UPCOMING EVENTS
Zibby hosts frequent online and in person events! Check out upcoming online meetings of Zibby’s Virtual Book Club here!
UPCOMING EVENTS
Saturday, July 17th at 2:00 pm ET: Zibby will be hosting a book club via IG Live for Parents Magazine with Daddy & Dada authors. Join us live via @zibbyowens.
Tuesday, July 20th at 1:30 pm ET: Zibby will be hosting the July meeting of the Good Morning America Book Club with Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray, authors of The Personal Librarian. Join us live via @gmabookclub on Instagram.
Wednesday, July 21st at 10:15 am ET: Zibby will be doing an IG Live with Liv Constantine (aka sisters Lynne and Valerie Constantine) to discuss Liv’s new book, The Stranger in the Mirror. Join us live via @zibbyowens.
Tuesday, July 27th at 7:00 pm ET: Zibby will be moderating Sara Shepard’s virtual launch event for her book Safe in My Arms via Zoom thru Penguin Bookshop. View the event here.
Thursday, July 29th at 1:00 pm ET: Zibby and Allison Gilbert will talk grief & remembrance with author Allison Gilbert at the Reimagine event, Passed & Present with Allison Gilbert & Zibby Owens. Register here.
Monday, August 9th at 12:00 ET: Zibby will be hosting Amy Koppelman on an IG Live to discuss the new movie A Mouthful of Air, which is based on Amy’s first novel and stars Amanda Seyfried. Join us live via @zibbyowens.
Tuesday, August 10th: Zibby will be in conversation with Nicola Harrison for Nicola’s book launch. This event will be IN PERSON at Pages Bookstore in Manhattan Beach. Time and registration link to come.
Thursday, August 12th at 8:00 pm ET: Zibby will be an East Hampton Library Authors Night panelist. Register for the virtual event here.
Thursday, August 26th at 1:00 pm ET: Join Zibby and Allison Gilbert, author of Passed and Present: Keeping Memories of Loved Ones Alive, for a virtual discussion, sponsored by Reimagine. Register here.
Tuesday, August 31st at 8:00 pm ET: Zibby will be moderating the Peloton Moms Book Club with Pam Jenoff! Join the Facebook group to get the Zoom link!
Thursday, September 2nd at 12:30 pm ET: Zibby will be hosting a ‘back-to-school' IG Live with Brian Platzer + Abby Freireich about their book, Taking the Stress Out of Homework. Join us live via @zibbyowens.
Thursday, September 15th at 10:00 am ET: Zibby will be hosting an Instagram Live with Kimberly McCreight to discuss Kimberly's next book, FRIENDS LIKE THESE. Join us live via @zibbyowens.
Thursday, September 22nd from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm: Zibby will host a private in-person event with Emily Oster, The Family Firm, and Lenore Skenazy, Free Range Kids. Interested? Email info@zibbyowens.com.
Tuesday, September 28th at 11:00 am: Christina Clancy IG Live for Shoulder Season!
Tuesday, October 5th: Zibby will be a Literary Host at the PEN Literary Gala. Learn more here.
Thursday, October 21st at 7:30 pm: JBC event with Hadassah Nassau for Moms Don’t Have Time to Have Kids.
Tuesday, October 26th at 11:00 am ET: Zibby will be moderating author Sarah Ruhl for the Streicker Center’s Women on the Move series this fall. Learn more here.
October 2021: Zibby will be a Montclair Literary Festival Panelist. Link to come.
October 2021: Zibby will be an Expressing Motherhood Panelist. Link to come.
Tuesday, November 2nd: Moms Don’t Have Time to Have Kids pub day!
Thursday, November 4th at 7:30 pm: JBC in-person event at the Kaplen JCC on the Palisades for Moms Don’t Have Time to Have Kids.
Sunday, November 7th at 11:00 am: JCC of Metro Detroit JBC event for Moms Don’t Have Time to Have Kids.
Tuesday, November 9th at 11:00 am ET: Zibby will be moderating author Lionel Shriver for the Streicker Center’s Women on the Move series this fall. Learn more here.
Tuesday, November 8th at 7:00 pm: JBC Temple Sinai Congregation of Toronto virtual event for Moms Don’t Have Time to Have Kids.
November 10th - 12th: Zibby is hosting the first Moms Don’t Have Time To Retreat with 45+ authors as panelists, a book fair, shopping event, and more. 160+ women are attending! She will be live-streaming the panel events to independent bookstores including RJ Julia, BookHampton, Left Bank Books, the Novel Neighbor, Merritt Bookstore, Warwick’s and others.
Sunday, November 14th, 9:30 am: Washington Hebrew Congregation JBC event for Moms Don’t Have Time to Have Kids.
Tuesday, November 16th at 11:00 am ET: Zibby will be moderating author Laurie Gelman for the Streicker Center’s Women on the Move series this fall. Learn more here.
Wednesday, November 17th at 7 pm: Private event for book launch.
November Date TBD: Peloton Moms Book Club guest for Moms Don’t Have Time to Have Kids.
November Date TBD: Houston JCC events for Moms Don’t Have Time to Have Kids.
Tuesday, November 23rd at 11:00 am ET: Zibby will be moderating author Lisa Jewell for the Streicker Center’s Women on the Move series this fall. Learn more here.
Tuesday, November 30 at 12:30 pm ET: Zibby will be hosting illustrator Paige Peterson on an IG Live to discuss Paige’s illustrations in A CHRISTMAS CAROL. Join us live via @zibbyowens.
Tuesday, November 30th at 7 pm ET: Ticketed launch event. Details TBD!
Tuesday, December 7th at 11:00 am ET: Zibby will be moderating author Ann Patchett for the Streicker Center’s Women on the Move series this fall. Learn more here.
Tuesday, December 14th at 11:00 am ET: Zibby will be moderating author Jenna Blum for the Streicker Center’s Women on the Move series this fall. Learn more here.
2022
Tuesday, January 18th at 7:30 pm: Florida JCCs event through JBC for Moms Don’t Have Time to Have Kids.
Thursday, February 10th at 8:00 pm: Virtual event with Melissa Gould, Widow-ish, for the Gordon Jewish Community Center for Moms Don’t Have Time to Have Kids.
April 19th, 2022: Princess Charming pub day!
Tuesday, May 10th at 7:00 pm: Jewish Community Alliance JBC event.
Summer/Fall: The Book Messenger pub day!
PAST EVENTS
Wednesday, July 14th at 12:00 pm ET: Zibby hosted an IG Live with Christina Baker Kline.
Monday, July 12th at 11:00 am ET: Zibby hosted an IG Live with Emily Henry on IG Live to discuss People We Meet on Vacation.
Wednesday, July 7th at 7:00 pm ET: Zibby will be the featured guest author on Bookish Road Trip’s book club discussing Moms Don’t Have Time To: A Quarantine Anthology.
Tuesday, June 22nd at 5:00 pm ET: Zibby moderated a Book Hampton event with Jamie Brenner celebrating the launch of her novel, Blush.
Thursday, June 24th at 6:30 pm ET: Zibby hosted an Instagram Live with Amanda Kloots.
Monday, June 21st at 3 pm ET: Zibby talked with Kira Wizner from Marriott Bookstore & Toystore about how bookstores select which books to sell. Watch the full Facebook Live here.
June 18th at 12:12 pm ET: Zibby and Kyle were on Good Day LA discussing Father’s Day picks!
June 17th at 11:45 am ET: Zibby will be participating in an Instagram Live with Breena Clarke, co-author of Chicken Soup for the Soul: I’m Speaking Now. Zibby and Breena will discuss Breena's book, join the conversation at @breenaclarke.
Wednesday, June 16th at 10:45 am ET: Zibby and Kyle were on Good Day Dallas discussing Father’s Day picks! Watch the feature here.
Monday, June 14th at 9:45 am ET: Zibby and Kyle were on Good Day DC discussing Father’s Day picks!
Friday, June 11th at 5:30 pm ET: Zibby participated in an Instagram Live “Happy Hour” with Steven Rowley to talk about THE GUNCLE and how to make a special cocktail! View the recording at @zibbyowens.
Wednesday, June 9th at 2:00 pm ET: Zibby hosted an IG Live with Sarah Gelman to discuss the 'the 'Best Books of the Year So Far list that comes out every June. A mid-year pick me up that takes the guesswork out of your summer reading list.’ Join LIVE at @zibbyowens.
Wednesday, June 9th at 11:00 am ET: Zibby hosted an Instagram Live with Lauryn Bosstick to discuss Lauryn's new book: The Skinny Confidential's Get the F*ck Out of the Sun, available June 15th. Join LIVE at @zibbyowens. Preorder the book here
Tuesday, June 8th: Zibby participated in a Bookish Road Trip’s ‘Book Tasting’ in celebration of Women’s Fiction Day, where she was featured in a video reading the first page of her book. View Zibby's video on June 8th on Bookish's Facebook Group here.
Tuesday, June 8th at 11:00 am ET: Zibby hosted an Instagram Live with Christina & Ryan Hillsberg about their book LICENSE TO PARENT.
Monday, June 7th at 10:30 am ET: Zibby hosted an Instagram Live with Elyssa Friedland about Elyssa's new book, Last Summer at the Golden Hotel.
Tuesday, June 2nd at 7:00 pm ET: Zibby participated in the Merritt Bookstore Summer Reading Event with Kira Mizner.
Tuesday, June 1st at 11:00 am ET: Zibby hosted an Instagram Live with Amanda Kloots to discuss Amanda's book, LIVE YOUR LIFE.
Wednesday, May 26th at 1:30 pm ET: Zibby hosted an Instagram Live with Raakhee Mirchandani and Holly Hatam to discuss the pair’s new picture book, Hair Love.
Tuesday, May 25th at 10:00 am ET: Zibby moderated a UJA event with Judy Batalion. Join the event here.
Monday, May 24, 7:00 pm ET: Zibby hosted Phyllis Grant on Instagram Live!
Thursday, May 20th at 10:30 am ET: Zibby was interviewed by Juliana Goldman in a live event with MamaDen.
Thursday, May 20th at 3:00 pm ET: Zibby was featured on Barnes & Noble’s Facebook and YouTube pages discussing Lauren Weisberger’s book Where the Grass Is Green and the Girls Are Pretty.
Thursday, May 20th at 7:00 pm ET: Zibby will be co-hosting ‘I Love This Poem’ with Mira Jacob on YouTube Live. Join us here.
Wednesday, May 19th at 1:45 pm ET: Zibby participated in an Instagram Live with Citizens of Humanity where she was be joined by Kristy Woodson Harvey, bestselling author of Under the Southern Sky. Join at @citizensofhumanity.
Tuesday, May 18th at 1:00 pm ET: Zibby hosted a Facebook Live with Jennifer Weiner. Join us here.
Sunday, May 16th at 4: 00 pm ET / 1:00 pm PT: Zibby was on the ‘Authors and Airwaves’ panel hosted by LitFest Pasadena via YouTube link, the LitFest Pasadena main Facebook page, the LitFest 2021 Event page, or the LitFest Pasadena website.
Friday, May 14th at 11:00 am ET: Zibby participated in the LinkedIn Speaker Series for Mother’s Day.
Thursday, May 13th at 7:00 pm ET: Zibby participated in a Clubhouse panel discussion about parenting during the pandemic! Link coming soon.
Thursday, May 13th at 1:00 pm ET: Zibby interviewed authors Dara Kurtz & Bess Kalb at the JCC book event. Link here!
Wednesday, May 12th at 10:00 am ET: Zibby spoke about her Anthology at the Charleston Library Society Event and was be joined by Paula McLain, author of When the Stars Go Dark. Link here!
Tuesday, May 11th at 7:00 pm ET: Zibby participated in the Books & Books Mother's Day Event and was joined by Editor in Chief of Woman’s Day magazine and author of YOUR FULLY CHARGED LIFE, Meaghan B. Murphy. Link here!
Thursday, May 6th at 9:40 am ET: Zibby was live on Good Day DC! Watch the interview here.
Thursday, May 6th, 10:30 am ET: Zibby hosted an Instagram Live with Susan Groner, author of “Parenting with Sanity and Joy. 101 Simple Strategies.”
Thursday, May 6th, 12:30 pm ET: Zibby was on Instagram Live with What Fresh Hell and Carla Naumburg via @zibbyowens!
Thursday, May 6th at 8:00 pm ET: Zibby and Courtney Maum participated in the Mother’s Day panel with The Novel Neighbor.
Wednesday, May 5th, 10:30 am ET: Zibby moderated the Book Party Hosted by the UJA-JCC Greenwich.
Wednesday, May 5th, 12:30 pm ET: Zibby was on Instagram Live with Eve Rodsky via @zibbyowens.
Wednesday, May 5th, 5:00 pm ET: Zibby joined Adriana Trigiani for a special Mother’s Day Facebook Live.
Wednesday, May 5th, 8:30 pm ET: Zibby moderated the JCC Houston event with Tovah Feldshuh (about her new book Lilyville: Mother, Daughter, and Other Roles).
Tuesday, May 4th, 10:30 am ET: Zibby was on Facebook Live with Your Teen Mag for Parents.
Tuesday, May 4th, 7:00 pm ET: Zibby spoke at the South End Writes Author Speaker Series.
Monday, May 3rd, 1:00 pm ET: Zibby interviewed author Chris Bohjalian on Instagram Live via @zibbyowens.
Monday, May 3rd, 6:00 pm ET: Zibby was on Instagram Live with Malcolm Gladwell & GMA Book Club via @gmabookclub.
Saturday, May 1st, 2:00 pm ET: Zibby was on Facebook Live with A Mighty Blaze baking Nene's Crumb Cake!
Thursday, April 29th, 8:00 pm ET: Zibby hosted a Virtual Book Club with @this.is.eemah on Instagram!
Wednesday, April 28th, 6:00 pm ET: Zibby talked with author Kristin van Ogtrop at the Bookhampton Event.
Wednesday, April 28th at 7:30 pm ET: North Castle Library: Speaker Series with Zibby Owens and moderated by Kyle Owens.
Monday, April 26th, 1:30 pm ET: Zibby hosted Jenny Lee on an IG Live via @zibbyowens.
Tuesday, April 27th, 1:30 pm ET: Zibby hosted an IG Live with The Novel Neighbor sharing about the upcoming Mother’s Day events via @zibbyowens on Instagram!
Thursday, April 22nd at 12:00 pm ET: Zibby co-hosted the NYPL Library Lunch. It's virtual this year with a panel of Zadie Smith, David Remnick, Nicole Krauss, and Elizabeth Strout.
Thursday, April 22nd at 8:00 pm ET: Zibby was a guest on LBB Presents ONLINE: Kristy Woodson Harvey-Under the Southern Sky-In Conversation with Zibby Owens.
Tuesday, April 20th at 6:30 pm ET: Zibby interviewed Melissa Bernstein, author and co-founder of Melissa & Doug toys, at the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan virtual event: Lifelines: An Inspirational Journey From Profound Darkness Radiant Light with Melissa Bernstein. Watch the recording here.
Thursday, April 15th at 10:30 am ET: Zibby hosted an Instagram Live with Daryl Roth, theater producer, about the return of Broadway and her book-based "blinding" new production. One pair of tickets was given away during the IG Live via @zibbyowens.
Monday, April 12th at 1:00 pm EST: Zibby hosted an Instagram Live with Dr. Elizabeth Cohen and Ronit Heimanson (of Flourish in Flux) to discuss Dr. Cohen’s upcoming book, Light on the Other Side of Divorce on @zibbyowens.
Thursday, March 18 at 12:00 pm EST: Zibby moderated a discussion between Natasha D’Anna & Angela Engel regarding traditional & non-traditional publishing on Clubhouse!
Monday, March 15th at 7:00 pm EST: New York Public Library Conservators Salon with Zibby Owens & Lea Carpenter.
Thursday, March 11th at 7:00 PM EST: Zibby did a Book Yaya Event with Karen Dukess.
Tuesday, March 9th at 11:00 AM EST: Zibby moderated a conversation with Joyce Carol Oates at the Temple Emanu-El Streicker Center.
Thursday, March 4th at 7:00 pm EST: In conversation with Laura Munson at Warwick’s Bookstore in San Diego.
Wednesday, March 3rd at 11:00 am EST: Streicker Center Women on the Move Speaker Series with Nicole Krauss.
Thursday, February 25th, 7:00 pm EST: Parnassus Books event with Claire Gibson, Mary Laura Philpott, and Gretchen Rubin.
Wednesday, February 24th, 7:00 pm EST: PEN America event with Maya Lang, Lea Carpenter, Elliot Ackerman, and Steve Schwarzman.
Tuesday, February 23rd, 8:00 pm EST: BookPeople Event with Austin. Jill Santopolo, Bonnie Tsui and Christina Geist.
Tuesday, February 23rd at 11:00 am EST: Jeanine Cummins, author of American Dirt, at the Temple Emanu-El Streicker Center.
Monday, February 22nd at 7:00 pm EST: RJ Julia event with Susan Conley, Landslide.
Friday, February 19th, 12:00 pm EST: Flourishing Friday IG Live with Ronit Heimanson for Flourish in Flux.
Thursday, February 18th at 10:30 am EST: Happy Moments with Ali Wenzke IG Live
Thursday, February 18th at 1:00 pm EST: Bloom With Tall Poppy Writers Facebook Live with Amy Impellizzeri
Thursday, February 18th at 8:30 pm EST: Anderson’s Bookstore Chicago with Elissa Altman, Phyllis Grant, Sonali Dev, and Rene Denfeld.
Wednesday, February 17th at 1:00 pm EST: Facebook Live with Amy Newmark hosted by Mary Dell Harrington & Lisa Heffernan from Grown & Flown.
Wednesday, February 17th at 7:30 pm EST: Center for Fiction with Dr. Jewell Parker Rhodes, Kelly McWilliams, and my mom, Ellen Katz.
Tuesday, February 16th at 11:00 am EST: Women on the Move Event. Zibby shared about her anthology with her husband Kyle Owens and authors Tiffany Shlain and Beth Ricanati, MD. Temple Emanu-El Streicker Center.
Tuesday, February 16th at 1:00 pm EST: A Mighty Blaze Instagram Live with Jenna Blum.
Tuesday, February 16th at 4:00 pm EST: Chicken Soup for the Soul Facebook Live with Amy Newmark.
Tuesday, February 16th at 7:00 pm EST: Book Launch + Fundraiser. The book launch + fundraiser for my anthology, Moms Don't Have Time To, will be co-hosted by BookHampton and CMEE with special guests and all proceeds will benefit the Susan Felice Owens Program for COVID-19 Vaccine Research at Mount Sinai Health System.
Monday, February 15th, 8:00 pm EST: IG Live with Big Blue Chair with Lisa Godwin.
Thursday, February 11th, 9:30 pm EST: Diesel Bookstore LA with Liz Astrof, Evangeline Lilly and Janelle Brown.
Wednesday, January 27th, 7:00 pm EST: Book launch with Caroline Gertler, Many Points of Me.
Tuesday, January 19th at 8:00pm EST: Upper East Side Moms Book Club with Jane Rosen, Eliza Starts a Rumor. Join here.
Thursday, December 17th at 1:00pm EST: Good Morning America Book Club with Sophie Cousens, This Time Next Year. Watch here.
Tuesday, December 15th at 6:00 pm EST: Speaker series with Christina Baker Kline, The Exiles, for The Friends of the North Castle Library.
Wednesday, December 9th at 4:00 pm EST: Author talk with Jennifer Rosner in support of THE YELLOW BIRD SINGS.
Thursday, December 3rd @ 1:00pm EST: Instagram Live for GMA Book Club with Sabaa Tahir, author of A Sky Beyond the Storm.
Thursday, December 3rd at 6:30pm EST: Speaker series with Candace Bushnell, Is There Still Sex in the City?, for The Friends of the North Castle Library moderated by Kyle Owens!
Thursday, December 3rd at 7:30pm EST: The Center for Fiction Annual Awards Benefit.
Thursday, November 19th at 2:00pm EST: Zoom webinar and Facebook Live event with Sarah Gelman, Editorial Director for Books at Amazon to discuss Amazon’s Best Books of the Year. Watch here.
Tuesday, October 27th at 7:00 pm EDT: Interview with Teru Clavel, author of WORLD CLASS, for the Cosmopolitan Club.
Thursday, October 22nd @ 8:00 pm EDT: JCC Houston event with Cameron Douglas, The Long Way Home.
Tuesday, October 20th @ 1:00 pm EDT: Instagram Live with Tiffany Shlain, 24/6: The Power of Unplugging One Day a Week. Watch here.
Thursday, October 15th @ 7:00 pm EDT: PEN America event with Brit Bennett, The Vanishing Half.
Wednesday, October 14th @ 5:30pm EDT: Instagram Live with Abby Sher and Paola Menendez, SANCTUARY.
Tuesday, October 13th @ 11:00 am EDT: Instagram Live with Aimee Molloy, author of Good Night, Beautiful.
Tuesday, October 13th @ 1:00 pm EDT: Facebook Live with Max Gross in conjunction with Florida JCC's Jewish Book Fest.
Monday, October 12th @ 1:00pm EDT: Instagram Live with Brooke Adams Law, author of Catchlight.
Tuesday, October 6th at 2:00pm EDT: Book Club with Caitlin Moran, MORE THAN A WOMAN.
Thursday, October 1st at 3:00pm EDT: Instagram Live with Cheryl Strayed, THIS TELLING. Watch here.
Tuesday, September 29th at 11:00 am EST: Interview with Capricia Marshall, PROTOCOL, at the Temple Emanu-El Streicker Center. Watch here.
Wednesday, September 16th at 1:00 pm EST: Elizabeth Lesser, CASSANDRA SPEAKS.
Tuesday, September 22nd at 11:00 am EST: Interview with Rachel Beanland, FLORENCE ADLER SWIMS FOREVER, at the Temple Emanu-El Streicker Center.
Tuesday, September 15th at 11:00 am EST: Interview with bestselling author Jennifer Weiner, MRS. EVERYTHING, at the Temple Emanu-El Streicker Center. Watch here.
Tuesday, August 25th at 7:30pm EST: The Pickup Line x Zibby Owens Live Book Chat featuring author Christina Clancy, THE SECOND HOME.
Tuesday, August 18th at 7:30 pm EST: Interview with Sue Monk Kidd, THE BOOK OF LONGING for the North Castle Public Library in Armonk, NY.
Thursday, August 13th at 7:00 pm EST: Interview with Heather Cabot, THE NEW CHARDONNAY, at the Strand bookstore online. Watch here.
Thursday, August 6th at 6:00 pm EST: Interview with J. Courtney Sullivan, bestselling author of FRIENDS AND STRANGERS, for Authors Night, benefitting the East Hampton Library. Watch here.
Tuesday, August 4th at 1:00 pm EST: Instagram Live with Jill Biden, WHERE THE LIGHT ENTERS. Watch here.
Tuesday, August 4th at 8:00 pm EST: NYPL Live event with Fiona Davis, author of THE LIONS OF FIFTH AVENUE. Watch here.
Thursday, July 30th at 7:00 pm: Instagram Live with Randi Zinn, BEYOND MOM. Watch here.
Thursday, July 30th at 8:00 pm: Live book club discussion for HeyMama.com with Nefertiti Austin, MOTHERHOOD SO WHITE. Watch here.
Tuesday, June 23rd at 3:30pm: Mother-Daughter Author duo Jewell Parker Rhodes and Kelly McWilliams joined for a Facebook Live event here.
Monday, June 15th, 2:00pm: Zaina Arafat on You Exist Too Much with Zibby Owens as part of the “Inside and Out Pride 2020” event series with the Center for Fiction. Watch here.
Tuesday, May 19th, 8:00pm: Yale Parenting Webinar with Dr. Rebecca Schrag Hershberg, author of The Tantrum Survival Guide. Watch here.
Tuesday, May 19th, 11:00am - 12:30pm: Judith Viorst, author of the New York Times bestseller Necessary Losses, discussed her new book, NEARING 90, with the Temple Emanu-El Streicker Center. Listen here.
Tuesday, May 12th, 11:00am - 12:30pm: Taffy Brodesser-Akner’s discussed her runaway bestseller FLEISHMAN IS IN TROUBLE, with the Temple Emanu-El Steicker Center. Listen here.
Tuesday, May 5th, 11:00am - 12:30pm: Laura Zigman, bestselling author, discussed new novel, SEPARATION ANXIETY, with the Temple Emanu-El Streicker Center. Listen here.
Thursday, April 30th, 2:00 pm: MomsMeet.com Facebook Live event with bestselling author Jennifer Weiner. Watch here.
Sunday, April 26th, 8:00 pm: Facebook Live hosted by Grown & Flown. Watch here.