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Your Free Saturday RomCom Audiobook:Snowed Under With Mr. Scrooge

And so the hunt begins.
For those of you who like your romances short with a little humor, Panzer found one on YouTube for you.
The short story audiobook Snowed Under With Mr. Scrooge is written by Mazy Morris and AI narrated. It's 43 minutes long. The story is Christmas themed, but for some of us in the Northern Hemisphere we'll take the cold over the temperatures we've got now.
 As always, it's free for your listening. 
 Enjoy! To listen to the audio book tootle over to Mazy Morris

Canada Day

Happy Canada Day  

Free Mystery Audio Short Story: The Tragedy at Marsden Manor by Agatha Christie - The Classic Tales Podcast

That's it for today.
For those of you who like short mystery fiction, Panzer found a Poirot Investigates short story on YouTube at The Classic Tales Podcast site.
The audio short story The Tragedy at Marsden Manor is written by Agatha Christie. It's narrated by BJ Harrison. It's 34 minutes long.
As with all Panzer's online finds, it's free for your listening.
Enjoy!
To listen to the story tootle over to Poirot Investigates

A Few Tidbits to Share - The Rap Sheet

  Hmm ... Four days of fun.
Panzer found a roundup of mystery news at The Rap Sheet site.
  J. Kingston Pierce's post includes information on new books, TV series, movies, and a writing contest short list.
Panzer says, "All the mystery news you need for the weekend."
 Note: This is a short-medium length post. Bring a cup of tea for your reading. 
To read the post tootle over to The Rap Sheet

Free Turning Readers into Writers Podcast - The gift of habit with Molly Thornton

I'll see what else I can find.
Today, Panzer thought he would give you an early start on the weekend with the Turning Readers into Writers podcast. Tomorrow is the beginning of a four day holiday weekend for many in the U.S.A.
The podcast episode The gift of habit is an interview by Emma Dhesi with writing coach Molly Thornton. In the interview Molly Thornton explains why writing habits are important, how to establish them and how she can help writers establish them. The episode is 43 minutes long.

 As always the episode is free for your listening.
 To listen to the podcast tootle over to Molly Thornton

The BookFest Fall 2023

The Spring BookFest was fun.
While Panzer was tootling around in the Catosphere he stopped in at The BookFest site. There he discovered the information about the Fall BookFest is online.
At the site you can signup for program alerts, learn about the livestream of the event, and make submissions for The BookFest Book Awards. The BookFest will be held Oct. 21 and 22.
 Panzer says, "You can get an early start on the festival." Note: This is a very long page. You'll need to decide what to bring for your snacking while you read. 
To read all the information tootle over to The BookFest 
 

104 Calls for Submissions in July 2023 - Paying markets - Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity

Today Panzer made a trip to the Publishing ...and Other Forms of Insanity site. There he found a list of markets accepting submissions in July.
 
A market for everything.
Erica Verrillo's post list 104 markets for fiction, nonfiction, comics, poetry, essays, and photography. All the listed markets are paying.
Panzer says, "Always read the guidelines before you submit."
Note: This is a very, very long post. You'll need to decide what to bring to snack on while you read.

To read the post tootle over to  Calls for Submissions in July

Media Murder for Monday - In Reference to Murder

When Panzer was heading home he decided to make a stop at the In Reference to Murder site. There with just a little digging in the posts he found one about murder and mystery in the media.
  So much to do.
The post has information about TV series, movies, streaming services, theater, and podcasts. Included are plot descriptions, actors, authors, hosts, presenters, and directors.
Panzer says, "This little kitty will be watching and listening to these."
Note:This is a long list. Bring a cup of tea, a muffin and a chocolate chip cookie (biscuit) for today's reading.
 To read the post tootle over to Media Murder  

USA TODIAY Best-selling Booklist is back: How to find the list made for book lovers - USA TODAY

It's good news for authors.
This morning Panzer was shaken from his nap in his kitty bed by clapping and cheering coming from the Catosphere. Hopping in the Panzermobile, our adventuresome kitty boy followed all the hoopla to the USA TODAY site. With no digging at all he discovered the USA Today Bestsellers List is coming back. The list has been gone since December.
According to Barbara VanDerburgh, the list will appear both online and in print, but no specific  return date is given.

Panzer says, "It's been so long this little kitty didn't think it was ever coming back."
Note: This is a short-medium length post. Bring a cup of tea for your reading.
To read the post tootle over to USA Today Best-selling Booklist

Free Video Transcript Translator

I want to try it.
Panzer was tootling around in the Catosphere when the Panzermobile was shaken by clapping and cheering outside. Following all the noise, took our brave kitty boy to the Aloud site.
Aloud is a video translator. The site lists four languages your video transcript can be translated from English into:Spanish, Indonesian, Hindi, and Portuguese. There's an information video at the site which explains about Aloud. You should watch the video before you signup. Signup is free.
  Panzer says, "It's a translator for video scripts, but this little kitty is sure a book manuscript translator will be next."
 To read the post tootle over to Aloud