What’s the weirdest coincidence you’ve ever experienced? The most recent coincidence I experienced was riding on a public bus in Salzburg last summer and talking to an American man I’d just met. Within a minute or two of conversation, we discovered we had both graduated from the same high school in Northfield, Illinois, New Trier … Continue reading There Have Been Many Coincidences
“I Finished the Book in One Sitting.”
A Book Review by Sue Thacker This is an enjoyable yet very disturbing read. The story of Angel and his mother, Luna, is set during an undefined period of U.S. history - but feels like a deep dive into the cold, harsh waters of 2026 as experienced by countless thousands of undocumented migrant families. I … Continue reading “I Finished the Book in One Sitting.”
Time to Take Off Book Review
By Molly Ringle I have so much gratitude and admiration for writers like Nancy Blodgett Klein, who are willing to stand up for oppressed populations and unveil brutalities at the hands of our government, even as said brutalities are still unfolding. This novel makes the injustices inescapably clear, through the story of characters we can … Continue reading Time to Take Off Book Review
Time To Take Off
Here’s information about a new novel I wrote about ICE agents pursuing an undocumented Mexican-American teenager boy from Chicago and his mother who is already in prison for being without papers.
Thyssen Museum Wonders
For fans of paintings I would say that the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum in Madrid has to be among the best I’ve ever seen in terms of the variety and quality of its collection. Initially the works were part of a private collection started in the 1920s by German born steel and iron magnate Baron Heinrich Thyssen … Continue reading Thyssen Museum Wonders
What AI Knows About You: A Personal Experiment
Pip: Nancy B. Klein is an American writer living in Spain, and apparently the internet already knew that before she did.Mara: This episode follows one post from Nancy B. Klein's blog, and it takes us into the territory where AI meets personal identity — specifically, what happens when you ask a machine to tell you … Continue reading What AI Knows About You: A Personal Experiment
Review of Building a Top-Notch Family Tree
By John R. Austin The following is an independent review by a man passionate about genealogy, as his biography illustrates. Nancy’s book is exactly what every beginner in genealogy needs. It is clearly written in a way that even someone with no prior knowledge can easily understand. One of the book’s greatest strengths is its … Continue reading Review of Building a Top-Notch Family Tree
Seeking Published Authors To Review My New Novel
Hello readers. I know some of my subscribers are published authors so this post is specifically addressed to you. I’m planning on publishing my new novel, Time to Take Off, in October and seek authors interested in reading and reviewing it ahead of its scheduled release date. Here’s the blurb for this approximately 60,000 word very … Continue reading Seeking Published Authors To Review My New Novel
A Review of Selected Women Artists at Tate Modern
For my 70th birthday, I spent the afternoon with hubby and sons exploring the Tate Modern Art Museum in London. I had never been there before but it was billed as exhibiting art from 1900 until the present day. I figured there would be some art of interest even though my favorite artists are French … Continue reading A Review of Selected Women Artists at Tate Modern
The Ancient City of Colchester
Colchester, in northeastern Essex, claims to be the first city in England because it’s the site of Camulodumun, the first major settlement in what was once known as “Roman Britain.” According to Wikipedia, “Colchester is said to be the oldest recorded town in Britain on the grounds that it was mentioned by Pliny the Elder who died … Continue reading The Ancient City of Colchester
US Author Nancy Klein in Spain 