I've Got Plans for You

Events (Starting Tomorrow!), Book Club, Podcast Changes, and More

Mar 17, 2024

Are you someone who loves to plan or someone who lives spontaneously? I’m the worst: I make tons of plans and constantly change them. So what does that make me?! Check out the fun, bookish happenings over the next two weeks and either add to cal right now or just show up! Also, check out my upcoming book club picks, hear my big podcast plans, and more.

The Zibby-verse: Spring Break

Anyone else’s kids on Spring Break? Are you traveling? Are you excited to get out and attend some really fun events near you!? Check out where I’ll be all over the country the next two weeks and join me at these Zibby-verse tour happenings. Tell your friends who live there, too!

Also, Zibby Media has a fabulous partnership with the Montage Hotels & Resorts (see article in Hotel Business here)! We have Zibby’s Bookshop bookshelves in all their properties’ gift shops with curated-by-location titles, our trademark Farrow & Ball wallpaper, and info about us. If your travels are taking you to these destinations or you live near them, please pop by the Montage’s gift shops to find your next read:

Where I’ll Be

Follow along on social and/or come out and be a part of it!

PALO ALTO AREA. TOMORROW! Sunday, March 17th at 12 pm - 2 pm PT: Brunch and talk with Happy Women Dinners in Los Altos, CA (right by Palo Alto). A few spots are left! Buy here.

PALM SPRINGS. Monday, March 18th at 3:15 pm PT with signing at 4 pm PT: “It’s Not Too Late” talk at Alt Summit in Palm Springs, CA. Alt Summit is sold out, but if are already going to the conference, come see me!

HOUSTON. Tuesday, March 19th at 6:30 pm CT: Author Chris Cander, The Young of Other Animals, and I will be in conversation at Brazos Bookstore in Houston, TX. Buy here. (Plus two private events in Houston!)

SANTA MONICA. Thursday, March 21st: In conversation with Alexandra Potter, Confessions of a Forty-Something F—k-Up, at Zibby’s Bookshop. SOLD OUT. Email info@zibbysbookshop.com to be added to the waitlist.

SANTA MONICA. Friday, March 22nd at 6:00 pm: Zibby’s Book Club double whammy: both the Virtual Book Club and Santa Monica Book Club chapter will be with Anna Quindlen to discuss After Annie. Join Anna Quindlen and me in person or on Zoom then!

In person RSVP here.
Virtual Zoom RSVP, join the club here to get the link.

SANTA MONICA. Saturday, March 23rd at 3 pm. The Yale Club LA and Zibby’s Bookshop present Will Schwalbe, We Should Not Be Friends, with Rufi Thorpe, and intro by me! Zibby’s Bookshop. Rsvp here.

MIAMI. Wednesday, March 27th at 7:00 pm at Books & Books Coral Gables with Alexandra Wilkis Wilson. Buy here.

PALM BEACH GARDENS. Thursday, March 28th at 10:30 am. Bagels and Books at the Mandel JCC with Jane Rosen, On Fire Island. Buy here.

PALM BEACH. Thursday, March 28th from 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm. The Palm Beach Bookstore signing with Dara Levan, It Could Be Worse. RSVP here.

BRIDGEHAMPTON. Saturday, March 30th at 12 pm ET. Joanna Rakoff, My Salinger Year, in conversation at the new Barnes & Noble Bridgehampton Commons. Info here and reserve here.

Other Big News

On Tuesday, April 9th, I’ll be changing the frequency of my podcast Moms Don’t Have Time to Read Books from daily (seven days a week) — which I’ve been doing since March 2020 when lockdown began — back to twice a week. Apparently, moms don't have time to listen to that many podcasts.

(And no, my podcast is NOT just for moms, but you all know that by now!)

But if you want to listen to a new podcast every day, you still can! My backlist has 1,800 episodes. (I think there are three of you who have listened to them all!?) Plus I have new fun content planned that will LIVE RIGHT HERE ON SUBSTACK!

And you’re already here! How cool is that?

What You’ll Get

Playlists. I’ll be releasing a new curated podcast playlist every week from my back catalog. Any requests?
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- Thinking: celebrity episodes; 1990’s heroes; books that make you cry; books that make you tremble, etc. Inspired by categories at Zibby’s Bookshop and just fun listening.
Conversations. I’ll be sharing select event conversations between two fabulous authors that have happened recently at Zibby’s Bookshop.
Video episodes. For my monthly book club picks and select other episodes, I’ll be sharing highly produced video content. Think: TV talk show, NOT Zoom.
- I just did my first one with Susan Lieu, The Manicurist’s Daughter. She cried so many times we had to stop and get tissues. You’ll have to watch.
Live podcasts. I’m bringing back salon events with one to two authors and me in front of a live audience. I’ll be sharing those conversations only here as well.
Giveaways. Suggestions about things I’m obsessed with. And other more fun stuff to come!

Book Club

Hope you’re signed up! Here’s what we’re reading now through August! Join here.

Input Welcome

Always open to feedback. Let me know if you have thoughts, comments, suggestions, and more! I aim to please. Have a great Spring Break! Clearly I won’t be relaxing (haha), but I’ll be having fun. This whole thing is a dream come true.