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McBook | McAlester Public Library @ LiveJournal: "Nineteen people attended the April 6 session of “Let’s Talk About It, Oklahoma” at McAlester Public Library. “Red Dirt: Growing Up Okie,” by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz was the book in the spotlight, and William Corbett of Northeastern State University presented a scholarly look at the memoir.

Dr. Corbett, a history professor active in the Oklahoma Historical Society, led readers through an examination of the setting of the book—Piedmont and the Oklahoma City area—during the Post-WWII era and up to the present day. Participants discussed the leftist politics of the author and her family and the political forces that waned during the early part of the 20th Century and on into the “McCarthyite” 1950s.

The next meeting of the group will be Thursday, April 20 at 6 p.m. in the Whiteacre Room. “Shell Shaker,” by LeAnne Howe, will be the featured book. The series of book discussions is funded in part by the Oklahoma Humanities Council. "