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.

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Episodes

Oklahoma Ghost Stories and Urban Legends with Jeff Provine

Text the Bookcast and say "hi"! We're celebrating Halloween at the Okie Bookcast! Our guest for Chapter Three is Jeff Provine - author, professor, and ghost tour guide. Jeff grew up on a Land Run farm outside of Enid and now is a Professor of English at Oklahoma City Community College. Jeff's fiction work ranges from The Academy - a long-running web comic to Celestial Voyages - a series of steam-punk novels. He is also the author of a series of books in the Haunted Oklahoma series (some with Tan...

Oct 26, 2021•31 min•Season 1Ep. 3

Okie Bookcast Chapter Two - Amy M. Le

Text the Bookcast and say "hi"! For this chapter of the Okie Bookcast, we talk with Oklahoma author Amy M. Le, author of the Snow Trilogy ( Snow in Vietnam , Snow in Seattle , and Snow's Kitchen ) and The Copper Phoenix . Amy immigrated with her mother and cousin to the United States from Vietnam in the aftermath of the war and is proud of her strong connections to both her Vietnamese roots and the Vietnamese community in Oklahoma City and beyond. In addition to her writing, Amy is the founder o...

Oct 05, 2021•28 min•Season 1Ep. 2

Okie Bookcast Chapter One - Literati Press Comics and Novels

Text the Bookcast and say "hi"! Welcome to the first episode of the Okie Bookcast! In this chapter, I sit down with Charles Martin, Steve Gooch, Chloe Harrison, and James McGough from Literati Press Comics and Novels. We talk about the history of the publishing house and bookstore, how they make decisions about publishing projects and the curation of their store, their commitment to Oklahoma storytelling and their role in the community, and some past, present, and future projects to check out. Y...

Oct 05, 2021•32 min•Season 1Ep. 1

Okie Bookcast Prologue

Text the Bookcast and say "hi"! In this trailer for the Okie Bookcast, host J Hall talks about the show and what you can expect from each episode. The Okie Bookcast releases new interviews on the first and third Tuesday of each month and Your Next Great Read, a conversation with J, Hannah Herron, and a special guest, releases on the fourth Tuesday. Subscribe to the Bookcast to get these and other special episodes when they release. Music by JuliusH Connect with J: website | TikTok | Twitter | In...

Sep 13, 2021•2 min

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