Zibby Owens is living the dream! In the book world, she’s an author, podcaster, and most recently a publisher and bookstore owner. She brings innovation and outside-the-box thinking to every bookish endeavor, and it was so much fun to hear how she thinks about every aspect of the reading life. She’s not just a reader’s reader; she’s also an author’s author, and she’s designing her publishing company around novel ways to support authors. Zibby shares what her editorial team looks for in great memoirs, and what she’s learned from opening her own bookstore.Zibby Owens is an author, award-winning podcaster, entrepreneur, and CEO. Owens founded Zibby Media, a privately-held media company, in 2018, with her award-winning podcast Moms Don’t Have Time to Read Books. The company has since grown to include the publishing house Zibby Books, the magazine Zibby Mag, the podcast network Zibby Audio, the education platform Zibby Classes, and community events like retreats, a book club, and a writing community. She was celebrated as “New York’s Most Powerful Book-fluencer” by New York Magazine. Owens is a regular contributor to “Good Morning America” and other broadcast outlets. She is the author of the memoir Bookends: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Literature, the children’s book, Princess Charming, and the editor of two anthologies. Owens is a graduate of Yale University and Harvard Business School. She lives in New York with her husband, Kyle Owens of Morning Moon Productions, and her four children. Follow her on Instagram @zibbyowens.

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