Author Brian Hicks: "Sea of Darkness" ~ NPR's John Ydstie ~ Williston Jobs Fair Story

Brian Hicks has written “Sea of Darkness: Unraveling the Mysteries of the HL Hunley.” His story, which reads like an adventure novel, tells the story of the Confederate submarine HL Hunley, twenty years after its discovery in the waters off Charleston. ~~~ NPR's John Ydstie was recently in Minnesota to host the National Book Awards. He met up with Ashley Thornberg to talk about his career, from growing up in small to North Dakota to covering global economics in D.C., with stops in London and Saudi Arabia along the way. He'll soon be reporting from the Bakken and has covered his experience on the Class B Wolford Wolves, who made it to the state championships in 1968. ~~~ Yesterday, we heard from Neil LaRubbio in a touching account of losing a job in the oil patch. Today, Inside Energy reporter Emily Guerin explores the issue further as she reports from a recent job fair in Williston.