Totally Booked with Zibby

Zibby Owens

For nearly a decade, Totally Booked with Zibby has been one of publishing's premier podcasts and a regular stop on book tours for today's biggest authors. Hosted by bestselling author, bookstore owner, and publisher Zibby Owens, the show has featured more than 2,000 conversations with bestselling authors, actors, athletes, chefs, musicians, and entrepreneurs.

Known for her warmth, empathy, and genuine curiosity, Zibby has a gift for asking the questions that lead to unforgettable conversations. What begins with the book leads to talks about creativity, ambition, love, loss, family, resilience, and reinvention. With thousands of episodes and dozens of industry honors, Totally Booked with Zibby reminds us all that talking about books is really talking about life.

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Dec 18, 2018 · 28 min
Rebecca Soffer, Author of MODERN LOSS
Listen to fabulous, open, honest author, Rebecca Soffer, open up about her parents' deaths, how she coped with loss, her website, ModernLoss.com, and tips she gives for what loved ones can do to help others with a loss. She co-authored, MODERN LOS...
Dec 11, 2018 · 28 min
Natasha Solomons, Author of HOUSE OF GOLD
Natasha Solomons will delight with her British accent and lush re-telling of what HOUSE OF GOLD is about. This sweeping novel about a WWI-era European Jewish banking family and what happens when the war hits has already been optioned by the same TV...
Dec 4, 2018 · 28 min
Sara Bliss, Author of TAKE THE LEAP
Author and journalist, TAKE THE LEAP, shares her findings about choosing the best career, finding your path in life and how to write a great profile!
Nov 27, 2018 · 28 min
Min Jin Lee, Author of PACHINKO
Listen to the award-winning, best-selling author of PACHINKO, Min Jin Lee, as she talks about writing, reading, teaching, parenting, Korea, not giving up, heartbreak and more.
Nov 20, 2018 · 17 min
Anne Lamott, Author of ALMOST EVERYTHING: NOTES ON HOPE
Writing legend, Anne Lamott, shares her thoughts on writing, dieting, parenting, hope and more!
Nov 13, 2018 · 33 min
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Author of BOLD & BRAVE: TEN HEROES WHO WON WOMEN THE RIGHT TO VOTE
Listen to recently re-elected Senator Kirsten Gillibrand as she discusses modern-day women's rights heroes, politics, parenting and more! Her new children's book, BOLD & BRAVE: TEN HEROES WHO WON WOMEN THE RIGHT TO VOTE, is inspiring and ...
Nov 6, 2018 · 28 min
EXPLICIT LANGUAGE: Jo Piazza, Author of CHARLOTTE WALSH LIKES TO WIN
Jo Piazza, podcast host of "Committed," travel writer, award-winning journalist and author of CHARLOTTE WALSH LIKES TO WIN and HOW TO BE MARRIED, shares her thoughts on the midterm elections, what it's like for women to be in political o...
Oct 30, 2018 · 35 min
Rebecca Schrag Hershberg, Ph.D., Author of THE TANTRUM SURVIVAL GUIDE
Clinical psychologist, Rebecca Schrag Hershberg, Ph.D., author of THE TANTRUM SURVIVAL GUIDE: Tune in to Your Toddler's Mind (and Your Own) to Calm the Craziness and Make Family Fun Again, outlines the whys and hows of managing your child's b...
Oct 28, 2018 · 4 min
Special Episode: Zibby Owens, Writer/Podcaster, "At a Bat Mitzvah the Night of the Pittsburgh Shooting, Celebration Mixed with Sorrow"
This is a special episode of my podcast, "Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books." I'm reading my own essay, which I wrote and published (on Kveller.com) in response to the Pittsburgh shooting yesterday. I hope hearing it helps, just a ...
Oct 25, 2018 · 36 min
Molly Flatt, Author of THE CHARMED LIFE OF ALEX MOORE
Listen to journalist and author, Molly Flatt, talk about how technology influences our lives, how she delivered her baby in her bathroom (!), why she decided against moving to the suburbs and how many times she threw out and rewrote her 100,000...
Oct 23, 2018 · 21 min
Dr. Beth Ricanati, Author of BRAIDED: A JOURNEY OF A THOUSAND CHALLAHS
Dr. Beth Ricanati shares her tips for women's wellness from her medical practice and shares why baking challah every week is the ultimate stress mitigator. Her book, BRAIDED, has a fabulous recipe and many stories to inspire every woman... and bak...
Oct 18, 2018 · 32 min
Georgia Clark, Author, THE BUCKET LIST
Georgia Clark, author of THE BUCKET LIST and three other novels, writes about "feisty, flawed, funny women." In this book, she writes about a 25-year-old woman in NYC who is diagnosed with the BRCA1 gene mutation and has to decide whether to ...
Oct 16, 2018 · 33 min
Jeff Norton, Author of ALIENATED: GROUNDED AT GROOM LAKE
Jeff Norton, award-winning author, writer, producer and founder of Awesome Media and Awesome Reads, talks about his latest novel, ALIENATED: GROUNDED AT GROOM LAKE. Special guest interviewer: my 11-year-old son!
Oct 11, 2018 · 29 min
Madeline Puckette, Author of WINE FOLLY: MAGNUM EDITION
Madeline Puckette, author of WINE FOLLY: MAGNUM EDITION, talks about working as a husband/wife team, how to host a wine tasting party, why her first book experience was so difficult, and what to look for when tasting different wines.
Oct 9, 2018 · 31 min
Kate Schelter, Author of CLASSIC STYLE: HAND IT DOWN, DRESS IT UP, WEAR IT OUT
Artist/Author/Stylist/Branding Guru, Kate Schelter, opens up about her way of seeing the world as a composition, her family life, the 1980s, writing, motherhood and style. CLASSIC STYLE is a perfect gift, a book that will make you smile just from...
Oct 4, 2018 · 42 min
Ingrid Fetell Lee, Author of JOYFUL: The Surprising Power of Ordinary Things to Create Extraordinary Happiness
Listen to this life-changing interview with author, Ingrid Fetell Lee. Ingrid explains the 10 simple ways you can use your environment to add more joy to your life! Simple yet utterly profound!!! Her non-fiction book, JOYFUL: THE SURPRISING POWER OF...
Oct 2, 2018 · 42 min
Jeanne McCulloch, Author of ALL HAPPY FAMILIES
Jeanne McCulloch opens up about the experiences behind her compelling, beautiful memoir, ALL HAPPY FAMILIES. She talks about the backdrop of the book - the house by the sea in the Hamptons - and how something beautiful can be both a prison or a...
Sep 27, 2018 · 37 min
Glynnis MacNicol, Author of NO ONE TELLS YOU THIS
Glynnis MacNicol, author of NO ONE TELLS YOU THIS, talks about the year she turned 40, her decision not to have children, the stress of the school run - even as an aunt!, dealing with her mother's dementia, text-only relationships, women's ro...
Sep 25, 2018 · 42 min
EXPLICIT LANGUAGE: James Frey, Author of KATERINA, A MILLION LITTLE PIECES and more
EXPLICIT LANGUAGE! James Frey, the #1 best-selling author of A MILLION LITTLE PIECES, MY FRIEND LEONARD, BRIGHT SHINY MORNING, FINAL TESTAMENT OF THE HOLY BIBLE and many others, brings you his latest adult novel in 10 years, KATERINA. Listen as we...
Sep 20, 2018 · 33 min
Susie Orman Schnall, Author of THE SUBWAY GIRLS
Susie Orman Schnall, author of THE SUBWAY GIRLS, THE BALANCE PROJECT and ON GRACE, talks about work/life balance, careers, living in the moment and her writing habits. Her series of celebrity interviews about work/life balance has informed her...

Totally Booked with Zibby

Rebecca Soffer, Author of MODERN LOSS

Natasha Solomons, Author of HOUSE OF GOLD

Sara Bliss, Author of TAKE THE LEAP

Min Jin Lee, Author of PACHINKO

Anne Lamott, Author of ALMOST EVERYTHING: NOTES ON HOPE

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Author of BOLD & BRAVE: TEN HEROES WHO WON WOMEN THE RIGHT TO VOTE

EXPLICIT LANGUAGE: Jo Piazza, Author of CHARLOTTE WALSH LIKES TO WIN

Rebecca Schrag Hershberg, Ph.D., Author of THE TANTRUM SURVIVAL GUIDE

Special Episode: Zibby Owens, Writer/Podcaster, "At a Bat Mitzvah the Night of the Pittsburgh Shooting, Celebration Mixed with Sorrow"

Molly Flatt, Author of THE CHARMED LIFE OF ALEX MOORE

Dr. Beth Ricanati, Author of BRAIDED: A JOURNEY OF A THOUSAND CHALLAHS

Georgia Clark, Author, THE BUCKET LIST

Jeff Norton, Author of ALIENATED: GROUNDED AT GROOM LAKE

Madeline Puckette, Author of WINE FOLLY: MAGNUM EDITION

Kate Schelter, Author of CLASSIC STYLE: HAND IT DOWN, DRESS IT UP, WEAR IT OUT

Ingrid Fetell Lee, Author of JOYFUL: The Surprising Power of Ordinary Things to Create Extraordinary Happiness

Jeanne McCulloch, Author of ALL HAPPY FAMILIES

Glynnis MacNicol, Author of NO ONE TELLS YOU THIS

EXPLICIT LANGUAGE: James Frey, Author of KATERINA, A MILLION LITTLE PIECES and more

Susie Orman Schnall, Author of THE SUBWAY GIRLS