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Kobo in Conversation Podcast

Kobo's 2018 Holiday Picks

In this special episode of Kobo in Conversation, Kobo staff share their top book recommendations for the holiday season.

The life and travels of an avid book collector

We followed a book collector this year to Hay, the famous town in Wales, which grows three times its size during the annual Hay-On-Wye Festival.

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Five fascinating unreliable narrators

Every narrator is, to some degree, unreliable. Each and every story, from dirty gossip to holy gospel, has been filtered by the perspective of the storyteller, sometimes twisted beyond recognition.Narrative is always relative, by nature, and authors can exploit this ambiguity to their advantage. An unreliable narrator forces...

Big Ideas in Books

6ix of the best places to read in Toronto

From an architectural graveyard to the underbelly of a major highway, here are six hidden spots in Toronto to spend some time with a good book.

Five favourite books from the 90s

What did your reading life look like in the era right before the internet exploded? Remember the agony of dial-up? Life before memes, throwbacks, and social media? Were you busy reading Goosebumps underneath the covers by flashlight? Was it the decade you first discovered Harry Potter (disclaimer...

Gillian Murphy: podcaster, minimalist, bookworm

Photo Credit: Ted Belton After the sudden passing of a friend, Gillian Murphy decided to switch gears and live life without regret. Remembering a trip to the Philippines where she had fallen in love with a farm, Gillian packed up her life in the city, ventured up...

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8 audiobooks that will make you smarter

Unlock whole worlds of knowledge while you fold the laundry, go for a walk, or make dinner. These audiobooks have wisdom to offer all kinds of readers.

Book review of Lisa Gabriele’s The Winters

Editor’s Note: Mrs. Danvers is a character from Daphne du Maurier’s beloved novel, Rebecca, the story that inspired The Winters. However, she did not make it into the modern retelling, and, needless to say, she is not pleased. All opinions expressed in this book review are hers and...

The best romance novels for fall 2018

There’s a chill in the air, leaves are falling, and we’re layering up with scarves and sweater dresses. But who says that pumpkin lattes get to have all the spice? We’re here to heat up your autumn with this perfect list of romance picks: Reveling in Sin...

Six of the best scary audiobooks

Horror has the capacity to frighten, startle, disturb, and sometimes all three at once. If books can send chills down our spines, audiobooks can scare us absolutely silly. We asked some of Kobo’s utmost horror enthusiasts for their favourite spine-tingling suggestions. If you’re really brave, you’ll listen...

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