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 1, 2021 • 28min
Tanya Selvaratnam, ASSUME NOTHING
“I wrote my way out of the darkness.” Tanya Selvaratnam talks with Zibby about the intimate partner violence she suffered in a past abusive relationship. She shares the experience of coming forward with her story, and details what’s next as she moves past this chapter and onto future projects. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 28, 2021 • 25min
Joann Lublin, POWER MOMS: HOW EXECUTIVE MOTHERS NAVIGATE WORK AND LIFE
Joann Lublin dismisses the myth of work-life balance and makes a case instead for “work-life sway.” She shares with Zibby the biggest challenges she overcame as a top editor at the Wall Street Journal, and her forecast for the future of the female workforce. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 27, 2021 • 23min
Katrina Adams, OWN THE ARENA
Tennis guru and head of the USTA Katrina Adams talks about her success on and off the court -- including her role in a dramatic moment with Serena Williams -- in this candid chat between two tennis lovers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 26, 2021 • 24min
Julia Fine, THE UPSTAIRS HOUSE
This frank conversation made Zibby rethink her relationship to “Good Night, Moon” forever as she chatted with novelist Julia Fine about the ways motherhood can make us all crazy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 25, 2021 • 26min
Jennifer Ryan, THE KITCHEN FRONT: A NOVEL
Book editor turned novelist Jennifer Ryan talks with Zibby about the inspiration behind her latest WWII-era novel, The Kitchen Front. She shares memories of her grandmother, discusses testing ration recipes (she’s a fan of the mushroom soup!) and reveals how she carved out time to write a novel while raising young children. Jennifer recently wrote an essay for Zibby’s Medium publication Moms Don’t Have Time to Write called “When the Novelty of Writing Your Novel Wears Thin.” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 24, 2021 • 33min
Meaghan Murphy, YOUR FULLY CHARGED LIFE: A RADICALLY SIMPLE APPROACH TO HAVING ENDLESS ENERGY AND FILLING EVERY DAY WITH YAY!
We 100% guarantee that Meaghan B. Murphy’s interview with Zibby will put a smile on your face! In this inspirational chat, the editor-in-chief of Woman’s Day discusses ‘doing’ happy and shares some of the active choices we can make every day to live more positively. Yay! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 23, 2021 • 31min
Georgina Lawton, RACELESS
In this moving interview, Georgina Lawton talks with Zibby about the emotional toll of uncovering the long-held secret that explained her black racial identity, despite being born to two white parents. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 23, 2021 • 27min
Elizabeth Miki Brina, SPEAK, OKINAWA: A MEMOIR
"This is a book that I needed to write my whole life. It's been building up inside of me for a long time.” Elizabeth Miki Brina talks with Zibby about how writing helped her understand both her history and herself. She discusses inherited traumas and explains the important role writing played in her healing process. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 22, 2021 • 25min
Vendela Vida, WE RUN THE TIDES: A NOVEL
“Teenagers, just by their very nature, are shapeshifters.” Acclaimed novelist Vendela Vida explains how a non-fiction book on lies became We Run the Tides. She talks with Zibby about her pandemic reading habits, writing fan mail (her first letter was to Robert Downey Jr.!), her writing center nonprofit, and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 21, 2021 • 22min
Emily Layden, ALL GIRLS: A NOVEL
Emily Layden’s All Girls: A Novel, honors “the experience of teenage girlhood in all its depth and capacity.” The former high school teacher talks with Zibby about what it was like “to come of age in a place that really promises you the world when that world still isn’t totally yours for the taking.” They also touched on the benefits of therapy and the incredible story of how this book came to be. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
