Francesca Giacco, SIX DAYS IN ROME
Totally Booked with Zibby
Zibby Owens
4.5 • 644 Ratings
🗓️ 12 September 2022
⏱️ 22 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
Debut novelist Francesca Giacco joins Zibby to talk about her book, Six Days in Rome. Francesca shares her connection to and love for Italy which inspired the novel, as well as how the story features an amalgamation of her personal experiences. The two also discuss Francesca's thoughts on traveling alone, her experience selling this book during the pandemic, and her favorite food to order when she goes to Italy.
Purchase on Amazon or Bookshop.
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3qA1BiA
Bookshop: https://bit.ly/3d072EI
Subscribe to Zibby's weekly newsletter here.
Purchase Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books merch here.
** If you enjoy recommending things you love and even earning from it, you have to become a creator on ShopMy! You'll be able to see that your recommendations matter. Click my referral code here to learn more! ***
** Want another secret podcast? If you sign up for my Z.I.P. Membership program, you'll get access to an exclusive podcast called Zibby's Show Notes, the behind-the-scenes of everything! Head to zibbyowens.com/subscribe to sign up.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | Hi, I'm Zivie Owens, the creator and host of the award-winning podcast that you're listening to right now. |
| 0:07.8 | Thank you so much called Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books. |
| 0:10.7 | It is a daily podcast 365 days a year, and each day we talk to an author about all of the things related to their career, their book, their life, and more in 30 minutes or |
| 0:21.1 | less, because who has time? I am now an author myself, although I wasn't when I started this |
| 0:25.9 | podcast, and you can get my new memoir, Bookends, a memoir of Love, Loss, and Literature, |
| 0:31.8 | wherever books are sold starting July 1st, and my children's book, Princess Charming. You can |
| 0:37.4 | learn more about me at Zibby Owens.com, |
| 0:39.5 | but really you're here to learn more about the authors, |
| 0:42.2 | and that is what we're going to do. |
| 0:44.4 | Also, be sure to check out all the other podcasts |
| 0:46.9 | in the ZCast Podcast Network. |
| 0:49.4 | You can learn more at ZCastnetwork.com |
| 0:51.9 | and definitely check out those shows as well. |
| 0:58.9 | Thank you. at Zcastnetwork.com and definitely check out those shows as well. Also, just a quick note that submissions for the Zibby Awards are open and will close on |
| 1:04.4 | September 15th. |
| 1:05.9 | Go to Zibby Owens.com and you will find the Zivie Awards open submissions where we celebrate all the under-celebrated |
| 1:13.7 | parts of a book, like the best spine, the best author's note, the best table of contents, |
| 1:18.5 | and authors can nominate their own best publicists, best editors, and so on. There will be an |
| 1:24.2 | in-person award ceremony in October in New York. You will not want to miss it. |
| 1:28.1 | Go to zivie Owens.com. Francesca is the author of Six Days in Rome. |
| 1:33.2 | Francesca is a graduate of Barnard College and the MFA program at Columbia University. She lives in New York. Six Days in Rome is her first novel. |
| 1:40.8 | Welcome, Francesca. Thanks so much for coming on moms don't have time to read books to discuss |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Zibby Owens, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of Zibby Owens and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.