Totally Booked with Zibby
Episodes
Serena Burdick, THE GIRLS WITH NO NAMES
17 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Before social distancing, I sat down with Serena Burdick, who is the author of the historical novel The Girls with No Names. She's also the author of...
Fanny Singer, ALWAYS HOME
16 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Fanny Singer is the author of Always Home: A Daughter's Recipes & Stories with a forward by Alice Waters, her mother. In 2015, the mother-daughter d...
Marisa Meltzer, THIS IS BIG
15 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Marisa Meltzer is the author of This Is Big: How the Founder of Weight Watchers Changed the World (and Me). She co-authored How Sassy Changed My Life ...
Joanna Hershon, ST. IVO
14 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Joanna Hershon is the author of the novels, Swimming, The Outside of August, The German Bride, A Dual Inheritance and, as of the pub day today (!!...
Janny Scott, THE BENEFICIARY
13 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Janny Scott is the author of the New York Times best-selling book A Singular Woman: The Untold Story of Barack Obama's Mother and most recently, Th...
Ashley Prentice Norton, THE CHOCOLATE MONEY
10 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ashley Prentice Norton is the author of novels The Chocolate Money and If You Left. Ashley and I discussed both her books during this interview! The...
Tara Schuster, BUY YOURSELF THE F*CKING LILLIES
09 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tara Schuster is the author of Buy Yourself the F*cking Lilies: And Other Rituals to Fix Your Life, from Someone Who's Been There. This humorous and h...
Dibs Baer, LADY TIGERS IN THE CONCRETE JUNGLE
08 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dibs Baer is a former entertainment writer and editor who worked in the magazine industry for 15+ years. She has written and co-written six books incl...
Casey Schwartz, ATTENTION: A LOVE STORY
07 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Casey Schwartz is the author of Attention: A Love Story which is part memoir and part comprehensive journalistic exploration of our culture's flaggi...
Laura Prepon, YOU AND I, AS MOTHERS
06 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Laura Prepon, the actress and author of You and I, As Mothers, and I chatted live on my Instagram Live show last week (“Z-IGTV”). This podcast i...
Megan Angelo, FOLLOWERS
05 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Megan Angelo is the debut author of Followers: A Novel. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, where she helped launch comedy coverage, ...
Therese Anne Fowler, A GOOD NEIGHBORHOOD
04 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Therese Anne Fowler is the New York Times best-selling author of novels Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald, A Well-Behaved Woman, and her most recent n...
Bess Kalb, NOBODY WILL TELL YOU THIS BUT ME
03 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Bess Kalb is the debut author of Nobody Will Tell You This But Me. She is an Emmy-nominated writer for Jimmy Kimmel Live and wrote for the Emmy Awa...
Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt, THE GIFT OF FORGIVENESS
02 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt is the best-selling author of Rock What You've Got, the children's book Maverick and Me, and I Just Graduated ... No...
Stephanie Danler, STRAY: A MEMOIR
01 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I’m obsessed with Stephanie Danler’s brilliance. She's the author of the international bestseller Sweetbitter and the executive producer of the ...
Dr. Madeline Levine, READY OR NOT
31 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
New episode - and so needed right now! Madeline Levine, Ph.D., is a psychologist and the author of the New York Times best-selling books The Price ...
Kathleen West, MINOR DRAMAS & OTHER CATASTROPHES
30 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kathleen West is the debut author of Minor Dramas & Other Catastrophes. Kathleen uses her experience as both a parent and school teacher to write a pr...
Special Re-Release: Carla Naumburg, HOW TO STOP LOSING YOUR SH*T WITH YOUR KIDS
29 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Re-Release! Now is the time to listen to How to Stop Losing Your Sh*t with Your Kids author Carla Naumburg, Ph.D. share her tips! Is anyone else goin...
Special Re-Release: Courtney Maum, TOUCH
28 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Re-Release! Courtney Maum’s novel, TOUCH, is so timely that I just had to rerelease for you this weekend. This one was of my first podcasts ever so ...
Eilene Zimmerman, SMACKED
27 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Eilene Zimmerman is the author of the memoir, Smacked: A Story of White-Collar Ambition, Addiction, and Tragedy. Eilene has been a journalist for th...
Gene Luen Yang, DRAGON HOOPS
26 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Gene Luen Yang is the author, illustrator, and cartoonist of American Born Chinese, the first graphic novel ever to be nominated for the National Bo...
Patrice Karst, THE INVISIBLE STRING
25 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Patrice Karst is the author of The Invisible String, a beautiful story about the connection we share with our loved ones even when they’re not phys...
Jen Gotch, THE UPSIDE OF BEING DOWN
24 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jen Gotch is the founder and chief creative officer of Ban.do, the multimillion-dollar lifestyle brand. She is also a fellow podcaster and former host...
Janice Kaplan, THE GENIUS OF WOMEN
23 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Janice Kaplan is the author of The Genius of Women: From Overlooked to Changing the World. This multilayered book tells stories of extraordinary wom...
Abby Sher, MISS YOU LOVE YOU HATE YOU BYE
20 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Abby Sher is a performer and author of many books including her latest, Miss You Love You Hate You Bye. She even wrote a “Modern Love” essay in t...
Chris Bohjalian, THE RED LOTUS
19 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Bohjalian is the New York Times best-selling author of 21 books including The Flight Attendant, The Guest Room, and Midwives, which was a #...
Malcolm Hansen, THEY COME IN ALL COLORS
18 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Malcolm Hansen is the winner of the BCALA (Black Caucus American Library Association) Literary Award for a first novelist and was nominated for a 2019...
Stephanie Wrobel, DARLING ROSE GOLD
17 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Stephanie Wrobel is the author of debut novel Darling Rose Gold, a mother-daughter story of obsession, reconciliation, and revenge. It was fascinatin...
Anne Bogel, DON'T OVERTHINK IT
16 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Anne Bogel is the famous podcast host of "What Should I Read Next?" and "One Great Book.” She’s also the creator of the blog Modern Mrs. Darcy a...
Coronavirus update: My thoughts, my live event at 2 pm and more
15 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hi everyone! In this super short episode, I talk briefly about my thoughts and feelings about this crazy time of life and how the coronavirus has affe...
Jenny Lee, ANNA K: A LOVE STORY
13 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jenny Lee is a TV writer, producer and author of the YA novel Anna K: A Love Story, a modern-day adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's Anna Karenina. HBO Max ...
Cécile David-Weill, PARENTS UNDER THE INFLUENCE
12 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Cécile David-Weill is a French-American and the author of two novels Crush (under the name Cecile De La Baume) and The Suitors. She studied litera...
Jan Eliasberg, HANNAH'S WAR
11 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jan Eliasberg is the award-winning screenwriter, director and debut author of Hannah's War. This literary spy thriller follows a female Jewish physici...
Kate Elizabeth Russell, MY DARK VANESSA
10 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kate Elizabeth Russell is the debut author of My Dark Vanessa, the story of a young woman coming to terms with the sexual relationship she had with h...
Glory Edim, WELL-READ BLACK GIRL
09 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Glory Edim is the founder of Well-Read Black Girl, a Brooklyn-based book club and online community that celebrates the uniqueness of black literature ...
Brenda Janowitz, THE GRACE KELLY DRESS
06 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Brenda Janowitz is Pop Sugar's book correspondent and the author of six novels. Her latest, The Grace Kelly Dress, tells the story of an heirloom we...
Caitlin Mullen, PLEASE SEE US
05 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Caitlin Mullen is the debut author of Please See Us, a thriller involving the discovery of two murdered women and a high school drop out who starts h...
Laura Zigman, SEPARATION ANXIETY
04 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Laura Zigman is the author of Separation Anxiety, her first novel in over a decade which will surely follow the success of Animal Husbandry, Dating...
Dr. Jewell Parker Rhodes, BLACK BROTHER, BLACK BROTHER
03 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Jewell Parker Rhodes is the award-winning and best-selling author of many books including Ninth Ward, which was the winner of the Coretta Scott K...
Meng Jin, LITTLE GODS
02 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Meng Jin is the debut author of Little Gods, a novel set in China about migrations through time, place, and class and the ways in which we are known ...
Joanna Guest, FOLDED WISDOM
28 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Joanna Guest is the author of Folded Wisdom: Notes from Dad on Life, Love, and Growing Up, a beautifully illustrated collection of morning notes writt...
Alexandra Silber, WHITE HOT GRIEF PARADE
27 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Grammy-nominated actor and singer Alexandra Silber is the author of White Hot Grief Parade. This unique memoir details the six months surrounding...
Suzanne Falter, THE EXTREMELY BUSY WOMAN'S GUIDE TO SELF-CARE
26 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Suzanne Falter is the author of The Extremely Busy Woman's Guide to Self-Care, a how-to tale that helps women slow down and tune in. During this ...
Dolly Alderton, EVERYTHING I KNOW ABOUT LOVE
25 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dolly Alderton is the author of The Sunday Times best-selling memoir Everything I Know About Love. This coming-of age-story told in very sho...
Sara Shepard, PRETTY LITTLE LIARS
24 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sara Shepard is the #1 New York Times best-selling author of Pretty Little Liars, The Lying Game, The Perfectionists, The Elizas&n...
Sarah Hurwitz, HERE ALL ALONG
21 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah Hurwitz is the former head speechwriter for First Lady Michelle Obama and senior speechwriter for President Barack Obama. She was also the chief...
Andi Buchanan, THE BEGINNING OF EVERYTHING
20 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
New York Times best-selling author Andrea Buchanan is the author of ten books including The Daring Book for Girls and Mother Shock...
Lee Matalone, HOME MAKING
19 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Lee Matalone is the author of debut novel Home Making, a story of three characters united in a quest to find a sense of identity, home, and belon...
Shonda Moralis, BREATHE MAMA BREATHE
18 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Shonda Moralis is the author of Breathe, Mama, Breathe: 5-Minute Mindfulness for Busy Moms. As a self-proclaimed recovering perfectionist and people-...
Zibby's Essay: "Making Time for Love This Valentine's Day"
14 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Valentine's Day! I wrote this essay, "Making Time for Love This Valentine's Day" for SheHustleCollective.com. Don't mind me when I start crying ...
Gigi Levangie, BEEN THERE, MARRIED THAT
13 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Gigi Levangie is the author of Been There, Married That, a funny take on a ruthless Hollywood divorce. She also wrote The Starter Wife and Maneat...
Siena & Mark Siegel, TO DANCE
12 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I chatted with husband-and-wife team, Siena Cherson Siegel (author) and Mark Siegel (illustrator) of the graphic novel TO DANCE. This autobiographical...
Dan Peres, AS NEEDED FOR PAIN
11 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Peres is the author of As Needed For Pain: A Memoir of Addiction. This story explores Dan’s struggle with a massive addiction to opiates wh...
Alice Berman, I EAT MEN LIKE AIR
07 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Alice Berman is the author of the Audible Originals book I Eat Men Like Air. This murder mystery takes place as seven twentysomethings gather to ...
Angela Himsel, A RIVER COULD BE A TREE
06 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Angela Himsel is the author of A River Could Be a Tree, a memoir chronicling Angela’s journey from a conservative Christian upbringing in rural...
Jennifer Gefsky & Stacey Delo, YOUR TURN
05 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jennifer Gefsky and Stacey Delo are the coauthors of Your Turn: Careers, Kids, and Comebacks--A Working Mother's Guide. This book is a true roadmap fo...
Emily Nemens, THE CACTUS LEAGUE
04 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Emily Nemens is the Editor of The Paris Review and the debut author of The Cactus League. Emily’s novel centers around a small s...
Caroline de Maigret, OLDER, BUT BETTER, BUT OLDER
31 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Caroline de Maigret is the author, with Sophie Mas, of How to Be Parisian Wherever You Are from 2014 and most recently, Older, but Better, but Older. ...
Mark McConville, FAILURE TO LAUNCH
30 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Mark McConville, PhD, is the author of Failure to Launch: Why Your Twentysomething Hasn't Grown Up...and What to Do About It. He is a clinical psy...
Elizabeth Gerlach, BEN'S ADVENTURES
29 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Zibby Owens: Elizabeth Gerlach is the author of the children's book series Ben's Adventures about a young triplet brother who uses a wheelchair but lo...
Roz Chast & Patty Marx, YOU CAN ONLY YELL AT ME FOR ONE THING AT A TIME
27 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I got to sit down with Patricia Marx and Roz Chast on the publication day of their book, You Can Only Yell at Me for One Thing at a Time: Rules f...
Zibby's Essay: "In Defense of AMERICAN DIRT... and Just Being a Nice Person"
25 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
There has been a storm of controversy surrounding Jeanine Cummins' novel, AMERICAN DIRT. One big objection is that Jeanine shouldn't have written a st...
Ann Napolitano, DEAR EDWARD
24 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ann Napolitano is the author of Dear Edward, which is a huge sensation. It's a December 2019 Book of the Month Club pick, a January Today Sh...
Megan Alexander, ONE MORE HUG
23 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Megan Alexander is an Emmy-nominated national news correspondent on Inside Edition, the number-one syndicated news magazine TV show. She has covered f...
Michael Frank, WHAT IS MISSING
22 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Frank is the author of What Is Missing, a gripping psychological novel centered on the lives of three brilliantly developed characters. H...
Thatcher Wine, FOR THE LOVE OF BOOKS
21 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I'm here today with Thatcher Wine who's the coauthor, with Elizabeth Lane, of For the Love of Books: Designing and Curating a Home Library. A boo...
Amber Tamblyn, ERA OF IGNITION
20 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I sat down with Amber Tamblyn who is an author, actress, and director. She has been nominated for an Emmy, a Golden Globe, and an Independent Spirit A...
Teresa Sorkin and Tullan Holmqvist, THE WOMAN IN THE PARK
17 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I interviewed both authors of The Woman in the Park, Teresa Sorkin and Tullan Holmqvist, coauthors of both the novel and the screenplay for The W...
Randi Zinn, GOING BEYOND MOM
16 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Randi Zinn is the author of Going Beyond Mom: How to Activate Your Mind, Body & Business After Baby. She's a mindfulness and wellness expert and t...
Suzanne Morrison, YOGA BITCH
15 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Suzanne Morrison is the author of Yoga Bitch, which was an IndieBound best seller, a Crosscut best Northwest book of 2011, and has been translated int...
Ray Dalio, PRINCIPLES FOR SUCCESS
14 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ray Dalio is the founder, co-CIO, and co-chairman of Bridgewater Associates, one of the top philanthropists in the country, and the New York Time...
Barbara Natterson-Horowitz, WILDHOOD
10 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Barbara Natterson-Horowitz, MD is a professor of medicine in the UCLA Division of Cardiology, visiting professor in the Department of Human Evolutiona...
Sandra Miller, TROVE
09 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sandra Miller is the author of the memoir Trove: A Woman's Search for Truth and Buried Treasure, which I loved reading. It's a captivating, sharp, and...
Rochelle Weinstein, THIS IS NOT HOW IT ENDS
08 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rochelle Weinstein is the USA Today best-selling author of What We Leave Behind, The Mourning After, Where We Fall, and Somebody's Daughter. ...
Kiley Reid, SUCH A FUN AGE
07 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kiley Reid is a recent graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop where she was awarded the Truman Capote Fellowship. Her debut novel, Such a ...
Rachel Barenbaum, A BEND IN THE STARS
03 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rachel Barenbaum is the debut author of A Bend in the Stars, a riveting historical novel, set in World War I-era Russia, about love and the history an...
Melissa T. Shultz, FROM MOM TO ME AGAIN
02 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Melissa T. Schultz is a writer and the acquisitions editor for Jim Donovan Literary, an agency that represents book authors. She's written about healt...
Bettina Elias Siegel, KID FOOD
01 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Bettina Elias Siegel is the author of Kid Food: The Challenge of Feeding Children in a Highly Processed World and nationally recognized writer an...
Special Episode: Delia Owens (re-release), WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING
31 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
To celebrate 2019, I'm re-releasing my episode with Delia Owens, author of WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING, the #1 bestselling book in 2019. I loved our ...
Teru Clavel, WORLD CLASS: ONE MOTHER'S JOURNEY HALFWAY AROUND THE GLOBE IN SEARCH OF THE BEST EDUCATION FOR HER CHILDREN
26 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Teru Clavel is the author of World Class: One Mother's Journey Halfway Around the Globe in Search of the Best Education for Her Children. She is an ed...
Elyssa Friedland & Kermit Roosevelt III, FIRST STREET
25 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today I'm with Elyssa Friedland in person and Kermit Roosevelt III via Skype for a new project called First Street, which has been released on Se...
Alicia Menendez, THE LIKEABILITY TRAP
24 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Alicia Menendez is an MSNBC anchor and leads the “Latina to Latina” podcast. Previously a cohost of PBS TV’s Amanpour & Co, her reporting ha...
Richie Jackson, GAY LIKE ME
19 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Richie Jackson is the author of Gay Like Me: A Father Writes to His Son, a poignant reflection on what it was like growing up and what it is like now ...
Julie Valerie, HOLLY BANKS FULL OF ANGST
18 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Julie Valerie is the debut novelist of Holly Banks Full of Angst, a laugh-out-loud book featuring a less-than-perfect protagonist and a mess...
Sheryl Haft, GOODNIGHT BUBBALA
17 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Sheryl Haft is the author a number of books including Goodnight Bubbala and the upcoming Mazie’s Amazing Machines. A former product d...
Jamie Hantman, HEELS IN THE ARENA
12 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jamie Brown Hantman has worked at the highest levels of government including at the White House and for the US Department of Justice. Politico na...
Alison Cayne, THE HAVEN'S KITCHEN COOKING SCHOOL
11 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Alison Cayne is the founder of Haven’s Kitchen, an amazing cooking school, café, and event space in New York. She's the author of The Haven's ...
Elliot Ackerman, WAITING FOR EDEN
10 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Elliot Ackerman is the author of Waiting for Eden, the most beautiful, slim, searing book about the wife of a soldier and how she deals with his retur...
Kelly Corrigan, TELL ME MORE
05 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Kelly Corrigan is the outstanding author of four consecutive New York Times best sellers including Tell Me More: Stories About the 12 Hardest Things I...
Conn Iggulden, THE DOUBLE DANGEROUS BOOK FOR BOYS
04 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Conn Iggulden is a best-selling author of historical fiction, most notably the Emperor series and Conqueror series. He also co-wrote The Dangerous Boo...
Vashti Harrison, LITTLE LEGENDS
03 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Vashti Harrison is the exceptional children’s book author and illustrator of Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History, Little Dreamers: Visionary...
Bronson van Wyck, BORN TO PARTY, FORCED TO WORK
28 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Bronson van Wyck is the cofounder (along with his mother) of Van Wyck & Van Wyck, a well-known event planning firm that has designed events for th...
Torrey Maldonado, TIGHT
27 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Torrey Maldonado is a middle school teacher in Brooklyn and the author of Tight and Secret Saturdays. He was voted a top-ten Latino author and best mi...
Caroline Maguire, WHY WILL NO ONE PLAY WITH ME?
26 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
There's nothing worse than having your child in pain and not knowing what to do about it. Caroline Maguire, a personal coach who works with children s...
Raakhee Mirchandani, SUPER SATYA SAVES THE DAY
21 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
My kids and I met (and immediately fell in love with!) Raakhee Mirchandani at the Brooklyn Book Festival. She's an award-winning writer, editor, and p...
Cathleen Schine, THE GRAMMARIANS
20 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Cathleen Schine is the author of 11 books including the best-selling novels The Three Weissmanns of Westport, The Love Letter, and The New Yorkers. Ca...
Mitch Albom, FINDING CHIKA
19 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Mitch Albom is the author of seven #1 New York Times best sellers including Tuesdays with Morrie, the best-selling memoir of all time! His latest...
Rene Denfeld, THE BUTTERFLY GIRL
14 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Rene Denfeld, is an advocate, award-winning journalist, and best-selling author. We talked about her latest book, The Butterfly Girl, which tackles th...
VC Chickering, TWISTED FAMILY VALUES
13 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
VC Chickering is the author of TWISTED FAMILY VALUES and NOOKIETOWN. This former comedy and TV writer writes in an engaging and unique way about the i...
Susan Shapiro, THE BYLINE BIBLE
12 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Susan Shapiro is an award-winning Manhattan writing professor, best-selling author of twelve books, and journalist. Her latest book is The Byline...