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Your Free Sunday Jigsaw Puzzle: Are you following me?

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 Are you following me?

Free Classic Sci Fi Movie: The Day the Sky Exploded

Change is good once in a while.
For today's movie Panzer found something a little different on the Cult Cinema Classics channel on YouTube. Instead of our usual classic mystery, this is a classic sci fi movie.
The Day the Sky Exploded is a 1958 black and white movie. It's 1 hour 18 minutes long.
Grab your favorite beverage, make some popcorn and enjoy the movie.
To watch the movie tootle over to The Day the Earth Exploded

Free Clean Romance Audiobook: The Island Retreat

I'll find your movie next.
For those of you waiting for your dose of clean romance, Panzer found this one at the Feel Good Fiction channel on YouTube.
The clean romance The Island Retreat is written by Elana Johnson. It's 5 hours 8 minutes long.
Make a cup of tea, get comfortable and enjoy this romance.
To listen to the audiobook tootle over to The Island Retreat

Free Agatha Christie Mystery Novel Audiobook: Towards Zero

See you tomorrow.
Here is a mystery audiobook  Panzer found on The World of Audiobooks channel on YouTube.
 Towards Zero is written by Agatha Christie. It's narrated by Hugh Fraser and 6 hours 15 minutes long.
Make a cup of tea, lean back and enjoy this mystery.
To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Agatha Christie

Free Clean Audiobook:A Case of Extreme Mistaken Identity

Now to find you a mystery.
If you're looking for a clean romance audiobook, Panzer found one for you on YouTube.
 The romance A Case of Extreme Mistaken Identity is written by Victorine E. Lieske. It's narrated by Jessica Hazard and 5 hours 26 minutes long.
  Grab your favorite beverage, find a comfortable place to sit and enjoy this clean romance.
 To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Clean Romance

Customer Traffic Improving at Books-A-Million, Half Price Books - Publishers Weekly

I do have air conditioning in here.
Panzer made a stop at the Publishers Weekly site today. There he found a post about consumers returning to bookstores.
 According to Jim Milliot's post, bookstores are seeing an increase in consumer traffic. The post has charts for Books-A-Million, Half Price Books and Barnes and Noble bookstores showing the consumer traffic increases. There's also a link to a previous post about Barnes and Noble's consumer increase.
 Panzer says, "This little kitty thinks it good to know humans still go to bookstores."
 Note:This is a short-medium length post. Bring a glass of cold lemonade for today's reading selection.
 To read the post tootle over to Customer Traffic

RBMedia Agrees to Acquire Dreamscape Media - Publishers Weekly

Ugh! It's still too hot outside for this little kitty.
By Fiona L. Woods with reporting by Panzer the cat
 Today's trip into the Catosphere took Panzer to the Publishers Weekly site. There our inquisitive kitty boy found a post about Dreamscape Media.
According to Jim Milliot's post, Dreamscape Media is being acquired by RBMedia. As part of the acquisition RBMedia will gain Dreamscape's 7,000 audiobook inventory.
Panzer says, "This little kitty thinks the audiobook funnel just got smaller."
Note:This is a short-medium length post. Bring a glass of lemonade for today's reading selection.
To read the post tootle over to rbmedia

New Talents Among Dagger Champs - The Rap Sheet

Just like catnip, you can never have too much ice cream.
As a followup to the Shirley Jackson Awards competition he told you about, Panzer went to The Rap Sheet site. With just a little digging in the posts there, our speedy little kitty boy found a post about the British Crime Writers Association Dagger Awards.
 J. Kingston Pierce's post lists the winners of the awards in eleven categories as well as the nominees.
 Panzer says, "This little kitty recognizes some names here too. How about you?"

Note:This is a medium length post. Time for another bowl of ice cream while you read.

To read the post tootle over to Dagger Awards

The Shirley Jackson Awards Nominees - Mystery Fanfare

It has been a really, really hot day today.
Panzer made a quick stop at the Mystery Fanfare site today. There he found a post about the Shirley Jackson Awards.

According to the post, the nominees in the awards competition were announced earlier this month. The post lists the nominees in all six categories of the competition. The winners will be announced on July 13.

Panzer says, "This little kitty recognizes some of the nominees' names. Do you?"

Note:This is a short-medium length post. Bring a bowl of ice cream to eat while you read.

To read the post tootle over to The Shirley Jackson Awards Nominees

A Monday Panzerism

I'm ready.*

Panzer on your vintage years: Mom told me old cats sleep 20 percent more than kittens. Getting old sounds pretty good to me.




*From Cat Wisdom for humans