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Martha Anne Toll
@marthaannetoll.bsky.social
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Novelist: DUET FOR ONE is out! So is THREE MUSES. Literary and cultural critic. Board member PEN/Faulkner Foundation, member National Book Critics Circle.
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"Is there a daughter who does not wonder about her mother’s inner life and motivations?"

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Lotta book love this week
Mothers and daughters
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November 25, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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Thanks @pghreviewofbooks.bsky.social ! Loved these books so much. @sashabonet.bsky.social @camilleuadams.bsky.social
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“I was once told that if you put more than one woman in a room together, they will reach a discussion about their mothers within five minutes. In my experience, this is true.”

@marthaannetoll.bsky.social reviews recent memoirs by Camille U. Adams and Sasha Bonét.

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Mothers and Daughters: When Memoirs Talk to Each Other - Pittsburgh Review of Books
Discovering one author whose work you’re eager to share is the great pleasure of book reviewing. Discovering two authors, even more so. How to be Unmothered:
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November 25, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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The Seers is a beautifully written, short novel with a story that demands to be told. More on @npr.org's "Books We Love" list.

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November 24, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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"I knew nothing about Augustine’s life and have since become captivated. I am struck by how modern his life was, colliding with class issues, colonialism, weak to nonexistent rights for women, travel, and so many other big and small questions."

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Augustine the African
When a teacher brings a book alive
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November 22, 2025 at 3:45 AM
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It's the holidays. Wanna find something that's free and a little bit weird? Please sign up for my newsletter--I talk about books, and reading, and art, and Judaica, with a pinch of politics, and a quantity of quirkiness. marthaannetoll.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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Absolutely thrilled about this. I love your work.
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So, I won a National Book Award.
November 20, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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Thank you, @vashonart.bsky.social!

#author #authorlife
November 13, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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"I’m a huge believer in pollination across disciplines; we have so much to learn from one another."

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#substack #writersretreat #authorcommunity
What's shimmering
Connecting paint and Beethoven and jellyfish and sunsets
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November 12, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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So excited to read alongside pianist Stephanie Ben-Salem. Join us!

#author #events #thingstodoinphilly
November 10, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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The joys of an artists residency. 🙏🙏🙏🙏❤️
November 9, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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Every millennium or so, you get a review that makes you weep with gratitude because you’ve been read in a way you could only dream about. In that light, I’m so excited to share Tara Van De Mark’s review of DUET FOR ONE in the @pghreviewofbooks.bsky.social.

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#bookreview
November 7, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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"I suspect we’re all in need of more enchantment."

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A wowza review🙏
Metamorphoses and river otters
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November 7, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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Delighted by this review in @pghreviewofbooks.bsky.social for @marthaannetoll.bsky.social 's DUET FOR ONE! “Toll, a classically trained violist and professional writer, brings a union of knowledge and skill. The result is a novel that captures the experience of music.” pghrev.com/when-music-b...
When Music Becomes Memory - Pittsburgh Review of Books
Martha Anne Toll’s second novel, Duet for One, starts graveside with Victor and adult son Adam, mourning the loss of wife, mother and formidable pianist Adele
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November 7, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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Are We Losing Our Democracy? www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | In Trump’s America, Are We Losing Our Democracy?
Donald Trump has wielded power as no previous president has.
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November 1, 2025 at 12:54 AM
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"We writers live for these things: the surprise appearance of a new idea, or a new character, or a new way to think about something. You can’t ask for this kind of inspiration, but on rare occasions it can happen."

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Two racoons walk into a picture frame
When your writing residency inspires
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October 31, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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A fact-packed, oddly flat portrayal of the singular diva. www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/bookreview/m... @marthaannetoll.bsky.social #booksky
Maria La Divina: A Novel of Maria Callas | Washington Independent Review of Books
The Independent is an important voice in the community of readers and writers dedicated to book reviews and writing about the world of books.
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October 29, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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"It’s rainy and foggy here in Puget Sound. The soft steady beat lends rhythm to my cozy work space. The setting is stunning."

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Swimming with jelly fish
When you hang out with 90 shrinks from around the world
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October 25, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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Hartford Connecticut has #NoKings
October 18, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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HAPPY PRIDE ORLANDO!!! And shoutout to everyone who attended No Kings right before. Our biggest pride yet. We proudly believe in justice for the LGBTQ+ & Immigrant community. No to authoritarians scapegoating our people in order to consolidate power and make money. No ICE in the sunshine state 🙅🏾‍♂️
October 19, 2025 at 2:03 AM
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Over 7 million people went to No Kings today.

Most states don’t have 7 million people in them.
October 19, 2025 at 2:18 AM
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Initial estimate for No Kings Twin Cities at 100k! Way to SHOW UP, MINNESOTA! #nokings
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This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings
October 19, 2025 at 2:47 AM
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Thank you so much Victoria Canada #NoKings
October 18, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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Be there…👇

Any Questions?! 😎✨
October 17, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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"We had a welcome discussion about our collective and individual grief. Many of us share a dire sense of loss for the country we love, while also navigating personal loss."

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Launching the Big Idea
When your fiction brain plays tricks
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October 16, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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Please join me this Saturday (10AM-12PM) at 1377 R Street NW. We’ll have a painterly prompt, snacks, and a quiet space to write. You don’t have to be a writer to write!

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Come write with me
Let's talk about John Maynard Keynes
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October 9, 2025 at 4:10 PM