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Hosted by Zibby Owens · arts · EN · 1,000 episodes
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pri
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Signup to Generate a PitchFor 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.
Totally Booked with Zibby is hosted by Zibby Owens. The show has published more than 1,000 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "This is What Happens When Women Read with Julianna Glasse" (27 October 2026, 28 minutes), "Mary Beth Keane on Love and Forgiveness in Whale Harbor" (26 October 2026, 22 minutes), and "Sarah Wright Olsen + Diane Debrovner and Stacy Cervenka" (26 October 2026, 48 minutes).
Totally Booked with Zibby publishes roughly daily, with episodes averaging 29 minutes across more than 1,000 episodes.
Booking probability for Totally Booked with Zibby is 40%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Totally Booked with Zibby requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Totally Booked with Zibby's contact route on record: verified email.
The strongest fits for Totally Booked with Zibby are News, Magazine & Book Publishing. Totally Booked with Zibby has an arts audience.
Zibby Owens hosts Totally Booked with Zibby, an arts show with more than 1,000 episodes published.
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Episode #69
Former Christian pop star turned activist Julianna Glasse speaks with Zibby Owens about her new book This is What Happens When Women Read . Her memoir shares the same name as her global foundation which supports women’s...
Episode #68
New York Times bestselling author Mary Beth Keane talks with Zibby Owens about her new book, this month’s GMA Book Club pick Whale Harbor, an epic, multigenerational story about 11 brothers in Ireland in 1963 who become...
Episode #68
********* A story for the messy middle. Zibby's essay collection Between Chapters is out now! Love to listen? She narrated the audiobook. Listen on Spotify here. Listen on Apple here. Hosted on Acast. See...
Episode #67
Wall Street Journal journalist Meghan Cox Gurdon talked to Zibby Owens about her new book Free Range Girl: A Memoir which focuses on the year that twelve-year-old Meghan spent with her father in rural Maine in 1976...
Episode #66
Jessica Radloff joins Zibby Owens to chat about her new book Young Sheldon: The (Juicier-Than-Meemaw's-Brisket) Inside Story of the Hit Comedy which gives readers an inside look at the hit comedy and spotlights...
Episode #65
Actress Jane Leeves talks with Zibby Owens about her new book Daphne & Me: My Life on Frasier (And a Bit More) which gives a glimpse behind the scenes of her time on the hit show. Jane wrote Daphne & Me with her...
Episode #64
New York Times bestselling author of The Invisible Kingdom Meghan O’Rourke sits down with Zibby Owens to talk about her new, slim, poetry anthology The Story of the Body , a collection of 82 poems about illness, pain...
Episode #63
Israeli novelist and contributor to On Being Jewish Now Noa Yedlin speaks with Zibby Owens about her novel House Arrest , a story about a Jerusalem family and the scandal that leads to their downfall. Noa discusses how...
Episode #62
Co-authors Christine Pride and Jo Piazza join Zibby Owens to discuss their new book I Never Knew You At All , the story of Simone and the investigation into her husband’s grandfather that exposes secrets, traumas, and...
Episode #61
In this special double episode, Zibby Owens talks to author Kate Hash and podcaster Kara Infante about book clubs, the power of community, and how reading can change lives. First up, Kate Hash tells Zibby about her new...
Episode #60
Bonnie Garmus joins Zibby Owens to talk about her new novel Peck & Peck , the story of recent graduate Batter Gray who struggles with what to do with his arts degree after college, only to find himself at a prestigious...
Episode #59
Julie Orringer sits down with Zibby Owens to discuss her new novel Luna, Phoenix, Queen , a multiple narrative story about a husband who steals his wife’s novel while she suffers from early-onset Alzheimer’s and the...
Episode #58
Maria Shriver and Zibby Owens speak in-person at Zibby’s Bookshop about their life and work inspired by Zibby’s new book Between Chapters and Maria’s poetry collection I Am Maria. Zibby talks about how starting a...
Episode #55
Shai Davidai joins Zibby Owens to discuss his book American Intellectual Antisemitism , the story of how he went from Columbia business professor to accidental activist after the attacks on October 7th. Shai shares the...
Episode #54
Michael Lewis sits down with Zibby Owens to discuss his new book Blockers , a deep dive into the early days of Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency through the lens of six targeted public servants. Michael...
Episode #53
Erin Schlozman joins Zibby Owens to discuss her book The Myth of the Perfect Mom , a guide to new motherhood and postpartum that rejects the idea of the perfect mother in place of authenticity, self-compassion, and joy...
Episode #52
Hank Phillippi Ryan sits down with Zibby Owens to chat about her new novel Mother Daughter Sister Stranger , a twisty thriller about Eliza’s search for her sister Bea who goes missing on the eleventh anniversary of the...
Episode #51
Rebekah Lowin sits down with Zibby Owens to discuss A Year of Jewish Joy , her new cookbook full of meaningful recipes, homemade crafts, and table guides for the Jewish holidays. Rebekah talks about being inspired by...
Episode #50
Elizabeth Wellington Rollins joins Zibby Owens to discuss her debut novel and Book of the Month Club Pick The Three Graces of Pearl Street , the story of an Italian American grandmother, daughter, and granddaughter who...
Episode #49
Meg Mason joins Zibby Owens to discuss her new novel (and Zibby’s October Book Club pick!) Sophie, Standing There , the story of book lover Sophie Pattison who finds herself living alone and isolated, and how her...
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