Jarrett Kaufman
HPPR Radio Readers Book LeaderJarrett Kaufman is the Assistant Professor of English and a new member of the Oklahoma Panhandle State University’s English department. Born and raised in Nashville, Illinois, a small town outside St. Louis, Missouri, he holds degrees in history, English and Creative Writing. Kaufman cites a love of small classes, collegial colleagues, and rural communities in general in making OPSU the perfect fit for him. He’s heard Radio Reader BookBytes, so looks forward to weighing in. In his spare time outside of the classroom, Dr. Kaufman plays the guitar. For over 20 years, he has played in a handful of bands. While in his undergraduate, he studied Jazz and received his minor in Music.
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I’m Jarrett Kaufman for HPPR.This is the fourth and final review of Nicholas Lamar Soutter’s science fiction novel, The Water Thief. -
I’m Jarrett Kaufman for HPPR.This is the third of four reviews on Nicholas Lamar Soutter’s dystopian novel, The Water Thief. -
I’m Jarrett Kaufman for HPPR.This the second of four reviews on Nicholas Lamar Soutter’s 2012 award-winning novel, The Water Thief. -
I’m Jarrett Kaufman for HPPR.The book in review is Nicholas Lamar Soutter’s The Water Thief. The novel was published in 2012 and was awarded the Clarion Foreword Science Fiction Book of the Year and the Kirkus Star. -
It’s the future and both air and water cost. Step out of line and you’re tossed into the lye vats. When Charles Thatcher finds a woman stealing rainwater, he sees opportunity to move up, to become an executive. -
I’m Jarrett Kaufman for HPPR.The book in review is Lucas Bessire’s, Running Out: In Search of Water on the High Plains. The book was published in 2021 and garnered numerous honors, including the George Perkins Marsh Prize and the Bonney MacDonald Outstanding Western Book Award. -
This is Jarrett Kaufman for HPPR. The book in review is Elmer Kelton’s 1973 novel, The Time It Never Rained. The book won a Spur Award and the Western Heritage Award.Born in 1926 in Five Wells Ranch, TX, Kelton worked as a farm and ranch editor for numerous newspapers until he retired in 1991.
