Ep. 49: Zibby Owens (Host of Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books Podcast)
Sarah's Bookshelves Live
Sarah Dickinson
4.9 • 732 Ratings
🗓️ 4 March 2020
⏱️ 39 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
In Episode 49, Zibby Owens (Host of the Moms Don’t Have Time to Read Books Podcast) talks about what it’s like to interview authors and shares some of her favorite memoirs.
This post contains affiliate links (plus: here’s your Amazon Smile-specific affiliate link
Sponsor
This episode is sponsored by Book of the Month. Use the code SARAHSBOOKSHELVES at checkout to get your first book for just $9.99!
Highlights
- How Zibby ended up podcasting about books after getting her MBA (Masters of Business Administration).
- Why Zibby decided to start the podcast.
- How Zibby gets it all done while being a mom to 4 kids.
- How Zibby decides which authors to have on her podcast.
- The book Zibby has written that’s sitting in her apartment.
- Zibby’s favorite types of books to read.
- Zibby’s advice for moms who truly feel they don’t have time to read books.
- A bonus upcoming release Zibby is excited about.
Zibby’s Book Recommendations
Two OLD Books She Loves
- Slow Motion by Dani Shapiro | Buy from Amazon [20:29]
- The Rules of Inheritance by Claire Bidwell Smith | Buy from Amazon [22:29]
Two NEW Books She Loves
- To Love and Let Go by Rachel Brathen | Buy from Amazon [24:17]
- Motherland: A Memoir of Love, Loathing, and Longing by Elissa Altman | Buy from Amazon
[26:41]
One Book She DIDN’T Love
- Zibby shares her stance on publicly talking about books she doesn’t like. [29:00]
Two NEW RELEASES She’s Excited About
- The End of the Day by Bill Clegg (Release Date: June 4, 2020) | Buy from Amazon [31:37]
- Empty by Susan Burton (Release Date: June 23, 2020) | Buy from Amazon [32:59]
Other Books Mentioned
- The Woman in the Park by Teresa Sorkin | Buy from Amazon
- Inheritance by Dani Shapiro | Buy from Amazon [21:16]
- The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [23:48]
- Wild Game
by Adrienne Brodeur (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [27:44]
- Portrait of an Addict as a Young Man by Bill Clegg | Buy from Amazon [31:43]
- Did You Ever Have a Family? by Bill Clegg (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [32:05]
- Long Bright River by Liz Moore (My Review) | Buy from Amazon
[35:40]
Other Links
- “New York’s Most Powerful Book-fluencer Runs a Podcast on Park Avenue” (Vulture)
- Moms Don’t Have Time to Read Books Episode with Dani Shapiro
- Rachel Brathen on Instagram (@Yoga_girl)
About Zibby
Website | Personal Instagram | Podcast Instagram | Twitter
Zibby Owens is a writer and mother of four in New York City. She is the creator and host of award-winning literary podcast, “Moms Don’t Have Time to Read Books” and runs a literary salon with author events and book fairs from her home.
Zibby published her first article, a personal essay for Seventeen magazine, when she was in high school and has been writing ever since. She has covered topics such as books, parenting, health/fitness, weddings, grief, friendship, beauty, and aging. Most recently, she has focused on finding the humor in the everyday struggles of motherhood. She is represented by Joe Veltre at Gersh.
Her work has appeared in Redbook, Marie Claire, Shape, SELF, Modern Bride and other magazines, as well as online in the New York Times, Parents, TODAY Parents, Huff Post, Scary Mommy, What’s Up Moms, Kveller, Mommy Nearest and Medium.
A graduate of Yale University and Harvard Business School, Zibby has a marketing and branding background, especially for start-ups and consumer products companies. She currently lives in Manhattan, where she was born and raised, with her four children ages 5-12 and her husband, Kyle Owens, of Morning Moon Productions.
Next Episode
Mini Episode featuring Julia Spence (@gameofreading)…airing March 11.
Support the Podcast
- Support on Patreon – When you support the podcast on Patreon for $5/month, get bonus podcast episodes and other goodies!
- Share
If you like the podcast, I’d love for you to share it with your reader friends…in real life and on social media (there’s easy share buttons at the bottom of this post!). - Subscribe
…wherever you listen to podcasts, so new episodes will appear in your feed as soon as they’re released. - Rate and Review
Search for “Sarah’s Book Shelves” in Apple Podcasts…or wherever you listen to podcasts!
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Sarah's Bookshelves Live. I'm Sarah of the blog Sarah's Bookshelves. Each week, |
| 0:15.2 | I'm talking with one bookish guest about two old books they love, two new books they love, |
| 0:20.5 | one book they don't love, and one new |
| 0:22.7 | release they're excited about. We're going to get real and sometimes a bit snarky about all things |
| 0:28.3 | books. If you like the show, I'd really love your support. Spread the word to your reader friends, |
| 0:33.8 | subscribe to the show, rate and review it wherever you listen to podcasts, or get bonus podcast episodes |
| 0:40.8 | by supporting the podcast on Patreon. There's a link in the show notes and in my Instagram bio to my |
| 0:47.5 | Patreon page. Let's get rolling. Hey everyone, welcome to a full-length episode of Sarah's Bookshelves Live. |
| 0:54.6 | Today's episode is sponsored by Book of the Month, a book subscription service that I've |
| 0:58.6 | been using and loving for a number of years, and one that you've been hearing me talk about |
| 1:03.3 | a lot on the podcast. It's one of my best sources for book recommendations. Four out of my top |
| 1:09.2 | 10 books of 2019 were all book of the month picks. |
| 1:12.9 | Book of the month vets hundreds of books each month and selects the best five to feature as their |
| 1:17.2 | monthly picks. Members pick one or more books that they get shipped directly to them. And if you |
| 1:21.5 | don't like the picks one month, you can totally skip it and your credit will just roll over to the |
| 1:26.0 | next month, which is one of my favorite |
| 1:28.0 | features of the service. Go check out their other books and subscribe at bookof the month.com. |
| 1:33.1 | If you use my code, Sarah's bookshelves, you'll get your first month for $9.99, which is a |
| 1:37.5 | great price for a new hardcover book. Today's guest is Zibi Owens, CEO of Moms Don't Have |
| 1:43.3 | Time to Read Books and host of the podcast of the same name. |
| 1:47.0 | Zibi Owens is a writer and mother of four living in New York City. |
| 1:50.2 | In addition to hosting Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books podcast, she runs a literary salon with author events and book fairs from her home. |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Sarah Dickinson, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of Sarah Dickinson and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2025.