Elizabeth "Zibby" Owens (née Schwarzman), is an American writer and podcast host based in New York City. Her podcast is called ''Moms Don’t Have Time to Read Books''.

Life and career

Zibby Owens, born Elizabeth Schwarzman to billionaire

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, a co-founder, chairman and CEO of The Blackstone Group, and Ellen Katz (née Philips), a trustee of Northwestern University and the

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Her family is Jewish. She grew up on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. Her brother is film producer

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. She attended Yale and

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. Owens started the ''Moms Don’t Have Time to Read Books'' podcast in which she interviews authors in spring 2018. 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. In the spring of 2020, Owens interviewed authors on

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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 in February 2021. Owens is a member of

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's advisory council.

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) *''Moms Don't Have Time To: A Quarantine Anthology'' (2021) *''Moms Don't Have Time To Have Kids: A Timeless Anthology'' (2021)

Personal life

Owens is married to Kyle Owens, a former tennis pro and a film producer. Her first marriage to Andrew Right ended in divorce.

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Owens, Zibby Living people American writers American podcasters Jewish American writers Yale University alumni Harvard Business School alumni Year of birth missing (living people) People from Manhattan