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.


All Episodes

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…

EXPLICIT LANGUAGE: Jill Kargman, Creator/Writer/Producer/Star of “Odd Mom Out”

WARNING: BAD LANGUAGE!!!! DON’T LISTEN IN THE CAR WITH YOUR KIDS.
Jill Kargman, author of multiple books plus creator/writer/star of “Odd Mom Out,” speaks in her unique, hilarious, irreverent way about the ins and outs of parenthood. She dishes about wri…

Lauren Smith Brody, Author of The Fifth Trimester: The Working Mom’s Guide to Style, Sanity and Success After Baby

Lauren Smith Brody, author of The Fifth Trimester: The Working Mom’s Guide to Style, Sanity and Success After Baby, shares her own experiences (and relevant studies) about going back to work, trying not to fight with her husband, childcare options, “mom …

Sarika Chawla, Journalist, Eating Disorders and Parenting

Sarika Chawla’s article, “How I’m Raising My Kids to Have a Healthy Relationship with Food, Despite My Eating Disorder,” from the Washington Post’s On Parenting section, outlines her experiences and gives suggestions for managing a relationship with food…

Cristina Alger, Author of “The Darlings” and “This Was Not the Plan”

Cristina Alger discusses what it’s like to be a native New Yorker (including what types of girl “friends” to watch out for), parenting and writing through loss and hardship, and how she achieved such a compelling single dad point of view in one of her bo…

Dan Lotti, Singer/Songwriter of Dangermuffin

Dan Lotti, singer/songwriter of amazing band, Dangermuffin, talks about his writing journey, his inspiration and his family. 

Andre Agassi, Tennis Legend, Author of Open

Andre Agassi speaks candidly about his tennis career, fatherhood, pushing through pain, writing to make sense of his life, changing education, addressing dyslexia, and finding true meaning through his philanthropic work.

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