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Happy Indigenous Peoples' Day!
More about First Nation recipes on Wednesday! For now, let's celebrate the growing power and scope of Native voices at all levels of...

marthaengber
Oct 9, 20231 min read


Official Book Launch for THE FALCON, THE WOLF AND THE HUMMINGBIRD
Every book needs an official launch, and THE FALCON, THE WOLF AND THE HUMMINGBIRD got its due during a party at North Light in Oakland. I...

marthaengber
Oct 9, 20231 min read


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...

marthaengber
Oct 2, 20231 min read


Book Review: "Two for the Money"
by Steve Zettler I don’t typically read thrillers, but do when they’re written by Steve Zettler. He’s a natural! Set in 1998, TWO FOR THE...

marthaengber
Sep 30, 20232 min read


"What should my next book be?"
As you know, I launched my fifth book last week. Woohoo! That makes three books in three years. A lot! Yet writers write, so it should...

marthaengber
Sep 29, 20231 min read


Stanford Neurodiversity Summit: Register Now
https://med.stanford.edu/neurodiversity/SNS2023/registration.html Writing BLISS ROAD, a memoir about the challenges presented by having...

marthaengber
Sep 28, 20231 min read


Arts Calling Podcast: Author Catherine Shields
Do you either have a child with disabilities, or know someone who does? If so, you might want to check out the Arts Calling podcast...

marthaengber
Sep 27, 20231 min read


History Through Fiction Panel: YouTube Recording
Buy THE FALCON, THE WOLF AND THE HUMMINGBIRD Colin Mustful, founder and editor of History Through Fiction, led a fantastic Zoom panel of...

marthaengber
Sep 25, 20232 min read


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...

marthaengber
Sep 23, 20231 min read


Happy Birthday THE FALCON, THE WOLF AND THE HUMMINGBIRD!
Order NOW! HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Today THE FALCON, THE WOLF AND THE HUMMINGBIRD makes its way into the world! If you read the book, please...

marthaengber
Sep 19, 20232 min read


One More Day to Publication!
Order NOW! One more day to publication of THE FALCON, THE WOLF AND THE HUMMINGBIRD! Thank you Histria Books, Michael Kickingbear Johnson...

marthaengber
Sep 18, 20231 min read


A Little Story About a Little Apple
by Martha Engber About a year ago, Martha planted a little Fuji apple tree in her backyard, one that had 5 apples on it. Squirrels ate...

marthaengber
Sep 11, 20231 min read


Book Review: "For You I Would Make an Exception"
by Steven Belletto This a wild — and wildly compassionate — book about a youngish man who journeys to find the teen daughter he didn’t...

marthaengber
Sep 11, 20232 min read


Seasons of the Indigenous Northeastern Tribes
Order NOW! How we recall the seasons of the year is often not just tied to societal norms, but also to where we live and how we...

marthaengber
Sep 11, 20232 min read


THE FALCON Just Arrived: Win a FREE Copy!
Order NOW! https://www.amazon.com/Falcon-Wolf-Hummingbird-Martha-Engber/dp/1592113095/ref=sr_1_6?qid=1675703740&refinements=p_27%3AMartha...

marthaengber
Sep 9, 20231 min read


Article in The Cheshire Herald About BLISS ROAD
Buy NOW! Thanks to @The Cheshire Herald for the fantastic article, Memoir Sheds Light on Inner Workings of a Neurodiverse Family by Peter...

marthaengber
Sep 5, 20231 min read
Book Review: "Death and Other Survival Strategies"
by Carolyn R. Russell One of my favorite feelings is that of the Octobers of my youth, the witchy time before Halloween when leaves fall...

marthaengber
Sep 5, 20231 min read


Historical Fiction Panel Sept. 17
Register NOW! Order THE FALCON, THE WOLF AND THE HUMMINGBIRD! I’m stoked about joining Kathleen B. Jones, Linda Kass and Kerry Chaput for...

marthaengber
Sep 4, 20231 min read


Be My Guest: YouTube Interview
Watch on YouTube! I meet the best people! One is Jan Lewis, who hosts the YouTube show Be My Guest in which she interviews authors. She...

marthaengber
Sep 1, 20231 min read


Writing Historical Fiction and Cultural Appropriation
Read Reading and Writing Fiction Without Guilt: 4 thoughts about cultural appropriation (and how to avoid it) by Martha Engber, Women...

marthaengber
Aug 31, 20231 min read
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