Aria Mia Loberti, I AM INGRID: The Adventures of the World’s Greatest Guide Dog
Totally Booked with Zibby
Zibby Owens
4.5 • 643 Ratings
🗓️ 8 December 2025
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
Recorded live at Zibby’s Bookshop in NYC, Zibby interviews actress, UNICEF Ambassador, and debut author Aria Mia Loberti about I AM INGRID, an adorable and inspiring new picture book based on her real guide dog, Ingrid. Aria discusses her unexpected path from academia to starring in Netflix’s acclaimed All the Light We Cannot See, the emotional evolution of her vision, the profound bond between guide dogs and their handlers, and how storytelling (on the page and on-screen) continues to shape her life.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, this is Zibi Owens, and you're listening to Totally Booked with Zibby. Formerly, moms don't have time to read books. In my daily show, I interview today's latest, best-selling, buzziest, or underrated authors and story creators, whose work I think is worth your time. As a bookstore owner, publisher, author, and obviously podcaster, I get a comprehensive |
| 0:24.0 | look at everything that's coming out and spend my time curating the best books so you don't |
| 0:29.3 | have to. |
| 0:30.3 | Stay in the know, get insider insights, and connect with guests like I do every single day. |
| 0:36.2 | For more information, go to zibbimedia.com and follow me on Instagram at Zibby Owens. |
| 0:44.6 | This episode was filmed at the Zivis Bookshop Mini Rose Popup, which is on 73rd and Lex in New York City. |
| 0:51.8 | If you haven't been, please stop by. |
| 0:53.5 | I interviewed Aria Mia |
| 0:55.2 | Lauberty live in front of that intimate audience and also with her dog and my dog. Her book is |
| 1:01.5 | called I Am Ingrid, The Adventures of the World's Greatest Guide Dog. Aria is an actor, writer, |
| 1:06.5 | activist, and lifelong storyteller. In 2023, she made her acting debut as the lead in Netflix's Golden Globe and Emmy-nominated series All the Light We Cannot See, which is so good and was a best-selling novel by Anthony Doer. Her critically acclaimed performance launched a diverse, rich acting career. Before turning her focus to acting, |
| 1:28.6 | Aria was pursuing a Ph.D. from Penn State, studying ancient rhetoric. Aria received her |
| 1:33.5 | undergraduate degrees in 2020 from the University of Rhode Island and her master's degree in |
| 1:37.7 | 2021 from Royal Holloway University of London on a Fulbright scholarship. In 2024, Aria also became a UNICEF ambassador |
| 1:45.6 | advocating for climate change and education rights. Aria and her dog Ingrid live in Rhode Island |
| 1:51.1 | with their respective best friends, Molly and Edda. Okay, finally. All right, I am thrilled |
| 1:56.8 | to introduce Aria, Mia Laverte. I am Ingrid welcome welcome congratulations thank me I'm so |
| 2:04.8 | excited to be here thank you for everything it's really cool this is so great this is her |
| 2:10.1 | children's book illustrated by Vivian Toe yes and your debut book yes at, despite having a full bright scholarship. Did you know she is a |
| 2:21.3 | full bright scholar and an actress and an author and everything else? So why don't you take us a little bit |
| 2:27.7 | through what this book, where it came from, why you decided to write a children's book and then I want |
| 2:33.1 | to dive deep into your life |
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