Moms Don’t Have Time to Read Books
Hosted by Zibby Owens and Zibby · Zibby Owens
4.4from 743 ratings
- 2,481
- Episodes
- 551
- Transcribed
- 743
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2018
- First episode
About Moms Don’t Have Time to Read Books
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/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
- Publisher
- Zibby Owens
- Category
- arts · arts
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 31 Mar 2018
- Latest episode
- 23 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
551 of 2,481 episodes have a transcript.
23 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
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Laura Moriarty on Writing Amid Her Cancer Diagnosis
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Isabel Allende on The Quiet Happiness of Aging
Published 23 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] The blue looks amazing. Let me tell you that when I write, I am charming because I'm locked in this room with the door closed and nobody sees me or hears me. So they love me. The minute I stop writing, everybody panics in the family. Yeah. And yet, despite all that, you talk about, quote, the critical voice in my head that sows doubt and slows me down. I think some people would be surprised to learn that even you, after all these books and all the amazing success you've had, that you still have doubt when you start to write a book. I think everybody does, because everybody's a different, every book is a different challenge, has its own requisites, its own clues. […]
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- Isabel Allende
- Renée Rosen
- Laura Moriarty
- Harlan Coben
- Dara Horn
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.5 / 5
- 636 ratings
- Spotify
- 3.7 / 5
- 107 ratings
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- Quality
- 99
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- 0
- YouTube
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- Engagement
- 99
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Zibby Owens and Zibby host the show. Published by Zibby Owens.
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