Zibby Owens
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Zibby Owens | |
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| Born | Elizabeth Schwarzman |
| Alma mater | Yale and Harvard Business School |
| Spouse | Kyle Owens |
| Children | Owen Right, Phoebe Right, Sadie Right, And Graham Right |
| Parent(s) | Stephen A. Schwarzman Ellen Philips Katz |
| Website | zibbyowens |
Zibby Owens, née Elizabeth "Zibby" Schwarzman,[1] is an American writer[2] and podcast host based in New York.[3] Her podcast[4] is called "Moms Don’t Have Time to Read Books".[5].
Life and career
Zibby Owens, born Elizabeth Schwarzman, grew up on the Upper East Side of Manhattan.[5] She attended Yale and Harvard Business School.[5]
Owens started the "Moms Don’t Have Time to Read Books" podcast in which she interviews authors in spring 2018.[5][6] By December 2019 she had made 200 "Moms Don’t Have Time to Read Books" podcast episodes which had been downloaded a quarter of a million times.[6]
In the spring of 2020, Owens interviewed authors on Instagram[7] and launched an online literary magazine called We Found Time featuring essays written by authors who had been on her podcast. A book called Moms Don't Have Time To: A Quarantine Anthology based on those essays was released on February 2021.[8]
Owens is a member of New York Public Library's Advisory Council.[5]
Publications
- What to Wear to Show Off Your Assets. What to Do to Tone Up Your Trouble Spots, (as Zibby Right), co-authored with Paige Adams-Geller, and Ashley Borden; McGraw-Hill (January 2008)[9]
- Moms Don't Have Time To: A Quarantine Anthology (2021)[8]
Personal life
Owens is married to Kyle Owens, a former tennis pro and a film producer.[5] Owens has four children,[5] including twins. Owen, Phoebe, Sadie, And Graham[1] Her father is the billionaire Stephen A. Schwarzman[5] and her brother is film producer Teddy Schwarzman.[10]
References
- ^ a b "Oh, Zibby, Thanks So Much for Calling!". Observer. 20 June 2007. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ^ "Schwarzman's daughter can only afford chairs at library benefit". www.bloomberg.com. Bloomberg. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ^ Jargon, Julie (21 December 2019). "Move Over, Santa! Kids Are Asking Alexa to Bring Them Presents". The Wall Street Journal. Eastern Edition. Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ^ Jean-Philippe, McKenzie (26 September 2019). "21 of the Best Book Podcasts to Listen to In-Between Reads". Oprah Magazine. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Kelly, Hillary (17 September 2019). "New York's Most Powerful Book-fluencer Runs a Podcast on Park Avenue". Vulture. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ^ a b Sandy Kenyon (4 December 2019). "Meet the mom behind 'Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books' podcast". ABC7 New York. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ^ Zibby Owens on connecting with authors through her podcast, CBS News, retrieved 16 July 2020
- ^ a b "Moms don't have time to : a quarantine anthology". WorldCat. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ "Your perfect fit what to do to show off your assets, what to do to tone up your trouble spots". WorldCat. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ Toobin, Jeffrey (15 July 2014). "The Birthday Party". The New Yorker. Retrieved 4 December 2016.