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marthaengber
Apr 2, 20242 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 25, 20242 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 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 19, 20241 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 17, 20242 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 11, 20241 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 4, 20242 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 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
Feb 27, 20241 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
Oct 2, 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...
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marthaengber
Sep 23, 20231 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...
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marthaengber
Mar 4, 20231 min read
Women's Day 23-Book Giveaway!
I'm one of three women born to a mother who was one of four girls. To say I come from a long line of strong, independent-thinking women...
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marthaengber
Sep 7, 20222 min read
Book Review: "The Second Long March: Memoir From a Witness to China's Transformation
by Patti Isaacs I had the huge pleasure of meeting Patti Isaacs years ago when she attended a critique group to which I belonged. I got...
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marthaengber
Jul 15, 20222 min read
Book Review: "Automatically Hip" by John McCaffrey
(You can also read this review on Goodreads.) This fabulous short story collection is automatically readable! Every story spotlights the...
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marthaengber
Jun 15, 20221 min read
Book Review: "Prepare for Departure"
I just finished Mark Chesnut’s Prepare for Departure, a travel writer’s humorous, warm memoir of journeying with his mother to the end of...
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marthaengber
Mar 30, 20222 min read
Speculative Memoirs: Say What?!
My author friend, Annalisa Crawford, recently asked about the definition of “speculative memoirs.” I love such questions, because they...
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