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5 Books that Made Me Who I Am: Photographer & Educator, Yasin Osman

Yasin Osman is a photographer who specializes in evocative images of inner city life. Born and raised in Toronto’s diverse Regent Park neighbourhood, Yasin’s photography captures his community in transition with an honesty and raw beauty that has earned him thousands of followers on Instagram and beyond. For...

My Reading Life: Sarah Jeffrey

For symphony orchestra musicians, focus is everything. Whether performing a Bach solo in front of thousands, or competing with 80 other world-class musicians for a single seat in the orchestra—the ability to empty your mind and execute is essential. Much like a Jedi, the orchestral player must master...

My Reading Life: Sonya Davidson

Sonya Davidson may be the busiest person we know. She’s an active mom who attends as many as ten events a week as a culture writer for various publications. Of course, “busy” isn’t the word she’d use. As a curious reader of the Dalai Lama’s books, she’s come...

My Reading Life: Lisa Gray

If April showers bring May flowers, March’s grey skies and damp days bring the need for a few signs of springtime. Thankfully, there are places like Sweet Woodruff, a fabulous floral design studio in chilly Toronto, that feels like a summary slice of paradise all year ‘round...

Author Interviews

The Joys of Misery

You have endless choices...but few real options. Hungover and stuck at a job you hate, will you show up for your big presentation, or duck out with Debby, the HR rep with an FDR fetish? Play the weird lump on your back for office-wide sympathy, or dive...

7 Love Stories Every Living Person Should Read

Great love stories come in many forms. From literary classics to peppy YA, these are seven genre jumping books guaranteed to tug your heartstrings. The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro Winner of the 1989 Man Booker Prize, The Remains of the Day is a profoundly...

Author Interviews

Q&A: Renee Knight

With her debut novel Disclaimer, earning comparisons to both Gone Girl and The Girl On The Train, Renee Knight's writing career is off to a promising start. Of course, crafting a compelling narrative is nothing new for the former BBC documentarian. The rising star where she discusses...

My Reading Life: Sam James

Coffee king Sam James may have a bevy of bustling shops and one of the city's hottest roasteries but he still finds plenty of time for reading. We followed around the ultra popular entrepreneur for a day in his busy life—to see where, when, and how he...

Reading Activity Email Reintroduced

Hello Fellow Booklovers, This email provides you with your latest personalized reading stats--similar to how you may view them on your Kobo eReader or Kobo App. The Reading Activity email also allows you to see what new titles may be of interest to you. Finally, and maybe most...

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Your Reading Life with Kobo — Explained

Learn how Kobo calculates all the numbers in your monthly Your Kobo Reading Life email, and what each number represents.

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