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7. The British Library
It's Episode 7 and this time I'm taking you on a wander through the stacks of the world's largest library...and quite possibly the deepest one. So grab your library cards and your book bag and your passports if you're outside the UK because it's time… -
6. The Great Moon Hoax
Fake news is nothing new, but it did used to be a lot more fun. In this episode of the podcast, we launch ourselves into some out of this world reporting from 1835 when The New York Sun published six articles that captured the world's overactive imag… -
Anne Frank’s Diary
Seventy-eight years ago, a girl had her 13th birthday. And on that birthday she was given a book. The pages of that book were completely blank until she quickly jotted down a single sentence expressing her hope that the book would be a great support … -
All Aboard the Book Store
This time around we’re going to figure out why there’s a train running through a bookstore. Or is it a bookstore running through a train? Either way, I'll introduce you to Barter Books in Alnwick, England, where trains and books collide. Not literall… -
Episode 3:What’s That Dog Doing in the Library?
The show has gone to the dogs! This time on The Book Owl Podcast we delve into that age-old question, the quandary that has stumped philosophers and scientists for centuries, the issue I'm sure has been keeping you up at night....Do dogs know how to … -
Episode 2: Making a Deal with the Devil
Do you have to sell your immortal soul to make a book? No, but you do need to get in league with the devil. A printer's devil, to be exact. What in the world is a printer's devil and where did the name come from? You'll discover the answers and the l… -
Episode 1: This Book Will Kill You
We’re being bombarded with news of scary things going on throughout the world, which means I know you’re eager to find out about something else that will kill you. Although reading and books seem like safe pastimes, there is one book out there that w… -
The Book Owl Podcast Trailer
The Book Owl Podcast delights your inner book nerd and feeds your reading addiction with everything you didn't know you wanted to know about books. Delivered with plenty of light humor, each episode spins tales of tantalizing tomes to luscious librar…
The Book Owl Podcast
By Tammie Painter
The Book Owl Podcast delights your inner book nerd and feeds your reading addiction with everything you didn't know you wanted to know about books. Delivered with plenty of light humor, each episode spins tales from tantalizing tomes to luscious libraries, and literary lore to quirky bookstores. So, if you've ever wondered what book will kill you, whether dogs read, or why a bookstore has a train running through it, it's time to get caught in The Book Owl's beak.The Book Owl Podcast, we give a hoot for book nerds.Who am I? I'm Tammie Painter, a writer and proud book nerd. In the podcast I'm telling book- and reading-related tales that I find fascinating and know you will too.
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