Zib­by Owens is the best­selling author of Blank: A Nov­el, Book­ends: A Mem­oir of Love, Loss, and Lit­er­a­ture, and children’s book Princess Charm­ing, and the edi­tor of three antholo­gies includ­ing On Being Jew­ish Now. She is the founder and CEO of Zib­by Media which includes a pub­lish­ing house, an indie book­store in San­ta Mon­i­ca, CA, the award-win­ning dai­ly pod­cast Total­ly Booked with Zib­by, a book club, retreats, and the On Being Jew­ish Now platform.