Bookends
A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Literature
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Zibby Owens
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Zibby Owens
About this listen
A deeply personal memoir about one woman’s journey to finding her voice and rewriting her story by the creator and host of the award-winning podcast Moms Don’t 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 one’s true calling, Bookends will inspire and uplift.
©2022 Zibby Owens (P)2022 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.Critic Reviews
“[Owens] treats listeners to her characteristic honesty whether she's describing crippling self-consciousness or later love and finding her métier. Owens's style is gentle, easy on the ears, and relatable.”—AudioFile Magazine
“This gut-wrenching yet beautiful memoir, narrated by the author herself, gives listeners a look into the life of a well-known personality. What makes this audiobook stand out is that as Owens reads, she shows genuine emotion at the many losses, and triumphs, in her life.… This memoir is a must-listen for any lover of literature.”—Library Journal
“Owens (Princess Charming), host of the podcast Moms Don’t 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…Owens’s infectious enthusiasm radiates with charm, as do her earnest reflections on motherhood. Bibliophiles will breeze through this.”—Publishers Weekly
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- A. Fennell
- 02-07-2022
Memoir that inspires tears, laughs & feelings of validation!
I guess I shouldn’t be surprised at how much I loved this memoir, after all, I am also a mum who happens to be hyper-passionate about reading and writing. Overall, I was impressed with the balance of childhood reflections interwoven with themes of grief and anxiety. It felt as if she could have been telling my own story (except, of course, that mine is totally different) which reflects the beautiful way she shares universal themes while honouring her own unique story. Especially loved the way she used her book reading logs as a way to both timestamp and reflect the chapter themes (inevitably added more to my TBR pile!) Highly recommend!
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