Zibby discusses BLANK with Kyle Owens
Totally Booked with Zibby
Zibby Owens
4.4 • 602 Ratings
🗓️ 29 February 2024
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
In honor of Zibby's pub day tomorrow (WOO-HOO!), we have a very special episode lined up: Zibby's husband, Kyle Owens, interviews her about BLANK! First, they reveal where the book's unique premise came from (they owe it to Zibby’s youngest son!), and then they delve into Zibby’s creative process. They also talk about character development in the novel, navigating reviews–both good and bad, the absolute joy of owning a bookstore and creating a beloved community hub in Santa Monica, and the experience of hosting this podcast!
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| 0:36.4 | Welcome to Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books with Zivie. |
| 0:40.1 | I'm the host, Zivie Owens. |
| 0:42.0 | I am an author. |
| 0:43.0 | My latest is Blank Pub Date March 1st, a novel. |
| 0:46.0 | I'm also a podcaster, obviously, a publisher, a bookstore owner, and so much more. |
| 0:51.2 | If you love books, you're in the right place. |
| 0:54.0 | In fact, we call it the Zivieverse, |
| 0:55.9 | or really, the L.A. Times called it the Zivieverse, and we're going with it. Go to Zivie Owens.com to learn more |
| 1:01.5 | and follow me on Instagram at Zivie Owens. So this episode is coming out on Thursday, February 29th, |
| 1:10.3 | which means that tomorrow my novel |
| 1:12.8 | Blank comes out. This is part of the blank week on Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books. |
| 1:18.4 | And today I am being interviewed by my adorable, wonderful husband, Kyle Owens, who is the co-founder |
| 1:25.3 | of Morning Moon Productions. They released a movie called Wildflower, |
| 1:30.7 | which is available streaming on Hulu, and he used to be a tennis coach and a tennis pro and |
| 1:37.9 | all the good things. And I thought he would be someone good to interview me about my book. |
| 1:47.2 | So listen to us banter. And because Blank comes out tomorrow, which I am freaking out about, I hope you will all get ready tomorrow to |
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