Rakuten Kobo

Shopping Cart

Item(s) unavailable for purchase

Please review your cart. You can remove the unavailable item(s) now or we'll automatically remove it at Checkout.

itemsitem

- Unlimited access to eBooks
  
  Unlimited access to audiobooks
  
  No commitment, cancel anytime at kobo.com/account/subscriptions
  
  Get 1 credit every month for the audiobook of your choice
  
  No commitment, cancel anytime at kobo.com/account/subscriptions
  
  Unlimited access to eBooks
  
  Unlimited access to audiobooks
  
  No commitment, cancel anytime at kobo.com/account/subscriptions
  Audiobook
  by ,
  
  Available:
  
  . No commitment, cancel anytime at kobo.com/account/subscriptions.
  
  Pre-order
  1 audiobook monthly
  
  + FREE 30-day trial
  
  Special Offer
  
  Get 1 credit every month to exchange for an audiobook of your choice
  
  *No commitment, cancel anytime
  
  FREE

itemsitem

Unlimited access to eBooks

Unlimited access to audiobooks

No commitment, cancel anytime at kobo.com/account/subscriptions

Get 1 credit every month for the audiobook of your choice

No commitment, cancel anytime at kobo.com/account/subscriptions

Unlimited access to eBooks

Unlimited access to audiobooks

No commitment, cancel anytime at kobo.com/account/subscriptions
Audiobook
by ,

Available:
. No commitment, cancel anytime at kobo.com/account/subscriptions.

Pre-order
1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Special Offer

Get 1 credit every month to exchange for an audiobook of your choice

*No commitment, cancel anytime

FREE

Recommended For You

Skip side bar filters

The Conquered Sits at the Bus Stop, Waiting

by Veronica Montes ...

In this collection of flash fiction, Veronica Montes conducts an intimate exploration of the interior lives of eight women searching for voice and agency. Sometimes bewildered by their circumstances, sometimes determined to change them, Montes' characters are driven by desire and despair and a thirst for transformation. They are silenced; they are enraged.Throughout the course of these eight ... Read more

$6.80 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

In this collection of flash fiction, Veronica Montes conducts an intimate exploration of the interior lives of eight women searching for voice and agency. Sometimes bewildered by their circumstances, sometimes determined to change them, Montes' characters are driven by desire and despair and a thirst for transformation. They are silenced; they are enraged.Throughout the course of these eight
... Read more
Benedicta Takes Wing and Other Stories

by Veronica Montes ...

Veronica Montes' debut book, Benedicta Takes Wing and Other Stories, includes fourteen short stories set in the US and in the Philippines. The writer is a Philippine-American writer who was raised and who continues to live in the Bay Area of Northern California. Her stories are inspired by the Filipino and Mainstream American cultures that she grew up in. Her women characters are generaly ... Read more

$13.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Veronica Montes' debut book, Benedicta Takes Wing and Other Stories, includes fourteen short stories set in the US and in the Philippines. The writer is a Philippine-American writer who was raised and who continues to live in the Bay Area of Northern California. Her stories are inspired by the Filipino and Mainstream American cultures that she grew up in. Her women characters are generaly
... Read more
The Conquered Sits at the Bus Stop, Waiting

by Veronica Montes ...

In this collection of flash fiction, Veronica Montes conducts an intimate exploration of the interior lives of eight women searching for voice and agency. Sometimes bewildered by their circumstances, sometimes determined to change them, Montes' characters are driven by desire and despair and a thirst for transformation. They are silenced; they are enraged. ... Read more

$11.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

In this collection of flash fiction, Veronica Montes conducts an intimate exploration of the interior lives of eight women searching for voice and agency. Sometimes bewildered by their circumstances, sometimes determined to change them, Montes' characters are driven by desire and despair and a thirst for transformation. They are silenced; they are enraged.
... Read more
Heart of Mentorship, The

Building Empowering Relationships in the Academy

by Emir Estrada, Veronica Montes, Fatima Suarez, Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo ...

Series series Latina/o Sociology
A fascinating and important understanding of the role relational mentoring can play in higher educationThe mentor-mentee relationship is one of the most critical aspects of academic training. Mentors provide intellectual and personal support, information about career opportunities, and arrange financial assistance through research assistantships or fellowships. The initiators of The Heart of ... Read more

$23.09 CAD

PRE-ORDER

A fascinating and important understanding of the role relational mentoring can play in higher educationThe mentor-mentee relationship is one of the most critical aspects of academic training. Mentors provide intellectual and personal support, information about career opportunities, and arrange financial assistance through research assistantships or fellowships. The initiators of The Heart of
... Read more
When Strangers Become Family

The Role of Civil Society in Addressing the Needs of Aging Populations

by Verónica Montes-de-Oca Zavala, Ronald Angel ...

Series series Aging and Society
As the 21st Century unfolds, the traditional welfare state that evolved during the 20th Century faces serious threats to the solidarity that social programs were meant to strengthen. The rise of populist and nationalist parties reflects the decline of a sense of belonging and inclusiveness that mass education and economic progress were meant to foster, as traditional politics and parties are ... Read more

$79.69 CAD

As the 21st Century unfolds, the traditional welfare state that evolved during the 20th Century faces serious threats to the solidarity that social programs were meant to strengthen. The rise of populist and nationalist parties reflects the decline of a sense of belonging and inclusiveness that mass education and economic progress were meant to foster, as traditional politics and parties are
... Read more

The House on Mango Street

by Sandra Cisneros ...

**A TODAY SHOW #ReadWithJenna BOOK CLUB PICKNATIONAL BESTSELLER • A coming-of-age classic about a young girl growing up in Chicago • Acclaimed by critics, beloved by readers of all ages, taught in schools and universities alike, and translated around the world—from the winner of the 2025 Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Book Critics Circle.“Cisneros draws on her rich ... Read more

$10.99 CAD

Also available as: Audiobook

**A TODAY SHOW #ReadWithJenna BOOK CLUB PICKNATIONAL BESTSELLER • A coming-of-age classic about a young girl growing up in Chicago • Acclaimed by critics, beloved by readers of all ages, taught in schools and universities alike, and translated around the world—from the winner of the 2025 Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Book Critics Circle.“Cisneros draws on her rich
... Read more

Also available as: Audiobook
Palo Alto

Stories

by James Franco ...

Now a “provocative” and “impressive” (Variety) film from director Gia Coppola (Francis Ford Coppola’s granddaughter)—starring Emma Roberts, James Franco, Nat Wolff, and Val Kilmer—the fiction debut from James Franco that Vogue called “compelling and gutsy.”James Franco’s story collection traces the lives of a group of teenagers as they experiment with vices of all kinds, struggle with their ... Read more

$16.99 CAD

Now a “provocative” and “impressive” (Variety) film from director Gia Coppola (Francis Ford Coppola’s granddaughter)—starring Emma Roberts, James Franco, Nat Wolff, and Val Kilmer—the fiction debut from James Franco that Vogue called “compelling and gutsy.”James Franco’s story collection traces the lives of a group of teenagers as they experiment with vices of all kinds, struggle with their
... Read more
Signs Preceding the End of the World

by Yuri Herrera ...

Signs Preceding the End of the World is one of the most arresting novels to be published in Spanish in the last ten years. Yuri Herrera does not simply write about the border between Mexico and the United States and those who cross it. He explores the crossings and translations people make in their minds and language as they move from one country to another, especially when there's no going back. ... Read more

$10.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Also available as: Audiobook

Signs Preceding the End of the World is one of the most arresting novels to be published in Spanish in the last ten years. Yuri Herrera does not simply write about the border between Mexico and the United States and those who cross it. He explores the crossings and translations people make in their minds and language as they move from one country to another, especially when there's no going back.
... Read more

Also available as: Audiobook
Flying Lessons & Other Stories

by Kwame Alexander, Kelly J. Baptist, Soman Chainani, Matt de la Peña, Grace Lin, Meg Medina, Tim Tingle, Jacqueline Woodson ...

Series series We Need Diverse Books Anthology
**Whether it is basketball dreams, family fiascos, first crushes, or new neighborhoods, this bold short story collection—written by some of the best children’s authors including Kwame Alexander, Meg Medina, Jacqueline Woodson, and many more and published in partnership with We Need Diverse Books—celebrates the uniqueness and universality in all of us."Will resonate with any kid who's ever felt ... Read more

$7.99 CAD

Also available as: Audiobook

**Whether it is basketball dreams, family fiascos, first crushes, or new neighborhoods, this bold short story collection—written by some of the best children’s authors including Kwame Alexander, Meg Medina, Jacqueline Woodson, and many more and published in partnership with We Need Diverse Books—celebrates the uniqueness and universality in all of us."Will resonate with any kid who's ever felt
... Read more

Also available as: Audiobook
The New Yorker Stories

by Ann Beattie ...

The perfect book for new fans and decade-long supporters alike, Ann Beattie: The New Yorker provides readers with a lifetime**’s** worth of short stories from one of the most original and celebrated voices of her generation.When Ann Beattie began publishing short stories in The New Yorker in the mid-seventies, she emerged with a voice so original, and so uncannily precise and prescient in its ... Read more

$19.99 CAD

The perfect book for new fans and decade-long supporters alike, Ann Beattie: The New Yorker provides readers with a lifetime**’s** worth of short stories from one of the most original and celebrated voices of her generation.When Ann Beattie began publishing short stories in The New Yorker in the mid-seventies, she emerged with a voice so original, and so uncannily precise and prescient in its
... Read more
Shit Cassandra Saw

Stories

by Gwen E. Kirby ...

**“Kirby has mastered the art of short fiction…A stunning collection from a writer whose talent and creativity seem boundless.”—NPR“Kirby takes joy in subverting the reader’s expectations at every turn. Her characters might be naïve, even reckless, but they aren’t about to be victims: They’re strong, and brave, and nearly always capable of rescuing themselves.”—New York Times Book ReviewMargaret ... Read more

$14.99 CAD

Also available as: Audiobook

**“Kirby has mastered the art of short fiction…A stunning collection from a writer whose talent and creativity seem boundless.”—NPR“Kirby takes joy in subverting the reader’s expectations at every turn. Her characters might be naïve, even reckless, but they aren’t about to be victims: They’re strong, and brave, and nearly always capable of rescuing themselves.”—New York Times Book ReviewMargaret
... Read more

Also available as: Audiobook
Ilustrado

by Miguel Syjuco ...

Miguel Syjuco's debut novel, Ilustrado, opens with Crispin Salvador, lion of Philippine letters, dead in the Hudson River. His young student, Miguel, sets out to investigate the author's fatal departure from his encroaching obscurity and the suspicious disappearance of an unfinished manuscript—a work that had been planned to not just return the once-great author to fame, but to expose the ... Read more

$13.99 CAD

Miguel Syjuco's debut novel, Ilustrado, opens with Crispin Salvador, lion of Philippine letters, dead in the Hudson River. His young student, Miguel, sets out to investigate the author's fatal departure from his encroaching obscurity and the suspicious disappearance of an unfinished manuscript—a work that had been planned to not just return the once-great author to fame, but to expose the
... Read more

Rakuten Kobo

eReaders

Apps

Accessories

What is Kobo Super Points?

Reward Yourself

Shopping Cart

You're getting the VIP treatment!

Your Shopping Cart is empty

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Recommended For You

Top Series in Canada

Aging and Society

Latina/o Sociology

The Conquered Sits at the Bus Stop, Waiting

Benedicta Takes Wing and Other Stories

The Conquered Sits at the Bus Stop, Waiting

Heart of Mentorship, The

When Strangers Become Family

People who read these also enjoyed

The House on Mango Street

Palo Alto

Signs Preceding the End of the World

Flying Lessons & Other Stories

The New Yorker Stories

Shit Cassandra Saw

Ilustrado

eReaders

Apps

Accessories

Shopping Cart

You're getting the VIP treatment!

Your Shopping Cart is empty

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Recommended For You

Top Series in Canada

Aging and Society

Latina/o Sociology

Show:

People who read these also enjoyed