Fiona L. Woods's Blog, page 29

Free Clean Small Town Romance: A Kiss in Town Square

I'll find something else for you now.If you're looking for a clean fun short romance for today, Panzer found this one on the author's Youtube channel. A Kiss in Town Square is written by Rachel Eliker. It's a novella and 2 hours 32 minutes long. Note: This is AI narrated. 
Find a comfy place to relax and enjoy this sweet opposites attract romance. To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Sweet Small Town Romance

Free BBC Radio Drama: Bad Memories

I'll keep looking.Here's something a little different Panzer found on the Old Time Radio channel on Youtube. Bad Memories is a paranormal mystery. It's 56 minutes long. Make a cup of tea, find a place to sit and listen to this scary little story. To listen to the radio show tootle over to Old Time Radio

The Edgars Take Centerstage - The Rap Sheet

A lot of winners are being announced.Panzer found an announcement about the Edgar Awards on The Rap Sheet site. The post says the Mystery Writers of America (MWA) have just presented the Edgar Awards for mystery related materials published/produced in 2024 and several special Awards. To read the winners list (and nominees list) tootle over to Edgars

Free Witchy Cozy Mystery Audiobook: A Flytrap Fiasco

Something a little different for you.For those of you who like paranormal cozy mystery Panzer found this one on the author's channel on Youtube. A Flytrap Fiasco is written by P. A. Mason. It's It's 1 hour 56 minutes long. Note: It's AI narrated. Find a comfy place to relax and enjoy the mystery.
 To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Cozy Mystery

Free Short Story Mystery Podcast - The Seven Day Itch

See you tomorrow.Here's a short story mystery podcast Panzer found for you. The Seven Day Itch was written by Eve Fisher. It's read by Rabia Chaudry and 36 minutes long. It's posted on Rabia Chaudry Presents The Mystery Hour With Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine and Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine. To listen to the podcast tootle over to The Seven Day Itch

Free Cowboy Romance Audiobook: The Cowboy's Best Friend

Off to find something else for you.Here's a cowboy clean romance Panzer found for you on the author's Youtube channel. The Cowboy's Best Friend is written by Jessie Gussman. It's narrated by Jay Dyess and 5 hours 32 minutes long.
While you're running errands or doing yardwork enjoy this cowboy romance. To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Cowboy Romance

2025 Derringer Awards Winners - SMFS Blog

Anybody there you know?Today, the Short Mystery Fiction Society announced on their blog site the winners of the 2025 Derringer Awards. 
The winner in each of the five categories is listed in the post at the site. At the bottom of the post is a link to the list of the short-listed nominees. 
To see the list of winners tootle over to Derringer Awards

CrimeFest - The International Crime Fiction Convention - Awards Shortlist

The convention is in the UK.Panzer stopped in at the CrimeFest site and found the announcement of the nominees for this year's awards. The winner in each of the seven categories will be announced on May 17. Click the link below to go to the CrimeFest site. Upon arrival at the site an announcement about CrimeFest closing this year appears. Click the Close button in the upper right corner of the announcement. Scroll down to the list of Awards in the black box. Click each award to see the nominee's list for that award.(Sometimes, the announcement doesn't appear and you're taken to the long list of entries instead of the nominees list. Don't ask me why. I'm a cat not a computer nerd.) To read the nominees list tootle over to Crimefest Nominees

S&S Inks Joint Venture with Urano World Publishing - Publishers Weekly

Interesting fiction and non-fiction translations.Today, Panzer went to the Publishers Weekly site. There he discovered a post about Simon and Schuster's latest expansion plans. According to Jim Milliot's post, Simon and Schuster have signed an agreement with Urano World Publishing for translations (and distribution). The post includes information about when the program begins and some of the first books to be translated. Panzer says, "This little kitty wonders who picked the first books, both fiction and non-fiction, to be translated." Note:This is a short-medium length post. A cup of tea should be enough for while you read. To read the post tootle over to Simon and Schuster

AGATHA AWARD WINNERS 2025: Malice Domestic - Mystery Fanfare

All that digging makes a cat tired.With a little digging at the Mystery Fanfare site Panzer found a post by Janet Rudolph listing this year's Agatha Award Winners. Panzer says, "The winners were announced at Malice Domestic." Note: This is a very short post. You don't need to bring any snacks. To read the post tootle over to Agatha Award Winners 2025