Kobo in Conversation Podcast
Ben Mezrich's wild ride
We spoke with bestselling non-fiction thriller writer Ben Mezrich for the TIFA:MOTIVE Crime & Mystery Festival about his new novel, The Midnight Ride.
Kobo in Conversation Podcast
Cory Silverberg on the right way to teach kids about sex
We spoke with Cory Silverberg about writing Sex is a Funny Word, the now-classic book of sex ed, and their new book for middle-schoolers You Know, Sex.
Kobo in Conversation Podcast
Elamin Abdelmahmoud wants to know everyone's elsewhere story
We spoke with Elamin Abdelmahmoud, author of the memoir Son of Elsewhere about what's so fascinating to him about the places in everyone's past.
Kobo in Conversation Podcast
Riley Black on the end of the world and new beginnings
We spoke with science writer Riley Black about her new book that narrates the cataclysmic events around the end of the age of dinosaurs—and what came next.
Kobo in Conversation Podcast
Sheila Heti on getting reacquainted with her imagination
We spoke with novelist Sheila Heti (and her dog Feldman) about her new novel Pure Colour, and we learned about her relationship to her imagination.
Kobo in Conversation Podcast
Britt Wray on bringing emotions to bear on climate science
We spoke with researcher and science communicator Britt Wray, whose work focuses on climate anxiety—where the climate crisis and mental health intersect.
Kobo in Conversation Podcast
Stephanie Foo on writing and healing from trauma
Award-winning podcaster Stephanie Foo joined us to talk about her moving and informative book, What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma.
Kobo in Conversation Podcast
NoViolet Bulawayo on her glorious new novel
We spoke with Zimbabwean novelist NoViolet Bulawayo about her new book Glory, the story of Jidada, a fictional country ruled by one tyrant, then another.
Kobo in Conversation Podcast
Kathryn Schulz on love and loss
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Kathryn Schulz spoke with us about Lost & Found, her unusual and unforgettable memoir of grief and love.
Kobo in Conversation Podcast
The joyful endurance of Hanif Abdurraqib
We spoke with Hanif Abdurraqib, poet, essayist, and recipient of the 2021 MacArthur "Genius grant" about his book A Little Devil in America.