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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
Episodes
2245
Years Active
2018 - 2025
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Jennifer Haupt, COME AS YOU ARE: A Novel

Jennifer Haupt, COME AS YOU ARE: A Novel

Zibby is joined by author, essayist, and columnist Jennifer Haupt to discuss her latest novel, Come As You Are. Jennifer shares what happened when she decided she wanted to write a book in her mid-fo…

00:20:38  |   Thu 31 Mar 2022
Catherine Belknap and Natalie Telfer, CAT AND NAT'S MOM SECRETS: Coffee-Fueled Confessions from the Mom Trenches

Catherine Belknap and Natalie Telfer, CAT AND NAT'S MOM SECRETS: Coffee-Fueled Confessions from the Mom Trenches

"I think that that's what moms are superheroes at, is getting through the day. Even in your not-best-self moment, you can still be a light to someone else even when you don't think you are." Zibby is…

00:30:20  |   Wed 30 Mar 2022
Kevin and Danielle Jonas, THERE'S A ROCK CONCERT IN MY BEDROOM

Kevin and Danielle Jonas, THERE'S A ROCK CONCERT IN MY BEDROOM

Kevin and Danielle Jonas join Zibby to talk about their first picture book, There's a Rock Concert in My Bedroom, which was inspired by their two daughters. The three discuss their similar dinnertime…

00:19:27  |   Tue 29 Mar 2022
Jessica Lahey, THE GIFT OF FAILURE: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed + THE ADDICTION INOCULATION:  Raising Healthy Kids in a Culture of Dependence

Jessica Lahey, THE GIFT OF FAILURE: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed + THE ADDICTION INOCULATION: Raising Healthy Kids in a Culture of Dependence

Educator, journalist, and author of The Gift of Failure and The Addiction Inoculation Jessica Lahey joins Zibby to discuss her books and the parenting advice they provide. As someone who has recovere…

00:37:01  |   Mon 28 Mar 2022
Sara Freeman, TIDES

Sara Freeman, TIDES

Debut novelist Sara Freeman joins Zibby to talk about her book, Tides, and why she was interested in writing psychological literature about sibling dynamics. Sara shares what it was like to spend so …

00:16:12  |   Sun 27 Mar 2022
Kate Baer, I HOPE THIS FINDS YOU WELL: Poems

Kate Baer, I HOPE THIS FINDS YOU WELL: Poems

New York Times bestselling author Kate Baer joins Zibby to talk about her accidental collection of erasure poetry, I Hope This Finds You Well, which takes messages she's received online and turns the…

00:23:24  |   Sat 26 Mar 2022
Chidiogo Akunyili-Parr, I AM BECAUSE WE ARE: An African Mother’s Fight for the Soul of a Nation

Chidiogo Akunyili-Parr, I AM BECAUSE WE ARE: An African Mother’s Fight for the Soul of a Nation

Zibby is joined by the founder of She ROARs Chidiogo Akunyili-Parr to talk about her first book, I Am Because We Are, which combines a memoir of her life with an autobiography of her late mother, Dor…

00:27:43  |   Fri 25 Mar 2022
John Cho, TROUBLEMAKER

John Cho, TROUBLEMAKER

"The greatest thing about having written a book is knowing that you have written one. It has emboldened me in many parts of my life in thinking, 'Well, if I can do this, maybe I can do something else…

00:21:28  |   Thu 24 Mar 2022
Adam Mansbach and Camila Alves McConaughey, JUST TRY ONE BITE

Adam Mansbach and Camila Alves McConaughey, JUST TRY ONE BITE

Zibby is joined by the duo behind the new picture book Just Try One Bite, Adam Mansbach and Camila Alves McConaughey, to talk about their collaboration as well as their personal projects. Adam shares…

00:36:51  |   Wed 23 Mar 2022
Emmanuel Acho, ILLOGICAL: Saying Yes to a Life Without Limits

Emmanuel Acho, ILLOGICAL: Saying Yes to a Life Without Limits

"We spend so much time ignoring our calling, searching for our calling not realizing it's already calling us." #1 New York Times bestselling author, Fox Sports analyst, and former NFL player Emmanuel…

00:27:23  |   Tue 22 Mar 2022
Anna David, PARTY GIRL

Anna David, PARTY GIRL

"I think a lot of us have that thing where it's like, 'Who am I to think I could write a book?' I'm now always telling people, 'Who are you not to?'" Zibby is joined by New York Times bestselling aut…

00:30:36  |   Mon 21 Mar 2022
Sabaa Tahir, ALL MY RAGE: A Novel

Sabaa Tahir, ALL MY RAGE: A Novel

New York Times bestselling author Sabaa Tahir returns to talk about her latest novel, All My Rage, which she worked on for the last fifteen years whenever she got angry. She shares which real facets …

00:23:01  |   Sun 20 Mar 2022
Saumya Roy, CASTAWAY MOUNTAIN: Love and Loss Among the Wastepickers of Mumbai

Saumya Roy, CASTAWAY MOUNTAIN: Love and Loss Among the Wastepickers of Mumbai

Journalist, social activist, and professor Saumya Roy joins Zibby to talk about her first book, Castaway Mountain, which is the culmination of eight years of interviews with and research on the waste…

00:23:19  |   Sat 19 Mar 2022
Julie Vick, BABIES DON'T MAKE SMALL TALK (SO WHY SHOULD I?): The Introvert's Guide to Surviving Parenthood

Julie Vick, BABIES DON'T MAKE SMALL TALK (SO WHY SHOULD I?): The Introvert's Guide to Surviving Parenthood

Zibby is joined by Julie Vick to talk about her latest book, a parenting guide for introverts titled Babies Don't Make Small Talk (So Why Should I?). The two discuss what makes someone an introvert, …

00:17:24  |   Fri 18 Mar 2022
Rosie Walsh, THE LOVE OF MY LIFE: A Novel

Rosie Walsh, THE LOVE OF MY LIFE: A Novel

Rosie Walsh returns for an Instagram Live with Zibby to discuss her latest novel, The Love of My Life, which is this month's GMA Book Club pick. The two talk about how this book took Rosie over four …

00:26:53  |   Thu 17 Mar 2022
Meredith Littas, Meghan Rienks, & Kendall Rhodes, THE BREAK UP DIET

Meredith Littas, Meghan Rienks, & Kendall Rhodes, THE BREAK UP DIET

Zibby is joined by Kendall Rhodes, Meredith Littas, and Meghan Rienks — three women involved with the new Fictionz app and the recent narrative audio series, The Break Up Diet, which Meredith wrote d…

00:34:14  |   Wed 16 Mar 2022
Seth Meyers, I'M NOT SCARED, YOU'RE SCARED

Seth Meyers, I'M NOT SCARED, YOU'RE SCARED

Comedian and host of Late Night Seth Meyers joins Zibby to talk about his new picture book, I'm Not Scared, You're Scared. The two talk about their shared editor at Flamingo, the ways in which being …

00:27:16  |   Tue 15 Mar 2022
Laura Lippman, SEASONAL WORK: Stories

Laura Lippman, SEASONAL WORK: Stories

Zibby is joined by journalist and New York Times bestselling author Laura Lippman to talk about her story collection, Seasonal Work. The two discuss the combination of people and things that inspired…

00:33:30  |   Mon 14 Mar 2022
David Damrosch, AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 BOOKS

David Damrosch, AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 BOOKS

Literary historian David Damrosch joins Zibby to discuss his latest book, Around the World in 80 Books, which grew out of a blog he started during the pandemic. The two talk about the thought that we…

00:25:03  |   Sun 13 Mar 2022
Paul Bloom, THE SWEET SPOT: The Pleasures of Suffering and the Search for Meaning

Paul Bloom, THE SWEET SPOT: The Pleasures of Suffering and the Search for Meaning

Zibby is joined by psychologist and professor at the University of Toronto Paul Bloom to talk about his latest book, The Sweet Spot: The Pleasures of Suffering and the Search for Meaning. Paul explai…

00:15:07  |   Sat 12 Mar 2022
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