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Book Tour Begins for SCATTERED LIGHT!
Buy NOW! Don’t like to buy books without getting a recommendation? Consider following these Instagram bookstagrammers. They’re reading copies of SCATTERED LIGHT , and will post every day with comments and reactions. They’re not shy about giving their opinions! Dec. 1 @katiesluvtoread Dec. 2 @bluefairybugsbooks Dec. 3 @book_a_holic_17 Dec. 4 @reading_mel Dec. 5 @bianca_reads_books Dec. 6 @afelton6212 Dec. 7 @daisyhollands Thank you, Kelly Lacey and Love Book Tours , for organi

marthaengber
3 hours ago1 min read


Shop Books This Holiday Season!
Shop NOW! Tired of giving your money to corporations? This holiday season, here are 3 tips to supporting your literary artists in your community: buy books from local small press authors like me buy straight from the small presses buy from local bookstores, or through BookShop.org , which supports both! We authors are here for you and have something for everyone you love! ___ For updates about Martha’s forthcoming books, news and giveaways, subscribe to her website: MarthaEn

marthaengber
3 days ago1 min read


Book Review: "The Maestro's Daughter"
Buy NOW! I love strong, feisty, smart female protagonists. In THE MAESTRO'S DAUGHTER by Catherine Thrush (The Lady Blade Series Book 1), teen Francesca de DiCesare, daughter of the Maestro, a famous fencing master in 1716 Tuscany, Italy, is all that. A natural rebel, Francesca strongly objects to everything young ladies are supposed to learn in order to become the wives of nobles. Cooking, household management, gardening. No thanks! What she really wants to do is fence like

marthaengber
Nov 12 min read


Trauma: Heal It or...
Buy NOW! Though the video has a fun vibe, trauma is a fact of life, and it’s no joke. I come from a background where people told me, “Get over it!” We humans try, but we often can’t. In fact, according to the Global Collaboration on Traumatic Stress , 70% of the world’s population has been exposed to a traumatic life event. What ends up happening is that the stress and hurt — sometimes consciously unknown to us — comes out in different ways. We’re short with other people. Our

marthaengber
Oct 271 min read


Happy Birthday "The Falcon"!
Buy NOW! Happy birthday to THE FALCON, THE WOLF AND THE HUMMINGBIRD ! It launched three years ago and has aroused a lot of comments from...

marthaengber
Sep 221 min read


Book Review: "Carcrash Parker and the Haven of Larpers"
by Ian M. Rogers Buy NOW! https://vineleavespress.myshopify.com/products/last-radiance-by-karen-malpede I never would have imagined a...

marthaengber
Sep 162 min read


Mary Donahue: A Protag Who'd Stand Up for You
Order NOW! I don’t know about you, but I was reared in a family of three girls. And while the careers back then were only just opening up...

marthaengber
Sep 81 min read


Female Heroes: Pino and Boudica
Buy NOW! When taking part in the American Historical Novel Facebook page holiday giveaway some months ago, I asked readers who their...

marthaengber
Mar 241 min read


Mary Donahue Means Winter
Buy NOW! Winter is most definitely the time to think about Mary Donahue, who, at the age of 15, is heading into the blizzard winter of...

marthaengber
Dec 23, 20241 min read


Book Review: "Saving Face"
by Effy Redman Effy Redman’s powerful, beautifully-written memoir took me into a world I hadn’t known and couldn’t have imagined until...

marthaengber
Mar 4, 20242 min read


Book Review: "A Tide Should Be Able to Rise Despite Its Moon"
by Jessica Bell Jessica Bell’s new poetry collection is a captivating love letter from a mother to her young son. The dynamic free verse...

marthaengber
Dec 14, 20221 min read


Book Review: "Calling for a Blanket Dance"
by Oskar Hokea I get connected via social media to all kinds of fascinating people. A few years ago I started following the blog of Oskar...

marthaengber
Oct 5, 20222 min read


2021 Goodreads Choice Awards
There are so many books on the market, it’s hard to know what to read. That’s why I tend to look for lists that are curated. Judges take...

marthaengber
Dec 16, 20211 min read


Book Review: "Pirate Girl Falls Through Beaver Dam"
by Wren Godfrey Chapman NOTE: You can also find this review on Goodreads. I love memoirs where adventurous women grab life by the horns,...

marthaengber
Dec 8, 20211 min read
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