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Book Review: "Work Hard, Not Smart"
by Alexis Paige This immensely humorous collection of essays by Alexis Paige manages to convince readers to do what seems impossible: not...

marthaengber
Jul 9, 20231 min read


Osage Orange Bow: A Talisman for My Protagonist
Preorder NOW! My historical novel, THE FALCON, THE WOLF AND THE HUMMINGBIRD, involves two female warriors on opposing Native American...

marthaengber
Jul 3, 20231 min read


Book Review: "Ella's War"
by Rusty Allen This book was so interesting! I hadn’t been aware of how much naval activity there was along the East Coast of the US...

marthaengber
Jul 2, 20231 min read


COOKIES AND BOOKS! Reading at Books Inc.
I’m having a book reading and signing this weekend! Come if you can! If you live nearby, but are thinking, “Well, that’s the day I...

marthaengber
Jun 22, 20231 min read


Research Heaven: Mashantucket Pequot Museum
I set my forthcoming historical novel , THE FALCON, THE WOLF AND THE HUMMINGBIRD (Sept. 19, Histria Books), in southern Connecticut...

marthaengber
Jun 20, 20231 min read


Father Books for Father's Day
Order BLISS ROAD now! FATHER BOOKS FATHER’S DAY For Father’s Day I thought I’d post books about fathers. And none of them are tragic! I...

marthaengber
Jun 18, 20231 min read


Next Book: The Falcon, the Wolf and the Hummingbird
I know, I know! BLISS ROAD was published last week and already I’m starting to promote my next book! It’s historical fiction and takes...

marthaengber
Jun 12, 20231 min read


Art Calling! Podcast Interview about BLISS ROAD
ORDER BLISS ROAD NOW! Listen now to Episode 107! I started listening to Jaime Alejandro’s Arts Calling! podcast last year. He’s a...

marthaengber
Jun 9, 20231 min read


Happy Book Birthday, BLISS ROAD!
Order BLISS ROAD now! Drum roll, please…. BLISS ROAD is now out in the world! Thanks to all of my advance readers and reviewers who’ve...

marthaengber
Jun 6, 20231 min read


YOU Bliss!
Preorder BLISS ROAD now! While creating the compilation of graphics for this final 52nd — and last — post in the 52 Reasons to be...

marthaengber
Jun 5, 20231 min read


BLISS ROAD: "Recommended Read"!
Congratulations to my fellow authors who made @Women Writers, Women’s Books June Recommended Reads list! I’m really honored to be among...

marthaengber
Jun 2, 20231 min read


An Interview on "The Cameron Journal Podcast"
THE CAMERON JOURNAL PODCAST Interview with Martha Engber: Audio Video ___ “Our whole life is like the game Telephone.” That’s the line I...

marthaengber
May 29, 20231 min read


Family Support Bliss
Preorder BLISS ROAD now! I think for a lot of writers, when they inform their families the next book will be a memoir that assesses...

marthaengber
May 28, 20231 min read


Interview on "From Sparks to Light Podcast"
Preorder BLISS ROAD now! After I met Suzanne Maggio in February and bought her memoir, The Cardinal Club: A Daughter's Journey to...

marthaengber
May 26, 20231 min read


Book Review: "Places We Left Behind"
by Jennifer Lang While reading Jennifer Lang’s exquisite memoir, PLACES WE LEFT BEHIND, I thought of broken mirror shards that exactly,...

marthaengber
May 23, 20232 min read


Dance Bliss Monday
Preorder BLISS ROAD now! When I was in college, I bought a student-priced season pass for music and dance performances hosted at the...

marthaengber
May 22, 20231 min read


Mothers Bliss
BLISS ROAD, June 6, preorder now When I was a kid, we used to celebrate Mother’s Day by giving our mom homemade cards, making her...

marthaengber
May 14, 20231 min read


"Faction" = "Fiction" + "Fact"
The normal definition of “faction” is a dissenting group among a larger group. But according to The Book Genre Dictionary, faction now...

marthaengber
May 10, 20231 min read


Surfing Bliss Monday
BLISS ROAD, June 6, preorder now I’m still in Morocco. Sad to say, our itinerary won’t allow for any surfing. But the waves are supposed...

marthaengber
May 8, 20231 min read


Camel Bliss (or Not!)
So yes, camel riding is on our itinerary while we’re here in Morocco. How could it not be? Yet I’ve ridden — and tried to be rubbed off...

marthaengber
May 1, 20231 min read
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