Book Owl’s Blog

Here’s one to put under your trivia hat. Did you know Sean Connery was once a milkman? I didn’t!  Sean Connery has just released his autobiography titled “Being a Scot.”  The famous James Bond man talks of his early life as a milkman in Edinburgh’s Fountainbridge neighborhood and discusses many topics from Scottish culture and life.  He has […]

With the beginning of the school year here upon us once again, teachers are pulling out and dusting off the ole book reading list for the new school session.  For many of us now adults, our minds hold the bitter memories of being instructed to read, prepare book reports and for the unlucky selected torture of oral presentations! Ugh!
With the […]

For every debate there are two sides.  Previously, the most read narrative on Democrat Barack Obama were his books “Dreams From My Father” and “The Audacity of Hope”.  With the growing concern by some that the media is displaying a certain image of Obama, books are popping up giving a different view.  Making this week’s top 20 best-seller list from […]

Werewolves, vampires and humans… OH MY!  The popular teen series author Stephenie Meyer is getting lots of media attention with her new book “Breaking Dawn”.  The book is the fourth and last installment in the “Twilight” series.  As with the previous books in the series, the storyline takes place in a community where vampires and humans live among each […]

Dr. Mehmet Oz, who often appears as the health expert on Oprah’s Show, explains even if you are already aging at a rapid pace, it is not too late to turn things around!  So many people believe the older we become, it is almost certain our bodies will break down with age.  Dr. Mehmet Oz and Dr. Michael Roizen discovery through intense research, this is not the […]

For those of you who haven’t gotten around to reading “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” by J. K. Rowling yet, you better hustle if you want to read it before the movie release!  The countdown begins as the movie is scheduled for November 21, 2008.  This is the sixth book in the Harry Potter series.  The […]

Maybe I never noticed it so much in the past, but it seems like sooooo many celebrities are writing or just published a memoir of their lives lately.  A few that I recently spotted were:
William Shatner’s book titled “Up Till Now.”
Madonna’s brother, Christopher Ciccone, wrote “Life With My Sister Madonna,” co-authored by celebrity biographer Wendy Leigh.
I […]