Totally Booked with Zibby

Rowan Ricardo Phillips is the author of the amazing tennis chronicle, THE CIRCUIT: A TENNIS ODYSSEY. Listen as Rowan and I talk tennis, poetry, 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 book lists, personal essays, and a new essay platform with stories from all o...

Ali Katz, author of One Minute to Zen: Gp From Hot Mess to Mindful Mom in One Minute or Less, helps parents everywhere regain their equilibrium! With meditation exercises, visualizations, advice and so much more, Ali is the mindfulness coach you could only dream about. Listen in as she shares her secrets to sanity!  ** Want more? Become a part of my community! Sign up for Zibby's Highlights ,...

Listen to Real Housewives of New York star, Jill Zarin, and her sister, Connecticut Probate Judge and Radio Show Host, Lisa Wexler, and the three of us talk shop. From dating through the seasons to carrying a sweater at all times, these Jewish mothers' advice is right for all types. The sisters' banter is hilarious!  ** Want more? Become a part of my community! Sign up for Zibby's Highli...

Jessica Turner  is the author of THE FRINGE HOURS: MAKING TIME FOR YOU, a best-selling book, and is the founder of lifestyle blog, The Mom Creative ( www.themomcreative.com ). Her latest book, STRETCHED TOO THIN: HOW WORKING MOMS CAN LOSE THE GUILT, WORK SMARTER AND THRIVE, came out in September 2018. Listen to us chat about survival strategies for overwhelmed moms, how to help your marriage...

Sarah McColl is an absolutely beautiful writer whose word choices and sentences I call attention to in our conversation. Her memoir, JOY ENOUGH, was published two days ago (Jan 15, 2018) and is one of the most elegant memoirs I've read, similar to A YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING by Joan Didion. This ode to her mother and examination of their relationship also incorporates Sarah's troubled marriage, her...

Debut author, Kathy Wang, talks about the amazing success of her first novel which sold in a highly notable book deal! FAMILY TRUST, a novel about an Asian-American family going through the illness of their family patriarch, includes themes ranging from fidelity, professional failure, loyalty, parenting and more. Kathy's experience working in Silicon Valley informs her stark portrait of the tech i...

Listen to the dynamic duo, Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen, co-authors and best friends, as they discuss their secrets of collaboration. Their first project, THE WIFE BETWEEN US, has been optioned by Amblin Entertainment and their newly released book (January 8th, 2019!!), AN ANONYMOUS GIRL, was already sold as a TV show! Greer used to be Sarah's editor at Simon & Schuster and edited seven...

Delia Owens, bestselling author of WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING, Reese's Book Club Pick of September 2018, talks about her life in the wild, the importance of female friendships, mastering Instagram and how it took 10 years to publish this amazing novel.  ** Want more? Become a part of my community! Sign up for Zibby's Highlights , which includes a free weekly newsletter, event livestreams, most a...

Gemma's Hartley's book, FED UP. Emotional Labor, Women, and the Way Forward , tackles gender relations and roles by way of the housework! Gemma's article on this topic in Harper's Bazaar got 2 billion views! Listen as she discusses how to make marriages equitable.  ** Want more? Become a part of my community! Sign up for Zibby's Highlights , which includes a free weekly newsletter, event live...

This absolute page-turner, MR. NICE GUY, was written by two super nice people! Jennifer Miller and Jason Feifer, an adorable husband and wife team, wrote this quick-paced, of-the-moment novel about a sex columnist and her subject. It's really about the magazine world, New York City, excess and publishing. ** Want more? Become a part of my community! Sign up for Zibby's Highlights , which includes...

Listen to fabulous, open, honest author, Rebecca Soffer, open up about her parents' deaths, how she coped with loss, her website, ModernLoss.com , and tips she gives for what loved ones can do to help others with a loss. She co-authored, MODERN LOSS: A CANDID CONVERSATION ABOUT GRIEF. BEGINNERS WELCOME, with Gabrielle Birkner.  ** Want more? Become a part of my community! Sign up for Zibby's Highl...

Natasha Solomons will delight with her British accent and lush re-telling of what HOUSE OF GOLD is about. This sweeping novel about a WWI-era European Jewish banking family and what happens when the war hits has already been optioned by the same TV production company that did "Downton Abbey." Listen to Natasha talk about parenting, writing, Europe and more!  ** Want more? Become a part of my commu...

Author and journalist, TAKE THE LEAP, shares her findings about choosing the best career, finding your path in life and how to write a great profile!  ** 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 platform with stories from all of you about what...

Listen to the award-winning, best-selling author of PACHINKO, Min Jin Lee, as she talks about writing, reading, teaching, parenting, Korea, not giving up, heartbreak 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 book lists, personal essays, and a new essay platform with stories fr...

Writing legend, Anne Lamott , shares her thoughts on writing, dieting, parenting, hope 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 book lists, personal essays, and a new essay platform with stories from all of you about what chapters you're in (inspired by my upcoming book Betwe...

Listen to recently re-elected Senator Kirsten Gillibrand as she discusses modern-day women's rights heroes, politics, parenting and more! Her new children's book, BOLD & BRAVE: TEN HEROES WHO WON WOMEN THE RIGHT TO VOTE, is inspiring and beautifully illustrated by Maira Kalman.    ** Want more? Become a part of my community! Sign up for Zibby's Highlights , which includes a free weekly newsletter,...

Jo Piazza , podcast host of "Committed," travel writer, award-winning journalist and author of CHARLOTTE WALSH LIKES TO WIN and HOW TO BE MARRIED, shares her thoughts on the midterm elections, what it's like for women to be in political office, parenting, and what makes a marriage work among other gems!  ** Want more? Become a part of my community! Sign up for Zibby's Highlights , which includes a...

Clinical psychologist, Rebecca Schrag Hershberg, Ph. D ., author of THE TANTRUM SURVIVAL GUIDE: Tune in to Your Toddler's Mind (and Your Own) to Calm the Craziness and Make Family Fun Again , outlines the whys and hows of managing your child's behavior. Listen as she gives fantastic, tactical advice and commiserates as a fellow mom.  ** Want more? Become a part of my community! Sign up for Zibby's...

This is a special episode of my podcast, "Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books." I'm reading my own essay, which I wrote and published (on Kveller.com ) in response to the Pittsburgh shooting yesterday. I hope hearing it helps, just a little, in these horrific times.  ** Want more? Become a part of my community! Sign up for Zibby's Highlights , which includes a free weekly newsletter, event livestre...

Listen to journalist and author, Molly Flatt , talk about how technology influences our lives, how she delivered her baby in her bathroom (!), why she decided against moving to the suburbs and how many times she threw out and rewrote her 100,000 manuscript before it got published!! You can follow her on Twitter @mollyflatt. ** Want more? Become a part of my community! Sign up for Zibby's Highlight...

Dr. Beth Ricanati shares her tips for women's wellness from her medical practice and shares why baking challah every week is the ultimate stress mitigator. Her book, BRAIDED , has a fabulous recipe and many stories to inspire every woman... and baker. Love, loss, bread. For the video version of this podcast, visit:  https://vimeo.com/295046897 . ** Want more? Become a part of my community! Sign up...

Georgia Clark, author of THE BUCKET LIST and three other novels, writes about "feisty, flawed, funny women." In this book, she writes about a 25-year-old woman in NYC who is diagnosed with the BRCA1 gene mutation and has to decide whether to get a double mastectomy. To make the decision, she creates a "boob bucket list."  ** Want more? Become a part of my community! Sign up for Zibby's Highlights...

Jeff Norton , award-winning author, writer, producer and founder of Awesome Media and Awesome Reads, talks about his latest novel, ALIENATED: GROUNDED AT GROOM LAKE. Special guest interviewer: my 11-year-old son! ** 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...

Madeline Puckette, author of WINE FOLLY: MAGNUM EDITION, talks about working as a husband/wife team, how to host a wine tasting party, why her first book experience was so difficult, and what to look for when tasting different wines.  ** 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...

Artist/Author/Stylist/Branding Guru, Kate Schelter, opens up about her way of seeing the world as a composition, her family life, the 1980s, writing, motherhood and style. CLASSIC STYLE is a perfect gift, a book that will make you smile just from seeing the illustrations.  ** Want more? Become a part of my community! Sign up for Zibby's Highlights , which includes a free weekly newsletter, event l...