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12. Hanging Ten with Agatha Christie
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 waves of H… -
11. Chester Beatty’s Marvelous Manuscripts
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 Eastern ill… -
10. Ten Ways to Tell If You’re A Book Nerd
We're having some anniversary fun this time with a quick quiz to test how big of a book nerd you really are, and a top ten list that might be utter blasphemy to die hard book nerds...Ten Movies That Are Better Than the Books They Were Based On. Plus.… -
9. It’s the Bookmobile!
It's Episode 9 and while sweet tooths may think the ice cream truck is the best vehicle ever invented, we book nerds know they're wrong because the Bookmobile can't be beat. In this episode we journey from the first traveling libraries all the way t… -
8. The Story of Seeing (and Reading) Clearly
It's Episode 8 and this time we're taking a peek at the amazing combination of historical events that turned eyeglasses from a luxury item used only by the wealthy to a household commodity. From imprisoned Venetians to curing syphilis, the history of… -
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 …
The Book Owl Podcast
By Daisy Dog Media
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.
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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