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

marthaengber
Jun 301 min read


WINTER LIGHT Read-along Comments
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...

marthaengber
Jun 231 min read


BLISS ROAD Turns 2!
Buy NOW! 100 Goodreads ratings/90 Amazon reviews “A crucial and compassionate story!” “One of the most honest books I’ve ever read!”...

marthaengber
Jun 91 min read


Book Review: "Body: My Life in Parts"
by Nina B. Lichtenstein Buy NOW! I’ve never read a memoir with a more unique and organic structure than BODY: MY LIFE IN PARTS . The...

marthaengber
Jun 32 min read


WINTER LIGHT Read-along: June 1 - 30
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...

marthaengber
May 302 min read


Book Review: "True Home"
by Janet Clare Buy NOW! Janet Clare ’s newest book, TRUE HOME , sings of love amid human imperfections of a kind we all know too well,...

marthaengber
May 261 min read


Book Review: "Bell Tower"
Buy NOW! This near future science fiction story by Raphael Pond is an allegorical tale for our technologically-fraught times! The BELL...

marthaengber
May 192 min read


Essay Published in SpillIt!: "Vigilant Tolerance"
As you know, there’s a lot of change going on in America right now. So when Ashley Holloway in Calgary, Canada, wrote an essay — “Is...

marthaengber
Apr 295 min read


I'm a Guest on A Great New Podcast!
Watch now! A fellow author and friend of mine, John McCaffrey , had a great idea for a YouTube podcast: ask people, “Who’s the most...

marthaengber
Apr 231 min read


The Story Graph Book Site
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...

marthaengber
Apr 91 min read


The MMR Vaccine and Autism
During the process of writing BLISS ROAD , a memoir about my undiagnosed autistic dad, I went on a mountain biking trip about two hours...

marthaengber
Apr 64 min read


Massive Bookfair in Los Angeles March 27 - 29!
AWP 2025 I’m really looking forward to seeing my fellow Vine Leaves Press authors and other friends at this year’s Association of...

marthaengber
Mar 261 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


Screenwriting: Takes a Village That Includes EJ DeBrun!
Contact EJ “If a TV show gets produced, it’s a miracle.” When EJ DeBrun said those words while speaking on a panel at the San Francisco...

marthaengber
Mar 192 min read


Developmental Edit of Next Book Underway
I just started the developmental edit of SCATTERED LIGHT (published by Vine Leaves Press Nov. 2025), the Mary Donahue sequel to WINTER...

marthaengber
Mar 31 min read


Choosing My Book for Your Next Book Club Pick!
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...

marthaengber
Feb 241 min read


Fiction Can Lead to Increased Empathy
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...

marthaengber
Feb 171 min read


Book Review: "Listen to Me"
by Cordelia Biddle LISTEN TO ME by Cordelia Frances Biddle is an amazingly inventive book! The author writes from the viewpoint of many...

marthaengber
Feb 51 min read


Book Review: "Listen to Me"
by Cordelia Frances Biddle LISTEN TO ME an amazingly inventive book! Author Cordelia Frances Biddle writes from the viewpoint of many...

marthaengber
Feb 41 min read


Are Autism and Narcissism Linked?
When working on my memoir, BLISS ROAD ( Vine Leaves Press ), one of my early readers asked if narcissism and Autism Spectrum Disorder ...

marthaengber
Feb 32 min read
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