In the span of a decade Zibby Owens went from being an Upper East Side stay-at-home-mom of four to becoming a bestselling author and publisher, “book-fluencer,” bookstore owner, TV personality, event host, and community builder. In Between Chapters: How I Started Over, Took Some Chances, and Found the Plot explores these reinventions, as she shares her stories of friendship, parenting, divorce, loss, and love.

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ZIBBY OWENS is the bestselling author and editor of six books, including Blank, Bookends, Princess Charming, and On Being Jewish Now: Reflections from Authors and Advocates, which spent 29 weeks on the USA Today bestseller list. In her most recent book, Between Chapters: How I Started Over, Took Some Chances, and Found the Plot (Zibby Publishing) Owens opens up about the chances she took and the mistakes she made, and how her passion for writing and reading helped her through it all. Owens has contributed to Vogue, Oprah Daily, Good Morning America, and The Washington Post, and writes a bestselling weekly Substack. She also hosts the award-winning podcast Totally Booked with Zibby and the weekly TV show of the same name on JBS (Jewish Broadcasting Service). In 2021 she founded Zibby Media with the launch of Zibby Publishing and year-round hosted retreats and events for book lovers. In 2023, she opened Zibby’s Bookshop, the independent bookstore in Santa Monica, California.