{"id":28,"date":"2026-09-18T09:38:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T09:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/locals.buildprosites.com\/imogen-hale-literary\/books\/"},"modified":"2026-09-18T10:25:03","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T10:25:03","slug":"books","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/locals.buildprosites.com\/imogen-hale-literary\/books\/","title":{"rendered":"Books"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"28\" class=\"elementor elementor-28\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-bps-section=\"section\" data-bps-section-slug=\"intro-01\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07841626 section light moa-lg e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"07841626\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-738cc087 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"738cc087\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-bps-id=\"intro-01-headline-1\" data-bps-type=\"headline\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e2b8b6f bps-text-accent prehead elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4e2b8b6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Books<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-bps-id=\"intro-01-headline-2\" data-bps-type=\"headline\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4538082 pd-h1 hero-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d4538082\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Four books, one question asked four ways.<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-bps-id=\"intro-01-subheadline-1\" data-bps-type=\"subheadline\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd6d4674 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fd6d4674\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>What does it take to stay useful to other people when the hard part lasts longer than the story about it?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-bps-section=\"section\" data-bps-section-slug=\"services-04\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42adddcc section light moa-lg e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"42adddcc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a54b826d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a54b826d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eca4e65c e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"eca4e65c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87071081 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"87071081\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-bps-id=\"services-04-image-url-1\" data-bps-type=\"image\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ce53800 pd-frame elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8ce53800\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/locals.buildprosites.com\/imogen-hale-literary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/09\/ih-a-cov-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16\" alt=\"Cover of The Steady Middle by Imogen Hale\" srcset=\"https:\/\/locals.buildprosites.com\/imogen-hale-literary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/09\/ih-a-cov-1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/locals.buildprosites.com\/imogen-hale-literary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/09\/ih-a-cov-1-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e0ec78d e-con-full moa-sd e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3e0ec78d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-bps-id=\"services-04-year-1\" data-bps-type=\"headline\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b317c008 stat-label elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b317c008\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2026 &middot; New<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-bps-id=\"services-04-headline-2\" data-bps-type=\"headline\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd4e5f63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bd4e5f63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Steady Middle<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-bps-id=\"services-04-subheadline-1\" data-bps-type=\"subheadline\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3c23ec7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d3c23ec7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A field guide to the eighteen months after the emergency &mdash; and the quiet damage nobody schedules for.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-bps-id=\"services-04-link-1\" data-bps-type=\"subheadline\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25b758af pd-links elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"25b758af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/locals.buildprosites.com\/imogen-hale-literary\/the-steady-middle\/\">Open the book page &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4654ff9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b4654ff9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-bps-id=\"services-04-image-url-2\" data-bps-type=\"image\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b1602e1 pd-frame elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7b1602e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/locals.buildprosites.com\/imogen-hale-literary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/09\/ih-a-cov-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-17\" alt=\"Cover of Hold the Line by Imogen Hale\" srcset=\"https:\/\/locals.buildprosites.com\/imogen-hale-literary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/09\/ih-a-cov-2.jpg 640w, https:\/\/locals.buildprosites.com\/imogen-hale-literary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/09\/ih-a-cov-2-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fe78413 e-con-full moa-sd e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1fe78413\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-bps-id=\"services-04-year-2\" data-bps-type=\"headline\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-177369cf stat-label elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"177369cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2022<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-bps-id=\"services-04-headline-3\" data-bps-type=\"headline\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1340f47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c1340f47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hold the Line<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-bps-id=\"services-04-subheadline-2\" data-bps-type=\"subheadline\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-111e17fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"111e17fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Eleven managers, one impossible winter, and what held. Shortlisted for a prize that does not exist.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-bps-id=\"services-04-link-2\" data-bps-type=\"subheadline\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdb450eb pd-links elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cdb450eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/locals.buildprosites.com\/imogen-hale-literary\/contact\/\">Details &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14d24afd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"14d24afd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-bps-id=\"services-04-image-url-3\" data-bps-type=\"image\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4c3808d pd-frame elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e4c3808d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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