The Personal Side of the Law: A Book Review of Hill Women by Cassie Chambers

“And, maybe, we can still agree that our communities are more important than our politics.”

book reviews, 2020, nonfiction, reading listMadeleine KleppingerDecember 28, 2020Comment

3 Reflections from a Website Host

The internet is one of the most sociable places in the world.

work life, writing tips, 2020Madeleine KleppingerDecember 18, 2020Comment

The Cracks in our Home: A Book Review of The Dutch House by Ann Patchett

A young brother and sister move into an architectural wonder, which was sold to their father as a family home. The day they arrive, their story of heartache begins.

book reviews, fiction, 2020Madeleine KleppingerNovember 30, 2020Comment

Working Toward Wholeness: A Guest Interview with Coauthors Jason and Dena Hobbs

Sometimes with patients, I say we should let something be a part of your story, but not ALL of your story.

author interview, 2020, writing tipsMadeleine KleppingerNovember 16, 2020Comment

7 Methods for Managing Your Anxiety

Our anxieties are crowding our minds.

lifestyle, work lifeMadeleine KleppingerNovember 10, 2020Comment

Stolen Voice: A Book Review of The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

My mind is still wondering: Would I keep silent? Would you?

book reviews, 2020, fictionMadeleine KleppingerOctober 26, 2020Comment

The One Place We Miss Most

Libraries are critical spaces for idea simulation, resource collection, and project completion.

fun extras, lifestyle, 2020Madeleine KleppingerOctober 24, 2020Comment

One More Shot Fired: A Book Review of Bloomland by John Englehardt

“I keep thinking it’s absurd to argue about what the shooting means, because maybe there is no meaning. Telling Eli we forgive him? That’s like pardoning a storm.”

book reviews, 2020, fictionMadeleine KleppingerSeptember 28, 2020Comment

Exchanging the News for What Matters

August 10th, 2020 was blazing hot, eerily still, and bright white with sunshine until the sirens went off.

2020, lifestyleMadeleine KleppingerSeptember 14, 2020 Comments

Riffs and Rifts: A Book Review of Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Astonishing music and stellar stage performance grows in the rocky, weedy soil of turmoil, strife, and pain.

book reviews, fiction, 2020, reading listMadeleine KleppingerAugust 31, 2020 Comments

Re-imagining the Classics in 2020: A Guest Interview with YA Author Shannon Price

I had an opportunity that few people get to have, and that was to help readers see themselves in books.

author interview, 2020, reading listMadeleine KleppingerAugust 24, 2020Comment

Turning Back the Clock: Reclaim 2020 in 3 Choices

Count it as a loss, my brain instinctively responded.

2020, lifestyleMadeleine KleppingerAugust 10, 2020Comment

The Wars Within: A Book Review of A Thousand Fires by Shannon Price

“My heartaches outnumber the stars.”

book reviews, fiction, 2020, reading listMadeleine KleppingerJuly 27, 2020Comment

Blooming in Adversity: A Guest Interview with Sustainable Florist Kathryn Miller

My favorite flower is the blue star thistle. I think the biggest reason I love it so much is that it completely blooms in adversity.

interview, lifestyle, fun extras, work lifeMadeleine KleppingerJuly 20, 2020 Comments

Arise, Queens! A Book Review of The Shadow King by Maaza Mengiste

“The women that rose up were not replacing a queen, they were replacing the king, who left. They were the shadow kings.”

book reviews, fiction, 2020, reading listMadeleine KleppingerJune 30, 2020 Comment

Is It Time to Open Our Doors?

We can revive our community for long term change.

lifestyle, 2020Madeleine KleppingerJune 20, 2020 Comments

Legendary? A Book Review of When We Were Vikings by Andrew David MacDonald

“Sometimes the world thinks something is not possible, but it turns out that they can be wrong. Even fancy scientists can be wrong.” ~Andrew David MacDonald

book reviews, 2020, fictionMadeleine KleppingerMay 25, 2020Comment