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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
Entertainment
Mary McNamara

A New York bookfluencer launches her first bricks-and-mortar shop ... in L.A.

LOS ANGELES In a move that could cause certain members of the East Coast literati to lose their minds, the New York book scene is about to take up residence in Santa Monica, California.

OK, maybe not the entire scene but certainly a very big player: On Feb. 18, Zibby Owens is opening her first bookstore, Zibby's Bookshop.

In less than four years, Owens' wildly successful, award-winning podcast, "Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books," has made her one of New York's most highly praised (and desperately sought after) bookfluencers. And this is not a side gig.

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