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Retreats are at the heart of what we do.
Personal. Authentic. Inspiring. Fun. Our retreats are held at beautiful boutique hotels around the country with multiple featured authors, delicious food, local bookstore visits, and time for fun. Book lovers of all types are welcome: avid readers, audiobook listeners, aspiring writers, published authors, librarians, journalists… and everything in between.
Required: book love.
Zibby Retreats are a Zibby Media initiative launched by Zibby Owens and led by Graça Tito.
Join us at our next retreat. We can’t wait to meet you.
Retreats are at the heart of what we do.
Personal. Authentic. Inspiring. Fun.Our retreats are held at beautiful boutique hotels around the country with multiple featured authors, delicious food, local bookstore visits, and time for fun. Book lovers of all types are welcome: avid readers, audiobook listeners, aspiring writers, published authors, librarians, journalists… and everything in between.
Required: book love.
Zibby Retreats are a Zibby Media initiative launched by Zibby Owens and led by Graça Tito.
Join us at our next retreat. We can’t wait to meet you.
Upcoming Retreats
Zibby's Palm Springs Retreat
September 20th - 22nd, 2024
HEY BOOK LOVERS!
Pack your bags—we're going to Palm Springs! Join us for a weekend of literary bliss in the desert city as we celebrate books we adore (including four published by Zibby Books!).
- Zibby Owens - Blank
- Lara Love Hardin - The Many Lives of Mama Love
- Byron Lane - Big Gay Wedding
- Steven Rowley - The Celebrants
- Swan Huntley - I Want You More
- Joselyn Takacs - Pearce Oysters
- Mary Jones - The Goodbye Process
- Ava Dellaira - Exposure
Tickets include two nights at the Kimpton Rowan Palm Springs Hotel and all meals and activities mentioned on the itinerary.
Coming with a bookish best friend? You can share a room with two queen beds! Each person needs to purchase their own "Shared Room" ticket. We will contact you to confirm we have the right friend pair.
Please read the cancelation policy carefully before purchasing your weekend pass.
We can't wait to meet you!
- Zibby Owens - Blank
- Lara Love Hardin - The Many Lives of Mama Love
- Byron Lane - Big Gay Wedding
- Steven Rowley - The Celebrants
- Swan Huntley - I Want You More
- Joselyn Takacs - Pearce Oysters
- Mary Jones - The Goodbye Process
- Ava Dellaira - Exposure
- Zibby Owens - Blank
- Lara Love Hardin - The Many Lives of Mama Love
- Byron Lane - Big Gay Wedding
- Steven Rowley - The Celebrants
- Swan Huntley - I Want You More
- Joselyn Takacs - Pearce Oysters
- Mary Jones - The Goodbye Process
- Ava Dellaira - Exposure
Zibby’s NYC Petite Retreat: October 1st, 2024
October 1st, 2024
Celebrate the Launch of On Being Jewish Now With Anthology Editor Zibby Owens & 40+ Contributing Authors.
An intimate collection of meaningful, smart, funny, sad, emotional, and inspiring essays from today's authors and advocates about what it means to be Jewish, how things have changed since the attacks on October 7th, 2023, and the unique culture that brings this group together.
Tickets include a paperback copy of On Being Jewish Now.
We can't wait to see you!
- Zibby Owens - Blank
- Lara Love Hardin - The Many Lives of Mama Love
- Byron Lane - Big Gay Wedding
- Steven Rowley - The Celebrants
- Swan Huntley - I Want You More
- Joselyn Takacs - Pearce Oysters
- Mary Jones - The Goodbye Process
- Ava Dellaira - Exposure
Zibby's Scottsdale Retreat
November 1st - 3rd, 2024
HEY BOOK LOVERS!
Our next luxury reading retreat is in the stunning desert city of Scottsdale, AZ, and we'd love to see you there! Join us for a weekend of bookish fun, including author chats, cocktail parties, delicious meals, quiet reading time, and more.
- Zibby Owens - Blank
- Sarah Sawyer - The Undercurrent
- Maggie Smith - You Could Make This Place Beautiful
- Jessica Knoll - Bright Young Women
- Annabel Monaghan - Summer Romance
- Betty Cayouette - One Last Shot
Tickets include two nights at the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess and all meals and activities mentioned in the itinerary.
Coming with a bookish best friend? You can share a room with two queen beds. Each person must purchase their own "Shared Room" ticket. We will contact you to confirm we have the right friend pair.
Please read the cancelation policy carefully before purchasing your weekend pass.
We can't wait to meet you!
- Zibby Owens - Blank
- Sarah Sawyer - The Undercurrent
- Maggie Smith - You Could Make This Place Beautiful
- Jessica Knoll - Bright Young Women
- Annabel Monaghan - Summer Romance
- Betty Cayouette - One Last Shot
- Zibby Owens - Blank
- Lara Love Hardin - The Many Lives of Mama Love
- Byron Lane - Big Gay Wedding
- Steven Rowley - The Celebrants
- Swan Huntley - I Want You More
- Joselyn Takacs - Pearce Oysters
- Mary Jones - The Goodbye Process
- Ava Dellaira - Exposure
Past Retreats
Zibby's Asheville Retreat
April 12th to 14th | Asheville, NC
A note from Amy Lin:
"I believe we all found our place here. I believe in our love of books, in dog-earing pages, in slipping a book into a bag for luck, in receipts as bookmarks, in underlining sentences without a ruler, in fountain pens, in the way a book opens to you just as you open to it. I believe in chocolate stores and general stores and bookstores.
In the gusty gale that carried us through the doors of Malaprop’s. In the warm glow of the books that were waiting on the shelves. In the white gleam of the pavilion we gathered within. In the photographs of us together.
I believe we might have been lonely or hopeful or grieving or uncertain or giddy or peaceful or anxious or heartbroken. I believe this was the place to be everything you are. I believe we were open. I believe in celebrating each other. I believe in sudden kinship. I believe in big talk as small talk, in dinners and brunches and drinks shared over warm wooden tables, in deep conversations blooming between each moment, the friends we made instantly, the bonds that told us: we are here together, together we are here.
I believe in Asheville’s Blue Ridge Mountains, the warm brick buildings, the music on every corner, the way we all may have arrived caught in our own weariness and worry only to be swept up into the company of people so good-sweet, so heart-wide, so soft-place that we found ourselves at ease, found ourselves immediately inside the kind of laugh we did not expect to make, a small but mighty wave of joy that carried all of us along, that still holds all of us together."
Head of Retreats: Graça Tito
Contact: graca.tito@zibbybooks.com
Testimonials
“This may have been the most fun I've had in many years! The intelligence, creativity, and interesting conversations from the other participants was truly inspiring!”—Ellen Y.
“If you love books and are looking for a fun way to connect with other readers, recharge, and get inspired—look no further than this literary retreat that is one of its kind.”—Christy M.
“Zibby and her team curated the perfect weekend. My many new friends and I are still buzzing about it over a week later. I can’t wait until the next one. 10/10!”—Swampy H.
“My expectations were blown out of the water; the entire weekend was planned and executed perfectly. Zibby, who is so kind, warm, and down to earth has created a remarkable Retreat Team that is attentive to every guest's need. The Zibby Retreat offers a once-in-a-lifetime experience that you will find nowhere else—I left radiating! I was in a total life slump and came back alive and ready to tackle the world.”—Sarah G.
“Being with other writers and authors feeds my soul. There’s an immediate connection when writers meet each other. We understand one another in a way others might not.”—Dara K.
“I left this retreat feeling reinvigorated and buzzing with inspiration from all of the connection and community with kindred spirits!”—Meagan G. S.
“Zibby Retreats allow you to be transported to a book lovers respite. You will undoubtedly come away feeling more connected to others and yourself. ”—Debbie R.
“If you have the chance to attend a Zibby Retreat—go! I loved the weekend full of author talks, incredible food, and rooms full of wonderful people who revel in books and writing and reading. Zibby brings together the most creative and inspiring community from across the country. Not to be missed!”—Kristen N.
“Zibby Retreats really are retreats. You have the chance to slow down, enjoy a beautiful city, and spend time with people who love books as much as you do. I'm already looking forward to the next retreat.”—Marney M.
“The people! My goodness, I didn’t expect to meet such awesome people.”—Kristen J.
“An insightful, gracious group! Rarely am I in the company of so many readers who have read and enjoyed the same books.”—Lisa R.
“Travel, books, good food, and new reading friends. What more could I ask for?”—Tina F.
Zibby’s Wine Country Retreat
September 22nd - 24th
JOIN US for an unforgettable bookish weekend in Solvang, CA!
Join 6 iconic writers for 3 days of author chats, book signings, delicious meals, wine tastings, cocktail parties, yoga classes, walking tours, bookstore visits, writing workshops, and more!
- Michelle Wildgen - Wine People
- Patty Lin - End Credits
- Silvia Vasquez-Lavado - In the Shadow of the Mountain
- Eirinie Carson - The Dead are GodsCin Fabré - Wolf Hustle
- Zibby Owens - Bookends
Tickets include two nights at the Landsby Hotel, all meals, and all activities.
We will meet at Zibby's Bookshop (1113 Montana Ave, Santa Monica, CA 90403) on Friday morning. Buses will take us to Solvang and back! Alternatively, you can meet us at The Landsby.
JOIN US! We can’t wait to meet you.
JOIN US for an unforgettable bookish weekend in Solvang, CA!
Join 6 iconic writers for 3 days of author chats, book signings, delicious meals, wine tastings, cocktail parties, yoga classes, walking tours, bookstore visits, writing workshops, and more!
- Michelle Wildgen - Wine People
- Patty Lin - End Credits
- Silvia Vasquez-Lavado - In the Shadow of the Mountain
- Eirinie Carson - The Dead are GodsCin Fabré - Wolf Hustle
- Zibby Owens - Bookends
Tickets include two nights at the Landsby Hotel, all meals, and all activities.
We will meet at Zibby's Bookshop (1113 Montana Ave, Santa Monica, CA 90403) on Friday morning. Buses will take us to Solvang and back! Alternatively, you can meet us at The Landsby.
JOIN US! We can’t wait to meet you.
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We can't wait to meet you at our next retreat!
Head of Retreats: Graça Tito
Contact: graca.tito@zibbybooks.com