Luke Bateman gets In The Good Books with 9Podcasts

9Podcasts has launched In The Good Books with Luke Bateman, a new podcast hosted by the former NRL athlete, reality TV personality, and viral BookTok star, Luke Bateman. The series is more than a book club. It’s a journey of reinvention for Luke about how literature transformed a life.

Luke moved from hiding his reading habit to becoming a leading voice in the online literary sphere. The podcast examines how books across all genres, from fantasy to self-improvement guides helped him write his own new chapter.

Each week, Bateman shares the classics and bestsellers that shaped his world and sits down with bestselling authors and fellow passionate bookworms to explore their own literary journeys.

Luke said:

“I’m overjoyed to share my new podcast, ‘In The Good Books’ with the world. It’s such a fulfilling and meaningful project for me, and to finally share it with everyone is scary but incredibly exciting! Hearing how books, stories and magic have touched people’s lives is so invigorating and I can’t wait to bring that to a wider audience.”

Nine’s Head of Podcasts, Richard Stansbury said:

“We are very excited to welcome Luke Bateman to our growing slate of original podcasts with ‘In The Good Books’. Luke has built a huge and highly engaged community who share his passion for reading and quality books. We look forward to evolving that passion into a weekly podcast, packing listeners into Luke’s tractor and going on a ride from romance and fantasy to self improvement and thriller.”

In The Good Books has new episodes every Wednesday and is available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.