Puzzle of 1,500 pieces I am doing The news coming out of the United States is so awful these days that I sometimes have to take a break from it. This respite typically involves doing jigsaw puzzles because this activity is mentally challenging but also relaxing. Since starting up this hobby, I have discovered there’s … Continue reading Doing Jigsaw Puzzles to Stay Sane
Category: USA
Voting Absentee in a Blue State
JB Pritzker and Juliana Stratton campaigning together Even though I live in Spain, as an American citizen I still have the right to vote in US elections. I vote absentee in Illinois, where I lived before moving abroad. Illinois is a blue state. That is, because of the nine million people who live in Chicagoland, … Continue reading Voting Absentee in a Blue State
Time to Take Off Now in Paperback
A new novel reflecting the dystopian reality currently facing immigrants in the US. It follows the challenges faced by a mother and son trying to make their way to Canada to safety and freedom.
Hooked, Even Though it’s Not Her Kind of Book
Photo by https://kaboompics.com/ on Pexels.com By Dawn Imms Having read the blurb, Time to Take Off, isn’t the kind of book I wouldn’t have chosen from the shelf. I was asked by a friend from my book group to read and review it. However, from the first chapter I was hooked. The uncertainty about what … Continue reading Hooked, Even Though it’s Not Her Kind of Book
Sally Cronin’s Review of My New Novel
What a great review of my new novel by Sally Cronin, who has 32,000 followers. I am honored by her promotion of my work. https://smorgasbordinvitation.wordpress.com/2026/09/05/smorgasbord-book-reviews-immigration-thriller-time-to-take-off-by-nancy-blodgett-klein/comment-page-1/#comment-820722?page_id=201652
Time to Take Off: A Journey to Freedom
By Amanda Thomas Time to Take Off was an eye-opener for me as a European. We are aware of certain events and persecution in the United States of undocumented migrants such as Mexicans, but Time to Take Off really brought this alive. Even in my resident country of Spain it is not always easy for the undocumented, but this … Continue reading Time to Take Off: A Journey to Freedom
An Underground Railroad for the Undocumented
A Book Review by Sheila MacArthur Imagine, if, overnight your country, that you loved and trusted, declared you an illegal alien and no longer welcome within its borders. You are stripped of your rights and hunted down like a rabid animal. That is the reality for fifteen-year-old Angel Rodriguez and his mother, Luna. Angel felt … Continue reading An Underground Railroad for the Undocumented
“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 First 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 First Book Review
Time To Take Off Coming Out Shortly
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.
