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Author Interviews Page 1 of 39
From quick Q&As to in-depth interviews, get to know some of our favourite authors. Learn how they write and discover what they read—plus so much more.
Patrick Radden Keefe on London’s dark descent
Along with a studio audience, Michael Tamblyn spoke with Patrick Radden Keefe, author of the bestsellers Empire of Pain, Say Nothing, and London Falling.
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Jowita Bydlowska speaks about her accidental expertise in shame
Nathan Maharaj spoke with Jowita Bydlowska about Unshaming: A Memoir of Recovery, Relapse, and What Comes After, her provocative meditation on shame.
Kobo in Conversation Podcast
Sharon Bala on the absurdity of so-called Good Guys
Nathan Maharaj spoke with novelist Sharon Bala, author of Good Guys. It’s about a nearly bankrupt international aid charity called Children of the World.
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Why Chanda Prescod-Weinstein sees hope in cosmic curiosity
Nathan Maharaj spoke with physicist Chanda Prescod-Weinstein about her book The Edge of Space-Time: Particles, Poetry, and the Cosmic Dream Boogie.
Kobo in Conversation Podcast
How Heather Marshall brings readers into places of the past
Michael Tamblyn spoke with novelist Heather Marshall about Liberty Street, the story of a journalist’s quest to expose the cruelty of a women’s prison.
Author Interviews
Books about exceptional people pursuing impossible goals
We spoke with Mark Medley about his book Live to See the Day, where he profiles people pursuing seemingly-impossible goals—and often reaching them.
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Why Rainbow Rowell's Cherry Baby had to be her sexiest book yet
Nathan Maharaj spoke with Rainbow Rowell about her book Cherry Baby. It’s about Cherry, a woman figuring out what comes after the end of her marriage.
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Tara Gereaux on finding the words for an unspoken identity
Nathan Maharaj spoke with Tara Gereaux, author of Wild People Quiet. It's a story about a solitary woman living in a fictional Saskatchewan town in 1946.
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George Newman on getting good at bad ideas—so great ideas can happen
Nathan Maharaj spoke with psychologist George Newman about his new book, How Great Ideas Happen: The Hidden Steps Behind Breakthrough Success.
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Leanne Toshiko Simpson on self-care and writing a prize-winning rom-com
Joined by a live audience, Michael Tamblyn spoke with novelist Leanne Toshiko Simpson winner of the 2025 Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writer Prize for Romance.
