Totally Booked with Zibby
Hi! I'm Zibby Owens, host of Totally Booked! I'm hosting four events on September 19, 25th and 30th in NYC and on October 4th in Greenwich, CT. Get your tickets here!
In my daily show, I interview today’s latest, bestselling, buzziest, or underrated authors and story creators whose work I think is worth your time. 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.
FYI, my show has won many awards! It was one of Oprah's top literary podcasts - twice! - and has been downloaded 15 million+ times. With 2,000+ episodes to choose from, you'll never run out of book talk. For more information, go to zibbymedia.com and follow me on Instagram at @zibbyowens. If you love the show, please rate and review it. And go buy the books!
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- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 27 minutes
- Episodes
- 2242
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
Podcast host! Molly Stillman, IF I DON'T LAUGH, I'LL CRY: How Death, Debt, and Comedy Led to a Life of Faith, Farming, and Forgetting What I Came Into This Room for
Zibby chats with podcaster and writer Molly Stillman about her laugh-out-loud and heartfelt memoir IF I DON’T LAUGH I’LL CRY: How Death, Debt, and Comedy Led to a Life of Faith, Farming, and Forgetti…
Cardiologist ~and~ novelist! Shirlene Obuobi, BETWEEN FRIENDS & LOVERS
Ghanaian American cardiologist, cartoonist, and author Shirlene Obuobi joins Zibby to discuss her powerful, sexy, and emotionally brilliant new romance, BETWEEN FRIENDS AND LOVERS. Shirlene describes…
Graphic novel! Cassandra Calin, THE NEW GIRL
Instagram sensation and webcomic superstar Cassandra Calin joins Zibby to discuss her debut graphic novel, THE NEW GIRL, a comically charming story about change, inspired by her own immigration exper…
NYT Book Review Editors' Choice! Elizabeth O'Connor, WHALE FALL
Zibby speaks with debut author Elizabeth O’Connor about WHALE FALL, a haunting and exquisite novel about an 18-year-old girl on a beautiful but blisteringly harsh Welsh island in 1938, and how her li…
Instant #1 NYT bestseller! Jennifer Lynn Barnes, THE GRANDEST GAME
#1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Lynn Barnes joins Zibby to discuss THE GRANDEST GAME, a brand new series in the lush, romantic, puzzle-filled world of THE INHERITANCE GAMES, where fan-f…
New York Times bestselling author! Kimberly McCreight, LIKE MOTHER, LIKE DAUGHTER
New York Times bestselling author Kimberly McCreight returns to the podcast to discuss LIKE MOTHER, LIKE DAUGHTER, a breathless, shocking thriller about a daughter who returns to her childhood home i…
Debut novelist! Sarai Johnson, GROWN WOMEN
Zibby speaks with debut novelist Sarai Johnson about GROWN WOMEN, a stunning, tender, elegant novel about how four generations of complex Black women attempt to heal old wounds and redefine happiness…
A Zibby Summer Reads pick—Life and Love After Divorce; Caro Carver, BAD TOURISTS
Zibby chats with author Caro Carver about BAD TOURISTS, a propulsive and deliciously dark novel about three tight-knit friends who embark on an extravagant post-divorce trip to the Maldives… only to …
A Zibby Summer Reads pick! Clare Pooley, HOW TO AGE DISGRACEFULLY
British novelist Clare Pooley joins Zibby to discuss HOW TO AGE DISGRACEFULLY, an utterly hysterical, quirky, and reassuringly wise novel that centers around Lydia, a menopausal woman and empty-neste…
New York Times bestselling author! T. J. Newman, WORST CASE SCENARIO
New York Times bestselling author (and former flight attendant) TJ Newman returns to the podcast to discuss WORST CASE SCENARIO, a chilling, heart-stopping, unputdownable thriller about a commercial …
National bestseller! Tom Seeman, ANIMALS I WANT TO SEE: A Memoir of Growing Up in the Projects and Defying the Odds
Zibby chats with bestselling author Tom Seeman about ANIMALS I WANT TO SEE, a lyrical, tender, and insightful memoir about a boy who grew up in a family of fourteen in the projects of Toledo, Ohio, a…
A Zibby Summer Reads Pick: Life and Love After Divorce, Sarah Manguso, LIARS
Zibby chats with award-winning author Sarah Manguso about LIARS, an eviscerating and unforgettable story of a marriage that burns to the ground and a woman who rises inexorably from its ashes. Sarah …
A Zibby Summer Reads Pick— Loss and Grief: You Too? Lisa Keefauver, GRIEF IS A SNEAKY BITCH: An Uncensored Guide to Navigating Loss
Grief activist Lisa Keefauver joins Zibby to discuss GRIEF IS A SNEAKY BITCH, a warm, irreverent, and powerful guide for those navigating grief and those supporting the bereaved. Lisa shares the harr…
#1 Internationally Bestselling Author! Marian Keyes, MY FAVORITE MISTAKE
Zibby chats with #1 internationally bestselling author Marian Keyes about MY FAVORITE MISTAKE, a warm-hearted and deftly plotted page-turner about a woman who, in full mid-life crisis mode, switches …
A Zibby Summer Reads Pick—Loss and Grief: You Too? M. K. Asante, NEPHEW: A Memoir in 4-Part Harmony
Award-winning filmmaker, recording artist, professor, and bestselling author MK Asante joins Zibby to discuss NEPHEW, an explosive, intimate, and innovative memoir written as a love letter to a nephe…
A Zibby Summer Reads pick: Wedding Season! Lauren Aliza Green, THE WORLD AFTER ALICE
Zibby speaks with debut author Lauren Aliza Green about THE WORLD AFTER ALICE, a gorgeous and gripping story of two estranged families brought together to celebrate an unexpected wedding. Twelve year…
The Lit Lifestyle: Historical Fiction! Talia Carner, THE BOY WITH THE STAR TATTOO
Zibby interviews author Talia Carner about THE BOY WITH THE STAR TATTOO, a spellbinding and impeccably researched historical novel of ingenuity and courage, love and loss, spanning postwar France whe…
A USA Today Bestseller! Catherine Mack, EVERY TIME I GO ON VACATION, SOMEONE DIES
Bestselling Canadian author Catherine Mack joins Zibby to discuss EVERY TIME I GO ON VACATION, SOMEONE DIES, an irresistibly clever and hilarious series starring Eleanor Dash, a bestselling author wh…
A Zibby Summer Reads pick! Noa Yedlin, STOCKHOLM
Zibby chats with bestselling Israeli author Noa Yedlin about STOCKHOLM, a refreshing, ingeniously plotted dark comedy about a tight-knit circle of seniors who attempt to hide the death of one of thei…
A Natalie Portman Book Club Pick! Colombe Schneck, SWIMMING IN PARIS: A Life in Three Stories
French documentary film director, journalist, and bestselling author Colombe Schneck joins Zibby to discuss SWIMMING IN PARIS, the Natalie Portman Book Club Pick and a brilliantly written, searingly …