Hi, I'm Zivie Owens, and you're listening to the award-winning podcast, Moms, don't

have time to read books. I just wanted to encourage you all to watch some of my IG live

videos on Instagram. On Instagram, my accounts are at Zibi Owens and at moms don't have time to read books.

But in case I haven't told you, which it occurred to me that maybe I haven't, on Instagram every day at 11 o'clock Eastern time, I interview authors live from my at Zibi Owens account.

And to watch it, you just have to open up Instagram.

And if you're following me, when I'm live, it'll show up on the upper left of your screen and the story section and it'll stay live and there'll be a little red circle. So every day, Monday to Friday, I do an IG live show. Check it out. I do one to four authors a week. Sometimes the shows become these podcasts. And I also do one on Sundays at two with my husband, Kyle,

and we talk about step-parent. I do one to four authors a week. Sometimes the shows become these podcasts. And I also do one on Sundays at two with my husband, Kyle,

and we talk about step parenting and life and all the rest. So if you haven't watched an IG Live, please do. And also, I have a virtual book club that I hope you know about. This is all on my website, by the way, Z-B-O-Ns.com. But check out my virtual book club, which is through a site called bookclubs with a Z, B-O-O-K-C-L-U-B-Z.com. And no, I didn't make that up after my name, but actually it just worked out perfectly. So go to bookclubs.com, and I'm actually the featured book club on their homepage. So you can just click and you're invited to sign up. I have amazing guests every week, and that meets Tuesdays at 2 p.m. Eastern time via Zoom.

So please don't miss out on all these other offerings for all of you guys who are loyal listeners to moms don't have time to read books. And always feel free to check out my website at zibbyowens.com to find out what I'm up to and what

else you can do. Oh, and also sign up for my newsletter. In my newsletter every week, I give

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club, and any other fun information, plus usually some list or article or something that I

think would be helpful. So also sign up for my mailing list if you get a chance. Okay, that's

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For 20% off, use code Zibi 20, ZIBBB-20. I had the best time doing an Instagram live with Wally Lamb, who is the author of six New York Times best-selling novels. I'll take you there. We are Water, Wishing and Hopen, the hour I first believed, I know this much is true, and she's come undone. I know this much is true and she's come undone. We're both selected for Oprah's book club.

Lamb also edited. Couldn't keep it to myself. And I'll fly away two volumes of essays from students in his writing workshop at York Correctional Institution, which is a women's prison in Connecticut, where he's been a volunteer facilitator for the past 17 years.

I sought after keynote speaker. He has spoken at universities and colleges, libraries,

arts and lecture venues, and literary festivals around the country and has won a bazillion

awards.

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