Weekly Highlights
What's going on this week
Hi everyone! Hope you had a nice holiday break. Here’s what’s happening this week in the Zibby-verse! ;-)
This Week on Totally Booked with Zibby
• Monday: Book of the Month Club pick author Donna Freitas, Her One Regret
A real estate agent disappears, leaving her baby behind. Her friend knows a dark secret - Lucy regretted motherhood and fantasized about faking her kidnapping.
• Tuesday: New York Times bestselling author Laura Dave, The First Time I Saw Him
Five years after Owen's disappearance, Hannah and Bailey's peaceful life is shattered when he suddenly appears at her exhibition, forcing them to flee as they seek safety and a chance at reunion.
• Wednesday: USA Today bestselling author Alyson Richman, The Missing Pages
A Harvard sophomore working at Widener Library encounters mysterious events possibly linked to Harry Widener, who perished on the Titanic with a precious book.
• Thursday: Entrepreneur Betsy Fore, Build on Purpose: Discover Your Deep Inner Why and Manifest the Business of Your Dreams
A guide combining business strategy with manifesting techniques to help entrepreneurs discover their deep inner purpose and create successful companies through spiritual and practical methods.
• Friday: New York Times bestselling author Drew Daywalt, Goodnight, Crayons
From the world of The Day The Crayons Quit, the crayons prepare for bedtime with Blue needing water, Orange wanting a blanket, and Red requesting stories.
Note: Starting mid-April, Totally Booked will move from daily to three times a week!
Book-to-film Bonus
Go back and listen to my episodes of Moms Don’t Have Time to Read Books (now Totally Booked with Zibby) with Emily Henry, People We Meet on Vacation, and Maggie O’Farrell, Hamnet as you watch them on screen!
Listen wherever you get your podcasts!
The Totally Booked TV Show on JBS
Watch weekly! Next episode: Thursday, January 8th at 7:30 pm.
Did you miss any? Check out my conversation with Kelly Corrigan and more authors here!
The Zibby’s Voice Notes podcast launches!
Introducing my members only podcast for Z.I.P.s (Zibby’s Important People). Short, candid voice notes about what I’m obsessed with, what I’m up to, and what I can’t stop thinking about—books, writing, publishing, motherhood, grief, joy, ambition, overwhelm, and building Zibby Media. No interviews. Just me. Short and sweet.
Z.I.P. Members will receive:
• Monday: The first episode of Zibby’s Voice Notes!
• Friday: Another episode!
In-Person Event
I’ll be interviewing Jennifer Niven, author of Meet the Newmans, at the Zibby’s Bookshop x Minnie Rose pop-up. (FYI, the pop-up will be ending on January 15th.) I AM SO OBSESSED WITH THIS BOOK!
Please join me on Tuesday, January 6th at noon ET (73rd and Lex in NYC)! RSVP on Eventbrite here.
Innermost Thoughts
• I’ll be sharing a personal essay on Wednesdays for Z.I.P.s. This week I’m writing about not letting my kids’ emotions overtake my own. Can anyone relate?! I posted about this during a low moment!
Z.I.P. Zoom
• Our next Z.I.P. Zoom is coming up on January 21st at 7:00 pm ET featuring Julie Doar, author of The Gallagher Place. We’ll do some Q&A with Julie and then members will have the chance to do Q&A with me about the year ahead and more! I’ll send out the Zoom link to the Z.I.P.s!! (Thanks for the image, @backporchpages!)
Item of the Week
Obsessed with these plates. I know this is somewhat random, but I truly love them and thought they might cheer you up! Buy them at Wayfair here. I’m partnering with Wayfair this year and will be sharing things I truly love and use. (Disclosure: I do receive a small affiliate fee if you buy through my link. Thank you!)
About Z.I.P.
Z.I.P. stands for Zibby’s Important People — my membership community for readers who want:
• Exclusive podcasts
• Weekly personal essays
• Private Zoom conversations including monthly book club meetings
• Early access to books and events — with member pricing
• Behind-the-scenes reflections I don’t share publicly
If that sounds like you, I’d love to have you!!
Thanks for being here — whether you’re reading for free, listening to the podcast, or supporting this work as a Z.I.P., I appreciate all of you!
Warmly,
Zibby
The plates are so pretty! They remind me of the Delft Blue color, which I recently stumbled across at the Mauritshuis Museum in the Hague.
It's amazing how much you have accomplished!
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