Fiona L. Woods's Blog, page 20

Free to Listen Mystery Audiobook: The Secret of Greystone Hall

I'll find a romance next.Here's a mystery audiobook Panzer found on the Payal's Mystery Audiobooks channel on Youtube. Last Friday Panzer had a link to a story from this site posted here. The murder mystery The Secret of Greystone Hall is written by the Payal's Mystery Audiobooks channel owner. It's AI narrated and 51 minutes long. Note: While some of the people in the Comments section complained about ads I didn't see any, but you might. To listen to the audiobook tootle over to  

Free to Listen Clean Romance Audiobook: Loving the Beast

See you tomorrow.Panzer found this romance audiobook on the author's channel on Youtube. The sweet romance Loving the Beast is written by Anne-Marie Meyer. It's 4 hours 54 minutes long. You can listen to the audio while you're doing errands or yard work. Note: There are ads with this audiobook. Click the Skip button. To listen to the romance tootle over to Sweet Romance 

2025 Killer Nashville Call For Panelists

It's an opportunity to become recognizable.Panzer found this announcement at the Killer Nashville site.  If you are planning to attend the writer's conference, this is your opportunity to lead a panel. You must be registered to attend before you can fill out the application form. Panzer says, "You'll need to hurry as these slots fill up fast." 
To read the announcement tootle over to Killer Nashville 

Macavity Kudos - The Rap Sheet

There are a lot of nominees.On his way home from the Catosphere Panzer stopped in at The Rap Sheet site. There he found a post about the Macavity Awards. According to J. Kingston Pierce's post the nominees in each of the five categories have been named.  Panzer says, "The Macavity is named for a cat in a T.S. Eliot poem." Note: You'll need to decide what to bring to snack on while you read the nominees names and works.  To read the post tootle over to Macavity Awards

Audiobooks and Fiction Drive Modest Growth in UK Publishing Market - Publishers Weekly

Audiobooks and digital books are the place to be now.Today, Panzer's first stop in the Catosphere was at the Publishers Weekly site. There he discovered news about the U.K. publishing market.  Ed Nawotka's post gives a break down on the publishing market in the U.K. for 2024. Audio and digital books are adding to the market growth for 2024 over 2023. The post has graphs for each of the market's sectors. Panzer says, "Audio and digital are growth factors, just like the market growth in Spain in yesterday's publishing market post." Note: This is a long post. You'll need to decide what to bring to snack on while you read the post and graphs."  To read the post tootle over to U.K. Publishing Market 

Bloody Scotland Debut Prize Shortlist Revealed

Bloody Scotland is always a lot of fun.Panzer made a quick stop at the Bloody Scotland site where he found the announcement of the 2025 Debut Book Prize shortlist of nominees. There are five nominees for the prize. The post contains a short bio and book description for each nominee included in the announcement. The winner will be announced September 12.  To read the post tootle over to Bloody 

Spain's Publishing Sectors Recovers to Pre-2008 Levels - Publishing Perspectives

There's a big increase in 2024 sales over 2023.Today, Panzer's trip into the Catosphere took our intrepid traveler to the Publishing Perspectives site. There he discovered good news about Spain's book publishing. According to Porter Anderson's post, Spain's publishing market has increased steadily in the last decade. 2024 was a stellar year for book sales and readership. The post includes links to other information and graphs to illustrate points mentioned in the post.
Panzer says, "Digital and audio books are a big part of it too." Note: This is a long post. You'll need to decide what you want to snack on. To read the post tootle over to Spain's Publishing Sector

2025 American Manga Award Nominees Announced - Publishers Weekly

Professionals in the field can vote.A quick trip to the Publishers Weekly site showed Panzer that the American Manga Award nominees have been announced. There are seven categories for awards and five nominees in each category. Winners are set to be announced August 21. Panzer says, "You can click on each nominee and be taken to see a sample and purchase a copy of their work." Note: This is a long post. You'll need to decide what to bring to snack. To read the post tootle over to Manga Award Nominees 

A Monday Panzerism

 Panzer on love: The opposite of love isn't hate. It's indifference.  You want love? Get a dog.*Feed me and I'll stop being indifferent  towards you ... for a while ... maybe.     *From Cat Wisdom for humans 

Sunday Jigsaw Puzzle: My name is Princess. ... And ... Don't forget that.

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Here's your Sunday jigsaw puzzle. As always, remember at the jigsaw site to click the square in the lower left corner to see the finished puzzle. Have fun with this one! To do the puzzle tootle over to My name is Princess ... And ... Don't forget that.