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Time to Read WINTER LIGHT If You Haven't Already!
Buy NOW! I’m currently running an ad for WINTER LIGHT so people have time to read it before the sequel, SCATTERED LIGHT comes out Nov....

marthaengber
Sep 15, 20251 min read


Research leads to... Onie B. Granville
While doing research for my next book, I found an article by the Los Angeles Urban League, “Remembering Onie B. Granville, Founder of...

marthaengber
Aug 27, 20252 min read


Should I do an audiobook for "Scattered Light?"
Preorder NOW! I need quiet when I read, but I know a lot of you appreciate audiobooks that allow you to listen while you do something...

marthaengber
Aug 25, 20252 min read


Farewell Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest!
Seriously, folks! Over the years, the prose written by the winners of the Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest has never failed to crack me up....

marthaengber
Aug 20, 20251 min read


Rolling Toward Publication
Preorder NOW! I'm starting to get rolling on promotion for SCATTERED LIGHT . I'm so grateful for those who've helped along the way, like...

marthaengber
Aug 18, 20251 min read


Letter From Reader of BLISS ROAD
Buy NOW! Almost every week I get a letter like the one above from someone who’s read BLISS ROAD , , my memoir about being the daughter...

marthaengber
Aug 11, 20251 min read


"Scattered Light" Book Cover!
Preorder NOW! I just got that email every author awaits: the one that contains the cover for my next book, SCATTERED LIGHT (the sequel...

marthaengber
Jul 28, 20251 min read


Book Review: "Remodel Your Brain"
by Sherian Lee Buy NOW! Well-organized, well-written, kind and hopeful, Sherian Lee , the author of this remarkable book does a fabulous...

marthaengber
Jul 21, 20252 min read


New Author Photo
I’m not a huge fan of having my photo taken, but I never liked my old photo and so decided to contact a few local photographers to...

marthaengber
Jul 21, 20251 min read


Subversive Poetry: Relief During Repression
Buy NOW! When I was at a writing conference last March, I went to a panel about the importance of poetry in times of political and social...

marthaengber
Jul 14, 20252 min read


Writing + AI = Who Cares?
In GROWING GREAT CHARACTERS , I write about how other writers can sow the seed of a character, and with tenderness and attention, grow...

marthaengber
Jul 7, 20251 min read


A Poem for SCATTERED LIGHT
In my upcoming book, SCATTERED LIGHT , which will be published Nov. 25, 2025 (sequel to my IPPY Gold Medal in YA Winner, WINTER LIGHT ),...

marthaengber
Jun 30, 20251 min read


WINTER LIGHT Read-along Comments
I’ve never done an Instagram read-along, but have always wanted to try one. No better time than now, because I want others to read WINTER...

marthaengber
Jun 23, 20251 min read


Autistic Pride Day
When I was a kid, there was no Pride Month, much less a day dedicated to gay members of the autistic community. Autism itself was not...

marthaengber
Jun 18, 20251 min read


BLISS ROAD Turns 2!
Buy NOW! 100 Goodreads ratings/90 Amazon reviews “A crucial and compassionate story!” “One of the most honest books I’ve ever read!”...

marthaengber
Jun 9, 20251 min read


WINTER LIGHT Read-along: June 1 - 30
I'm excited to announce that SCATTERED LIGHT , the sequel to WINTER LIGHT , my IPPY Gold Medal in YA book, will be published in less than...

marthaengber
May 30, 20252 min read


Book Review: "Bell Tower"
Buy NOW! This near future science fiction story by Raphael Pond is an allegorical tale for our technologically-fraught times! The BELL...

marthaengber
May 19, 20252 min read


Short Story on Which THE RECORD SHOP TV Series is Based
READ STORY I recently heard four members of the Loyola Marymount University School of Film and Television faculty talk about the skill...

marthaengber
May 19, 20252 min read


Book Review: "Love Like This"
by Cynthia Newberry Martin Every once in a while an author perfectly captures the reality of marriage at a specific, precipitous time in...

marthaengber
Apr 14, 20252 min read


Next Book Set in Los Angeles, a City That Defies Definition
I’m currently writing my third book in the Mary Donahue series and it takes place in California, and specifically, Los Angeles, an iconic...

marthaengber
Apr 14, 20252 min read
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