Sarah Mlynowski, UPSIDE-DOWN MAGIC and WHATEVER AFTER series

Totally Booked with Zibby

Zibby Owens

Connection, Inspiration, Moms, Entertainment, Arts, Reading, Books, Parenting, Literary

4.4 • 602 Ratings

🗓️ 20 January 2025

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Special re-release: In support of authors who have lost their homes in the tragic LA fires, we will be resharing their podcast episodes.

Zibby chats with New York Times bestselling author Sarah Mlynowski, the creative force behind popular children’s and teen book series like WHATEVER AFTER and UPSIDE-DOWN MAGIC. Sarah shares her journey from adult chick lit to middle-grade magic, her meticulous writing strategy, and how she weaves humor, magic, relatable and empowering characters, and life lessons into her books. She also reflects on the impact of personal experiences on her work, how she balances writing and parenting, and her aspirations to explore different genres and mediums, like picture books and TV adaptations.

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Upside-Down Magic: Book #1

Whatever After: Book #1

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0:00.0	Hi, this is Zibi Owens, and you're listening to Totally Booked with Zibby. Formerly, moms don't have time to read books. In my daily show, I interview today's latest, best-selling, buzziest, or underrated authors and story creators, whose work I think is worth your time. As a bookstore owner, publisher, author, and obviously podcaster, I get a comprehensive
0:24.0	look at everything that's coming out and spend my time curating the best books so you don't
0:29.3	have to.
0:30.3	Stay in the know, get insider insights, and connect with guests like I do every single day.
0:36.2	For more information, go to zibbimedia.com and follow me on Instagram
0:40.1	at Zibby Owens.
0:44.4	Hi everybody. This is one of the replay bonus episodes to get you through the holiday season. Maybe
0:51.7	you miss them. There have been over 2,000 episodes. We are going into a
0:55.8	rebrand where we're going to be changing the name of the podcast from Moms Don't Have Time
1:00.8	to Read Books to Zibby's podcast. So that is happening in the new year. In the meantime,
1:06.6	have a listen, enjoy, and let me know what you think. Bye. Hi, I'm Zibby Owens, and this is moms
1:13.4	don't have time to read books. As a mom of four kids in New York City and a writer myself,
1:18.5	I know all too well how short everyone is on time, so I'm here to help. I'm going to interview
1:23.3	authors and writers of all types about their work, especially as it relates to parenting and
1:27.6	family issues. Hopefully you can listen while doing 8 million other things and fall in love
1:31.9	with these talented scribes in their fantastic books, essays, and songs like I have. Plus, get some
1:36.8	tips on surviving parenthood. For more about me, you can check out my essays at zibby owens.com.
1:43.3	Today's episode of Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books is sponsored by Chloe's Fruit,
1:47.0	The Cool Way to Eat Fruit. You can check them out at chloe's Fruit.com.
1:50.7	I'm really excited to be with Sarah Milnowski today.
1:53.7	Sarah is an amazingly prolific bestselling young adult middle grade novelist.
1:58.2	She was born in Canada and now lives here in New York City.
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