Blank
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- Create Date：2024-02-04 04:22:01
- Update Date：2025-09-14
- Status：finish
- Author：Zibby Owens
- ISBN：B0C6B5RKJS
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Reviews
Andrea
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There were moments of cute and relatabilty in regards to being blocked or stuck。 But the story felt rushed as if it didn't have time for 3-dimensional characters， and the majority of scenes felt contrived and unbelievable。 The idea of 'Blank' （the fictional book） was great and well presented。 The people that filled 'Blank' （the actual story） were flat as chocolate chip pancakes。 There were moments of cute and relatabilty in regards to being blocked or stuck。 But the story felt rushed as if it didn't have time for 3-dimensional characters， and the majority of scenes felt contrived and unbelievable。 The idea of 'Blank' （the fictional book） was great and well presented。 The people that filled 'Blank' （the actual story） were flat as chocolate chip pancakes。 。。。more
Madeleine Henry
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I want to spend more time with Pippa。 This is a warm-hearted， hilarious， and provocative read。 Will especially resonate with those in some way involved with the publishing world！
Emily
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What a fast， fun read！ If you are a book lover， someone who can get lost in a bookstore for hours…this love letter to authors and writing is fantastic。 Throw on top of that family drama， scandals， friendship drama， and a whirlwind of crazy things happening， and you have this book。 I loved the message the fictional author， Pippa， was promoting by publishing her very unconventional book， and I sort of wish that something like that would actually shake up the world of publishing a bit and give ever What a fast， fun read！ If you are a book lover， someone who can get lost in a bookstore for hours…this love letter to authors and writing is fantastic。 Throw on top of that family drama， scandals， friendship drama， and a whirlwind of crazy things happening， and you have this book。 I loved the message the fictional author， Pippa， was promoting by publishing her very unconventional book， and I sort of wish that something like that would actually shake up the world of publishing a bit and give everyone a fair shake to make their voices heard。 A light story with a deeper message—I definitely recommend this one！ 。。。more
Margie
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I enjoyed this book tremendously。 It was thoughtful and hilarious。Pippa is stuck with writer’s block and is under pressure to write or be forced to return he advance she had been paid unless she submits a book。 She was forced to scrap her last partially written manuscript when a prominent author releases a book with the same theme and even the same title。At first， she dismisses the idea suggested by her son， Max - to write a blank book with no words。 After some thought she pitches the idea to he I enjoyed this book tremendously。 It was thoughtful and hilarious。Pippa is stuck with writer’s block and is under pressure to write or be forced to return he advance she had been paid unless she submits a book。 She was forced to scrap her last partially written manuscript when a prominent author releases a book with the same theme and even the same title。At first， she dismisses the idea suggested by her son， Max - to write a blank book with no words。 After some thought she pitches the idea to her editor with such enthusiasm that he takes her seriously。 It will be easy to read， people can say they read a book and cross it off their list。 She argues it’s all hype anyway and people don’t care about the content。 It would be a statement to make about publishing industry。The characters and family dynamics really makes this book very entertaining。 There’s the angst of a teenage daughter， a son who doesn’t want to prepare for his bar mitzvah， a neglectful husband who doesn’t satisfy his wife and even hates to be touched， and a medley of good friends。 There’s a lot going on in this very amusing story。 You’ll love it！ 。。。more
Hannah
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I kept reading， expecting something to improve。 Nope。 All over the place！ Plus a super yuck sex scene。 Confused at the super good reviews so far。
Monique
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This was a satisfying read， even if slightly formulaic or predictable。 The motherhood observations were current and realistic， with relatable characters， and the insightful commentary on the publishing world was probably not far off。
Megan Tady
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Such a fun， funny， relatable read。 Anyone who has stared at the blinking cursor will gobble this up—but you don't have to be a writer to enjoy！ Just a reader of a good fiction！ Such a fun， funny， relatable read。 Anyone who has stared at the blinking cursor will gobble this up—but you don't have to be a writer to enjoy！ Just a reader of a good fiction！ 。。。more
kglibrarian （Karin Greenberg）
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I'm a huge fan of Zibby's podcast Mom's Don't Have Time to Read Books and I loved her memoir Bookends。 So I had high expectations for her first novel。 I'm happy to say I was not disappointed！ This compelling read captured her warm， intelligent， hilarious， feel-good vibe。 It's a clever story about Pippa， a writer who is desperately searching for a new book idea and decides to use her son's suggestion: publish a novel with nothing in it。 This clever， meta tale about writing and the publishing indu I'm a huge fan of Zibby's podcast Mom's Don't Have Time to Read Books and I loved her memoir Bookends。 So I had high expectations for her first novel。 I'm happy to say I was not disappointed！ This compelling read captured her warm， intelligent， hilarious， feel-good vibe。 It's a clever story about Pippa， a writer who is desperately searching for a new book idea and decides to use her son's suggestion: publish a novel with nothing in it。 This clever， meta tale about writing and the publishing industry also deals with relationships， love， and all the other complicated parts of life。 There are many hilarious scenes but there are also profound， moving insights into finding authenticity and meaning amid the chaos of the world。 A page turner that I highly recommend！ 。。。more
Reca
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I was lucky enough to get an ARC and this one was a super quick and easy read。 This book has more plot twists than you think could fit into a book， but it all works。 You will laugh hysterically and also not be able to pick your mouth off the floor at times。
Karen Mckinney
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I was lucky to read an advanced copy of this book on net Galley and read it in two nights。 Fun easy read about a character much like the author herself who challenges the premises in the creative yet subjective publishing world。 Characters were well drawn and plot very easy to follow。 Would be a perfect beach read。 Not too heavy and definitely uplifting and fun。 Enjoyed it ！
Caroline Leavitt
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Owens tackles every writers nightmare'--the blank page。 But being Zibby Owens， she does it with aplomb！ This is just a terrific novel for anyone who is trying to shake things up， be it in your career or your life--and Pippa， the audacious narrator does both。 Funny， smart， and moving， too。 Love this book。 Owens tackles every writers nightmare'--the blank page。 But being Zibby Owens， she does it with aplomb！ This is just a terrific novel for anyone who is trying to shake things up， be it in your career or your life--and Pippa， the audacious narrator does both。 Funny， smart， and moving， too。 Love this book。 。。。more
Ava Dellaira
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A relatable， funny， moving， engaging， warm-hearted story！ I devoured it。
JoAn Monaco
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This book is a fantastic read and I would love another about this character。 Zibby is a talented writer and this is a must read in her collection。 Keep them coming， Midas。
E。J。 Levy
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Zibby has been a tremendous advocate for books and writers （& readers！）; I am eager to read BLANK！
Melissa Milsten
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BLANK is just what I needed to beat the doldrums of January: a page-turning read with a charming （and funny！） heroine who is delightful company。 Thank you， Pippa， for the perfect weekend escape。 I hope we meet again！
Debby
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LOVED her memoir， and can't wait to get my hands on this one。 Zibby's my hero！ Standing up for what she believes in。 A true inspiration to readers everywhere。 LOVED her memoir， and can't wait to get my hands on this one。 Zibby's my hero！ Standing up for what she believes in。 A true inspiration to readers everywhere。 。。。more
Stacy
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This book is poignant， meaningful， fun and well written。 Zibby is a magical author！！
Marissa
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I had the privilege of reading the ARC of this gem。 I laughed my way through it。 Zibby has a way with snark and humor that allows any mother to escape her life for a while。 I highly recommend this one！
Anna-Therese
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I just saw your newsletter and wanted to let you know that I want to read your book as well as 509 other people in this site thus far！ This site is trolled by many negative individuals who have given negative reviews to a lot of authors。 Since this site is owned by Amazon， I read that this it is really not the best one to get a true review。 Italictype was one suggestion as a go to because it is an independent book review site。 There's also one other site but it wasn't working as I couldn't sign I just saw your newsletter and wanted to let you know that I want to read your book as well as 509 other people in this site thus far！ This site is trolled by many negative individuals who have given negative reviews to a lot of authors。 Since this site is owned by Amazon， I read that this it is really not the best one to get a true review。 Italictype was one suggestion as a go to because it is an independent book review site。 There's also one other site but it wasn't working as I couldn't sign up for some reason。 Anyway， I have your book on my want to read shelf and I have it ordered for the library where I work！ Once I read it， I will let my patrons know about it as well。 Hang in there Zibby！ Don't let the trolls get you down！ 。。。more
Jane L。 Rosen
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Read it in a day— and I’m a slow reader！ Don’t miss this funny， twisty LA novel and Pippa， its highly relatable heroine who is balancing life， her kids， her flailing marriage and a looming deadline。 Bonus points—it’s a satirical look at the publishing industry！！！
Ali Rosen
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Laugh out loud funny while also stopping you in your tracks about the state of publishing。 Adored Zibby's first novel。 Laugh out loud funny while also stopping you in your tracks about the state of publishing。 Adored Zibby's first novel。 。。。more
Karen Sokoloff
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So much fun。 I couldn’t stop reading。 Smart， funny， real - Zibby pulls you into her world， through the eyes of Pippa， author struggling to complete her next book， but because of circumstances， she draws a blank。 This just read like the best miniseries。 I’d love to watch this， and watch it all unfold。 Again， fun fun fun。 Read this book！
Linda Burrell
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This book will be on sale March 1， 2024。 I was fortunate enough to read an ARC。If you are not familiar with the author， look her up！ Zibby Owen’s is an amazing book lover， podcaster， bookstore owner， publisher and more！ This is her debut novel although she has collected works for several anthologies。Follow along as author Pippa Jones has writers block after the searing success of her 1st novel。 But then， her son jokingly has a suggestion。 Can it work？ As Pippa muddles through the publishing worl This book will be on sale March 1， 2024。 I was fortunate enough to read an ARC。If you are not familiar with the author， look her up！ Zibby Owen’s is an amazing book lover， podcaster， bookstore owner， publisher and more！ This is her debut novel although she has collected works for several anthologies。Follow along as author Pippa Jones has writers block after the searing success of her 1st novel。 But then， her son jokingly has a suggestion。 Can it work？ As Pippa muddles through the publishing world her real life is imploding！What more could happen？？？ 。。。more
Annie
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I’m still thinking about this book and its messages。 At its core， it’s an exploration of how a book can succeed in an over-saturated market where “95% of books sell less than 5，000 copies。” This story is clever！ Everyone curious about publishing should read Blank and draw their own conclusions。 Although it’s fictional and somewhat satirical， it’s relatable。 It’s also about navigating motherhood， marriage， and friendships！ I enjoyed it immensely and I think you will too。
Nicole Fincher
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I love Zibby’s writing and her first novel is one of the best books I’ve read。 It gives a peek into the life of a writer/mom who is of course trying to juggle all the family and career balls while in a unfulfilling marriage， and after being betrayed deep into her new book。 It has humor and wit while staying true to her voice and the seriousness of some of the struggles。 I literally could not put it down！
Jean Stehle
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This book checked all the boxes for me！ If you identify as a writer Blank by Zibby Owens is a must。 If you aren't a writer， but a book lover， you will find this "peek under the hood" story about writing and the publishing industry just as entertaining as fascinating。The main character Pippa Jones was memorable。 I loved her plucky， self-deprecating， honest， and funny persona and deeply related to her struggles of wrestling with her inner critic who says her ideas for her next book （due in 5 days！ This book checked all the boxes for me！ If you identify as a writer Blank by Zibby Owens is a must。 If you aren't a writer， but a book lover， you will find this "peek under the hood" story about writing and the publishing industry just as entertaining as fascinating。The main character Pippa Jones was memorable。 I loved her plucky， self-deprecating， honest， and funny persona and deeply related to her struggles of wrestling with her inner critic who says her ideas for her next book （due in 5 days！） aren't good enough， original enough， or worthy enough to pursue。 In this race against-the-clock storytelling framework， Owens created a fresh and clever solution for Pippa which brilliantly provided commentary on the inequities in publishing today。 Also to note， I love how Blank explored the challenges of being a mother when you're also a creative， and the imbalanced expectations placed on mothers versus fathers in our society。 The book also highlights the difficulties of staying connected to your closest friends while also balancing a career， family， and the ups and downs of marriage。 The supporting cast of characters was distinct， colorful and fresh。 With excellent plotting， fast-paced storytelling， and a surprising yet oh-so-satisfying ending， Blank is a fun and rewarding read！ 。。。more
Zibby Owens
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