Hi, I'm Zivie Owens, the creator and host of the award-winning podcast that you're listening to right now.

Thank you so much called Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books.

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

less, because who has time? I am now an author myself, although I wasn't when I started this

podcast, and you can get my new memoir, Bookends, a memoir of Love, Loss, and Literature,

wherever books are sold starting July 1st, and my children's book, Princess Charming. You can

learn more about me at Zibby Owens.com,

but really you're here to learn more about the authors,

and that is what we're going to do.

Also, be sure to check out all the other podcasts

in the ZCast Podcast Network.

You can learn more at ZCastnetwork.com

and definitely check out those shows as well.

Thank you. at Zcastnetwork.com and definitely check out those shows as well. Sheila Hetty and Esme Shapiro are co-authors of a Garden of Creatures.

Sheila Hetty is the author of 10 books, including the novel's Pure Color, Motherhood,

and How Should a Person Be?

She was named one of the New vanguard by the New York Times,

a list of 15 writers from around the world who are shaping the way we read and write fiction

in the 21st century. Her books have been translated into 25 languages. Esme Shapiro is an author

and illustrator. Her picture books include Myself, Yourself, Carol and the Pickletoad, Alma and the Beast,

and Uku, which was a finalist

for the Governor General's Literary Award.

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