Australia's Helen Garner Wins the UK's £50,000 Baillie Gifford Prize in Nonfiction - Publishing Perspectives

The colder the weather the harder for me to stay awake.

On a quick trip to the Publishing Perspectives site Panzer learned Australian writer Helen Garner won the Baillie Gifford Prize in Nonfiction.

 

According to Porter Anderson's post, Helen Garner won with her nonfiction book comprised of a collection of diaries.

 

Panzer says, "The post opens with links to other contest prize winners and shortlists."

 

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 Baillie Gifford Prize in Nonfiction

New Report Examines Writers' Attitudes toward AI - Publishers Weekly

You like it. You hate it. You tolerate it.

Today, Panzer stopped at the Publishers Weekly site. There our exploring kitty boy found a post about a writers and AI use and their attitudes report..

 

Jim Milliot's post has extensive quotes, charts and graphs from the report. The post includes a link to download the report.

 

Panzer says, "It doesn't surprise this little kitty there's a big difference between fiction and nonfiction writes about AI usage."

 

Note: This is a long-medium length post. Bring a cup of tea and a big muffin for today's snack.

 

To read the post tootle over to Writers and AI

Cast Your Irish "Ayes" Here - The Rap Sheet

It'll be hard to choose a winner.

As Panzer continued his travels in the Catosphere he stopped in at The Rap Sheet.

 

J. Kingston Pierce's post contain the list of the An Post Irish Book Awards Crime Fiction Book of the Year nominees. The post also contains a link to the An Post Irish Book Awards site.

 

Panzer says, "That's a lot of nominees."

 

Note: This is a short post. You won't need to bring anything to snack on. 

 

To read the post tootle over to Nominees 

The Anthropic Class Actiion Settlement: What You Need to Know Right Now - Writer Beware (R)

The lawyers get paid first.

While Panzer was tootling around in the Catosphere he decided to stop at the Writer Beware (R) site. There he found a post about the Anthropic settlement.

 

In the post Victoria Strauss explains the whole timeline of the Anthropic class action suit and the settlement. Several links to other resources are included in the post.

 

Panzer says, "Check and see if your work was part of the case before time runs out."

 

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 Anthropic Settlement 

A Monday Panzerism

 We're a little late today because Mom had to go to the dentist and it took longer than planned.

 

Panzer on meditation and his mantra:

 

Gimme ...

Gimme ...

How long before it happens?*

Gimme ...

 NOW 

 

Gimme ...

Gimme ...

Gimme ...

NOW

 

 

 

*From Cat Wisdom for humans 

New Puzzle: You want me to do what?

Hint

Here's your Sunday jigsaw puzzle.

 

Remember at the puzzle site you can click the square in the lower left corner to see the completed puzzle.

 

This one is a challenge.

 

Have fun! 

 

To do the puzzle tootle over to Cat Jigsaw Puzzle

Free to Watch Classic Mystery Movie:The Kennel Murder Case

It's been a long week.

Here's classic murder mystery movie Panzer found on the PizzaFlix channel on Youtube.

 

The Kennel Murder Case is a 1933 black and white mystery movie. It's 1 hour 13 minutes long.

 

Make a pizza, grab something to drink and enjoy this classic. 

 

To watch the movie tootle over to Classic Murder Mystery Movie 

Free to Read Something Is Going to Happen blog:Crime Fiction in Words and Pictures

I'll find you something else.

Here's a post Panzer found at Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine's Something is Going to Happen blog.

 

The post Crime Fiction in Words and Pictures is written by Gary Phillips. You can read about the similarities between crime fiction and comics.

 

To read the post tootle over to  Crime Fiction

Free to Listen Clean Romance Audiobook: The Big Dink

Bet you didn't expect pickleball.

If you're looking for a sports romance audiobook, Panzer found this one on the author's channel on Youtube.

 

The Big Dink is a pickleball romance written by Cynthia Gunderson. It's 3 hours 55 minutes long.

 

Find a comfortable spot to relax and enjoy the romance.

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Sports Romance Audiobook 

Free to Listen Mysteryrat's Maze: Forever Yours

One of my favorite holiday's is almost over.

In his Halloween travels through the Catosphere Panzer made a stop at the Mysteryrat's Maze Podcast.

 

The spooky story Forever Yours is written by James Patrick Focarile . It's read by Kevin Broden and 28 minutes long.

 

To listen to the episode tootle over to James Patrick Focarile