Jenny Mollen, CITY OF LIKES
Totally Booked with Zibby
Zibby Owens
4.4 • 602 Ratings
🗓️ 14 June 2022
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
Zibby is joined by actress and writer Jenny Mollen to discuss her first novel, City of Likes, which required a labor of love to publish. The two talk about how the story was inspired by the disconnect Jenny witnessed between mommy influencers' on and offline lives, what her short-lived agent said that prompted her to try fiction instead of a third memoir, and when she knew writing was her niche. Jenny also shares details about her upcoming Dictator Lunches cookbook and why she is so honest on social media.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, this is Vivi Owens, and you're listening to the award-winning podcast. Moms don't have time to read books. |
| 0:07.5 | And speaking of books, I have two of my own books coming out this spring and summer. |
| 0:12.7 | Princess Charming is a picture book, which debuts on April 19th. And Bookends, a memoir of love, loss, and literature. |
| 0:20.5 | Comes out on July 1st, and it is truly a labor of love. |
| 0:23.8 | I hope you'll pre-order, order, and join me on tour as I go across the country. |
| 0:28.5 | You can find out more at zibbyowens.com or bookendsmemoir.com. |
| 0:34.3 | And you can follow me on Instagram at Zibby Owens because I always post about everything. Enjoy the show. |
| 0:41.1 | Jenny Mullen is the author of City of Likes. Jenny is a writer, actor, Instagram personality, |
| 0:47.8 | and New York Times bestselling author of the essay collections, I Like You Just the Way I Am, |
| 0:52.8 | and Live Fast, Die Hot. Her digital series, I Like You Just the Way I Am, and Live Fast, Die Hot. |
| 0:55.2 | Her digital series, I Like You Just The Way I Am, which she wrote and in which she stars, |
| 0:59.9 | currently streams on ABC Digital. |
| 1:02.1 | Heralded by The Huffington Post as one of the funniest women on both Twitter and Instagram, |
| 1:06.4 | and named one of five to follow by T Magazine, Jenny wrote a standing column for Parents Magazine |
| 1:11.6 | and has contributed to cosmopolitan, glamour, New York, L.com, Grubhub, and Wake Up Call with Katie |
| 1:17.1 | Kirk. With her Instagram handles at Jenny Mullen and at Dictator Lunches, Jenny has more than |
| 1:22.4 | half a million followers. And by the way, Jenny and I are going to be doing a launch event together, and I was a |
| 1:30.3 | guest along with my husband, Kyle, on her podcast, Third Wheel. So after you listen to this one, |
| 1:35.5 | you should head on over to Jenny's podcast and listen to Kyle and me on Third Wheel, probably |
| 1:40.4 | revealing too much about ourselves. Welcome, Jenny. Thank you so much for coming on. Mom's |
| 1:45.0 | no time to read books to discuss City of Likes, your new novel, and then your other memoirs, |
| 1:49.8 | and basically the fact that I've invaded your whole private space with all the stuff I'm reading about |
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