Kobo Writing Life Podcast

Director of Global Merchandising at Kobo, Nathan Maharaj interviews Dan Rubinstein, author of Born To Walk: The Transformative Power of A Pedestrian Act . Nathan and Dan discuss: ·          The fascinating manner by which we are pre-disposed to bipedalism ·          How, when he travels, Nathan prefers walking to get to his destination rather than figure out foreign transit systems ·          The...

Kobo Writing Life  Director Mark Lefebvre interviews Alex P. Berg , author of the " Daggers and Steel " sci-fi mystery series. In the interview Mark and Alex talk about: Meeting at the  Superstars Writing Seminars in Colorado Springs, CO. What Alex calls "The Superstars Effect" How, when Alex had finished his novel and started querying agents and publishers, he ended up getting nowhere fast. That...

Mark Lefebvre,  Kobo Writing Life Director, in conversation with Dean Wesley Smith, a USA Today Bestselling author of books in multiple genres including Science-Fiction, Mystery, Thrillers and Westerns. Currently producing novels in four different series, Smith is also the co-publisher of WMG Publishing along with his partner Kristine Kathryn Rusch and runs a series of workshops designed to help w...

KWL  Director Mark Lefebvre interviews  Kristine Kathryn Rusch , an award-winning writer of science fiction, fantasy, mystery and romance, at Superstars Writing Seminars . Apart from her decades of writing and editing experience which includes being published in 14 different countries in 13 languages, Rusch co-runs a publishing business ( WMG Publishing ) with her partner Dean Wesley Smith and pro...

Kobo Writing Life  director Mark Lefebvre recently attended the 2015  Superstars Writing Seminars ( Teaching you the business of being a writer ) in Colorado Springs, CO. During the conference, he had a chance to interview several of the faculty and guest lecturers. Presented here is Mark's interview with Superstars Faculty member James A. Owen a comic book illustrator, publisher and writer who is...

In the fall of 2014, Louise Penny visited Kobo's home office in Toronto and was interviewed by Toronto editor and book enthusiast Jen Knoch for a special  Kobo in Conversation video. Introduced by Kobo's Director of Communications, Tracy Nesdoly, Knoch interviews Penny in front of a live audience about her writing, followed by a Q&A from the audience. In the discussion, Knoch and Penny discuss: Th...

Kobo  and  Kobo Writing Life have long been known for being open, social and collaborative. And this episode of the Kobo Writing Life podcast is no exception. In fact, to start 2015 off on the right foot, we thought it would be useful, in our ongoing communication with authors regarding the importance of making your work available on multiple platforms, and not just on Kindle, to help with that. T...

This podcast includes a roundtable discussion with Mark Lefebvre, Director of Kobo Writing Life as well as three other Kobo employees (Bessie, Camille and Shayna) who participated in  NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) 2014. The round table discussion includes the following:   ·          Camille talks about the fact that during last year's attempt, she wrote about 25,000 words and that this...

This podcast includes the full and unabridged audio feed of the Kobo in Conversation interview with  Kathy Reichs conducted by  Bob Ramsay and hosted by Kobo's Senior Director of Communications Tracy Nesdoly. The interview covers the following: The "Big Bang Break" that happens in an investigation – that one moment when realization explodes and the search hurdles forward on the right trajectory. T...

Listen in as KWL Director Mark Lefebvre interviews nonfiction author Michael Rank, whose titles include HISTORY'S WORST DICTATORS and FROM MUHAMMED TO BURJ KHALIFA: A Crash Course in 2,000 Years of Middle East History. Mark and Michael discuss Michael's podcast,  History in Five Minutes , self-publishing from a nonfiction author's perspective, and the challenges and rewards of translating self-pub...

Rainbow Rowell  and  Faith Erin Hicks met in person for the first time at Kobo 's home office in Toronto in May 2014 and were interviewed by Kobo Writing Life Director Mark Lefebvre about their individual works as well as the forthcoming collaborative graphic novel they are creating together and which will be coming from  First Second books in 2016. The interview includes the following: ·         ...

In the latest episode of the Kobo Writing Life Podcast, we welcome NYT and USA Today bestselling author Diane Capri. KWL Content Manager Christina Potter and US Manager Christine Munroe speak with Diane - who offered jokingly to change her name to Christine for the purposes of this episode - about her daily writing life, the benefits of collaboration and mentorship, strategies for selling well on...

In our latest podcast, KWL US Manager Christine Munroe interviews bestselling author and self-publishing expert Pamela Fagan Hutchins. Pamela has written the book on self-publishing,  WHAT KIND OF LOSER INDIE PUBLISHES, AND HOW CAN I BE ONE, TOO?  In the summer of 2013, she embarked on a 60-cities-in-60-days book tour, which she organized herself (with the help of her supportive family), so she ha...

At a recent visit to Kobo's home office in Toronto,  Hugh Howey was interviewed by KWL Director Mark Lefebvre in front of an audience of about 150 people (60 of which were local Kobo Writing Life authors) for a  Kobo in Conversation video.  Here are some highlights from the discussion.             Introduction of Hugh Howey and Mark Lefebvre by Tracy Nesdoly, Senior Director of Communications at K...

KWL Director Mark Lefebvre interviews Moses Znaimer, co-founder and former head of CityTV, the first independent television station in Toronto, Canada, the current head of ZoomerMedia ( Zoomer Magazine ) and the author of The Zoomer Philosophy . Mark and Moses discuss:          How Moses rarely stops to look back because he is always on to looking at the next thing that he is working on          ...

Camille Mofidi, European Manager for  Kobo Writing Life interviews Italian author Vieri Tommasi Candidi about his Who's Jo Spatacchia? Series and the unique method by which he had released this in two languages with a regular and enhanced version for different audiences.   During the conversation, Camille and Vieri discuss:   Developing projects along with talented artists            The concept o...

KWL Director Mark Lefebvre and US Manager Christine Munroe were joined by NYT bestselling author, professional speaker, and entrepreneur Joanna Penn. Joanna is an invaluable resource for indie authors through her blog, The Creative Penn , and podcast  of the same name. Listen in as Joanna shares insights about: How Joanna began her journey as a fiction writer through NaNoWriMo in 2009. Why she def...

Christine Munroe interviews Brooklyn-based author Nathaniel Kressen, who took a truly unique approach to self-publishing his debut novel Concrete Fever and won over local independent booksellers along the way. Tune in to hear about:   Why Kressen decided to hand-craft hard copies of his novel, and the misadventures he encountered as he mastered the bookbinding process What he learned by meeting Je...

Mark Lefebvre, KWL Director, interviews Melissa Yuan-Innes , author of the hot-selling Hope Sze Medical Mystery series about...     Melissa's role as an emergency physician and the role this plays in helping develop her fiction and the character of Hope Sze Melissa's latest book, TERMINALLY ILL which is coming out February 1, 2014 (and is available for pre-order) How the beloved yet frustrating ci...

Camille Mofidi, European Manager for Kobo Writing Life interviewed three authors that Kobo sponsored for the 2013 Frankfurt Book Fair Author Walk of Fame :  Emily Bold , Kristie Cook and Hugh Howey. This is the third in the series of three interviews and features international bestselling author Hugh Howey .  In the interview, Camille and Hugh discuss: Hugh's start into writing, the multi-faceted...

Camille Mofidi, European Manager for Kobo Writing Life interviewed three authors that Kobo sponsored for the 2013 Frankfurt Book Fair Author Walk of Fame :  Emily Bold, Kristie Cook and Hugh Howey. This is the second of the series of three interviews and features bestselling New Adult paranormal romance author Kristie Cook . Camille and Kristie discuss: Kristie's bestselling series Soul Saver An e...

Camille Mofidi, European Manager for Kobo Writing Life interviewed three authors that Kobo sponsored for the 2013 Frankfurt Book Fair Author Walk of Fame :  Emily Bold, Kristie Cook and Hugh Howey. This is the first of the series of three interviews and features bestselling romance author Emily Bold . Camille and Emily discuss Emily's continued growth and rise not just in Germany but around the gl...

Christine Munroe, US Manager for Kobo Writing Life, interviews Darcie Chan, author of the NYT and USA Today bestselling novel,  The Mill River Recluse . Christine and Darcie discuss: Darcie's dedication to this novel, which she finished writing almost 10 years ago, and her unique experience from experimenting with self-publishing to signing a deal with a traditional publisher The exciting moments...

Kobo Writing Life Director Mark Lefebvre interviews Terry Fallis, multi-award winning author of The Best Laid Plans , The High Road   and Up and Down .  Mark and Terry talk about: •    How they met when Mark was a bookseller at McMaster University's bookstore, and Terry, a former McMaster student self-published The Best Laid Plans in 2007. •    Mark's comparison of Terry's writing to John Irving •...

Kobo Writing Life Director Mark Lefebvre interviews Johnny B. Truant author of the Fat Vampire series, and co-author of The Beam and Unicorn Western .   The two discuss: How Johnny is continuing and concluding the Fat Vampire saga, which began as a joke during a discussion on the Self-Publishing Podcast , but became a series featuring a loveable, sympathetic and genuine hero (Reginald) rather than...