Kobo Writing Life Podcast

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 have her join us on the show again and hear more about what she's been writing since then. We spoke to Aime about h...

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. In this episode from September 2021, we spoke to Katee Robert, who is a best-selling author of books inspired by myth, fairytales, and folklore , all about how her inspirations influence their writing process! Best-s...

In this episode, we are joined by Tom Bromley, author, ghost writer, and writing teacher who is currently the Head of Learning at Reedsy, where he teaches the  How to Write a Novel course , a writing course for authors at all stages of their career looking for insights and guidance on writing their first (or second, or third…) novel. We spoke to Tom about his path to becoming a published author, h...

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. For National Poetry Month here in North America, we're re-releasing this episode from April 2020 with poet, spoken word artist, and creative writing facilitator Jasmin Kaur. Writer, illustrator, and poet Jasmin Kaur...

In this episode, we are joined by Wendy, Cheryl, and Trudi from the Self-Publishing Authors Podcast ! Having been in the self-publishing industry since 2013, these authors know all about the indie author journey and then some. Between Wendy, Cheryl, Trudi, and Shar, they have published over 140 books and sold millions of copies of their titles. It was great to hear from the SPA Girls and get into...

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. For the fifth episode of this series, we're happy to share this interview featuring the 2019 Kobo Emerging Writer Prize winner in the Romance category, Julie Evelyn Joyce, for her book Steeped in Love . Julie Evelyn...

In this episode, we spoke to Robert L. Slater, author and creator of the Deserted Lands series and extended Deserted Lands Universe , a sci-fi and dystopian coming-of-age series of books that follow Lizzie, the sixteen-year-old survivor of a devastating pandemic, as she navigates this dangerous new world. Robert is also the author of several short stories and novellas in the Deserted Lands univers...

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. For the fifth episode of this series, we're happy to share this interview featuring Canadian thriller author Samantha M. Bailey from 2022. Watch Out for Her is a contender for Canada Reads 2025 . Don't miss the debat...

In this episode, we are joined by Clare Leslie Hall, author of Broken Country , Clare's debut novel in the US and Canada. Broken Country is described as "A sweeping love story with the pace and twists of a thriller" and is a novel "of simmering passion, impossible choices, and explosive consequences that toggles between the past and present to explore the far-reaching legacy of first love." Broken...

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. For the fourth episode of this series, we're happy to share this episode featuring Robert Harris from November 2016. Originally hosted at Kobo's former headquarters in Toronto (don't worry, we're still in Toronto; we...

In this episode, we are joined by Sierra Simone , author of dozens of romance novels, such as the beloved Thornchapel , New Camelot , and Lyonesse series. In her own words, Sierra "loves writing the dirtiest things that she can think of, King Arthur, sparkling water, ancient mystery cults, coffee, leggings, and fog." Sierra's enthusiasm for erotic romance novels, marketing books, character develop...

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. For the third episode of this series, we're excited to highlight this episode featuring Renee Harleston from March 2022. Our guest this week is Renee Harleston, founder of Writing Diversely, which offers sensitivity...

In this episode, we spoke to best-selling author of fantasy, fantasy romance, sweet romance novels, and women's fiction novels, Bridget E. Baker (who also writes under B.E. Baker)! Bridget is passionate about writing romance and about self-publishing, and she loves to support other indie authors by offering advice and transparency about the industry. Many of Bridget's book series are best-sellers,...

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. For the second episode of this series, we're bringing back an episode featuring Sagan Morrow from April 2021. Productivity strategist and author Sagan Morrow joins us on the podcast this week. Sagan tells us how she...

In this episode, we spoke to romantic fantasy author Imani Erriu, author of the recently released Heavenly Bodies , the first book in her beloved series of the same name. Imani is a lover of the fantasy genre (both as a reader and a writer), and her writing rose to virality on TikTok after she shared a single scene from her unfinished manuscript! Imani's next book, Fallen Stars , is the second in...

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. We're starting this new series with an episode from February 2020 all about writing retreats and writing communities! USA Today bestselling author Darcy Burke sits down with Steph and Tara to discuss the importance o...

In this episode, we are joined by author, animator, director, and co-creator of Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra, Michael Dante DiMartino! We were excited to talk to Michael about his latest self-published novel, Both Here and Gone , a coming-of-age YA novel about a fourteen-year-old boy named Jack, who "has experienced a perfect storm of grief and uncertainty with his father's s...

In this episode, we are joined by Kobo's own CEO, Michael Tamblyn! MT has been in the book business for much of his career, and he was directly involved with the founding of Kobo and its launch in 2010. MT is our "content guy" and is passionate about books and bookselling – including indie publishing. In this illuminating interview, we get to hear all about MT's career, his thoughts on reading and...

In this episode, we spoke to Jennifer L. Armentrout, best-selling author of over seventy books in multiple genres from fantasy to contemporary and suspense and back again – but all of her books contain strong elements of romance within their pages. Jennifer's romantasy series, Blood and Ash, is a TikTok favourite and beloved book series all around! The latest from JLA is her expansion of the Blood...

In this episode, we are joined by Barbara Kellyn , winner of the Kobo Originals Holiday Rom-Com Writing Contest for her novella, Polar Opposites ! Barbara is the author of five novels and two novellas, and has been dubbed by her readers as "the queen of banter." This was Barbara's first foray into writing contests – and she was delighted to have won! There was so much excitement this episode for t...

In this episode, we spoke to Holly Cassidy , also known as Hannah Mary McKinnon , author of holiday romance novels as Holly and thrillers as Hannah! Holly's latest, The Christmas Countdown , is a "charming holiday rom com about a young, recently heartbroken woman who is tasked by her sister to complete Advent calendar challenges in the lead up to Christmas to reignite her belief in herself, the ho...

In this episode, we are joined by New York Times and USA Today best-selling author and prolific writer Michelle M. Pillow , author of dozens of novels across several series. Michelle writes in the genres of fantasy romance, paranormal romance, science fiction, cozy mysteries, and more.  Michelle has sold over a million copies of her books and has written over 100 titles! Her prolific catalogue and...

In this episode, we spoke to Golden Angel, USA Today best-selling author of "heart-and bottom-warming romance," whose series include Masters of Marquis , Desire and Discipline , the Bridal Discipline series , and more! Golden's publishing journey began back in 2012 (but she's been writing even longer), and she became a full-time indie author in 2020. As the author of dozens of books across several...

In this episode, we spoke to Vancouver-based author and former ghostwriter, Katrina Kwan! Her romance novel debut, the rom-com Knives, Seasoning, and a Dash of Love is "a spicy romance between the talented and hotheaded chef Alexander Chen and his new hire Eden Monroe. When her bubbly attitude collides with his sharp edges, can they handle the heat between them or will their love be a recipe for d...

In this episode, we spoke to award-winning women's fiction and romance author Anna Gomez , whose publications (and accolades) are many! She has written numerous romance novels under the pen name Christine Brae, and is one half of the best-selling series co-authored with Kristoffer Poloha, From Kona with Love . This swoon-worthy series is in development for film and television and has been mentione...