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
Dec 1, 2020 • 26min
Julie Buxbaum, ADMISSION
Julie Buxbaum became so obsessed with the 2019 college admissions scandal that she was inspired to write Admission. Zibby loved talking about Julie's compelling characters, what it must feel like to be a teeager at the center of a huge media fallout, what achievement means, what success costs, and ethical parenting. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 30, 2020 • 40min
Hope Edelman, THE AFTERGRIEF
Hope Edelman talked about her research process for this poignant book, what her term AfterGrief means, bereavement leave, and confiding in others. Her moving advice resonated with Zibby: release yourself from the idea of an end point for mourning and consider grief as ebbs and flow of intensity rather than an end point. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 27, 2020 • 29min
Dr. Evan Antin, WORLD WILD VET
Zibby and Dr. Evan Antin both brought furry, four-legged guests to their interview. He shared his passion for animals, wildlife conservation, and vet medicine and talked about some of his wildest adventures around the globe (tune in for snake bite sagas), his advice for being a responsible pet parent, and what it was like being named one of People's Sexiest Men Alive! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 26, 2020 • 21min
Peace Adzo Medie, HIS ONLY WIFE
Peace Adzo Medie's latest work of fiction is a Reese's Book Club pick and she talked to Zibby about the themes she explored: how culture shapes women's lives, class divide, generational views on what a marriage ought to be like, and the difficulty in parting with comfort for the unknown. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 25, 2020 • 28min
Janet Evanovich, FORTUNE AND GLORY
Zibby talked to powerhouse writer Janet Evanovich about her New York Times best-seller and twenty-seventh book in the best-selling Stephanie Plum series, her start as a romance novelist, and her love of comic books, drawing, and adventure. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 24, 2020 • 27min
Morgan Jerkins, WANDERING IN STRANGE LANDS
Wandering in Strange Lands was a labor of love for Morgan Jerkins. She talked to Zibby about her inspiration for the book, inheriting trauma, and why she encourages aspiring writers to investigate ideas that make them afraid. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 23, 2020 • 25min
Laura Vanderkam, THE NEW CORNER OFFICE
Laura Vanderkam is a time management expert and says that "once a second is gone, all the money in the world can't buy it back." Her wisdom and research resonates as we navigate 2020. Zibby got the low-down on how to successfully work from home, configure childcare, and create priority checklists. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 20, 2020 • 32min
Kim Brooks, SMALL ANIMALS
Kim Brooks knows what it means for one seemingly small decision to snowball into something unexpected. She described the catalyst event that led her to write Small Animals (a must-read for parents) to Zibby. They talked about the anxiety of raising children, examining the culture of parenthood and how it shifts over generations, and marriage, divorce and coparenting. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 19, 2020 • 34min
Matthew John Bocchi, SWAY
Matthew John Bocchi was a child when his father died in the World Trade Center on 9/11. He and Zibby had a moving conversation about the long-lasting effects of this tragedy, coping mechanisms, addiction, abuse, and hope. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 18, 2020 • 30min
Liz Petrone, THE PRICE OF ADMISSION
Zibby talked to Liz Petrone about her soulful memoir, which poignantly explores mental illness and expressed the need for our society to do better in telling the truth about depression, anxiety, and disordered behaviors. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
