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Your Free Sunday Jigsaw Puzzle: Autumn Is Here

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.
This one is a little harder than usual.
Have fun!
To do the puzzle tootle over to Autumn Is Here

Free Only Murder In My Mind Podcast:The Legend of Arthur Conan Doyle: Beyond Sherlock Holmes

Nothing scary to worry about here.
For you Arthur Conan Doyle enthusiasts Panzer found a podcast on YouTube about him.

On the Only Murders In My Mind podcast Carol Bisset, Liz Hedgecock and Mike Jackson discuss Arthur Conan Doyle and what he did in addition to Sherlock Holmes. The podcast is 38 minutes minutes long.
Make a cup of tea, sit back and enjoy this conversation.

To listen to the podcast tootle over to Arthur Conan Doyle

Free Classic Sci fi Movie: Kronos

Don't be afraid, Mom. I'll protect you!

Panzer found this classic movie on the Creature Features channel on YouTube.
 As the name Creature Features denotes the 1957 black and white movie Kronos has aliens as monsters in it. The movie is 1 hour 57 minutes long (including the extra intro and other stuff).
 Grab your beverage of choice, make some popcorn and enjoy the movie.
 To watch the movie tootle over to Kronos

Free Classic Sci fi Short Story: Outpost On Io

Something different this time.
If you like sci fi short stories, Panzer found one at the Thousand Tales channel on YouTube.
Outpost On Io was written by Leigh Brackett. It's narrated by Matthew Carlson and 49 minutes long.
Relax and get comfortable and enjoy this classic story.
To listen to the audio tootle over to Leigh Brackett

Free Small Town Romance: Then Again

This should be fun to listen to too.
For his small town romance fans Panzer found this one at the author's YouTube channel.
The contemporary romance Then Again is written by Sylvie Stewart. It's narrated by Kelsey Navarro and 6 hours long.
Make a cup of tea, find a place to relax and enjoy this rom-com audiobook.
 
To listen to this romance tootle over to Small Town Romance

Free Cozy Mystery Audiobook: Murder of Pearl

Have fun listening to this one.
For the cozy mystery lovers Panzer found this audiobook at the author's YouTube channel.
 The cozy humorous mystery Murder of Pearl is written by Nellie H. Steele . It's narrated by Deborah Rees and 5 hours 11 minutes long.
Make a cup of tea, find a comfortable place to sit and enjoy the mystery.

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Murder of Pearl

German Book Prize 2024: The Shortlist - New Books In German

Let's see what other shortlist got announced.
Panzer's next stop today was at the New Books in German site.
 According to Sarah Hemens post, the German Book Prize has announced their 2024 shortlist. There are 6 novels on the list. Each listing has a plot synopsis, an author bio, and a link to get a short sample in English translation. There's a link at the end of the post to go to the German Book Prize and read about the prize. (It's in English.)
 Panzer says, "The prize will be awarded on October 14."
 Note:This is a long post. You'll need to decide what you want to bring to snack on while you read.
 To read the post tootle over to German Book Prize Shortlist

Hilary Weston Writers Trust Prize for Nonfiction - Writers' Trust of Canada

It's been a long day. See you tomorrow.
Panzer's last stop today was at the Writers' Trust of Canada site.
 The shortlist for the Hilary Weston Writers' Trust contains five nonfiction books. Click the See More button under each book to see what the Jury Citation says about the book. The jurors and their bios are listed below the shortlisted books. Hilary Weston's bio is below the jurors'. The winner will be announced November 19.
 Panzer says, "If you're Canadian and interested, the submission guidelines are also listed on the landing page."
 Note:With books and author bios and the Jury Citations and juror bios and Hilary Weston's bio, this is a long post. You'll need to decide what to bring to snack on while you read.
 To read the post tootle over to Hilary Weston Writers Trust Prize
 

The U.K.'s Booker Prize for Fiction Names It's 2024 Shortlist - Publishing Perspective

There are a lot of contest shortlists  now.
Today Panzer decided to spend some time collecting news around the Catosphere about 2024 book awards shortlists. His first stop was at the Publishing Perspectives site.
 Porter Anderson's post has the nominees shortlist for the Booker Prize for Fiction. There are 6 novels on the list. The winner will be announced on November 12. The post includes information on how the books are chosen for the longlist, shortlist and the winner. There's also information about how winning the prize effects book sales. There are also links to more information about the Booker Prize included in the post.
 Panzer says, "The judges do a lot of work to pick the winner."
 Note: This is an extremely long post. You'll need to decide what to bring to snack on while you read.
To read the list tootle over to 

Facing Author Lawsuits, Shawline Publishing Re-Brands as New Found Books - Writer Beware (R)

Don't sign a contract with these red flags.
Panzer's second stop in the Catosphere today was at the Writer Beware (R) site. Our traveling kitty pilot always finds useful writer information there.
 Victoria Strauss' post delves into an Australian publishing company called Shawline Publishing. The company advertises itself as a hybrid publisher. Shawline Publishing is being sued by several authors so the company simply changed its name. Under the new name, New Found Books, it's continuing to do business. The post contains examples of author contracts and book royalty complaints. The post also includes links to other information about this company and its practices.
 Panzer says, "Victoria Strauss is definitely a bad guy's worst nightmare."
 Note: This is a very long post. You'll need to decide what to bring to drink and snack on while you read.
 To read the post tootle over to Writer Beware Blog