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ZIBBY Highights

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I tell it like it is, sharing my innermost thoughts on books and life, so we can all connect. I'm a HUGE book lover. I host podcast Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books, founded a publishing house, own an indie bookstore, and am an author. Convinced?!

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About Zibby Owens

Zibby Owens is an author of Blank: A Novel and Bookends: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Literature; award-winning podcaster of Moms Don't Have Time to Read Book; co-founder of Zibby Books; owner of indie bookstore Zibby's Bookshop; GMA contributor.

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