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Bloody Scotland The Podcast: Interviews with Val McDermid and Richard Strachan

I found my comfy place.Panzer thought you'd might like listening to Bloody Scotland the Podcast.  This episode has interviews with authors Val McDermid and Richard Strachan. It's 54 minutes long. At the podcast site click the Play button on the right side. Make a cup of tea and find a comfy place to relax and enjoy the podcast.
 To listen to the podcast tootle over to Bloody Scotland the Podcast

Free Regency Romance: Arabella and the Reluctant Duke

I'm not finished looking yet.For those who like regency romances Panzer found this one on the author's channel on Youtube. The clean regency romance Arabella and the Reluctant Duke is written by Sofi Laporte. It's read by Ella Lynch and 6 hours 10 minutes long. This audiobook is long enough it might take a whole day of yardwork to finish listening to it. To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Clean Regency Romance

Free Cozy Mystery Audiobook: Game of Tarts

I'm off to find more for you.Here's a cozy mystery audiobook Panzer found for you on the author's channel on Youtube.
The murder mystery Game of Tarts was written by Wendy Meadows. It's 4 hours 7 minutes long. This mystery is a perfect short listening length for when you're doing errands or yardwork. To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Cozy Mystery

Bookscan Report Sees Favorable Near-Term Outlook for Books - Publishers Weekly

That's it for today. See you tomorrow.Panzer's next stop today was at the Publishers Weekly site. There he found a post about the new Bookscan report. The post by Jim Milliott gives a breakdown on Bookscan's report's projections for book sales in the coming year.  Panzer says, "It's a good time to get your new books on the market." Note. This is a medium length post. Bring a cup of tea to drink while you read about books' upcoming future. 
To read the post tootle over to Bookscan Report

Facing Off for Anthonys - The Rap Sheet

Let's what else I can find.
Today, Panzer made a short trip to The Rap Sheet site. Our speedy little kitty boy found a post about the Anthony Awards there. J. Kingston Pierce's post lists the nominees in all ten of the categories for Anthony Awards. The winners won't be announced until September. Panzer says, "The winners will be announced at Bouchercon." Note: This is a long post. Bring a cup of tea and a muffin to snack on while you read over the nominee lists To read the post tootle over to Anthony

Amazon Kindle's new feature uses AI to generate recaps for books in a series - TechCrunch

Nobody asked me.Panzer made a quick trip to the TechCrunch site today. There with a little digging in the posts he found one about Amazon's new book recaps.  According to Aisha Malik's post, Amazon is now using AI to generate recaps of books for Kindle users.  Panzer says, "Inquiring kitties want to know, if your book is fed to the AI to get the recap without your permission?"  This is a medium length post. Bring a cup of tea and two chocolate chip cookies (biscuits) to snack on while you read the post. To read the post tootle over to Amazon uses AI

Seattle Worldcon 2025 ChatGPT Controversy Roundup - File 770

Did they think nobody would care?Today Panzer was shaken from his kitty bed by loud and unhappy noises coming from the Catosphere. Jumping into the Panzermobile, our brave kitty followed all the uproar to the File 770 site. There he discovered the use of ChatGPT by this year's World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon) was the cause of all the anger. According to the information posted by Mike Glyer, a Worldcon committee used ChatGPT to vet perspective panel members without telling them until after the panels' participants were decided. Near the beginning of the post there's a link to the Worldcon statement about ChatGPT's use. As a result at least one author removed his work from award consideration and some people are asking how to get their membership money refunded. Panzer says, "LLMs, and ChatGPT in particular, are hated by a lot of writers. Remember what happened to NaNoWriMo after their AI statement? Hint: The last nail in the coffin." 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 Seattle Worldcon 2025

A Monday Panzerism

Panzer on errors: Cats are never wrong.  Never.They may be temporarily intellectually challenged, but they are never wrong.  Ever. Got it? Good.    *From Cat Wisdom for humans
  

Sunday Jigsaw Puzzle

HintHere's your Sunday jigsaw puzzle. As always, remember at the puzzle site to click the box in the lower left corner to see the finished puzzle. 
This one will be fun. Enjoy! To do the puzzle tootle over to You can't get away from me.

Free Noir Mystery Movie: The Family Secret

Another day's work finished.Here's a noir thriller Panzer found on the Stream City channel on Youtube. The Family Secret is a black and white classic movie, but no date is given for it. It does have a death in it, but not a murder. It's 1 hour 25 minutes long. Grab your favorite beverage, make some popcorn or pizza and enjoy this noir character study. To watch the movie tootle over to Noir Thriller Movie