Bridging Histories: Utilizing Fact & Fiction to Connect Us

Schedule

Sat, 18 Oct, 2025 at 02:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

1400 Inspiration Pl SW, Cedar Rapids, IA, United States, Iowa 52404 | Cedar Rapids, IA

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Author and researcher Madeleine Kleppinger brings her experience to NCSML to help other aspiring novelists or people who just love historical fiction. During this free event, she will discuss her process of utilizing the unique resources of the NCSML collection to pen a novel.
Her latest novel, My Brother's Mark, tells the story of a teenage girl fleeing Czechoslovakia in the summer of 1969 as Soviet soldiers roll in.
https://ncsml.org/event/writing-historical-fiction-madeleine-kleppinger/
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1400 Inspiration Pl SW, Cedar Rapids, IA, United States, Iowa 52404

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