Totally Booked with Zibby

Zibby speaks to health journalist and  New York Times  bestselling author Jancee Dunn about her empowering, informative, and entertaining new book,  Hot and Bothered: What No One Tells You About Menopause and How to Feel Like Yourself Again . Jancee talks about her experience with perimenopause and expresses how important it is for women to speak about this inevitable part of life....

Zibby interviews award-winning sports and health journalist Christine Yu about her important new book,  Up to Speed: The Groundbreaking Science of Women Athletes . Christine describes how athletics are finally changing for women after decades of oversight and lack of research. She also discusses diet culture, body image, youth sports, sports bras, and menopause! Finally, she shares her best a...

Guest host Julie Chavez is joined by bestselling author Ann Garvin to discuss her witty and emotional new novel,  There’s No Coming Back From This.  Ann explains how she went from being a nurse to getting a Ph. D. in exercise physiology to teaching to writing funny-and-sad books. She also talks about the incredible research she conducted at Universal and Sony (her protagonist, Poppy, wor...

Zibby interviews award-winning reporter and  New York Times  bestselling author Jennifer Breheny Wallace about  Never Enough: When Achievement Culture Becomes Toxic and What We Can Do About It,  an incisive and eye-opening book that every parent should read. Jennifer describes her fascinating research on families nationwide and shares what she learned about achievement, hyper-c...

Zibby interviews Academy Award-winning actor and #1  New York Times  bestselling author Matthew McConaughey about his soulful, humorous, and irreverent debut picture book,  Just Because.  Matthew shares the inspiration behind this book (he dreamed it!) and the lessons it imparts about leadership, courage, and trying new things. He also shares some anecdotes from his memoir&nbsp...

Guest host Julie Chavez is joined by world-renowned yoga educator and author Sarah Ezrin to discuss her debut book,  The Yoga of Parenting: Ten Yoga-Based Practices to Help You Stay Grounded, Connect with Your Kids, and Be Kind to Yourself.  Sarah describes her tumultuous and exciting writing and publishing journey, starting with getting her book deal the same week she got pregnant. She...

Guest host Julie Chavez interviews #1  New York Times  bestselling author Ruta Sepetys about her nonfiction debut, a powerful how-to book for aspiring writers,  You: The Story: A Writer’s Guide to Craft Through Memory.  Ruta reveals what inspired her to write this guide (and why she felt so vulnerable recording her own audiobook). The two then talk about stories: how everybody...

Guest host Julie Chavez interviews author Jamie Day about  The Block Party,  a delicious, nail-biting, ingeniously plotted whodunnit about an affluent, seemingly peaceful cul-de-sac and the murder that happens at their block party. Jamie reveals the magic in his shifting POVs and the brilliant author he tried to emulate in his writing. He also shares the childhood neighborhood memories t...

Zibby interviews  New York Times  bestselling author Ashley Audrain about  The Whispers,  an electrifying, razor-sharp page-turner about four neighboring women who don’t realize how connected they are until an unthinkable tragedy happens on their street. Ashley talks about motherhood, parenting, women’s friendships, pregnancy loss, grief, and anger as they relate to her fascina...

Guest host Julie Chavez interviews  New York Times  bestselling author Steven Rowley about  The Celebrants,  a funny, tender, and incredibly moving tale about a group of college friends who lose one of their own to suicide and make a pact to throw each other living “funerals” – celebrations to remind themselves that life is worth living. Steven shares how he weaves grief and hu...

Zibby is joined by  New York Times  bestselling author Katherine Center to discuss  Hello Stranger,  a hopelessly romantic and irresistibly fun story about a talented portrait artist who gets a neurological condition called face blindness just as she is getting a big career break (and falling in love with two men at once!). Katherine talks about her path to writing, her fascina...

Zibby speaks to award-winning short story writer Ann Beattie about  Onlookers,  a brilliant collection of stories set in Charlottesville, Virginia, all linked by contentious monuments in a moment of unrest. Ann shares the inspiration behind this collection, her nontraditional path into this career, her fascinating writing process, the best books she’s read recently, and how her stunning...

Zibby interviews Thurber Prize-winning author Harrison Scott Key about  How to Stay Married: The Most Insane Love Story Ever Told , a hilarious and heartbreaking memoir about the hellscape of marriage and the mysteries of mercy. Harrison describes the moment his marriage exploded (when his wife revealed she was in love with his friend!) and the difficult path their relationship took thereafte...

Zibby is joined by Washington Post sportswriter and  New York Times  bestselling author Sally Jenkins to discuss  The Right Call: What Sports Teach Us About Work and Life,  a love letter to the extraordinary coaches and athletes she has interviewed and the actionable principles of excellence they embody. Sally discusses what it takes to be a star athlete (it’s a combination of...

Zibby interviews accomplished entrepreneur, business strategist, author, Zibby Retreat headliner, and repeat MDHTTRB guest Tina Wells about  The Elevation Approach,  a powerful and innovative guide for achieving work-life harmony. Tina describes the tools she designed to help her friends (and now the world) integrate their personal and professional goals and values–from holding yourself...

Zibby speaks to hospice nurse, passionate end-of-life care advocate, TikTok star, and  New York Times  bestselling author Hadley Vlahos about her extraordinary, heartrending memoir,  The In-Between: Unforgettable Encounters During Life’s Final Moments.  Hadley talks about her unexpected rise to fame on TikTok and her decision to put her experiences on paper. She also shares her...

Zibby interviews master comedian and long-time touring partner of Jerry Seinfeld, Mark Schiff, about his hilarious and brilliantly honest collection of essays,  Why Not?: Lessons on Comedy, Courage, and Chutzpah . Mark shares the details of his life story, including his weight loss journey, the trauma he survived as a child, and finding a home in the Jewish community. He also talks about his...

Debut author Kate Flannery joins Zibby to discuss  Strip Tees: A Memoir of Millenial Los Angeles,  a brave, racy, and devourable memoir about her time working for American Apparel as a recent college grad in the mid-2000s and toeing the line between sexual empowerment and sexual exploitation. Kate talks about the cult-y environment of the provocative, controversial company; the inappropr...

Zibby Books author alert!!! Zibby interviews debut author Patty Lin about  End Credits: How I Broke Up with Hollywood,  a funny, fresh, and eye-opening memoir about her ten-year TV writing career–which was not what she had dreamed it to be. Patty shares what it was like to endure such a crushing work culture, manage her immigrant parents’ expectations, date a workaholic, and ultimately,...

Zibby interviews literary agent and  New York Times  bestselling author Lara Love Hardin about her heartbreaking, tender, and hilarious memoir,  The Many Lives of Mama Love.  Lara shares her jaw-dropping story–from suburban soccer mom to heroin addict to prisoner to successful literary agent and ghostwriter. She explains how her Vicodin addiction started, what it was like to lo...

Zibby is joined by  New York Times  bestselling author (and poker player!) Helen Ellis to discuss her surprising, sexy, and hilariously frank collection of essays,  Kiss Me in the Coral Lounge: Intimate Confessions from a Happy Marriage.  Helen talks about the real-life coral lounge – a joyful room in her New York City apartment that Zibby has been to! The two discuss happy mar...

Guest host Julie Chavez interviews podcaster, keynote speaker, and author Suzanne Falter about her profound and heart-opening memoir,  Free Spirited: How My Daughter Healed Me from the Afterlife . Suzanne shares beautiful stories of her daughter, Teal, who died unexpectedly at twenty-two from an unexplainable cardiac arrest. She also shares what it took to heal (years of self-care and connect...

Zibby interviews award-winning TV writer Laura Belgray about her hilarious and wise collection of stories,  Tough Titties: On Living Your Best Life When You’re the F-ing Worst.  Laura shares parts of her life story, from eating disorders, all-girls school, and hookups with bartenders to finally finding her passion (and her husband!). She also describes her career in writing (from TV prom...

Zibby chats with debut author Breanne Mc Ivor about  The God of Good Looks,  a riveting, sharp-witted, and transportive summer read about a young Trinidadian woman who has been publicly disgraced and has to work for the only person who will hire her–a brilliant but temperamental makeup artist. Breanne reveals the inspiration behind this story and why the alternating perspectives are so i...

Guest host Julie Chavez chats with  New York Times  bestselling author Patti Callahan Henry about  The Secret Book of Flora Lea,  an enchanting and refreshingly original novel about a woman who discovers a rare book that has connections to her past, including long-held secrets about her missing sister and their childhood spent in the English countryside during WWII. Patti talks...