Chloe Melas and Judy Batalion on Breaking the Bowel Disease Taboo with The Girl’s Guide to Guts

Totally Booked with Zibby
Nov. 11, 2026

New York Times bestselling author and NBC correspondent Chloe Melas and New York Times bestselling author Judy Batalion speak with Zibby Owens about their empowering and candid new book, The Girls’ Guide to Guts: Everything Your Doc Didn't Tell You, But Your Bestie Would. After discovering they both lived with ulcerative colitis, they bonded over the shared diagnosis and formed an unexpected friendship that led to an unstoppable creative partnership.