Kobo Writing Life Podcast

In this episode, we are joined by Carrie Ann Ryan! Carrie Ann is the USA Today best-selling author of over 150 romance novels. She specializes in  writing interconnected series, characters that yearn, and much more. She is the author of The Cage Family series, The Wilder Brothers series, and The Montgomery Ink series, among many others!

We had a great time talking with Carrie Ann about her journey to becoming an author, her writing...

In this episode, we are joined by New York Times and USA Today best-selling author Jenn Sterling, writing as J. Sterling, whose latest series, Fun for the Holidays, features holiday romances for every season. Check out her latest instalment, The Thanksgiving Hookup!

Jenn is also the author of dozens of books across several series, and is the author of sports romances, celebrity romances, new adult romances, and many more. We had a ...

In this episode, we spoke to Angela Marsons, whose books have sold over six million copies, been translated into thirty languages, and have earned her the title of Wall Street Journal and USA Today best-selling author. She is the mastermind behind the D.I. Kim Stone thriller series, and with this episode of the KWL Podcast, we're very excited to be celebrating the publication of book 23 in this series, Wicked Women! We also are exc...

In this week's episode, we spoke with New York Times, USA Today and #1 internationally bestselling author, Christina Lauren – which is the pen name of two authors, Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billings! We are here to highlight their latest release – The True Love Experiment, available now – and to learn more about their amazing writing career.

Christina and Lauren tell us about how they got started writing together, how they collabo...

In this episode, we are joined by author Karma Brown, international best-selling author author of eleven novels published in the last eleven years! Mother Is Watching is her first horror novel, available now from Simon & Schuster Canada, and we were very excited to sit down and talk to Karma about her experience writing her first horror novel.

We heard about Karma's journey from journalist to author, why the horror genre is one of ...

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, we were so excited to speak with USA Today best-selling romance author Nana Malone about her writing journey, her pivot to self-publishing, advice on building up your career as an author, and much more!

In this episode, Stephanie and ...

In this episode, we are joined by A.B. Daniels-Annachi, author of the epic fantasy novel A Tide of Treason! Ari is also the author of the young adult fantasy series The Violents. His work is inspired by mythology and folktales, and he has plenty to share about his experience world-building, researching, crafting characters, and more.

We talked with Ari about his journey to becoming an autho...

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, we were joined by Maggie Marr, an author who has also been an entertainment attorney, producer, and more, to talk about all things related to adapting novels to screens.

Maggie Marr has been an entertainment attorney, a producer, an e...

In this episode, we are joined by author, educator, and Choctaw storyteller Sarah Elisabeth Sawyer! Sarah is the author of 19 books, including several self-published historical fiction novels and a non-fiction title. Sarah also teaches courses aimed at writers looking to learn how to write Native American characters, improve their dictation skills, and more. More information can be found on her website.

We had a great conversation ...

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, we welcome John Gaspard to share his tips and tricks learned from film directors and the movies that apply to novels and novel writing. This is a great episode for anyone looking to improve their writing skills with the aid of differe...

Welcome to a special episode of the Kobo Writing Life podcast, where we hear from three of Kobo's own bookselling experts!  Deandra, Tiana, and familiar face (and voice) of the podcast, Rachel, are all booksellers with years of experience in the field at Kobo and beyond. We were excited to hear from them and get some amazing insight on book sales and how to sell even more books on Kobo.

Deandra, Tiana and Rachel discuss trends in b...

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, we were joined for the first time by Jackie Lau, best-selling author of romance titles since 2018. We spoke with Jackie about her journey to becoming an author, the importance of representation and diversity in romance novels, being i...

In this episode, we are joined by USA Today best-selling and internationally acclaimed author Rachel Amphlett, whose mystery and thriller titles include those in the Detective Kay Hunter series, the Detective Mark Turpin series, and more. Rachel is the full-time author of over 40 books and counting, and currently leads a nomadic life, writing wherever she goes! 

The latest title in her beloved Kay Hunter series, What Evil Hides, i...

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, we were joined by editor Janice Zawerbny to chat about all things editing. One of our hosts even had the privilege of taking one of her editing classes! Don't miss a great episode that provides amazing insight into the editorial proce...

In this episode, we are joined by best-selling author of steamy sports romance novels, Lainey Davis! Lainey began her author career in 2017 before becoming a full-time author in 2021. Her journey as a writer over the last few years has taught her a lot about indie publishing, writing romance, and writing sports romance in particular!

We were totally here for this discussion about Lainey's experiences as an indie author, building up...

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, we were so excited to be joined by author consultant and assistant Kate Tilton for a second time to discuss all things indie author administration. Listen in for some great advice on how to organize your goals, avoiding burnout, and m...

In this episode, we are joined by award-winning author, editor, and former journalist Deepa Anappara to learn more about her second novel and latest release, the epic historical fiction novel The Last of Earth. We really enjoyed our conversation with Deepa and it was amazing to hear the depth of research and experience she brought to writing her novel.

Our conversation with Deepa delved int...

In this episode, we hear from Kobo Writing Life's director Tara Cremin as she gives us a great overview of what the KWL team got up to this year! We also want to take this time to thank YOU, the listener of the Kobo Writing Life Podcast, for all of your support this year. We couldn't do this podcast without you! 

We look forward to another year of amazing Kobo Writing Life updates and developments in 2026!

If you want to tell us wh...

In this episode, we welcomed PA and author assistant Jessica Rampersad, who joined us in talking about all things marketing, publicity, social media management, content creation, and more –all with indie authors as the focus! Jessica shared some insights into her work as an author assistance and offered some great tips and tricks for indie authors looking to expand their social media reach. 

We also discussed Jessica's journey to h...