James Patterson, HOLMES, MARPLE & POE + WHAT REALLY HAPPENS IN VEGAS: True Stories of the People Who Make Vegas, Vegas + THE SECRET LIVES OF BOOKSELLERS AND LIBRARIANS: Their Stories Are Better Than the Bestsellers

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Zibby Owens

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🗓️ 8 January 2024

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Literary giant James Patterson joins Zibby (again!) to discuss three of his recent publications: two nonfiction books, THE SECRET LIVES OF BOOKSELLERS AND LIBRARIANS and WHAT REALLY HAPPENS IN VEGAS, and an unputdownable thriller, HOLMES, MARPLE, AND POE. James shares his admiration for booksellers and librarians, highlighting their sense of humor and their bravery in a time of book banning and violent incidents. He recounts anecdotes from all the interviews he conducted (including insights from Judy Blume!). James also describes his upcoming projects and offers his best advice for aspiring authors.

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Holmes, Marple & Poe: https://bit.ly/41MyjPD

What Really Happens in Vegas: https://bit.ly/4aJvCm8

The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: https://bit.ly/3tGnYby

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Zibi Owens, and you're listening to Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books.
0:06.7	This 30-minute podcast features a new author interviewed by me every single day, 365 days a year, for about 30 minutes.
0:14.9	I am also the publisher for Zibi Books, which publishes 12 books a year in fiction and memoir.
0:21.9	Our books are already out now.
0:23.5	You can check it out on ZippyBooks.com.
0:25.6	And we have a magazine called Zibby Mag where we have lots of wonderful essays and lifestyle
0:31.2	features.
0:31.8	That's at Zibbymag.com.
0:33.1	We have classes at Zippy Classes.com.
0:35.4	And I recently opened a bookstore in L.a called zibby's bookshop
0:40.3	at one one one three montana avenue at 11th street in san monica i hope that you are able to
0:47.0	enjoy some of our other offerings but this here podcast is the basis of all of it and started in
0:53.3	2018 and no matter what i do this is basically my of all of it and started in 2018. And no matter what I do, this is basically
0:56.5	my favorite thing. Enjoy. James Patterson is back on Monson have time to read books. This time
1:07.8	he is discussing the secret lives of booksellers and librarians. Their stories are
1:12.7	better than the bestsellers, which comes out in April. And we didn't really touch on what really
1:17.6	happens in Vegas, true stories of the people who make Vegas. But that is another one of his books
1:22.8	is coming out. Also Holmes, Marple and Poe, the greatest crime-solving team of the 21st century, which we do talk about. James Patterson always has a million things coming out. Also, Holmes, Marple and Poe, the greatest crime-solving team of the 21st century, which we do talk
1:28.8	about. James Patterson always has a million things coming out. By the way, fun fact, James Patterson
1:34.2	also has a holiday fund, which he gives to bookstore employees. You have to apply, or nominate,
1:40.5	rather, one of the employees of a store, and their fund selects people who get $500.
1:46.9	And one of our Zivis Bookshop employees, Katrina Lino, who we nominated, was one of the recipients.
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