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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.

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Physicist Chanda Prescod-Weinstein tells the stories of the stars

Chanda Prescod-Weinstein is a theoretical physicist and the author of The Disordered Cosmos, a moving and enlightening book about the science of the stars.

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Alexis Hall on the elements of a good mystery novel

Mystery novelist Alexis Hall shares 5 books that embody the key elements of a good mystery—and inspired his new book Murder Most Actual.

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Janelle Shane on why artificial intelligence often seems dumb

We spoke with Janelle Shane, author of the book You Look Like a Thing and I Love You, about pickup lines, recipes, and assorted other AI weirdness.

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Jesse Wente: storyteller and truth-seeker

Jesse Wente, Anishinaabe broadcaster and arts leader, spoke with us about his book Unreconciled, winner of the 2022 Emerging Writer Prize for Non-Fiction.

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T.J. Newman, author of Falling

T. J. Newman, a former bookseller turned flight attendant, worked for Virgin America and Alaska Airlines from 2011 to 2021. Falling is her first novel.

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Science journalist Michael Specter on writing for audio

Michael Specter, science journalist and staff writer for the New Yorker spoke with us about the writing process that went into his audiobook, Fauci.

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Edward Rutherfurd on the endurance of human nature

Novelist Edward Rutherfurd spoke with us about historical research, representation, and how bookselling taught him the value of the first 3 pages.

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A comedian's guide to books on grief

Oversharing comedian Shawn Hitchins shares some of the books that helped him write his memoir of grief, The Light Streamed Beneath It.

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Alice Hoffman, author of The Book of Magic

Alice Hoffman is the author of more than thirty works of fiction, including Magic Lessons, The World That We Knew, Practical Magic, and more.

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Kobo in Conversation with Shari Lapena, recorded live at TIFA

In this special episode we spoke with Shari Lapena, the Canadian queen of domestic suspense, as part of the Toronto International Festival of Authors.

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