Totally Booked with Zibby
Episodes
Caitlin Moscatello, SEE JANE WIN
07 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Caitlin Moscatello is an award-winning journalist and author of See Jane Win: The Inspiring Story of the Women Changing American Politics. She has wri...
Rachel Levy Lesser, LIFE'S ACCESSORIES
06 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Rachel Levy Lesser is the author of Life’s Accessories: A Memoir (and Fashion Guide). Life’s Accessories is a coming-of-age memoir told in fourtee...
Lisa Jewell, THE FAMILY UPSTAIRS
05 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa Jewell is the internationally best-selling author of seventeen (and a half!) novels including the New York Times best seller Then She Was Go...
Katherine Wintsch, SLAY LIKE A MOTHER
01 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Katherine Wintsch is the CEO of The Mom Complex and a nationally recognized expert on the topic of modern motherhood. She's also the author of Slay Li...
Alex Berenson, TELL YOUR CHILDREN
31 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Alex Berenson is an award-winning novelist, a #1 New York Times best-selling author, and a former New York Times reporter. His lat...
Jeanne McWilliams Blasberg, THE NINE
30 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jeanne McWilliams Blasberg, author of the award-winning novel Eden and her latest work, The Nine, shares her thoughts on ambi...
Susan Orlean, THE LIBRARY BOOK
29 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The legendary Susan Orlean is a staff writer at The New Yorker magazine and the author of eight books including Rin Tin Tin, Saturday Night, and ...
Tonya Dalton, THE JOY OF MISSING OUT
25 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
I'm thrilled that I got to sit down in person with Tonya Dalton, the author of The Joy of Missing Out: Live More by Doing Less. Just reading that titl...
Erica Cerulo & Claire Mazur, WORK WIFE
24 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Erica Cerulo and Claire Mazur are the coauthors of Work Wife: The Power of Female Friendship to Drive Successful Businesses. They met at the Universit...
Vanessa Lillie, LITTLE VOICES
23 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Vanessa Lillie is the debut author of thriller Little Voices, a story of an investigation by a woman who is both struggling as a new mom and whos...
Alain de Botton, THE SCHOOL OF LIFE
22 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I get the honor of speaking to the brilliant Alain de Botton, the international philosopher and best-selling author of fourteen books...
Tiffany Shlain, 24/6: THE POWER OF UNPLUGGING ONE DAY A WEEK
17 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Tiffany Shlain is the author of 24/6: The Power of Unplugging One Day a Week. An Emmy-nominated filmmaker and creator of the Webby Awards, Tiffany has...
Tui Sutherland, THE HIDDEN KINGDOM
16 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Tui Sutherland is a young adult/fantasy writer who my guest interviewer (my 12-year-old son) is obsessed with! Getting him an advance copy of this gra...
Adrienne Brodeur, WILD GAME
15 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Adrienne Brodeur's memoir, Wild Game: My Mother, Her Lover, and Me is absolutely outstanding and will surely be a best-seller. (The film rig...
Waylynn Lucas, SUNNY-SIDE UP
11 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Waylynn Lucas is the author of Sunny-Side Up: More Than 100 Breakfast & Brunch Recipes from the Essential Egg to the Perfect Pastry. An award-winn...
Matt Hall, ODDS ON
10 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Matt Hall is the author of Odds On: The Making of an Evidence-Based Investor. He is the co-founder and president of Hill Investment Group and the host...
Rachel Brathen, TO LOVE AND LET GO
09 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
I’m thrilled to share this conversation I had with Rachel Brathen. I interviewed her on Instagram Live at the Simon & Schuster offices on her pu...
Carla Naumburg, HOW TO STOP LOSING YOUR SH*T WITH YOUR KIDS
08 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Carla Naumburg, PhD, is a writer, speaker, and clinical social worker and the author of How to Stop Losing Your Sh*t with Your Kids: A Practical Guide...
Will Schwalbe, THE END OF YOUR LIFE BOOK CLUB
03 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Will Schwalbe is the New York Times best-selling author of The End of Your Life Book Club and Books for Living: Some Thoughts on Reading, Reflecting, ...
Deborah Copaken & Daniel Jones, MODERN LOVE
02 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This is a very special episode with the New York Times "Modern Love" column editor Daniel Jones, the "Modern Love" contributor and author, Debora...
Eve Rodsky, FAIR PLAY
01 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Eve Rodsky is going to help your marriage!!! The author of Fair Play: A Game-Changing Solution for When You Have Too Much to Do (and More Life to Live...
Amanda Salzhauer, THE KINDNESS ADVANTAGE
26 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Amanda Salzhauer, MSW, is the coauthor, along with Dale Atkins, PhD, of The Kindness Advantage: Cultivating Compassionate and Connected Children, Ever...
Katharine McGee, AMERICAN ROYALS
25 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Katharine McGee is the author of the New York Times best-selling series The Thousandth Floor and her latest best-selling book, American Royals! Self-p...
Lisa Heffernan and Mary Dell Harrington, GROWN & FLOWN
24 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa Heffernan and Mary Dell Harrington are the coauthors of Grown & Flown: How to Support Your Teen, Stay Close as a Family, and Raise Independen...
Deborah Burns, SATURDAY'S CHILD
19 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today I'm talking with Deborah Burns who’s the author of memoir Saturday’s Child: A Daughter’s Memoir. A former media chief innovation officer a...
Leslie Anne Bruce, You Are A F*cking Awesome Mom
18 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Leslie Anne Bruce, a five-time New York Times best-selling coauthor and an award-winning entertainment journalist formally of US Weekly and The Hollyw...
Stephen A. Schwarzman, WHAT IT TAKES
17 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
I am very, very excited to be interviewing Steve Schwarzman today who is..... my dad!!! He's also the chairman, CEO, and cofounder of Blackstone, one ...
Danielle Ganek, THE SUMMER WE READ GATSBY
12 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
I'm here today with Danielle Ganek, who is a self-proclaimed book-a-holic, former magazine editor, and the author of two novels, Lulu Meets God and Do...
Zibby's Essay, 10 LESSONS I LEARNED FROM MY FRIEND'S 9/11 DEATH
11 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
I lost my college roommate and best friend, Stacey Sanders, on 9/11. I didn’t just lose her. We all did. We all lost someone or something. I’ve ...
Rex Ogle, FREE LUNCH
10 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
I am so excited about my conversation with Rex Ogle, a former children's book editor in New York City and author of Free Lunch. Free Lunch is ess...
Claire Dederer, LOVE & TROUBLE
05 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Claire Dederer is the author of two critically acclaimed memoirs, Love and Trouble: A Midlife Reckoning and Poser: My Life in Twenty-three Yoga Poses,...
Jennifer Blecher, OUT OF PLACE
04 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jennifer Blecher is the author of OUT OF PLACE, the story of a twelve-year-old girl named Cove who lives on Martha’s Vineyard with her mom. She...
Michele Filgate, WHAT MY MOTHER & I DON'T TALK ABOUT
03 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today I'm interviewing Michele Filgate, the editor of the anthology What My Mother and I Don't Talk About: Fifteen Writers Break the Silence.&nbs...
Lisa Perry, LISA PERRY: FASHION - HOMES - DESIGN
29 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa Perry is an internationally renowned fashion designer. Assouline recently released her new book Lisa Perry: Fashion - Homes - Design. The forward...
Jack Fairweather, THE VOLUNTEER
28 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jack Fairweather is a former award-winning war reporter who has covered Iraq, Afghanistan, and more. He is the author of A War of Choice and The Good ...
Lauren Gershell, THAT'S WHAT FRENEMIES ARE FOR
27 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Lauren Gershell is the coauthor, along with Sophie Littlefield, of That's What Frenemies Are For: A Novel. It centers around a New York City woman who...
Holly Peterson, IT'S HOT IN THE HAMPTONS
22 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Best-selling author and award-winning journalist Holly Peterson released a new book this summer. In her amazing beach read, It’s Hot in the Ham...
Jane Green, THE FRIENDS WE KEEP
20 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jane Green is the author of many best-selling novels. Her latest book, The Friends We Keep, debuted early this summer, and is set at university i...
Ben Michaelis, YOUR NEXT BIG THING
16 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Michaelis, PhD, is a clinical psychologist, elite performance coach, and the author of Your Next Big Thing: Ten Small Steps to Get Moving and Get ...
Ricardo Cortés, PARTY and GO THE F*CK TO SLEEP
15 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Ricardo Cortés is an artist, writer, publisher, and the #1 New York Times best-selling illustrator of GO THE F*CK TO SLEEP. His most recent project ...
Jamaica Kincaid, PARTY
14 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
I'm beyond honored to release my podcast conversation with the legendary writer, novelist, and professor, Jamaica Kincaid. Jamaica is most recently th...
Heather Hansen, THE ELEGANT WARRIOR
13 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Heather Hanson is the author of The Elegant Warrior: How To Win Life’s Trials Without Losing Yourself. A trial lawyer for over twenty years defendin...
Karen Dukess, THE LAST BOOK PARTY
12 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Karen Dukess is the author of The Last Book Party, a fantastic coming-of-age novel set in the literary world and in Cape Cod. Karen's debut ...
Madeleine Henry, BREATHE IN, CASH OUT
09 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Madeleine Henry is the author of Breathe In, Cash Out. Her debut novel Breathe In, Cash Out, is about an investment banker, Allegr...
Elissa Altman, MOTHERLAND: A MEMOIR OF LOVE, LOATHING, AND LONGING
08 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Elissa Altman's new memoir, MOTHERLAND, is absolutely beautiful! An intimate tale about her relationship with her mother, both the early stages when s...
Fiona Davis, THE CHELSEA GIRLS
07 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Fiona Davis is the best-selling author of The Dollhouse, The Address, and The Masterpiece. Her latest book, The Chelsea Girls, is in her sig...
Candace Bushnell, IS THERE STILL SEX IN THE CITY?
06 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
I am beyond excited to be interviewing Candace Bushnell who is the internationally best-selling author of nine books, the latest of which is a me...
Abigail Maslin, LOVE YOU HARD
05 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Abby Maslin is the author of The Washington Post best seller Love You Hard: A Memoir of Marriage, Brain Injury, and Reinventing Love. A...
Liz Astrof, DON'T WAIT UP: CONFESSIONS OF A STAY-AT-WORK MOM
02 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Liz Astrof is the author of the hilarious collection of essays Don't Wait Up: Confessions of a Stay-at-Work Mom. An award-winning executive produ...
Joanne Ramos, THE FARM
01 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Joanne Ramos, a debut author whose journey from the Philippines to Princeton informed her story, wrote an AMAZING first novel. THE FARM is not only an...
Richard Kirshenbaum, ROUGE
31 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Richard Kirshenbaum is an ad man, author, and entrepreneur. His latest book, Rouge: A Novel of Beauty and Rivalry, has already been optioned by Sony P...
Mary Laura Philpott, I MISS YOU WHEN I BLINK
30 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Mary Laura Philpott is the author of I Miss You When I Blink, her debut memoir written as a collection of essays. She asks: what happens after you che...
William Dameron, THE LIE
29 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
William Dameron is the author of The Lie: A Memoir of Two Marriages, Catfishing & Coming Out, which was chosen as the Amazon First Reads...
Lori Gottlieb, MAYBE YOU SHOULD TALK TO SOMEONE
25 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Lori Gottlieb is the author of the instant New York Times best seller Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, HER Therapist, and Our Lives Reve...
Christina Geist, SORRY, GROWN-UPS, YOU CAN'T GO TO SCHOOL
24 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Christina Geist, author of BUDDY'S BEDTIME BATTERY and her latest children's book, SORRY, GROWN-UPS, YOU CAN'T GO TO SCHOOL, talks about her amazing c...
Laurie Gelman, YOU'VE BEEN VOLUNTEERED: A CLASS MOM NOVEL
23 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Laurie Gelman spent twenty-five years as a broadcaster in both Canada and the United States before writing novels. She is the author of You've Be...
Marcy Dermansky, VERY NICE
18 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Marcy Dermansky is the author of Very Nice: A Novel. She has previously written critically acclaimed novels and widely published short fiction. Marcy ...
Christopher Cerf, A SKUNK IN MY BUNK!
17 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Christopher Cerf is an Emmy and Grammy award-winning author, composer, humorist, and producer. A charter contributing editor of the National Lampoon a...
Lauren Mechling, HOW COULD SHE
16 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Lauren Mechling is the author of How Could She: A Novel. A former reporter at The New York Sun and features editor at The Wall Street Journal, Lauren ...
Dr. Michael Reichert, HOW TO RAISE A BOY
11 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Have any sons? Listen to the highly esteemed, Dr. Michael Reichert, author of HOW TO RAISE A BOY. We had the best conversation about how boys feel pre...
Lisa Taddeo, THREE WOMEN
09 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa Taddeo's non-fiction book, THREE WOMEN, is absolutely sensational. Dark, moving, and written in a brilliant, fresh way, THREE WOMEN is a story ab...
Eva Hagberg Fisher, HOW TO BE LOVED
05 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Eva Hagberg Fisher is the New York-based author of HOW TO BE LOVED: A MEMOIR OF LIFESAVING FRIENDSHIP. Listen to our discussion about her new book whi...
Catherine Price, HOW TO BREAK UP WITH YOUR PHONE
04 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Catherine Price is an award-winning writer and science journalist and the author of How to Break Up with Your Phone. Before you freak out, b...
Emily Oster, CRIBSHEET: A DATA-DRIVEN GUIDE TO BETTER, MORE RELAXED PARENTING FROM BIRTH TO PRESCHOOL
03 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Emily Oster, Ph.D. is a professor of economics at Brown University, but don't let that scare you away!! She is an amazing storyteller and has combed t...
Dena Moes, THE BUDDHA SAT RIGHT HERE
02 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dena Moes is the author of The Buddha Sat Right Here: A Family Odyssey Through India and Nepal. Her book is a memoir of adventure, motherhood, an...
Neil Pasricha, THE HAPPINESS EQUATION
01 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Neil Pasricha is the mega-best-selling author of many happiness-related books including THE HAPPINESS EQUATION, THE BOOK OF AWESOME, and the children'...
Zibby's essay: "School Didn't Prepare Me For Parenting"
28 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
I've been spending a lot of time in the ER this summer. It has made me realize how useless my education has been when it comes to preparing me for mot...
Julie Morgenstern, TIME TO PARENT
27 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Julie Morgenstern is an internationally recognized organizational consultant who has written six books including two New York Times best sel...
BONUS EPISODE: Nora McInerny on her non-profit, Still Kickin
26 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today's short bonus episode is with Nora McInerny the host of podcast “Terrible, Thanks for Asking” and the author of several books including No H...
Sheri Salata, THE BEAUTIFUL NO
24 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Sheri Salata was the co-president of Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) and has now written a fabulous book, The Beautiful No. Sheri had ...
Amanda Stern, LITTLE PANIC
21 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Amanda Stern is the author of Little Panic: Dispatches from an Anxious Life, a memoir about her undiagnosed childhood panic disorder that takes p...
Meg Wolitzer, THE FEMALE PERSUASION
20 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Meg Wolitzer is the New York Times best-selling author of The Interestings, The Uncoupling, The Ten-Year Nap, The Position, The Wife, and Sleepwalking...
Biz Ellis, YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB
19 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Biz Ellis is a former stand-up comic and corporate event planner. She now cohosts the comedy podcast that happens to be about parenting called “One ...
Jennifer Weiner, MRS. EVERYTHING
18 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jennifer Weiner is the best-selling author of dozens of books including her latest novel, MRS. EVERYTHING. This book, about two sisters from the ...
Katie Arnold, RUNNING HOME
17 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Katie Arnold is a contributing editor at Outside magazine where she has been on staff for twelve years. Running Home: A Memoir is her f...
Zibby's essay: "This Father's Day, My Dad Actually Gave Me The Gift"
16 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
For Father's Day, I wrote this short article about my dad for the TODAY Parenting Team site. I'm reading it here to wish everyone else a Happy Father'...
Evangeline Lilly, THE SQUICKERWONKERS
14 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Evangeline Lilly is the author of the children's book series The Squickerwonkers. The two titles in the series so far are The Pre-Show and Act 1: The ...
Lydia Fenet, THE MOST POWERFUL WOMAN IN THE ROOM IS YOU
13 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Lydia Fenet is the Managing Director, Global Head of Strategic Partnerships at Christie’s. As lead benefit auctioneer of the firm, she has led aucti...
Julie Satow, THE PLAZA
12 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Julie Satow is the author of The Plaza: The Secret Life of America’s Most Famous Hotel. She is an award-winning journalist who has covered real esta...
Catherine McCord, WEELICIOUS. ONE FAMILY. ONE MEAL.
11 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Cookbook author and blogger, Catherine McCord, shares her tips for cooking for the whole family in this episode. Her two cookbooks in the WEELICIOUS s...
Lisa Barr, THE UNBREAKABLES
10 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Award-winning author Lisa Barr talks about her most recent novel, The Unbreakables, a sexy beach read about a protagonist who loses everything sh...
Zibby's essay: "Time Keeps On Slipping into the Future... Especially as a Mom"
07 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Here's a short (5 min!) essay I wrote recently on Kveller.com called, "Time Keeps On Slipping into the Future... Especially as a Mom." It's about how...
Nicola Harrison, MONTAUK
06 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Nicola Harrison, a native of England who studied literature at UCLA and received an MFA in creative writing at Stony Brook, has published her debut no...
Wendy Walker, THE NIGHT BEFORE
04 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Wendy is the national best-selling author of All Is Not Forgotten, Emma in the Night, and now her latest work, The Night Before. L...
Brian Solis, LIFESCALE: HOW TO LIVE A MORE CREATIVE, PRODUCTIVE AND HAPPY LIFE
30 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to 7-time best-selling author, Brian Solis, as he discusses how to stay focused despite our many technological distractions, how to recover fro...
Darcy Lockman, ALL THE RAGE
28 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Darcy Lockman, Ph.D., talks gender roles in marriage, how to get your husband to NOT just stand there while you make chicken nuggets, all the research...
Zibby's essay: "Moving On Up"
26 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
I'm trying something new. I'll be releasing one essay episode a week of an article that I've written. Always short. Hopefully relatable! This piece, p...
Reema Zaman, I AM YOURS: A SHARED MEMOIR
23 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Reema Zaman shares her intimate stories as a woman recovering from years of mistreatment from the male hand and how she has turned to love to channel ...
Ali Wentworth, Actress/Author, GO ASK ALI and ALI IN WONDERLAND
21 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to Ali Wentworth as she discusses parenting teens, writing personal stories, surviving an acting career and the "shame" of a happy marriage!! W...
Virginia Sole-Smith, THE EATING INSTINCT
16 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Virginia Sole-Smith tells the harrowing tale of her infant daughter's near-death illness, how it affected her daughter's eating for years and what she...
Jennifer Robson, THE GOWN
14 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jennifer Robson's beautiful work of historical fiction takes us behind the scenes of the royal wedding (Queen Elizabeth's!!) to the stories of the dre...
Marisa Ramel Bardach: THE GOODBYE DIARIES
09 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Marisa Ramel Bardach talks about losing her mother and how it took her 19 years to publish this "mother-daughter memoir," alternating chapters between...
Claire Gibson, BEYOND THE POINT
07 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to debut novelist and bright, shining talent, Claire Gibson, as she discusses the road to BEYOND THE POINT. This novel of female friendships th...
Kate Hope Day, author of IF, THEN
02 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Kate Hope Day, debut author of IF, THEN, a powerful look at an Oregon community when time changes shape, talks about motherhood, writing, "Sliding Doo...
Cathy Guisewite, FIFTY THINGS THAT AREN'T MY FAULT
30 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Famous creator of the "Cathy" comic strip, Cathy Guisewite shares her ridiculously funny, laugh-out-loud tales of daily annoyances, like getting stuck...
Steven Rowley, THE EDITOR
25 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Steven Rowley talks about his fabulous novel, THE EDITOR, about a writer who sells his manuscript to Jackie O. The antics that ensue are hilarious and...
Jamie Brenner, DRAWING HOME
23 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Listen as Jamie discussed themes in her latest novel, DRAWING HOME, including loss, divorce, mothering teens, art, vaping and more! ** Follow @to...
Celeste Ng, LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE
18 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to bestselling, prize-winning author, Celeste Ng, author of LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE and EVERYTHING I NEVER TOLD YOU. Celeste talks about her pr...
Helen Ellis, SOUTHERN LADY CODE
16 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The hilarious, refreshing Helen Ellis makes me laugh out loud in this light-hearted conversation about her decades in the publishing industry and bein...
Pamela Paul, New York Times Book Review Editor, MY LIFE WITH BOB
11 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Pamela Paul gives the inside scoop on what qualities a book needs to make it into the 1% of submitted books that are actually reviewed! She talks abou...