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THE FALCON: 5 Stars on Goodreads and Amazon!

Order NOW! This week is starting off most excellent with a review from reader Melissa Slayton! Martha Engber’s prose sings as she weaves...

Meetup With Author Jennifer Lang

Martha Engber and Jennifer Lang What?! A second Vine Leaves Press fellow author meetup in less than a month? Yup! This time I met up with...

Women's Day 23-Book Giveaway!

I'm one of three women born to a mother who was one of four girls. To say I come from a long line of strong, independent-thinking women...

Book Review: "The Second Long March: Memoir From a Witness to China's Transformation

by Patti Isaacs I had the huge pleasure of meeting Patti Isaacs years ago when she attended a critique group to which I belonged. I got...

Book Review: "Automatically Hip" by John McCaffrey

(You can also read this review on Goodreads.) This fabulous short story collection is automatically readable! Every story spotlights the...

Book Review: "Prepare for Departure"

I just finished Mark Chesnut’s Prepare for Departure, a travel writer’s humorous, warm memoir of journeying with his mother to the end of...

Speculative Memoirs: Say What?!

My author friend, Annalisa Crawford, recently asked about the definition of “speculative memoirs.” I love such questions, because they...

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