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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Allison Pataki, Author of “Beauty in the Broken Places”

Allison Pataki, author of memoir, “Beauty in the Broken Places,” and best-selling historical fiction books, “Sisi,” “The Traitor’s Wife” and “The Accidental Empress,” shares her story of coping with her husband’s unexpected, massive stroke at age 30. She…

Aimee Molloy, Author of “The Perfect Mother”

Aimee Molloy, author of instant best-seller and amazing novel/thriller, “The Perfect Mother,” as well as several other non-fiction books, talks about managing the anxiety of new motherhood, mom “tribes,” inverted nipples (?!), writing while hiding from h…

Dylan Lauren, Founder/CEO Dylan’s Candy Bar, Author of “Unwrap Your Sweet Life”

Dylan Lauren talks about her love of color and candy, how she’s raising her “twin”kies, fitting in her workouts, managing her retailtainment empire, writing her first book, how 9/11 affected the launch of Dylan’s Candy Bar, her bunny love and more!

Caitlin Macy, Author of “Mrs.”

Novelist Caitlin Macy (pronounced “CaiSH-lin”), author of Mrs., Spoiled (Stories) and The Fundamentals of Play, talks about unspoken class distinctions, her own family’s fall from wealth, what it takes to make Upper East Side moms stop googling Hamptons …

Dani Shapiro, Best-Selling Author of “Hourglass” and “Slow Motion”

Best-selling author, Dani Shapiro, author of nine amazing books (both memoirs and novels), talks about her secret to great writing, the app everyone needs to be productive, which sentence about her husband she rewrote over and over again and the family s…

Jennifer Wallace, Award Winning Journalist and TV Commentator

Jennifer Wallace, TV commentator and award-winning journalist for the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal and many women’s magazines, discusses her recent WSJ article, “The Teenage Social Media Trap.” Armed with many recent studi…

Charles Duhigg, Pulitzer Prize Winner and Best-Selling Author of “The Power of Habit” and “Smarter Faster Better”

Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and best-selling author, Charles Duhigg, shares his insightful research to help this mom change her habits and parent more effectively. Charles explains the brain’s way of forming habits, unlocks the secret to stopping t…

Sarah Mlynowski, Best-Selling Author of Young Adult Series “Upside Magic” and “Whatever After”

Sarah Mlynowski, best-selling author of 35 books including the Upside Magic and Whatever After Young Adult series (ask any kids ages 8-14 and they’ll know about them!), talks about magic, getting into the teenage brain, how her parent’s divorce shaped he…

Piper Weiss, author of “You All Grow Up and Leave Me”

Piper Weiss, author of You All Grow Up and Leave Me, recounts the chilling story of her experience with her former NYC tennis pro (and child stalker) Gary Wilensky. One of “Gary’s girls,” Piper starkly and beautifully weaves together her coming-of-age me…

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