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Free to Watch Classic Mystery Movie: Lord Edgware Dies

It's been a long week.For all Agatha Christie Hercule Poirot fans here's a movie Panzer found on The Vault channel on Youtube. Lord Edgware Dies is a 1934 black and white Hercule Poirot mystery. It's 1 hour 14 minutes long. Make some popcorn or a pizza, grab your favorite beverage and enjoy the movie.  Note: Below the movie screen it says the timecoding on the film can't be removed. To watch the movie tootle over to Hercule Poirot

Free to Listen Small Town Romance Audiobook: Mending Hearts in Pine Haven

Let's go see what's next on the list for you.For those of you who like small town romances Panzer found this one on the author's channel on Youtube. The sweet romance Mending Hearts in Pine Haven is written by Laura Abbott. It's 4 hours 21 minute s long. This romance is short enough you can enjoy it while you're gardening.  To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Sweet Small Town Romance Audiobook

Free to Listen Cozy Mystery Audiobook: Blood At The Bookies

See you tomorrow.Here's a cozy mystery Panzer found on the author's channel on Youtube. Blood At The Bookies is written by Simon Brett. It's 7 hours 33 minutes long. You can enjoy this mystery while you are jogging, doing housework or errands.  To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Cozy Mystery Audiobook 

Wilton Square Launches with Plans to Acquire Orphaned Unbound Titles - Publishers Daily

I assume the authors have the rights to their books.Today's trip into the Catosphere took Panzer to the Publishers Daily site. There with just a small amount of digging in the posts he found one about help for some of the now gone publisher Unbound. On August 5 Panzer told you about the demise of Unbound. Ed Nawotka's post gives highlights of publisher Wilton Square's plans to publish some of Unbound's books. The post includes links to other information about the situation. Panzer says, "It was an interesting business model." Note: This is a medium length post. Bring a glass of milk and three chocolate chip cookies (biscuits) to snack on. To read the post tootle over to Wilton SquareTo read Panzer's previous post tootle over to Boundless

Interview: Wattpad's Aron Levitz, and the Demise of Radish - Publishing Perspectives

Radish?Here's a post about Wattpad and Radish Panzer found at the Publishing Perspectives site. Porter Anderson's post is divided into two sections. The first section follows Wattpad's Aron Levitz's rise through the company to president, The second section follows Radish to it's closing at the end of this year.   Panzer says, "This little kitty doesn't remember ever hearing about Radish before." Note: This is an extremely long post. You'll need to decide what to bring to snack on.  To read the post tootle over to Wattpad 

Authors v. Anthropic Copyright Piracy Lawsuit Speeds Ahead - Publishers Weekly

This year has gone by so fast.Panzer found an interesting post at the Publishers Weekly site today. The post is about the lawsuit against Anthropic. According to Jim Milliot's post, Anthropic is appealing the judge's ruling to allow the case to become a class action lawsuit. Included in the post are links to other information about the lawsuit. Panzer says, "It sounds like they might think they're going to lose the lawsuit." Note: This is a short-medium length post. Bring a glass of lemonade and two chocolate chip cookies (biscuits) to snack on. To read the post tootle over to Copyright Piracy Lawsuit 

A Monday Panzerism

Really. Whatever I want.*Panzer on the art of misdirection: I do whatever I want whenever I want. As long as Mom doesn't know it was me.     * From Cat Wisdom for humans 

New Jigsaw Puzzle: What do you do with them?

HintHere's your Sunday jigsaw puzzle. As always, remember to click the square in the lower left corner when you want to see the finished puzzle. This one is a challenge. Have fun! To do the puzzle tootle over to What do you do with them? 

Free to Listen Short Story: Private Water

The story is 100 years old.Here's a 1920s short story Panzer found on the Bitesized Audio Classics channel on Youtube. Private Water was written by A. J. Alan. It's performed for Bitesized Audio Classics by Simon Stanhope and 21 minutes long. The story appeared first in the 1920s read by the author on BBC radio.  To listen to the audio tootle oer to Classic 1920s Short Story 

Free to Watch Classic Mystery Movie: Before Midnight

See you tomorrow.It must be Saturday because Panzer found a classic mystery movie on the Hastings Mystery Theater channel on Youtube. The murder mystery Before Midnight is a 1933 black and white movie. It's 1 hour 10 minutes long. Make some popcorn or a pizza, grab your beverage of choice and enjoy this crime drama. To watch the movie tootle over to Classic Murder Mystery Movie