Don't Miss Out!!
So much going on!
Hello from the land of college visits. I have clocked more steps (and car mileage) in the past two weeks than in the rest of the summer combined. 17-year-old twins with totally different paths will do that to you! Anyway, I decided to take an hour this morning to write this newsletter and share all the fun stuff we have going on. I hope you’ll participate in some way!
Nantucket and Hamptons people, come to my three upcoming events! :-)
(Btw, what do you think of our tagline being: We’re all on the same page. Thoughts!?)
Zibby’s Book Club
The Zibby’s Book Club pick for August is (drumroll, please)…. The Wedding People by Alison Espach! It’s also the Read with Jenna pick and the Barnes & Noble pick. (Yes, it’s that good.)
Join me at 7 pm ET on August 21st on Zoom for a Q&A with Alison! You ask the questions yourselves and I moderate.
Be sure to sign up for Zibby’s Book Club so you don’t miss announcements and Zoom links. You can buy the book here from Zibby’s Bookshop. And if you have our subscription, you’ll get my picks automatically starting with September.
Zibby Books Publishing
Our August book came out yesterday! Welcome to our first collection of short stories called The Goodbye Process by Mary Jones. Buy it here from Zibby’s Bookshop.
Description: What happens when you are forced to let go of the things you love the most? What are you left with?
The stories—which range from tender and heartbreaking to unsettling and darkly funny—will push you out of your comfort zone and ignite intense emotions surrounding love and loss. A woman camps out on the porch of an ex-lover who has barricaded himself inside the house; a preteen girl caught shoplifting finds herself in grave danger; a Los Angeles real estate agent falls for a woman who helps him detach from years of dramatic plastic surgery; a man hires a professional mourner to ensure his wife’s funeral is a success. Again and again, Jones’s characters find themselves facing the ends of things: relationships, health, and innocence.
Arresting, original, and beautifully rendered, this story collection packs a punch, just the way grief does―knocking us off our feet. Listen to our podcast here.
Moms Don’t Have Time to Read Books
Have you been listening? Come ON! We’re going to do an August BLAST to make sure you can get to know all the authors with summer books before we get to the end of the month. Block out some time driving and doing laundry to listen!!! Plus, catch up on all the ones I released lately like Julia Phillips and Catherine Newman.
Zibby Retreats
You guys, the Scottsdale Retreat is almost sold out! If you’re considering joining us on November 1st-3rd, grab your spot soon!!! Featured authors include Annabel Monaghan, Maggie Smith, Jessica Knoll, Betty Cayouette, Sarah Sawyer, and more!
Save the date for our next Petite Retreat (day-long events in select cities) in New York City at the Loews Regency Hotel on October 1st!!
Zibby’s Bookshop
Have you visited lately?! 1113 Montana Ave, Santa Monica, CA. We just won an award for being one of Santa Monica’s Most Loved Businesses and were named one of the top five bookstores in Los Angeles! Tell a friend. Pop by. Come to an event.
My 3 Big Upcoming Events
Join me in The Hamptons and Nantucket. (I know. Rough life!)
August 9th at 5:30 pm: Southampton Arts Center event with Swan Huntley, I Want You More, and Elizabeth of East Hampton authors Emily Harding and Audrey Bellezza.
August 10th at 5 pm - 7:30 pm: Authors Night at the East Hampton Library. I’ll be signing Blank. All proceeds go to the library. Meet 100+ authors under the big tent. It’s the literary event of the summer!
NANTUCKET FOLKS!!! Tuesday, August 20th at 6:30 pm ET: Join Elin Hilderbrand and me at the Nantucket Atheneum!! Buy here.
Merch
Don’t forget: we have great merch! When you buy from our collection with Social Goods, a portion of the proceeds goes to the Los Angeles Public Library.
Did you read to the end!?! Let me know what you think. And spread the word! THANK YOU!!
Okay, have to go back to prepping for seven podcasts tomorrow. Bye!
Warmly,
Zibby
Having done three+ college road trips with three sons all going to different places--but not at the same time--I feel you!
"We're all on the same page" is nice--I do still love "stories are best when shared."
Every time I read your newsletter, my head spins at the description of all the things that you do—often simultaneously!
You bring so much to the world of literature, culture, and lifestyle through your books, podcasts, and events.
Thank you!