<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1845017/open_sms">Text the Bookcast and say &quot;hi&quot;!</a>Welcome to Your Next Great Read! This month, Hannah and J are talking about books they&apos;re excited to read in 2026, with a little help from some bookstore friends. Check out the books, and let us know what you&apos;re excited to read this year. <a href='https://readlokal.substack.com/'>Sign up for the Read LOKal Newsletter</a>Connect with Hannah: <a href='https://www.hannahjoyherron.com/'>website</a> | <a href='https://twitter.com/HannahJHalll'>Twitter</a> | <a href='https://www.instagram.com/hannahjherron/'>Instagram</a> | <a href='https://www.tiktok.com/@runningandwriting'>TikTok</a><a href='https://meadowmarketbooks.com/'>Meadow Market Books</a><a href='https://www.facebook.com/p/The-Last-Page-Bookstore-61579072426333/'>The Last Page Bookstore</a>Huge thanks to <a href='https://www.selfpublishme.com/'>Self Publish Me</a> for sponsoring this episode! Books discussed on this episode:Hannah<a href='https://amzn.to/4q54x3r'>The House in the Pines</a> - Ana Reyes<a href='https://amzn.to/4qpIPYD'>How To Kill Your Family</a> - Bella Mackie<a href='https://amzn.to/45hIbUL'>Dead But Dreaming of Electric Sheep</a> - Paul Tremblay<a href='https://amzn.to/4qVzlEj'>Nowhere Burning</a> - Catriona Ward<a href='https://amzn.to/45QAl4x'>House of Vipers</a> - Emma Jackson<a href='https://amzn.to/4bLEHO2'>Long Bright River</a> - Liz MooreGuest PicksThe Last Page Bookstore<a href='https://amzn.to/49vJX76'>Dear Debbie</a> - Frieda McFadden<a href='https://amzn.to/4t2lvlE'>Blood and Roses</a> - Callie HartMeadow Market Books<a href='https://amzn.to/4p6pfiB'>Side Quests and Shenanigans</a> - Jes McCutchen and Josh Wann<a href='https://amzn.to/3NpDdz7'>Father Material</a> - Alexis Hall<a href='https://amzn.to/3ZiD5Uz'>Operation Bounce House</a> - Matt Dinniman<a href='https://amzn.to/49sPiMr'>A Parade of Horribles</a> - Matt DinnimanJ<a href='https://amzn.to/4a1o53F'>The Art Thief</a> - Michael Finkel<a href='https://amzn.to/3LQD732'>The Lost House</a> - Melissa Larsen<a href='https://amzn.to/49sPiMr'>A Parade of Horribles</a> - Matt Dinnimann (DCC 8)<a href='https://amzn.to/49HM2fb'>Platform Decay</a> - Martha Wells (Murderbot 8)<a href='https://amzn.to/4r4sGYI'>Children of Strife</a> - Adrian Tchaikovsky (CoT4)<a href='https://amzn.to/3NtoZgy'>Everyone in this Bank is a Thief</a> - Benjamin Stevenson (Ernest Cunningham 4)<a href='https://www.piercebrown.com/'>Red God</a> - Pierce Brown (Red Rising 7)<a href='https://amzn.to/49HQ8Uj'>The Midnight Train</a> - Matt Haig (Midnight World 2)<a href='https://amzn.to/4bENp0A'>Exit Party</a> - Emily St. John Mandel<a href='https://amzn.to/4pRChkx'>The Superman Wars</a> - William Bernhardt<a href='https://amzn.to/49scRoH'>Downbelow Station</a> - C.J. Cherryh Connect with J: <a href='https://www.okiebookcast.com/'>website</a> | <a href='https://www.tiktok.com/@okiebookcast'>TikTok</a> | <a href='https://twitter.com/OkieBookcast'>Twitter</a> | <a href='https://www.instagram.com/okiebookcast/'>Instagram</a> | <a href='https://www.facebook.com/okiebookcast'>Facebook</a> <a href='https://bookshop.org/shop/okiebookcast'>Shop the Bookcast on Bookshop.org</a> Music by <a href='https://pixabay.com/music/search/juliush/'>JuliusH</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1845017/open_sms"&gt;Text the Bookcast and say &amp;quot;hi&amp;quot;!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Welcome to Your Next Great Read! This month, Hannah and J are talking about books they&amp;apos;re excited to read in 2026, with a little help from some bookstore friends. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Check out the books, and let us know what you&amp;apos;re excited to read this year. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://readlokal.substack.com/'&gt;Sign up for the Read LOKal Newsletter&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Connect with Hannah: &lt;a href='https://www.hannahjoyherron.com/'&gt;website&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href='https://twitter.com/HannahJHalll'&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href='https://www.instagram.com/hannahjherron/'&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href='https://www.tiktok.com/@runningandwriting'&gt;TikTok&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://meadowmarketbooks.com/'&gt;Meadow Market Books&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.facebook.com/p/The-Last-Page-Bookstore-61579072426333/'&gt;The Last Page Bookstore&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Huge thanks to &lt;a href='https://www.selfpublishme.com/'&gt;Self Publish Me&lt;/a&gt; for sponsoring this episode! &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Books discussed on this episode:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Hannah&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://amzn.to/4q54x3r'&gt;The House in the Pines&lt;/a&gt; - Ana Reyes&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://amzn.to/4qpIPYD'&gt;How To Kill Your Family&lt;/a&gt; - Bella Mackie&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://amzn.to/45hIbUL'&gt;Dead But Dreaming of Electric Sheep&lt;/a&gt; - Paul Tremblay&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://amzn.to/4qVzlEj'&gt;Nowhere Burning&lt;/a&gt; - Catriona Ward&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://amzn.to/45QAl4x'&gt;House of Vipers&lt;/a&gt; - Emma Jackson&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://amzn.to/4bLEHO2'&gt;Long Bright River&lt;/a&gt; - Liz Moore&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Guest Picks&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;The Last Page Bookstore&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://amzn.to/49vJX76'&gt;Dear Debbie&lt;/a&gt; - Frieda McFadden&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://amzn.to/4t2lvlE'&gt;Blood and Roses&lt;/a&gt; - Callie Hart&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Meadow Market Books&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://amzn.to/4p6pfiB'&gt;Side Quests and Shenanigans&lt;/a&gt; - Jes McCutchen and Josh Wann&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://amzn.to/3NpDdz7'&gt;Father Material&lt;/a&gt; - Alexis Hall&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://amzn.to/3ZiD5Uz'&gt;Operation Bounce House&lt;/a&gt; - Matt Dinniman&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://amzn.to/49sPiMr'&gt;A Parade of Horribles&lt;/a&gt; - Matt Dinniman&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;J&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://amzn.to/4a1o53F'&gt;The Art Thief&lt;/a&gt; - Michael Finkel&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://amzn.to/3LQD732'&gt;The Lost House&lt;/a&gt; - Melissa Larsen&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://amzn.to/49sPiMr'&gt;A Parade of Horribles&lt;/a&gt; - Matt Dinnimann (DCC 8)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://amzn.to/49HM2fb'&gt;Platform Decay&lt;/a&gt; - Martha Wells (Murderbot 8)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://amzn.to/4r4sGYI'&gt;Children of Strife&lt;/a&gt; - Adrian Tchaikovsky (CoT4)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://amzn.to/3NtoZgy'&gt;Everyone in this Bank is a Thief&lt;/a&gt; - Benjamin Stevenson (Ernest Cunningham 4)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.piercebrown.com/'&gt;Red God&lt;/a&gt; - Pierce Brown (Red Rising 7)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://amzn.to/49HQ8Uj'&gt;The Midnight Train&lt;/a&gt; - Matt Haig (Midnight World 2)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://amzn.to/4bENp0A'&gt;Exit Party&lt;/a&gt; - Emily St. John Mandel&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://amzn.to/4pRChkx'&gt;The Superman Wars&lt;/a&gt; - William Bernhardt&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://amzn.to/49scRoH'&gt;Downbelow Station&lt;/a&gt; - C.J. Cherryh&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Connect with J: &lt;a href='https://www.okiebookcast.com/'&gt;website&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href='https://www.tiktok.com/@okiebookcast'&gt;TikTok&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href='https://twitter.com/OkieBookcast'&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href='https://www.instagram.com/okiebookcast/'&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href='https://www.facebook.com/okiebookcast'&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='https://bookshop.org/shop/okiebookcast'&gt;Shop the Bookcast on Bookshop.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Music by &lt;a href='https://pixabay.com/music/search/juliush/'&gt;JuliusH&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

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 Newsletter Connect with Hannah: website | Twitter | Instagram | TikTok Meadow Market Books The Last Page Bookstore Huge thanks to Self Publish Me for sponsoring this episode!  Books ...

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

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

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