Bookends: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Literature by Zibby Owens Paperback Book

Description: Bookends by Zibby Owens A deeply personal memoir about one womans journey to finding her voice and rewriting her story by the creator and host of the award-winning podcast Moms Dont Have Time to Read Books™.Zibby Owens has become a well-known personality in the publishing world. Her infectious energy, tasteful authenticity, and smart, steadfast support of authors started in childhood, a precedent set by the profound effect books and libraries had on her own family.But after losing her closest friend on 9/11 and later becoming utterly stressed out and overwhelmed by motherhood, Zibby was forgetting what made her her. She turned to books and writing for help.Just when things seemed particularly bleak, Zibby unexpectedly fell in love with a tennis pro turned movie producer who showed her the path to happiness: away from type-A perfectionism and toward letting things unfold organically. What unfolded was a meaningful career, a great love, and finally, her voice, now heard by millions of listeners.An honest and moving story about relationships, love, food issues, the writing life, and finding ones true calling, Bookends will inspire and uplift. FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Zibby Owens is the creator and host of the award-winning podcast Moms Dont Have Time to Read Books. Zibby, named "NYCs Most Powerful Book-fluencer" by New York magazines Vulture, conducts warm, inquisitive conversations with authors, making her daily show a top literary podcast as selected by Oprah.com in 2019 and 2020. Zibby is the cofounder and CEO of Zibby Books, a publishing home for fiction and memoir. Shes also the CEO of Moms Dont Have Time To, a media company that includes the Zcast podcast network, the Zibby Awards, Moms Dont Have Time to Write on Medium, Moms Dont Have Time to Grieve, and Moms Dont Have Time to Lose Weight on Instagram, Zibbys Virtual Book Club, and two anthologies, Moms Dont Have Time To: A Quarantine Anthology and Moms Dont Have Time to Have Kids: A Timeless Anthology. A regular contributor to Good Morning America and Katie Couric Media, Zibby has also contributed to the Washington Post, Real Simple, Parents, Marie Claire, Slate, and many other publications. She has appeared on Good Morning America, CBS This Morning, the BBC, and other news outlets. Her first childrens book, Princess Charming, will soon be followed by a second. A graduate of Yale University and Harvard Business School, Zibby currently lives in New York with her husband and four children. She always has a book nearby. For more information, and follow her on Instagram @zibbyowens. Just dont ask her how she does it all; she has no clue. Review "Owens (Princess Charming), host of the podcast Moms Dont Have Time to Read Books and cofounder of Zibby Books, chronicles her path from shy, bookish child to busy mom and media company CEO in this zippy debut…Owenss infectious enthusiasm radiates with charm, as do her earnest reflections on motherhood. Bibliophiles will breeze through this." —Publishers Weekly"Owens recounts falling in love again after divorce and offers encouragement and advice to mothers and women trying to get it all done. Her insights into dealing with grief are touching, and readers experiencing loss may find solace in her story." —Kirkus Reviews"This is an endearing memoir reflecting on a womans defining moments in life that will likely resonate with Owens fans and also readers who enjoy stories about writers with a New York City backdrop." —Booklist"Bookends, Zibbys memoir, is a remarkably poignant story about family, relationships, love, life, and finding ones true calling…Her writing flows off the page and offers something for everyone. If youve experienced heartache, depression, relationship pain, weight issues, felt punched in the face by life and loss…come through it alive and kickin—you will fly through each page of Bookends. Zibbys inspiring account provides helpful insight and hope to everyone who reads it." —Quest Magazine"Part literary love story, part family history, its a propulsive read that chronicles Owenss complicated relationships—with food, with romance, with books, with vast wealth—all told with self-effacing warmth…heartfelt and touching." —Claire Gibson, Avenue Magazine"In this new memoir…she takes on the role of accomplished author herself, as she beautifully reveals the loves and losses that have shaped her life, and discovers what it means to truly find your place in the world." —Town & Country"When Owens writes with this blend of vulnerability and approachability, the reader feels as if a close friend is sharing her story with you…Bookends is proof that anyone has the power to rewrite their narrative, if only they are open to fully experiencing all that life puts in their path." —Hippocampus Magazine"Owens writes in a conversational, companionable tone befitting a self-described "book messenger" who has made the championing of writers and stories her mission. The result is a briskly paced, heartwarming, and often inspiring journey of discovering comfort, purpose, friendships, and ones own voice in a lifetime of immersion into transformative reading." —Post & Courier"Zibby Owenss Bookends is a candid and charming memoir about the ups and downs of midlife through the lens of reading and books. Zibby, one of the most beloved book influencers in America, shares how books can help us through tough times. An inspiring and hopeful read." —Arianna Huffington, founder and CEO, Thrive Global"I knew Zibby was an ardent supporter of authors, but I didnt realize she was such a fantastic writer herself. Insightful, helpful, authentic, and unifying, the tone of this beautifully written, memorable memoir is just so Zibby. A great choice for every busy mom." —Kristin Hannah, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Four Winds"Zibby Owens has always been a terrific interviewer of authors, but it wasnt until I read her book that I realized how deep her passion for literature truly runs. Her story is a valentine to falling in love with the written word, and for a writer—and readers—thats the sweetest kind of tale." —Mitch Albom, New York Times bestselling author of The Stranger in the Lifeboat"A tender, intelligent coming-of-age tale, by turns poignant and hilarious, Bookends gripped me from the first sentence. This is the kind of book you hide in the bathroom to finish, ignoring the cries of your kids and the ringing phone. But its also a serious meditation on the dangerous constraints of contemporary motherhood and the nature of privilege. I dare you to read it and not fall in love with Zibby!" —Joanna Rakoff, author of international bestselling memoir My Salinger Year"Zibby Owens has such an infectious enthusiasm—for life, for love, for her friends and family, but above all else for books—her prose glows with it. Thus Bookends acts on two levels: it is both a personal journey from mute child to gregarious author, who spends her days talking to and about writers, and a virtual bookshelf, the kind you sometimes find in a summer rental, groaning with well-loved spines." —Deborah Copaken, New York Times bestselling author of Ladyparts and Shutterbabe"Bookends is a testament to the healing power of literature, love, and above all, allegiance to ones true self. Zibby Owens guides us, like a comforting friend, through her journey of loss and reinvention, reminding us, in the end, of our endless capacity for love." —Claire Bidwell Smith, author of The Rules of Inheritance"Lucky for us, Zibby Owens—a relentless cheerleader for authors known and unknown—has paid homage to books and the role reading has played in her endlessly fascinating life by writing her own." —Katie Couric"There are no words other than: WOW! Zibbys work is gorgeous, raw, honest, heartbreaking, and funny. Zibby inspires me." —Allison Pataki, New York Times bestselling author Review Quote "Zibby Owenss Bookends is a candid and charming memoir about the ups and downs of midlife through the lens of reading and books. Zibby, one of the most beloved book influencers in America, shares how books can help us through tough times. An inspiring and hopeful read." --Arianna Huffington, founder and CEO, Thrive Global "I knew Zibby was an ardent supporter of authors, but I didnt realize she was such a fantastic writer herself. Insightful, helpful, authentic, and unifying, the tone of this beautifully written, memorable memoir is just so Zibby. A great choice for every busy mom." --Kristin Hannah, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Four Winds "Zibby Owens has always been a terrific interviewer of authors, but it wasnt until I read her book that I realized how deep her passion for literature truly runs. Her story is a valentine to falling in love with the written word, and for a writer--and readers--thats the sweetest kind of tale." --Mitch Albom, New York Times bestselling author of The Stranger in the Lifeboat "A tender, intelligent coming-of-age tale, by turns poignant and hilarious, Bookends gripped me from the first sentence. This is the kind of book you hide in the bathroom to finish, ignoring the cries of your kids and the ringing phone. But its also a serious meditation on the dangerous constraints of contemporary motherhood and the nature of privilege. I dare you to read it and not fall in love with Zibby!" --Joanna Rakoff, author of international bestselling memoir My Salinger Year "Zibby Owens has such an infectious enthusiasm--for life, for love, for her friends and family, but above all else for books --her prose glows with it. Thus Bookends acts on two levels: it is both a personal journey from mute child to gregarious author, who spends her days talking to and about writers, and a virtual bookshelf, the kind you sometimes find in a summer rental, groaning with well-loved spines." --Deborah Copaken, New York Times bestselling author of Ladyparts and Shutterbabe " Bookends is a testament to the healing power of literature, love, and above all, allegiance to ones true self. Zibby Owens guides us, like a comforting friend, through her journey of loss and reinvention, reminding us, in the end, of our endless capacity for love." --Claire Bidwell Smith, author of The Rules of Inheritance "Lucky for us, Zibby Owens--a relentless cheerleader for authors known and unknown--has paid homage to books and the role reading has played in her endlessly fascinating life by writing her own." --Katie Couric Details ISBN1542036984 Author Zibby Owens Publisher Amazon Publishing Year 2022 ISBN-10 1542036984 ISBN-13 9781542036986 Publication Date 2022-07-01 UK Release Date 2022-07-01 Pages 300 Format Paperback Imprint Little A Place of Publication Seattle Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2022-07-01 NZ Release Date 2022-07-01 US Release Date 2022-07-01 Subtitle A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Literature DEWEY B Audience General Alternative 9781713657927 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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