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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
2244
Years Active
2018 - 2025
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Poppy Harlow, THE BIGGEST LITTLE BOY: A Christmas Story

Poppy Harlow, THE BIGGEST LITTLE BOY: A Christmas Story

CNN anchor, law student, and now author Poppy Harlow joins Zibby to discuss her children's book, The Biggest Little Boy, which was inspired by a real Christmas memory with her son. The two talk about…

00:26:07  |   Fri 24 Dec 2021
Melanie Gideon, DID I SAY YOU COULD GO: A Novel

Melanie Gideon, DID I SAY YOU COULD GO: A Novel

Melanie Gideon, bestselling author of The Slippery Year and Wife 22, joins Zibby to talk about her latest book, Did I Say You Could Go. Melanie shares why she has enjoyed changing genres — moving fro…

00:25:43  |   Thu 23 Dec 2021
Vanessa Zoltan, PRAYING WITH JANE EYRE: Reflections on Reading as a Sacred Practice

Vanessa Zoltan, PRAYING WITH JANE EYRE: Reflections on Reading as a Sacred Practice

Vanessa Zoltan, podcast host, atheist chaplain, and author of Praying with Jane Eyre joins Zibby to talk about her book and the path that led her to write it. After not feeling connected to prayer wh…

00:28:33  |   Wed 22 Dec 2021
Tracey Shors, EVERYDAY TRAUMA: Remapping the Brain's Response to Stress, Anxiety, and Painful Memories for a Better Life

Tracey Shors, EVERYDAY TRAUMA: Remapping the Brain's Response to Stress, Anxiety, and Painful Memories for a Better Life

Zibby is joined by renowned neuroscientist Tracey Shors to discuss her first book, Everyday Trauma. The two talk about how although Tracey was inspired to write this story in the wake of the #MeToo m…

00:23:37  |   Tue 21 Dec 2021
Josephine Caminos Oría, SOBREMESA: A Memoir of Food and Love in Thirteen Courses

Josephine Caminos Oría, SOBREMESA: A Memoir of Food and Love in Thirteen Courses

Josephine Caminos Oría has a love/hate relationship with her book, Sobremesa, even admitting to Zibby that she at one time ripped out 380 pages and tried to start from scratch countless times. But ev…

00:34:41  |   Mon 20 Dec 2021
Francesca Serritella, GHOSTS OF HARVARD: A Novel

Francesca Serritella, GHOSTS OF HARVARD: A Novel

Francesca Serritella joins Zibby to discuss her debut novel, Ghosts of Harvard, which was inspired by a real death that occurred during Francesca's first year of undergrad. The two talk about what sh…

00:30:09  |   Sun 19 Dec 2021
Malcolm Gladwell, MIRACLE AND WONDER: Conversations with Paul Simon

Malcolm Gladwell, MIRACLE AND WONDER: Conversations with Paul Simon

Zibby is once again joined by Malcolm Gladwell, this time to talk about his new audiobook Miracle and Wonder which covers forty hours of interviews he conducted with Paul Simon. The two talk about wh…

00:25:33  |   Sat 18 Dec 2021
Lisa Harding, BRIGHT BURNING THINGS: A Novel

Lisa Harding, BRIGHT BURNING THINGS: A Novel

Zibby is joined by actress, playwright, and author of Harvesting, Lisa Harding, to talk about her latest novel, Bright Burning Things, which is this month's Read with Jenna pick. Lisa shares what lif…

00:25:19  |   Fri 17 Dec 2021
Mary Adkins, PALM BEACH: A Novel

Mary Adkins, PALM BEACH: A Novel

Author and writing coach Mary Adkins joins Zibby to discuss her latest novel, Palm Beach, which was inspired in part by her family's move to Florida in 2019. The two talk about the aspects of Mary's …

00:22:32  |   Thu 16 Dec 2021
Gretchen Carlson, BE FIERCE: Stop Harassment and Take Your Power Back

Gretchen Carlson, BE FIERCE: Stop Harassment and Take Your Power Back

Podcast host, author, and former news anchor Gretchen Carlson joins Zibby to discuss her life story. The two talk about Gretchen's two books, Getting Real and Be Fierce, as well as her nonprofit, Lif…

00:34:10  |   Wed 15 Dec 2021
Sarah Ruhl, SMILE: The Story of a Face

Sarah Ruhl, SMILE: The Story of a Face

Playwright, author, and essayist Sarah Ruhl joined Zibby for a Women on the Move event with the Temple Emanu-El Streicker Center to discuss her latest book, Smile. Sarah shared glimpses into what her…

00:34:43  |   Tue 14 Dec 2021
Max Greenfield, I DON'T WANT TO READ THIS BOOK

Max Greenfield, I DON'T WANT TO READ THIS BOOK

Max Greenfield, actor and author of the new children's book, I Don't Want to Read This Book, joins Zibby to talk about how his kids helped inspire this project. The two discuss the effects of dyslexi…

00:21:39  |   Mon 13 Dec 2021
Julia Quinn, THE WIT AND WISDOM OF BRIDGERTON: Lady Whistledown's Official Guide (The Bridgertons)

Julia Quinn, THE WIT AND WISDOM OF BRIDGERTON: Lady Whistledown's Official Guide (The Bridgertons)

Bestselling author of the Bridgerton series Julia Quinn joins Zibby to talk about her latest book, The Wit and Wisdom of Bridgerton: Lady Whistledown's Official Guide, which features a collection of …

00:35:01  |   Sun 12 Dec 2021
Saumya Dave, WHAT A HAPPY FAMILY

Saumya Dave, WHAT A HAPPY FAMILY

Zibby is joined by Saumya Dave, resident psychiatrist and author of Well-Behaved Indian Women, to talk about her latest novel, What a Happy Family. The two talk about what inspired Saumya and her hus…

00:25:37  |   Sat 11 Dec 2021
Sandra Cisneros, MARTITA, I REMEMBER YOU / MARITA, TE RECUERDO: A Story in English and Spanish

Sandra Cisneros, MARTITA, I REMEMBER YOU / MARITA, TE RECUERDO: A Story in English and Spanish

Zibby is joined by literary icon Sandra Cisneros to talk about her latest book, Martita, I Remember You, which she actually began writing in the early 1990s. The two talk about what made Sandra move …

00:31:51  |   Fri 10 Dec 2021
Colin Cowie, THE GOLD STANDARD: Giving Your Customers What They Didn't Know They Wanted

Colin Cowie, THE GOLD STANDARD: Giving Your Customers What They Didn't Know They Wanted

Lifestyle expert Colin Cowie joins Zibby to discuss his 11th book, The Gold Standard. Zibby shares which piece of advice from the book she recently shared to inspire her team at Zibby Books and asks …

00:25:18  |   Thu 09 Dec 2021
Chandler Baker, THE HUSBANDS: A Novel

Chandler Baker, THE HUSBANDS: A Novel

Bestselling author of Whisper Network Chandler Baker returns to talk with Zibby about her latest novel, The Husbands, a Stepford Wives gender-swap. Chandler shares why she wanted to write about the d…

00:27:32  |   Wed 08 Dec 2021
Hilma Wolitzer, TODAY A WOMAN WENT MAD IN THE SUPERMARKET: Stories

Hilma Wolitzer, TODAY A WOMAN WENT MAD IN THE SUPERMARKET: Stories

"To me, there's always humor at the edge of the darkness." Zibby is joined by Hilma Wolitzer to talk about her new collection of short stories, Today a Woman Went Mad in the Supermarket, which follow…

00:28:19  |   Tue 07 Dec 2021
Dana Canedy, A JOURNAL FOR JORDAN: A Story of Love and Honor

Dana Canedy, A JOURNAL FOR JORDAN: A Story of Love and Honor

Dana Canedy's career is incredible — a senior editor at the New York Times, the administrator of the Pulitzer Prizes, and now the senior vice president and publisher of Simon & Schuster — but it's he…

00:27:10  |   Mon 06 Dec 2021
Riley Sager, SURVIVE THE NIGHT: A Novel

Riley Sager, SURVIVE THE NIGHT: A Novel

New York Times bestselling author Riley Sager joins Zibby to discuss his latest thriller, Survive the Night. Riley shares why he loves writing plot twists that the readers will least expect, as well …

00:21:52  |   Sun 05 Dec 2021
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