Totally Booked with Zibby

Rebecca Sacks, CITY OF A THOUSAND GATES

03 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Zibby describes Rebecca Sacks's novel as a "literary achievement" and "epic journey." She and Rebecca talked about lives intersecting, the beauty in l...

Rachel Ricketts, DO BETTER

02 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Rachel Ricketts talks to Zibby about spiritual activism, dismantling systems of discrimination and oppression, creating equity, and more in this deep...

Anna Malaika Tubbs, THE THREE MOTHERS

02 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Zibby was honored to speak with Anna Malaika Tubbs about The Three Mothers - a brilliant, conversational, and historically-rich biography. Anna shin...

Adam Grant, THINK AGAIN

02 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The topic of Adam Grant's book is "The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know," which Zibby thinks will help people view changing their mind, adapting t...

Dr. Harold Koplewicz, THE SCAFFOLD EFFECT

02 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Harold Koplewicz founded the Child Mind Institute, a nonprofit dedicated to children's mental health disorders that Zibby supports as a board...

Melissa Gould, WIDOWISH

01 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Melissa Gould calls her emotional memoir a modern love story. Her writing deeply resonated with Zibby, and they talked about grieving, expectations, p...

Laura Tremaine, SHARE YOUR STUFF. I'LL GO FIRST.

01 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Laura Tremaine says that when she changed her mindset around what kind of writer she thought she was supposed to be, this terrific book about connecti...

Jordan Thierry and Ben Sand, A KIDS BOOK ABOUT

31 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Jordan Thierry is the author of A Kids Book About Systemic Racism and Ben Sand is the author of A Kids Book About White Privilege—both part of a fa...

Caroline Gertler, MANY POINTS OF ME

30 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Caroline Gertler taught herself to read around age three and knew from then on that she wanted to be a writer. She chatted with Zibby about the books ...

Sara Faith Alterman, LET'S NEVER TALK ABOUT THIS AGAIN

29 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Sara Faith Alterman's funny and moving memoir takes off from the day her G-rated upbringing came to a screeching halt when she discovered her father's...

Rio Cortez, THE ABCS OF BLACK HISTORY

28 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Rio Cortez is a Pushcart-nominated poet whose beautifully written, illustrated book presents Black history to younger children. She talked with Zibby ...

Gabrielle Korn, EVERYBODY (ELSE) IS PERFECT

27 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Gabrielle Korn's former life as the editor-in-chief of NYLON at age twenty-eight looked shiny and glamorous by day; however, as soon as she left the...

Helen Fisher, FAYE, FARAWAY

26 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Helen Fisher talked to Zibby about having to change the title of her novel in the United States, beginning to write in her forties, how difficult it ...

Chelsea Clinton, SHE PERSISTED

25 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Zibby was honored to interview Chelsea Clinton and talk about advocacy, writing books centered on girls and women, their mutual admiration for teacher...

Charles Yu, THE ONLY LIVING GIRL ON EARTH

24 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Charles Yu's story is a depiction of Earth in the 3000's in which all that's left of an otherwise abandoned planet is a gift shop. He and Zibby talked...

Brittany Barnett, A KNOCK AT MIDNIGHT

23 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Brittany Barnett's book is "a memoir that shows how she came to understand injustice in the courts, how she discovered genius behind bars, and how thi...

Jennifer Rosner, THE YELLOW BIRD SINGS

22 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Jennifer Rosner's journey to becoming a writer is deeply personal and as beautiful as her debut novel - a mesmerizing story set during World War II. S...

Christina Baker Kline, THE EXILES

21 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

An instant New York Times bestseller, Christina Baker Kline's The Exiles is a riveting novel about three women in nineteenth-century Australia. Christ...

Shari Medini, PARENTING WHILE WORKING FROM HOME

20 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Shari Medini's timely guide and chat with Zibby will help you navigate the delicate balance of wearing many hats like pursuing a career and working fr...

Elizabeth Passarella, GOOD APPLE

19 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Elizabeth Passarella's collection of essays explores and normalizes dualities in personal identity. She chats about being a Southern girl in New Yo...

Ashly Perez, READ THIS FOR INSPIRATION

18 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

If you need encouragement, Read This for Inspiration is your ticket to feeling uplifted. Ashly Perez talked to Zibby about her creative and nonlinear...

Priya Parker, THE ART OF GATHERING

15 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

How do we create psychological togetherness when physical togetherness is not an option? Priya Parker shares that "gathering" is a source of meaning, ...

Katherine May, WINTERING

14 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Katherine May's perspective on the transformative power of "wintering" is both timely and timeless. She embraces the ethos of winter to rest, renew, a...

Rabbi Steve Leder, THE BEAUTY OF WHAT REMAINS

13 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Rabbi Steve Leder has officiated roughly one thousand funerals over thirty years. Even with so much experience helping people deal with loss, he reali...

Gabriel Byrne, WALKING WITH GHOSTS

12 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Gabriel Byrne's memoir is absolutely gorgeous, and he has so much wisdom to share. His interview with Zibby was briefly interrupted by a goat in the b...

Felicia Luna Lemus, PARTICULATE MATTER

11 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Zibby loved reading Particulate Matter, Felicia Luna Lemus's uniquely crafted work of creative nonfiction. She spoke with Felicia Luna Lemus about he...

Malcolm Mitchell, MY VERY FAVORITE BOOK IN THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD

08 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Malcolm Mitchell and Zibby talked about new fatherhood, the inspirational book he wrote about his journey through literacy and finding magic in readin...

Shani M. King, HAVE I EVER TOLD YOU BLACK LIVES MATTER

07 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Shani King's books stem from conversations he has and wants to have with his kids about identity, history, and celebration. He spoke to Zibby about ra...

Liz Tichenor, THE NIGHT LAKE

06 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Liz Tichenor spoke with Zibby about becoming ordained as a priest while experiencing the monumental losses of her young son and her mother. She opene...

Ashley Audrain, THE PUSH

05 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Ashley Audrain's amazing book is both chilling and life-affirming - even though she didn’t originally set out to write a book that was so rife wit...

Jen Sincero, BADASS HABITS

04 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Jen Sincero's book is a must-read to start off 2021. Jen has brought "badass" into mainstream culture, and her latest book tackles all of our "badass ...

Sabaa Tahir, A SKY BEYOND THE STORM

03 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Zibby did an Instagram Live with Sabaa Tahir for Good Morning America's Book Club Instagram page. Sabaa is a New York Times best-selling author and on...

John Allman, BOYS DANCE!

02 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

John Allman's children's books are amazing. He chatted with Zibby about growing up in Texas as a dancer, his love of performance, the American Ballet...

Cait Flanders, ADVENTURES IN OPTING OUT

01 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Adventures in Opting Out is so timely. Cait Flanders and Zibby talked about taking new paths, making intentional decisions like opting out of drinkin...

Sophie Cousens, THIS TIME NEXT YEAR

31 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Zibby had a blast interviewing Sophie Cousens for Good Morning America's Book Club Instagram page. This Time Next Year is the perfect book to rea...

Lauren Martin, THE BOOK OF MOODS

30 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Zibby couldn't wait to talk to Lauren Martin about her memoir. The book shifted Zibby's whole mindset about how moods affect us, impact the peop...

Nessa Rapoport, EVENING

29 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Nessa Rapoport's novel is thirty years in the making. Her writing is just as poetic as how she describes to Zibby the way all the parts came toge...

Paola Mendoza and Abby Sher, SANCTUARY

28 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Zibby was excited to do an Instagram Live with Paola Mendoza and Abby Sher about their novel set in 2032. They discuss a world where citizens are chip...

Kara Goldin, UNDAUNTED

25 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Zibby devoured Kara Goldin's memoir. Her approach to entrepreneurism, success in business, and overcoming challenges is sharp, inspiring, and refreshi...

Dr. Reshma Shah, NOURISH

24 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Reshma Shah's book is filled with recipes that will make even avid omnivores wonder why they haven't tried more plant-based dishes before. Dr. Sha...

Isabel Wilkerson, CASTE

23 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Isabel Wilkerson - already a Pulitzer Prize-winning, bestselling author - has captured attention with her stunning new book Caste, which has been lau...

Anne-Louise Nieto and Hanna Chiou, HABBI HABBI

22 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Zibby talked to Anne-Louise Nieto and Hanna Chiou, the co-founders of Habbi Habbi, a brilliant way to bring bilingual education into your home. They ...

Paige Peterson, GROWING UP BELVEDERE-TIBURON

21 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Paige Peterson was Zibby's first boss ever - at age eleven she started babysitting Paige's daughter! Their connection comes through in their special c...

RE-RELEASE: Ray Dalio, who just tragically lost his son

19 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

From Zibby: I woke up this morning to the horrific news that Ray Dalio, founder of Bridgewater Associates, father of four, grandfather, philanthropist...

Clint Edwards, FATHER-ISH

18 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

When Zibby started reading Father-Ish, she wasn't in a good mood, but Clint Edwards's book is so funny that she started laughing out loud right away. ...

Jarrett J. Krosoczka, STAR WARS: JEDI ACADEMY

17 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Zibby's family has long loved Jarrett Krosoczka's New York Times bestselling books, so it was special for Zibby to learn more about Jar...

Rachel Bloom, I WANT TO BE WHERE THE NORMAL PEOPLE ARE

16 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Rachel Bloom's memoir will capture your heart just like her Golden Globe winning tv series, "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend." They chatted about what "normal" me...

Sarah Gelman, DIRECTOR OF BOOKS, PR, AND EDITORIAL, AMAZON

15 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

For passionate readers, Sarah Gelman has the world's best job - she's the Director of Books, PR, and Editorial at Amazon. In this special episode...

Natalie Portman, NATALIE PORTMAN'S FABLES

14 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Zibby and her family love Natalie Portman's reimagining of classic fairy tales. She had a blast talking to the actress, filmmaker, writer, and mother ...

Jean Kwok, SEARCHING FOR SYLVIE LEE

11 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Jean Kwok's inspiration for her latest novel is deeply personal. Her conversation with Zibby is captivating - sharing intimate details about her broth...

Suzanne Nossel, DARE TO SPEAK

10 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Suzanne Nossel, CEO of PEN America, created a brilliant playbook for navigating free speech in an era of Twitter, cancel culture, and a divided cultur...

Jennifer Risher, WE NEED TO TALK

09 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Zibby talked to power couple Jennifer Risher, author of We Need To Talk, and her husband David. They shared their stories about joining Micr...

Michelle Buteau, SURVIVAL OF THE THICKEST

08 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Michelle Buteau, comedy queen, talked to Zibby about IVF and hormones, beauty and body image, and raising twins. Michelle reminded Zibby how important...

Tod Jacobs and Peter Lynn, NOT A PARTNERSHIP

07 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Zibby thanked Tod Jacobs and Peter Lynn on behalf of couples everywhere for their terrific book. Their conversation explored some of our biggest quest...

Kazu Kibuishi, AMULET SERIES

04 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Kazu has been drawing comics since he was five years old. He chatted with Zibby about the inspiration for his popular graphic novel series, how cartoo...

Emmanuel Acho, UNCOMFORTABLE CONVERSATIONS WITH A BLACK MAN

03 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

"Uncomfortable" is a bit of a misnomer because Emmanuel Acho is gifted at making people feel at ease having honest conversations about racism and soci...

Rachel Hollis, DIDN'T SEE THAT COMING

02 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Zibby thinks Didn't See That Coming is the best book title. It really hits home and she had a great time talking to Rachel about encouraging...

Julie Buxbaum, ADMISSION

01 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Julie Buxbaum became so obsessed with the 2019 college admissions scandal that she was inspired to write Admission. Zibby loved talking about Jul...

Hope Edelman, THE AFTERGRIEF

30 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hope Edelman talked about her research process for this poignant book, what her term AfterGrief means, bereavement leave, and confiding in others. Her...

Dr. Evan Antin, WORLD WILD VET

27 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Zibby and Dr. Evan Antin both brought furry, four-legged guests to their interview. He shared his passion for animals, wildlife conservation, and vet ...

Peace Adzo Medie, HIS ONLY WIFE

26 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Peace Adzo Medie's latest work of fiction is a Reese's Book Club pick and she talked to Zibby about the themes she explored: how culture shapes women'...

Janet Evanovich, FORTUNE AND GLORY

25 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Zibby talked to powerhouse writer Janet Evanovich about her New York Times best-seller and twenty-seventh book in the best-selling Stephanie Plum...

Morgan Jerkins, WANDERING IN STRANGE LANDS

24 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Wandering in Strange Lands was a labor of love for Morgan Jerkins. She talked to Zibby about her inspiration for the book, inheriting trauma, and why ...

Laura Vanderkam, THE NEW CORNER OFFICE

23 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Laura Vanderkam is a time management expert and says that "once a second is gone, all the money in the world can't buy it back." Her wisdom and resear...

Kim Brooks, SMALL ANIMALS

20 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Kim Brooks knows what it means for one seemingly small decision to snowball into something unexpected. She described the catalyst event that led ...

Matthew John Bocchi, SWAY

19 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Matthew John Bocchi was a child when his father died in the World Trade Center on 9/11. He and Zibby had a moving conversation about the long-las...

Liz Petrone, THE PRICE OF ADMISSION

18 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Zibby talked to Liz Petrone about her soulful memoir, which poignantly explores mental illness and expressed the need for our society to do better in ...

Sarah Crossan, HERE IS THE BEEHIVE

17 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Zibby loved Sarah Crossan's unique writing style and the format of HereIs the Beehive; it reads almost like one big long poem. This novel ab...

Clarissa Ward, ON ALL FRONTS

16 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Clarissa Ward is a badass journalist. She talked to Zibby about her trajectory studying comparative literature at Yale, wanting to become an actress, ...

Cameron Douglas, LONG WAY HOME

13 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Cameron Douglas wrote a raw and intimate portrait of being raised as Hollywood royalty (the son of Michael Douglas and grandson of Kirk Douglas) and e...

Fariha Roisin, LIKE A BIRD

12 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Fariha Roisin's novel is gripping and bold and at times so disturbing it’s almost hard to read. Zibby was fascinated by their talk about abuse, auto...

Christa Parravani, LOVED AND WANTED

11 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Christa Parravani's memoir is so open and deep that Zibby felt like she already knew her before their interview. Christa talked about both wanting to ...

Cecily von Ziegesar, COBBLE HILL

10 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Cecily von Ziegesar wrote the book series Gossip Girl that inspired the hit TV show (Xoxo). Her recent novel, Cobble Hill, is just as entertainin...

Bryan Washington, MEMORIAL

09 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Bryan Washington says his editor calls his debut novel Memorial a "rom-com with teeth.” Zibby calls it "powerful and raw.” Good Morning&...

Dr. Jill Biden!!! SPECIAL RE-RELEASE

08 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In honor of the historic win yesterday of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris (the first woman VP ever -- and a woman of color!!), I'm re-releasing my intervi...

Alice Hoffman, MAGIC LESSONS

06 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Zibby was delighted to talk to the legendary doyenne of fiction, Alice Hoffman, who called her latest novel "an escape" for her as a writer. They chat...

Susie Yang, WHITE IVY

05 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Susie Yang's novel, which was recently selected as a TODAY Show #ReadwithJenna pick, is utterly compelling. She talked to Zibby about having a vivid i...

Brit Bennett, THE VANISHING HALF

04 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Zibby was thrilled to interview New York Times bestselling author Brit Bennett as part of a PEN America Virtual Author Event. In their live conversati...

Nicole Krauss, TO BE A MAN

03 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Bestselling author Nicole Krauss spoke to Zibby about travel, religion, Nicole's fearless collection of fiction and how she writes characters so compa...

Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, MELANIA AND ME

02 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, former director of special events at Vogue, was a confidant to Melania Trump from the early 2000s until she found hers...

Andrea Davis Pinkney and Brian Pinkney, LORETTA LITTLE LOOKS BACK

31 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Andrea Davis Pinkney and Brian Pinkney's novel is versatile and innovative - it's filled with gorgeous illustrations and reads like a mix of poet...

Sophie Kinsella, LOVE YOUR LIFE

30 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Bestselling author Sophie Kinsella's special blend of comedy and romance shines through in her latest novel. Zibby, who has been inhaling the “...

Charlotte Wood, THE WEEKEND

30 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Zibby was moved by Charlotte Wood's beautifully written novel about well-worn friendships, getting older, and processing grief. They talked about...

Max Gross, THE LOST SHTETL

30 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Max Gross's debut novel weaves an imaginative, humorous, and distinct story about a tiny Jewish village that existed in isolation, overlooked by the N...

Jane Igharo, TIES THAT TETHER

30 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Zibby and Jane Igharo had an animated conversation about Jane's debut novel, inspired by her own experiences being caught between familial expectat...

Sara Seager, THE SMALLEST LIGHT IN THE UNIVERSE

29 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Sara Seager is an preeminent astronomer, planetary scientist, and MIT professor whose luminous memoir is about how she had to reinvent herself in the ...

Megan Harlan, MOBILE HOME

29 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Megan Harlan moved seventeen times across four continents when she was growing up. She told Zibby about her relationship with "place" as a result of h...

Elizabeth Lesser, CASSANDRA SPEAKS

29 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Elizabeth Lesser is an author, cofounder of Omega Institute, has given two popular TED talks, and is a member of Oprah Winfrey's SuperSoul100. She tol...

Sydney Sadick, AIM HIGH

28 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

TV fashion and lifestyle expert Sydney Sadick believes confidence is an accessory that never goes out of style. She and Zibby chatted about developing...

Ann Shen, NEVERTHELESS, SHE WORE IT

28 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ann Shen is a beautiful illustrator, designer, and author and her striking new book highlights some of history's biggest fashion moments and women who...

Elizabeth Berg, I'LL BE SEEING YOU

27 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Zibby was deeply moved by New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Berg's sensational and loving memoir about caring for her parents in their twili...

Christie Tate, GROUP

27 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Christie Tate knows what it feels like for someone’s life to look really great on paper and yet still feel inwardly lost and lonely. She t...

Alisson Wood, BEING LOLITA

27 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

When Alisson Wood was a 17-year-old high school student, she became enmeshed in an abusive relationship with an English teacher. She talked to Zibby a...

Jenna Bush Hager, EVERYTHING BEAUTIFUL IN ITS TIME

26 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Zibby had such a special conversation with fellow book enthusiast and former First Daughter Jenna Bush Hager. Jenna talked candidly about what it was ...

Rumaan Alam, LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND

26 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Leave the World Behind is the “it” book of the moment: a Jenna’s Book Club pick on TODAY, a Barnes & Noble pick, and on the short-list for t...

Eva Chen, ROXY THE LAST UNISAURUS REX

23 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Zibby talked to Eva Chen, Director of Fashion Partnerships at Instagram, sartorial icon, and author of the most charming children's books. They discus...

Brooke Hecker, LETTERS FROM MY TOOTH FAIRY

23 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Brooke Hecker began writing letters 'from the tooth fairy' for her daughter for each tooth she lost. She eventually turned the notes into this collect...

Tami Charles, ALL BECAUSE YOU MATTER

23 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Zibby and Tami Charles did an Instagram Live together to launch her new book, which Tami wrote as a tribute to her 10-year-old son. It’s a reminder ...

Kwame Mbalia, TRISTAN STRONG DESTROYS THE WORLD

22 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Zibby loved talking to Kwame Mbalia about his exploration of "non-Western fantasy and science fiction and imagining scientific innovations for future ...

Alyssa Milano, PROJECT CLASS PRESIDENT

22 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Alyssa Milano (actor, producer, designer, philanthropist, humanitarian and author!) spoke with Zibby about how her character Hope wants to change the ...