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At London Book Fair: The International Booker Prize 2023 Shortlist - Publishing Perspectives

The places I go for you.
In his continuing travels Panzer stopped in at the Publishing Perspectives site. There he found a post about the International Booker Prize.

Porter Anderson's post explains this is the International Booker Prize for translations.There are six books on the shortlist. The winning book's prize will be split between the author and translator(s).
 Panzer says, "This little kitty didn't know there were so many different International Booker Prizes."
 Note: This is a medium length post because it includes the long list too. If you just want to read the shortlist information, bring half a cup of tea. If you want to read about the long list and other information, you'll need to decide what to bring to snack on while you read.
 To read the post tootle over to International Booker Prize

Spotify Launches Audiobook Sales in Canada - Publishers Weekly

Sorry I missed it when it first posted.
Today, Panzer made a quick stop at the Publishers Weekly site. There with a little digging in the posts, our illustrious kitty boy found one about Spotify.
 According to Ed Nawotka's post, Spotify is now selling audiobooks in Canada. Spotify has 350,000 audiobooks available in English and French there.
 Panzer says, "Hmm ... This little kitty wonders if they need a kitty translator."
 Note: This is a short post. You don't need to bring anything to eat or drink for this post.
 To read the post tootle over to Spotify

2023 Emerging Writer Prize shortlist announced! - Rakutenkobo Blog

I deserve a nap after all this.
Panzer found an interesting post at the Rakutenkobo Blog. The Emerging Writer Prize shortlist has been announced. The Prize is for first-time Canadian authors. There are three divisions one of which in the fiction category rotates each year.
 Follow the link below to see this year's shortlist. When you get to the site, scroll down the page to each genre listing. Use the arrow keys on the right and left side of the page to view more books in the genre.
 To view the shortlist tootle over to Emerging Writer Prize

OpenAI's CEO confirms the company isn't training GPT- and 'won't for some time' - The Verge

Interesting information.
Panzer was tootling around in the Catosphere when he decided to make a stop at The Verge site. With a little digging in the posts there he found one about OpenAI's GPT-5.
 According to James Vincent's post, CEO Sam Altman says OpenAI isn't working on training GPT-5. The post includes a 3 minute YouTube video of CEO Altman. After the video James Vincent explains what a version number is (GPT-4 vs. GPT-5) and what it isn't.
 Panzer says, "You really need to read the section about version numbers."
 Note: This is a very long post. Bring a large cup of tea and big muffin for your snack while you read the post.
 To read the post tootle over to OpenAI-GPT 5 rumors

At London Book Fair Tuesday: Copyright Under Attack - Publishing Perspectives

Today's trip into the Catosphere took Panzer to the Publishing Perspectives site. There with no digging at all our inquisitive kitty found a post about copyright issues.
IA said they'll appeal.
Porter Anderson's post covers the global, international discussion of copyright problems by the speakers at the Tuesday program of the London Book Fair. The second half of the post is a deep dive into the Internet Archive (IA) copyright infringement case and the final judgement.
Panzer says, "This little kitty didn't know the International Publishers Association sent paperwork to the case until he read it in the post."
Note: This is a long, long post. Bring a huge cup of cocoa, a muffin, a chocolate brownie, and a chocolate chip cookie (biscuit) for today's reading.
To read the post tootle over to London Book Fair

20 Publishers Accepting Novels, Poetry and Nonfiction Manscripts NOW - No agent required - Publishing ...and Other Forms of Insanity

That's it for today.
Today at the Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity site Panzer found a post about publishers that are currently accepting manuscripts. No agent is needed for your manuscript submission.
 Erica Verrillo's title includes the information about the markets contained in the post, so we won't repeat it.
Panzer says, "As always, read the guidelines before you submit."
 Note: Because the post contains information about each of the markets, this is a long piece. You will need to decide what you want to bring to eat and drink while you read the post.
 To read the post tootle over to publishing markets

Your Monday Panzerism

Panzer on the Creator's creations:
The Creator only made a certain number of perfect creatures.
Ones ...
with fur ...
See ... No thumbs.
with tails ...
with pointy ears ...
and the extraordinary ability to purr.
The rest he gave opposable thumbs.



*From Cat Wisdom for humans

Free Cozy Mystery Audio Book: Cherry Chocolate Murder

See you tomorrow.
To finish your evening Panzer found a cozy mystery audio book on YouTube.
The audio book, "Cherry Chocolate Murder," by Abby Byne is AI narrated. It's 2 hours 22 minutes long. 
As always it's free for your listening.
 To listen to the audio book tootle over to cozy mystery audio book

Your Free Sunday Jigsaw Puzzle: Anybody got a ladder? #2

HintHere'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.
Have fun!
To do the puzzle tootle over to  Anybody got a ladder? #2

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