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Totally Booked with Zibby

For nearly a decade, Totally Booked with Zibby has been one of publishing’s premier podcasts and a regular stop on book tours for today’s biggest authors. Hosted by bestselling author, bookstore owner, and publisher Zibby Owens, the show has featured more than 2,000 conversations with bestselling authors, actors, athletes, chefs, musicians, and entrepreneurs.

Known for her warmth, empathy, and genuine curiosity, Zibby has a gift for asking the questions that lead to unforgettable conversations. What begins with the book leads to talks about creativity, ambition, love, loss, family, resilience, and reinvention. With thousands of episodes and dozens of industry honors, Totally Booked with Zibby reminds us all that talking about books is really talking about life.

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Latest Episodes:

Morgan Jerkins, WANDERING IN STRANGE LANDS Nov 24, 2020

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Wandering in Strange Lands was a labor of love for Morgan Jerkins. She talked to Zibby about her inspiration for the book, inheriting trauma, and why she encourages aspiring writers to investigate ideas that make them afraid.

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Laura Vanderkam, THE NEW CORNER OFFICE Nov 23, 2020

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Laura Vanderkam is a time management expert and says that "once a second is gone, all the money in the world can't buy it back." Her wisdom and research resonates as we navigate 2020. Zibby got the low-down on how to successfully work from home, configure childcare, and create priority checklists.

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Kim Brooks, SMALL ANIMALS Nov 20, 2020

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Kim Brooks knows what it means for one seemingly small decision to snowball into something unexpected. She described the catalyst event that led her to write Small Animals (a must-read for parents) to Zibby. They talked about the anxiety of raising children, examining the culture of parenthood and how it shifts over generations, and marriage, divorce and coparenting.

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Matthew John Bocchi, SWAY Nov 19, 2020

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Matthew John Bocchi was a child when his father died in the World Trade Center on 9/11. He and Zibby had a moving conversation about the long-lasting effects of this tragedy, coping mechanisms, addiction, abuse, and hope.

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Liz Petrone, THE PRICE OF ADMISSION Nov 18, 2020

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Zibby talked to Liz Petrone about her soulful memoir, which poignantly explores mental illness and expressed the need for our society to do better in telling the truth about depression, anxiety, and disordered behaviors.

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Sarah Crossan, HERE IS THE BEEHIVE Nov 17, 2020

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Zibby loved Sarah Crossan's unique writing style and the format of HereIs the Beehive; it reads almost like one big long poem. This novel about adultery, seduction and loyalty will be a book club pick on Zibby’s Virtual Book Club! Sarah and Zibby talked all about secrets, intuition, the shock value of grief, and universal compassion.

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Clarissa Ward, ON ALL FRONTS Nov 16, 2020

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Clarissa Ward is a badass journalist. She talked to Zibby about her trajectory studying comparative literature at Yale, wanting to become an actress, and the epiphany moment that led to her career as an award-winning war correspondent.

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Cameron Douglas, LONG WAY HOME Nov 13, 2020

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Cameron Douglas wrote a raw and intimate portrait of being raised as Hollywood royalty (the son of Michael Douglas and grandson of Kirk Douglas) and experience becoming a drug addict who served time in prison. He spoke openly with Zibby about anxiety, addiction, survival, and transformation.

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Fariha Roisin, LIKE A BIRD Nov 12, 2020

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Fariha Roisin's novel is gripping and bold and at times so disturbing it’s almost hard to read. Zibby was fascinated by their talk about abuse, autonomy, humor, self-discovery, victimhood, ancestral trauma, and much more.

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Christa Parravani, LOVED AND WANTED Nov 11, 2020

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Christa Parravani's memoir is so open and deep that Zibby felt like she already knew her before their interview. Christa talked about both wanting to have the choice for reproductive healthcare and loving and wanting children; navigating associated emotional, financial, and regulatory aspects of the options women face; and her belief that by sharing stories there is justice and liberation for women.

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