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
Jan 30, 2021 • 25min
Caroline Gertler, MANY POINTS OF ME
Caroline Gertler taught herself to read around age three and knew from then on that she wanted to be a writer. She chatted with Zibby about the books that inspired her, her love of art history, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 29, 2021 • 33min
Sara Faith Alterman, LET'S NEVER TALK ABOUT THIS AGAIN
Sara Faith Alterman's funny and moving memoir takes off from the day her G-rated upbringing came to a screeching halt when she discovered her father's pornographic writing career. With brilliant humor, Sara recounts how she stumbled upon the books as a child, the difficulty in talking about sex in a matter-of-fact way, and reconciling the different sides to her father. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 28, 2021 • 26min
Rio Cortez, THE ABCS OF BLACK HISTORY
Rio Cortez is a Pushcart-nominated poet whose beautifully written, illustrated book presents Black history to younger children. She talked with Zibby about creating a story that depicts diverse figures from Black culture around the globe, tracing her own roots, diaspora communities, her pregnancy journey, and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 27, 2021 • 30min
Gabrielle Korn, EVERYBODY (ELSE) IS PERFECT
Gabrielle Korn's former life as the editor-in-chief of NYLON at age twenty-eight looked shiny and glamorous by day; however, as soon as she left the office, her reality was different. She talked to Zibby about identity and personally struggling with an eating disorder while fighting for body positivity at work. They also discussed how the media creates impossible beauty standards and what it's like to be in the middle of it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 26, 2021 • 33min
Helen Fisher, FAYE, FARAWAY
Helen Fisher talked to Zibby about having to change the title of her novel in the United States, beginning to write in her forties, how difficult it can be to portray loss and grief in writing, managing rejection, and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 25, 2021 • 27min
Chelsea Clinton, SHE PERSISTED
Zibby was honored to interview Chelsea Clinton and talk about advocacy, writing books centered on girls and women, their mutual admiration for teachers, raising children in the public eye, and the importance of practicing persistence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 24, 2021 • 23min
Charles Yu, THE ONLY LIVING GIRL ON EARTH
Charles Yu's story is a depiction of Earth in the 3000's in which all that's left of an otherwise abandoned planet is a gift shop. He and Zibby talked about spaceships, teenagedom, mother-daughter dynamics, television writing, and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 23, 2021 • 31min
Brittany Barnett, A KNOCK AT MIDNIGHT
Brittany Barnett's book is "a memoir that shows how she came to understand injustice in the courts, how she discovered genius behind bars, and how this journey caused her definition of freedom to evolve.” Her book was Amazon’s "#1 Best Book of 2020." Zibby was utterly impressed by A Knock at Midnight and moved by her conversation with Brittany. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 22, 2021 • 51min
Jennifer Rosner, THE YELLOW BIRD SINGS
Jennifer Rosner's journey to becoming a writer is deeply personal and as beautiful as her debut novel - a mesmerizing story set during World War II. She and Zibby talked about silence, risk, the bond between parents and children, collective trauma, and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 21, 2021 • 26min
Christina Baker Kline, THE EXILES
An instant New York Times bestseller, Christina Baker Kline's The Exiles is a riveting novel about three women in nineteenth-century Australia. Christina talked to Zibby about history, how terrifying it can be to write about the past, and the importance of taking chances. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
