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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Katy Regan, HOW TO FIND YOUR WAY HOME

Novelist Katy Regan joins Zibby to talk about her latest book,How to Find Your Way Home. The two discuss why Katy wanted to write about homelessness with a bother...

Emma Straub, THIS TIME TOMORROW: A Novel

New York Timesbestselling author and owner ofBooks Are MagicEmma Straub returns to talk with Zibby about her latest novel,This Time Tomorrow, which was inspired by her relationship with her...

A.J. Jacobs, THE PUZZLER: One Man’s Quest to Solve the Most Baffling Puzzles Ever, from Crosswords to Jigsaws to the Meaning of Life

Zibby is joined by theNew York Timesbestselling author ofThe Year of Living Biblically, A.J. Jacobs, to talk about his latest book,The Puzzler. The two discuss their personal favorite kinds...

Jean Hanff Korelitz, THE LATECOMER: A Novel

New York Timesbestselling author Jean Hanff Korelitz returns to discuss her latest novel,The Latecomer, which she has been working on for years on and off. Jean tells Zibby about...

Anna Pitoniak, OUR AMERICAN FRIEND: A Novel

Author and editor Anna Pitoniak joins Zibby to talk about her latest novel,Our American Friend, which was inspired by a combination of Anna’s fascination with Russian culture and a...

Amy Butcher, MOTHERTRUCKER: Finding Joy on the Loneliest Road in America

Zibby is joined by professor and author Amy Butcher to talk about her book,Mothertrucker, and the story of how she found herself in an eighteen-wheeler in Alaska with a...

Qian Julie Wang, BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY: A Memoir

Zibby moderated a conversation with instantNew York Timesbestseller Qian Julie Wang about her debut memoir,Beautiful Country,as part of the Streicker Center’sWomen on the Move author series. The two talked...

Jodi Picoult, CHOICE

#1New York Timesbestseller Jodi Picoult returns to talk with Zibby about her new Audible Original,Choice, as well as the long-awaited debut of her Broadway musical,Between the Lines. Jodi shares...

Eliza Jane Brazier, GOOD RICH PEOPLE

Eliza Jane Brazier joins Zibby to discuss her latest novel,Good Rich People,which pulls fascinating bits and pieces from her real life. The two talk about Eliza’s experience living below...

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