ZIBBY OWENS is the creator and host of awardwinning
podcast Moms Don't Have Time to ReadBooks. Zibby, named "NYC's Most
Powerful Bookfluencer" by New York Magazine's Vulture, conducts
warm, inquisitive conversations with authors as wide-ranging as
Alicia Keys and Lena Dunham to Delia Owens and Brit Bennett, making
her show a top literary podcast as selected by Oprah.com two years
in a row.
Before the pandemic, Zibby ran a literary salon, hosted her own
book fairs, and was a frequent bookstore event moderator. During
the quarantine, Zibby hosted a daily Instagram Live author talk
show "Z-IGTV," a weekly live show with her husband "KZ Time,"
launched an online magazine called We Found Time, and started
Zibby's Virtual Book Club.
Zibby is a regular contributor to Good Morning America online and
the Washington Post, and has contributed to Real Simple, Parents,
Marie Claire, Redbook, and many other publications. She has
appeared on CBS This Morning, the BBC, NPR's All Things Considered,
Good Day LA, and local news outlets.
Zibby, a graduate of Yale University and Harvard Business School,
currently lives in New York with her husband, Kyle, and her four
children.
"Zibby Owens has done it again! Tender, funny, thought-provoking,
and wry, this diverse collection of short, readable pieces about
motherhood and its challenges will entertain and inspire parents at
every age and stage. Reading it feels like hanging out with your
smartest and most empathetic friends--the ones who tell you the
truth in a way that feels like love."
--Christina Baker Kline, #1 New York Times bestselling author of
Orphan Train and The Exiles "These essays are both timeless and
made for this (our) time. Each one is a bite-sized gem, but at
heart, this hilarious collection from an astonishing array of
literary lights is about how we balance that high-wire act of being
human. Each essay drew me in and elicited that comforting feeling
of talking with my best friend and the astonishing joy at making a
new friend."
--Annabelle Gurwitch, New York Times bestselling author of I See
You Made an Effort and You're Leaving When?, and co-host of the
Tiny Victories podcast "Zibby has brought literary luminaries
together in this beautifully curated collection of essays. She has
a way of bringing us all together to share in the camaraderie of
humanity. I inhaled her book in a single sitting. With each essay I
felt more connected and less alone--like a warm embrace at the end
of an exhausting journey through this pandemic-ravaged year.
Zibby's constant quest to connect to the stories that give our
lives meaning is a beacon of hope. A must-read for anyone seeking
heartfelt, soul enriching connection to a community of fellow
travelers on the road of life."
--Stephanie Thornton Plymale, author of American Daughter: A
Memoir, CEO of Heritage School of Interior Design, and host of the
podcast Overcoming "These essays help cut through the intense
loneliness and isolation of being a mother. Their succinct and
often hilarious prose will remind us all that we are in this
together. I'm blown away by the incredible women brought together
in this single collection."
--Jo Piazza, bestselling author of Charlotte Walsh Likes to Win and
the upcoming novel We Are Not Like Them; host of podcasts Under the
Influence and Committed "Dear Zibby, 'Pick me, Pick me!' to
contribute to your next anthology! You have a gift for uniting the
strongest, most inspiring voices all in one happy place. Moms Don't
Have Time to Have Kids made me say YAY!"
--Meaghan B. Murphy, author of Your Fully Charged Life and editor
in chief of Woman's Day magazine "Zibby Owens has done it again. If
you're a new mom, a tired mom, a working mom, or any old kind of
mom (or dad, or daughter, or son, or basically any human!), you
will love these essays."
--Billie Lourd, actress "Moms don't have time NOT to read this
wonderful anthology, curated by Zibby Owens, the patron saint of
authors. Brimming with heartfelt and relatable essays, it will have
you laughing, crying, and shouting, 'I am not alone!' from the
proverbial rooftops."
--Jane L. Rosen, author of Eliza Starts a Rumor
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