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We know that artificial intelligence (AI) is a hot topic these days, and we want to be transparent about how we’re using algorithms and machine learning at Rakuten Kobo and on the Kobo Writing Life platform. Your trust is paramount to us.Putting AI in the same sentence as...

Welcome to the Kobo ReWriting Life Podcast! Alongside your regularly scheduled Kobo Writing Life podcast episode releases, we will also be featuring some highlights from our backlist. This episode features our conversation with best-selling SFF author Gail Carriger. Gail discusses her writing career, her non-fiction title, The Heroine's...

In this episode, we spoke with Cali Mann, author of dozens of contemporary romance, fantasy, and paranormal romance novels under multiple pen names! Cali is the author of the Wickem Academy series, a new paranormal romance series exclusively available from Kobo Originals. Wickem Academy follows a young...

The Kobo Writing Life team invites you to join us on May 22nd from 12:00 PM-1:00 PM EST for a new Live Q&A. KWL director Tara will chat to best-selling author Joanna Penn! Hello Authors! After a very busy April, we are so happy to be back...

Welcome to the Kobo ReWriting Life Podcast! Alongside your regularly scheduled Kobo Writing Life podcast episode releases, we will also be featuring some highlights from our backlist. Way back in July 2015, we were joined by Victoria Strauss, co-founder of Writer Beware, a SFWA-sponsored organization whose mission...

Hello, writers! We’re not saying timing is everything, but sometimes you gotta meet the moment—whether it’s jumping on a trend, pursuing a business prospect, or taking on a heist. (To write, that is. We cannot stress more clearly that we do not recommend you do a heist.)...

In this episode, we are joined by best-selling legal thriller author and fellow podcast host, Aime Austin! Aime’s latest thriller, His Last Mistress, is described as a “nail-biting social thriller with a heartbreaking twist.” We spoke to Aime back in 2021, and we were so excited to...

by Catherine, HEA Canada In April of 2020 I launched HEA Canada: A CanLit Romance Hub, starring the Romance Authors of Canada Index. What began as a list of 25 authors is presently at 604, and it grows leaps and bounds every year. By following as many...

April 23, 2025 - In celebration of World Book Day on April 23, Rakuten Kobo, the global leader in digital reading, announces the arrival of Kobo Plus in Mexico, Chile, Argentina, Peru and Colombia. This is an innovative subscription service allows readers to enjoy unlimited access to...