LeAnne Howe discusses Savage Conversations in this powerful conversation with Mona Susan Power. The event explores Mary Todd Lincoln’s hallucinations, the Dakota 38, and the spiritual force of story as a tool for reckoning and remembrance. Recorded on December 19, 2021.

Josh Garrett-Davis discusses What Is a Western? in this wide-ranging conversation moderated by Rebecca Chalmers. The event explores cowboy myths, Indigenous resistance, museum work, and the many ways stories of the American West continue to evolve. Recorded on November 21, 2021.

C.J. Wynn discusses her true crime book Wilder Intentions in this revealing conversation moderated by Bill Thomas. The event explores the 2015 murder of Angela Wilder, the warning signs of domestic violence, and the emotional toll of writing about real-life tragedy. Recorded on October 24, 2021.

Angus Fletcher discusses Wonderworks in this thought-provoking conversation moderated by Brian Palecek. The event explores how literature boosts mental health, builds resilience, and trains the brain to imagine new futures. Recorded on October 10, 2021.

Melanie Carvell discusses Running with the Antelope in this heartfelt conversation with Jamieson Ridenhour. The event explores movement as a path to wellness, self-compassion, and purpose, grounded in stories of life, loss, and resilience on the North Dakota prairie. Recorded on September 26, 2021.

Louise Erdrich, Debra Marquart, and Mark Vinz join moderator Tayo Basquiat to reflect on memory, landscape, and the evolution of North Dakota’s literary community. The event explores how place shapes voice, identity, and the stories we tell. Recorded on September 12, 2021.

Melissa Gould discusses her memoir Widowish in this moving and often humorous conversation moderated by Rebecca Chalmers. The event explores grief, identity, and the search for healing after the sudden loss of her husband. Recorded on August 29, 2021.

Michael Patrick F. Smith discusses The Good Hand: A Memoir of Work, Brotherhood, and Transformation in an American Boomtown in this powerful conversation with moderator Bill Thomas. The event explores labor, masculinity, trauma, and identity during North Dakota’s oil boom. Recorded on July 25, 2021.

William Kent Krueger discusses This Tender Land in a conversation with moderator Rebecca Chalmers. Set during the Great Depression, the novel follows four orphans on a journey through the Midwest, exploring themes of resilience, belonging, and the power of storytelling. Recorded on June 27, 2021.

Sierra Crane Murdoch discusses Yellow Bird: Oil, Murder, and a Woman's Search for Justice in Indian Country in this powerful conversation with Rebecca Chalmers. The event explores a Native woman’s search for a missing oil worker amid North Dakota’s boom, revealing a complex story of justice, land, and legacy. Recorded on April 25, 2021.

Brenda K. Marshall discusses Dakota, Or What’s a Heaven For in this engaging conversation with Rebecca Chalmers. The event explores gender, longing, and land in 19th-century Dakota Territory through the intersecting lives of women determined to carve out space for themselves. Recorded on March 28, 2021.

Tom Isern discusses Pacing Dakota in this insightful conversation with moderator Bill Thomas. The event blends memoir, prairie history, and storytelling, exploring the lives, landscapes, and layered legacy of the Northern Plains. Recorded on March 21, 2021.