Moms Don’t Have Time to Read Books

Hosted ByZibby Owens

Writer Zibby Owens, www.zibbyowens.com, mother of four, interviews authors about their work on this award-winning literary podcast.


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Anne Berest, GABRIËLE

Bestselling French author Anne Berest returns to the podcast to discuss GABRIËLE, an atmospheric and exuberant novel about love, sex, art, revolution, and the life of her great-grandmother Gabriële...

Lihi Lapid, ON HER OWN (now in paperback!)

Zibby interviews bestselling Israeli author, photojournalist, columnist, and activist Lihi Lapid about her latest novel, ON HER OWN (a tense and immersive psychological read about two families in crisis),...

Jackie Goldschneider, THE WEIGHT OF BEAUTIFUL: My Battle with Anorexia and Journey to Recovery

Jackie Goldschneider, star of The Real Housewives of New Jersey, chats with Zibby about THE WEIGHT OF BEAUTIFUL, the courageously candid memoir about her decades-long battle with anorexia and...

E.A. Hanks, THE 10: A Memoir of Family and the Open Road

Zibby chats withVanity FairandNew York Timescontributor E. A. Hanks about her sparkling, heartfelt, poetic new memoir, THE 10: A Memoir of Family and the Open Road, which follows her...

Dr. Becky Kennedy, THAT’S MY TRUCK!: A Good Inside Story About Hitting

Beloved parenting expert, clinical psychologist, and #1New York Timesbestselling author Dr. Becky Kennedy chats with Zibby about her highly anticipated debut picture book, THAT’S MY TRUCK!, which tackles one...

Lake Bell, ALL ABOUT BRAINS: A Book About People

Acclaimed actress, screenwriter, and director Lake Bell joins Zibby to discuss her debut picture book, ALL ABOUT BRAINS, a joyfully whimsical exploration of all the ways people and their...

Judith Viorst, MAKING THE BEST OF WHAT’S LEFT: When We’re Too Old to Get the Chairs Reupholstered

Writer and poet Judith Viorst, who is now in her nineties, joins Zibby to discuss MAKING THE BEST OF WHAT’S LEFT: When You’re Too Old to Get the Chairs...

Dara Horn, ONE LITTLE GOAT: A Passover Catastrophe & PEOPLE LOVE DEAD JEWS: Reports from a Haunted Present

Dara Horn, winner of three National Jewish Book Awards and Kirkus Prize finalist, joins Zibby to discuss her irreverent, moving, and hilariously deadpan graphic novel for young readers, ONE...

Vicky Nguyen, BOAT BABY: A Memoir

Zibby interviews NBC News correspondent and anchor Vicky Nguyen about her funny, nostalgic, and poignant new memoir, BOAT BABY. Vicky describes her family’s daring escape from communist Vietnam and...

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