We are home. I was happy to climb back into the nest, and well, nest. open.substack.com/pub/marthaan... #authorlife #bookevent #traveldiary

Join me at 6 PM Thursday, May 28th, People's Book in Takoma Park to discuss Cara Benson's searing new release, An Armsfull of Birds.

Readers - this is a tremendous book. Come meet @carabensonwriter.bsky.social and hear about her writing and life journey.

"Thank you for traveling with me on our three month sabbatical. It’s been the trip of a lifetime." marthaannetoll.substack.com/p/when-an-in...

We'll be at the Gaithersburg Book Festival at Bohrer Park in Gaithersburg, MD, all day tomorrow. Come say hi, enter our free raffle, grab a bookmark, and chat with us about your latest favorite read! www.gaithersburgbookfestival.org @jbywrites.bsky.social #booksky

To get to visit with @marthaannetoll.bsky.social in London was such a treat. Read everything she writes, including her two novels!

“May you have an easy time getting where you need to go.” marthaannetoll.substack.com/p/ode-to-pub...

Without readers, I’d be missing the key half of the writing partnership. Thank you for an incredible year. marthaannetoll.substack.com/p/happy-birt...

"Over lunch, we talked about music and novels and laughed about our “common” language divided by an ocean, often with humorous results." marthaannetoll.substack.com/p/london #traveldiary #authorlife

"York is a picture-perfect town with a well preserved medieval heart, and an enormous gothic cathedral." marthaannetoll.substack.com/p/new-writing

So happy to be here @pghreviewofbooks.bsky.social

"The northern part of the country was exploding in fields of yellow and other colors." marthaannetoll.substack.com/p/shades-of-...

On our last day, we were lucky to visit a temple on Buddha’s birthday, find a vast market with no tourists, and wander through Kowloon Park and see the birds. marthaannetoll.substack.com/p/hong-kong

"For me, it’s always about the people." marthaannetoll.substack.com/p/ah-sydney

"We had an amazing few days in Cairns, Queensland, a jumping off point for exploring the Great Barrier Reef and a bit of Australia’s rain forest." #travel #authorlife #australia #greatbarrierreef

Sydney Harbor shows off

Bondi Beach Sydney

"The rocks tell stories from a belief system that is thousands of years old." marthaannetoll.substack.com/p/melbourne-...

We landed in Hobart, capital of the Australian state of Tasmania, about a week ago. marthaannetoll.substack.com/p/the-devili...

We are just finishing a spectacular 10 days on the South Island of New Zealand. The scenery is breathtaking. open.substack.com/pub/marthaan...

"A few days ago we got into two big silver tubes—one that traveled to California and another that went to Christchurch—and got out in New Zealand." marthaannetoll.substack.com/p/when-you-l...

Super interesting book.

My latest here. Thanks @vol1brooklyn.bsky.social

My review of Christopher Beha’s “Why Am I Not An Atheist” is now available to read on Vol. 1 Brooklyn. www.vol1brooklyn.com/2026/02/18/m...

"I recently went to a recital by Jeneba Kanneh-Mason, a British pianist in her early twenties. To say her playing is both authoritative and sublime doesn’t begin to capture her talents." marthaannetoll.substack.com/p/piano-phenom

apnews.com/article/geor... proud of my home town.

I am gaga, crazy, in love with miniatures. open.substack.com/pub/marthaan...

I enjoyed working with you John. Thank you.

I was in Brooklyn last weekend and spent a day at the Brooklyn Museum of Art. open.substack.com/pub/marthaan... #museum #nyc #art #resist

From Timothy Snyder: snyder.substack.com/p/ethnic-cle...

Thanks @chopwoodcarrywater.bsky.social for the ICE out boycott list. substack.com/redirect/0b4...

The best art helps us to see ourselves, and to understand ourselves and our communities. marthaannetoll.substack.com/p/celebratin...

LISTEN TO THEVWHOLE THING PLEASE www.instagram.com/reel/DT6ec8D...

Live Updates: Federal Agents Kill a 37-Year-Old Minneapolis Man www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...

"I am incredibly grateful to have experienced Walter’s music, both in his personal relationships and when he was at the keys." marthaannetoll.substack.com/p/to-walter

ICE Is Losing the Political Battle www.nytimes.com/video/opinio...

What kind of work do you do? I've worked in libraries, been a lawyer and run an NGO. Love this piece so much Ed Simon @literaryhub.bsky.social @pghreviewofbooks.bsky.social lithub.com/the-work-beh...

Despite wishes to the contrary, 2026 is a political hellscape. marthaannetoll.substack.com/p/ice-out-fo...

Folks, this is right out of hte N-zi playbook, as is so much of what ICE is doing. Please let's raise our voices. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Minnesota today

Useful spreadheet: contact information for not just all members of Congress, but Cabinet members, the Supreme Court, news organizations, and so much more. docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

Let’s stay together and raise our voices. marthaannetoll.substack.com/p/el-sistema

By Renée Nicole Good. Murdered by ICE, January 2026. poets.org/2020-on-lear...

Thank you @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social www.meditationsinanemergency.com/notes-on-unb...