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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Sep 18, 2018 · 29 min
Gail Honeyman, Author of ELEANOR OLIPHANT IS COMPLETELY FINE
Gail Honeyman, author of ELEANOR OLIPHANT IS COMPLETELY FINE, talks all about her New York Times best-selling debut novel. Gail discusses loneliness vs. solitude, manicurists vs. dog groomers, alcohol vs. household items, and who she'd want to sta...
Sep 13, 2018 · 33 min
Amy Blumenfeld, Author of THE CAST
Amy Blumenfeld talks about surviving childhood cancer and turning her experience into a novel, THE CAST, to help others. While this beautiful story is mostly about issues facing women and men in the 40s, the childhood cancer element frames the story...
Sep 11, 2018 · 28 min
Susan Verde, Children's Book Author, I AM HUMAN, I AM YOGA
Susan Verde, a self-identified author, mom and yogi, has written some of the most lyrically beautiful children's books -- that help adults with anxiety too! Simple, elegant and captivating, Susan's books about mindfulness, I AM HUMAN, I AM YO...
Sep 4, 2018 · 33 min
EXPLICIT LANGUAGE: Lyss Stern, Author of MOTHERHOOD IS A B#TCH
Lyss Stern, author of MOTHERHOOD IS A B#TCH, gives LYSS-eners 10 steps to save their sanity! Lyss's tongue-in-cheek, relatable, inspiring book made for fantastic conversation. The CEO and founder of DivaLysscious Moms (www.divasmoms.com) helps eve...
Aug 28, 2018 · 29 min
KJ Dell'Antonia, Author, HOW TO BE A HAPPIER PARENT: Raising a Family, Having a Life, and Loving (Almost) Every Minute
Listen to KJ Dell'Antonia tell it like it is in HOW TO BE A HAPPIER PARENT: Raising a Family, Having a Life, and Loving (Almost) Every Minute. This first-person-narrative-meets-advice-book provides practical, actionable tips that all parents can...
Aug 21, 2018 · 27 min
Mara Altman, Author of GROSS ANATOMY: DISPATCHES FROM THE FRONT (AND BACK)
Listen as the hilarious Mara Altman talks about her book, GROSS ANATOMY: DISPATCHES FROM THE FRONT AND BACK, which comes out today (August 21!!)! Mara discusses the ins and outs of chin hair, waxing, PMS, and lice, not just from her experience but by...
Aug 14, 2018 · 28 min
Jon Henes, Writer, "Alzheimer's Disease: A Letter to My Mom"
Be prepared to cry. Listen to lawyer and writer, Jon Henes, as he discusses the devastating impact of his mother's Alzheimer's disease. His essays on Medium.com about it are deeply moving, beautiful and poignant. Our conversation touches on l...
Aug 12, 2018 · 13 min
Live from Author's Night! Florence Fabricant, The New York Times Food Editor
Listen in to this LIVE podcast from Author's Night, the East Hampton Library benefit, to fabulous Florence Fabricant, the uber-important food and wine writer and editor of the New York Times. She talks about her latest cookbook (of 12!), her favor...
Aug 12, 2018 · 12 min
Live from Author's Night! Ellie Cullman, "From Classic to Contemporary"
Listen in to this LIVE podcast from the East Hampton Library's Author's Night benefit!!! Legendary interior designer, Ellie Cullman, of firm Cullman & Kravis, talks about how she started her business, losing her best friend, the best bang...
Aug 7, 2018 · 35 min
Rev. Lydia Sohn, Author of "What Do 90-Somethings Regret Most?"
Rev. Lydia Sohn, a 30-something Southern California minister (who says she's "not that kind of minister"), wrote an article for Medium.com called "What Do 90-Somethings Regret Most?" She interviewed her elderly congregants and ...
Jul 31, 2018 · 34 min
Rosie Walsh, Author of GHOSTED
Rosie Walsh is making her US debut with GHOSTED, a novel set in Stroud, Gloucestershire, where she was raised. (It was actually called THE MAN WHO DIDN’T CALL when it came out in England.) A former documentary filmmaker, a huge animal lover and a new...
Jul 24, 2018 · 33 min
Jill Santopolo, Author of THE LIGHT WE LOST
International best-selling author, Jill Santopolo, talks about writing THE LIGHT WE LOST, her strategies for crafting a successful book (short chapters!), how she writes anywhere and everywhere but always schedules it in, why she started writing and...
Jul 17, 2018 · 33 min
Jen Oliver, Author of "The Love FitMama Way: Transforming The Core of Motherhood"
Jen Oliver is the Canada-based founder and CEO of FitMama, a movement empowering women to love their bodies while focusing on pre and post-natal care, even decades post-partum! The author of "The Love FitMama Way: Transforming the Core of Motherho...
Jul 10, 2018 · 41 min
Chef Lauren Costello, Author of "Notes on Cooking"
Chef, food stylist, author and instructor, Lauren Costello, shares some of her French Culinary Institute-trained well-earned tips from her books, "Notes on Cooking" and "The Competent Cook." One tip: just say yes to everything! She ...
Jul 3, 2018 · 33 min
Elyssa Friedland, Author of "The Intermission"
Elyssa Friedland is the author of two novels, LOVE AND MISS COMMUNICATION, and now THE INTERMISSION (released July 3, 2018!). Elyssa, a Yale and Columbia Law School grad, was a corporate lawyer before moving to writing full-time after the birth of her...
Jul 1, 2018 · 25 min
Rebecca Makkai, Author of "The Great Believers"
Pushcart Prize winner, Rebecca Makkai, talks about her latest novel, THE GREAT BELIEVERS, the story of a man facing the 1980s Chicago AIDS crisis as well as the story of a mother searching for her lost daughter in 2015 Paris. This beautiful, interwoven...
Jun 26, 2018 · 29 min
Andrea Petersen, WSJ Contributor, Author of "On Edge: A Journey Through Anxiety"
Wall Street Journal Contributor, Andrea Petersen, shares her research and personal experiences from her book, "On Edge: A Journey Through Anxiety." She gives tips for how to raise less anxious children, how to help loved ones with anxiety and...
Jun 19, 2018 · 37 min
Priscilla Gilman, Author of "The Anti-Romantic Child: A Memoir of Unexpected Joy"
Priscilla Gilman, author of "The Anti-Romantic Child" and former assistant English professor at Yale and Vassar, talks about raising her autistic son, coping with divorce, managing her career and finding happiness, all the while weaving the w...
Jun 12, 2018 · 33 min
Courtney Maum, Author of "Touch"
Courtney Maum, author of "Touch" and "I am Having So Much Fun Here Without You," talks about her unique professional path to becoming a writer (Corona party promoter in Paris!!), her meeting with a professional cuddler, how she acci...
Jun 5, 2018 · 28 min
Kwame Alexander, Author of "The Crossover" Series
Poet and author extradordinaire, Kwame Alexander, speaks off the cuff about love, life and writing. A best-selling author and Newbery Award winner for "The Crossover," Kwame has written 25 books including "Rebound," "Booked,...

Totally Booked with Zibby

Gail Honeyman, Author of ELEANOR OLIPHANT IS COMPLETELY FINE

Amy Blumenfeld, Author of THE CAST

Susan Verde, Children's Book Author, I AM HUMAN, I AM YOGA

EXPLICIT LANGUAGE: Lyss Stern, Author of MOTHERHOOD IS A B#TCH

KJ Dell'Antonia, Author, HOW TO BE A HAPPIER PARENT: Raising a Family, Having a Life, and Loving (Almost) Every Minute

Mara Altman, Author of GROSS ANATOMY: DISPATCHES FROM THE FRONT (AND BACK)

Jon Henes, Writer, "Alzheimer's Disease: A Letter to My Mom"

Live from Author's Night! Florence Fabricant, The New York Times Food Editor

Live from Author's Night! Ellie Cullman, "From Classic to Contemporary"

Rev. Lydia Sohn, Author of "What Do 90-Somethings Regret Most?"

Rosie Walsh, Author of GHOSTED

Jill Santopolo, Author of THE LIGHT WE LOST

Jen Oliver, Author of "The Love FitMama Way: Transforming The Core of Motherhood"

Chef Lauren Costello, Author of "Notes on Cooking"

Elyssa Friedland, Author of "The Intermission"

Rebecca Makkai, Author of "The Great Believers"

Andrea Petersen, WSJ Contributor, Author of "On Edge: A Journey Through Anxiety"

Priscilla Gilman, Author of "The Anti-Romantic Child: A Memoir of Unexpected Joy"

Courtney Maum, Author of "Touch"

Kwame Alexander, Author of "The Crossover" Series