Totally Booked with Zibby

New York Times journalist and author of the memoir A Cup of Water Under My Bed, Daisy Hernández, joins Zibby to talk about her latest book, The Kissing Bug, which was inspired by her own family's story. After watching her aunt endure a painful yet unnamed disease for decades, Daisy spent seven years researching and uncovering the facts of the invisible Chagas disease. She shares how weaving together investigative reporting with her own memories was not only important for her personal grieving process but essential to so many readers who have been touched by this under-discussed illness.Purchase on Amazon or Bookshop.Amazon: https://amzn.to/3jGvZoyBookshop: https://bit.ly/3mj60VR Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When illustrator Jane Mount DM'd bookstagrammer Jamise Harper, Jamise thought she had messaged the wrong person. But now a year later, the two are ready to share their new book, Bibliophile: Diverse Spines, with the world. Coupling Jamise's book expertise and reading community, Diverse Spines, with Jane's acclaimed artwork, the book invites all kinds of readers to find their next pick — and to have fun doing so.Purchase on Amazon or Bookshop.Amazon: https://amzn.to/3EjJBOsBookshop: https://bit.ly/3CnGapw Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Zibby is joined by award-winning author Lily King to discuss her first collection of short stories, Five Tuesdays in Winter. Although this is Lily's first collection, she has been infatuated with the form since her teenage years and even studied short story fiction writing in college. Lily talks with Zibby about what inspired each of her stories, how writing on a typewriter impacted her creativity, and her essay in Zibby's new anthology, Moms Don't Have Time to Have Kids.Purchase on Amazon or Bookshop.Amazon: https://amzn.to/3EraoZnBookshop: https://bit.ly/3El1rka Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Editor of the essay collection, Wild Tongues Can't Be Tamed, Saraciea J. Fennell, and two of the anthology's contributors, Zakiya Jamal and Cristina Arreola, join Zibby to discuss their individual stories and the ties that connect them all. Saraciea explains the importance of curating a collection of deeply personal pieces on the lived Latinx experience which is not often represented in traditional publishing. As Zakiya attests, Saraciea worked tirelessly through the pandemic to push the authors to be their most vulnerable and authentic selves and cultivate a collection designed to make so many people feel less alone.Purchase on Amazon or Bookshop.Amazon: https://amzn.to/3jIAqz4Bookshop: https://bit.ly/3CokcT5 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chibundu Onuzo, author of the Reese's and Amazon Editor's Book Pick Sankofa, joins Zibby to discuss her recent six-year journey to publication. Following a book deal at age nineteen and the release of her acclaimed debut, The Spider King's Daughter, at twenty-one, Chibundu pivoted to complete her Masters and PhD degrees — a move that inadvertently inspired her latest novel. Chibundu tells Zibby about that process, what inspired her to tell the story from the perspective of a woman twenty years her senior, and why she's determined to eventually write a children's book.Purchase on Amazon or Bookshop.Amazon: https://amzn.to/2ZuFyzSBookshop: https://bit.ly/3bidPoE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Although Hazel Hayes is technically a debut novelist, she has been creating and sharing stories for her entire career: following her start at Google, Hazel became known for curating talent and producing content for YouTube. Now, Hazel joins Zibby to talk about her novel Out of Love which follows a relationship in reverse from its last day all the way back to the beginning. The two discuss the necessity for rituals and routines, why it's important to show all of the different forms interpersonal violence can appear in, and which experiences from her own life Hazel loaned to her protagonist.Purchase on Amazon or Bookshop.Amazon: https://amzn.to/3EsHfNvBookshop: https://bit.ly/3pIT6CF Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tony Award-winning actress Sutton Foster joins Zibby to talk about her debut memoir, Hooked. The book discusses Sutton's complicated relationship with her mother just as much as it does her incredible career and the love for crafting she has carried with her all through her life. Sutton tells Zibby about why she has often made decisions based on her strong intuition, some of the important lessons she's learning now as a mother herself, and what she is working on next (besides her crochet jar holders).Purchase on Amazon or Bookshop.Amazon: https://amzn.to/3mjuE8QBookshop: https://bit.ly/3mkaHyP Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Zibby is joined by Tracey Lange to talk about her debut novel, We are the Brennans, which was loosely inspired by her experience growing up in a large Irish Catholic family. Tracey shares her journey transitioning from lifelong reader to writer, why she's drawn to stories with messy relationships, and the process she went through to develop such a vivid yet wide-spanning cast of characters.Purchase on Amazon or Bookshop.Amazon: https://amzn.to/3EEu6ksBookshop: https://bit.ly/3GLH8P1 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"Do we recognize when our prayers are being answered if it doesn't come in the form that we wanted?" Mitch Albom, bestselling author of Tuesdays with Morrie and The Five People You Meet in Heaven, returns to talk with Zibby about his latest novel, The Stranger in the Lifeboat, and why he wanted a thriller about God lost at sea. The two also discuss the many lessons we learn as we age, what they would ask God if he was on the podcast, and how the ways that Mitch's faith has changed throughout his life shaped the big conversations had in the novel.Purchase on Amazon or Bookshop.Amazon: https://amzn.to/3BlS4yHBookshop: https://bit.ly/3pRooau Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Happy Pub Day to Moms Don't Have Time to Have Kids, the new anthology edited by our own Zibby Owens!!!! To celebrate, Zibby reads one of her essays from the "Get Sick" section of the book. Moms Don't Have Time to Have Kids features 53 essays from 49 authors, including 15 New York Times bestsellers. Purchase on Amazon or Bookshop.Amazon: https://amzn.to/2ZqSqafBookshop: https://bit.ly/3jKJgg2 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.