An anthology of writing by the internationally renowned writer that spans forty years. Collected here are three excerpts from novels and a novella, five articles, and excerpts from seven narrative nonfiction books—published between the years 1983 and 2022—an important retrospective collection of some of the finest work by one of America’s most celebrated writers. “Martin is, first and foremost, a consummate storyteller.” — Kirkus Reviews

“Imaginative cultural historian Martin crafts a well-integrated and fascinating account of Picasso’s famous painting and the horrible events that inspired it. The Author’s signature approach to seemingly offbeat subjects is careful research filtered through a novelistic sensibility to grasp the inherent story, which he unfolds in the engaging, almost offhand manner of a fictional amateur sleuth.”
– Kirkus Reviews

A deeply moving rendering of human beings in adversity . . . Other accounts of the suffering of autism have been published, but few can vie with this one for thoughtfulness, scholarship, and personal accent.”
– New York Times Book Review

“Absolutely spellbinding . . . A book to be savored, to be read slowly, with care and for pleasure.”
– Denver Post

“Martin’s text is informative, yet lively, even poetic at times, with just the right touch of sentimentality. It’s a huge sprawl of a book, one worth dipping into again and again.”
– Houston Post

“Entering Space is a knowing and scrupulously detailed account of the most ambitious American adventure aloft. It gives a sense of the prosaic minutiae and the dumb-struck wonder of traveling through space.”
– Time