{"id":28,"date":"2026-09-18T09:45:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T09:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/locals.buildprosites.com\/imogen-hale-stage\/books\/"},"modified":"2026-09-18T10:25:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T10:25:11","slug":"books","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/locals.buildprosites.com\/imogen-hale-stage\/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-c75d5d36 section dark moa-lg e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c75d5d36\" 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-dc422979 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dc422979\" 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-25a84f8a bps-text-accent prehead elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"25a84f8a\" 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-7d79a8e4 ft-h1 hero-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7d79a8e4\" 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<\/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-ca7b161c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca7b161c\" 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-2015a83d section dark moa-md e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2015a83d\" 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-2b2f6142 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2b2f6142\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e79df885 e-grid e-con-full ft-grid e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e79df885\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-357fd36c e-con-full dark2 e-flex section e-con e-child\" data-id=\"357fd36c\" 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-65b25f68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"65b25f68\" 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-stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/09\/ih-b-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-stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/09\/ih-b-cov-1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/locals.buildprosites.com\/imogen-hale-stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/09\/ih-b-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-5385d013 e-con-full moa-sd e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5385d013\" 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-f653fa4d prehead elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f653fa4d\" 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-1efc07a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1efc07a9\" 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-6e1c48de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e1c48de\" 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>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-9540c6ca ft-links elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9540c6ca\" 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-stage\/the-steady-middle\/\">Open 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-0862fbe6 e-con-full dark2 e-flex section e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0862fbe6\" 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-a2eb042c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a2eb042c\" 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-stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/09\/ih-b-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-stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/09\/ih-b-cov-2.jpg 640w, https:\/\/locals.buildprosites.com\/imogen-hale-stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/09\/ih-b-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-663f14b0 e-con-full moa-sd e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"663f14b0\" 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-1a388fe8 prehead elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1a388fe8\" 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-031ed240 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"031ed240\" 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-7210481e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7210481e\" 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.<\/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-49e5f440 ft-links elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"49e5f440\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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