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Hi! I’m Calliope from Wichita and I’ve been reading a lot this summer between Scout camp, jazz classes, and – well, regular reading!

My summer reading recommendation is not a book, but a magazine—which is also, in so many ways, a community. The New Territory calls itself “an autobiography of the Lower Midwest,”—the Lower Midwest being Missouri, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Northwest Arkansas, Southern Illinois, and Iowa. But in their words, quote, “When it feels right, we color outside those border lines.”

Weeding your vegetable garden pays dividends besides just the obvious...you don't just leave more resources for your own plants, but you'll actually see your plants respond favorably to the extra attention, too!

I’m Pat Tyrer from Canyon, Texas for the High-Plains-Public-Radio-Readers Book Club. Over the past few years, I’ve noticed that some of the most provocative and enjoyable writing is being published in the genre of young adult novels. Such is the case with Daniel Nayeri’s Everything Sad is Untrue (A True Story). In fact, I was so affected by this book that I have bought and given away several copies.

Hello, I’m Sara Crow, co-owner of Crow & Co. Books in Hutchinson. I’ll be talking about The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession, by Michael Finkel, a true crime story about one of the world’s most successfully notorious art thieves in history, Stéphane Breitwieser.

This week Luke gives us some summertime outdoor destinations including one of his favorite destinations, the Choctaw Hunting Lodge www.choctawhuntinglodge.com in southeastern Oklahoma. This 44,000-acre piece of outdoor paradise is a great summer destination for fishing and hunting for wild hogs and exotics. It's also a great place to plan your fall deer hunts. Eastern turkey is plentiful and it's never too early to secure your place to hunt. The topwater striper bite is going full blast at Lake Texoma and Luke gives some tips from guide Bill Carey at Striper Express Guide Service www.striperexpress.com

“What do we do with the art of monstrous men?” Author Claire Dederer made waves with her essay asking that question in the Paris Review in 2017. It has been a perennial problem in modern and contemporary art and has been especially uncomfortable since the #MeToo movement.

Luke has been a very active outdoors writer for the past 4 decades and writes for a host of outdoor publications. This week, Luke discusses how important online outdoor publications have become. One of the oldest national publications in the country is now strictly on line. Luke still writes for several print publications as well as digital magazines. Bill Brod's Outdoor Specialty Media www.outdoorspecialtymedia.com is comprises of 4 different magazines, all written by professional outdoor writers and free to read. North American Outdoorsman, Crossbow Magazine, Simply download North American Deer Hunter and North American Bow Hunter by visiting the website or downloading the App.

Do you like fruits, vegetables and nuts? Then you're enjoying the work of pollinators, even if you don't know it. Help bring the power of pollinators to your garden, along with beautiful colors, with fruit trees, herbs and some other tips I'll share in this week's episode!

Hi, I’m Marcy McKay from Amarillo. I’m excited to be a Radio Reader for High Plains Public Radio. To kick off my summer reading, I chose my own award-winning novel, Pennies from Burger Heaven.