Laura Zigman, SMALL WORLD
Totally Booked with Zibby
Zibby Owens
4.4 • 602 Ratings
🗓️ 13 January 2023
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
Zibby is joined by bestselling author and repeat MDHTTRB guest Laura Zigman to discuss Small World, a tender and quirky novel about two newly divorced sisters who move back in together and finally confront a tragedy of their past–the death of their disabled sister. Laura reveals how her own life experiences inspired this story, sharing the intimate details of her sister’s passing, her childhood in a sad household, the stigma around therapy in the 70s, and her recent desire to learn more about her past. She also talks about her book’s most memorable elements–the fascinating sister dynamic, the hysterical neighborhood app poems, and the tragicomedy of it all. Finally, she reveals the new projects she has in the works!
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| 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. |
| 0:58.1 | Thank you. at Zcastnetwork.com and definitely check out those shows as well. Laura Zigman is the author of Small World novel. |
| 1:01.4 | She's been on this podcast before and is also a member of our author advisory board at Zibby Books. |
| 1:07.0 | Laura is the author of five novels, including separation anxiety, which was optioned by Julianne Nicholson and the production company Willip, who did Mayor of East Town for a limited television series. She also wrote Animal Husbandry, which was made into the movie Someone Like You, starring Hugh Jackman and Ashley Judd, dating Big Bird, her, and pieces of work. She has ghostwritten collaborated on several works |
| 1:28.8 | of nonfiction, including Eddie Izard's New York Times bestseller, Believe Me. She has been a contributor |
| 1:34.0 | to the New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Huffington Post. She produced a popular |
| 1:38.6 | online series of animated videos called Annoying Conversations and was the recipient of a Yado |
| 1:44.1 | residency. She lives in Cambridge, |
| 1:46.4 | Massachusetts. Welcome, Laura. Thanks for coming back. Moms don't have time to read books to discuss |
| 1:51.0 | small world. Thanks for having me. I am thrilled to be back. Oh, your book was so good. And I feel |
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