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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 ...

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Sep 10, 20241 min read


Article Published by Women Writers, Women's Books
Thanks Women Writers, Women's Books for publishing my article, Strong Female Authors and Characters: They Can’t Ban Us All! This is an...

marthaengber
Sep 3, 20241 min read


Stanford Neurodiversity Summit 2024
Register NOW! This is exactly what my BLISS ROAD neurodiverse family needed back in the 1970s! Stanford University Neurodiversity...

marthaengber
Aug 28, 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


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


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


Mother-Son Moment
For as gut-wrenching as the stories we write can be, there’s nothing quite like the pivotal moments in our real lives to remind us about...

marthaengber
Jul 24, 20241 min read


Books for Strong Women About Strong Women
I love my fellow women, because they… succeed in a world built and run by men raise one another up offer help and support daily naturally...

marthaengber
Jul 22, 20241 min read


Book Review: "Baby Darlin'"
by Alycia Vreeland Alycia Vreeland’s memoir, BABY DARLIN', is not only a testament to humans’ tenacity, will to survive and ability to...

marthaengber
Jul 15, 20242 min read


Self-Awareness: What BLISS ROAD Taught me
Buy NOW! If you’d asked me when I was 30 how well I knew myself, I would have said, “Very well! Life taught me otherwise. Fortunately,...

marthaengber
Jul 15, 20241 min read


American Library Association 2024 San Diego
Buy NOW! I had a great time attending the American Library Association’s conference in San Diego recently! I got to sign books and talk...

marthaengber
Jul 8, 20241 min read


Chicago Summer 1978
Buy NOW! Now that it’s summer, I was thinking about my childhood summers in the 1970s back in Chicago. What the season meant: hot, humid...

marthaengber
Jul 1, 20241 min read


San Diego's Starr (and Luke) Sauce: It's Bitchin'!
About 12 years ago my daughter and I were strolling through the Little Italy Farmers’ Market in San Diego where she went to college. When...

marthaengber
Jun 28, 20241 min read


ALA Conference 2024: Book Signing for THE FALCON
Who’s more fun than a librarian? Thousands of them! As a long-time library lover, librarians have been my best buddies, not only for...

marthaengber
Jun 26, 20241 min read


Genre Quiz: What Types Do You Like??
Recently while talking with someone about books, I explained my theory: the type of books we like are based on our brain types. My mind...

marthaengber
Jun 24, 20241 min read
Talking With Producer Diane Nabatoff About Characters
My TV Writing Team and I recently got a chance to consult with producer Diane Nabatoff (Narc, Very Bad Things, Gray Matters, among...

marthaengber
Jun 17, 20241 min read


Martha's Literary To-do List for Recuperation
Guess what item in this photo should NOT be present? Ah yes, the crutch. I’ve been hobbling around for a week now because I slipped on a...

marthaengber
Jun 10, 20241 min read


What Books Touch You?
Buy NOW! A year has passed since BLISS ROAD was published. In that time, I've talked with dozens of readers who've found the book...

marthaengber
Jun 10, 20241 min read


Peruvian Coati Coffee
I live in California, the land of coffee snobs, myself included. A number of years ago, my husband — adamant non-coffee drinker — laughed...

marthaengber
Jun 7, 20241 min read
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