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Agatha Christie: Mistress of Mystery, Duchess of Death, Queen of....Surfing? That's right. Discover the events that turned Christie not only into one of the world's most popular mystery writers, but also one who knew how to hang ten on the wave
https://bookowlpodcast.files.wordpress.com/2020/06/episode-5.mp3Links mentioned in this episode:CrawCrafts Beasties: https://CrawcraftsBeasties.comContact the Book Owl with book topics you’d like to see covered at https://thebookowlpodcas
https://bookowlpodcast.files.wordpress.com/2020/06/episode3-dogs.mp3Links mentioned in this episode…TierneyCreates.com R.E.A.D Program with donation information: http://www.therapyanimals.org/Give.htmlFind us on Podchaser at https://www.po
The Book Owl is a little belated, but this episode is all about the lovey-dovey, super-gushy story of love letters. From that very first Valentine (which may not actually exist) to the oldest (and sappiest) love letter in English, it's time to
Happy Braille Literacy Month, everyone! In this episode discover what workshop accidents and Napoleon have to do with the creation of one of the most intriguing forms of reading and writing.Links Mentioned in This Episode* The Louis Braille
We here at The Book Owl Podcast do NOT approve of book burning. However, there was a time in recent history when a fire was actually good for books, libraries, and for the book lovers of Chicago.Links Mentioned in This Episode* Many thanks t
One of the taglines for The Book Owl Podcast is, "Everything Books, Minus the Reviews," but as this wacky year is winding down, I thought I'd make an exception and share with you my absolute top book picks I found during the extra reading time
It's a listener-inspired episode in which, just like in the movie Ghostbusters, the Book Owl discovers ghosts love spending their time browsing, and sometimes wreaking havoc, in the stacks of their local libraries.Links Mentioned in this Epis
A rich guy goes around buying up a bunch of stuff. That's not exactly news, is it? Well, when the guy is Chester Beatty and his shopping expeditions ended up creating and preserving the most extensive collection of ancient papyrus, Middle Easte
https://bookowlpodcast.files.wordpress.com/2020/07/episode-4-alnwick.mp3Links mentioned in this episode:The Writer’s Mural at Barter Books: https://www.barterbooks.co.uk/html/mural.phpNew Book Release (Series Page): https://wp.me/P10s13-1Oi
https://bookowlpodcast.files.wordpress.com/2020/07/episode2-.mp3Do you have to sell your immortal soul to make a book?No, but back in the day you did need to get in league with the devil. A printer’s devil, to be exact.So what in the world i
https://bookowlpodcast.files.wordpress.com/2020/04/episode1-take-3.mp3It’s the premier episode of The Book Owl Podcast!!!We’re being bombarded with news of scary things going on throughout the world, which means I know you’re eager to find ou
It's a bittersweet announcement today for the podcast because the Book Owl has decided to fly the coop.That's right, the podcast is ending. But don't cry because in this quickie announcement I'll tell you how you can still get your fix of tal
It's time to get your nerd on with this one because we're talking comic books. Specifically, comic books from France and Belgium.That sounds really specific, but these books -- known as les bandes dessinées -- gained popularity in the 1930s a
The Book Owl has finally flown back from her extended spring break!Episode link: https://wp.me/pbLfAe-kW
It's just another quick message during The Book Owl's April break to tell you all about the latest book in the Cassie Black Trilogy, The Uncanny Raven Winston.Where to find the trilogy...* The Undead Mr Tenpenny https://books2read.com/Cassie
The Book Owl is taking a short spring break to do a bit of nest fluffing. Find out when the show will be back and what's happening in the meantime in this quick announcement.LINKS FOR YOU...* My video book review experiment can be found on Y
The Book Owl Podcast is (almost) a year old! And like many people will do during milestone birthdays, The Book Owl has decided to take things to the extreme. Sorry, it doesn't involve bungie jumping. In this episode we explore some bookish extr
It's a few days early for St. Patrick's Day, but The Book Owl just couldn't wait to share with you the luck of the Irish...or rather, the luck of one of Ireland's most famous books and how its story weaves together with the history of Trinity C
Back in the day, even printing a Bible required getting in league with the devil...printer devils, that is. Discover the legends and lores in this re-released and re-mastered version of a Book Owl classic...you know, back when I was beyond nerv
Tuesday, the 8th of December, was Pretend to be a Time Traveller Day. Don’t ask me what in the world that is supposed to mean or what kind of presents it involves, but so far, science has let us down with its inability to come up with a time ma
Because Thanksgiving is THE holiday where food takes center stage, I bet there's more than a few of you out there reaching for a cookbook this week. Which is why The Book Owl went into research mode to discover the history of cookbooks.From r
The Book Owl is still in the Halloween spirit, and that means from the huge number of authors who are having a birthday this month (or would have been if they were still alive), I've chosen Bram Stoker as the Book Owl birthday boy. In this epis
It's October and that means all things spooky...and I can't think of anything scarier than AI pushing authors to extinction. Find out how real the risks are, and what you as a writer or a reader can do to save the species Homo authoris.Links
It's a mash-up episode this time around! After reading 80 Days Around the World, I was reminded of Nellie Bly's race around the world in 1889. Who was Nellie Bly? How did she change the writing world for women? And was Jules Verne's novel nothi
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