Zibby Owens

Zibby Owens, née Elizabeth "Zibby" Schwarzman,[1] is an American writer[2] and podcast host based in New York.[3] Her podcast[4] is called "Moms Don’t Have Time to Read Books".[5]

Zibby Owens
Born
Elizabeth Schwarzman
Alma materYale and Harvard Business School
Spouse(s)Kyle Owens
ChildrenOwen, Phoebe, Sadie, and Graham Right
Parent(s)
Websitezibbyowens.com

Life and career

Zibby Owens, born Elizabeth Schwarzman, grew up on the Upper East Side of Manhattan.[5] She attended Yale and Harvard Business School.[5]

Owens started the "Moms Don’t Have Time to Read Books" podcast in which she interviews authors in spring 2018.[5][6] By December 2019 she had made 200 "Moms Don’t Have Time to Read Books" podcast episodes which had been downloaded a quarter of a million times.[6]

In the spring of 2020, Owens interviewed authors on Instagram[7] and launched an online literary magazine called We Found Time featuring essays written by authors who had been on her podcast. A book called Moms Don't Have Time To: A Quarantine Anthology based on those essays was released in February 2021.[8]

Owens is a member of New York Public Library's Advisory Council.[5]

Publications
  • What to Wear to Show Off Your Assets. What to Do to Tone Up Your Trouble Spots, (as Zibby Right), co-authored with Paige Adams-Geller, and Ashley Borden; McGraw-Hill (January 2008)[9]
  • Moms Don't Have Time To: A Quarantine Anthology (2021)[8]
  • Moms Don't Have Time To Have Kids: A Timeless Anthology (2021)

Personal life

Owens is married to Kyle Owens, a former tennis pro and a film producer.[5] Owens has four children, including twins, Owen and Phoebe Right,[1] Sadie Right, and Graham Right.[5]

References
  1. "Oh, Zibby, Thanks So Much for Calling!". Observer. 20 June 2007. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  2. "Schwarzman's daughter can only afford chairs at library benefit". www.bloomberg.com. Bloomberg. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  3. Jargon, Julie (21 December 2019). "Move Over, Santa! Kids Are Asking Alexa to Bring Them Presents". The Wall Street Journal. Eastern Edition. Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  4. Jean-Philippe, McKenzie (26 September 2019). "21 of the Best Book Podcasts to Listen to In-Between Reads". Oprah Magazine. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  5. Kelly, Hillary (17 September 2019). "New York's Most Powerful Book-fluencer Runs a Podcast on Park Avenue". Vulture. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  6. Sandy Kenyon (4 December 2019). "Meet the mom behind 'Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books' podcast". ABC7 New York. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  7. Zibby Owens on connecting with authors through her podcast, CBS News, retrieved 16 July 2020
  8. "Moms don't have time to : a quarantine anthology". WorldCat. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  9. "Your perfect fit what to do to show off your assets, what to do to tone up your trouble spots". WorldCat. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
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