Totally Booked with Zibby
Episodes
Letting Go, Staying Resilient, and Finding Ourselves with Dr. Deepika Chopra and Stacey Lindsay
13 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Deepika Chopra teaches us the difference between optimism and positivity, shares her own child’s medical struggles and how she gets through...
Small Towns, Friendship, and Secrets in Kristy Woodson Harvey and B&N Book Club Pick Mikki Brammer’s New Novels
12 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Kristy Woodson Harvey spotlights NICU nurses, sports coaches, and a small town in her annual summer novel, this time Summer State of Mind.&n...
Pam Sherman plays herself and so can you
07 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Pam Sherman took her superpower of inspiring others in acting, speaking, and work to write a helpful handbook to put your best foot forward. As Pam sa...
Laurie Frankel’s hilarious take on aging in Enormous Wings
06 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What if your grandmother got pregnant? That’s the premise behind Laurie Frankel’s witty, escapist narrative about an older woman who takes up with...
Mega-bestselling author of The Help is back! Kathryn Stockett on The Calamity Club
05 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
I remember reading The Help in 2009 when it came out and absolutely loving it! Back then I was a stay-at-home mom of twins under age two. To...
Dr. Tara Narula and Jenny Bartoy Tackle Pain from All Sides
30 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Tara Narula gives us a specific recipe in The Healing Power of Resilience: A New Prescription for Health and Well-Being, while editor Je...
Friendship for the Win: Jessica George, Geneen Roth
29 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Jessica George takes on female friendship in her sophomore novel Love by the Book, which follows her hit Maame, which we also talked ab...
Marisa Renee Lee, Long Covid, and Hope
28 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Marisa Renee Lee shares her battle with long Covid on top of her other excruciating losses in Waiting for Dawn: Living with Uncertainty. We spoke...
BONUS: Rachel Goldberg-Polin, When We See You Again
24 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
I had the immense honor of interviewing Rachel Goldberg-Polin about her book When We See You Again. Rachel, USA Today's Woman of the Year and one of t...
Book of the Month Club pick Sally Hepworth’s Mad Mabel
23 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Yes, Sally Hepworth and I spoke about her new novel, Mad Mabel, which features an older, quirky protagonist whose neighbor dies in the openi...
Bestselling Author Annabelle Gurwitch on Lung Cancer, Humor, and Adventure
22 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
I’ve been a fan of actress and bestselling author Annabelle Gurwitch since I first read You Say Tomato, I Say Shut Up. I’ve intervi...
Getting Through Grief — with Humor and Heart
21 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Hear from two amazing women authors who have survived loss and learned to live with it by finding humor in the darkest times. Screenwriter Angela Niss...
Celebrity Spotlight: Gina Gershon
16 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Actress Gina Gershon takes us through the unexpected, entertaining steps to becoming a star and the attitude it takes to do so in her memoir...
Little Free Library
15 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
I touched base with Little Free Library CEO Daniel Gumnit about how to promote literacy, why stories are best when shared, and exactly how t...
That’s What Friends Are For with Wade Rouse
14 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Bestselling memoirist Wade Rouse shares about his first novel, That’s What Friends Are For, inspired by “The Golden Girls.” ...
Bookstore Owner + NYT Bestselling Author Jenny Lawson on How to Be Okay When Nothing is Okay
09 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Founder of Nowhere Bookshop is anywhere but nowhere. She’s a guru. Jenny Lawson has written book after book about her mental health, obsta...
The Perfect Graduation Gift — with Great Life Advice
08 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Christina Geist, bestselling children’s book author and brand guru, wrote Before You Fly Away: Life Lessons from Home, a beautifully illus...
Zibby Publishing’s Start at the End by International Bestseller Emma Grey
07 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Australian author Emma Grey’s The Last Love Note kicked off Emma’s journey with our publishing house. I read the PDF on a flight when he...
Are Personal Essays Performative? with Kat Rosenfield
03 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
How to Survive in the Woods by Kat Rosenfield is truly hard to put down. Three friends go in the woods where two of them plot against the third i...
Thank You and Announcement from Zibby
03 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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Finding Yourself with Blair Glaser
02 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Join Blair Glaser as she journeys into herself and goes from NYC and LA to a special yoga retreat in This Incredible Longing: How I Found My Self...
The Harvard You Didn’t Know
01 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Literary ingenue J.R. Thornton takes us into the posh world of Harvard College from dorm rooms and classrooms to parties and more when an outsider get...
Israel and Iran: History and Today, featuring Yardena Schwartz and Jonathan Harounoff
31 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
First, get the context for today’s political climate with Yardena Schwartz, Ghosts of a Holy War: The 1929 Massacre in Palestine That Ignited t...
Zibby’s Book Club Pick Allegra Goodman’s This is Not About Us
30 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
I loved interviewing Allegra Goodman several times on my show for her novels Sam and Isola. Her latest book This is Not About Us&n...
TOVAH!!!!!
27 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Who doesn’t know legendary actress Tovah Feldshuh?! (If you don’t, now you will!) Tovah, the subject of an upcoming documentary which just premier...
Matti Friedman Introduces Us to Heroes
26 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
I spoke to Matti Friedman right before the war with Iran began. He remarked that he and his family couldn’t make any plans as they waited to see wha...
Do Your Kids Like Slime?
25 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve gone through a multi-year slime phase in our house, much to the dismay of our kitchen table. When we discovered there was basically an amuseme...
Bestselling Author Marie Benedict Knows History
24 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
I like to think of Marie Benedict as my midlife history professor; every novel she writes teaches me more about periods of time I thought I understood...
Markus Zusak
23 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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Best Writing Advice I’ve Ever Received from The Book Thief’s Markus Zusak
23 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Do you remember The Book Thief? It came out twenty years ago and was a massive bestseller. It was just re-released as a 20th anniversary edi...
An “It Girl” Worth Knowing with Allison Pataki
20 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Bestselling author Allison Pataki introduces us to yet another powerful woman forgotten in history in her latest historical novel, It Girl. ...
A Love Letter to a Former Teacher with Brian Platzer
19 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Brian Platzer’s novel The Optimists was just reviewed in the New York Times Book Review. I interviewed him live at the Whitby about h...
Debut Fiction Based in New Mexico with Nancy Foley
18 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Want to travel to the Southwest? I Am Agatha by debut author Nancy Foley takes us there. Inspired by her grandmother’s past, Nancy wrote a...
Ruthie Rogers Sits Down with Celebs
17 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In Table 4 at The River Cafe, restaurant owner Ruthie Rogers shares conversations with her high-profile podcast guests including Paul McCartney, ...
Anna Quindlen
16 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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Alexandra Potter, a European Road Trip, and Two Bad Ass Women
13 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We published this “Thelma and Louise” meets “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels” tale about a midlife recently catfished and humiliated woman and the you...
Midlife Reinvention Mixed with ‘90s Princeton University—and Running
12 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
If you’re in the mood to commiserate with a couple of close friends about the indignities of aging, love in midlife, life at Princeton in the 90s, h...
Shocking News about Judy Blume with Mark Oppenheimer
11 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In Mark Oppenheimer’s new biography about Judy Blume, he reveals a number of surprising things, so much that I kept leaning over to my kids as ...
My Kids’ Teacher, Ani Katz, Writes Another Novel
10 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Aren’t teachers the best? When I found out that Ani Katz (“Miss Katz”), my kids’ former teacher, wrote another novel, Haven, I had t...
Deborah Goodrich Royce
09 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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Joan Lunden Shares What’s Beyond the Script
06 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
I interviewed the one and only Joan Lunden live in front of an audience for this very special discussion about her career as a longtime GMA anchor, he...
From Infertility to Empty Nesting in Fiction
05 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Trying something new here! I interviewed three women authors on the same day whose novels took me through the full spectrum of motherhood — so I wan...
“Midwinter Break” Director Polly Findlay Discusses Adaptation
04 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Focus Features was kind enough to offer me the chance to host a screening of the new film “Midwinter Break,” which many of you in my community att...
Poetry That Makes Motherhood Beautiful with Jessica Urlichs
03 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
I loved these poems by Jessica Urlichs so much that I ended up reading some to my son. Somehow, they take the unwieldy, much-discussed experience of m...
Mimi Nichter
02 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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Zeeva Bukai Wins a National Jewish Book Award
27 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Congratulations to author Zeeva Bukai for winning a National Jewish Book Award from the Jewish Book Council for her novel The Anatomy of Exile.&n...
Elizabeth Day is Super Smart
26 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
I’m hooked. Somehow, I’d never read Elizabeth Day’s books until her latest, One of Us, a smart look at relationships, cancel culture, ...
Norah O’Donnell Writes The Ultimate Guide to American Women in U.S. History
25 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Who knew?!! Well, apparently, senior correspondent for CBS News Norah O’Donnell did. In her book, We the Women: The Hidden Heroes Who Shaped Am...
Art, Family, Escape and Reinvention in Saoirse with Charleen Hurtubise
24 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Author Charleen Hurtubise paints a picture of a woman reinvented. We meet Saoirse on an airplane, faking her identity with a friend’s pass...
Confronting High-Functioning Depression with Rachel Tzvia Back
23 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes you just click with someone. By the end of my in-person interview with Israeli poet Rachel Tzvia Back, we were hugging — having laughed, c...
Eileen Heisler and DeAnn Heline, THE MIDDLE
20 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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Libby Page and Overcoming Grief with Books
19 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This Book Made Me Think of You, an instant USA Today Bestseller by top UK author Libby Page, is an ode to bookstores, an ode to love, a...
Losing the Guilt with Dr. Jennifer Reid
18 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Jennifer Reid, MD, author of Guilt Free, has the answers. For those of us who feel guilty about almost everything having to do with parenting, ps...
Family Secrets Unearthed in The Family Snitch
17 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Wall Street Journal journalist Francesca Fontana shares her surprising journey of researching her own father’s jail time, crimes, and friendshi...
Navigating Uncertainty and Medical Mystery with Gillian Deacon
16 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
I interviewed Gillian Deacon in person at Totally Booked: Live about her book A Love Affair with the Unknown. Both the guests and I were riveted ...
How Systems and Customs in Israel Create Unity with Dan Senor
13 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Have you listened to Dan Senor’s podcast Call Me Back? If you have, you’ll know how incredibly bright he is and how informed he is on all thi...
How Do You Jew? Suzy Ultman Paints a Picture
12 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Suzy Ultman is a gifted artist who has turned her gifts into a series of children’s board books designed to elevate the Jewish experience in a fun, ...
The Truth About Fatherhood: Becoming One and Coping with the Loss of Another with Matt Fogelson
11 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Matt Fogelson shares his thoughts and feelings about becoming a new dad having lost his own father in Restrung: Fatherhood in a Different Key. He...
Sadeqa Johnson on the Writing Process
10 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Bestselling author and Reese’s Book Club pick for The House of Eve, Sadeqa Johnson has been on this podcast several times and is now back to di...
Emma Tourtelot, NO ONE YOU KNOW: A Novel
09 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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Susan Lucci — From Soap Opera Star to Widow and Everything in Between
06 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Never mind the fact that I accidentally deleted my first podcast interview recording with Susan Lucci. She’s just that gracious that we re-reco...
Nicholas Thompson Runs Publications, Runs Competitively, and Never Runs Out of Insights
05 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This book isn’t just about running. It’s about perseverance, focus, choices, mastery, drive, and fatherhood. Nicholas Thompson has had m...
Why We’re Just Watching Lior Torenberg
04 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Just Watch Me has such a creative concept behind it. Each chapter starts with how many fictitious streaming followers the main character has on h...
Jennifer Niven on her amazing new novel Meet the Newmans
03 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
I’m obsessed with this book. Meet the Newmans by Jennifer Niven is one of those can’t-put-down stories about a family, a woman...
Jewell Parker Rhodes
02 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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Transitioning to the Next Stage with Krista Williams
30 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Podcast guru and bestselling author Krista Williams joined me to discuss her book ALMOST 30 (which would be ALMOST 50 in my book). We r...
Running a Jewish Media Company with Rabbi Dovid M. Cohen
29 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Have you heard of the Algemeiner? I must admit, I hadn’t until they made me one of their Jewish 100 in 2024. (I was blown away to be ...
Love, Loss, and the News with Carol Lin
28 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
No, her name isn’t Carolyn. Hear what other comments and indignities Carol had to put up with on her rise to become one of the most accomplished Asi...
Your Life Really Does Matter with Jennifer Breheny Wallace
27 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Turns out, it’s pretty simple: you can make someone feel good with just a sentence. Start with, “If it weren’t for you…” You can also orient...
Moms Have Broken Hearts, Too, with Josie Balka
26 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Poet, bestselling author, and TikTok star Josie Balka’s second collection, LOVES OF OUR LIVES, connects mothers and daughters by love, hea...
Living a Long, Healthy, Meaningful Life with NYT bestselling author Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel and Journalist Meghan Rabbitt
23 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What’s the secret to longevity? Is it really okay to eat ice cream? What do you mean I shouldn’t retire? These two experts weigh in from our event...
From Public Servant to Fashion CEO: Learning to Lead on the Job with Lew Frankfort
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Lew Frankfort wasn’t into fashion before he took the helm at Coach, so it’s quite improbable that he turned it into a billion-dollar business...
Stalkers and Shameful Actors in the Book World with Jenna Blum
21 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Co-founder of A Mighty Blaze Jenna Blum discusses the inspiration for her latest novel, Murder Your Darlings. Think: creepy book event ...
The Private Treatment Facility of Celebs with Alyssa Sheinmel
20 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Alyssa Sheinmel, author of Such Sheltered Lives, shares a fictitious but all-too-real-sounding ultra-lux treatment facility on Shelter Island, pa...
From Working in Publishing to Entrepreneur (and Author!) with Panio Gianopoulos
19 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Founder of the Next Big Idea Book Club, Panio Gianopoulos, discusses his career in publishing and what led him to lead a non-fiction book subscription...
Laura Brown and Kristina O'Neill, ALL THE COOL GIRLS GET FIRED: How to Let Go of Being Let Go and Come Back on Top
16 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded live at Bloomingdale’s 59th Street in partnership with the Child Mind Institute, Zibby interviews co-authors Laura Brown and Kristina O’N...
Tracy Dobmeier and Wendy Katzman, TEN THOUSAND LIGHT YEARS FROM OKAY
15 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded live at Zibby’s Bookshop x Minnie Rose, Zibby chats with longtime friends and co-authors Tracy Dobmeier and Wendy Katzman about 10,000 LIGH...
Camille Seigle and Ali Mann Stevens, MATERNAL HOPE: Stories of Unseen Struggles, Unexpected Resilience, and the Untold Ways Families Are Made
14 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Zibby talks with co-editors Camille Seigle and Ali Mann Stevens about their powerful new anthology, MATERNAL HOPE: Stories of Unseen Struggles, Unexpe...
Belle Burden, STRANGERS: A Memoir of Marriage
13 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Zibby chats with debut author Belle Burden about STRANGERS: A Memoir of Marriage, an unforgettable, aching, transcendent exploration of love, betrayal...
Leigh Bardugo and John Picacio, THE INVISIBLE PARADE
12 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Zibby interviews #1 New York Times bestselling author Leigh Bardugo and World Fantasy Award winner John Picacio about THE INVISIBLE PARADE, a stunning...
Drew Daywalt, GOODNIGHT, CRAYONS
09 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
#1 New York Times bestselling author Drew Daywalt joins Zibby to discuss GOODNIGHT, CRAYONS, the hilarious new picture book in his beloved series. Dre...
Betsy Fore, BUILT ON PURPOSE: Discover Your Deep Inner Why and Manifest the Business of Your Dreams
08 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Zibby chats with entrepreneur, investor, and bestselling author Betsy Fore about her powerful new guidebook, BUILT ON PURPOSE: Discover Your Deep Inne...
Alyson Richman, THE MISSING PAGES
07 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Bestselling author Alyson Richman joins Zibby to discuss THE MISSING PAGES, a haunting and soulful story inspired by the legend of Harry Widener, a pa...
Laura Dave, THE FIRST TIME I SAW HIM
06 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Zibby welcomes #1 New York Times bestselling author Laura Dave back to the podcast to discuss THE FIRST TIME I SAW HIM, the highly anticipated sequel ...
Donna Freitas, HER ONE REGRET
05 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded live at Zibby’s Bookshop x Minnie Rose, award-winning author Donna Freitas joins Zibby to discuss HER ONE REGRET, a riveting feminist thril...
Lily King, HEART THE LOVER
02 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Special re-release! To close out the year, we’re counting down the Top 10 most-listened-to episodes of 2025. Coming in at #1: Zibby’s interview wi...
Virginia Evans, THE CORRESPONDENT: A Novel
01 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Special re-release! To close out the year, we’re counting down the Top 10 most-listened-to episodes of 2025. Coming in at #2: Zibby’s interview wi...
Jen Hatmaker, AWAKE: A Memoir
31 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Special re-release! To close out the year, we’re counting down the Top 10 most-listened-to episodes of 2025. Coming in at #3: Zibby’s interview wi...
Amy Griffin, THE TELL: A Memoir
30 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Special re-release! To close out the year, we’re counting down the Top 10 most-listened-to episodes of 2025. Coming in at #4: Zibby’s interview wi...
Christie Brinkley, UPTOWN GIRL: A Memoir
29 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Special re-release! To close out the year, we’re counting down the Top 10 most-listened-to episodes of 2025. Coming in at #5: Zibby’s interview wi...
Wally Lamb, THE RIVER IS WAITING: A Novel
26 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Special re-release! To close out the year, we’re counting down the Top 10 most-listened-to episodes of 2025. Coming in at #6: Zibby’s interview wi...
Elyce Arons, WE MIGHT JUST MAKE IT AFTER ALL: My Best Friendship with Kate Spade
25 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Special re-release! To close out the year, we’re counting down the Top 10 most-listened-to episodes of 2025. Coming in at #7: Zibby’s interview wi...
Loretta Rothschild, FINDING GRACE: A Novel
24 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Special re-release! To close out the year, we’re counting down the Top 10 most-listened-to episodes of 2025. Coming in at #8: Zibby’s interview wi...
Adriana Trigiani, THE VIEW FROM LAKE COMO: A Novel
23 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Special re-release! To close out the year, we’re counting down the Top 10 most-listened-to episodes of 2025. Coming in at #9: Zibby’s interview wi...
James Frey, NEXT TO HEAVEN: A Novel
22 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Special re-release! To close out the year, we’re counting down the Top 10 most-listened-to episodes of 2025. Coming in at #10: Zibby’s interview w...
Producer/Director Paul Feig, “The Housemaid” based on Freida McFadden’s novel
19 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode of the podcast, Zibby interviews acclaimed producer/director Paul Feig at a press junket for THE HOUSEMAID, the highly acclaim...
Meghan Riordan Jarvis on Navigating the Trauma of the News
19 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded live at Zibby’s Bookshop x Minnie Rose, grief expert Meghan Riordan Jarvis, founder of the Grieftastic Book Fair and author of END OF THE H...
Sarah Gelman, Amazon's "Best Books of the Year"
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this special, year-end episode of the podcast, Zibby chats with Sarah Gelman, Editorial Director for Books at Amazon, about Amazon’s Best Books o...
Read with Jenna Book Club Picks Panel at the Miami Book Fair: Emma Knight, Ariel Sullivan, and Jessica Soffer
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Live from the Miami Book Fair, Zibby hosts a special panel celebrating three Read With Jenna authors: Emma Knight (THE LIFE CYCLE OF THE COMMON OCTOPU...
Niki Russ Federman and Josh Russ Tupper, RUSS & DAUGHTERS: 100 Years of Appetizing
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded live at Zibby’s Bookshop in NYC, Zibby interviews fourth-generation Russ & Daughters co-owners and cousins Niki Russ Federman and Josh ...