Totally Booked with Zibby

"I read books so that I could learn from those characters and what they decided to do with those obstacles in their lives. Now, I get to write those characters." Alka Joshi joins Zibby and shares how…

Zibby and her daughter interviewed author Saadia Faruqi about her latest book, A Thousand Questions, as part of the Washington Post KidsPost Summer Book Club. Although it's a middle-grade novel, Saad…

"If we all operated in oak time, I think we'd be a lot calmer, a lot more chilled out." Naturalist and author James Canton explains to Zibby how he wanted to combine his academic background in wild w…

When cartoonist and animator Liz Climo set out to write You're Dad — a hilarious follow-up to her book You're Mom — she realized she wanted to start a conversation. While You're Mom serves as more of…

When #1 bestselling author and illustrator Peter Brown was younger, his mother found him trying on her makeup. He recalls that she reacted with a smile and helped him apply it properly, like an artis…

Zibby is joined by Joanna Rakoff, author of the memoir My Salinger Year, which details the year she worked at the literary agency that represented J.D. Salinger. From responding to Salinger's fan mai…

"The problem with most biographies is that the subjects are made out to be god-like. I really wanted to make these three-dimensional characters." Journalist and author Olivia Campbell joins Zibby to …

Alexandra Andrews joins Zibby for an impromptu therapy session and conversation about her debut novel, Who is Maud Dixon? The two joke about how many drafts of the story Alexandra wrote before reachi…

Journalist and author Genevieve Gannon explains to Zibby how her latest novel, The Mothers, started as a failed newspaper article pitch about two families and an IVF mix up. She continues on to discu…

Zibby is joined by bestselling author Mary Alice Monroe who has not one but three books coming out this year. Mary Alice shares how her own quarantine experience influenced the way the COVID-19 pande…

"I didn't want to be preachy. I wanted to be me, who is not perfect and a friend, and give that out into the world." Writer and producer Quinta Brunson wanted the essays in her new book, She Memes We…

Chris Bohjalian, author of Hour of the Witch and The Flight Attendant (which was adapted for the hit HBO miniseries), recently talked with Zibby over IG Live— released here as a special episode. 

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Raakhee Mirchandani and Holly Hatam, the author and illustrator duo behind the picture book, Hair Twins, joined Zibby over IG Live to talk about their book and so much more!

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Zibby recently moderated a conversation with Judy Batalion to once again discuss her novel, The Light of Days, as a part of series with the UJA-Federation of New York.

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Zibby spoke with Susan Groner, author of Parenting with Sanity and Joy: 101 Simple Strategies, via IG Live— and we’re now releasing the event’s audio as a special episode!

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Jenny Lee joined Zibby on a recent IG Live —released here as a podcast— to discuss her latest novel, Anna K Away, the sequel to her bestselling book, Anna K.

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Emiko Jean realized that although she had always been a voracious reader, she never believed that she could be a writer because she had never read a YA book written by a Japanese American like hersel…

Journalist and author Denene Millner is living every writer's dream: her imprint, Denene Millner Books, has just released their first season of books with Simon & Schuster. Focusing on stories for ch…

"I was left with an outline and a mission and the question of, 'Do I continue with this thing?' What does it mean to write a book with somebody who was so well-known and so beloved and who is no long…

When author Hannah Mary McKinnon experienced a professional failure, she realized she had an opportunity to pursue what she had always wanted to do: write a book. With her fifth book now out, it's cl…