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 process, her long-running romance series, and even more.

Carrie Ann's latest book, One Quick Obsession, is available now on Kobo.

Learn more about Carrie Ann on her website, and be sure to check out her books on Kobo.

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 great conversation with Jenn about all things romance writing, marketing, advice from friend and fellow author Colleen Hoover, and how the independent publishing world has changed since she first published in 2011.

We spoke to Jenn about her writing career, how she has written and published books for almost twelve years, how much indie publishing has changed, how marketing for indie publishers has evolved, TikTok and its many uses (as well as how fun of an app it is), and, of course, lots of talk about sports! We had a fun, frank, and inspiring conversation with Jenn, and can't wait for you to listen to this episode!

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 excited to hear more about Angela's journey to becoming an author, the secret to her success, her experience working with a digital-first publisher, and much more.

Wicked Women is available now on Kobo.

Learn more about Angela on her website, and find the rest of her books on Kobo.

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 collaborate for each book, how their collaborative style developed, the importance of fandom, and more. We also got a great list of recommended romance reads, and received some great advice for those writers looking to collaborate with others. If you ever wondered what successful collaboration looks like in the writing world, look no further! Christina and Lauren are just one of many amazing success stories when it comes to collaborative writing. This episode is a must-listen for fans of their work and aspiring romance writers alike.

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 her favourite genres, learn more about Mother Is Watching, get into the inspiration behind this novel, hear about the importance of research, chat about speculative fiction, and more!

Follow Karma on Instagram and check out Karma's books on Kobo.

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 Marina interview USA Today best-selling author Nana Malone. Nana talks to us about her writing journey and how adapting and changing her marketing and writing process has allowed her to continue self-publishing for close to a decade. Nana also talks about how the royal wedding between Meghan and Harry affected her Royals Undercover series and why she loves writing romance.

Visit Nana's website and check out her books on Kobo to learn more.

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 author, why representation in fantasy fiction is important to him, the people, folktales, and mythology that inspire A Tide of Treason and his other work, learn more about his writing process, and got to hear a little more about what Ari has coming up next… Among even more great talking points!

Check out Ari's website and follow Ari on Instagram.

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 entertainment agent, and is a USA Today bestselling author. She joins us on the podcast this week to discuss her journey from the courtroom to the bestseller list, what it takes to make the jump from author to screenwriter, and she gives some excellent advice to anyone looking to adapt their work for the silver screen.

Visit Maggie's website to learn more.

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 with Sarah about her journey to becoming an author, her indie publishing career, her experience dictating novels and what drew her to dictating in the first place, and much, much more!

Visit Sarah's website, check out Sarah's writing courses and browse Sarah's books on Kobo.

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 different mediums!

In this episode, we spoke with John Gaspard, author of The Popcorn Principles: A Novelist's Guide to Learning from the Movies, an indispensable guide to implementing tips and tricks learned from film directors and film in general into your fiction writing. John is also the author of several mystery novels across two series, and multiple standalone novels and non-fiction titles. He also hosts two podcasts and has directed six low-budget feature films! He had so much advice to offer this episode, and we had an elucidating and interesting conversation.

We chatted with John about his new non-fiction title, his filmmaking experience, the times he spent interviewing well-known film directors, crafting a compelling mystery, what writers can learn from filmmakers, and so much more. Be sure to check out the "sequel" to The Popcorn Principles; John's latest, More Popcorn Principles: Further Cinematic Storytelling Strategies for Novelists is out now!

To learn more, visit John's website.

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 book sales and marketing, get into subscription reading trends, talk about hot and upcoming genres in 2026 and beyond, share details on how they collaborate, take us behind the curtain when it comes to Kobo's marketing process, and much more! If you've ever wondered how Kobo's booksellers operate and get your books in front of readers, don't miss out on listening to this episode.

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