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.
- Update frequency
- every 10 days
- Average duration
- 41 minutes
- Episodes
- 128
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
Your Next Great Read - Book Recommendations and Talk with Hannah Herron and J Hall
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It's the birthday episode of Your Next Great Read!
Hannah and I talk about books we've discovered through the show and have our usual conversations about what we're read…
Friends Talking Books w/ Martha, Vonnie, and Magen from 3 Book Girls
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Welcome to Chapter 47! Today I'm joined by 3 of the hosts of the 3 Book Girls podcast - Martha, Magen, and Vonnie. We have a blast talking about their podcast, a ton of…
Writing for Middle Grade Readers with author Eileen Hobbs
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Welcome to Chapter 46!
My guest is Eileen Hobbs, author of the five books in the The Heath Cousins Series. Eileen grew up in Thailand as the child of missionaries and th…
Your Next Great Read - Book Recommendations and Talk with J and special guests Kami Weems and Chad Lehrmann
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We've got a special episode of YNGR! Hannah is traveling so I've got a special guest co-host joining me, my friend and sister-in-law, Kami Weems.
Kami and I are joined …
Life as Married Authors with Will and Julia Bryan Thomas
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Welcome to Chapter 45! For this conversation, I had the joy of sitting down with married authors Will and Julia Thomas.
Will is a two time Oklahoma Book Award winner an…
Behind the Rain: An Audio Anthology of Oklahoma Poetry, Volume 5
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Welcome to the first anniversary volume of Behind the Rain! We've been at this for a year and have had the joy of presenting 56 poems from 31 Oklahoma poets.
Here's the…
Celebrating Oklahoma History with John J. Dwyer, author of The Oklahomans saga
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It's Chapter 44!
My guest is John J. Dwyer, author of The Oklahomans and several other history and historical fiction titles. John grew up in Duncan and taught History …
Your Next Great Read - Book Recommendations and Talk with J, Hannah, and special guest Rebecca Inch-Partridge
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This month, Hannah and I are joined by author and editor Rebecca Inch-Partridge.
Rebecca is an author, an editor, and an avid science fiction fan who grew up imagining …
Writing Picture Books with Children's Author, Tammi Sauer
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I had so much fun talking with children's author, Tammi Sauer!
Tammi is a former teacher and library media specialist, who now works as a full-time children's book auth…
Navigating the Journey of Indie Authorship - Amy Prokopis and Tyler Lenz
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It's Chapter 42! For our conversation today, we're taking a look at indie authorship with a couple of fantastic young independent authors - Tyler Lenz and Amy Prokopis.…
Your Next Great Read - J and Hannah look ahead to summer reads
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We're back! No guest for this month's YNGR, so Hannah and I are taking a look at some books we're excited to read this summer.
Hannah
The Roanoke Girls - Amy Engel
Confes…
Creating Wild Family Reading w/ Middle-Grade Author J.J. Johnson
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Welcome to Chapter 41! My guest is J.J. Johnson, a husband, father, podcaster, and Award Winning Middle-Grade author. He grew up in Pryor Oklahoma, attended Oklahoma Ba…
Your Next Great Read - Book Recommendations and Talk with J, Hannah, and special guest, Aubrey Stanley from the Bookish BFFs
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J and Hannah are joined by Aubrey Stanley, a Bookstagrammer who is part of The Bookish BFFs.
Connect with Aubrey: BookishBFFs
Connect with Hannah: website | Twitter | I…
Oklahoma Center for the Book and Oklahoma Book Awards with Connie Armstrong
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We're talking about the Oklahoma Center for the Book and the Oklahoma Book Awards with OCB Executive Director, Connie Armstrong. Connie has led the Center since 2009. S…
Behind the Rain: An Audio Anthology of Oklahoma Poetry, Volume 4
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Welcome to Volume Four of Behind the Rain: An Audio Anthology of Oklahoma Poetry.
I'm excited to share with you the work of these 11 Oklahoma poets.
Open Mic Night - Kar…
Writing Across Genres with Horror and Thriller Author, Hannah Herron
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I'm really excited to interview my Your Next Great Read cohost and favorite oldest daughter, Hannah Herron for this chapter of the Bookcast! Hannah has a new book comin…
Your Next Great Read - Book Recommendations and Talk with J, Hannah, and special guest Melissa Coast
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Hannah and J are joined by OKC Bookstagrammer, Melissa Coast (AKA stickynote_bookrecs on Instagram). The conversation ranges from haunted houses to classic sci-fi to so…
Selling Books in a Small Community - Karen Payne, Paper Pages Bookstore
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Chapter 38 finds me in Crescent, OK at Paper Pages Bookstore talking with owner Karen Payne. Paper Pages is a fantastic store featuring a wide variety of books, as well…
Oklahoma Writers' Federation, Inc. - Nick Lyon and Bre Lockhart
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Chapter 37 of the Bookcast focuses on the Oklahoma Writers' Federation, Inc. - a non‑profit federation of writers' groups from across Oklahoma and beyond dedicated to p…
Your Next Great Read - Book Recommendations and Talk with J, Hannah, and Special Guest, Mel Odom
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Our guest for this month's YNGR is Mel Odom. Mel is the author of over 200 novels and is a professor in the Professional Writing department at the University of Oklahom…