Kobo in Conversation Podcast Page 4 of 11
In-depth conversations with authors about their books—how and why they write, and the books and authors they admire. Plus, annual round-ups of reading recommendations from the staff of digital bookseller Rakuten Kobo.
Episodes run ~45 minutes, releasing fortnightly.
Hosted by Michael Tamblyn and Nathan Maharaj.
Kobo in Conversation Podcast
Harold McGee on the science of smells
Michael spoke with award-winning science writer Harold McGee, author of On Food and Cooking and the new book Nose Dive: A Field Guide to the World’s Smells.
Kobo in Conversation Podcast
Beneath the veneer with Naben Ruthnum and André Forget
Authors Naben Ruthnum and André Forget interviewed live on stage at the Toronto International Festival of Authors about their darkly comic new novels.
Kobo in Conversation Podcast
Jean Hanff Korelitz, live at TIFA 2022
Jean Hanff Korelitz interviewed live at the Toronto International Festival of Authors about her new novel The Latecomer, and the long road that led to it.
Kobo in Conversation Podcast
Marian Keyes, live at TIFA 2022
Marian Keyes interviewed live at the Toronto International Festival of Authors about her new novel Again, Rachel, the sequel to Rachel's Holiday.
Kobo in Conversation Podcast
Ann-Marie MacDonald on staying open to surprise
Ann-Marie MacDonald, author of the international bestseller Fall on Your Knees, spoke with Michael about her new gothic novel Fayne.
Kobo in Conversation Podcast
Chief Robert Joseph on the need and desire for reconciliation
Michael spoke with Chief Robert Joseph, a Hereditary Chief of the Gwawaenuk First Nation about his new book Namwayut: A Pathway to Reconciliation.
Kobo in Conversation Podcast
Hernan Diaz on power, truth, and Trust
Michael spoke with novelist Hernan Diaz, author of In the Distance and the 2023 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel Trust.
Kobo in Conversation Podcast
Deon Meyer on The Dark Flood
Nathan spoke with South African crime fiction writer Deon Meyer for the TIFA:MOTIVE Crime & Mystery Festival about his new novel, The Dark Flood.
Kobo in Conversation Podcast
Ben Mezrich's wild ride
Nathan spoke with bestselling non-fiction thriller writer Ben Mezrich for the TIFA:MOTIVE Crime & Mystery Festival about his new novel, The Midnight Ride.
Kobo in Conversation Podcast
Cory Silverberg on the right way to teach kids about sex
Michael spoke with Cory Silverberg about Sex is a Funny Word, the now-classic book of sex ed, and their new book for middle-schoolers You Know, Sex.