- The nonprofit organization Red Dirt Poetry released its first anthology of 31 Oklahoma City poets. You can catch some of them at one of their open mics in the Paseo District.
- For thriller fans, The Kennedy Girl by Julia Bryan Thomas is a 1960s espionage novel featuring an American model in Paris who is drawn into the Cold War.
- The Woman Who Knew Everyone by Meryl Gordon is a biography about “DC’s most famous hostess” and the namesake for one of Oklahoma City’s neighborhoods. Perle Mesta was the daughter of William Skirvin. After his death, she became one of the wealthiest women in America and an advocate for women’s rights.
- Music fans can now get the 2023 book Going Back to T-Town in paperback. Tulsa’s Ernie Fields was a pioneering Jazz and Swing musician of the 1940s. His biography is written by his daughter, Carmen Fields.
