Okie Bookcast

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

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

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

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

Behind the Rain: An Audio Anthology of Oklahoma Poetry, Vol. 15

Text the Bookcast and say "hi"!Welcome to Volume 15! This time we have poems from 11 Oklahoma poets cued up and ready for you to enjoy. Be sure to connect with the poets across their social media (linked below) to let them know how much you appreciate their work.You can check out previous volumes at okiebookcast.com/behindtherainLooking for more work by Oklahoma authors? Check out readlokal.substack.comHere's the Lineup:Halcyon - Cassie GrimmIG: @cassandrie_The Music I Hear - Ken HadaFacebook: @ken.hada.3Website: kenhada.orgIt's 3AM and I Need Your Glow - Durell CarterInstagram: @durell.carterGlass Houses - Kelley MorrisWebsite: kelleymorris.comThank Yous and Testimonies - MAC WoodsIG: @mac_since1985Pigs - Brand RackleyIG: @brandrackley The Dead Were Singing - Zachariah HobiaFB: @zachariah.hobiaThe Infant Jesus of Prague, Oklahoma - Seth CopelandIG: @sethtcopeSite: https://neutralspaces.co/seth_t_copeland/Is This Still Our Team? - Jake SpannFB: @jake.spann.9Out of Eden - David JenningsFB: @DJennPhotosWebsite: davidjenningsartinphotographyandpoetry.comA Perpetual Spring - Nichole YatesIG: @nicholeyatesConnect with J: website | TikTok | Twitter | Instagram | FacebookShop the Bookcast on Bookshop.orgMusic by JuliusH

Literacy In Oklahoma

Text the Bookcast and say "hi"!Welcome to Chapter 79!We're doing something a little different to kick off the year. I’ve invited three experts working in the field of literacy across Oklahoma to join me for a conversation about where we are as a state and what is being done to help meet childhood and adult literacy challenges. You are going to hear some passionate folks talk about some inspiring interventions and results and you’re also going to hear about how you can get involved. Erin Bell - Project Manager for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library in OklahomaConnect: Imagination Library Website | Erin on IGMelissa Ahlgrim - Program Director of Literacy Policy and Programs at the Oklahoma State Department of EducationConnect: OKDOE on FB | Website | Melissa on IGChristopher Myers - Director of Academics for the Opportunities Industrialization Center of Oklahoma County. Connect: OICOKC Website | OICOKC on IG | 405.235.2651Sign up for the Read LOKal NewsletterSupport the Okie Bookcast through Buy Me A CoffeeMentioned on the ShowNancy Drew Mysteries - Carolyn KeeneGet Out of Your Own Way - Mark Goulston and Philip GoldbergThe Mountain is You - Brianna WiestConnect with J: website | TikTok | Twitter | Instagram | FacebookShop the Bookcast on Bookshop.orgMusic by JuliusH