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A monthly podcast about books and the people who write them. Packed with reading recommendations, author interviews and insightful advice on finding books for you and your family from the helpful staff at Connected Libraries.
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Signup to Generate a PitchA monthly podcast about books and the people who write them. Packed with reading recommendations, author interviews and insightful advice on finding books for you and your family from the helpful staff at Connected Libraries.
Book Matters is hosted by Connected Libraries. The show has published 119 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Tania Blanchard on The Paris Prize - a novel to celebrate History Month" (15 October 2026, 23 minutes), "Vikki Petraitis on The Reckoning, a Deception Bay crime novel." (1 October 2026, 49 minutes), and "Jock Serong on his Biography about Fletcher Jones to celebrate History Month" (24 September 2026, 22 minutes).
Book Matters publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 38 minutes across 119 episodes.
Booking probability for Book Matters is 32%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Book Matters requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Book Matters's contact route on record: verified email.
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Connected Libraries hosts Book Matters, an arts podcast with 119 episodes published.
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Janine speaks with Sydney writer Tania Blanchard about her new Australian historical fiction novel The Paris Prize. We chat about all things Australian wool growing, the use of our wool in Paris, haute couture...
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Courtney speaks with Australian crime writer Vikki Petraitis and delves into her new novel The Reckoning which is the third in a series featuring Detective Antigone Pollard and her partner, Wozza. They talk about her...
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Janine speaks with Victorian writer Jock Serong in a Back to Chat episode where we talk about his biography 'A Suitable Man - the eccentric life of Fletcher Jones' We talk about how Fletcher transformed Australian...
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On this episode of Book Matters, Sam speaks with Ilka Tampke , an Australian award-winning author, academic and teacher about her latest novel "How to Love the World" How To Love the World is a story about the forest...
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Janine speaks with Melbourne writer Victoria Hannan about her new novel - 'I Love The Whole World' which is a celebration of life and self. Hilarious, joyous and beautifully observed, it is a novel about friendship...
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Courtney speaks with Margaret Hickey who is an award-winning author and playwright from North East Victoria. Margaret won the Ned Kelly Award for Best Fiction in 2025 for The Creeper. They chat about her new novel Cold...
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Janine chats with Australian writer Anna Johnston about her new novel 'When Lemons give you Life' - An enchanting, heart-stirring novel about rediscovering joy when life has lost its flavour, from the author of the...
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In this episode Janine speaks with Perth writer Holly Craig about her new thriller Find Me, a terrifying survivalist thriller as two sisters navigate the eerie Tasmanian wilderness, in search of their missing brother...
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Tim speaks with writer and illustrator Rebecca Lim based in Melbourne, Australia. She worked as a commercial lawyer for several years before leaving to write full time. They chat about her new novel The Graduate - a...
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In this episode Janine speaks to Petronella McGovern about her new novel 'Every Time She Wakes', a taut, time-bending thriller about family, identity and defying fate. We last spoke to her back in 2022, and if you want...
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In this episode Sam speaks with Georgia Harper about her new novel ' Dove' - a thought provoking, nuanced and utterly original psychological thriller exploring power and gender, set against the backdrop of 1990's small...
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In this episode Tim speaks with Melbourne author Fiona Hardy about her writing and her new novel 'Old Games' a pacey, off-beat Aussie crime story about two best female friends and investigators unravelling the private...
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Today we speak with two very different authors on the podcast. Rachel Fox McLeod chats with Courtney about her debut novel ' Disgraceful' - a hilarious and moving debut novel about a woman who writes a ‘f*ck-it’ list to...
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Today we invite back Adelaide writer Victoria Purman onto Book Matters to chat about her new novel The Marriage Trap - A charming but pointed look at the tumultuous extraordinary decade of the 1960s, and the effects of...
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In this episode we are bringing back one of our most popular writers to see what they have been up to since we last spoke with them. We spoke to Fiona Lowe in 2021 about her novel 'A Home Like Ours' so it was great to...
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On Book Matters today we have two amazing Australian writers. Janine speaks with Mercedes Mercier about her newest novel The Couple's Retreat, then Kiara speaks with Kathy Lette about her new novel The Sisterhood Rules...
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On the podcast today Courtney speaks with Brisbane writer Shailee Thompson about her debut novel “How to kill a guy in ten dates” – a sharp and entertaining novel that blends humor, suspense and modern-day dating in...
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In this episode Janine speaks with Adelaide writer Rebecca Heath about her latest novel 'The Last Encore' - a gripping, claustrophobic Australian thriller with a killer twist. Kiara then chats to Victorian author Susi...
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Here at Book Matters, we are taking a well-earned break over the summer holidays but we have some recordings of our Live In Conversation events held at the library during 2025. We welcomed Chris Hammer to the library in...
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During the year we hosted some fabulous live author events at Connected Libraries! For our Summer Series we are proud to give you the recording of our event with internationally bestselling Melbourne author Jane Harper...
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