Check Me Out: A Podcast For Book Lovers

"Texas Monthly" writer, Skip Hollandsworth, discusses his book "The Midnight Assassin" and his podcast "Tom Brown's Body" with host Amy Hart.

Paralleling the Amarillo Public Library’s 2022 exhibit, “Americans and the Holocaust,” and Panhandle PBS’s premiere of the new film by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick & Sarah Botstein, “The U.S. and the Holocaust.” Guests: Cynthia Hunt, Melody Boren

Exploring family history and Amarillo Public Library’s extensive genealogy resources. Guests: Cindy Wallace, Natalie Barrett

Escaping into page-turners with a dark side. Guests: Stevi Breshears, Bridget Hefner

#035 Doin' Knit Yourself by Panhandle PBS

The Black experience through fiction and non-fiction books. Guests: Delores Thompson, RJ Soleyjacks, Stacy Clopton

Parelleling Panhandle PBS’s new series on exploring “The Little Things” we can do to improve our mental health. Guests: Cindi Wynia, Karen Welch

What makes a book a bestseller? Why are certain books overlooked? In this episode we discuss what books should have been bigger and why they weren’t. Guests: Stacy Clopton and Amanda Barrera.

In this episode local author Ryan McSwain discusses his writing process, his inspiration for writing, and if there will be a sequel to his novel 'Four Color Bleed'.

In this episode our guests Ande Parlow and Richard McGowan discuss YA Novels. Books discussed include: Layoverland, Stamped, Clap When You Land, The Patron Saints of Nothing, Dig, Class Act and more!

In this episode, guests Monica Hart and Ruth Landelius discuss their love of cookbooks! What makes a cookbook great? Who are their favorite cooks/authors? And how did Ruth leaving French onion soup on her back porch kick off her cooking career? All of this and more on this episode!

In this episode we discuss Queer Literature with our guest Lytton St. Stephen. Books discussed include: The Price of Salt, The Picture of Dorian Gray, Well of Loneliness and more.

In this episode we talk Historical Fiction! Guests Reagan Hales and Karen Schrader discuss their favorites and tell us the parameters for the genre. Books discussed include: The Devil in the White City, The Pillars of the Earth, The Book Thief, The Outlander Series.

In this episode we talk about the importance of literacy with guests Bailey Orr and Kinsey Bellar. We discuss Storybridge and how the organization is bringing books to children in need.

In this episode we talk "Pandemic Reads" with Stacy Clopton and Marley Hoggatt. Is reading more or less popular during a time of tragedy? And what are good re-reads during a time of uncertainty? Books discussed this episode: One to Watch, The House in the Cerulean Sea and more.

Johnathan Aaron Baker and Brandon Presley discuss the works and life of Ernest Hemingway. In conjunction with the release of Ken Burns and Lynn Novick's documentary "Hemingway" airing on PBS.

On this special episode of Check Me Out: Off The Page, Amy and Hilary sit down with writer Rye Curtis to discuss his new novel Kingdomtide, his writing style, and why 100-year-old books about the Texas Panhandle inspire him.

In our first Minisode guests Chris Hudson and Emily Gilbert discuss Latin American Literature.

Musician and author Donivan Blair talks about his book Even If It Kills Me: Martial Arts, Rock and Roll, and Mortality, his interesting writing quirks, and his favorite novels of all-time.

New York Times best-selling true crime author Shanna Hogan discusses the Jodi Arias trial, her new book 'The Secrets of a Marine’s Wife', and her personal life.