Hi, I'm Zibi Owens, and this is Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books.

As a mom of four kids in New York City and a writer myself, I know all too well how short everyone is on time, so I'm here to help.

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relates to parenting and family issues. Hopefully you can listen while doing 8 million other

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I'm here today with Dylan Lauren. Dylan is the CEO and founder of Dylan's Candy Bar,

the giant candy emporium. The Dylan's Candy Bar, the Giant Candy Emporium.

The Dylan's Candy Bar store in New York City alone is 15,000 square feet and three stories and gets 2 million visits a year.

Dylan has opened more than 20 locations in airports to freestanding stores.

She's launched a lifestyle brand with apparel, cosmetics, home design, strollers, and more.

In fact, Dylan's Candy Bar just had a super fun Sweet 16 party to celebrate being in business for 16 years. She recently started in the TV reality competition show at the Toy Box, which, by the way, my kids were obsessed with and watched like every single time. And last but not least, she has written a book, which is why she's here today, called Dylan's Candy Bar, Unwrap Your Sweet Life. The graduate of Duke University, Dylan and her husband live in New York City with their three-year-old twins, who she calls her Twinkies. So welcome to Dylan. Thank you. Thanks for having me. So I watched your CBS interview from this Valentine's Day and heard that you wrote your entire book while on your Blackberry on a stepmill at the gym. Is that really true?

First of all, I love the blackberry, and I hope it stays around forever because it's super easy to type on.

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