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In this episode of The First Fifty Pages, Kelsey and Jenn talk with perennial best-selling author Jodi Picoult about her new book, By Any Other Name. We dive into hidden histories, the dangers of book banning, and the things that keep us up at night.

In this episode of the First Fifty Pages, Jenn and Kelsey chat with author Stuart Turton about his latest book,The Last Murder at the End of the World--an 'almost accidental' science fiction mystery. AI, Agatha Christie, and existential issues...the voice in your head is telling you not to miss this episode.

In this episode, Jenn and Kelsey are joined by award-winning author Leif Enger to chat about his latest book. Part romance, part nautical adventure, part love letter to stories, this sweetly hopeful piece of dystopian fiction has it all! You'll cheerfully refuse to put this one down!

The colonial history of North America's first Christmas Carol.

When the war came to a brief lull in Luxembourg, two GIs came up with a plan to bring a small bit of joy to the long-suffering children.

The events at Slaughter Slough

When the great blizzard of 1888 swept the plains, hundreds of settlers died. No indigenous lives were reported lost.

Stories from the survivors of the 1888 Children's Blizzard.