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Free Classic Crime Movie: Whispering City

See you tomorrow.
For those of you who like classic crime Panzer found this movie on the PizzaFlix YouTube channel.
Whispering City is a 1947 black and white crime thriller movie.  It's 1+ hour long.
Get your beverage of choice, make a big bowl of popcorn and enjoy the movie.
To watch the movie tootle over to Whispering City

Free Clean Cowboy Romance Audiobook: A Cowboy's Secret Crush

There's more to come.

For those of you who prefer your romance audiobooks clean and sweet Panzer found one for you.
The sweet cowboy romance A Cowboy's Secret Crush is written by Jessie Gussman. It's narrated by Jay Dyess and 7 hours 17 minutes long.
Make a cup of tea, cover up with a blanket and enjoy this romance.
To listen to the audiobook tootle over to A Cowboy's Secret Crush

Free Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine's Fiction Podcast: The Changing Room

I'll see what else I can find for you.
For short mystery audio fans Panzer went to the Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine's Fiction Podcast.site.
 The mystery episode The Changing Room is written and read by Sheila Rohler. It's 36 minutes long.
 Make a cup of tea to drink while you listen to the story. 
To listen to the episode tootle over to The Changing Room

Free Classic Mystery Radio Broadcast: Five Little Pigs

I hate when they tell who done it before you hear it.
If you like classic radio mystery, Panzer found one for you on the Old Time Radio channel on YouTube.
 The Hercule Poirot mystery episode Five Little Pigs was written by Agatha Christie. It's 1 hour 28 minutes long. Don't read the description. It gives away the plot.
Get your favorite beverage and enjoy this radio mystery.
 To listen to the broadcast tootle over to Three Little Pigs

Free Regency Mystery Romance Audiobook: Heiress for Hire

  First time I'm seen one like this.
Panzer found an interesting regency romance audiobook for you on YouTube.
The regency mystery audiobook Heiress for Hire is written by Madeline Hunter. It's 9 hours 31 minutes long.
If you like a little murder mystery in your romance audiobook, then this may be just what you're looking for. Make a cup of tea, grab a blanket, lean back and enjoy the adventure.
To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Heiress for Hire

Bertelsmann Releases Study on AI in the Media World - Publishers Weekly

Now. Back to important stuff. Like my kitty nap.
Panzer made a quick stop at the Publishers Weekly site. There our illustrious kitty traveler found a news post about Bartelsmann.
The company just released a report about AI's current and future impact on the media world, including publishing. The end of the post has a link to download the report.

This is a short news release, so you won't need any snacks.
To read the post tootle over to Bartelsmann AI Study

V. V. Ganeshananthan Wins the $150,000 Carol Shields Prize - Publishing Perspectives

I wonder how many were on the long list.
Panzer was taking his afternoon nap when he was shaken from his kitty bed by clapping and cheering coming from the Catosphere. Hopping in the Panzermobile, he followed all the noise to the Publishing Perspectives site. There he discovered the announcement of the winner of the Carol Shields Prize for Fiction. Porter Anderson's post says V. V. Ganeshananthan's novel, Brotherless Night, won the $150,000 prize. The novel was chosen from a short list of five novels by the five jurors. The novel short list and the jurors list are included in the post.
Panzer says, "MeWOW! $150,000 would buy a lot of kitty treats."
Note: This is a medium length post. Bring a cup of tea and a chocolate chip cookie (biscuit) for your snack.
To read the post tootle over to Carol Shields Prize

European Council: The New 'AI Act' Gets Final Approval - Publishing Perspectives

This is very interesting.
Today's trip into the Catosphere took Panzer to the Publishing Perspectives site. There our traveling kitty boy found a post about the new European Council's Artificial Intelligence Act.
 Porter Anderson's post explains the EC's AI Act, when and how it goes into effect, and the fines for AI companies' non-compliance.
 Panzer says, "There are a lot of links included in the post at the end you might be interested to read."
 Note: This is a humongous post. Bring a cup of tea, a muffin and two chocolate chip cookies (biscuits) for your reading snack today.
To read the post tootle over to New AI Act

Six Email (and Snail Mail) Web Scams to Avoid - Nate Hoffelder Blog

My work is finished for today.
Panzer was tootling around in the Catosphere before he started home, when he decided to stop at Nate Hoffelder's blog. With no digging at all in the posts he found one about scams you need to be aware of.
In his post Nate Hoffelder lists six scams with samples. He explains the scams and how they work.

Panzer says, "This little kitty knew about most of these, but there were a couple he hadn't seen before."

Note: This is a longish post. Bring a cup of tea and a muffin to snack on while you read.

To read the post tootle over to Six Scams to Avoid

'Kairos' Wins 2024 International Booker Prize - Publishers Weekly

That's an important prize to win.

Today, Panzer made a quick stop at the Publishers Weekly site. There he found a post about the Booker Prize.
According to John Maher's post, Jenny Erpenbeak's book Kairos won the International Booker Prize. The book was a translation from German.
Note: This is a medium length post. Bring a cup of tea for today's reading.
To read the post tootle over to International Booker Prize