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Book Review: "Disconnected"
By Eleanor Vincent Reading Eleanor Vincent’s just-released memoir DISCONNECTED: PORTRAIT OF A NEURODIVERSE MARRIAGE , about navigating...

marthaengber
Nov 9, 20242 min read


Taking Responsibility for Our Happiness
Buy NOW! It’s easy to blame others. It’s harder to look at what went wrong and find ways to repair the damage and move on. The former...

marthaengber
Oct 31, 20241 min read


New Flash Memoir by Jen Lang
I had the pleasure of attending a book talk here in CA where Jen Lang (left) spoke beautifully about her newest flash memoir, LANDED: A...

marthaengber
Oct 29, 20242 min read


5 Indigenous Colorado Authors
Happy Indigenous Peoples’ Day! I’m here in Colorado this week to celebrate my birthday with my sisters and their husbands. What better...

marthaengber
Oct 14, 20241 min read


Roz Morris Interview of Alycia Vreeland
I love helping other authors, so by forwarding a Roz Morris interview with artist and author Alycia Vreeland (her illustration...

marthaengber
Oct 9, 20241 min read


Happy Birthday, Happy Family
Happy birthday to my oldest sister, Dee (middle)! I say “oldest,” but there’s only 3 years difference between us, with my sister, Sue...

marthaengber
Oct 7, 20241 min read


THE FALCON on "Recommended Reads" List!
Thanks to Women Writers, Women’s Books for including THE FALCON, THE WOLF AND THE HUMMINGBIRD on its “Recommended Reads” list for...

marthaengber
Oct 1, 20241 min read


Book Review: "Landed: A Yogi's Memoir in Pieces and Poses"
by Jennifer Lang I love yoga, I love stories of the heart and I love hearing about the fascinating, yet complicated paths people take to...

marthaengber
Sep 29, 20242 min read


Save the Date: Historical Novel Book Giveaway Dec. 7
Thank you to Leslie K. Simmons , author of RED CLAY, RUNNING WATER and co-admin of the American Historical Novels FB page (along with...

marthaengber
Sep 20, 20241 min read


Book Review: "The Sister Knot"
by Ann S. Epstein As a reader with both biological and chosen sisters, I’m a sucker for stories about sisterhood. But what I didn’t...

marthaengber
Sep 17, 20242 min read


Literature That Transports Readers
Buy NOW! When I first began writing THE WIND THIEF , I didn’t have the means or time to visit Morocco , where much of the story about...

marthaengber
Sep 16, 20241 min read


THE FALCON: Happy Book Birthday!
Buy NOW! Happy 1st book birthday Happy 1st book birthday THE FALCON, THE WOLF AND THE HUMMINGBIRD ! Since publication by Histria Books ...

marthaengber
Sep 10, 20241 min read


Childhood Trauma: Reduce the Impact
Buy NOW! A recent article in The Independent ran a headline that says it all: Study finds trauma in childhood increases risk of health...

marthaengber
Aug 26, 20241 min read


Martha's List of Book Recommendation Sites
Where do you find your books? Mostly word of mouth, book award lists, book reviewers, publishers’ newsletters? A lot of book...

marthaengber
Aug 20, 20241 min read


WINTER LIGHT: Almost 3 and Still Shining
Buy NOW! There are MILLIONS of books published every year, so when I do as I do occasionally and check my Amazon rating to see #54 for...

marthaengber
Aug 19, 20241 min read


Book Review: "The Imposter"
by Johanna van Zanten I can’t get enough of stories with strong female characters who, when the chips are down, take risks that require...

marthaengber
Aug 13, 20242 min read


Celebrate Those Who Support Our Dreams
It’s my husband’s birthday today, and while he’s not a social media guy and will never see this post, I wanted to share his marvelousness...

marthaengber
Aug 12, 20241 min read


Latest Book Banning Targets Females
When I heard about the latest ban of 13 books by Utah's public school system, I looked up the books taken off of the shelves, I couldn’t...

marthaengber
Aug 7, 20241 min read


Mary Donahue's Winter Olympics
Buy NOW! Mary Donahue of WINTER LIGHT was 14 during the 1976 Winter Olympics in Montreal. Already too cool for school and generally...

marthaengber
Aug 5, 20241 min read


Book Review: "Kyd's Game"
by Marc Rosenberg Marc Rosenberg’s KYD'S GAME is everything an exciting, fast-paced thriller should be: meticulous regarding details and...

marthaengber
Jul 30, 20241 min read
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