Totally Booked with Zibby

Sheri Salata was the co-president of Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) and has now written a fabulous book,  The Beautiful No.  Sheri had a front-row seat to the most prolific wisdom-keepers of our time and her book is filled with insight about manifesting your dreams and reimagining what living your best life looks like. Listen to our talk, watch the video here , or read the transcr...

Amanda Stern is the author of  Little Panic: Dispatches from an Anxious Life , a memoir about her undiagnosed childhood panic disorder that takes place in New York City in the Etan Patz era. The subtitle,  Dispatches from an Anxious Life,  is only a small piece of the puzzle of how the course of Amanda's life was shaped. Listen and learn more about her compelling story. ** Want...

Meg Wolitzer is the New York Times best-selling author of The Interestings , The Uncoupling , The Ten-Year Nap , The Position , The Wife , and Sleepwalking . She's also the author of the young adult novel Belzhar . Her latest book, The Female Persuasion , was an instant New York Times best seller and was one of the most celebrated books of 2018. Listen to Meg discuss her own mother, her writing, c...

Biz Ellis is a former stand-up comic and corporate event planner. She now cohosts the comedy podcast that happens to be about parenting called “One Bad Mother.” She, along with her cohost Theresa Thorn, wrote a parenting, sort of, advice book, You're Doing a Great Job!: 100 Ways You're Winning at Parenting . After feeling like so many of the parenting books they read did not make them feel confide...

Jennifer Weiner is the best-selling author of dozens of books including her latest novel, MRS. EVERYTHING. This book, about two sisters from the 1950s to present day, is a family saga, a drama, one that made me gasp at times, relate at other times, and stay engaged throughout. Women’s rights. Lesbianism. Civil rights. Eating disorders. Sexual assault. Drugs. This is her magnum opus. Jen and I...

Katie Arnold is a contributing editor at  Outside  magazine where she has been on staff for twelve years. Running Home: A Memoir  is her first book and we're talking all about it today. It explores Katie's relationship with running and with her father after the two converged after he died in 2010. The book is a powerful story of how she grieves her father and how runn...

For Father's Day, I wrote this short article about my dad for the TODAY Parenting Team site. I'm reading it here to wish everyone else a Happy Father's Day.... and to remind all parents out there that sometimes it's the little things that count.  ** Want more? Become a part of my community! Sign up for Zibby's Highlights , which includes a free weekly newsletter, event livestreams, most anticipate...

Evangeline Lilly is the author of the children's book series The Squickerwonkers . The two titles in the series so far are The Pre-Show and Act 1: The Demise of Selma the Spoiled . A former model, Evangeline is best known for her acting career. She was fourteen years old when I came up with The Squickerwonkers original poem. Listen to her talk about her love of poetry, influence from Dr. Seus...

Lydia Fenet is the Managing Director, Global Head of Strategic Partnerships at Christie’s. As lead benefit auctioneer of the firm, she has led auctions for more than six hundred organizations. Listen to our conversation about her first book:  The Most Powerful Woman in the Room is You: Command an Audience and Sell Your Way to Success!  ** Want more? Become a part of my community! Sign up...

Julie Satow is the author of The Plaza: The Secret Life of America’s Most Famous Hotel . She is an award-winning journalist who has covered real estate in New York for over a decade. Listen to us chat about  The Plaza  - both a biography of the hotel and a social history of New York - and her inspiration to write this fascinating story!   Bonus: watch us on Vimeo!   ** Want mor...

Cookbook author and blogger, Catherine McCord, shares her tips for cooking for the whole family in this episode. Her two cookbooks in the WEELICIOUS series (and upcoming third one!) offer easy-to-follow, visually appealing lunchboxes and meals for kids. Hear how she got started and what her secrets are!  ** Want more? Become a part of my community! Sign up for Zibby's Highlights , which inclu...

Award-winning author Lisa Barr talks about her most recent novel, The Unbreakables,  a sexy beach read about a protagonist who loses everything she knew and how she reinvents herself. Listen to Lisa talk about the inspiration for the book, the symbolism throughout, and "self-recovery."   ** Want more? Become a part of my community! Sign up for Zibby's Highlights , which includes a free w...

Here's a short (5 min!) essay I wrote recently on Kveller.com called, "Time Keeps On Slipping into the Future... Especially as a Mom."  It's about how quickly the kids are growing up, how life plays out in full view in NYC vs LA, and how I'm coping with it all. I hope you enjoy! Let me know what you think!  zibby@zibbyowens.com .  ** Want more? Become a part of my community! Sign up for Zibby's Hi...

Nicola Harrison, a native of England who studied literature at UCLA and received an MFA in creative writing at Stony Brook, has published her debut novel after an extensive career in magazines. Listen to Nicola (a first-time podcast interviewee!) discuss the inspiration for her captivating book,  Montauk, the meaningful and timeless topics the book explores like loss, infertility, and ma...

Wendy is the national best-selling author of  All Is Not Forgotten ,  Emma in the Night , and now her latest work,  The Night Before . Listen to Wendy talk about her newest book, and how research and psychology play into creating in-depth characters in this compelling thriller. ** Want more? Become a part of my community! Sign up for Zibby's Highlights , which includes a free w...

Listen to 7-time best-selling author, Brian Solis, as he discusses how to stay focused despite our many technological distractions, how to recover from a life of multi-tasking, and what we need to do to access of inner creativity.  ** Want more? Become a part of my community! Sign up for Zibby's Highlights , which includes a free weekly newsletter, event livestreams, most anticipated book lis...

Darcy Lockman, Ph. D., talks gender roles in marriage, how to get your husband to NOT just stand there while you make chicken nuggets, all the research on what women are suited for more than men, and how to navigate all the complexities of a family.  ** Want more? Become a part of my community! Sign up for Zibby's Highlights , which includes a free weekly newsletter, event livestreams, most a...

I'm trying something new. I'll be releasing one essay episode a week of an article that I've written. Always short. Hopefully relatable! This piece, published on Medium.com, is called, "Moving On Up: A Mother Says Goodbye to Her Little Boy and Hello to Her Young Man." It's about the end of the school year, the passage of time, how it all happens quickly but really in a sea of terribles and amazing...

Reema Zaman shares her intimate stories as a woman recovering from years of mistreatment from the male hand and how she has turned to love to channel those feelings. From Bangladesh to Seattle, Reema covers the globe searching for herself as an actress to an activist. Her voice alone is worth listening to!!  ** Want more? Become a part of my community! Sign up for Zibby's Highlights , which i...

Listen to Ali Wentworth as she discusses parenting teens, writing personal stories, surviving an acting career and the "shame" of a happy marriage!! Watch us chat live at  https://vimeo.com/337424313 .  ** Want more? Become a part of my community! Sign up for Zibby's Highlights , which includes a free weekly newsletter, event livestreams, most anticipated book lists, personal essays, and...

Virginia Sole-Smith tells the harrowing tale of her infant daughter's near-death illness, how it affected her daughter's eating for years and what she learned in the process. Virginia shares reams of research in her book and gives super helpful tips on how to get kids to eat properly!! ** Want more? Become a part of my community! Sign up for Zibby's Highlights , which includes a free weekly newsle...

Jennifer Robson's beautiful work of historical fiction takes us behind the scenes of the royal wedding (Queen Elizabeth's!!) to the stories of the dressmakers. Jennifer talks about her love of history, her research, her writing and more!  ** Want more? Become a part of my community! Sign up for Zibby's Highlights , which includes a free weekly newsletter, event livestreams, most anticipated b...

Marisa Ramel Bardach talks about losing her mother and how it took her 19 years to publish this "mother-daughter memoir," alternating chapters between her teenage self and her mother who was battling pancreatic cancer. A coming-of-age story, Marisa's book is unforgettable. Get the behind-the-scenes writing story here.  ** Want more? Become a part of my community! Sign up for Zibby's Highlight...

Listen to debut novelist and bright, shining talent, Claire Gibson, as she discusses the road to BEYOND THE POINT. This novel of female friendships that began at the West Point Military Academy tackles faith, service, love, family, the military and so much more. Claire is delightful, open, honest and relatable, sharing some of her dating foibles, her interviews with previous cadets, her religious...

Kate Hope Day, debut author of IF, THEN, a powerful look at an Oregon community when time changes shape, talks about motherhood, writing, "Sliding Doors," her background and so much more!  ** Want more? Become a part of my community! Sign up for Zibby's Highlights , which includes a free weekly newsletter, event livestreams, most anticipated book lists, personal essays, and a new essay platfo...