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Welcome to I Reckon I’ll Read It, a podcast where two Okie gals talk books, share recs, and don’t hold back on their mighty big opinions. Join Beccah and Summer in some good-old-fashioned book talk!

  1. MAR 30

    Episode 17: The Queen of Twists, a Twistress

    Welcome back to I Reckon I’ll Read It, a podcast where two Okie gals talk books, share recs, and don’t hold back on their mighty big opinions. Join Beccah and Summer in some good-old-fashioned book talk.  This week, we kick things off with another Reading Roundup: two books we’ve finished, two we’re currently reading, and two that are up next. From there, things take a turn with cowboy aliens, tails (yes… tails), and Beccah’s “top five” favorite books list continues to defy both logic and math. We wrap things up with a Spotlight Segment celebrating women authors for Women’s History Month — highlighting voices that have shaped literature and the stories we keep coming back to. Books We Mentioned:  Spur of the Moment Question: How do you organize your bookshelves? Les Miserables War and Peace The Count of Monte Cristo Ali Hazelwood Homer A Literary Letter for Every Day of the Year, Liz Ison Reading Round Up: 12:25- My Husband’s Wife, Alice Feeney   13:00- His & Hers, Alice Feeney   Frieda McFadden, Riley Sager   23:45- The Message, Ta-Nehisi Coates   35:40- Big Dumb Eyes, Nate Bargatze    36:35- North Woods, Daniel Mason   38:00- Married to the Alien Cowboy, Ursa Dax   45:10- Ice Planet Barbarians, Ruby Dixon   45:15- How to Flirt with a Naked Werewolf, Molly Harper   49:30- Tin Man, Sarah Winman   59:00- The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, Suzanne Collins   1:02:00- The Man Who was Thursday: A Nightmare, G.K. Chesterton   The Bell Jar The Awakening Pride and Prejudice/ Persuasion The Night Circus   Spotlight Segment- Women’s History Month, Literature Version: A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, Mary Wollstonecraft Frankenstein, Mary Shelley Jane Austen The Bronte Sisters Mrs. Dalloway, A Room of One’s Own, Virginia Woolf Little Women, Louisa May Alcott The Yellow Wallpaper, Herland, Charlotte Perkins Gilman Their Eyes Were Watching God, Zora Neale Hurston The Color Purple, Alice Walker The House on Mango Street, Sandra Cisneros Toni Morrison Maya Angelou Agatha Christie Amy Tan

    1h 40m

  2. MAR 16

    Episode 16: We Owe the Cat Detectives an Apology

    Welcome back to I Reckon I’ll Read It, a podcast where two Okie gals talk books, share recs, and don’t hold back on their mighty big opinions. Join Beccah and Summer in some good-old-fashioned book talk.  This week, we kick things off with another Reading Roundup: two books we’ve finished, two we’re currently reading, and two that are up next. From there, we dive into the wild world of genre mashups and dream up some strange combinations – debating what works and what really doesn’t. Cat detectives take a leading role in our genre discussion, and as the episode progresses, so do the questionable sci-fi robot noises. Then, we wrap things up with a Spotlight Segment on genre labels and our own genre-labeling system. Books We Mentioned:  1:15- The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins Spur of the Moment Question: Favorite genre mashup? 7:00- The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year, Ally Carter 7:45- Silvia Moreno Garcia, Isabel Canas 11:45- Vampires of El Norte, Isabel Canas 12:00- The Murderbot Diaries, Martha Wells 14:00- A Court of Thorns and Roses series, Sarah J. Maas Reading Round Up: 17:00- When in Rome, Sarah Adams 24:50- In Your Dreams, Sarah Adams 27:00- The Belle of Belgrave Square, The Siren of Sussex, Mimi Matthews 32:00- Bridgerton series, Julia Quinn 35:00- Harlem Rhapsoday, Victoria Christopher Murray 36:00- The Goodbye Cat, The Travelling Cat Chronicles, Hiro Arikawa 40:00- Under the Whispering Door, TJ Klune 47:45- Twilight, Stephanie Meyer 49:00- The Girls Who Grew Big, Nightcrawling, Leila Mottley 55:45- The Stardust Thief, The Ashfire King, Chelsea Abdullah 1:02:00- The Arabian Nights: Tales of 1001 Nights 1:04:00- Lady Tremaine, Rachel Hochhauser 1:04:40- Circe, Madeline Miller 1:06:15- The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, Suzanne Collins Spotlight Segment- Genre Designations: 1:18:20- The Wedding People, Alison Espach 1:23:30- Little Women, Louisa May Alcott

    1h 26m

  3. MAR 2

    Episode 15: Suspense With a Side of Blanket

    Welcome back to I Reckon I’ll Read It, a podcast where two Okie gals talk books, share recs, and don’t hold back on their mighty big opinions. Join Beccah and Summer in some good-old-fashioned book talk.  This week, we kick things off with another Reading Roundup: two books we’ve finished, two we’re currently reading, and two that are up next. From there, we spend an excessive amount of time discussing The Little Mermaid (we apologize in advance), bring a couple of current reads celebrating Black History Month to the table, and somehow get so silly that Summer laughs to the point of tears – more than once. We wrap things up with a Spotlight Segment on book-to-screen adaptations: what we love, what we hate, and a few we’re convinced should have never made it off the page. Books We Mentioned:  Spur of the Moment Question: Favorite/least favorite book to screen adaptation? 2:30- The Percy Jackson series, Rick Riordan 6:00- Twilight, Stephanie Meyer 6:15- The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins 7:15- Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen 8:55- Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien 9:00- Persuasion, Jane Austen Reading Round Up: 10:50- The Favorites, Layne Fargo 19:50- Heated Rivalry, Rachel Reid 20:00- Helm, Sarah Hall 32:00- The Storm, Rachel Hawkins 33:20- The Ex Hex, Erin Sterling 40:40- The Personal Librarian, Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray 41:00- Harlem Rhapsody, Victoria Christopher Murray 52:40- Dominion, Addie E. Citchens 59:00- A Spy in the House of Love, Anais Nin Spotlight Segment: Book to Screen Adaptations: Titles Mentioned in Segment The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins Persuasion, Jane Austen Wuthering Heights, Emily Bronte People We Meet on Vacation, Emily Henry Beach Read, Emily Henry Bridgerton series, Julia Quinn  Chronicles of Narnia, C.S. Lewis  Pride & Prejudice, Jane Austen Remarkably Bright Creatures, Shelby Van Pelt The Love Hypothesis, Ali Hazelwood Seven Days in June, Tia Williams  Heated Rivalry Series, Rachel Reid

    1h 30m

  4. FEB 16

    Episode 14: Give That Cat a Mic!

    Welcome back to I Reckon I’ll Read It, a podcast where two Okie gals talk books, share recs, and don’t hold back on their mighty big opinions. Join Beccah and Summer in some good-old-fashioned book talk.  This week, we kick things off with another Reading Roundup: two books we’ve finished, two we’re currently reading, and two that are up next. In this episode, we cover a surprising number of genres, convince ourselves that our lives would be better (and far more emotionally compelling) if narrated by a cat, pivot hard into robot territory (with far too many android jokes), and land with a very honest conversation about book slumps – how they happen, why they stick around, and how to get out of one.   Books We Mentioned:    Spur of the Moment Question: Current favorite bookish accessory Book pouches, pens, bookmarks Reading Pillow   Reading Round Up: 10:20- The Travelling Cat Chronicles, Hiro Arikawa   14:15- Remarkably Bright Creatures, Shelby Van Pelt   19:50- All Systems Red, Martha Wells   26:20- A Court of Frost and Starlight, Sarah J. Maas   29:00- In the Lives of Puppets, TJ Klune   30:50- Ceremony, Leslie Marmon Silko   32:38- Slaughterhouse-Five, Kurt Vonnegut Jr.   40:45- Cursed Daughters, Oyinkan Braithwaite   41:22- My Sister the Serial Killer, Oyinkan Braithwaite   51:35- The Old Man and the Sea, Ernest Hemingway   56:48- The Wisdom of Your Body: Finding Healing, Wholeness, and Connection through Embodied Living, Hillary L. McBride   1:01:20- The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma, Bessel van der Kolk   Spotlight Segment: Reading Challenge- Reading Slumps   1:17:00- Morning Glory Milking Farm, C.M. Nacosta

    1h 25m

  5. FEB 2

    Episode 13: "Caaathy, come in! Come in, Cathy!"

    Welcome back to I Reckon I’ll Read It, a podcast where two Okie gals talk books, share recs, and don’t hold back on their mighty big opinions. Join Beccah and Summer in some good-old-fashioned book talk.  This week, we kick things off with another Reading Roundup: two books we’ve finished, two we’re currently reading, and two that are up next. From there, things quickly go off the rails with some truly unnecessary vocal “stims,” very impassioned reactions to Wuthering Heights, and a few non-traditional reads brought to the table just to keep things interesting! Books We Mentioned:  1:13- Brimstone, Callie Hart 2:20- The Long Game, Rachel Reid 4:00- The Hunger Games series, Suzanne Collins Spur of the Moment Question: An author you trust to lead you through emotional danger 5:58- Authors:  Angeline Boulley Emily Henry Rebecca Ross Fredrik Backman Autobuy Authors: Ali Hazelwood Rachel Gillig Sarah J. Maas Simone St. James Isabel Canas Silvia Moreno Garcia Reading Round Up: 10:43- Here For It; Or, How to Save Your Soul in America: Essays, R. Eric Thomas 18:40- Two Can Play, Ali Hazelwood 26:30- A Holiday by Gaslight, Mimi Matthews 28:40- Anatomy of an Alibi- Ashley Elston 35:00- Wuthering Heights, Emily Bronte 52:10- Lost Lambs, Madeline Cash 59:20- The Mythmakers: The Remarkable Fellowship of C.S. Lewis & J.R.R. Tolkien, John Hendrix Spotlight Segment: Reading Challenge - Childhood Favorites  1:05:40- Time for a new reading challenge! 1:10:00- The Westing Game, Ellen Raskin 1:12:30- Walk Two Moons, Sharon Creech

    1h 22m

  6. JAN 19

    Episode 12: Tornado Truthers, Milk Apologists

    Welcome back to I Reckon I’ll Read It, a podcast where two Okie gals talk books, share recs, and don’t hold back on their mighty big opinions. Join Beccah and Summer in some good-old-fashioned book talk.  This week, we kick things off with another Reading Roundup: two books we’ve finished, two we’re currently reading, and two that are up next. Then we attempt a little book therapy to figure out what actually makes us cry in books (with… limited success), poke fun at the ever-present Oklahoma tornado stereotypes in fiction, and wrap things up with a Spotlight Segment where we confess what books we keep dodging.  Books We Mentioned:    Spur of the Moment Question: What Was the Last Book That Made You Cry? 2:30- Brimstone, Callie Hart   3:55- The Horse and His Boy, C.S. Lewis   5:10- A Court of Thorns and Roses, Sarah J. Maas   6:18- Books by Brene Brown   6:30- Braiding Sweetgrass, Robin Wall Kimmerer   6:55- Atmosphere, Taylor Jenkins Reid   Reading Round Up: 8:45- Elizabeth of East Hampton, Audrey Bellezza and Emily Harding   18:35- The Bone Thief, Vanessa Lillie   19:00- author Lou Berney, Summer previously read The Long and Faraway Gone   29:20- Warrior Girl Unearthed, Angeline Boulley   36:15- The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion   43:10- Isabel and the Rogue, Liana De La Rosa   *Fact check, we both say “Regency” period in England, but both stories take place during the Victorian period.    50:00- Burning Daylight, Emily McIntire   56:13- The Poet Empress, Shen Tao   Spotlight Segment: Books We’ve Been Dodging  Books we’ve been “about to start” for forever 1:05:00- The Correspondent, Virginia Evans The Backyard Bird Chronicles, Amy Tan The Sign For Home, Blair Fell   A classic we’ve always wanted to read 1:08:50- Wuthering Heights, Emily Bronte Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte The Count of Monte Cristo, Alexandre Dumas Les Miserables, Victor Hugo   Books we’ve been actively avoiding 1:14:30- Beloved, Toni Morrison Fourth Wing, Rebecca Yarros The Bluest Eye, Toni Morrison Sula, Toni Morrison Giovonni’s Room, James Baldwin A Court of Silver Flames, Sarah J. Maas

    1h 23m

  7. JAN 5

    Episode 11: Our Top Books of the Year And A Look Back at Our 2025 Reading Lives

    Welcome back to I Reckon I’ll Read It, a podcast where two Okie gals talk books, share recs, and don’t hold back on their mighty big opinions. Join Beccah and Summer in some good-old-fashioned book talk.  This week, we kick off 2026 (and Season 2) by doing something a little different. Instead of our usual segments, we’re taking a long look back at our 2025 reading lives: what we read, what surprised us, what disappointed us, and which books completely wrecked us (emotionally, of course). We share our top reads of the year, our biggest reading patterns and shifts, and a few reading goals as we look ahead to 2026. It’s a reflective, honest wrap-up of a year in books before we turn the page to 2026.   Books We Mentioned:    3:00- Fill in the Blank-2025 was the year of ____   6:00- Soapbox about audiobooks   The Reading Round Up Numbers:   10:30- Total books read   Longest book- 16:19- Quicksilver, Callie Hart   16:40- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix    18:14- Top formats   22:56- Publication dates   26:39- Fiction vs. Nonfiction   28:43- Author Demographics   32:56- How many re-reads   The Scarlet Pimpernel; Frankenstein    34:20- Book sources (library, bought, etc.)   37:19- Top Genres Books we both read this year 39:54- The Scarlet Pimpernel, Emmuska Orzcy The Wedding People, Alison Espach The Strawberry Patch Pancake House Wild and Wrangled, Lyla Sage Deep End, Ali Hazelwood Sula, Toni Morrison The Bell Jar, Sylvia Plath Battle of the Bookstores, Ali Brady Great Big Beautiful Life, Emily Henry Problematic Summer Romance, Ali Hazelwood Love is a War Song, Danica Nava The Serviceberry, Robin Wall Kimmerer Passing, Nella Larson A Witch’s Guide to Magical Innkeeping, Sangu Mandanna Shady Characters, Keith Houston My Vampire Plus One, Jenna Levine Longitude, Dava Sobel If It Makes You Happy, Julie Olivia Frankenstein, Mary Shelley Lolly Willowes, Sylvia Townsend Warner Roadtrip With a Vampire, Jenna Levine The Gingerbread Bakery, Laurie Gilmore Oliver Twist, Charles Dickens Quicksilver, Callie Hart An Academic Affair, Jodi McAlister Merry Little Bookshop, Ali Brady   Our Spotlight Books:  50:40- Best Series Three Pines/Chief Inspector Armand Gamache series, Louise Penny Harry Potter series   53:19- Biggest Disappointments Roadtrip with a Vampire, Jenna Levine Eclipse, Stephanie Meyer   55:55- Biggest Surprise Book Atmosphere, Taylor Jenkins Reid Quicksilver, Callie Hart   59:04- The Book that Broke You Onyx Storm, Rebecca Yarros Brimstone, Callie Hart   1:01:49- The Book that Got Away Project Hail Mary, Andy Weir Breaking Dawn, Stephanie Meyer   1:04:39- Comfort Read of the Year The Teller of Small Fortunes, Julie Leong A Holiday by Gaslight, Mimi Matthews   1:07:15- Least Favorite Book The Hunting Wives, May Cobb Fall I Want, Lyra Parish   Top 10 Books:   1:10:15- Honorable Mentions:  The Hounding, Xenobe Purvis Tomorrow Will Be Different, Sarah McBride My Vampire Plus One, Jenna Levine Sula, Toni Morrison Accomplice to the Villain, Hannah Nicole Maehrer   10- Atmosphere; Quicksilver Check & Mate, Ali Hazelwood   9- Run for the Hills, Kevin Wilson Lolly Willowes, Syliva Townsend Warner   8- Violet Thistlewaite is Not a Villain Anymore, Emily Krempholtz Frankenstein, Mary Shelley   7- Passing, Nella Larson Braiding Sweetgrass, Robin Wall Kimmerer   6- Onyx Storm, Rebecca Yarros Brimstone, Callie Hart   5- My Friends, Fredrik Backman Quicksilver, Callie Hart   4- Sisters in the Wind, Angeline Boulley If It Makes You Happy, Julie Olivia   3- By the Fire We Carry, Rebecca Nagle The Bell Jar, Sylvia Plath   2- The Wedding People, Alison Espach Great Big Beautiful Life, Emily Henry   1- The Correspondent, Virginia Evans The Wedding People, Alison Espach   2026 Reading Goals 1:25:50- Main personal goals   1:29:17- Other personal goals   1:33:10- Podcast Goals

    1h 38m

  8. 12/25/2025

    BONUS: We Give Each Other Christmas Gifts!

    It's a Christmas Surprise! In this bonus episode, we give each other bookish Christmas gifts, and you get to hear all the reactions Live On Air (or live on recording, maybe?) Plus a heartfelt thank you to all of our listeners for being along for the ride, and a look towards what’s coming up next for the pod in 2026. Happy Holidays!

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Welcome to I Reckon I’ll Read It, a podcast where two Okie gals talk books, share recs, and don’t hold back on their mighty big opinions. Join Beccah and Summer in some good-old-fashioned book talk!

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    Ireckonillreadit
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    18
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