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Books take us on great escapes to far away lands, tell cliff-hanging tales that get our hearts racing, introduce us to our next great romance, and discuss ideas that shape the world around us. Reading is powerful. Since our inception we have pushed the boundaries of digital...

Time is precious and choice is a paradox – so we’ve curated the perfect list for a smart weekend. Sometimes silence speaks the loudest. You have no doubt heard the news that Beyonce is Vogue’s September issue cover girl. What you have not heard is, well, Beyonce –...

William Boyd is the award-winning author of eleven novels including A Good Man in Africa and Restless. His books have been published around the world and have been translated into over thirty languages. With his new epic novel Sweet Caress set to be released on September 15th...

William Boyd is the award-winning author of eleven novels including A Good Man in Africa and An Ice Cream War. His books have been published around the world and have been translated into over thirty languages. With his new epic novel Sweet Caress set to be released...

Looking back on the good old days can be a lot of fun – a flashback to something great. If it weren’t for Wayback Wednesday or Throwback Thursday, we may not remember how much hair we had, what we looked like in jackets with shoulder pads, or...

5 terrific tips for taking advantage of summer’s booktastic reading conditions Whether it’s the bright dresses, crowded patios or soaring temperatures that tipped you off, there’s no question that we’re currently in the dog days of summer. For avid readers, that means you can crawl out from...

Want to know what the booklovers at Kobo are reading in their spare time this summer? Here are the fantastic fantasies, beguiling bios, and top-rate thrillers that has our staff raving. Disclaimer by Renee Knight Why: Imagine picking up an unfamiliar novel on your nightstand, and realizing in...

It's the moment book lovers have been waiting for six months (or 55 years, depending on how you do the math): the follow up to Harper Lee's iconic, Pullitzer Prize-winning novel To Kill a Mockingbird. Originally written in the mid-1950s, Go Set a Watchman--available now at Kobo.com--was...

Bestselling author – and Kobo/WHSmith UK author of the month – Catherine Alliott is no stranger to family holidays, or to writing about family drama. Her warm, witty, escapist novels feature characters you will recognize from your own life, and fall in love with just as fast...

So many options, so little time. Here are our picks for a great weekend read: Dive into any of the short stories in Circus by Claire Battershill. Claire is the fiction winner in our inaugural Kobo Emerging Writer Prize – each of the nine stories in Circus reveals...