In The Good Books with Luke Bateman
Hosted by Luke Bateman · Tapt Podcasts
4.9from 53 ratings
- 54
- Episodes
- 39
- Transcribed
- 53
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2025
- First episode
About In The Good Books with Luke Bateman
What’s your story? Everyone has one — the ones we read and the ones we live. In The Good Books is a new weekly podcast that serves as a community for those who believe in the power of a good story. Each week, host Luke Bateman shares the books that have shaped his world, from timeless classics to buzzy bestsellers. He’ll also sit down with the most fascinating voices in the literary world — from bestselling authors to emerging new talent — as they reveal the inspirations behind their work. This is more than a book club; it's a space to explore how the stories we consume influence the lives we lead. We want to hear from you! Send us your audio by emailing us at GoodBooks@nine.com.au (mailto:GoodBooks@nine.com.au). Follow all the action on our socials: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/inthegoodbooks_podcast/TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@inthegoodbooks_podcast
- Publisher
- Tapt Podcasts
- Category
- arts · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 16 Oct 2025
- Latest episode
- 22 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
39 of 54 episodes have a transcript.
22 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Limitless Passion of Jodi Picoult
15 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Joshua Hortinela Talks Representation, That 'Rom Com Feeling' and His Top Queer Romance Recommendations
10 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
V.E Schwab: Fear, Magic, Monsters and Her Own 'Deep Lore'
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The Limitless Passion of Jodi Picoult
Published 22 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Yes. So that's really what I was doing mostly. You wanted to ask these big questions and work them out for yourself? Yes, that's totally it. I mean, that's really been my modus operandi for 35 years. So the interesting thing to me is if you look at what the questions are, you can tell where I was in my life. Yeah. When I wrote my first book, it was a story about a mother and a daughter who a 35-year-old mother and a 15-year-old daughter, and I was closer in age to the daughter than I was to the mother. And it was like this travel journey about family relationships. And my second book was about having a baby, which I literally had a book published and then I had a baby. […]
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- Jodi Picoult
- Joshua Hortinela
- Josh
- VE Schwab
- Garth Nix
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- 4.9 / 5
- 53 ratings
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