Totally Booked with Zibby

"We wanted to give you that final nudge and the permission to understand that you are not alone." Zibby is joined by Zelmira Crespi and Maria Montt, co-authors of Happy Mom, Happy Kid. The three talk…

Joshua Henkin joins Zibby to discuss his latest novel, Morningside Heights, which took him eight years and three thousand pages to write. Joshua shares how the story was inspired by his own family's …

John Freeman, editor, anthologist, and creator of the literary annual Freeman's, joins Zibby to discuss how he put together The Penguin Book of the Modern American Short Story, as well as his esteeme…

"I want every parent to just take a deep breath. We give so much weight to our speeches and to the words that we say. We neglect the small atoms of the family atmosphere and the way we share our impe…

"Your life is greater than you can imagine. You are more loved and supported than you can imagine." Zibby is joined by author and medium Laura Lynne Jackson to talk about her latest book, Signs, whic…

New York Times journalist and author of the memoir A Cup of Water Under My Bed, Daisy Hernández, joins Zibby to talk about her latest book, The Kissing Bug, which was inspired by her own family's sto…

When illustrator Jane Mount DM'd bookstagrammer Jamise Harper, Jamise thought she had messaged the wrong person. But now a year later, the two are ready to share their new book, Bibliophile: Diverse …

Zibby is joined by award-winning author Lily King to discuss her first collection of short stories, Five Tuesdays in Winter. Although this is Lily's first collection, she has been infatuated with the…

Editor of the essay collection, Wild Tongues Can't Be Tamed, Saraciea J. Fennell, and two of the anthology's contributors, Zakiya Jamal and Cristina Arreola, join Zibby to discuss their individual st…

Chibundu Onuzo, author of the Reese's and Amazon Editor's Book Pick Sankofa, joins Zibby to discuss her recent six-year journey to publication. Following a book deal at age nineteen and the release o…

Although Hazel Hayes is technically a debut novelist, she has been creating and sharing stories for her entire career: following her start at Google, Hazel became known for curating talent and produc…

Tony Award-winning actress Sutton Foster joins Zibby to talk about her debut memoir, Hooked. The book discusses Sutton's complicated relationship with her mother just as much as it does her incredibl…

Zibby is joined by Tracey Lange to talk about her debut novel, We are the Brennans, which was loosely inspired by her experience growing up in a large Irish Catholic family. Tracey shares her journey…

"Do we recognize when our prayers are being answered if it doesn't come in the form that we wanted?" Mitch Albom, bestselling author of Tuesdays with Morrie and The Five People You Meet in Heaven, re…

Happy Pub Day to Moms Don't Have Time to Have Kids, the new anthology edited by our own Zibby Owens!!!! To celebrate, Zibby reads one of her essays from the "Get Sick" section of the book. Moms Don't…

"It's the deepest truth I know: life only gets harder if we're doing it right." Historian and New York Times bestselling author Kate Bowler joins Zibby to not only talk about the process of writing h…

Zibby is joined by bestselling author Amor Towles to discuss his latest novel, The Lincoln Highway. The two talk about the history behind the real Lincoln Highway, how Amor tries to capture universal…

Dolly Alderton returns to talk about her debut novel, Ghosts, which is now an international bestseller. Dolly and Zibby discuss the book's snarky but heartening portrayal of mom friends, how they bot…

Christina Clancy joined Zibby for an Instagram Live to talk about her latest novel, Shoulder Season. Christina shares how she felt an obligation to tell the personal stories of former Playboy Bunnies…

Zibby is joined by director and screenwriter Rodrigo García to talk about his debut memoir, A Farewell to Gabo and Mercedes. Rodrigo explains how the book began with notes he took in the immediate pe…