Big Ideas in Books

If you or someone you know is struggling with a loss, here are eBooks and audiobooks that might offer a bit of solace, hope, and maybe some reassurance.

Emily Urquhart’s book Beyond the Pale was shortlisted for the 2016 Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writer Prize. She’ll be judging the non-fiction category in 2023.

Learn about the people, culture, and history of Ukraine from its own remarkable novelists, scholars, and poets.

The best in non-fiction books from 2022, including literary memoirs, hilarious moral philosophy, and a radical re-thinking of the American South.

Book recommendations from billionaires including Elon Musk, Warren Buffett, Bill Gates, Rihanna, and Jack Ma.

Learn all about the history of Canada from before Confederation through to the 20th century through the trials, tribulations, and triumphs of Black people.

Kobo's talented team of designers share the best business books they read in 2022.

Books continue to be challenged in school libraries for a variety of reasons. Here are six great books that have seen many challenges and bans.

Popular business books by authors including Malcolm Gladwell, Ryan Holiday, and Brené Brown, summarized for busy professionals.