Lorie Kleiner Eckert
Author and Contributor at Freelance
There are two sides to me - the writer and the quilt artist. Follow me here for my books, blogs, book reviews, and Etsy shop quilt art.
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1 week ago |
medium.com | Lorie Kleiner Eckert
Book ReviewFor Mother’s Day this year, my daughter gave each of the moms in attendance a book. Each one had the same distinction — it had appeared on a recent list of banned books. The book I received was Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult. According to PEN America, for the 2023–2024 school year, it was the number one most frequently banned book having been banned 98 times. The American Library Association also puts out a list of the 100 “most frequently challenged” books of each decade.
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1 week ago |
loriekleinereckert.com | Lorie Kleiner Eckert
Why Did They Ban this Book? Please note that I am now an Affiliate Marketer on Amazon. This means my book reviews will include a link to the book on Amazon. If you purchase the book using my link, I will earn a small commission. This is at no additional cost to you. More details here. Thank you for supporting my Book Blog in this manner. *****For Mother’s Day this year, my daughter gave each of the moms in attendance a book.
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2 weeks ago |
loriekleinereckert.com | Lorie Kleiner Eckert
Is This What Aging Is? I’ve had two recent episodes of seeing the past, present, and future me all at the same time. Last weekend was the most recent experience, and it was Volunteer-Me I was seeing. A couple of weeks earlier, it was Workout-Me.In each case, I wondered if I needed to tell the younger me something or if I needed to get advice from the older me? Looking back on it, I wonder if I am just supposed to be “in the moment”?
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1 month ago |
medium.com | Lorie Kleiner Eckert
Book ReviewHere is a great quote from Liars by Sara Manguso: “I had infinite patience with my one-year-old, whom I held to the behavioral standards of a two-year-old, and almost no patience with my husband, whom I held to the behavioral standards of a mother.”Many women who are wives and mothers will identify with this quote. I certainly did! In fact, I identified with a huge majority of this book. But therein was my problem.
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1 month ago |
loriekleinereckert.com | Lorie Kleiner Eckert
Floating Face Down in HousewiferyPlease note that I am now an Affiliate Marketer on Amazon. This means my book reviews will include a link to the book on Amazon. If you purchase the book using my link, I will earn a small commission. This is at no additional cost to you. More details here. Thank you for supporting my Book Blog in this manner.
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I’m pleased to announce that Love, Loss, and Moving On is now available in Audiobook – with virtual voice narration – on Amazon. Of course, it is still available as a paperback and as an eBook. Check it out! https://t.co/MAAjqergHW #VirtualVoiceNarration #Audible #AudioBooks https://t.co/pPrbguR83m
A book about the reality of being a woman in a patriarchy, especially as that plays out for a woman in a heterosexual marriage. Read all about Liars by Sarah Manguso here: https://t.co/C6rRgQ5zRP #TuesdayBookBlog #Divorce #UnhappilyEverAfter https://t.co/oX87eV4epd
Visit my Etsy shop to find 11 quilt patterns on sale now - this includes my pieced alphabet! Check it out! https://t.co/if1Ljn6EKM #Quilting @EtsyFinds #EtsySale #Sewing https://t.co/9Om3uwLtLw