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Okie Bookcast

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 Okie Bookcast on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok - @okiebookcast.

Find Your Next Great Read - Book Recommendations w/ J, Hannah, and JC Lamb

53 mins; March 17, 2026

Poetry and Creative Community - Jes McCutchen and Josh Wann

48 mins; March 03, 2026

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

54 mins; February 17, 2026

Romance Round Table 3.0

52 mins; February 10, 2026

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

44 mins; January 20, 2026

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

19 mins; January 15, 2026

Literacy In Oklahoma

56 mins; January 06, 2026

Find Your Next Great Read - J and Hannah Look Back on 2025

51 mins; December 23, 2025

Children's Author Round Table w/ Mark McCraw and Eileen Hobbs

40 mins; December 09, 2025

Find Your Next Great Read - Book Recommendations with J, Hannah, and author J.L. Hyde

55 mins; November 18, 2025

Staying Gold: An Oral History of the Outsiders - Jimmie Tramel and Danny Boy O'Connor

44 mins; November 04, 2025

Find Your Next Great Read - Book Recommendations w/ J, Hannah, and author Stacey Kade

60 hours 38 mins; October 21, 2025

Behind the Rain: An Audio Anthology of Oklahoma Poetry, Volume 14

24 mins; October 15, 2025

Writing Indigenous Science Fiction w/ Daniel H. Wilson

36 mins; October 07, 2025

The Long Walk - Pages to Pictures w/ Hannah Herron

51 mins; September 29, 2025

Find Your Next Great Read - Book Recommendations w/ J, Hannah, and author Laura Vogt

57 mins; September 23, 2025

Telling the Story of an Oklahoma Outlaw w/ Author Mark Archuleta

39 mins; September 02, 2025

Find Your Next Great Read - Celebrating Three Years of Book Recs!

69 hours 30 mins; August 19, 2025

Writing Identity (and Fight Scenes!) w/ YA Author, Candace Kade

42 mins; August 05, 2025

Behind the Rain: An Audio Anthology of Oklahoma Poetry, Volume 13

45 mins; July 15, 2025

Find Your Next Great Read - Book Recommendations w/ J, Hannah, and Clay Mattox

56 mins; June 24, 2025

Urban Fantasy and Audio w/ Jessica, Jamie, and Mitchell from Goblin Booth Productions

41 mins; June 04, 2025

Find Your Next Great Read - J and Hannah Look Ahead to Summer Reading

53 mins; May 20, 2025

Writing Fiction around True Stories w/ Author Constance Squires

39 mins; May 06, 2025

Find Your Next Great Read - Book Recommendations with J, Hannah, and author Natalie Griffin

53 mins; April 29, 2025

Behind the Rain: An Audio Anthology of Oklahoma Poetry, Volume 12

23 mins; April 15, 2025

In Love with Love Stories - Author Allison Ashley

36 mins; April 01, 2025

Find Your Next Great Read - Book Recommendations with J, Hannah, and Bookstagrammer Kenny Kemper

54 mins; March 25, 2025

Sharing a Passion for Local - Kelleigh and Tyler from Knight's Nook Bookstore

38 mins; March 04, 2025

Find Your Next Great Read - Book Recommendation with J, Hannah, and Bookstagrammer Melissa Coast

58 mins; February 18, 2025

Romance Round Table 2.0 - Authors on Writing, Reading, and Celebrating Love

57 mins; February 04, 2025

Find Your Next Great Read - J and Hannah Look Ahead to 2025 Books

46 mins; January 21, 2025

Behind the Rain: An Audio Anthology of Oklahoma Poetry, Volume 11

25 mins; January 15, 2025

Writing Stories for People to Love - Author Luke Swanson

40 mins; January 07, 2025

Find Your Next Great Read - J and Hannah Talk Favorite Books of 2024

49 mins; December 17, 2024

Bringing Magic to Middle Grade Readers - Author Russell J. Fellows

32 mins; December 03, 2024

Find Your Next Great Read - Book Recommendations w/ YA author Emma Jackson

53 mins; November 19, 2024

When Horror Comes to OKC with author James Cooper

51 mins; November 05, 2024

Strange Roads, Mermaids, and Gorilla Suits - Book Recs w/ J, Hannah, and author Stacey Kade

57 mins; October 22, 2024

Behind the Rain: An Audio Anthology of Oklahoma Poetry, Volume 10

26 mins; October 15, 2024

Celebrating 40 Years of Bookselling with Nan and Dani from Best of Books

40 mins; October 08, 2024

Time Travel, Cats, and Wedding People - Book Recs w/ J, Hannah, and Tyler Lenz

51 mins; September 17, 2024

Short Fiction and Springsteen w/ Author Rilla Askew

46 mins; September 03, 2024

Your Next Great Read LIVE - Hallmark Romance, Rogue Agents, and the End of the World

43 mins; August 20, 2024

Bringing Up a New Generation of Sooners w/ Children's Author Toby Rowland

32 mins; August 06, 2024

Dragons, Serial Killers, and Martin Short - Book Recs with J, Hannah, and YA author Candace Kade

55 mins; July 23, 2024

Behind the Rain: An Audio Anthology of Oklahoma Poetry, Volume 9

25 mins; July 15, 2024

Finding Bookish Community Online - Bookstagrammer Round Table

51 mins; July 09, 2024

Your Next Great Read - Book Recommendations with J and Hannah

49 mins; June 18, 2024

Oklahoma Small Towns and Ghost Towns - Author, Jeff Schmidt

41 mins; June 04, 2024

Behind the Rain: An Audio Anthology of Oklahoma Poetry, Volume 8

21 mins; April 15, 2024

Your Next Great Read - Book Recommendations and Talk with J, Hannah, and special guest Andie Schulz

58 mins; February 27, 2024

Turning Experience into Story - Author and Poet Paul Juhasz

40 mins; February 20, 2024

The Running Man - Pages to Pictures w/ Jamie Ray

48 mins; February 13, 2024

Romance Writing Round Table

46 mins; February 06, 2024

Your Next Great Read - Book Recommendation and Talk with J, Hannah, and special guest Grace Filer

54 mins; January 23, 2024

Staying True to Your Characters . . . and Bigfoot w/ Author Missy Hancock

34 mins; January 16, 2024

Behind the Rain: An Audio Anthology of Oklahoma Poetry, Volume 7

25 mins; January 15, 2024

Where the Red Fern Grows - Pages to Pictures w/ Betsey Kulakowski

43 mins; January 09, 2024

Storytelling and Comics w/ Buck Berlin from New World Comics

39 mins; January 02, 2024

Your Next Great Read - Book Recommendations and Talk with J and Hannah

45 mins; December 26, 2023

The Life of a Small Publisher w/ Casie Dodd from Belle Point Press

41 mins; December 19, 2023

Adapting A Christmas Carol - Pages to Pictures w/ Luke Swanson

45 mins; December 12, 2023

Storytelling Beyond Genre w/ Shark Heart author, Emily Habeck

47 mins; December 05, 2023

Your Next Great Read - Book Recommendations and Talk with J, Hannah, and Lydia Filiou

56 mins; November 28, 2023

Sharing OKC with the World - Author Rob Roensch

35 mins; November 21, 2023

Adapting Murder on the Orient Express (1974) - Pages to Pictures w/ guest, Jamie Ray

47 mins; November 14, 2023

Raising Awareness through Fiction - Vanessa Lillie

39 mins; November 07, 2023

Your Next Great Read - Book Recommendation and Talk with J, Hannah, and author S.A. Barnes (Stacey Kade)

67 hours 45 mins; October 31, 2023

Killers of the Flower Moon - Adapting Book to Film

57 mins; October 24, 2023

Crime Fiction with Dark Ride Author, Lou Berney

32 mins; October 17, 2023

Behind the Rain: An Audio Anthology of Oklahoma Poetry, Volume 6

19 mins; October 12, 2023

Historical Fiction and Family w/ Author Mary Kay Zuravleff

48 mins; October 03, 2023

Your Next Great Read - Book Recommendation and Talk with J, Hannah, and Special Guest Melissa Coast

57 mins; September 26, 2023

Launching a New Bookstore w/ Britni and Kathryn from Second Story Books and Cafe in OKC

46 mins; September 19, 2023

Writing Dystopian Fiction with Author Susy Smith

37 mins; September 06, 2023

Your Next Great Read - Book Recommendations and Talk with Hannah Herron and J Hall

55 mins; August 29, 2023

Friends Talking Books w/ Martha, Vonnie, and Magen from 3 Book Girls

48 mins; August 15, 2023

Writing for Middle Grade Readers with author Eileen Hobbs

35 mins; August 01, 2023

Your Next Great Read - Book Recommendations and Talk with J and special guests Kami Weems and Chad Lehrmann

50 mins; July 25, 2023

Life as Married Authors with Will and Julia Bryan Thomas

40 mins; July 18, 2023

Behind the Rain: An Audio Anthology of Oklahoma Poetry, Volume 5

20 mins; July 13, 2023

Celebrating Oklahoma History with John J. Dwyer, author of The Oklahomans saga

41 mins; July 11, 2023

Your Next Great Read - Book Recommendations and Talk with J, Hannah, and special guest Rebecca Inch-Partridge

53 mins; June 27, 2023

Writing Picture Books with Children's Author, Tammi Sauer

43 mins; June 20, 2023

Navigating the Journey of Indie Authorship - Amy Prokopis and Tyler Lenz

54 mins; June 06, 2023

Your Next Great Read - J and Hannah look ahead to summer reads

42 mins; May 30, 2023

Creating Wild Family Reading w/ Middle-Grade Author J.J. Johnson

43 mins; May 02, 2023

Your Next Great Read - Book Recommendations and Talk with J, Hannah, and special guest, Aubrey Stanley from the Bookish BFFs

50 mins; April 25, 2023

Oklahoma Center for the Book and Oklahoma Book Awards with Connie Armstrong

35 mins; April 18, 2023

Behind the Rain: An Audio Anthology of Oklahoma Poetry, Volume 4

23 mins; April 14, 2023

Writing Across Genres with Horror and Thriller Author, Hannah Herron

43 mins; April 04, 2023

Your Next Great Read - Book Recommendations and Talk with J, Hannah, and special guest Melissa Coast

54 mins; March 28, 2023

Selling Books in a Small Community - Karen Payne, Paper Pages Bookstore

37 mins; March 21, 2023

Oklahoma Writers' Federation, Inc. - Nick Lyon and Bre Lockhart

41 mins; March 07, 2023

Your Next Great Read - Book Recommendations and Talk with J, Hannah, and Special Guest, Mel Odom

51 mins; February 28, 2023

Writing History and Biography with Oklahoma Historian and Author, Bob Burke

44 mins; February 21, 2023

Creating Worlds with Fantasy Author Kathryn Fogleman-White

44 mins; February 07, 2023

Your Next Great Read - Book Recommendations and Talk with J, Hannah, and special guest Jamie Hyde

51 mins; January 24, 2023

University of Oklahoma Press Editorial Director, Andrew Berzanskis

37 mins; January 17, 2023

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