Season 3: Julia Quinn
Kobo in Conversation
In this final episode of Season 3, we spoke with Julia Quinn, author of the Bridgerton series of romance novels. She told us about what it was like to see her characters come to life on-screen, and we asked her whether we'll eventually see a cinematic interpretation of a Smythe-Smith musicale.
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Season 3: Jael Richardson
Kobo in Conversation
In Gutter Child Jael Richardson creates a dystopian world where disadvantage for some is written into law. In this wide-ranging conversation we spoke with her about this new novel, as well as the past and future of her writing career, and we learned how she conceives of her roles as a broadcaster and literary festival director who can bring a lot of attention to books and authors.
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Season 3: Emily Schultz
Kobo in Conversation
In her novel Little Threats, Emily Schultz transports readers to the summer of 1993, when a terrible crime was committed -- and possibly a miscarriage of justice. We spoke with Emily about her inspiration for this story of crime and punishment (which turned out to be surprisingly personal), how she sees the style of this book in connection to her other work, and why she didn't want to write just another crime novel about a dead girl.
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Season 3: Joanne Vannicola
Kobo in Conversation
We spoke with actor Joanne Vannicola about their memoir, All We Knew But Couldn't Say and learned how they turned painful memories of their upbringing into a story of growth and self-discovery.
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Season 3: Linden MacIntyre
Kobo in Conversation
Journalist and novelist Linden MacIntyre joined us to talk about his new audiobook, The Wake: The Deadly Legacy of a Newfoundland Tsunami.
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Season 3: Billy-Ray Belcourt
Kobo in Conversation
We spoke with poet and scholar Billy-Ray Belcourt about his new book, A History of My Brief Body, a poetic, intellectual work of theory, essay, and memoir. He explained how he builds on the work of others in his own writing and what drives his mission to locate joy at the centre of Indigenous stories.
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The best books we read in 2020: Side B
Kobo in Conversation
As epic as our staff picks roundup was last week, we just couldn’t stop once we got started.
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The best books we read in 2020
Kobo in Conversation
In 2020, even the most avid readers struggled to find the time and focus amid new routines to immerse themselves in the comfort of books. Fortunately, some of us at Kobo found a way through and got to spend time reading great things -- and we’re happy to share them with you here.
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Bonus: Kobo Writing Life with Talia Hibbert
Kobo in Conversation
Our friends at the Kobo Writing Life podcast spoke with romance writer Talia Hibbert, author of Wrapped Up in You.
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Season 3: Marian Keyes
Kobo in Conversation
Marian Keyes joined us to talk about Grown-Ups, her new book about money, family, love, and the pressure to meet the expectations of others, even the ones we love.
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