Totally Booked with Zibby

Zibby Owens

Booking Overview

A literary interview show centered on books and publishing, it typically features authors with new releases, alongside academics and other public figures whose work connects to books and broader life themes. Credible pitches include published authors, researchers, and subject-matter experts with a timely book and a compelling personal or cultural angle; booking is likely high-difficulty because the show is an established publishing destination with access to prominent authors.

Metrics

Episodes: 2488

Frequency: Daily

Rating: 4.5/5.0

Estimated listeners: 10k-100k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

Instagram: 80.0k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

info@zibbybooks.com

submissions@zibbybooks.com

zibby@zibbyowens.com

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Host

Zibby Owens - Bestselling author, bookstore owner, publisher, and podcast host.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

high

Typical Credentials:

Published authors, particularly those promoting a new book, as well as academics and subject-matter experts whose professional expertise is connected to a book or compelling life theme.

Required Achievements:

Published books, New book releases, Established professional or academic expertise

Recent Guest Discussions

Sara Goodman Confino - Women In Journalism, Mentorship, Writing, And Becoming A Published Author.

Margie Lachman, PhD - Lifespan Psychology, Midlife, And Her Book Primetime.

Lisa Katayama - Japanese Parenting Practices, Raising Children, And Writing A Book While Parenting.

Ann Tashi Slater - Impermanence, Literature, Travel, Family, And Meaning.

Jacqueline Friedland - Parenting, Coaching, Writing, Autism, And Her New Novel.

Recent Topics

Literature, Publishing, Authors, Writing, Books

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

Totally Booked with Zibby

Lea Vale on Her Ode to 9/11

September 11, 2026

Lea Vale joins Zibby Owens to discuss her new novel Blue Sky Black, the second-chance romance told across two timelines that she wrote as a love letter to the friend she lost on 9/11.Lea shares her own experience in New York City that day 25 years ago, the trauma of having to cope with a loved one simply disappearing, and the importance of talking about tragedy. She also recounts how the romance genre finally allowed her to write this story, infusing hope and light into such a difficult subje...

Zibby’s 9/11 Essay

September 11, 2026

Zibby was one of the countless people who lost a loved one on 9/11. Stacey Sanders, Zibby’s college roommate, worked in the North Tower of the World Trade Center. To process the loss, Zibby wrote an essay for her business school newspaper, The Harbus, two weeks after it happened. She reads it here to pay tribute to the 25th anniversary of the attacks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kara Kavensky on Finding Joy

September 10, 2026

Kara Kavensky sits down with Zibby Owens to talk about her memoir Tell Me About Joy, inspired by WWII veteran Bob who shared with her his greatest regret: “I missed out on marrying the love of my life. Her name is Joy.”Interwoven with her own personal story, Kara writes about her journey to find Bob’s long-lost love and how it changed her life. She touches on her own healing after being married to a narcissist, the human face of war, sharing stories of resilience, the heaviness of losing a ch...

Publicly listed emails

info@zibbybooks.com

submissions@zibbybooks.com

zibby@zibbyowens.com

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