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Totally Booked with Zibby
For nearly a decade, Totally Booked with Zibby has been one of publishing's premier podcasts and a regular stop on book tours for today's biggest authors. Hosted by bestselling author, bookstore owner, and publisher Zibby Owens, the show has featured more than 2,000 conversations with bestselling authors, actors, athletes, chefs, musicians, and entrepreneurs.
Known for her warmth, empathy, and genuine curiosity, Zibby has a gift for asking the questions that lead to unforgettable conversations…
Episodes
Totally Booked with ZibbyZibby Books author alert!! Mary Jones, THE GOODBYE PROCESS: Stories
Zibby Books author alert! Zibby speaks to debut author Mary Jones about THE GOODBYE PROCESS, an arresting, original, and beautifully rendered short story…
Totally Booked with ZibbyZibby's Book Club pick & a Read With Jenna pick! Alison Espach, THE WEDDING PEOPLE
Zibby chats with author Alison Espach about her absurdly funny and devastatingly tender new novel, THE WEDDING PEOPLE—a Zibby’s Book Club, Read With Jenna, and…
Totally Booked with ZibbyPushcart Prize nominee! Tara M. Stringfellow, MAGIC ENUFF: Poems
Zibby is joined by two-time Pushcart Prize nominee Tara M. Stringfellow to discuss MAGIC ENUFF, an electrifying, glorious collection of poems that tells a…
Totally Booked with ZibbyNational Book Award finalist! Julia Phillips, BEAR
National Book Award finalist Julia Phillips joins Zibby to discuss BEAR, a spellbinding and richly imagined novel about survival, obsession, and two sisters on…
Totally Booked with ZibbyA Zibby Summer Reads pick!! Rachel Dodes and Lauren Mechling, THE MEMO
Zibby chats with co-authors Rachel Dodes and Lauren Mechling about THE MEMO, a smart, addictive, bittersweet, and ultimately triumphant debut novel about a…
Totally Booked with ZibbyA Zibby Summer Reads pick! Jessica Fein, BREATH TAKING: A Memoir of Family, Dreams, and Broken Genes
Zibby chats with author Jessica Fein about her astonishing, heartrending, vulnerable new book, BREATH TAKING: A Memoir of Family, Dreams, and Broken Genes…
Totally Booked with ZibbyEmmy and James Beard Award nominated! Ali Rosen, ALTERNATE ENDINGS
Bestselling author Ali Rosen returns to the podcast, this time to discuss ALTERNATE ENDINGS, a smart, witty, breathless second-chance romance about a single…
Totally Booked with ZibbyA Zibby Summer Reads pick! Catherine Newman, SANDWICH
Zibby chats with New York Times bestselling author Catherine Newman about SANDWICH, a wise, hilarious, and exquisitely written story about a family’s yearly…
Totally Booked with ZibbyThe View co-host! Sunny Hostin, SUMMER ON HIGHLAND BEACH
The View cohost and three-time Emmy Award winner Sunny Hostin returns to the podcast—this time to discuss SUMMER ON HIGHLAND BEACH, the third novel in her New…
Totally Booked with ZibbyReturn guest! Madeleine Henry, MY FAVORITE TERRIBLE THING
Zibby chats with author Madeleine Henry about MY FAVORITE TERRIBLE THING, an evocative mystery about the sudden disappearance of the world’s most famous author…
Totally Booked with ZibbyA Zibby Summer Reads pick! Yukiko Tominaga, SEE: LOSS. SEE ALSO: LOVE.
Zibby is joined by author Yukiko Tominaga to discuss SEE: LOSS. SEE ALSO: LOVE., a tender and honest debut novel about a Japanese widow raising her son in San…
Totally Booked with ZibbyPEN USA award-winning author! Victor Lodato, HONEY
PEN USA Award-winning author Victor Lodato chats with Zibby about HONEY, a masterful and utterly enchanting novel about Honey Fasinga, an unforgettable heroine…
Totally Booked with ZibbyCelebrity guest!! Paul Scheer, JOYFUL RECOLLECTIONS OF TRAUMA
Award-winning actor and comedian Paul Scheer joins Zibby to discuss JOYFUL RECOLLECTIONS OF TRAUMA, a vulnerable and hilarious memoir-in-essays about coming to…
Totally Booked with ZibbyInstant USA Today Bestseller! Steven Rowley, THE GUNCLE ABROAD
New York Times bestselling author Steven Rowley returns to the podcast, this time to discuss his much-anticipated sequel, the wildly witty and tenderhearted…
Totally Booked with ZibbyReturn guest! Jamie Figueroa, MOTHER ISLAND: A Daughter Claims Puerto Rico
Critically acclaimed author (and repeat podcast guest!) Jamie Figueroa joins Zibby to discuss MOTHER ISLAND, a poignant, lushly written memoir about a Puerto…
Totally Booked with ZibbyFinalist for The Women's Prize for Fiction, Claire Kilroy, SOLDIER SAILOR
Zibby speaks with Irish author Claire Kilroy about SOLDIER SAILOR, an urgent, gut-wrenching novel about new motherhood that explores the clash of fierce love…
Totally Booked with ZibbyNYT bestselling author! Francine Prose, 1974: A Personal History
Zibby is joined by critically acclaimed, bestselling author Francine Prose to discuss 1974, a remarkable, artistic coming-of-age memoir about the close…
Totally Booked with ZibbyA Zibby Summer Reads pick! Paige Toon, SEVEN SUMMERS
Bestselling author Paige Toon chats with Zibby about SEVEN SUMMERS, a beautiful, heart-wrenching story about second chances, grief, and everlasting love. Paige…
Totally Booked with ZibbyAcademy Award-winning screenwriter! Graham Moore, THE WEALTH OF SHADOWS
Zibby is joined by Academy Award-winning screenwriter and bestselling author Graham Moore to discuss THE WEALTH OF SHADOWS, a thrilling, mind-expanding…
Totally Booked with ZibbyCelebrate the American experiment with Charles Kenney, AMERICAN SYCAMORE
Zibby speaks to author Charles Kenny about AMERICAN SYCAMORE, a gripping, profoundly moving novel about the turbulence in today's American life and the…
Totally Booked with ZibbyFrom Zibby's Asheville Retreat! Kristy Woodson Harvey, A HAPPIER LIFE
In this special episode (a live recording at Zibby’s Asheville Retreat!), Zibby interviews New York Times bestselling author and southern sensation Kristy…
Totally Booked with ZibbyNow a Netflix series! Holly Smale and Jeff Norton, GEEK GIRL
Zibby is joined by Holly Smale, the author of the cheeky, hilarious, internationally bestselling GEEK GIRL series, and Jeff Norton, the executive producer of…
Totally Booked with ZibbyBustle Digital Group Chief Content Officer! Emma Rosenblum, VERY BAD COMPANY
Bestselling author and Bustle Digital Group Chief Content Officer Emma Rosenblum returns to the podcast, this time to discuss VERY BAD COMPANY, an…
Totally Booked with Zibby#1 New York Times bestseller! Katherine Applegate, THE ONE AND ONLY FAMILY
#1 New York Times bestseller! Powerhouse children’s writer and Newbery Award-winner Katherine Applegate joins Zibby to discuss THE ONE AND ONLY FAMILY, the…
Totally Booked with ZibbyInstant #1 New York Times Bestseller! Sherri Crichton & James Patterson, ERUPTION
Zibby speaks with Sherri Crichton and literary giant James Patterson about their collaboration on ERUPTION, a partial manuscript written by the late Michael…
Totally Booked with ZibbyZibby Books author!! Joselyn Takacs, PEARCE OYSTERS: A Novel
Zibby Books author alert!! Zibby speaks to debut author Joselyn Takacs about PEARCE OYSTERS, a gripping, transportive, and beautifully layered novel about a…
Totally Booked with ZibbyRead with Jenna's July pick! Chris Whitaker, ALL THE COLORS OF THE DARK
New York Times bestselling author Chris Whitaker joins Zibby to discuss ALL THE COLORS OF THE DARK, a haunting and unforgettable missing person mystery, serial…
Totally Booked with ZibbyA Hulu limited series, Georgia Hunter and Thomas Kail, WE WERE THE LUCKY ONES
Zibby is joined by Georgia Hunter, the author of the extraordinary, propulsive novel WE WERE THE LUCKY ONES, and Thomas Kail, the television director who…
Totally Booked with ZibbyNew York Times bestselling author! Johann Hari, MAGIC PILL: The Extraordinary Benefits and Disturbing Risks of the New Weight-Loss Drugs
Journalist and bestselling author Johann Hari chats with Zibby about MAGIC PILL, a fascinating and timely examination of the new drugs transforming weight…
Totally Booked with ZibbyActor-director-producer Griffin Dunne, THE FRIDAY AFTERNOON CLUB: A Family Memoir
Actor and producer Griffin Dunne joins Zibby to discuss THE FRIDAY AFTERNOON CLUB, a searing and powerful portrait of his unconventional Hollywood family and a…
Totally Booked with ZibbyTime magazine's "40 under 40" Bakari Sellers, THE MOMENT: Thoughts on the Race Reckoning That Wasn't and How We All Can Move Forward Now
Lawyer, CNN commentator, and New York Times bestselling author Bakari Sellers joins Zibby to discuss THE MOMENT, an urgent, astute synthesis of the modern…
Totally Booked with ZibbyA Zibby Summer Reads pick! Laura Hankin, ONE-STAR ROMANCE
Zibby is joined for a second time by Laura Hankin, the author of ONE-STAR ROMANCE, a wickedly smart rom-com about a struggling writer who has to walk down the…
Totally Booked with ZibbyNYT bestseller! Ruth Reichl, THE PARIS NOVEL
Zibby speaks with New York Times bestselling author Ruth Reichl about THE PARIS A NOVEL, a sumptuous, evocative, mouthwatering adventure through the food, art…
Totally Booked with Zibby#1 NYT bestseller! Jonathan Haidt, THE ANXIOUS GENERATION: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness
Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt joins Zibby to discuss THE ANXIOUS GENERATION, a must-read investigation into the collapse of youth mental health in the era…
Totally Booked with ZibbyA Zibby Summer Reads pick! Teddy Wayne, THE WINNER
Zibby speaks with award-winning author Teddy Wayne about THE WINNER, a dark, explosive literary thriller about an unemployed law school graduate who gets a…
Totally Booked with ZibbyJournalist, essayist, and opinion writer! Elissa Strauss, WHEN YOU CARE: The Unexpected Magic of Caring for Others
Journalist Elissa Strauss joins Zibby to discuss her bold, brave, deeply researched, and deeply felt book, WHEN YOU CARE: The Unexpected Magic of Caring for…
Totally Booked with ZibbyNYT bestselling author! Katherine Center, THE ROM-COMMERS
New York Times bestselling author Katherine Center returns to the podcast, this time to discuss her charming new book, THE ROM-COMMERS. The novel follows two…
Totally Booked with ZibbyFor Father's Day! Craig Melvin, I'M PROUD OF YOU
NBC Today show co-anchor Craig Melvin joins Zibby to discuss I’M PROUD OF YOU, a heartfelt and lively picture book for fathers, sons, and the childhood…
Totally Booked with ZibbyUSA Today bestseller! Dr. Elizabeth Comen, ALL IN HER HEAD: The Truth and Lies Early Medicine Taught Us about Women's Bodies and Why It Matters Today
Zibby is joined by NYU oncologist and medical historian Dr. Elizabeth Comen to discuss ALL IN HER HEAD, a groundbreaking and fiercely entertaining narrative of…
Totally Booked with ZibbyA Zibby Summer Reads pick! Jane L. Rosen, SEVEN SUMMER WEEKENDS
Jane L. Rosen returns to the podcast, this time to discuss SEVEN SUMMER WEEKENDS, a charming, heart-tugging romance about a woman who inherits a Fire Island…
Totally Booked with ZibbyZibby's Book Club pick!! Annabel Monaghan, SUMMER ROMANCE
Zibby's Book Club pick for July! Zibby chats with bestselling author and repeat MDHTTRB guest Annabel Monaghan about SUMMER ROMANCE, an unputdownable love…
Totally Booked with ZibbyZibby's Book Club pick! Ann Leary, I'VE TRIED BEING NICE: Essays
New York Times bestselling author Ann Leary returns to the podcast, this time to discuss I’VE TRIED BEING NICE, a light-hearted, vulnerable, and wise…
Totally Booked with ZibbyNew York Times besteller!! Kate Bowler, HAVE A BEAUTIFUL, TERRIBLE DAY!: Daily Meditations for the Ups, Downs & In-Betweens
Zibby is joined by podcaster, Duke University professor, and New York Times bestselling author Kate Bowler to discuss HAVE A BEAUTIFUL, TERRIBLE DAY!, a book…
Totally Booked with ZibbyNational bestseller! Nicole Avant, THINK YOU'LL BE HAPPY: Moving Through Grief with Grit, Grace, and Gratitude
Philanthropist, filmmaker, and former US ambassador Nicole Avant joins Zibby to discuss her raw and relentlessly optimistic memoir, THINK YOU’LL BE HAPPY…
Totally Booked with ZibbyDebut author! Kathleen Dorothy Blackburn, LOOSE OF EARTH: A Memoir
Debut author Kathleen Dorothy Blackburn joins Zibby to discuss LOOSE OF EARTH, an arresting memoir and bold exposé of love, unbending religious fanaticism…
Totally Booked with ZibbyUSA Today bestseller!! Jessie Rosen, THE HEIRLOOM
Zibby speaks with debut author Jessie Rosen about THE HEIRLOOM, a cinematic and utterly charming novel centered on a deeply superstitious woman and the…
Totally Booked with ZibbyThree-peat guest!! Lisa Barr, THE GODDESS OF WARSAW
Zibby is joined (for the third time!) by New York Times bestselling author Lisa Barr, this time to discuss THE GODDESS OF WARSAW, an utterly gripping WWII…
Totally Booked with ZibbyLive from the Bookshop! Dr. Mary Claire Haver, THE NEW MENOPAUSE: Navigating Your Path Through Hormonal Change with Purpose, Power, and Facts
Pioneering women’s health advocate and New York Times bestselling author Dr. Mary Claire Haver chats with Zibby about THE NEW MENOPAUSE, an enlightening guide…
Totally Booked with ZibbyAward-Winning YouTubers! ADHD IS AWESOME: A Guide to (Mostly) Thriving with ADHD
Award-winning content creators and New York Times bestselling authors Kim and Penn Holderness join Zibby to discuss ADHD IS AWESOME, an engaging, hilarious…
Totally Booked with Zibby#1 NYT Bestseller! Carley Fortune, THIS SUMMER WILL BE DIFFERENT
Zibby welcomes back #1 New York Times bestselling author Carley Fortune, this time to discuss her dreamy, entirely fresh, deeply layered, and beautifully…
Totally Booked with ZibbyVogue Contributing Editor!! Plum Sykes, WIVES LIKE US
Bestselling author Plum Sykes chats with Zibby (in person!) about WIVES LIKE US, a wickedly smart and impossibly funny novel about a grand English country…
Totally Booked with ZibbyZibby Books Author Alert!! Swan Huntley, I WANT YOU MORE: A Novel
Zibby Books author alert!! Zibby speaks to author and illustrator Swan Huntley about I WANT YOU MORE, a sexy, atmospheric, and deliciously tense novel about a…
Totally Booked with ZibbyEmmy-nominated journalist Poppy Harlow and Saturday TODAY's Laura Jarrett, THE COLOR OF LOVE
Former CNN news anchor and Emmy-nominated journalist Poppy Harlow and Saturday TODAY’s Laura Jarrett join Zibby to discuss the warmhearted children’s book they…
Totally Booked with ZibbyZibby's Book Club Pick!! Genevieve Kingston, DID I EVER TELL YOU?: A Memoir
Zibby’s Book Club Pick alert! Playwright, actor, teacher, and debut author Genevieve Kingston joins Zibby to discuss DID I EVER TELL YOU?, a wrenching and…
Totally Booked with ZibbyDebut Novel! Rowan Beaird, THE DIVORCÉES
Zibby welcomes debut author Rowan Beaird to discuss THE DIVORCÉES, a delicious page-turner set at a “divorce ranch” in glamorous, dizzying 1950s Reno, where…
Totally Booked with ZibbyNYT Bestseller!! Charles Duhigg, SUPERCOMMUNICATORS: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection
Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist and one of the very first authors on the podcast, Charles Duhigg, rejoins Zibby to discuss the New York Times…
Totally Booked with ZibbyPulitzer Prize Winner! NYT Journalist! Nicholas D. Kristof, CHASING HOPE: A Reporter's Life
New York Times columnist, Pulitzer Prize winner, and bestselling author Nicholas D. Kristof joins Zibby to discuss his intimate and gripping new memoir…
Totally Booked with ZibbyHumanitarian! Chantha Nguon, SLOW NOODLES: A Cambodian Memoir of Love, Loss, and Family Recipes
Zibby welcomes Chantha Nguon to discuss SLOW NOODLES, a haunting and beautiful memoir about a Cambodian refugee who loses her country and family during Pol…
Totally Booked with ZibbyMindy Kaling Pick!! Sheila Yasmin Marikar, FRIENDS IN NAPA
Zibby speaks to Sheila Yasmin Marikar about FRIENDS IN NAPA, an unputdownable dark comedy about six old friends who descend on Napa Valley for a luxurious…
Totally Booked with ZibbyNYT Bestselling Author! Allison Pataki, FINDING MARGARET FULLER
New York Times bestselling author Allison Pataki joins Zibby (for the fourth time!!) to discuss FINDING MARGARET FULLER, a skillfully rendered and…