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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 panelists and then talk about tropes, the growing male audience for romance fiction, writing spice, and I attempt to get to the bottom of the hockey romance trend. It's a great time with equally great folks.

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Mentioned on the Show:

All the Missing Pieces [https://amzn.to/4bD1pbj] - Cathrine Cowles

Yours Truly [https://amzn.to/4cfOgVJ] - Abby Jimenez

Hat Trick [https://amzn.to/45W6ec3] - Chelsea Curto

The 12 Week Year [https://amzn.to/4tpUh8w] - Brian P. Moran

Carlie Walker [https://carliewalker.com/]

Ally Carter [https://allycarter.com/]

If He Had Been With Me [https://amzn.to/4a6Gpso] - Laura Nowlin

Falling Into Place [https://amzn.to/4krTEr2] - Allison Ashley

Elle Kennedy [https://www.ellekennedy.com/]

Dating in Decay [https://amzn.to/4tqdarQ] - Lindsey Montgomery

Catherine Cowles [https://catherinecowles.com/]

Laurel K. Hamilton [https://www.laurellkhamilton.com/]

DC Stars Series [https://amzn.to/3MkarQ3] - Chelsea Curto

Off Campus Series [https://amzn.to/4kp8HBD] - Elle Kennedy

Playing for Keeps Series [https://amzn.to/3Mx5Nyn] - Becka Mack

Abby Jimenez [https://www.authorabbyjimenez.com/]

Allison Ashley [https://www.authorallisonashley.com/]

Annabel Monaghan [https://annabelmonaghan.com/]

Katherine Center [https://katherinecenter.com/]

Ashley Poston [https://www.ashposton.com/]

Sophie Cousins [https://www.sophiecousens.com/]

Carly Fortune [https://www.carleyfortune.com/]

A Court of Thorns and Roses [https://amzn.to/4aBa2SG] - Sarah J. Maas

Anne of Green Gables [https://amzn.to/4aC7h3r] - L.M. Montgomery

Sherlock Holmes [https://amzn.to/3Mx0miS] - Arthur Conan Doyle

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Romance Round Table 3.0

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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. 

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Huge thanks to Self Publish Me [https://www.selfpublishme.com/] for sponsoring this episode! 

Books discussed on this episode:

Hannah

The House in the Pines [https://amzn.to/4q54x3r] - Ana Reyes

How To Kill Your Family [https://amzn.to/4qpIPYD] - Bella Mackie

Dead But Dreaming of Electric Sheep [https://amzn.to/45hIbUL] - Paul Tremblay

Nowhere Burning [https://amzn.to/4qVzlEj] - Catriona Ward

House of Vipers [https://amzn.to/45QAl4x] - Emma Jackson

Long Bright River [https://amzn.to/4bLEHO2] - Liz Moore

Guest Picks

The Last Page Bookstore

Dear Debbie [https://amzn.to/49vJX76] - Frieda McFadden

Blood and Roses [https://amzn.to/4t2lvlE] - Callie Hart

Meadow Market Books

Side Quests and Shenanigans [https://amzn.to/4p6pfiB] - Jes McCutchen and Josh Wann

Father Material [https://amzn.to/3NpDdz7] - Alexis Hall

Operation Bounce House [https://amzn.to/3ZiD5Uz] - Matt Dinniman

A Parade of Horribles [https://amzn.to/49sPiMr] - Matt Dinniman

J

The Art Thief [https://amzn.to/4a1o53F] - Michael Finkel

The Lost House [https://amzn.to/3LQD732] - Melissa Larsen

A Parade of Horribles [https://amzn.to/49sPiMr] - Matt Dinnimann (DCC 8)

Platform Decay [https://amzn.to/49HM2fb] - Martha Wells (Murderbot 8)

Children of Strife [https://amzn.to/4r4sGYI] - Adrian Tchaikovsky (CoT4)

Everyone in this Bank is a Thief [https://amzn.to/3NtoZgy] - Benjamin Stevenson (Ernest Cunningham 4)

Red God [https://www.piercebrown.com/] - Pierce Brown (Red Rising 7)

The Midnight Train [https://amzn.to/49HQ8Uj] - Matt Haig (Midnight World 2)

Exit Party [https://amzn.to/4bENp0A] - Emily St. John Mandel

The Superman Wars [https://amzn.to/4pRChkx] - William Bernhardt

Downbelow Station [https://amzn.to/49scRoH] - C.J. Cherryh



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

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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 volumes at okiebookcast.com/behindtherain [https://www.okiebookcast.com/behindtherain]

Looking for more work by Oklahoma authors? Check out readlokal.substack.com [https://readlokal.substack.com/]

Here's the Lineup:

Halcyon - Cassie Grimm

 * IG: @cassandrie_ [https://www.instagram.com/cassandrie_/]

The Music I Hear - Ken Hada

 * Facebook: @ken.hada.3 [https://www.facebook.com/ken.hada.3]
 * Website: kenhada.org [https://kenhada.org/]

It's 3AM and I Need Your Glow - Durell Carter

 * Instagram: @durell.carter [https://www.instagram.com/durell.carter/]

Glass Houses - Kelley Morris

 * Website: kelleymorris.com [https://kelleymorris.com/]

Thank Yous and Testimonies - MAC Woods

 * IG: @mac_since1985 [https://www.instagram.com/mac_since1985/]

Pigs - Brand Rackley

 * IG: @brandrackley [https://www.instagram.com/brandrackley/] 

The Dead Were Singing - Zachariah Hobia

 * FB: @zachariah.hobia [https://www.facebook.com/zachariah.hobia]

The Infant Jesus of Prague, Oklahoma - Seth Copeland

 * IG: @sethtcope [https://www.instagram.com/sethtcope/]
 * Site: https://neutralspaces.co/seth_t_copeland/

Is This Still Our Team? - Jake Spann

 * FB: @jake.spann.9 [https://www.facebook.com/jake.spann.9]

Out of Eden - David Jennings

 * FB: @DJennPhotos [https://www.facebook.com/DJennPhotos/]
 * Website: davidjenningsartinphotographyandpoetry.com [https://www.davidjenningsartinphotographyandpoetry.com/]

A Perpetual Spring - Nichole Yates

 * IG: @nicholeyates [https://www.instagram.com/nicholeyates/]

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

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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 childhood and adult literacy challenges. You are going to hear some passionate folks talk about some inspiring interventions and results and you’re also going to hear about how you can get involved. 

Erin Bell - Project Manager for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library in Oklahoma

Connect: Imagination Library Website [https://www.okschoolreadiness.org/dolly-partons-imagination-library] | Erin on IG [https://www.instagram.com/erin.gilmore.bell/]

Melissa Ahlgrim - Program Director of Literacy Policy and Programs at the Oklahoma State Department of Education

Connect: OKDOE on FB [https://www.facebook.com/OklaSDE] | Website [https://oklahoma.gov/education.html] | Melissa on IG [https://www.instagram.com/melissaahlgrim/]

Christopher Myers - Director of Academics for the Opportunities Industrialization Center of Oklahoma County. 

Connect: OICOKC Website [https://oicokc.org/] | OICOKC on IG [https://www.instagram.com/oicofokc/] | 405.235.2651

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Mentioned on the Show

Nancy Drew Mysteries [https://amzn.to/495MGUG] - Carolyn Keene

Get Out of Your Own Way [https://amzn.to/4jtpAL5] - Mark Goulston and Philip Goldberg

The Mountain is You [https://amzn.to/3YmoHdJ] - Brianna Wiest

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Literacy In Oklahoma

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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. 

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Huge thanks to Self Publish Me [https://www.selfpublishme.com/] for sponsoring this episode! 

Books discussed on the show:

Hannah

The Ghostwriter [https://amzn.to/4p7oqpW] - Julie Clark

In a Holidaze [https://amzn.to/3YHWZbi] - Christina Lauren

Favorites of 2025:

When the Wolf Comes Home [https://amzn.to/44IevQl] - Nat Cassidy

The God of the Woods [https://amzn.to/45e7bvT] - Liz Moore

Normal People [https://amzn.to/4q1S8O8] - Sally Rooney

This Thing Between Us [https://amzn.to/4s7XR6E] - Gus Moreno

The Winter People [https://amzn.to/4j62Z76] - Jennifer McMahon

J

Death of the Author [https://amzn.to/4jalEyA] - Nnedi Okorafor

We Are Legion (We Are Bob) [https://amzn.to/4pdmsV5] - Dennis H. Taylor

Favorites of 2025:

Buffalo Hunter Hunter [https://amzn.to/4p6ixck] - Stephen Graham Jones

Crooks [https://amzn.to/3LaoF5D] - Lou Berney

Shake Bouchon series [https://amzn.to/3MQOnfU] - Lou Berney

Children of the Neon Bamboo [https://amzn.to/451PJuL] - B. Glynn Kimmey

Of Mice and Men [https://amzn.to/4sfEjNS] - John Steinbeck



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

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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 Veteran, corrections officer, adjunct professor, daycare teacher, migrant Head Start teacher, children's book author, and non-profit executive. He’s the author of 12 books for children and speaks and reads to kids all over the state and across the country. 

Eileen Hobbs is the author of 8 books for ages 7-11 including the Heath Cousins Series, Under the Golden Rain Tree, Stella and the Sea Stars, and The Girl from Korn. She also completed her first picture book titled "Charlie's No Fun Day at the Beach". 

Connect with Mark: website [https://www.markmccraw.com/] | FB [https://www.facebook.com/mark.mccraw.3] | YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@markmccraw-author9436]

Connect with Eileen: website [https://eileenhobbsauthor.com/] | FB [https://www.facebook.com/Eileenhobbsauthor/] | IG [https://www.instagram.com/eileenhobbsauthor/]

Don't forget to subscribe to Read LOKal, our new newsletter highlighting Oklahoma new releases and bookish events. Find out more, subscribe, and submit your book (all for FREE) at readlokal.substack.com [https://readlokal.substack.com/].

Mentioned on the Show:

Mary the Missionary: A Kenya Adventure [https://amzn.to/4iHFVvj] - Yvonne M. Morgan

I Move a Lot and That’s OK [https://amzn.to/44akRYy] - Shermaine Perry-Knights

The Silent Patient [https://amzn.to/48D03tV]- Alex Michaelides

Inspiration in Uniform [https://amzn.to/4oFzrP6] - Dona T. Mularkey

Una Belle Townsend [https://www.unabelletownsend.com/]

Tammi Sauer [https://www.tammisauer.com/]

Rizzoli and Isles Series [https://amzn.to/48JBlbz] - Tess Gerritsen

The Ship of Brides [https://amzn.to/3XFth6s] - Jojo Mayes

Something In the Water [https://amzn.to/48GAzMs] - Catherine Steadman

The Couple Next Door [https://amzn.to/3KI0k6Z] - Shari Lapena

Diana Kathryn Penn [https://www.dkpwriter.com/]

Visions: Stories and Poems from Peculiar Perspectives [https://amzn.to/44M46mx] - Diana Kathryn Penn, ed. 

The Quire: An Omnibus of Story [https://amzn.to/3KKsJJC] - Diana Kathryn Penn

Flights of Fantasy: Bedtime Stories and Poems for Children [https://amzn.to/4awJHFO] - Diana Kathryn Penn

Dr. Seuss [https://www.seussville.com/]

Little Women [https://amzn.to/4pwAFgU] - Louisa May Alcott

The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe [https://amzn.to/3KCChX4]- C.S. Lewis



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

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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 bullet I dodged when Hannah was about 9 years old (you can hear the fear in my voice as she tells this story!). 

Settle in and get ready to build that TBR tower even higher!

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Huge thanks to Self Publish Me [https://www.selfpublishme.com/] for sponsoring this episode! 

Books Discussed on the Show:

Jamie

The Kidnapping of Alice Ingold [https://amzn.to/480dLXD] - Cate Holahan

Witchcraft for Wayward Girls [https://amzn.to/3JCvegI] - Grady Hendrix

You’ll Never Know [https://amzn.to/4nZKOki] - Caleb Stephens

All the Missing Girls [https://amzn.to/47WMPYE] - Megan Miranda

Hannah

Family of Liars [https://amzn.to/4qVTQ4C] - E. Lockhart

The Chain [https://amzn.to/3LCpT9P] - Adrian McKinty

Look Closer [https://amzn.to/4i494R3] - David Ellis

The Guest List [https://amzn.to/49oOMPX] - Lucy Foley

J

The Silent Patient [https://amzn.to/4nZKIZY] - Alex Michaelides

By the Fire We Carry [https://amzn.to/4nWEKsP] - Rebecca Nagle

The Andromeda Evolution [https://amzn.to/3X1zRnA] - Daniel H. Wilson

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo [https://amzn.to/4oJOasW] - Stieg Larsson



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

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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 about their new book, Staying Gold: An Oral History of the Outsiders [https://amzn.to/4hCFmCq].

Jimmie Tramel, who was born in Pryor and raised in Locust Grove, is a lifelong Oklahoman who has worked at the Tulsa World since 1989. He was a sports writer for 25 years and wrote books on (or with) former Oklahoma State football coach Pat Jones and former University of Oklahoma coach Barry Switzer. He switched from sports to entertainment 11 years ago and became the Tulsa World's pop culture writer.

Danny Boy O’Connor is the Founder and Executive Director of The Outsiders House Museum in Tulsa and a founding member of the 90s rap group, House of Pain. 

In our conversation, we talk about their new book, the challenges and opportunities of writing an oral history, the legacy of the Outsiders and the Outsiders Hour Museum, and the biggest mistake they made in putting the book together.

Connect with Jimmie: Twitter [https://x.com/JimmieTramel] | Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/jimmie.tramel]

Connect with Danny: Twitter [https://x.com/DannyBoy1968] | Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/DANNYBOY1968] | The Outsiders House Museum [https://www.theoutsidershouse.com/]

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Mentioned on the Show

The Outsiders [https://amzn.to/4qG5ZdW] - S.E. Hinton

Woke Up this Morning: The Definitive Oral History of The Sopranos [https://amzn.to/47U0VuX] - Michael Imperioli and Steve Schirripa

Live From New York: The Complete, Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live as Told by Its Stars, Writers, and Guests [https://amzn.to/3LhOe4t]- Tom Shales and James Andrew Miller

Exile on Front Street: My Life as a Hells Angel . . . and Beyond [https://amzn.to/4hEx1OF] - George Christie

Fast Times at Ridgemont High [https://amzn.to/4hIIVan] - Cameron Crowe

The Adventures of Pippi Longstocking [https://amzn.to/3X6LEke] - Astrid Lindgren



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

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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 rundown of Stacey's new book, Death's Daughter (preorder here [https://amzn.to/3JlPcfi])!

Connect with Stacey: Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/authorstaceykade/] | website [https://www.staceykade.com/]

Connect with Hannah: website [https://www.hannahjoyherron.com/] | Twitter [https://twitter.com/HannahJHalll] | Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/hannahjherron/] | TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@runningandwriting]

Huge thanks to Self Publish Me [https://www.selfpublishme.com/] for sponsoring this episode! 

Books discussed on the show:

Stacey

The Familiar [https://amzn.to/42Qjz47] - Leigh Bardugo

Exiles [https://amzn.to/4hg4te4] - Mason Coile

Play Nice [https://amzn.to/3Jeb1NU] - Rachel Harrison

The Hollow Places [https://amzn.to/3J62HzN] - T. Kingfisher

Hannah

The God of the Woods [https://amzn.to/4nbqeNt] - Liz Moore

Such Quiet Girls [https://amzn.to/3IUIRHL] - Noelle West Ihli

Suffer the Children [https://amzn.to/4niIEvU] - Craig DeLouie

In the Tall Grass [https://amzn.to/4hqG06c] - Stephen King and Joe Hill

J

Paranoia [https://amzn.to/4nkKT1V] - James Patterson and James O. Born

Fantasticland [https://amzn.to/3Wc5IBw] - Mike Bockoven

Guards! Guards! [https://amzn.to/4qCBAxh] - Terry Pratchett

The Only Good Indians [https://amzn.to/4ndVKdK] - Stephen Graham Jones





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

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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 volumes at okiebookcast.com/behindtherain [https://www.okiebookcast.com/behindtherain]

Here's the Lineup:

Toy Box Apocalypse - Hallie Waugh

 * IG: @halliewaugh_writer [https://www.instagram.com/halliewaugh_writer/]
 * halliewaugh.substack.com [https://halliewaugh.substack.com/]

Fish Dream - Scott LaMascus

 * scottlamascus.com [https://scottlamascus.com/]

Chevy Blue - Brand Rackley

 * IG: @brandrackley [https://www.instagram.com/brandrackley/] 

Clouds and Lemonade - Rob Sturma

 * IG: @ratpack_slim [https://www.instagram.com/ratpack_slim/]

Wildflowers - Alicia Daggs

 * IG: @solatidont [https://www.instagram.com/solatidont]

The Universe is Big - Brea Lynnett

 * IG: @breanne.lynnett [https://www.instagram.com/breanne.lynnett/]

We Come Home Now - Grace

 * IG: @_kristen_grace [https://www.instagram.com/_kristen_grace/]

Up Seven Parking Levels, On the Wall - David Jennings

 * FB: @DJennPhotos [https://www.facebook.com/DJennPhotos/]
 * davidjenningsartinphotographyandpoetry.com [https://www.davidjenningsartinphotographyandpoetry.com/]

I Remember You - Nichole Yates

 * IG: @nicholeyates [https://www.instagram.com/nicholeyates/]

Tonight Held for Me a Dream - Jake Spann

 * FB: @jake.spann.9 [https://www.facebook.com/jake.spann.9]

Missing You and Something Had to Change - Aubrey Green

 * IG: @bluecloverediting [https://www.instagram.com/bluecloverediting/]

I Finally Used a Rhyme Scheme - Laken Quinn

 * IG: @above.the.clouds.poetry [https://www.instagram.com/above.the.clouds.poetry/]



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

The Okie Bookcast is dedicated to helping curious readers like you find your next great read by connecting you to Oklahoma authors and stories. Each episode includes an interview with a contributor to the reading life of Oklahoma - it might be an author, publisher, librarian, reader, bookseller, or other figure. In addition to the interview, each episode includes a review from an Oklahoma author about a book they love. 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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