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marthaengber
Aug 132 min read
Book Review: "The Imposter"
by Johanna van Zanten I can’t get enough of stories with strong female characters who, when the chips are down, take risks that require...
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marthaengber
Jun 31 min read
"What if...?" The Question Behind Every Great Novel
Buy NOW! Every great novel begins with the question, "What if...?" For THE FALCON, THE WOLF AND THE HUMMINGBIRD, I asked myself: What if...
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marthaengber
Apr 292 min read
Reminder: April 30 Book Talk and Discussion With Neurodiversity Experts
Do you have a neurodiverse family that has one or more members with a learning disability, mental illness, developmental issue or...
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marthaengber
Apr 221 min read
Book Review: "Does It Look Like Her?"
by Melanie Faith Melanie Faith’s DOES IT LOOK LIKE HER? is a narrative poetry book that reads like a novel. But rather than rely on a lot...
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marthaengber
Apr 22 min read
Book Review: "One Tuesday, Early"
by Annalisa Crawford I’ve read a number of books by Annalisa Crawford, and can’t get over how well she infuses her stories with wisps of...
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marthaengber
Mar 252 min read
Book Review: "Houdini's Last Handcuffs"
by Charlie and Cheryl Young HOUDINI'S LAST HANDCUFFS is a masterful ghost story for adults! Rather than terrify, however, this mystical...
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marthaengber
Mar 251 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 191 min read
Book Review: "Dirty Suburbia"
by Sara Hosey DIRTY SUBURBIA is a brilliant title for Sara Hosey’s new collection of short stories! I began reading with the expectation...
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marthaengber
Mar 172 min read
BLISS ROAD Book Discussion With Neurodiversity Experts
Do you live in the San Jose, CA, area or know someone who does? Please come or pass on the info! ___ When I run FB ads, readers can...
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marthaengber
Mar 111 min read
Share This Post and Help a Neurodiverse Family
Buy BLISS ROAD NOW! I I had a wonderful online meetup recently with those who read BLISS ROAD, my memoir about being the daughter of an...
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marthaengber
Mar 42 min read
Book Review: "Saving Face"
by Effy Redman Effy Redman’s powerful, beautifully-written memoir took me into a world I hadn’t known and couldn’t have imagined until...
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marthaengber
Mar 41 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
Feb 271 min read
Book Review: "Study in Hysteria"
by Kathleen Collins Not since Anne Tyler’s BREATHING LESSONS have I read a novel that so closely follows the inner workings of an older...
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marthaengber
Dec 8, 20232 min read
Book Review: "Red Clay, Running Waters"
by Leslie K. Simmons One of the biggest reasons I read historical fiction is to look at the world through the eyes of historical figures....
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marthaengber
Apr 3, 20231 min read
Book Review: "Cat & The Dreamer"
by Annalisa Crawford Ethereal moments drift through this ghostly novella about a girl, then a woman, trying hard to escape a...
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marthaengber
Mar 25, 20231 min read
Book Review: "Were You Close?"
a memoir by Anne Pinkerton Preorder Death tends to be a eye-opener in so many ways, as Anne Pinkerton demonstrates in this riveting...
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marthaengber
Nov 30, 20222 min read
Book Review: "The Girl Who Taught Herself to Fly"
by Kwan Kew Lai I love stories about women who rock it in life, especially those like Kwan Kew Lai, who grew up in Malaysia and knocked...
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marthaengber
Oct 5, 20222 min read
Book Review: "Calling for a Blanket Dance"
by Oskar Hokea I get connected via social media to all kinds of fascinating people. A few years ago I started following the blog of Oskar...
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marthaengber
Sep 28, 20222 min read
Book Review: "One Person's Loss"
by Ann S. Epstein While on vacation, I blew through Ann S. Epstein’s latest historical novel, “One Person’s Loss.” She does a fabulous...
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marthaengber
Sep 12, 20212 min read
Book Review: “The Great Stork Derby"
by Ann S. Epstein Ann S. Epstein’s newest historical novel, The Great Stork Derby, due out Oct. 19, is a gut-wrenching story built upon...
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