Okie Bookcast

Okie Bookcast

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The Okie Bookcast is dedicated to helping curious readers like you find your next great read by connecting you to Oklahoma authors and stories. The show features monthly interviews with contributors to the reading life of Oklahoma - it might be an author, publisher, librarian, reader, bookseller, or other figure. In addition to interviews, the show has a monthly book conversation full of reviews and recommendations. New episodes drop on the first and third Tuesdays of the month. Connect with...
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Find Your Next Great Read - Book Recommendations w/ J, Hannah, and JC Lamb

Mar 17th, 2026 5:00 AM

Text the Bookcast and say "hi"!Welcome to Your Next Great Read! This month, Hannah and J are joined by JC Lamb, author of Reincarnated: The Malicious Queen.Plenty of thriller, scifi, and romance recs to help you build your TBR!Connect with JC: Instagram | Twitch | TikTokConnect with Hannah: website | Twitter | Instagram | TikTokSign up for the Read LOKal NewsletterHuge thanks to Self Publish Me for sponsoring this episode! Discussed on the ShowJCThe Diabolic - S. J. KincaidHell Mode, Vol. 1 - Hamou, Seanna Hundt, Taishi, MoFull Clearing Another World Under a Goddess with Zero Believers: Volume 1 - Isle Osaki, MPT, Kaipo ShwabSolo Leveling, Volume 1 - ChugongHannahAll the Colors of the Dark - Chris WhitakerCome Closer - Sara GranEight Perfect Hours - Lia LewisThe Princess Bride - William GoldmanJTheo of Golden - Allen LeviYou Are Fatally Invited - Ande PliegoRoadside Picnic - Arkady and Boris StrugatskyThe Colour of Magic - Terry PratchettConnect with J: website | TikTok | Twitter | Instagram | FacebookShop the Bookcast on Bookshop.orgMusic by JuliusH

Poetry and Creative Community - Jes McCutchen and Josh Wann

Mar 3rd, 2026 6:00 AM

Text the Bookcast and say "hi"!Welcome to Chapter 81! This is a fun one!My guests are Jes McCutchen and Josh Wann - two Tulsa poets / writers who have created a new book called Side Quests and Shenanigans. The book is part poetry collection, part creative instigation designed to encourage people to create and to do so in community. Jes is an author, poet, editor, publisher, and all-around creative from Tulsa, OK who has written several novels and contributed to and / or edited poetry and horror anthologies. Connect with Jes: website | IG | FBJosh Wann is a writer and educator in Tulsa, OK. His plays have been produced by Blackjack Rewrite Company, among others, at Living Arts, The Nightingale Theater, and Studio 308. His essays have been published in The Black Wall Street Times, Calliope Crashes, and others. Lastly, his poetry and comedy have been performed at various venues and events throughout Tulsa. He gravitates towards laughter, nature, picking the guitar, and big plates of breakfast foods.Connect with Josh: IGWe talk a lot about creativity and the challenge of finding whimsy and joy in the midst of difficult times. And we laugh. A lot.Mentioned on the Show:Quraysh Ali LansanaMeadow Market BooksThe Perfect Bastard: Poems - Quinn Carver JohnsonLuvBytes - Hank ByrdSistah Samurai - Tatiana ObeyLone Woman - Victor LaValleA Master of Djinn - P Djèlí ClarkThe Sun Also Rises - Ernest HemmingwayThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas AdamsThese Are Not My Final Words - Samantha RyanConnect with J: website | TikTok | Twitter | Instagram | FacebookShop the Bookcast on Bookshop.orgMusic by JuliusH

Find Your Next Great Read - Book Recommendations with J, Hannah, and Dani Terrell

Feb 17th, 2026 6:00 AM

Text the Bookcast and say "hi"!Welcome to Your Next Great Read! This month, Hannah and J are joined by bookseller Dani Terrell from Only One Bed Book Truck - a mobile romance bookstore built around a 1968 Ford truck!Plenty of thriller, scifi, and romance recs to help you build your TBR!Connect with Dani: website | Instagram | FacebookConnect with Hannah: website | Twitter | Instagram | TikTokSign up for the Read LOKal NewsletterHuge thanks to Self Publish Me for sponsoring this episode! Books Discussed on the Show:DaniMoms of Mayhem - Amy Vance Heir of Illusion - Madeline TaylorIn Stormy Weather - Chelsea CurtoThe Deal (Off Campus Book 1) - Elle Kennedy  HannahMy Husband’s Wife - Alice Feeney The People We Meet on Vacation - Emily Henry A Killing Cold -  Kate Alice MarshallA Walk to Remember - Nicholas SparksJConsider This: Moments in My Writing Life After Which Everything Was Different - Chuck PalahniukThe End of the World Running Club - Adrian J. WalkerEverybody Wants to Rule the World - Ace AtkinsSaga - Brian K. Vaughn and Fiona StaplesConnect with J: website | TikTok | Twitter | Instagram | FacebookShop the Bookcast on Bookshop.orgMusic by JuliusH

Romance Round Table 3.0

Feb 10th, 2026 6:00 AM

Text the Bookcast and say "hi"!Welcome to Chapter 80 - Romance Round Table 3.0!We’ve got a fantastic lineup for this year’s romance round table - authors Hayley Elliott and MJ Hughes and owner of Love Stories OKC, Courtney Hedrick. In our conversation, we get to hear about the work of our panelists and then talk about tropes, the growing male audience for romance fiction, writing spice, and I attempt to get to the bottom of the hockey romance trend. It's a great time with equally great folks.Support the show: Buy Me A CoffeeSubscribe to Read LOKal - our monthly newsletter of Oklahoma new releases. Connect with Hayley: website | TT | IG | FBConnect with MJ: Linktree | TT | IG | FBConnect with Courtney: website | TT | IG | FBMentioned on the Show:All the Missing Pieces - Cathrine CowlesYours Truly - Abby JimenezHat Trick - Chelsea CurtoThe 12 Week Year - Brian P. MoranCarlie WalkerAlly CarterIf He Had Been With Me - Laura NowlinFalling Into Place - Allison AshleyElle KennedyDating in Decay - Lindsey MontgomeryCatherine CowlesLaurel K. HamiltonDC Stars Series - Chelsea CurtoOff Campus Series - Elle KennedyPlaying for Keeps Series - Becka MackAbby JimenezAllison AshleyAnnabel MonaghanKatherine CenterAshley PostonSophie CousinsCarly FortuneA Court of Thorns and Roses - Sarah J. MaasAnne of Green Gables - L.M. MontgomerySherlock Holmes - Arthur Conan DoyleConnect with J: website | TikTok | Twitter | Instagram | FacebookShop the Bookcast on Bookshop.orgMusic by JuliusH

Your Next Great Read - J and Hannah (and friends) look forward to 2026 books

Jan 20th, 2026 6:00 AM

Text the Bookcast and say "hi"!Welcome to Your Next Great Read! This month, Hannah and J are talking about books they're excited to read in 2026, with a little help from some bookstore friends. Check out the books, and let us know what you're excited to read this year. Sign up for the Read LOKal NewsletterConnect with Hannah: website | Twitter | Instagram | TikTokMeadow Market BooksThe Last Page BookstoreHuge thanks to Self Publish Me for sponsoring this episode! Books discussed on this episode:HannahThe House in the Pines - Ana ReyesHow To Kill Your Family - Bella MackieDead But Dreaming of Electric Sheep - Paul TremblayNowhere Burning - Catriona WardHouse of Vipers - Emma JacksonLong Bright River - Liz MooreGuest PicksThe Last Page BookstoreDear Debbie - Frieda McFaddenBlood and Roses - Callie HartMeadow Market BooksSide Quests and Shenanigans - Jes McCutchen and Josh WannFather Material - Alexis HallOperation Bounce House - Matt DinnimanA Parade of Horribles - Matt DinnimanJThe Art Thief - Michael FinkelThe Lost House - Melissa LarsenA Parade of Horribles - Matt Dinnimann (DCC 8)Platform Decay - Martha Wells (Murderbot 8)Children of Strife - Adrian Tchaikovsky (CoT4)Everyone in this Bank is a Thief - Benjamin Stevenson (Ernest Cunningham 4)Red God - Pierce Brown (Red Rising 7)The Midnight Train - Matt Haig (Midnight World 2)Exit Party - Emily St. John MandelThe Superman Wars - William BernhardtDownbelow Station - C.J. CherryhConnect with J: website | TikTok | Twitter | Instagram | FacebookShop the Bookcast on Bookshop.orgMusic by JuliusH

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