Bestselling Author Marie Benedict Knows History
Totally Booked with Zibby
Zibby Owens
4.5 • 643 Ratings
🗓️ 24 March 2026
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
I like to think of Marie Benedict as my midlife history professor; every novel she writes teaches me more about periods of time I thought I understood. In Daughter of Egypt, Marie transports us to post-WWI England and Egypt through the eyes of a young woman who is more interested in archeology than cotillion. I interviewed Marie as part of Totally Booked: Live in Palm Beach. Prepare to be transported.
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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 | Marie Benedict is the author of Daughters of Egypt, a novel. |
| 0:48.5 | This was recorded live from our Palm Beach retreat. |
| 0:51.4 | This was the luncheon for book lovers that we hosted, and Marie is just |
| 0:55.1 | such a rock star. She is the New York Times and USA Today best-selling author of the Queens of Crime, |
| 1:00.4 | the Mitford Affair, her hidden genius, the mystery of Mrs. Christie, the only woman in the room, |
| 1:05.9 | Lady Clementine, Carnegie's Maid, the other Einstein, and with Victoria Christopher Murray, the Good Morning America |
| 1:12.3 | Book Club pick, the personal librarian, and the Target Book of the Year, the First Ladies. |
| 1:17.5 | All have been translated into multiple languages, and many have been selected for the Barnes & Noble |
| 1:22.0 | Book Club, Target Book Club, Costco Book Club, Indinex List, and Library Reads List. |
| 1:27.0 | She lives in Pittsburgh with her family. |
| 1:29.7 | Welcome, Marie. |
| 1:30.5 | Thanks so much for coming back on Totally Booked to talk about Daughter of Egypt. |
| 1:35.6 | Thank you so much for having me. |
| 1:37.3 | You know how much I always love to talk with you, but it's a special, huge treat to get it to do in the context of the Palm Beach retreat. |
| 1:46.3 | Can we get a round of applause for how fabulous it's been? |
| 1:49.8 | I mean, it is just chef's kiss every aspect of it and getting to be in person with you, |
| 1:56.5 | usually I'm on Zoom with Sydney. |
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