Michael Tamblyn and Nathan Maharaj

Kobo in Conversation

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From Rakuten Kobo, the digital bookseller and maker of eReaders beloved by readers around the world, Kobo in Conversation brings you in-depth conversations with authors about how and why they write, the books and authors they admire, and so much more. Plus, occasional takes on what's going on in the business of books. And year-end roundups of reading recommendations from the Kobo staff.

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Michael Tamblyn and Nathan Maharaj

Episodes

Season 1: Maria Qamar 31.01.2019 17:30

Maria Qamar, winner of the 2018 Kobo Emerging Writer Prize for Nonfiction for her book Trust no Aunty, and the creative brain behind Instagram's @hatecopy, spoke with Michael about the power of aunties in our lives, her love of superheroes, and how hating copywriting led to becoming an artist in the age of the internet. Hear more from Kobo in Conversation .

Season 1: Omar El Akkad 17.01.2019 19:25

Our guest is an award-winning journalist and the author of American War, winner of the 2018 Kobo Emerging Writer Prize for Literary Fiction and a CBC Canada Reads 2018 nominee. Learn how Omar's experiences in the field informed his debut novel about a second US Civil War. Hear more from Kobo in Conversation .

Season 1: Mark Sakamoto 03.01.2019 27:03

Michael speaks with the author of Forgiveness: A Gift from My Grandparents , winner of CBC Canada Reads 2018, about empathy, loss, and how his family let light shine in after one of the darkest chapters in Canadian history. Hear more from Kobo in Conversation .

Kobo's Holiday Picks 06.12.2018 55:05

In this special episode of Kobo in Conversation, Kobo staff share their top book recommendations for the holiday season.