Totally Booked with Zibby

Alyssa Shelasky talked to Zibby about her memoir: learning to cook, the world of food and celebrity chefs, being happy for your ex, and universal truths about love and loss.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Zibby and Heather Lanier talked about Raising a Rare Girl, Heather's beautiful account of raising her daughter with a rare chromosomal syndrome, being a medical advocate, and what happens when the map of "normal" parents expect is turned upside down.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Zibby loved Michele's New York Times bestselling memoir and the chance to talk with her about overcoming growing up in an abusive household, her philosophy around fixing what's broken, and considering her work as a doctor a practice of healing.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today, Saturday, August 29th, is Independent Bookstore Day. Listen to a selection of notable authors from this podcast as they share their favorite independent bookstores and why they love them. Watch them on Instagram here. Authors include:Fiona Davis, The Lions of Fifth AvenueRaven Leilani, LusterBethany Saltman, Strange Situation: A Mother's Journey into the Science of AttachmentJennifer Rosner, The Yellow Bird SingsCandace Bushnell, Is There Still Sex in the City?, Rules for Being a GirlKristy Woodson Harvey, Feels Like FallingBonnie Tsui, Why We SwimLiz Astrof, Don't Wait Up: Confessions of a Stay-at-Work MomErin Geiger Smith, Thank You For VotingElissa Altman, Motherland: A Memoir of Love, Loathing and LongingHeather Cabot, The New Chardonnay: The Unlikely Story of How Marijuana Went MainstreamRebecca Serle, In Five YearsKendra Adachi, The Lazy Genius Way: Embrace What Matters, Ditch What Doesn't and Get Stuff Done  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Samantha Irby's humor is exactly what everyone needs right now. She and Zibby talked about rituals, lip balm, bribing children, and what it's like to share your inner monologue with the world.    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Zibby interviewed Sue Monk Kidd, award-winning and international best-selling author, for Armonk's North Castle Public Library 2020 speaker series. Already a literary phenomenon, Sue's breathtaking novel The Book of Longings is her latest brilliant work of fiction, and her creativity and characters are a gift. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Laura Lippman, the best-selling crime writer, has come out with a fantastic book of essays called My Life as a Villainess. Zibby loved reading this collection and talking with Laura about shifting from creating worlds through novels to revealing the inner workings of her own world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pamela Redmond is the New York Times best-selling author of more than 20 books of fiction and nonfiction including Younger, now a hit TV show created by Darren Star. Her new novel, Older, a sequel to Younger, is just coming out, so she and Zibby (of course) talked about age, as well as makeovers, beauty, confidence and authenticity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Supriya Kelkar drew from personal experience growing up Indian American in a small town in the U.S. for her moving YA novel. She talked to Zibby about hiding her curls until her thirties, microaggressions, and South Asian American culture. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Capricia Penavic Marshall served as White House Social Secretary in the Clinton administration and as United States Chief of Protocol in the Obama administration. Her book, Protocol, is a front-row seat to interacting with world leaders and a how-to of important lessons learned from her impressive career in government.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.