Alyssa Sheinmel, author of Such Sheltered Lives, shares a fictitious but all-too-real-sounding ultra-lux treatment facility on Shelter Island, part of the Hamptons (sort of). From royals to pop stars with drug, eating, and other issues, the motley cast in treatment in Such Sheltered Lives paints quite a picture of the pitfalls of fame. 

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Founder of the Next Big Idea Book Club, Panio Gianopoulos, discusses his career in publishing and what led him to lead a non-fiction book subscription business, including the failures along the way. Plus, find out what SNL’s Kate McKinnon has to do with his trajectory. (Bonus points: Can you guess who Panio’s wife is? I had no idea!) 

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Recorded live at Bloomingdale’s 59th Street in partnership with the Child Mind Institute, Zibby interviews co-authors Laura Brown and Kristina O’Neill about ALL THE COOL GIRLS GET FIRED: How to Let Go of Being Let Go and Come Back on Top. Drawing from their high-profile careers in media (and their very public firings!), Laura and Kristina destigmatize job loss with humor and hard-earned wisdom. The conversation explores shame, resilience, reinvention, and why being fired is often the beginning of something better, featuring insights from the book and stories from women like Oprah and Lisa Kudrow.

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Recorded live at Zibby’s Bookshop x Minnie Rose, Zibby chats with longtime friends and co-authors Tracy Dobmeier and Wendy Katzman about 10,000 LIGHT YEARS FROM OKAY. They explore grief, coincidence, superstition, and resilience through the story of a widowed writer who begins to fear her fiction is coming true. Tracy and Wendy also share their unique collaborative writing process, the real-life experiences that shaped their work, and the challenges and surprises of publishing.

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Zibby talks with co-editors Camille Seigle and Ali Mann Stevens about their powerful new anthology, MATERNAL HOPE: Stories of Unseen Struggles, Unexpected Resilience, and the Untold Ways Families Are Made. Camille and Ali share their own raw, vulnerable stories—from postpartum despair to devastating pregnancy and infant loss—and discuss how connection, storytelling, and honesty can transform isolation into hope.

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Zibby chats with debut author Belle Burden about STRANGERS: A Memoir of Marriage, an unforgettable, aching, transcendent exploration of love, betrayal, and rebuilding after the sudden end of a marriage (and Zibby's Book Club pick!). Belle describes the shock of her husband leaving during COVID, the disorienting aftermath, and how she pieced together meaning without answers. She and Zibby talk candidly about family legacies, grief, parenting through trauma, community, and the power of writing to make sense of the unimaginable.

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Zibby interviews #1 New York Times bestselling author Leigh Bardugo and World Fantasy Award winner John Picacio about THE INVISIBLE PARADE, a stunningly original and lushly illustrated picture book about grief, memory, and finding connection through loss, set on the night of Día de Muertos. The two talk about their long-standing friendship, the chance meeting at a convention that led to this creative collaboration, and how the book blends myth, color, culture, and imagination to help process death in an honest, hopeful way. They also explore storytelling as a tool for remembrance, the influence of Día de Muertos, and why this book is as much for grown-ups as it is for kids.

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#1 New York Times bestselling author Drew Daywalt joins Zibby to discuss GOODNIGHT, CRAYONS, the hilarious new picture book in his beloved series. Drew describes how he went from a stalled Hollywood career to writing children's books. He shares the origins of THE DAY THE CRAYONS QUIT, the childhood box of crayons that changed his life, and why giving voice to the voiceless resonates so powerfully with young readers. The conversation also touches on creativity, failure, fate, literacy, and why making kids laugh—and love books—matters more than ever.

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Zibby chats with entrepreneur, investor, and bestselling author Betsy Fore about her powerful new guidebook, BUILT ON PURPOSE: Discover Your Deep Inner Why and Manifest the Business of Your Dreams. Betsy shares how a life-altering car accident reshaped her outlook, the role manifestation and abundance mindset have played in her career, and how she built mission-driven companies while staying rooted in her values and Native heritage.

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Bestselling author Alyson Richman joins Zibby to discuss THE MISSING PAGES, a haunting and soulful story inspired by the legend of Harry Widener, a passionate book collector who died on the Titanic. Alyson shares the real history behind the Widener Library, the book’s dual-timeline structure, and how themes of grief, love, art, and our enduring connection to those we’ve lost shaped the novel. She also reflects on her feelings of being an outsider and her lifelong love of books.

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