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Totally Booked with Zibby

Zibby Owens
Grief
Mental Health
Motherhood
Parenting
Family Dynamics
Literature
Aging
Community Support
New York City
Children's Literature
Friendship
Resilience
Poetry
Covid-19
Memoir Writing
The River Is Waiting
Jewish Identity
Joe Mcginniss
Identity
Anti-Semitism

Totally Booked with Zibby is a podcast about books—and everything they reveal about who we are. Hosted by Zibby Owens, each episode features conversations with authors, creators, and thinkers about writing, reading, creativity, ambition, relationships, resilience, and the moments that shape our lives. Because talking about books is really talking about life.

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Recent Guests

Kerry Docherty
Author of Selfish, Unlearning, Reclaiming, and Telling the Truth; co-founder of Faherty
Faherty; Selfish memoir
Episode: Kerry Docherty, Selfish, and Jess H. Gutierrez, Adulting for Amateurs
Jess H. Gutierrez
Author of Adulting for Amateurs, Misadventures of a Geriatric Millennial; former journalist; respiratory therapist
Author; Respiratory Therapist
Episode: Kerry Docherty, Selfish, and Jess H. Gutierrez, Adulting for Amateurs
Caitlin Shetterly
Author of The Gulf of Lions and Pete and Alice in Maine
Author
Episode: Caitlin Shetterly, The Gulf of Lions, and Lauren Schott, Very Slowly All at Once
Lauren Schott
Author of Very Slowly, All at Once
Author
Episode: Caitlin Shetterly, The Gulf of Lions, and Lauren Schott, Very Slowly All at Once
Susan Patterson
Author, co-author of The Mother-Daughter Book Club
Author (co-author with James Patterson)
Episode: Susan Patterson and James Patterson, The Mother-Daughter Book Club
Kate Durgy
Author of Reimagining Grief, A New Path to Finding Healing, Strength, and Joy After Loss
Episode: BONUS: Zibby's Summer Reads Party: Live!
Sara Bliss
Author and co-author of multiple books
Episode: BONUS: Zibby's Summer Reads Party: Live!
Beatrice Williams
Author of When You Loved Me
Episode: BONUS: Zibby's Summer Reads Party: Live!
Lisa Scott Alini
Author of This Changes Everything
Episode: BONUS: Zibby's Summer Reads Party: Live!

Host

Zibby Owens
Host of a daily, author-focused interview show with a library/retail background and a strong emphasis on author storytelling and reader engagement.

Reviews

4.4 out of 5 stars from 809 ratings
  • Can we see larger book covers

    I would like in the title to write out book and author and to have a larger book cover to see

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Beans13!$rr
    United States16 days ago
  • Book Love

    Great interviews! Zibby asks super questions and has wonderful conversations with her guests. I always look forward to listening to this wonderful podcast

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Artphotogirl
    United States4 months ago
  • Trump supporters

    Not please to see she had Josie Balka on, who is part of a Trump supporting breeding cult. Absolutely not someone who needs a platform.

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    JessPie1994
    United States4 months ago
  • Laura Dave

    Collaborating with Jennifer Garner?? How disappointing.

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    Hope 4 Future
    United States5 months ago
  • Yikes

    Having a guest on and not even saying their name correctly is interview 101. Embarrassing and rude.

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    AmandaB20
    United States7 months ago

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A few reviews call out inconsistencies or controversial guest selections, but many celebrate book discovery and quality interviews.
Listeners praise thoughtful, engaging author conversations and strong guest selection.

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Recent interactions between the hosts and their guests.

Kerry Docherty, Selfish, and Jess H. Gutierrez, Adulting for Amateurs
Q: How did you decide to open up about the personal life behind the brand?
Kerry describes weighing privacy with honesty, seeking to honor loved ones while sharing her truth and growth as both a business leader and individual.
Kerry Clare, Definitely Thriving, and Camille Pagán, Dog Person
Q: Any advice to aspiring authors?
Camille Pagán advises writers to honor their own voice, suggesting that writing in small, consistent blocks can accumulate into a complete work without needing long uninterrupted sessions.
Kerry Clare, Definitely Thriving, and Camille Pagán, Dog Person
Q: What was your difficult time?
Camille Pagán discusses a personal period of grief following the death by suicide of a father figure who encouraged her to write, describing how it profoundly affected her and influenced her approach to storytelling.
Bruce Feiler's A Time to Gather, and Amy Schmittauer Landino's Good Morning Good Life
Q: Amy, tell us about your book.
Amy explains that Good Morning Good Life grew from a conversation with her audience about time and time management, evolving from early digital platform strategies to a broader discussion of morning routines that align with who you want to be.
Sarah Damoff, The Burning Side
Q: How did your background in social work influence the way you write these families?
Working with foster families and in the court system gave me insight into the complexities of family dynamics, which I channel into nuanced, non-stereotypical characters and authentic relationships on the page.

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1. Kerry Docherty
2. Jess H. Gutierrez
3. Caitlin Shetterly
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5. Susan Patterson
6. Kate Durgy
7. Sara Bliss
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