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Totally Booked with Zibby

In my daily show, I interview today’s latest, bestselling, buzziest, or underrated authors whose work I think is worth your time -- in 30 minutes or less. As a bookstore owner, publisher, author and (obviously) podcaster, I get a comprehensive look at everything that’s coming out and spend my time curating the best books so you don’t have to. Stay in the know, get insider insights, and connect with guests like I do. Every single day. With 2,000+ episodes to choose from, you'll never run out of book talk. For more information, go to zibbymedia.com and follow the show on I...

Are Personal Essays Performative? with Kat Rosenfield

21 mins; April 03, 2026

Thank You and Announcement from Zibby

5 mins; April 03, 2026

Finding Yourself with Blair Glaser

21 mins; April 02, 2026

The Harvard You Didn’t Know

19 mins; April 01, 2026

Israel and Iran: History and Today, featuring Yardena Schwartz and Jonathan Harounoff

33 mins; March 31, 2026

Zibby’s Book Club Pick Allegra Goodman’s This is Not About Us

25 mins; March 30, 2026

TOVAH!!!!!

26 mins; March 27, 2026

Matti Friedman Introduces Us to Heroes

30 mins; March 26, 2026

Do Your Kids Like Slime?

19 mins; March 25, 2026

Bestselling Author Marie Benedict Knows History

26 mins; March 24, 2026

Markus Zusak

31 mins; March 23, 2026

Best Writing Advice I’ve Ever Received from The Book Thief’s Markus Zusak

31 mins; March 22, 2026

An “It Girl” Worth Knowing with Allison Pataki

26 mins; March 20, 2026

A Love Letter to a Former Teacher with Brian Platzer

22 mins; March 19, 2026

Debut Fiction Based in New Mexico with Nancy Foley

16 mins; March 18, 2026

Ruthie Rogers Sits Down with Celebs

21 mins; March 17, 2026

Anna Quindlen’s Book Club

24 mins; March 16, 2026

Alexandra Potter, a European Road Trip, and Two Bad Ass Women

27 mins; March 13, 2026

Midlife Reinvention Mixed with ‘90s Princeton University—and Running

30 mins; March 12, 2026

Shocking News about Judy Blume with Mark Oppenheimer

28 mins; March 11, 2026

My Kids’ Teacher, Ani Katz, Writes Another Novel

22 mins; March 10, 2026

Deborah Goodrich Royce

24 mins; March 09, 2026

Joan Lunden Shares What’s Beyond the Script

43 mins; March 06, 2026

From Infertility to Empty Nesting in Fiction

28 mins; March 05, 2026

“Midwinter Break” Director Polly Findlay Discusses Adaptation

16 mins; March 04, 2026

Poetry That Makes Motherhood Beautiful with Jessica Urlichs

25 mins; March 03, 2026

An Earlier Hostage Speaks Out

25 mins; March 02, 2026

Zeeva Bukai Wins a National Jewish Book Award

18 mins; February 27, 2026

Elizabeth Day is Super Smart

26 mins; February 26, 2026

Norah O’Donnell Writes The Ultimate Guide to American Women in U.S. History

25 mins; February 25, 2026

Art, Family, Escape and Reinvention in Saoirse with Charleen Hurtubise

20 mins; February 24, 2026

Confronting High-Functioning Depression with Rachel Tzvia Back

27 mins; February 23, 2026

Eileen Heisler and DeAnn Heline, THE MIDDLE

34 mins; February 20, 2026

Libby Page and Overcoming Grief with Books

28 mins; February 19, 2026

Losing the Guilt with Dr. Jennifer Reid

25 mins; February 18, 2026

Family Secrets Unearthed in The Family Snitch

21 mins; February 17, 2026

Navigating Uncertainty and Medical Mystery with Gillian Deacon

23 mins; February 16, 2026

How Systems and Customs in Israel Create Unity with Dan Senor

30 mins; February 13, 2026

How Do You Jew? Suzy Ultman Paints a Picture

23 mins; February 12, 2026

The Truth About Fatherhood: Becoming One and Coping with the Loss of Another with Matt Fogelson

21 mins; February 11, 2026

Sadeqa Johnson on the Writing Process

19 mins; February 10, 2026

Emma Tourtelot, NO ONE YOU KNOW: A Novel

19 mins; February 09, 2026

Susan Lucci — From Soap Opera Star to Widow and Everything in Between

21 mins; February 06, 2026

Nicholas Thompson Runs Publications, Runs Competitively, and Never Runs Out of Insights

23 mins; February 05, 2026

Why We’re Just Watching Lior Torenberg

21 mins; February 04, 2026

Jennifer Niven on her amazing new novel Meet the Newmans

29 mins; February 03, 2026

Jewell Parker Rhodes on Finding Yourself Through Storytelling

32 mins; February 02, 2026

Transitioning to the Next Stage with Krista Williams

24 mins; January 30, 2026

Running a Jewish Media Company with Rabbi Dovid M. Cohen

28 mins; January 29, 2026

Love, Loss, and the News with Carol Lin

27 mins; January 28, 2026

Your Life Really Does Matter with Jennifer Breheny Wallace

31 mins; January 27, 2026

Moms Have Broken Hearts, Too, with Josie Balka

19 mins; January 26, 2026

Living a Long, Healthy, Meaningful Life with NYT bestselling author Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel and Journalist Meghan Rabbitt

41 mins; January 23, 2026

From Public Servant to Fashion CEO: Learning to Lead on the Job with Lew Frankfort

31 mins; January 22, 2026

Stalkers and Shameful Actors in the Book World with Jenna Blum

24 mins; January 21, 2026

The Private Treatment Facility of Celebs with Alyssa Sheinmel

32 mins; January 20, 2026

From Working in Publishing to Entrepreneur (and Author!) with Panio Gianopoulos

30 mins; January 19, 2026

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

29 mins; January 16, 2026

Tracy Dobmeier and Wendy Katzman, TEN THOUSAND LIGHT YEARS FROM OKAY

26 mins; January 15, 2026

Camille Seigle and Ali Mann Stevens, MATERNAL HOPE: Stories of Unseen Struggles, Unexpected Resilience, and the Untold Ways Families Are Made

27 mins; January 14, 2026

Belle Burden, STRANGERS: A Memoir of Marriage

26 mins; January 13, 2026

Leigh Bardugo and John Picacio, THE INVISIBLE PARADE

26 mins; January 12, 2026

Drew Daywalt, GOODNIGHT, CRAYONS

25 mins; January 09, 2026

Betsy Fore, BUILT ON PURPOSE: Discover Your Deep Inner Why and Manifest the Business of Your Dreams

25 mins; January 08, 2026

Alyson Richman, THE MISSING PAGES

28 mins; January 07, 2026

Laura Dave, THE FIRST TIME I SAW HIM

25 mins; January 06, 2026

Donna Freitas, HER ONE REGRET

31 mins; January 05, 2026

Lily King, HEART THE LOVER

25 mins; January 02, 2026

Virginia Evans, THE CORRESPONDENT: A Novel

26 mins; January 01, 2026

Jen Hatmaker, AWAKE: A Memoir

30 mins; December 31, 2025

Amy Griffin, THE TELL: A Memoir

27 mins; December 30, 2025

Christie Brinkley, UPTOWN GIRL: A Memoir

24 mins; December 29, 2025

Wally Lamb, THE RIVER IS WAITING: A Novel

24 mins; December 26, 2025

Elyce Arons, WE MIGHT JUST MAKE IT AFTER ALL: My Best Friendship with Kate Spade

29 mins; December 25, 2025

Loretta Rothschild, FINDING GRACE: A Novel

24 mins; December 24, 2025

Adriana Trigiani, THE VIEW FROM LAKE COMO: A Novel

23 mins; December 23, 2025

James Frey, NEXT TO HEAVEN: A Novel

28 mins; December 22, 2025

Producer/Director Paul Feig, “The Housemaid” based on Freida McFadden’s novel

23 mins; December 19, 2025

Meghan Riordan Jarvis on Navigating the Trauma of the News

35 mins; December 19, 2025

Sarah Gelman, Amazon's "Best Books of the Year"

29 mins; December 18, 2025

Read with Jenna Book Club Picks Panel at the Miami Book Fair: Emma Knight, Ariel Sullivan, and Jessica Soffer

37 mins; December 18, 2025

Niki Russ Federman and Josh Russ Tupper, RUSS & DAUGHTERS: 100 Years of Appetizing

33 mins; December 17, 2025

Iva-Marie Palmer, CHRISTMAS PEOPLE: A Novel

21 mins; December 16, 2025

Clint Bentley, Joel Edgerton, & Teddy Schwarzman, TRAIN DREAMS

43 mins; December 15, 2025

Sarah Scheerger, Brent & Jamie Camalich, DUDE. BE NICE

24 mins; December 12, 2025

Kati Morton, WHY DO I KEEP DOING THIS?: Unlearn the Habits Keeping You Stuck and Unhappy

27 mins; December 11, 2025

Abigail Pogrebin, IT TAKES TWO TO TORAH: An Orthodox Rabbi and Reform Journalist Discuss and Debate Their Way Through the Five Books of Moses

29 mins; December 10, 2025

Mandana Dayani: ON BEING JEWISH NOW: Two Years After 10/7

32 mins; December 10, 2025

Rachel Caplin, THE SPOON AND THE SEA: A Novel

27 mins; December 09, 2025

Aria Mia Loberti, I AM INGRID: The Adventures of the World’s Greatest Guide Dog

37 mins; December 08, 2025

Emma Gannon, TABLE FOR ONE: A Modern Love Story

33 mins; December 05, 2025

Erin O. White, LIKE FAMILY: A Novel

25 mins; December 04, 2025

Richard Michelson, FANNY'S BIG IDEA: How Jewish Book Week Was Born

25 mins; December 03, 2025

Nim Shapira, TORN: The Israel–Palestine Poster War on New York City Streets

25 mins; December 03, 2025

Julie Doar, THE GALLAGHER PLACE: A Novel

26 mins; December 02, 2025

Dr. Ann-Louise Lockhart, LOVE THE TEEN YOU HAVE: A Practical Guide to Transforming Conflict into Connection

26 mins; December 01, 2025

Penn and Kim Holderness, ALL YOU CAN BE WITH ADHD

26 mins; November 28, 2025

Kelly Cervantes, THE LUCKIEST: A Memoir of Love, Loss, Motherhood, and the Pursuit of Self

27 mins; November 27, 2025

Brisa Carleton, LAST CALL AT THE SAVOY

25 mins; November 26, 2025

Joe McGinniss Jr., DAMAGED PEOPLE: A Memoir of Fathers and Sons

27 mins; November 25, 2025

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