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In-depth conversations with authors about their books—how and why they write, and the books and authors they admire. Plus, annual round-ups of reading recommendations from the staff of digital bookseller Rakuten Kobo.
Episodes run ~45 minutes, releasing fortnightly.
Hosted by Michael Tamblyn and Nathan Maharaj.
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Sheila Heti on getting reacquainted with her imagination
Michael spoke with novelist Sheila Heti (and her dog Feldman) about her new novel Pure Colour, and we learned about her relationship to her imagination.
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Britt Wray on bringing emotions to bear on climate science
Nathan spoke with researcher and science communicator Britt Wray about her work on climate anxiety—where the climate crisis and mental health intersect.
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Stephanie Foo on writing and healing from trauma
Award-winning podcaster Stephanie Foo spoke with Nathan about her moving and informative book, What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma.
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NoViolet Bulawayo on her glorious new novel
MIchael spoke with Zimbabwean novelist NoViolet Bulawayo about her new book Glory, the story of Jidada, a fictional country ruled by one tyrant, then another.
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Kathryn Schulz on love and loss
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Kathryn Schulz spoke with Michael about Lost & Found, her unusual and unforgettable memoir of grief and love.
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The joyful endurance of Hanif Abdurraqib
Michael spoke with Hanif Abdurraqib, poet, essayist, and recipient of the 2021 MacArthur "Genius grant" about his book A Little Devil in America.
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The best books we read in 2021
Hear all about the best eBooks and audiobooks that we, the staff of Kobo, read in 2021.
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In conversation with Chloe Liese, author of The Mistletoe Motive
The Kobo Writing Life podcast spoke with author Chloe Liese about her charming new novella The Mistletoe Motive.
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James S. A. Corey looking back on The Expanse
We spoke with Ty Franck and Daniel Abraham, the duo behind the blockbuster science fiction series and TV series, The Expanse.
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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.