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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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Average duration
27 minutes
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2244
Years Active
2018 - 2025
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Ella Berman, BEFORE WE WERE INNOCENT

Ella Berman, BEFORE WE WERE INNOCENT

Zibby interviews author Ella Berman about her second novel, Before We Were Innocent, a haunting and dazzling page-turner about three teenage best friends and the fateful summer trip to Greece that en…

00:24:01  |   Sat 08 Apr 2023
Tiffany Clarke Harrison, BLUE HOUR

Tiffany Clarke Harrison, BLUE HOUR

Zibby speaks to debut author Tiffany Clarke-Harrison about Blue Hour, a raw and transcendent novel about a Black Japanese woman struggling with infertility and questioning if she should even bring an…

00:28:03  |   Fri 07 Apr 2023
Amerie, YOU WILL DO GREAT THINGS

Amerie, YOU WILL DO GREAT THINGS

Zibby is joined by Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter and book club founder Amerie to discuss You Will Do Great Things, a magical picture book about a young boy’s imagination and the unexplored world…

00:32:49  |   Thu 06 Apr 2023
Alice Robb, DON'T THINK, DEAR: On Love and Leaving Ballet

Alice Robb, DON'T THINK, DEAR: On Love and Leaving Ballet

Zibby interviews author Alice Robb about Don’t Think Dear: On Loving and Leaving Ballet, a profound and passionately-researched interrogation of the ballet world, inspired by the grueling years she s…

00:18:28  |   Wed 05 Apr 2023
Mary Otis, BURST: A Novel

Mary Otis, BURST: A Novel

Zibby Books author alert!!! Award-winning author Mary Otis joins Zibby to discuss Burst, a propulsive and utterly arresting new novel that explores Charlotte and Viva’s unconventional, fractious moth…

00:26:26  |   Tue 04 Apr 2023
Jill Santopolo, STARS IN AN ITALIAN SKY

Jill Santopolo, STARS IN AN ITALIAN SKY

In this special episode (a live event at City Winery!), Zibby interviews New York Times bestselling author Jill Santopolo about Stars in an Italian Sky, a shimmering, heartfelt story of two star-cros…

00:29:44  |   Mon 03 Apr 2023
James B. Stewart, UNSCRIPTED: The Epic Battle for a Media Empire and the Redstone Family Legacy

James B. Stewart, UNSCRIPTED: The Epic Battle for a Media Empire and the Redstone Family Legacy

Zibby interviews Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist James B. Stewart about Unscripted: The Epic Battle for a Media Empire and the Redstone Family Legacy, a jaw-dropping and explosive Succession-esque …

00:28:12  |   Sun 02 Apr 2023
Madelaine Lucas, THIRST FOR SALT

Madelaine Lucas, THIRST FOR SALT

Debut author Madelaine Lucas joins Zibby to discuss Thirst for Salt, a mesmerizing, sensuous, and lyrical novel about a woman’s long-ago holiday affair with a man 18 years her senior and, many years …

00:25:19  |   Sat 01 Apr 2023
Dan Kois, VINTAGE CONTEMPORARIES

Dan Kois, VINTAGE CONTEMPORARIES

Zibby speaks to Slate editor Dan Kois about Vintage Contemporaries, a warm, big-hearted, and funny New York City coming-of-age novel about a literary agent assistant and the two friendships that chan…

00:29:51  |   Fri 31 Mar 2023
Ana Reyes, THE HOUSE IN THE PINES

Ana Reyes, THE HOUSE IN THE PINES

Zibby interviews New York Times bestselling author Ana Reyes about her debut, The House in the Pines, a chilling, atmospheric, and unputdownable psychological thriller that involves two inexplicable …

00:21:55  |   Thu 30 Mar 2023
Ari Shapiro, THE BEST STRANGERS IN THE WORLD: Stories from a Life Spent Listening

Ari Shapiro, THE BEST STRANGERS IN THE WORLD: Stories from a Life Spent Listening

Zibby speaks to Ari Shapiro, the award-winning cohost of the most listened-to radio news program in the US (NPR’s All Things Considered) and debut author of The Best Strangers in the World: Stories f…

00:28:45  |   Wed 29 Mar 2023
Jennifer Herrera, THE HUNTER

Jennifer Herrera, THE HUNTER

Zibby interviews literary agent and debut author Jennifer Herrera about The Hunter, an expertly plotted, richly atmospheric, and truly haunting suspense novel about a detective who loses her job and …

00:28:38  |   Tue 28 Mar 2023
Cecile Pin, WANDERING SOULS

Cecile Pin, WANDERING SOULS

Zibby speaks to debut author Cecile Pin about Wandering Souls, a poetic, immersive, and heartbreaking tale of three orphaned Vietnamese siblings who arrive as refugees in Thatcher’s Britain and must …

00:19:51  |   Mon 27 Mar 2023
Tara Schuster, GLOW IN THE F*CKING DARK: Simple Practices to Heal Your Soul, from Someone Who Learned the Hard Way

Tara Schuster, GLOW IN THE F*CKING DARK: Simple Practices to Heal Your Soul, from Someone Who Learned the Hard Way

Zibby interviews entertainment executive, mental health advocate, and bestselling author Tara Schuster about her latest book Glow in the F*cking Dark, a powerful, ruthlessly honest, and irreverent gu…

00:27:01  |   Sun 26 Mar 2023
Jessa Maxwell, THE GOLDEN SPOON

Jessa Maxwell, THE GOLDEN SPOON

Zibby is joined by debut author Jessa Maxwell to discuss The Golden Spoon, an unputdownable, deliciously entertaining murder mystery that takes place on the set of a popular TV baking competition – i…

00:24:26  |   Sat 25 Mar 2023
Leigh McMullan Abramson, A LIKELY STORY

Leigh McMullan Abramson, A LIKELY STORY

Zibby speaks to her longtime friend and debut author Leigh McMullan Abramson about A Likely Story, a wise and compulsively readable book-in-a-book about a struggling writer, her iconic novelist fathe…

00:27:58  |   Fri 24 Mar 2023
Alexandra Robbins, THE TEACHERS: A Year Inside America's Most Vulnerable, Important Profession

Alexandra Robbins, THE TEACHERS: A Year Inside America's Most Vulnerable, Important Profession

Zibby is joined by New York Times bestselling author and education expert Alexandra Robbins to discuss The Teachers: A Year Inside America’s Most Vulnerable, Important Profession, a riveting, year-in…

00:22:32  |   Thu 23 Mar 2023
Julia Langbein, AMERICAN MERMAID

Julia Langbein, AMERICAN MERMAID

Zibby interviews debut novelist Julia Langbein about American Mermaid, a hysterical and brilliantly sharp new book about a broke high-school English teacher, her bestselling feminist mermaid novel, a…

00:27:10  |   Wed 22 Mar 2023
Bozoma Saint John, THE URGENT LIFE: My Story of Love, Loss, and Survival

Bozoma Saint John, THE URGENT LIFE: My Story of Love, Loss, and Survival

Bozoma and Zibby unexpectedly laughed their way through their conversation about loss, connecting over how important it is to find the humor in the atrociously bad stretches of life. Bozoma discussed…

00:22:35  |   Tue 21 Mar 2023
Lauren Marino, BOOKISH BROADS: Women Who Wrote Themselves Into History

Lauren Marino, BOOKISH BROADS: Women Who Wrote Themselves Into History

Zibby speaks to award-winning author and founding editor of Gotham Books Lauren Marino about Bookish Broads: Women Who Wrote Themselves into History, a vibrantly illustrated celebration of 50 fierce,…

00:28:15  |   Mon 20 Mar 2023
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