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Totally Booked with Zibby

Totally Booked with Zibby

By: Zibby Owens
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Hi! I'm Zibby Owens, host of Totally Booked with Zibby (formerly Moms Don’t Have Time to Read Books). In my daily show, I interview today’s latest, bestselling, buzziest, or underrated authors and story creators whose work I think is worth your time. As a bookstore owner, publisher, author and (obviously) podcaster, I get a comprehensive look at everything that’s coming out and spend my time curating the best books so you don’t have to. Stay in the know, get insider insights, and connect with guests like I do. Every single day.


FYI, my show has won many awards! It was one of Oprah's top literary podcasts - twice! - and has been downloaded 15 million+ times. With 2,000+ episodes to choose from, you'll never run out of book talk. For more information, go to zibbymedia.com and follow me on Instagram at @zibbyowens. If you love the show, please rate and review it. And go buy the books!


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Episodes
  • Hannah Brown, THE FOUR ENGAGEMENT RINGS OF SYBIL RAIN

    Hannah Brown, THE FOUR ENGAGEMENT RINGS OF SYBIL RAIN
    Jun 24 2025


    Hannah Brown, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author and The Bachelorette star, joins Zibby to discuss her sparkling new rom-com, THE FOUR ENGAGEMENT RINGS OF SYBIL RAIN, which she describes as White Lotus meets Sex and the City meets Mamma Mia. Hannah delves into her novel’s themes of self-worth, identity, love, and embracing one's true self, and then shares how her characters often mirror her own struggles and breakthroughs (oh, and how her real-life romance influenced her fictional love interest!). Finally, she shares her future writing plans for the “core four” friend group, her dreams of adapting the book for film or TV, and what it’s like to launch a book right before her own wedding.


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    28 mins
  • Marie Benedict & Courtney Sheinmel, THE SECRETS OF LOVELACE ACADEMY

    Marie Benedict & Courtney Sheinmel, THE SECRETS OF LOVELACE ACADEMY
    Jun 23 2025

    Purchase on Bookshop: https://bit.ly/3HIrqsN


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    23 mins
  • Virginia Evans, THE CORRESPONDENT: A Novel

    Virginia Evans, THE CORRESPONDENT: A Novel
    Jun 22 2025

    Bestselling debut author Virginia Evans joins Zibby to discuss THE CORRESPONDENT, a charming, intriguing, and witty novel in the form of letters and emails exchanged by a divorced and retired woman with her friends, family, and foes. Virginia shares the long journey to publication—nearly 20 years and nine novels in the making! She also discusses the power of the epistolary form, the influence of 84, Charing Cross Road, the real-life loss that informed the story’s emotional depth, and the power of finding solace in literature and connection with people we might never meet in person.


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    27 mins
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