Text the Bookcast and say "hi"! It's Volume 8 of Behind the Rain! I've got 11 poems from 10 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. Here's the lineup for this edition of the anthology: April and Winter - Aubrey Green Facebook: @BlueCloverEditing Website: www.bluecloverediting.com Local News From Where We Met - Seth Copeland BlueSky: @brushwithseth.bsky.social...
Apr 15, 2024•22 min
Text the Bookcast and say "hi"! Hannah and I are joined by Andie Schulz to talk about what we've been reading and why you might love it. We cover everything from mind-bending horror to sweeping space operas to warm fuzzy rom-coms. There may also be some conversation about elements that would go into a YNGR Drinking Game. Enjoy the conversation and let us know your thoughts on the books we discuss. Connect with Hannah: website | Twitter | Instagram Discussed on the Show: Andie Apples Never Fall -...
Feb 27, 2024•59 min
Text the Bookcast and say "hi"! Welcome to Chapter 59! My guest is author and poet, Paul Juhasz. A graduate of the Red Earth M.F.A., Paul’s work has appeared in several literary journals, most recently Concho River Review, Poetry Quarterly, Oklahoma Review and Main Street Rag. He has served as curator and coordinator of the Woody Guthrie Poets since 2020. He has four books, including his most recent - As If Place Matters - a collection of short fiction. In our conversation we talk about all of P...
Feb 20, 2024•41 min•Season 3Ep. 15
Text the Bookcast and say "hi"! I'm joined by the host of Fave Five From Fans, Jamie Ray, to talk about the film adaptation of the Richard Bachman / Stephen King classic - The Running Man. We talk about the book and the film and all of the many (so many) ways in which the two are different. It's a celebration of spandex and catchphrases - all of the 80s Arnold magic you can stand. If you love the book and / or the film, you'll love this conversation. If you haven't read or seen it, you're going ...
Feb 13, 2024•49 min•Season 3Ep. 14
Text the Bookcast and say "hi"! Welcome to Chapter 58! We've got a Round Table talking about all things romance writing. It's a fun and thoughtful conversation with something for everyone - even those of you (like me) who don't typically read romance. Magen Runyan - Podcaster (3 Book Girls) and Bookstagrammer Connect with Magen: Instagram | 3 Book Girls Clay Mattox - Bookstagrammer Connect with Clay: Instagram | Book Bros OK Collette Carmon - Author and VP of ORWG Connect with Collette: website ...
Feb 06, 2024•47 min•Season 3Ep. 13
Text the Bookcast and say "hi"! Looking for great books? We've got you covered! Our guest is Bookstagrammer Grace Filer who runs the "If Books Could Thrill" book club in OKC. Connect with Grace: Instagram | If Books Could Thrill IG Connect with Hannah: website | Twitter | Instagram Recommendations in this episode: Grace I Am, I Am, I Am: Seventeen Brushes with Death - Maggie O’Farrell The Swimmers - Julie Otsuka Monstrilio - Gerardo Sámano Córdova The Midnight Club - Christopher Pike Hannah A Co...
Jan 23, 2024•55 min
Text the Bookcast and say "hi"! Welcome to Chapter 57! My guest today is Missy Hancock. Missy describes herself as a wife of one, mom of six, and grammy of one. She’s lived in Oklahoma since she was ten and is happily settled in Guthrie, America. She says her motto in life is to live by love, not by fear. In the fall of 2023 Missy released three books in her Ele Charmichael series, under her pen name - M. Sparks Clark. We have a fun conversation about her work, self-publishing, staying true to y...
Jan 16, 2024•35 min•Season 3Ep. 12
Text the Bookcast and say "hi"! It's Volume 7 of Behind the Rain! I've got 11 poems from 9 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. Here's the lineup for this edition of the anthology: Pretty Wordy - Rachel Waters Instagram: @rachelwaters.co Website: https://rachelwaters.co/poet/ Let It Burn - Brand Rackley Instagram: @brandrackley Tornado Alley - Holly Jahang...
Jan 15, 2024•25 min
Text the Bookcast and say "hi"! I'm joined by author and podcaster, Betsey Kulakowski, to talk about the 1974 film adaptation of an Oklahoma classic - Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls. We talk about the book and the film and ways in which the movie got it "right" and a place or two where it might have missed the mark. Spoiler alert, I've got some strong thoughts on that front. If you love the book and / or the film, you'll love this conversation. If you haven't read or seen it, you're go...
Jan 09, 2024•43 min•Season 3Ep. 11
Text the Bookcast and say "hi"! Welcome to Chapter 56! Today I get to introduce you to the owner of one of the great comic shops in Oklahoma - Buck Berlin from New World Comics in OKC. New World has been a fixture in Oklahoma City for decades and Buck has been its owner and chaos coordinator for the last couple of those. In our conversation we cover: The origins of the store and what it has to offer The comic creation scene in Oklahoma The role Buck and a group of superhero cosplayers perform in...
Jan 02, 2024•39 min•Season 3Ep. 10
Text the Bookcast and say "hi"! It's the December 2023 edition of Your Next Great Read! This is a special one as Hannah and I are actually recording in the same room for the first time. We don't have a guest for this episode, but we do talk about our favorite three books of 2023 in addition to our usual conversation. Connect with Hannah: website | Twitter | Instagram Recommendations: Hannah A Court of Thorns and Roses - Sarah J. Maas Iron Flame - Rebecca Yarros One Day in December - Josie Silver...
Dec 26, 2023•46 min
Text the Bookcast and say "hi"! My guest for Chapter 55 is Casie Dodd. Casie is originally from Tulsa, Oklahoma but now lives in Fort Smith, Arkansas with her husband and two children. Her work has appeared in This Land, Oxford American, Image, Arkansas Review, and other journals. Casie is the founder and publisher of Belle Point Press, a fantastic independent press that has published several books from Oklahoma authors and poets, including Ben Myers, Damon McKinney, and Rob Roensch. In our conv...
Dec 19, 2023•41 min•Season 3Ep. 9
Text the Bookcast and say "hi"! I'm joined by author Luke Swanson to talk about our favorite adaptation of Charles Dickens' 1843 classic, A Christmas Carol . Not to give it away, but Kermit may be involved. We talk about the book and the film and look at faithfulness and changes - including all of the music. If you're a fan of the story or the film, you're going to love the conversation. If you've never seen the movie, you'll be looking for it as soon as you finish listening. Check it out and le...
Dec 12, 2023•45 min•Season 3Ep. 8
Text the Bookcast and say "hi"! Welcome to Chapter 54! My guest is debut novelist, Emily Habeck, author of Shark Heart: A Love Story. Emily has a BFA in Theater from Southern Methodist University’s Meadows School of the Arts as well as master’s degrees from Vanderbilt Divinity School and Vanderbilt’s Peabody College. Since it's release in August, Shark Heart has been named a USA Today Bestseller, a Book of the Month selection, a New York Times book review editor’s choice, and was the #1 Indie Ne...
Dec 05, 2023•48 min•Season 3Ep. 7
Text the Bookcast and say "hi"! Welcome to Your Next Great Read! We're taking an international spin this month with our special guest, Lydia Filiou, who oversees the Translated Fiction Book Club in Oklahoma City. Translated Fiction meets once a month at a local bookshop in town to discuss a work translated into English. You can find out more about the club, including upcoming books for discussion on their Instagram: @translatedokc . Lydia Filiou Battle Royale - Koushun Takami Oranges Are Not the...
Nov 28, 2023•57 min
Text the Bookcast and say "hi"! Welcome to Chapter 53 of the Okie Bookcast! My guest is Rob Roensch, Rob is an award-winning author of short fiction and author of three books, including his latest, In the Morning, the City is the Prairie . In addition to his writing, Rob teaches at Oklahoma City University. In our conversation, we talk about Rob’s new book, setting books in Oklahoma City, and using description and dialog to generate and maintain momentum through a book. We also talk about the au...
Nov 21, 2023•35 min•Season 3Ep. 6
Text the Bookcast and say "hi"! We're talking about the 1974 adaptation of Agatha Christi's Murder on the Orient Express . I'm joined by Jamie Ray, host of Fave Five From Fans, to talk about the book and the film adaptation. What did they get right? What got changed? Which actors nailed the characters and which might have missed (our interpretation of) the mark? If you've never read or seen Murder on the Orient Express, we'll give you plenty to whet your appetite and talk about whether you shoul...
Nov 14, 2023•47 min•Season 3Ep. 5
Text the Bookcast and say "hi"! Welcome to Chapter 52! My guest is Vanessa LIllie. Vanessa is the best-selling author of the thrillers Little Voices and For the Best . She also co-authored the instant bestselling Audible Original Young Rich Widows . Her latest novel, titled Blood Sisters , released October 31st, and is the first in a new series with missing and murdered indigenous women at the heart of the stories. Vanessa is an enrolled citizen of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma living on Narra...
Nov 07, 2023•39 min•Season 3Ep. 4
Text the Bookcast and say "hi"! It's a deluxe edition of Your Next Great Read! Our guest is S.A.Barnes (Stacey Kade), author of Dead Silence - one of J and Hannah's favorite reads of the last couple of years. In addition to our dozen recommendations, we talk about including the COVID-19 pandemic in fiction and the progression of fan fiction authors in publishing. We also talk about another dozen or so books in the process of our recommendations. Best of luck to your TBR pile! Connect with SA (St...
Oct 31, 2023•1 hr 8 min
Text the Bookcast and say "hi"! Something a little different for this episode. I'm joined by Garret Castleberry and Scott McMurry from the Special Topics in Media podcast to talk about the film version of Killers of the Flower Moon and how it works as an adaptation of David Grann's book. We talk a lot about different elements and how they compare between the two versions and ultimately answer the question of whether someone should read the book or watch the film first. This is Part One of our co...
Oct 24, 2023•58 min•Season 3Ep. 3
Text the Bookcast and say "hi"! Welcome to Chapter 51! My guest for this episode is crime novelist, Lou Berney. Lou is the author of several novels, including November Road and The Long and Faraway Gone , which is on the Okie Bookcast list of 50 Essential Oklahoma Reads. His latest novel - Dark Ride - was released earlier this fall. Lou has lived most of his life in Oklahoma City where, in addition to his writing, he teaches in the MFA program at Oklahoma City University. Lou’s work has won Edga...
Oct 17, 2023•33 min•Season 3Ep. 2
Text the Bookcast and say "hi"! It's Volume 6 of Behind the Rain! I've got 13 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. Here's the lineup for this edition of the anthology: Citizen Eagle - Seth Copeland BlueSky: @brushwithseth.bsky.social Website: https://neutralspaces.co/seth_t_copeland/ Dragonfly - Stevie Guymon-Clemens Instagram: @royal_scumbag...
Oct 12, 2023•19 min
Text the Bookcast and say "hi"! Welcome to Chapter 50 AND our second birthday! The Bookcast launched 2 years ago this week and it's been a great ride so far. Stay tuned after the interview to hear a bit about where we're heading as we move into year 3. My guest is Mary Kay Zuravleff. Mary Kay is a graduate of the original Putnam City High School in Oklahoma City and, although she now resides in Washington, D.C., she comes back often to visit her parents and sister. Her latest novel, American End...
Oct 03, 2023•49 min•Season 3Ep. 1
Text the Bookcast and say "hi"! Welcome to the September edition of Your Next Great Read from the Okie Bookcast! Our guest, Bookstagrammer Mellisa Coast, is back for a second round of recommendations and reviews. Connect with Melissa: Instagram | Linktree Connect with Hannah: website | Twitter | Instagram Melissa The Spaceship Next Door - Gene Doucette Demon Copperhead - Barbara Kingsolver The Bodyguard - Katherine Center The Name of the Wind - Patrick Rothfuss Hannah The Night Parade - Ronald M...
Sep 26, 2023•58 min
Text the Bookcast and say "hi"! Welcome to Chapter 49! My guests are Britni Brecheen and Kathryn Lynn - two friends who are launching a new bookstore and cafe in OKC. Britni has worked in bookstores and libraries for 12+ years and is currently a homeschool mom of two. Kathryn's first job was in a bookstore at the age of 15. They have had many jobs in many places, but reading and writing has been constant, and for them, it all comes back to books. In our conversation we talk about their vision fo...
Sep 19, 2023•46 min•Season 2Ep. 23
Text the Bookcast and say "hi"! Welcome to Chapter 48 of the Okie Bookcast! My guest is Susy Smith, author of Ascendant, the new book in her award-winning Asylum series, a set of dystopian novels set in Oklahoma that explore the intricacies of survival, freedom, and the dark side of human nature. In our conversation we talk about her novels and about starting her writing career a bit later in life. We also talk about setting books in Oklahoma, her poetry, and her important work with the Kanza tr...
Sep 06, 2023•37 min•Season 2Ep. 22
Text the Bookcast and say "hi"! 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 reading and why you might love it. We also have a speed round segment of favorite books our listeners read in high school. Connect with Hannah: website | Twitter | Instagram Hannah Boom Town: The Fantastical Saga of Oklahoma City, Its Chaotic Founding... Its Purloined Basketball Team, and the Dream of ...
Aug 29, 2023•56 min
Text the Bookcast and say "hi"! 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 books from every genre, and how the 3BG are essentially The Avengers. Since they review books, I asked Magen to provide the review for this episode and she talks about Love and Other Great Expectations by Becky Dean. Connect with 3 Book Girls: website | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | TikTok Menti...
Aug 15, 2023•49 min•Season 2Ep. 21
Text the Bookcast and say "hi"! 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 those experiences have found their way into her work, especially her most recent standalone book, Under the Golden Rain Tree . Eileen worked and taught at the University of Oklahoma for over 20 years, but is now focused on her writing career. In our conversation we talk about Eileen’s work and the i...
Aug 01, 2023•35 min•Season 2Ep. 20
Text the Bookcast and say "hi"! 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 by author and podcaster, Chad Lehrmann. Chad has written a variety of horror and paranormal novels as well as nonfiction work about education and history. Connect with Chad: Instagram | TikTok | Author Page Chad Chasing the Devil: My Twenty-Year Quest to Capture the Green River Killer by Sheriff Dav...
Jul 25, 2023•50 min
