I’m so happy Malissa Rodenburg will be interviewing me during the Read&Run Chicago event for SCATTERED LIGHT Sept. 9 in Chicago! You can register here. She’s an independent science journalist, editor and poet who’s interviewed dozens of writers for her Writers Who Run column. I’m going to be in good company! All of which has me wondering: how many writers also run? If that’s you, let me know! ___ For updates about Martha’s forthcoming books, news and giveaways, subscribe to h

So I have to tell you about this very fun gig I’ve got set up for Sept. 9: a "Read and Run Chicago." Yes, it is ALMOST like it sounds. I’m going to join a bunch of runners in the Windy City, my hometown. Rather than read while we’re running, however, we’ll instead run first past downtown locations featured in SCATTERED LIGHT (Art Institute, Board of Trade, etc.). We’ll end up at a venue (TBD) where I’ll get to know them, they’ll get to know me and we’ll talk about books. The