Wednesday, June 3, 2026

Prevailing Canucks - The Rap Sheet

Contains a link to a post with the winners and nominees of the 2026 Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence in Canadian Crime Writing.
See you tomorrow.
Today's last stop for Panzer was at The Rap Sheet site. 
 
J. Kingston Pierce's post lists the winners and nominees in each of the nine categories of the 2026 Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence in Canadian Crime Writing.
 
Panzer says, "There are a lot of great Canadian crime writers."
 
Note: This is a short-medium length post. Bring a cup of tea to drink.
 
To read the post tootle over to Winners 

Deeper reading insights unlocked: Rakuten Kobo and StoryGraph announce integration - Rakuten Kobo Blog

A link to an announcement posted at the Rakuten Kobo Blog about their integretion with StoryGraph.
There's a lot more to StoryGraph.
Panzer's next stop was at the Rakuten Kobo Blog. There he discovered a post about Kobo's and StoryGraph's integration.
 
By adding StoryGraph to Kobo readers can now track their reading genre choices, reading speeds, and more. The post includes a section explaining how StoryGraph works with Kobo.
 
To read the post tootle over to Kobo and Storygraph 

Library Orgs Urge Big Five to Address Digital Pricing - Publishers Daily

Link to a post about libraries push to have a meeting with representatives of the big five publishers about the licensing costs of ebooks and audiobooks.
Publishers are in it for the money.
Today, Panzer's first stop in the Catosphere was at the Publishers Daily site. There with just a little digging in the posts our inquisitive kitty boy found one about library organizations and the big five publishers.
 
Nathalie op de Beeck's post quotes extensively from the representatives of library groups in the U.S. and Canada about the high costs of licensing digital products. The library organizations would like to meet with publishing representatives to discus the pricing at sustainable levels for libraries.
 
Panzer says, "It's important to have ebooks and audiobooks available in libraries for patrons to read and listen to."
 
Note: This is a long-medium length post. Bring a cup of tea and a muffin for a snack.
 
To read the post tootle over to Digital Pricing 

Monday, June 1, 2026

A Panzerism

 Panzer on giving to charity for the greater good:
 
Mom told me she and What's His Name are going to a charity auction tonight. She said all the money raised will go to take care of retired greyhounds. 
 
She said it's a good cause ... And ... That humans always support good causes.
 
So ... after thinking about it a while ... 
I want to start a charity for retired cats.
 
A cat joke about mailing catnip to a charity for retired cats.
I'll be waiting by the mailbox.*
You humans won't even have to leave home.
 
Just mail me your check, cash or catnip.
 
On second thought ... Just send the catnip. 
 
 
 
 
 
*From Cat Wisdom for humans 
 

Sunday, May 31, 2026

New Puzzle:Like my flower garden?

Contains a link to a jigsaw puzzle of a cat surrounded by grass and flowers.
Hint
Here's today's jigsaw puzzle. 
 
At the puzzle site if you want to see the finished puzzle, click the square in the lower left corn.
 
This one is a real challenge.
 
Have fun!
 
To do the puzzle trundle over to Cat Jigsaw Puzzle 

Saturday, May 30, 2026

Free to Watch Classic Mystery Movie: The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes Greatest Case

Contains a link to a classic Sherlock Holmes 1932 mystery movie.
I definitely deserve a nap.
Panzer found this Sherlock Holmes classic movie on the Retro Power channel on Youtube.
 
It's a 1932 black and white kidnapping mystery movie. It's 1 hour 13 minutes long.
 
Make a pizza, grab your beverage of choice and enjoy the movie.
 
To watch the movie trundle over to Classic Mystery Movie

Free to Listen Fantasy Audiobook: The Prisoner of Tardalim

Contains a link to a 23 hour epic fantasy audiobook The Prisoner of Tardalim.
23+ hours is a long time.
For those of you who like fantasy adventure, Panzer found this one on the Epic Fantasy Audiobooks channel on Youtube.
 
The Prisoner of Tardalim is written by Dan Zangari and Robert Zangari. It's read by Michael Kramer and is 23 hours 40 minutes long.
 
To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Fantasy Audiobook 
 

Free to Listen Small Town Romance Audiobook:The Bakery on the Cove

Contains a link the romance audiobook The Bakery on the Cove. It's 5 hours 12 minutes long.
I'll be right back.
If you like small town romances, here's one Panzer found on the author's channel on Youtube.
 
The clean romance The Bakery on the Cove is written by Wendy Meadows. It's 5 hours 12 minutes long.
 
To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Clean Small Town Romance 

Friday, May 29, 2026

Free to Listen Classic BBC Radio: iNeighbourhood Watch

Contains a link to the classic radio mystery drama Neighbourhood Watch.
I'll be back tomorrow.
Here's a classic BBC Radio Mystery Drama Panzer found on the JR The Old Radio Cat channel on Youtube.
 
What happens when your neighbors hear you arguing with your wife and then she disappears?
 
The episode, Neighbourhood Watch, is 1 hour 10 minutes long.
 
To listen to the radio program tootle over to Classic BBC Radio

Free to Listen Paranormal Cozy Mystery Audiobook: A Flytrap Fiasco

Contains a link to a prequel tittled A Flytrap Fiasco.
I'll br right back.
If you like your mysteries short, Panzer found this prequel on the author's channel on Youtube. 
 
A Flytrap Fiasco is written by P.A. Mason. It's 1 hour 56 minutes long.
  
To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Paranormal Cozy Mystery 

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