Meet the ‘Literary King of Tulsa’ (Before He Moves to Seattle) NYT | Top Stories By: Elisabeth Egan 2 April 2026 at 17:01 In his free time, Jeff Martin mobilized best-selling authors to travel to sold-out events in his hometown. He will soon expand his horizons. © September Dawn Bottoms for The New York TimesJeff Martin opened the independent bookstore Magic City Books in Tulsa in 2017. Since then, it’s become a bastion of bibliophilia in the midsize prairie town.