Book Club: Tulsa Edition
Read along with us this month some award winning books about Oklahoma written by local authors. You can find all of these books and more at Tulsa’s own Magic City Books in Downtown.
Drawing from the oral history of his people before the coming of Europeans, the recorded history since, and his own lifetime among them, John Joseph Mathews records a truly epic history.
This book provides a basic foundation for those interested in the history of Tulsa, its African American community, and race relations in the modern era.
A classic fiction novel following two rivaling teen groups living in Tulsa in the 1960’s. The book eventually was made into an award winning movie.
Following the Oklahoma cowgirls who paved the way for women in the rodeo industry, this book tells the story of the women who saved the industry during the Great Depression.
A true murder mystery of the 1920’s Osage. This award winning book is being made into a movie and currently shooting in Oklahoma, cast with many real Osage Indians.
From the horrors of the city’s early race riot and the proud legacy of Greenwood, to Tulsa’s iconic landmarks and unforgettable personalities, Steve Gerkin provides an evocative and enjoyable voyage through T-Town’s hidden history.
This book showcases the art, culture, and people that make Tulsa shine, all while revealing a few of the secrets it hides. This quick-reference travel guide shows the more diverse, eclectic, and fun things to do in Tulsa that should be on everyone’s bucket list.
In this exquisite rendering of her childhood in rural Oklahoma, from the Dust Bowl days to the end of the Eisenhower era, the author bears witness to a family and community that still cling to the dream of America as a republic of landowners.
One of the most bracing and critically acclaimed plays in recent Broadway history, August: Osage County is a portrait of the dysfunctional American family at its finest – and absolute worst. Also made into an award winning movie filmed locally.
The fascinating true story of one of the most controversial psychological experiments of the modern era, taken place in 1954 Robbers Cave, Oklahoma.
