Zibby Owens | |
|---|---|
| Born | Elizabeth Schwarzman 1976 (age 47–48) |
| Education | Yale University Harvard University |
| Occupation(s) | Podcaster, writer |
| Spouse(s) | Andrew Right (2005-2016) Kyle Owens (2017-Present) |
| Children | 4 |
| Parent |
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| Website | zibbyowens |
Elizabeth "Zibby" Owens (née Schwarzman),[1] is an American writer[2] and podcast host based in New York City.[3] Her podcast[4] is called Moms Don’t Have Time to Read Books.[5]
Life and career
Zibby Owens, (born Elizabeth Schwarzman) is the daughter of billionaire Stephen A. Schwarzman and Ellen Katz (née Philips). Stephen, is a co-founder, chairman and CEO of The Blackstone Group, and Ellen a trustee of Northwestern University and the Mount Sinai Medical Center[6][7]
Her family is Jewish.[8] She grew up on the Upper East Side of Manhattan.[5] Her brother is film producer Teddy Schwarzman. She attended Yale and Harvard Business School.[5]
Owens started the Moms Don’t Have Time to Read Books podcast, where she interviews authors. It was started in spring 2018.[5][9] 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.[9]
In the spring of 2020, Owens interviewed authors on Instagram[10] 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.[11]
Owens is a member of New York Public Library's advisory council.[5]
In November 2023, Owens withdrew funding her company's sponsorship of the 2023 National Book Award because she felt that a possible call for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war by some participating authors "promotes discrimination, in this case of Israel and the Jewish people."[12]
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)[13]
- Moms Don't Have Time To: A Quarantine Anthology (2021)[11]
- Moms Don't Have Time To Have Kids: A Timeless Anthology (2021)
- Bookends: A Memoir of Love, Loss and Literature (2022)
- Princess Charming (2022)
- Blank: A Novel (2024)
Personal life
Owens is married to Kyle Owens, a former tennis pro and a film producer.[5] Her first marriage to Andrew Right ended in divorce.[5]
References
- ↑ "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". Bloomberg.com. Bloomberg. 15 April 2016. 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.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Kelly, Hillary (17 September 2019). "New York's Most Powerful Book-fluencer Runs a Podcast on Park Avenue". Vulture. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ↑ "Ellen Zajac and Teddy Schwarzman". The New York Times. 11 November 2007. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ↑ "Oh, Zibby, Thanks So Much for Calling!". Observer. 20 June 2007. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ↑ Jewish Business News: "The Jews of Oscar" January 15, 2015
- 1 2 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
- 1 2 Moms don't have time to : a quarantine anthology. OCLC 1202304767. Retrieved 15 April 2021 – via WorldCat.
- ↑ "Israel-Hamas War Sows Disruption at the National Book Awards". 15 November 2023.
- ↑ Your perfect fit what to do to show off your assets, what to do to tone up your trouble spots. OCLC 1159410731. Retrieved 15 April 2021 – via WorldCat.