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James Bowen (1) (1979–)

Author of A Street Cat Named Bob and How He Saved My Life

For other authors named James Bowen, see the disambiguation page.

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About the Author

James Bowen (born on March 15, 1979) was a street musician in London when he found Bob the Ginger cat in Spring, 2007. The pair, now famous around the world, have been inseparable ever since. Bowen wrote the bestselling book, A Street Cat Named Bob and How He Saved My Life in 2013. As their book show more climbed bestseller lists in many countries and their fame skyrocketed, Bob began to receive hand-knitted scarves from all over the world. One such scarf can be seen on the cover of the paperback edition. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Image credit: Author 1: James Bowen and his former streetcat Bob.

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Birthdate
1979-03-15
Gender
male
Nationality
UK
Birthplace
Surrey, England, UK
Places of residence
London, England, UK
Australia
Occupations
street musician
magazine seller
Author/writer
Short biography
James Bowen (born 15 March 1979,[1] Surrey) is an author and busker[2] currently based in London. His books A Street Cat Named Bob and The World According to Bob, written with the author Garry Jenkins, were both international best-sellers.[3]
"The World According to Bob"
The World According To Bob continues the story of James and Bob's lives on the street, including the period leading up to their meeting with his agent Mary Pachnos. It was released on July 4, 2013 and was also a number one book on The Sunday Times' bestseller list
"Bob: No Ordinary Cat"
Bob: No Ordinary Cat is a version of the book A Street Cat Named Bob re-written specifically for children. It was released on Valentine's day 2013.
"Where In The World Is Bob?"
"Where in The World Is Bob?" is a picture book in which readers have to spot Bob, James and assorted other items in scenes around the world. It mirrors Bob's travels in a hugely popular blog "Around the World In 80 Bobs", where fans of the book take photographs of the famous cat at various locations around the world.[11] It was published in October 2013.
"My Name Is Bob"
"My Name is Bob", a picture book for young children written by James with Garry Jenkins and illustrated by Gerald Kelley, will be published by Random House in the UK in April, 2014. It imagines Bob's life prior to him meeting James.
Movie Option and Awards
It was announced in March 2014, that the film had been optioned by London-based Shooting Script Films, and its producer Adam Rolston. [12]
"A Street Cat Named Bob" was nominated for the UK's National Book Awards in the Popular Non-Fiction category in November, 2012. [13]In March 2014, A Street Cat Named Bob, was listed at No 7 on a list of the most inspiring teenage books as part of a poll for World Book Day.[14]
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This is a good story adequately told. You can forgive it for going into too much detail some of the time, because the man who wrote it didn't start out to be a writer. He's just a bloke who was unlucky and then got lucky when Bob found him and he adopted Bob. I found some of it a little annoying. It took him an incredibly long time before he stopped trying to get Bob to go back on the street. In fact, I don't see anyone who loves animals trying to do that at all, ever. But overall it was interesting and Bob, I have to say, is one amazing cat.… (more)
 
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dvoratreis | 89 other reviews | May 22, 2024 |
Enjoyed very much after watching the movie, which starred the actual cat!
 
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Abcdarian | 89 other reviews | May 18, 2024 |
A few repeat stories from the other books so not as good but I still love James and Bob.
 
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secondhandrose | 12 other reviews | Oct 31, 2023 |
I read all the cat books and the Streetcat Bob books are my favourites. Read this in a day and hope there are more about Bob and James' relationship in the future.
 
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