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
Jul 24, 2020 • 24min
Holly Martyn, WOULD IT KILL YOU TO PUT ON SOME LIPSTICK?
Holly’s hilarious book tracks her dating exploits when she had given up hope. Holly spoke to Zibby about dating while parenting, how her dates felt about being part of a book (!), the conclusion to her project and how writing has gotten her through the tough times. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 24, 2020 • 19min
Sandy Abrams, BREATHE TO SUCCEED
Breathe to Succeed is a slim, inspirational book filled with useful advice on how to be as successful as possible through the power of breath and inner self-awareness. Sandy gave Zibby some really specific tips and even tried getting her to practice breathing. Find out if she was willing or not! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 24, 2020 • 30min
Evy Poumpouras, BECOMING BULLETPROOF
Bad-ass. Evy Poumpouras is the epitome of a bad-ass. Formerly a member of the Secret Service, Evy shares the types of looks she gives her husband when she wants something, how she exhibits confidence, what resilience looks like and why she wrote a book giving women everywhere the skills to become bulletproof like her. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 24, 2020 • 21min
Aminatou Sow & Ann Friedman, BIG FRIENDSHIP
This power duo, co-hosts of the podcast Call Your Girlfriend, tracks their friendship origins in this treatise on the power and role of female friendship, Shine Theory, and how to keep the friends that matter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 23, 2020 • 27min
Tara Stiles, CLEAN MIND, CLEAN BODY
The founder of Strala yoga spoke to Zibby about her participation in a recent National Geographic kids book about animal yoga poses, her daily yoga classes on Instagram, spreading the Strala approach to yoga, parenting a toddler, and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 23, 2020 • 26min
Tiler Peck, KATARINA BALLERINA
This charming, world-famous ballerina not only co-authored Katarina Ballerina, a middle grade story about an aspiring ballerina, but also hosts Instagram dance classes in quarantine with special guests like Josh Groban. Zibby spoke to Tiler about overcoming injuries, surviving in your parent’s house, training, writing, entertaining others, and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 23, 2020 • 27min
Libby Copeland, THE LOST FAMILY
Zibby spoke to Libby Copeland about her non-fiction book The Lost Family, which Zibby read all in one sitting because she couldn’t put it down. The book centers around one woman’s search for her family’s roots. They chatted about identity, family, bioethics, the business of DNA, what to do with their kids all summer, and more. Libby’s professionalism came through in every well-crafted sentence she effortlessly uttered. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 22, 2020 • 22min
Jennifer Dahlberg, LAGGING INDICATORS
Jennifer Dahlberg, Stockholm-based author of novel Lagging Indicators, talked to Zibby about her fascination with the finance world and what it’s like for black women in that ecosystem, pausing her writing career when her kids were young, and why she’s currently locked up in a shed in Sweden. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 22, 2020 • 27min
Amy Poeppel, MUSICAL CHAIRS
The author of Musical Chairs and several other novels, Amy Poeppel is charming and down-to-earth. (Fun fact: she has lived all around the globe and is actually a former teacher.) Her latest book, which is structured lyrically and contains a zillion music references, is a story about an empty-nester (sort of) balancing a career and what life throws at her. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 22, 2020 • 12min
Julie Pennell, LOUISIANA LUCKY
Zibby was “lucky” (get it?) to speak to Julie Pennell about her light, entertaining summer read centered around three sisters who win the lottery and have to decide what really matters. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
