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Interviews and book recommendations from First Nations, Inuit, Métis, and Native American authors writing books in every genre. Essays, crime fiction, non-fiction, literary fiction, humour, poetry, horror, and more.
Kobo in Conversation Podcast
Jon Hickey on the politics of apocalypse
Host Nathan Maharaj spoke with novelist Jon Hickey, author of Big Chief—a story of politics, power, and belonging among a fictional Indigenous community.
Kobo in Conversation Podcast
David A. Robertson and his little monsters go to uncomfortable places
Host Michael Tamblyn spoke with award-winning author David A. Robertson about his new memoir All the Little Monsters: How I Learned to Live With Anxiety.
Kobo in Conversation Podcast
katherena vermette on crafting a real story out of fakery
Host Nathan Maharaj spoke with novelist katherena vermette, author of real ones. It’s the story of a pair of Métis sisters and their "pretendian" mother.
Kobo in Conversation Podcast
Amanda Peters on the art of thought-provoking storytelling
Host Nathan Maharaj spoke with novelist Amanda Peters, author of The Berry Pickers and a new short story collection called Waiting for the Long Night Moon.
Big Ideas in Books
Some of the best books by Indigenous writers in Canada
Great fiction, nonfiction, and graphic novels from authors of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit descent—spanning genres as wide as Turtle Island itself.
Kobo in Conversation Podcast
Alicia Elliott on telling the truth through the lens of fiction
Michael spoke with award-winning essayist Alicia Elliott about her novel, And Then She Fell, and why she turned to fiction to tell this story.
Kobo in Conversation Podcast
Waubgeshig Rice on finding renewal at the end of the world
Nathan welcomed Waubgeshig Rice to the Kobo studio to talk about his post-apocalyptic novel Moon of the Turning Leaves.
Kobo in Conversation Podcast
Cherie Dimaline on connecting with the extraordinary
Michael spoke with novelist Cherie Dimaline, author of The Marrow Thieves, Empire of Wild, and the witchy new book VenCo.
Author Interviews
Stephen Graham Jones, author of The Only Good Indians
Stephen Graham Jones is the Bram Stoker Award-winning horror author of The Only Good Indians.
Author Interviews
Jesse Thistle reveals his scars and stars
We spoke with Jesse Thistle, author of the Emerging Writer Prize-winning memoir From the Ashes, about his new book of poems Scars and Stars.