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Okie Bookcast
by J Hall
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.
Episodes
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Angels, Feathers, and Yellow Wallpaper - Your Next Great Read w/ Stacey Kade
Text the Bookcast and say "hi"! Welcome to Your Next Great Read! This month, J and Hannah are joined by author and friend o' the pod, Stacey Kade (S.A. Barnes)! We get an update on Stacey's new book and dive in to a ton of recommendations. It's a bit spooky season focused, but plenty of fantastic...
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Behind the Rain: An Audio Anthology of Oklahoma Poetry, Volume 18
Text the Bookcast and say "hi"! Welcome to Volume 18! This time we have poems from 13 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…
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Storytelling and Fables with Daniel Nayeri
Text the Bookcast and say "hi"! Welcome to Chapter 88! And welcome to our celebration of 5 years of the Bookcast! 160 episodes and we're still going strong. My guest is Daniel Nayeri. Daniel was born in Iran and spent some years as a refugee before immigrating to Oklahoma at age seven with his...
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Witches, Roombas, and Fortune Cookies - Your Next Great Read with author J.L. Hyde
Text the Bookcast and say "hi"! Welcome to Your Next Great Read! This month, J and Hannah are joined by author and friend o' the pod, J.L. Hyde! Jamie's new book, The Widow Nora, is out later this month. In the conversation we cover a ton of great books across a variety of genres: thrillers,...
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WriterCon '26: Authors Talk About Their Books
Text the Bookcast and say "hi"! I got to hang out at WriterCon in OKC for a couple of days where I spent time talking with authors about their work. This episode is a compilation of those conversations with each author giving a 60-second talk about one of their books. In this episode, you'll hear...
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Audiobook Narration with Voice Actor Sean Pratt
Text the Bookcast and say "hi"! Welcome to Chapter 87! My guest this month is audiobook narrator and voice actor, Sean Pratt. Sean has been an audiobook narrator for 30 years, recording over 1,200 books in almost every genre across his career. He has received 12 AudioFile Magazine “Earphones”...
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Celebrating Four Years of Book Recommendations with Your Next Great Read!
Text the Bookcast and say "hi"! Welcome to our fourth birthday celebration of Your Next Great Read! Hannah is back and jumped right in like she'd never left. We also have entries from a couple of friends of the show about books they've discovered along the way. And don't miss the announcements of...
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Writing as a Multi-Genre Author with Rebecca Lemke (Lainey Ross)
Text the Bookcast and say "hi"! Welcome to Chapter 86! This month, I'm joined by Rebecca Lemke. Rebecca is a multi-genre, no spice author based in Oklahoma. She enjoys a wide variety of hobbies (too many, really, she says) including reading, baking, traveling, crochet, cosplay, music, and more.…
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Find Your Next Great Read - Book Recommendations w/ J, Luke Swanson, and Beccah Bland
Text the Bookcast and say "hi"! Welcome to Your Next Great Read! This month, special guest host Luke Swanson and J are joined by Beccah Bland from the I Reckon I'll Read It podcast. J's secret list is revealed, Luke pays tribute to Hannah, and Beccah offers a confession. Oh, and we talk about a…
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Behind the Rain: An Audio Anthology of Oklahoma Poetry, Volume 17
Text the Bookcast and say "hi"! Welcome to Volume 17 - our 4th anniversary volume! This time we have poems from 13 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...
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Fantasy Round Table w/ Rebecca Loomis, WK Gorbet, and Nadia Tate
Text the Bookcast and say "hi"! Welcome to Chapter 85! We're going big this month with a Round Table of fantasy authors, talking about their work, the genre, and the challenges of creating new worlds. And talking about a ton of books! Our panel includes: Rebecca Loomis - Author of the YA trilogy...
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Find Your Next Great Read - Book Recommendations w/ J, Melissa Coast, and Meredith Dennis
Text the Bookcast and say "hi"! Welcome to Your Next Great Read! This month, special guest host Melissa Coast and J are joined by the founder of OKC Silent Book Club, Meredith Dennis. Tons of recommendations across a variety of genres, including several Oklahoma-connected books. Connect with...
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Sharing the Legacy of a Giant - Author Sara Causey
Text the Bookcast and say "hi"! Welcome to Chapter 84! My guest this month is Sara Causey. Sara is an award-winning author, artist, and illustrator whose work often explores power, conscience, creativity, and the uneasy tension between public image and private truth. She is best known for her...
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Find Your Next Great Read - Book Recommendations with J, Hannah, and Devin Green
Text the Bookcast and say "hi"! Welcome to Your Next Great Read! This month, Hannah and J are joined by member of Hannah's infamous Book Club, Devin Green. In addition to tons of book recs, Hannah drops a huge announcement about her future with the show (don't worry, it's good!). Connect with...
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The Legal War Over Superman - Author William Bernhardt
Text the Bookcast and say "hi"! Welcome to Chapter 83! My guest is author and podcaster, William Bernhardt. We got together on release day for his new book The Superman Wars: A Battle for Truth, Justice, and an American Icon. William is the author of more than sixty books, including the…
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Find Your Next Great Read - Book Recommendations w/ J, Hannah, and author Grayson Long
Text the Bookcast and say "hi"! Welcome to Your Next Great Read! This month, Hannah and J are joined by Grayson Long, author of the brand new contemporary romance, Chasing the Butterflies, and two other books in her Glendale series. Plenty of fantasy, thriller, horror, and romance recs (plus lots...
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Behind the Rain: An Audio Anthology of Oklahoma Poetry, Vol. 16
Text the Bookcast and say "hi"! Welcome to Volume 16! 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…
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Celebrating 100 Years of Rt. 66 - Jim Ross and Shellee Graham
Text the Bookcast and say "hi"! Welcome to Chapter 82. This month we're celebrating the centennial anniversary of Route 66 with authors, historians, and preservationists Jim Ross and Shellee Graham. Jim and Shellee’s new book, Route 66—The First 100 Years, chronicles the birth, life, demise, and...
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Find Your Next Great Read - Book Recommendations w/ J, Hannah, and JC Lamb
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 | TikTok Connect with Hannah:...
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Poetry and Creative Community - Jes McCutchen and Josh Wann
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…
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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…
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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…
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Find Your Next Great Read - J and Hannah Look Back on 2025
Text the Bookcast and say "hi"! Welcome to Your Next Great Read! This month, Hannah and J talk about som recent reads and then recap a great year of reading in 2025. We read a lot of great stuff this year and loved getting a chance to talk about all of our favorites in one place. Sign up for the...
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Children's Author Round Table w/ Mark McCraw and Eileen Hobbs
Text the Bookcast and say "hi"! Welcome to Chapter 78! This month we are featuring books for kids with our first ever Children's Author Round Table! I'm joined by two great authors to talk about their work and a ton of other books. Mark McCraw is a Former educator, AF and Air Force Reserve…
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Find Your Next Great Read - Book Recommendations with J, Hannah, and author J.L. Hyde
Text the Bookcast and say "hi"! It's always a blast when Jamie (JL) Hyde joins us on YNGR! In addition to some fantastic mysteries and thrillers, we also manage to go on about Grady Hendrix, Tiger King, Indie Authors, how much reading we did during COVID, tons of other books, and the bookish…
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Staying Gold: An Oral History of the Outsiders - Jimmie Tramel and Danny Boy O'Connor
Text the Bookcast and say "hi"! Welcome to Chapter 77! For this episode, we’re talking about one of, if not the, most iconic Oklahoma story of all - The Outsiders. I got to sit down with Jimmie Trammel from the Tulsa World and Danny Boy O’Connor, founder of the Outsiders House Museum to talk…
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Find Your Next Great Read - Book Recommendations w/ J, Hannah, and author Stacey Kade
Text the Bookcast and say "hi"! It's the October edition of YNGR! This month we are celebrating spooky season with our forever October guest - author Stacey Kade (AKA S.A. Barnes)! Plenty of horror and thriller reads at a variety of scare levels to finish out your October TBR. We also get a quick...
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Behind the Rain: An Audio Anthology of Oklahoma Poetry, Volume 14
Text the Bookcast and say "hi"! Welcome to Volume 14! This time we have poems from 12 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…
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Writing Indigenous Science Fiction w/ Daniel H. Wilson
Text the Bookcast and say "hi"! Welcome to Chapter 76 of the Okie Bookcast - Our 4th Bookcastaversary Show! Stay tuned after the conversation for some updates as we move into Year 5. For this special episode of the Bookcast, I sat down with the incredible Daniel H. Wilson. Daniel is a Cherokee...
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The Long Walk - Pages to Pictures w/ Hannah Herron
Text the Bookcast and say "hi"! I'm joined by my YNGR co-host and favorite oldest daughter, Hannah Herron, to talk about the 2025 film adaptation of the Richard Bachman / Stephen King classic - The Long Walk. What did the filmmakers get right? What did they miss? And what do we think of the...
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Find Your Next Great Read - Book Recommendations w/ J, Hannah, and author Laura Vogt
Text the Bookcast and say "hi"! Welcome to Your Next Great Read! Hannah and I welcome author Laura Vogt - her debut novel, In the Great Quiet, releases in March. We have a lot of fun with Laura botching author names, giving family shout outs, and hearing Hannah’s first impressions of The Long…
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Telling the Story of an Oklahoma Outlaw w/ Author Mark Archuleta
Text the Bookcast and say "hi"! Welcome to Chapter 75! My guest is Mark Archuleta, the author of The Reel Thrilling Events of Bank Robber Henry Starr: From Gentleman Bandit to Movie Star and Back Again. Mark grew up in Oklahoma City where his father was a pioneering air traffic controller with…
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Find Your Next Great Read - Celebrating Three Years of Book Recs!
Text the Bookcast and say "hi"! It's our third anniversary! We brought together a bunch of friends of the show to help us celebrate. The conversation is all over the place, but we also got into some great books, so if you're into Taylor Swift, food, Edgar Wright, The Summer I Turned Pretty, OKC...
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Writing Identity (and Fight Scenes!) w/ YA Author, Candace Kade
Text the Bookcast and say "hi"! Welcome to Chapter 74! My guest is Candace Kade. Candace spends her time dreaming up stories typically involving technology, psychology, culture, and/or swords. She is the author of The Hybrid Series and a certified Krav Maga assistant instructor who loves writing...
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Behind the Rain: An Audio Anthology of Oklahoma Poetry, Volume 13
Text the Bookcast and say "hi"! Welcome to Volume 13 - our Year 3 Celebration! You can check out previous volumes at okiebookcast.com/behindtherain Here's the Lineup: After an Open Mic, Someone Tells Me I Really Captured the Backwardness of Oklahoma - Seth Copeland IG: @sethtcope Site:...
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Find Your Next Great Read - Book Recommendations w/ J, Hannah, and Clay Mattox
Text the Bookcast and say "hi"! Welcome to Your Next Great Read from the Okie Bookcast! This month, Hannah and I are joined by Clay Mattox, bookstagrammer and member of the Book Bros. We get into everything from scifi to horror to fantasy to love stories and more. If you like your bookish...
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Urban Fantasy and Audio w/ Jessica, Jamie, and Mitchell from Goblin Booth Productions
Text the Bookcast and say "hi"! Welcome to Chapter 72! I’ve got an incredibly fun conversation for you this month with the folks from Goblin Booth Productions which is a media production company from Norman that moved into the world of publishing in May by releasing their first book - First…
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Find Your Next Great Read - J and Hannah Look Ahead to Summer Reading
Text the Bookcast and say "hi"! Welcome to Your Next Great Read! We're talking about books we can't wait to check out this summer, as well as books we're excited to see adapted for the screen. Horror, thrillers, scifi, even some romance in this edition of YNGR! Connect with Hannah: website |...
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Writing Fiction around True Stories w/ Author Constance Squires
Text the Bookcast and say "hi"! Welcome to Chapter 71! My guest today is Dr. Constance Squires. She holds a Ph.D. in English from Oklahoma State University and teaches Creative Writing at the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond. In her new book, Low April Sun, Constance creates a novel…
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Find Your Next Great Read - Book Recommendations with J, Hannah, and author Natalie Griffin
Text the Bookcast and say "hi"! Welcome to Your Next Great Read! We are joined by historical romance author, Natalie Griffin (and her beautiful daughter Rylee!) to talk about what we're reading and why you might love it. We also talk a bit about the new Oklahoma Independent Booksellers…
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Behind the Rain: An Audio Anthology of Oklahoma Poetry, Volume 12
Text the Bookcast and say "hi"! Welcome to Volume 12! This time we have poems from 15 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…
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In Love with Love Stories - Author Allison Ashley
Text the Bookcast and say "hi"! Welcome to Chapter 70! My guest is romance author Allison Ashley. Allison is an oncology pharmacist who has released five romance novels, including her brand new book, If Tomorrow Never Comes. In our conversation, we talk about the new book and about tropes she...
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Find Your Next Great Read - Book Recommendations with J, Hannah, and Bookstagrammer Kenny Kemper
Text the Bookcast and say "hi"! Welcome to Your Next Great Read! Our guest this month is Bookstagrammer (and Dad baker!) Kenny Kemper. We cover over a century's worth of books - from classic scifi to thrillers to horror to romance. You're going to find a book to love in this conversation! Connect...
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Sharing a Passion for Local - Kelleigh and Tyler from Knight's Nook Bookstore
Text the Bookcast and say "hi"! Welcome to Chapter 69! My guests are Kelleigh Knight-Whitten and Tyler Whitten, owners of KNight’s Nook bookstore in Yukon, Oklahoma. We recorded at the store, so the audio may be a bit different than you’re used to. Kelleigh and Tyler launched Knight’s Nook in...
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Find Your Next Great Read - Book Recommendation with J, Hannah, and Bookstagrammer Melissa Coast
Text the Bookcast and say "hi"! Welcome to Your Next Great Read! Bookstagrammer Melissa Coast is back with us to talk book reviews and recommendations. We cover a wide variety on the show - everything from "fluffy" romances to horror to fantasy to books that defy classification. There's a book…
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Romance Round Table 2.0 - Authors on Writing, Reading, and Celebrating Love
Text the Bookcast and say "hi"! Welcome to Chapter 68 of the Bookcast! It's February and that can only mean one thing - it's Romance Round Table time! I'm joined by 3 fantastic romance authors to talk about their work, expectations of the romance genre, writing spice, and representation. This...
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Find Your Next Great Read - J and Hannah Look Ahead to 2025 Books
Text the Bookcast and say "hi"! Happy 2025! We're looking forward on this edition of Your Next Great Read by sharing some books we're excited to check out in the coming year. We also talk about some things we've been reading and Hannah gets mad at me about a book she can't believe I've never…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
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.
HOSTED BY
J Hall
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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,...
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