Kobo in Conversation

We spoke with Jesse Thistle, Métis-Cree scholar and author, about his moving, poetic memoir, From the Ashes.

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Investigative journalist Robyn Doolittle on fairness, ethics, and the law in the realm of sexual consent and how attitudes have shifted since #MeToo.

Content warning: this episode discusses sexual assault. Though there's nothing explicitly violent mentioned, this episode may not be suitable for all listeners.

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British crime novelist Ann Cleeves discusses her new book The Long Call, why she's drawn to small places yet itches to change scenery, why reading literature in translation helps predict the future, and how libraries prop up whole sectors of the economy.

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Julie Evelyn Joyce tells us about the inspiration behind her debut novel, Steeped In Love, and what it was like to win the 2019 Kobo Emerging Writer Prize for Romance.

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In this special live episode, poet Saeed Jones joins host maxine bailey on stage to talk about his memoir, How We Fight For Our Lives.

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Kobo CEO, Michael Tamblyn, speaks with the Canadian broadcast personality and writer Ziya Tong about her debut nonfiction book, The Reality Bubble.

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We chatted with novelist and essayist Jonathan Safran Foer about his newest book, We Are The Weather.

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In this special episode of Kobo in Conversation, Kobo staff share their top book recommendations for the holiday season.

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In this episode, Michael is joined by Andrew Solomon, as they discuss his latest book, Far and Away: Reporting from the Brink of Change, as well as his 2012 best-seller, Far From the Tree: Parents, Children and the Search for Identity.

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In this episode, Michael is joined by Zalika Reid-Benta, as they discuss her debut novel, eye-opening books, and navigating different backgrounds. Zalika also treats us by reading an excerpt from her book.