Totally Booked with Zibby

Latest Episodes:

Adam Mansbach and Camila Alves McConaughey, JUST TRY ONE BITE Mar 23, 2022

Show notes

Zibby is joined by the duo behind the new picture book Just Try One Bite, Adam Mansbach and Camila Alves McConaughey, to talk about their collaboration as well as their personal projects. Adam shares what it was like to write his prose poem, I Had a Brother Once, about his late brother, why it took him so long to write, and what it has been like since he completed it. Camila also discusses how and why she started Women of Today, an online community that connects women with the intention of helping everyone find exactly the support they need. The three also talk about their respective relationships with sugar and food overall, and how that inspired the messaging of this picture book.

Purchase on Amazon or Bookshop.

Amazon: https://amzn.to/36cxebL

Bookshop: https://bit.ly/3qpWpyr

Subscribe to Zibby's weekly newsletter here.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Emmanuel Acho, ILLOGICAL: Saying Yes to a Life Without Limits Mar 22, 2022

Show notes

"We spend so much time ignoring our calling, searching for our calling not realizing it's already calling us." #1 New York Times bestselling author, Fox Sports analyst, and former NFL player Emmanuel Acho returns to talk with Zibby about his new book, Illogical. Emmanuel shares how being illogical simply means going against conventional wisdom to find the passions that speak to you the most in your personal and professional lives, just as he has done since releasing his first book, Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man. The two discuss the advice Emmanuel strives to live by, how he wants to inspire others to create the best lives for themselves, and the moments that inspired him to find his calling.

Purchase on Amazon or Bookshop.

Amazon: https://amzn.to/3qm5DeS

Bookshop: https://bit.ly/3qmjYIc

Subscribe to Zibby's weekly newsletter here.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Anna David, PARTY GIRL Mar 21, 2022

Show notes

"I think a lot of us have that thing where it's like, 'Who am I to think I could write a book?' I'm now always telling people, 'Who are you not to?'" Zibby is joined by New York Times bestselling author and founder of Legacy Launch Pad Anna David to talk about the re-release of her novel, Party Girl, as well as the many other things she is working on. Anna shares how her disappointing experience with traditional publishing led her to start an independent service designed to help authors succeed on their own terms, and her new project, Hollywood Book Directory, which helps get books optioned. The two also discuss why they are shaking up the industry and some of the successes they've already had along the way.

Purchase on Amazon or Bookshop.

Amazon: https://amzn.to/3w9BROm

Bookshop: https://bit.ly/3CIsgzb

Subscribe to Zibby's weekly newsletter here.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sabaa Tahir, ALL MY RAGE: A Novel Mar 20, 2022

Show notes

New York Times bestselling author Sabaa Tahir returns to talk about her latest novel, All My Rage, which she worked on for the last fifteen years whenever she got angry. She shares which real facets of her own life she wove into the story, from enduring xenophobia to the ebbs and flows of lifelong friendships, and which scene was written when she was the angriest she had ever been. Sabaa and Zibby also talk about empathy in this day and age, what they think about their kids reading their writing, and which projects Sabaa is working on next.

Purchase on Amazon or Bookshop.

Amazon: https://amzn.to/3MLHZCh

Bookshop: https://bit.ly/3I7ppB3

Subscribe to Zibby's weekly newsletter here.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Saumya Roy, CASTAWAY MOUNTAIN: Love and Loss Among the Wastepickers of Mumbai Mar 19, 2022

Show notes

Journalist, social activist, and professor Saumya Roy joins Zibby to talk about her first book, Castaway Mountain, which is the culmination of eight years of interviews with and research on the wastepickers in the garbage landfill of Mumbai. Saumya shares how she first became involved with wastepickers after she and her father began a non-profit that offers loans to microentrepreneurs and was approached by a number of those who managed the landfill. She wanted to not only show the world who these individuals are and how they have built their lives but also how we as a global community are constantly generating waste which greatly contributes to climate change.

Purchase on Amazon or Bookshop.

Amazon: https://amzn.to/3wd54Yz

Bookshop: https://bit.ly/3te5Xyn

Subscribe to Zibby's weekly newsletter here.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Julie Vick, BABIES DON'T MAKE SMALL TALK (SO WHY SHOULD I?): The Introvert's Guide to Surviving Parenthood Mar 18, 2022

Show notes

Zibby is joined by Julie Vick to talk about her latest book, a parenting guide for introverts titled Babies Don't Make Small Talk (So Why Should I?). The two discuss what makes someone an introvert, an extrovert, or an ambivert (and why they're both introverts), as well as how the pressures of parenthood could feel even heavier with the added weight of social anxiety or shyness. Julie also shares she found her way back to writing after having her second child and how she cultivated a platform for herself on Twitter.

Purchase on Amazon or Bookshop.

Amazon: https://amzn.to/3w4Ryq1

Bookshop: https://bit.ly/3q9q3b3

Subscribe to Zibby's weekly newsletter here.

This week Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books is partnering with SecondSale — your neighborhood bookstore, online! A family-owned business in the Midwest since 2008, SecondSale promotes the eco-friendly resale of books and recycles over a million pounds of paper products each year. Check them out at SecondSale.com and SellBackYourBook.com!

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rosie Walsh, THE LOVE OF MY LIFE: A Novel Mar 17, 2022

Show notes

Rosie Walsh returns for an Instagram Live with Zibby to discuss her latest novel, The Love of My Life, which is this month's GMA Book Club pick. The two talk about how this book took Rosie over four years to write and how she managed to work around her writer's block by typing her draft in white. They also talk about where to steal time for writing when raising young kids, what makes obituary writers so fascinating, and the research Rosie conducts to help make her characters feel so true-to-life.

Purchase on Amazon or Bookshop.

Amazon: https://amzn.to/34JNmAJ

Bookshop: https://bit.ly/3w97Iyn

Subscribe to Zibby's weekly newsletter here.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Meredith Littas, Meghan Rienks, & Kendall Rhodes, THE BREAK UP DIET Mar 16, 2022

Show notes

Zibby is joined by Kendall Rhodes, Meredith Littas, and Meghan Rienks — three women involved with the new Fictionz app and the recent narrative audio series, The Break Up Diet, which Meredith wrote during the early days of the Covid lockdown. The four chat about their astrological signs and which character from Sex and the City they are most like, as well as why Fictionz's mission is to highlight women-centered stories and how they've designed their shows to be intimate and digestible.

Subscribe to Zibby's weekly newsletter here.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Seth Meyers, I'M NOT SCARED, YOU'RE SCARED Mar 15, 2022

Show notes

Comedian and host of Late Night Seth Meyers joins Zibby to talk about his new picture book, I'm Not Scared, You're Scared. The two talk about their shared editor at Flamingo, the ways in which being a big reader and writer has helped Seth at every stage of his career — notably at Saturday Night Live — and how the pandemic has only strengthened his relationship with books. Seth also shares his wife's connection to the Holocaust and the impact it still has on their family today.

Purchase on Amazon or Bookshop.

Amazon: https://amzn.to/3MRtkFG

Bookshop: https://bit.ly/3i92b2G

Subscribe to Zibby's weekly newsletter here.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Laura Lippman, SEASONAL WORK: Stories Mar 14, 2022

Show notes

Zibby is joined by journalist and New York Times bestselling author Laura Lippman to talk about her story collection, Seasonal Work. The two discuss the combination of people and things that inspired the book's novella, which centers around dating apps, as well as their respective relationships with social media. Laura also shares whether or not she gets scared in her daily life given the darkness that comes with writing crime novels, her stances on sharing writing for free and why she is not precious about physical books, and how a podcast inspired the next book she is working on.

Purchase on Amazon or Bookshop.

Amazon: https://amzn.to/3J0yQDo

Bookshop: https://bit.ly/37jBA0T

Subscribe to Zibby's weekly newsletter here.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our TOPPODCAST Picks

Follow Us

Stay Connected

Related Podcasts

Links

Stay Connected