How to get on FictionMatters: pitching, format and contact

Should you pitch it?

Guest activity

Sometimes has guests

25% of recent episode titles look like interviews

Episode length

72 min

Median of recent episodes. That is the commitment you would be asking for.

Publishing

Monthly

24 episodes · last 2026-09-21

Language

English

The feed says "en" without a region, so the country is unknown.

Where it's from

Not established

No .uk domain and no region in the feed language. Apple reports the storefront, not the show, so we do not guess.

Reach

53

Percentile among shows you could realistically get on. Not a download count.

Check whether they charge. Some shows sell guest slots rather than booking them, and rates in some fields run to thousands. Nothing in a podcast feed reliably says so, so we do not claim either way. Ask before you write the pitch.

Worth a pitch. This show publishes its own contact, sits outside the national chart, is independently published, and its recent episodes show it books guests.

How this show compares to other culture & arts podcasts

Episodes run noticeably longer than the Culture & Arts average, so prepare for a conversation rather than a short segment.

Measured against every culture & arts podcast in the directory that has published in the last year.

	This show	Category average
Episodes featuring a guest	25%	17%
Episodes in the last 90 days	4	10
Typical episode length	72 min	43 min
Episodes published in total	24	149
Reach percentile	53	50

Reach is a percentile among shows you could realistically get booked on, built from chart history, longevity, activity and cadence. It is not a download figure. Nobody outside a show can see those.

What the show says about itself

Book recommendations from avid readers and your favorite writers. fictionmatters.substack.com

Recent episodes

Straight from the feed. The quickest way to judge whether your angle fits.

Books That Matter: Julie Buntin on THE STONE DIARIES by Carol Shields
Books That Matter: Laura McGrath on THE WIFE by Meg Wolitzer
Books That Matter: Sarah Wang on THE TOPEKA SCHOOL by Ben Lerner
Books That Matter: Shannon Sanders on JAZZ by Toni Morrison
🎉📚Best Books of 2026 (so far) with Liz Hein
Books That Matter: Rob Franklin on CRUSH by Richard Siken

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Common questions

Does FictionMatters accept guests?

Sometimes has guests. Interviews appear alongside other formats. This is our reading of the show's recent episode titles, not a statement from the show itself.

How do I contact FictionMatters?

Yes. FictionMatters publishes a contact address in its own RSS feed, and it is the show's own inbox rather than a shared network desk. We hold it and release it to people on a plan. We never invent an address and never send a pitch on your behalf.

How often does FictionMatters publish?

It publishes about once a month. There are 24 episodes in the feed. Episodes run about 72 minutes.

Is FictionMatters still active?

Yes. It has published within the last 90 days.