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Today we talk with Cassidy Randall. Her new book "Thirty Below" tells the story of a group of female adventurers and their treacherous pioneering ascent of Denali in 1970.

We spoke with Kathy Christiansen about her new book "Billy Barnes and the Cyber Threat," about two boys who embark on a dangerous quest to find Billy's grandpa.

We talk with Robin Hemley about his book "How to Change History," which grapples with the conflict between public and personal histories and the way memory affects them both.

Politico Magazine recently published an article titled "Everyone in Congress Is Obsessed with This Book About the Post-Civil War Era." We revisit our conversation with the book's author, Jon Grinspan, on today's episode.

We revisit our conversation with Chad Ford, author of "Dangerous Love." We discuss conflict and the current political climate.

Ally Condie is the author of the No. 1 New York Times bestselling Matched series and the Edgar Award Finalist for "Summerlost," among other novels.

Valarie Clark Miller's husband talks about her life, and the fight to hold accountable the men — including the local cop — who abused Valarie and controlled the systems designed to look the other way.

We revisit our conversation with Rabbi Steve Leder about life, death, and the concept of writing an ethical will.

A new biography revives the groundbreaking voice of Sanora Babb. John Steinbeck relied on Babb's field notes and oral histories of migrant farmworkers to write "The Grapes of Wrath."

Today our guest is northern Utah resident and bestselling author RaeAnne Thayne. She published her 75th book, "The December Market," earlier this year.