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
Mentioned books
Mar 11, 2021 • 26min
Leslie Lehr, A BOOB'S LIFE
“I understand how the culture created this situation where we all had these expectations for our lives that has to do with having boobs and how we judge ourselves and what our expectations are with the other sex." Author Leslie Lehr shares why she was inspired to write a book about, well...boobs. She discusses why she doesn’t let breast cancer define her, and talks with Zibby about the importance of self-care.Purchase your copy on Amazon or Bookshop. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 10, 2021 • 30min
Luvvie Ajayi Jones, PROFESSIONAL TROUBLEMAKER
“My journey is a series of moments where I chose to not be moved by the fear that I felt.” The ever-inspirational Luvvie Ajayi Jones redefines what it means to be fearless. She talks with Zibby about confronting impostor syndrome, choosing courage every day, and the radical notion of “firing yourself.”Purchase your copy on Amazon or Bookshop. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 9, 2021 • 27min
Jamie Figueroa, BROTHER, SISTER, MOTHER, EXPLORER
"It's another great function of stories and of literature to remind us of our humanness, of our sense of compassion, and that deep essential quality that we must find our way back to, and that is to being relational beings.” Author Jamie Figueroa talks with Zibby about how her latest novel’s opening scene came to her "like a remembered dream." She discusses loss, magical realism, and the importance of cultivating a relationship with your writing.Purchase Jamie's book on BookShop or Amazon 👇BookShopAmazon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 8, 2021 • 23min
Courtney Zoffness, SPILT MILK
“I found after becoming a mom that I was responding to various experiences or happenings in really particular ways.” Professor, author, and mother Courtney Zoffness discusses how the lens of motherhood inspired her new collection, Spilt Milk. She shares her own experience with childhood anxiety, ponders nature vs. nurture, and talks with Zibby about parenting techniques. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 7, 2021 • 38min
Annabelle Gurwitch, YOU'RE LEAVING WHEN?
"I try to write these stories that actually redeem experiences because complaining would just be too easy.” Annabelle Gurwitch talks with Zibby about making lemonade out of lemons (figuratively and literally — she grows a lemon crop every year!), and shares how writing has helped her to find the silver linings in the aftermath of her divorce. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 6, 2021 • 29min
Jason Gay, LITTLE VICTORIES
“An important part of being a columnist is failing every once in a while or somewhat on the regular. You write the bad ones so you can write the good ones.” Wall Street Journal sports columnist Jason Gay talks with Zibby about his career trajectory leading to the WSJ, becoming a character in his readers’ lives, and, of course, Tom Brady. They also cover the art of reading print, and the emotional recent loss of Jason’s friend and fellow writer, Tom Perrotta. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 5, 2021 • 30min
Kitty O'Meara, AND THE PEOPLE STAYED HOME
Kitty O’Meara’s poem, And the People Stayed Home, went absolutely viral during the pandemic (the irony of which is not lost on her). She sits down with Zibby to discuss her sudden rise to fame, her hope for the post-pandemic future, and the illuminating experience of being a hospice chaplain. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 4, 2021 • 27min
Julia Turshen, SIMPLY JULIA
“It’s like you unveiled yourself over every dish.” Zibby talks with cookbook author Julia Turshen about the deeply personal nature of Julia's 15th cookbook, including its revelatory essay on body image and self-worth. They discuss cooking when you don’t feel like it and the pandemic’s impact on the cookbook. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 3, 2021 • 23min
Kayleen Schaefer, BUT YOU'RE STILL SO YOUNG
"You thought that when you arrived at X age you would be finished, but we're not ever finished.” Kayleen Schaefer talks with Zibby about her experience interviewing eight people in their thirties over the course of a year-plus. She redefines what it means to be an adult, and refutes the notion that everyone else has it figured out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 2, 2021 • 21min
Patricia Engel, INFINITE COUNTRY
“Diaspora is the world’s condition.” Patricia Engel talks with Zibby about growing up the daughter of immigrants, the ingrained pull of an ancestral homeland, and the doubts that haunt those who uproot in search of a better future. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
