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marthaengber
Dec 23, 20241 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...
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marthaengber
Nov 11, 20241 min read
Writing to Music: WINTER LIGHT playlist
Buy NOW! Mary Donahue, the 15-year-old protagonist of my novel, WINTER LIGHT, which takes place in 1978-79 Chicago, listens to a lot of...
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marthaengber
Aug 19, 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...
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marthaengber
Aug 5, 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...
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marthaengber
Jul 1, 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...
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marthaengber
Apr 22, 20241 min read
Earth Day 2025: How Far We've Come, More to Do
Mary Donahue, the protagonist of my edgy YA novel WINTER LIGHT, was 7 years old in 1970 when Earth Day was established in the US. I was...
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marthaengber
Mar 25, 20241 min read
WINTER LIGHT and the Dumb Things We Do as Kids
Buy NOW! In WINTER LIGHT, March of 1979 is a pivotal month for 16-year-old Mary Donahue of suburban Chicago. Something big happens to her...
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marthaengber
Mar 4, 20241 min read
Mary Donahue and Women's History Month
Buy NOW! Happy Women’s History Month! All of my novels revolve around strong women, Mary Donahue of WINTER LIGHT and the forthcoming...
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marthaengber
Jan 25, 20231 min read
"Winter Light" Audiobook Pre-order and Giveaway!
To celebrate the pre-order of Winter Light, I have 5 FREE copies to give away! If you’d like me to put your name in the Magic Pickle Jar...
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marthaengber
Dec 21, 20221 min read
Book Review: "Dream Kids"
by Michael Wayne Hampton I’m a sucker for gritty YA stories that show kids precariously straddling that fence between adolescence and...
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