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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
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Average duration
27 minutes
Episodes
2243
Years Active
2018 - 2025
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Maria Hummel, GOLDENSEAL

Maria Hummel, GOLDENSEAL

Maria Hummel joins Zibby to discuss GOLDENSEAL, an utterly inventive novel that burns with atmosphere, mystery, and resentment, as two estranged friends reunite to confront each other. Maria provides…

00:20:52  |   Wed 10 Jan 2024
Julie Chavez, EVERYONE BUT MYSELF: A Memoir

Julie Chavez, EVERYONE BUT MYSELF: A Memoir

Zibby Books author alert!! Zibby interviews debut author Julie Chavez about EVERYONE BUT MYSELF, a fresh, tender-hearted, and bitingly funny memoir about a mother who is spread thin by the demands of…

00:31:13  |   Tue 09 Jan 2024
James Patterson, HOLMES, MARPLE & POE + WHAT REALLY HAPPENS IN VEGAS: True Stories of the People Who Make Vegas, Vegas + THE SECRET LIVES OF BOOKSELLERS AND LIBRARIANS: Their Stories Are Better Than the Bestsellers

James Patterson, HOLMES, MARPLE & POE + WHAT REALLY HAPPENS IN VEGAS: True Stories of the People Who Make Vegas, Vegas + THE SECRET LIVES OF BOOKSELLERS AND LIBRARIANS: Their Stories Are Better Than the Bestsellers

Literary giant James Patterson joins Zibby (again!) to discuss three of his recent publications: two nonfiction books, THE SECRET LIVES OF BOOKSELLERS AND LIBRARIANS and WHAT REALLY HAPPENS IN VEGAS,…

00:24:47  |   Mon 08 Jan 2024
Katherine Vaz, ABOVE THE SALT

Katherine Vaz, ABOVE THE SALT

Zibby welcomes Portuguese-American author Katherine Vaz to discuss ABOVE THE SALT, an irresistible and sweeping love story that follows two Portuguese refugees who flee religious violence and reignit…

00:25:16  |   Sun 07 Jan 2024
Nikki Vargas, CALL YOU WHEN I LAND: A Memoir

Nikki Vargas, CALL YOU WHEN I LAND: A Memoir

Zibby speaks to Colombian immigrant and travel journalist Nikki Vargas about her soul-stirring travel memoir, CALL YOU WHEN I LAND, which whisks readers through the countries that brought her self-di…

00:28:39  |   Sat 06 Jan 2024
Rachel Renée Russell, DORK DIARIES 15: Tales from a Not-So-Posh Paris Adventure

Rachel Renée Russell, DORK DIARIES 15: Tales from a Not-So-Posh Paris Adventure

Zibby interviews Rachel Renée Russell, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of DORK DIARIES, and Nikki Russell, her daughter and illustrator. Rachel and Nikki reveal the inspiration behind their …

00:28:04  |   Fri 05 Jan 2024
Jamie Varon, MAIN CHARACTER ENERGY

Jamie Varon, MAIN CHARACTER ENERGY

Debut novelist Jamie Varon joins Zibby to discuss her dazzling, heart-warming, and smartly crafted rom-com, MAIN CHARACTER ENERGY. Jamie talks about her protagonist, Poppy, who is an aspiring novelis…

00:29:20  |   Thu 04 Jan 2024
Miriam Landis, LAUREN IN THE LIMELIGHT

Miriam Landis, LAUREN IN THE LIMELIGHT

Zibby welcomes professional ballerina and faculty member at the Pacific Northwest Ballet, Miriam Landis, to discuss LAUREN IN THE LIMELIGHT, a heart-warming middle-grade novel that revolves around th…

00:27:42  |   Wed 03 Jan 2024
John Sargent, TURNING PAGES: The Adventures and Misadventures of a Publisher

John Sargent, TURNING PAGES: The Adventures and Misadventures of a Publisher

Zibby interviews forty-year publishing veteran John Sargent about his addictively entertaining and profoundly moving new memoir, TURNING PAGES: The Adventures and Misadventures of a Publisher. John t…

00:30:32  |   Tue 02 Jan 2024
Angela Brown, OLIVIA STRAUSS IS RUNNING OUT OF TIME

Angela Brown, OLIVIA STRAUSS IS RUNNING OUT OF TIME

Zibby’s Book Club alert! Debut author Angela Brown joins Zibby to discuss OLIVIA STRAUSS IS RUNNING OUT OF TIME, a bighearted and dazzling comedy of errors about an everyday suburban mom on the verge…

00:30:52  |   Mon 01 Jan 2024
Natalie Franke, GUTSY: Learning to Live with Bold, Brave, and Boundless Courage

Natalie Franke, GUTSY: Learning to Live with Bold, Brave, and Boundless Courage

Zibby interviews author and entrepreneur Natalie Franke about her refreshing, encouraging, and practical guidebook, GUTSY: Learning to Live with Bold, Brave, and Boundless Courage. Natalie addresses …

00:29:29  |   Sun 31 Dec 2023
Alyssa Ages, SECRETS OF GIANTS: A Journey to Uncover the True Meaning of Strength

Alyssa Ages, SECRETS OF GIANTS: A Journey to Uncover the True Meaning of Strength

Zibby speaks to endurance athlete and journalist Alyssa Ages about SECRETS OF GIANTS, an enthusiastically researched and authentically lived exploration of the weight-lifting world, and why pushing o…

00:23:02  |   Sat 30 Dec 2023
Beth O'Leary, THE WAKE-UP CALL

Beth O'Leary, THE WAKE-UP CALL

Bestselling author Beth O’Leary joins Zibby to discuss THE WAKE-UP CALL, an utterly delicious rom-com about Izzy and Lucas, two receptionists at a beautiful but rundown hotel in England, who find a c…

00:25:00  |   Fri 29 Dec 2023
Anna Pitoniak, THE HELSINKI AFFAIR

Anna Pitoniak, THE HELSINKI AFFAIR

Zibby speaks to repeat MDHTTRB guest Anna Pitoniak about THE HELSINKI AFFAIR, an intricate and unputdownable female-centric spy thriller about an ambitious, young CIA officer who is given a Russian c…

00:28:21  |   Thu 28 Dec 2023
Alix Strauss, THE JOY OF FUNERALS: A Novel in Stories

Alix Strauss, THE JOY OF FUNERALS: A Novel in Stories

Zibby interviews lifestyle journalist and award-winning author Alix Strauss about the 20th Anniversary Edition of THE JOY OF FUNERALS, a powerful collection that is written with raw wit, mordant humo…

00:28:47  |   Wed 27 Dec 2023
Dr. Uma Naidoo, CALM YOUR MIND WITH FOOD: A Revolutionary Guide to Controlling Your Anxiety

Dr. Uma Naidoo, CALM YOUR MIND WITH FOOD: A Revolutionary Guide to Controlling Your Anxiety

Zibby speaks to bestselling author, nutritional psychiatrist, and repeat MDHTTRB guest Uma Naidoo, MD, about CALM YOUR MIND WITH FOOD, a groundbreaking guide that draws on the latest science on the c…

00:28:30  |   Tue 26 Dec 2023
Christine Coulson, ONE WOMAN SHOW

Christine Coulson, ONE WOMAN SHOW

Author Christine Coulson joins Zibby to discuss ONE WOMAN SHOW, a sly, stylish, and incredibly innovative novel–remarkably told through museum wall labels–about a 20th-century woman who transforms he…

00:24:57  |   Mon 25 Dec 2023
Elaine Roth, THE MIDNIGHT GARDEN

Elaine Roth, THE MIDNIGHT GARDEN

Zibby interviews debut author Elaine Roth about THE MIDNIGHT GARDEN, a hopeful and heartfelt story of a young widow’s journey as she tries to move forward after an incredible loss, with elements of m…

00:21:16  |   Sun 24 Dec 2023
Nita Prose, THE MYSTERY GUEST: A Maid Novel

Nita Prose, THE MYSTERY GUEST: A Maid Novel

Zibby speaks to #1 New York Times bestselling author Nita Prose about THE MYSTERY GUEST, a delightful whodunit and pointed social commentary that follows Molly, an unfailingly honest and oddly lovabl…

00:24:17  |   Sat 23 Dec 2023
Charles Scribner III, SCRIBNERS: Five Generations in Publishing

Charles Scribner III, SCRIBNERS: Five Generations in Publishing

Zibby welcomes Charles Scribner III to discuss his book and family history in publishing. Charles shares anecdotes about living in Zibby's childhood apartment, the origins of Scribner as a religious …

00:29:17  |   Fri 22 Dec 2023
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