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

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...

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...

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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...

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READ STORY I recently heard four members of the Loyola Marymount University School of Film and Television faculty talk about the skill...

by Cynthia Newberry Martin Every once in a while an author perfectly captures the reality of marriage at a specific, precipitous time in...

I’m currently writing my third book in the Mary Donahue series and it takes place in California, and specifically, Los Angeles, an iconic...

While at AWP2025 recently, a woman told me about The Story Graph and said it’s like Goodreads , the book reader/reviewer site owned by...

AWP 2025 I’m really looking forward to seeing my fellow Vine Leaves Press authors and other friends at this year’s Association of...

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by Jodi Daynard I love books about midwives , because they play such a key and dramatic role in women’s lives. Jodi Daynard’s THE...

You gotta love your sisters! Or at least I do mine. They and their book club have chosen my book, THE FALCON, THE WOLF AND THE...

1978 was my freshman year at Lyons Township High School in La Grange, IL. I’ll admit I was pretty straight-laced, so I would have...

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