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Lindsay Wong tells us pleasant things about discomfort
Kobo in Conversation
03/10/23 • 29 min
We spoke with Lindsay Wong, author of the memoir The Woo-Woo: How I Survived Ice Hockey, Drug Raids, Demons, and My Crazy Chinese Family, which was a finalist for Canada Reads in 2019, and the YA novel My Summer of Love and Misfortune.
And she has a marvelously macabre new short story collection, Tell Me Pleasant Things about Immortality.
Beneath the veneer with Naben Ruthnum and André Forget
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11/25/22 • 51 min
The final of three interviews we recorded at Toronto's Harbourfront Centre as part of the Toronto International Festival of Authors.
With novelists André Forget author of In the City of Pigs, and Naben Ruthnum author of A Hero of Our Time we spoke about their darkly comic novels that play with themes of work, art, and the unreality of even so-called real estate.
Jean Hanff Korelitz, live at TIFA 2022
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11/11/22 • 43 min
The second of three interviews we recorded at Toronto's Harbourfront Centre as part of the Toronto International Festival of Authors.
We interviewed novelist Jean Hanff Korelitz, author of several critically acclaimed bestselling novels, but most recently The Latecomer. It's the story of the Oppenheimer family, who are materially very comfortable, and fairly uncomfortable in just about every other way.
Marian Keyes, live at TIFA 2022
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10/29/22 • 39 min
Over the next few weeks we'll be sharing recordings of live interviews conducted at Toronto's Harbourfront Centre as part of the Toronto International Festival of Authors.
The first of these features international bestselling author Marian Keyes speaking about her pandemic project, Again, Rachel, the unexpected (to her) sequel to her breakout 90s bestseller Rachel's Holiday.
We spoke with Marian back in 2020 as well: Marian Keyes on getting older... but never feeling grown up
Ann-Marie MacDonald on staying open to surprise
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10/14/22 • 48 min
We were joined by actor, playwright, and novelist Ann-Marie MacDonald, author of the international bestseller Fall on Your Knees, to talk about her new novel, Fayne, a work of historical fiction about a girl named Charlotte, her father Henry, a painting of Charlotte’s late mother and infant brother—and a secret that lies between them.
Chief Robert Joseph on the need and desire for reconciliation
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09/30/22 • 61 min
We spoke with Chief Robert Joseph, a Hereditary chief of the Gwawaenuk First Nation and honourary witness to Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission about his new book Namwayut: A Pathway to Reconciliation. In the book and in this episode, Chief Joseph shares an intimate view of his own life while making an impassioned plea to readers to embrace vulnerability, summon the courage to recognize truth and trauma, and take steps towards reconciliation.
Chief Robert Joseph on the need and desire for reconciliation
Hernan Diaz on power, truth, and Trust
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09/02/22 • 50 min
Novelist Hernan Diaz is a professor at Columbia University and the author of In the Distance, a finalist for the 2018 Pulitzer Prize. We spoke with him about a range of topics that inform his new novel Trust, a fractured, multi-layered book about the life and ambitions of the fictional tycoon Andrew Bevel.
Deon Meyer on The Dark Flood
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08/19/22 • 40 min
Deon Meyer is the author of The Dark Flood, the newest installment in his Benny Griessel series of detective novels set in South Africa. We spoke with Deon as part of the Toronto International Festival of Authors' Mystery & Crime Festival: MOTIVE.
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Live at MOTIVE: Thrills from Start to Finish
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07/24/24 • 57 min
At Toronto's Harbourfront Centre, Nathan interviewed Ian Hamilton, author of the Ava Lee series, and Steve Urszenyi, author of Perfect Shot. Ian's latest book The Fury of Beijing is (possibly) the last in the series, while Steve's book kicks off the Special Agent Alexandra Martel series.
Dr. Jonathan Stea on how to mind your mental health
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12/11/24 • 44 min
Host Nathan Maharaj spoke with Dr. Jonathan Stea, clinical psychologist and adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Calgary, about avoiding the pitfalls of pseudoscience and what we can all learn from wellness grifters in his book Mind the Science: Saving Your Mental Health from the Wellness Industry.
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FAQ
How many episodes does Kobo in Conversation have?
Kobo in Conversation currently has 137 episodes available.
What topics does Kobo in Conversation cover?
The podcast is about Writer, Fiction, Society & Culture, Interview, Reading, Author, Podcasts, Books, Nonfiction, Book, Audiobook and Arts.
What is the most popular episode on Kobo in Conversation?
The episode title 'Jamaluddin Aram on leaving space for the reader to work' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Kobo in Conversation?
The average episode length on Kobo in Conversation is 43 minutes.
How often are episodes of Kobo in Conversation released?
Episodes of Kobo in Conversation are typically released every 14 days.
When was the first episode of Kobo in Conversation?
The first episode of Kobo in Conversation was released on Dec 6, 2018.
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