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Thank you to all these outlets for the love!

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Here’s a selection of some recent press. Thank you, outlets!!

Broadcast:

GMA

“Zibby Owens talks new book ‘Blank’” (3/1/24)

“Zibby Owens talks new book, ‘Bookends: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Literature’” (7/1/22)

“Alisha Fernandez Miranda talks new book: ‘My What If Year’” (2/6/23)

“Zibby Owens talks about new children’s book: "‘Princess Charming’” (4/19/22)

“Zibby Owens talks about new book: ‘Moms Don’t Have Time to Have Kids’” (11/8/21)

“Zibby Owens talks about new book: ‘Moms Don’t Have Time To’” (2/15/21)

“How to stop your kids from ordering surprise presents over Alexa” (12/23/19)

CNN

“Zibby Owens, podcaster and ‘bookfluencer,’ discusses her new memoir” (2024)

“Security camera footage showed flames close to her home. Then, firefighters stepped in to help” (2025)

CBS

“Kyle and Zibby Owens share how their Pacific Palisades home has been impacted by brush fire” (1/8/25) CBS/KCAL

“Author spotlight: Zibby Owens on new novel, ‘Blank’” (3/6/24)

“Zibby Owens on connecting with authors through her podcast” (5/9/20)

“One NYC mom is on a mission to inspire mothers to read again” (1/25/20)

BBC

“BBC World Business Briefing: Pandemic Listening Habits” (10/2/20)

Tamron Hall Show

“Why Zibby Owens’ debut novel ‘Blank’ is flying off the shelves” (4/22/24)

News Nation Now

“Bookstores enjoy a renaissance as readers embrace real books” (3/8/23)

Eyewitness News with Sandy Kenyon, ABC-7 + ABC News

“LA wildfires: California residents share flame footage and evacuation stories” (1/8/25)

“Podcaster Zibby Owens’ first novel hits stores, inspiration came from author interviews” (3/1/24)

“Manhattan Mom Zibby Owens goes from podcasting to publishing her first book ‘Bookends’” (6/30/22)

“Podcasting NYC mom launching book series, publishing company ‘Zibby Books’” (11/2/21)

“Moms Don’t Have Time To: Popular podcast turns into COVID pandemic anthology” (2/16/21)

“Meet the mom behind ‘Moms Don’t Have Time to Read Books’ podcast” (12/4/19)

NY1

“Author Zibby Owens talks new book ‘Blank’” (3/7/24)

“Tips for moms who want to get back into reading” (4/11/19)

Good Day, LA (Fox11)

“‘On Being Jewish Now:’ Zibby Owens talked about putting together her new book” (11/4/24)

“‘Zibby’s Bookshop’ in Santa Monica: Zibby Owens explains what makes her new bookshop unique” (1/30/23)

Good Day, DC (Fox5)

“Zibby Owens celebrates her debut novel, ‘Blank’” (4/9/24)

“Author of ‘Moms Don’t Have Time to: A Quarantine Anthology” talks new book” (2/18/21)

“Coping with losing a loved one” (9/14/20)

Fox 24 News Now

“Author/Podcaster/Media Mogul Zibby Owens on life and her latest endeavors” (10/24/22)

The Hub Today, NBC-10 Boston

“Maria Chats 1-on-1 with publishing powerhouse Zibby Owens” (1/25/25)

Good Day Extra, Fox28 Columbus

“Popular Bookfluencer visits central Columbus” (4/5/24)


Print/Online

Los Angeles Times:

“A New York Bookfluencer Launches Her First Bricks-and-Mortar… in L.A.” (2/8/23)

“‘Book People Are My People:’ Why Your Next Vacation Should Be a Book Retreat” (10/30/23)

Today.com:

“Zibby Owens has a book empire. Why she decided to write her own novel” (3/18/24)

“7 Successful Women reveal the book that changed their lives” (9/11/20)

The Algemeiner

“The Top 100 People Positively Influencing Jewish Life, 2024” (2024)

Maria Shriver’s Sunday Paper:

“Zibby Owens Takeover” (5/28/23)

Business Insider:

“How Zibby Owens… Became New York’s Top Book Influencer” (10/21)

Avenue Magazine:

“How Zibby Owens Built an Empire with a Microphone, GarageBand, and an Idea” (5/23/22)

Quest Magazine:

“A New Memoir by Ziby Owens Discusses Love, Loss, and Literature” (4/22)

Thrive Global:

“Zibby Owens on Trusting the Process and Finding Joy” (3/28/24)

The Skimm:

“Zibby Owens on Starting a Career Later in Life” (4/3/24)

New York Magazine

“The Look Book Goes to Zibby Owens’s Book Party” (3/14/24)

“New York’s Most Powerful Book-Fluencer Runs a Podcast on Park Avenue” (9/17/19)

Katie Couric Media:

“The Library Made Me Do It: Writers Reflect on Their First Love” (4/6/25)

“Zibby Owens on the Art of Recommending Books” (6/30/22)

“Here’s How This Powerful Book-Fluencer is Turning Publishing on Its Head” (9/13/21)

East Hampton Star:

"A Lifelong Passion for Books” (7/11/24)

Spotlight Hamptons:

“Zibby Owens Releases Her New Novel ‘Blank’” (3/1/24)

Hamptons.com:

“Zibby Owens Talks Her New Book: Bookends” (6/28/22)

Bold Journey

“Meet Zibby Owens” (7/23/24)

Variety:

“Zibby Owens’s New Novel ‘Overheard’ to Be Published by Amazon’s Little A Books” (2/22/24)

Hollywood Reporter:

“Turmoil at Brentwood’s Countrymart” (10/2/24)

Unherd

“The Vapid World of America’s Top Book Influencer Zibby Owens Offers a Tonic for the Ennui of Upscale Strivers” (1/7/25)

Jewish Boston

“Zibby Owens Curates a Captivating Anthology on Modern Jewish Identity and Resilience” (9/23/24)

Wall Street Journal

“The Right Way to Brag About Your Kids” (11/21/24)

New York Times

“On a screen, devastation” (1/13/25)

“How to Party (Without Regrets)” (6/21/24)

“Israel-Hamas War Sows Disruption at the National Book Awards” (11/16/23)

“Book Twitter Comes to Life” (4/1/22)

New York Post

“New indie publishing company aims to do things a little differently” (9/18/21)

“Zibby Owens is keeping influential book club alive with online salons” (4/4/20)

“Inside the podcast for moms too busy to read” (12/22/18)

Los Angeles Magazine

“Bestselling Author Zibby Owens Hosts ‘On Being Jewish Now’ at the Museum of Tolerance” (3/11/25)

The Jerusalem Post

Zibby Owens: The New York woman upending the publishing scene” (7/8/22)

The Times of Israel

“As Jews Continue to Digest October 7, Anthologies Offer a Buffet of Food for Thought” (12/8/24)

Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA)

“Literary Powerhouse Zibby Owens Takes Aim at Antisemitism With Her New Anthology ‘On Being Jewish Now’” (10/1/24)

“36 to Watch 2023: Zibby Owens, 46, author, publisher, award-winning podcaster”

Westside Current

“Zibby Owens Turns the Page on Disaster with Free Books and Mission to Restore School Libraries” (2/5/25)

Unpacked

“In ‘On Being Jewish Now’ Zibby Owens Captures the Joy, Fear, and Camaraderie of Jewish Life Post-October 7” (10/6/24)

USA Today

“How a Book Retreat in the Desert Reminded Me Books Will Always Save Me” (12/22/24)

“Zibby’s Bookshop in Santa Monica Organizes Books by Emotion Rather Than Genre” (1/9/24)

Publishers Weekly

“Zibby Media Invests in Event with a Touch of Glam” (2/6/24)

Newsday

“Zibby Owens Talks About Blank, The Hamptons, and More” (4/26/24)

James Lane Post

“Zibby Owens: The Many Hats of ‘Moms Don’t Have Time to Read Books’ Host & Author” (5/20/24)

“Zibby Owens: Forging Community Through a Shared Love of Literature” (7/1/22)

Hadassah Magazine

“The Next Chapter for Zibby Owens” (1/23)

The Palisadian Post

“Power of the Pen: Author, Podcaster and CEO Zibby Owens Builds Her Brand” (8/11/22)

“Zibby Media Launches Campaign to Restore School Libraries Destroyed by the Palisades Fire” (2/20/25)

“Zibby’s Bookshop Gives Away Books, Clothes to People Impacted by Palisades Fire” (1/23/25)

“Stories Are Best When Shared: Marquez Knolls Resident Zibby Owens Opens a Bookstore in Santa Monica” (2/23/23)

Palm Beach Daily News

“Author and Podcast Host Zibby Owens to Promote New Book Thursday in Palm Beach” (3/27/24)

Fire Island News

“Cake or Pie? With Zibby Owens” (10/6/24)

Social Life

“Authors Night”

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Jewish Women’s Archive

“‘On Being Jewish Now’ with Zibby Owens” (10/8/24)

The Local Moms Network

“Meet a Mom: Zibby Owens”

People

“Emma Roberts, Zosia Mamet, Carley Fortune to Judge New Literary Contest” (5/1/25)

Town & Country

“What Happened at the 2022 Literacy Partners Gala? Bookish bigwigs like Ta-Nehisi Coates and Zibby Owens were honored at the event” (4/12/22)

Yale Alumni

“Getting to Know You: Zibby Schwarzman Owens” (3/22/24)

The Westside Spirit

“The Park Avenue Podcast Queen Turned Author” (5/6/22)

Woman’s Day

Can’t find link — article about the 2025 fire help and Zibby’s Bookshop


Select Awards/Honors

2024:

92NY Extraordinary Woman Award 2024

The Algemeiner Top 100 People Influencing Jewish Life, 2024

Schneps Media Power Woman 2024

Most Influential CEO - NY, Publishing, CEO Monthly

Webby Award

Signal Award

w3 Award

2023:

JTA/NY Jewish Week “36 to Watch in 2023”

Girls Write Now Honoree

Webby Award (Zibby Mag)

Signal Award

Lovie Award

w3 Award

Lit Talent Award

2022:

Child Mind Institute Child Advocacy Award 2022

Literacy Partners Honoree 2022

Signal Award

w3 Award

Communicator Award

2021:

Webby Award

Lovie Award

Muse Award

Titan Award

Viddy Award

dotComm Award

Vega Award

MarCom Award

Hermes Award

2020:

NYX Award

dotComm Award

Podcast Award Nominee

2019:

Lovie Award

Podcast Award Nominee

Webby Award Nominee

2018:

Podcast Award Nominee


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