Zibby Owens sits with Brian Platzer to discuss The Optimists, his novel, exploring loyalty, love and loss through the story of a beloved teacher, his students and the relationships that bind them. ** JBS is a non-profit, Jewish educational television and multimedia channel made possible by VIEWERS LIKE YOU! *** Discover more JBS @ https://jbstv.org […]

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Gretchen Rubin joins Zibby Owens to discuss her book Secrets of Adulthood, the beauty of frameworks, and why you should label your next email “confidential.” New episodes of TOTALLY BOOKED WITH ZIBBY air Thursdays at 7:30pm ET on JBS! ** JBS is a non-profit, Jewish educational television and multimedia channel made possible by VIEWERS LIKE […]

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Gillian Deacon joins Zibby Owens with a book tracing her unfolding medical mystery and exploring uncertainty and how we live with the unknown. New episodes of TOTALLY BOOKED WITH ZIBBY air Thursdays at 7:30pm ET on JBS! ** JBS is a non-profit, Jewish educational television and multimedia channel made possible by VIEWERS LIKE YOU! ** […]

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Journalist, content creator, and bestselling author Carrie Berk sits with Zibby Owens to discuss her journey with anxiety and her book on learning not to conquer it, but to understand and coexist with it. Episodes of TOTALLY BOOKED WITH ZIBBY air Thursdays at 7:30pm ET on JBS! ** JBS is a non-profit, Jewish educational television […]

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Zibby is joined by award-winning artist, designer, and host of the podcast Design Matters, Debbie Millman, to discuss LOVE LETTER TO A GARDEN, her beautifully illustrated gem of a book with recipes by her wife, Roxane Gay. Together, they explore Debbie’s unlikely journey into gardening and how it became a powerful metaphor for healing, growth, […]

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Emma Rosenblum, bestselling author known for her sharp wit and insider takes on elite social circles, discusses her novel Mean Moms about competitive mothers at a New York City private school.

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Nate Berkus, celebrated designer and author, discusses why design should be personal, emotional and deeply reflective of one’s life and speaks candidly about losing his partner and how grief reshaped his life and work.

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Sophie Blackall shares the charming real-life inspirations behind her picture book If We Were Dogs, reflecting on the joys and challenges of writing and illustrating, the dynamics of childhood friendships and connection she finds with young readers.

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Eli Frankel, an award-winning producer and true-crime researcher, joins Zibby Owens to discuss his true-crime book Sisters in Death and his decades-long investigation into the Black Dahlia case.

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Zibby Owens is joined by Tami Charles for a discussion of Together, United, a lyrical picture book celebrating unity, connection and the power of coming together to build a better future.

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