Kobo in Conversation

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.

Kobo in Conversation is a arts podcast hosted by Michael Tamblyn and Nathan Maharaj, with 185 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Michael Tamblyn and Nathan Maharaj hosts Kobo in Conversation, a arts show with 185 episodes published.

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  Episode #23

  Is TJ Klune a little bit better every day?

  Sep 15, 202651 minS10

  Michael Tamblyn spoke with TJ Klune, author of The House in the Cerulean Sea , Under the Whispering Door , and the Extraordinaries YA series, to name just a few of his many books. TJ's latest book is We Burned So Bright . It's a story about a couple, Don and Rodney, who set out on a road trip to lay their shared pain to rest while all around them, people are dealing with the very imminent end of the world. And to WATCH Michael and TJ's chat, check out the video version: https://youtu.be/owvD19D0_6Q Is TJ Klune a little bit better every day?

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  Episode #22

  Shari Lapena on writing a murder mystery where we already know whodunit

  Sep 1, 202626 minS10

  Michael Tamblyn spoke with novelist Shari Lapena. Since her 2016 novel The Couple Next Door , she's been known as one of the masters of domestic noir. In her newest book Getting Away With Murder , her 10th suspense novel in as many years, we get financial precarity, unlikeable yet relatable characters, mistrust mixed with intimacy, and all the page-turning qualities that readers have come to expect in a Shari Lapena novel. Shari Lapena on writing a murder mystery where we already know whodunit

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  Episode #21

  Booktalking - All about StoryGraph!

  Aug 25, 202636 minS10

  Nadia Odunayo didn't set out to create the leading competitor to social reading app GoodReads. But somewhere along the way while building her website & app The StoryGraph she discovered that for a lot of folks that's exactly what she'd done. In this episode of our Booktalking series, Kobo in Conversation hosts Michael Tamblyn and Nathan Maharaj are joined by Nadia to find out about StoryGraph's origins and where Nadia's taking it in the future. Kobo first met Nadia back in 2021: read our interview Learn about all the ways you can keep track of the books you read, including on your Kobo with StoryGraph: The best ways to track your reading | Kobo Books Blog Join the Kobo in Conversation reading challenge on StoryGraph (and get a sneak peek at the books we're reading for upcoming episodes): Read along with the Kobo in Conversation podcast | The StoryGraph

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  Episode #20

  Anita Rau Badami on the roots of a prickly character

  Aug 18, 202649 minS10

  Nathan Maharaj spoke with Anita Rau Badami, author of novels including the Commonwealth Prize winning The Hero's Walk . Her new book is Asha in Her Garden . It's the story of a woman named Asha, who lives now in Montreal, but left Bangalore, India many years ago. We learn about her childhood, her children, her friends, and the life she's made for herself. Anita Rau Badami on the roots of a prickly character

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  Episode #19

  David Baerwald on feeling his way through history

  Aug 4, 202643 minS10

  Nathan Maharaj spoke with musician and novelist David Baerwald, author of The Fire Agent . It's a story spanning the world wars of the 20th century viewed through the eyes of Ernst Baerwald, a bright and idealistic young man who finds himself at the frontiers of chemistry and war. David Baerwald on feeling his way through history

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