Kobo in Conversation

Michael Tamblyn and Nathan Maharaj

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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Kobo in Conversation

Episodes (182)

Wed Aug 19th Anita Rau Badami on the roots of a prickly character
Wed Aug 5th David Baerwald on feeling his way through history
Jul 22nd LIVE from Ever After, with Julia McKay & Kristine Winters

Kobo in Conversation

Aug 19, 2026
50¾ minutes
55 MB

Nathan Maharaj spoke with Anita Rau Badami, author of several novels including the Commonwealth Prize winning novel 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

Kobo in Conversation

Anita Rau Badami on the roots of a prickly character

Michael Tamblyn and Nathan Maharaj

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