HeyJaredIn 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…
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The Limitless Passion of Jodi Picoult (opens the original)
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From relentless research, to battling book bans, to a career of 30 bestsellers and counting, Jodi Picoult is a literary force unlike any other. In this conversation, Luke and Jodi trace her journey from reading at three years old and surviving over 100 agent rejections (and getting the ultimate petty revenge decades later) to the eerie 10-word postcard that inspired her new book, Hollow Bones, and a peek into what she's working on next. Jodi pulls back the curtain on her creative process—explain
Joshua Hortinela Talks Representation, That 'Rom Com Feeling' and His Top Queer Romance Recommendations (opens the original)
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Sydney-based author Joshua Hortinella, after becoming beloved in the book industry for over a decade, has just penned Hate You to Love You, one of the most vibrant romance debuts of the year. Josh spills wild behind-the-scenes secrets of bookselling—including the joys of stocking, heartwarming customer interactions, and mysterious boxes. He opens up about how queer representation helped him overcoming feeling like a "side character" in his own life, shares the emotional highs and lows of writing
V.E Schwab: Fear, Magic, Monsters and Her Own 'Deep Lore' (opens the original)
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A pre-birth prophecy, a contrarian relationship to fear that pushes her toward her deepest discomforts, and years spent studying both the stars and the greatest monsters of our imaginations alike. These aren't the notes of a fictional character - this is the lore of V.E Schwab herself! In this incredibly candid interview, she tells Luke all about it, along with illuminating insights into her writing philosophy and her most loved works, including: How The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue contains he
Write What You Love (And Be Lucky): Unfiltered Advice from Fantasy Legend Garth Nix (opens the original)
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There are few more beloved voices in fantasy writing than Australia's own Garth Nix - with Luke accounting for a fair share of that love himself. Here, the two finally sit down to discuss Garth's hesitant awakening as a writer, his process of using 'bad maps' to great novels, how his landmark work Sabriel was originally intended to be very different, his latest venture (and adventure) into science fiction with Massif - and even why he thinks that if he weren't a writer, he might well be in jail!
Book Club: My Personal 'GOOD BOOK', the Book That Saved Me - Magician by Raymond E Feist (opens the original)
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Luke dives into his own personal "Good Book": Raymond E. Feist's fantasy classic, Magician. From picking up a paperback copy fresh out of rehab, to examining how Pug and Tomas's journeys inspired his own path to recovery, Luke shares why this epic story changed his life—and analyzes what it’s like to come back to it now. Stay connected on our socials: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/inthegoodbooks_podcast/ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@inthegoodbooks_podcast Thanks to Hachette - for the
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