Totally Booked with Zibby
Zibby Owens
In my daily show, I interview today’s latest, bestselling, buzziest, or underrated authors whose work I think is worth your time -- in 30 minutes or less. As a bookstore owner, publisher, author and (obviously) podcaster, I get a comprehensive look at everything that’s coming out and spend my time curating the best books so you don’t have to. Stay in the know, get insider insights, and connect with guests like I do. Every single day. With 2,000+ episodes to choose from, you'll never run out of book talk. For more information, go to zibbymedia.com and follow the show on Instagram at @totallybookedwithzibby. Please rate and review the show. And go buy the books! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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Jun 19, 2021 • 37min
Joanna Rakoff, MY SALINGER YEAR
Zibby is joined by Joanna Rakoff, author of the memoir My Salinger Year, which details the year she worked at the literary agency that represented J.D. Salinger. From responding to Salinger's fan mail to essentially running the agency when her boss suffered a personal tragedy, Joanna shares countless unbelievable stories — including one about the secrets her family kept hidden from her for decades. Purchase on Amazon or Bookshop.Amazon: https://amzn.to/3frWRqABookshop: https://bit.ly/3wXKSrx Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 18, 2021 • 29min
Olivia Campbell, WOMEN IN WHITE COATS: How the First Women Doctors Changed the World of Medicine
"The problem with most biographies is that the subjects are made out to be god-like. I really wanted to make these three-dimensional characters." Journalist and author Olivia Campbell joins Zibby to discuss her new book, Women in White Coats. Olivia shares the traumatic experiences that inspired her to research the women who changed the world of medicine, and how those same experiences led the earliest female doctors to pursue their careers.Purchase on Amazon or Bookshop.Amazon: https://amzn.to/3wL567fBookshop: https://bit.ly/3wFYIOp Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 17, 2021 • 17min
Alexandra Andrews, WHO IS MAUD DIXON?: A Novel
Alexandra Andrews joins Zibby for an impromptu therapy session and conversation about her debut novel, Who is Maud Dixon? The two joke about how many drafts of the story Alexandra wrote before reaching publication, why she hates when other writers say they hate writing, and what it's like being married to another author.Purchase on Amazon or Bookshop.Amazon: https://amzn.to/3uuG76uBookshop: https://bit.ly/3yVcCye Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 16, 2021 • 19min
Genevieve Gannon, THE MOTHERS
Journalist and author Genevieve Gannon explains to Zibby how her latest novel, The Mothers, started as a failed newspaper article pitch about two families and an IVF mix up. She continues on to discuss why it's important for women to talk publicly about experiences with IVF and miscarriages, the influence her career in journalism has had on her novels, and how she outlined the characters to allow the story to focus on —you guessed it— the mothers.Purchase a copy on Amazon or Bookshop.Amazon: https://amzn.to/3yJ9pBCBookshop: https://bit.ly/3vBqpbe Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 15, 2021 • 32min
Quinta Brunson, SHE MEMES WELL
"I didn't want to be preachy. I wanted to be me, who is not perfect and a friend, and give that out into the world." Writer and producer Quinta Brunson wanted the essays in her new book, She Memes Well, to display her personal growth parallel to the development of the Internet where she first began her career in comedy. She talks with Zibby about how writing the book allowed her to explore her relationships with her mother and what thinking critically about the Internet made her realize about life offline.Purchase on Amazon or Bookshop.Amazon: https://amzn.to/34xmmAtBookshop: https://bit.ly/2SzuQoj Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 15, 2021 • 32min
Mary Alice Monroe, THE SUMMER OF LOST AND FOUND & THE ISLANDERS
Zibby is joined by bestselling author Mary Alice Monroe who has not one but three books coming out this year. Mary Alice shares how her own quarantine experience influenced the way the COVID-19 pandemic was explored in her book The Summer of Lost and Found, why her middle-grade novel, The Islanders, was written to help kids unplug, and the significance of writing a story for Reunion Beach to honor Dorothea Benton Frank.Purchase & Pre-Order on Amazon or Bookshop.Amazon: https://amzn.to/3fPPvMEBookshop: https://bit.ly/3yVbCKuThe Islanders: https://amzn.to/3iOepQ5 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 14, 2021 • 21min
Raakhee Mirchandani + Holly Hatam, HAIR TWINS
Raakhee Mirchandani and Holly Hatam, the author and illustrator duo behind the picture book, Hair Twins, joined Zibby over IG Live to talk about their book and so much more!Purchase on Amazon or Bookshop.Amazon: https://amzn.to/2TGB0U7Bookshop: https://bit.ly/34IENlR Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 14, 2021 • 38min
Judy Batalion, THE LIGHT OF DAYS UJA EVENT
Zibby recently moderated a conversation with Judy Batalion to once again discuss her novel, The Light of Days, as a part of series with the UJA-Federation of New York.Purchase on Amazon or Bookshop.Amazon: https://amzn.to/3g5kJ2xBookshop: https://bit.ly/3wwZiP6 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 14, 2021 • 26min
Susan Groner, PARENTING WITH SANITY AND JOY
Zibby spoke with Susan Groner, author of Parenting with Sanity and Joy: 101 Simple Strategies, via IG Live— and we’re now releasing the event’s audio as a special episode!Purchase on Amazon or BookshopAmazon: https://amzn.to/2S6rs48Bookshop: https://bit.ly/3vPDLjT Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 14, 2021 • 23min
Chris Bohjalian, HOUR OF THE WITCH
Chris Bohjalian, author of Hour of the Witch and The Flight Attendant (which was adapted for the hit HBO miniseries), recently talked with Zibby over IG Live— released here as a special episode. Purchase on Amazon or Bookshop. Amazon: https://amzn.to/3uOLoWABookshop: https://bit.ly/3fIFYbT Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
