzer says, "That's an interesting development. Readers will be buying e-books through their local bookstore instead of Amazon."

 

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

 

To read the post tootle over to Bookshop-org 

Freedom, Independence and Choice: Finalists for the 2025 Cundill History Prize Announced - Cundill Prize Blog

They look like interesting books.

Today, Panzer found a news announcement about the Cundill History Prize online.

 

According to the announcement, the three finalists have been named.  The post includes descriptions of the three nonfiction history books and the authors. There's also a section of the judges' bios.

 

Panzer says, "The winner will be announced on October 30."

 

Note: This is a long post. Bring a cup of tea and muffin to snack on while you read.

 

To read the post tootle over to Cundill Prize Finalists 

James Petterson Holiday Bookstore Bonus Program Returns for 2025 - BookWeb

It's called a Holiday Bonus.

Panzer found an announcement on the American Booksellers Association's (ABA) site about author James Patterson. As he did last year he'll be giving Holiday Bonuses to booksellers at independent bookstores. A bookseller's nomination form must be submitted by October 31 to be considered.

 

The announcement contains all the rules and a link to the nomination form.

 

Panzer says, "It's a short nomination form."

 

Note: This is a short post. Bring a cup of tea to drink while you read.

 

To read the post tootle over to James Patterson Holiday Bookstore Bonus 

Amazon announces new Kindle Scribes, including one with color screen - The Verge

Always feed the kitty first.

Panzer was tootling around in the Catosphere when the Panzermobile was suddenly buffeted by the sounds of clapping and cheering. Following all the hoopla took our brave kitty boy to The Verge site. There he discovered a post about Amazon Kindle Scribes was causing all the noise.

 

According to Andrew Liszewski's post, Amazon will have the new Kindle Scribes for sale over the next few months. The post covers the Scribe's features and uses. The new models will have a starting price of $429.99. There's a link to more information included in the post.

 

Panzer says,"This little kitty doesn't think he'll be getting one in the near future. They cost a lot of kitty treats."

 

Note: This is along post. You'll need to decide what you want to eat and drink while you read the post.

 

To read the post tootle over to Kindle Scribe 

Five Copyright Office Resources You May Not Know Exist - Copyright Office Blog

I didn't know it was there.

After the preliminary Anthropic settlement, some authors learned they weren't part of the case because their work wasn't copyrighted. 

 

If you're wondering how to copyright your work in the U.S., there's information in a post at the copyright office.

 

To read the post and get the information tootle over to Copyright Office Resources 

 

 

*Hat Tip of the kitty fedora to Nate Hoffelder's Morning Coffee site.