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Marty Essen began writing professionally in the 1990s as a features writer for Gig Magazine. His first book, Cool Creatures, Hot Planet: Exploring the Seven Continents, won six awards, and the Minneapolis Star-Tribune named it a “Top Ten Green Book.” His second book, Endangered Edens: Exploring the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Costa Rica, the Everglades, and Puerto Rico, won four awards.
His novels, Time Is Irreverent, Time Is Irreverent 2: Jesus Christ, Not Again! Time Is Irreverent 3: Gone for 16 Seconds, and Doctor Refurb have all become Amazon #1 Best-Sellers in at least one category.
His seventh, Doctor Refurb, was a Booklife by Publisher’s Weekly Editor’s Pick and a Top-5 Finalist in the Shelf Unbound 2022 Best Indie Book contest.
The Silver Squad: Rebels With Wrinkles is Marty's eighth and most mass appeal book to-date. It is the gold medal winner in the 2025 IPPY Awards for Humor, the winner of the 2024 Indies Today Award for Best Humor Book, and a Booklife by Publisher's Weekly Editor's Pick.
Marty is also a popular college speaker. Over the past eighteen years, he has captivated audiences with the stage-show version of Cool Creatures, Hot Planet, performing it on hundreds of campuses in forty-five states.
Marty Essen's book awards:
Gold Medal: 2025 IPPY Awards for Humor
Winner: 2025 National Indie Excellence Award for Best Romantic Comedy
Winner: 2024 Indies Today Award for Best Humor Book
Winner: 2016 National Indie Excellence Award in Nature
Winner: 2016 Readers’ Favorite Book Award in Environment
Silver: 2016 Nautilus Award for Animals & Nature
Silver: 2016 Nautilus Award for Middle Grades Non-Fiction
Winner: 2009 Green Book Festival Award for Animals
Winner: 2007 Benjamin Franklin Award for Travel/Essay
Winner: 2007 National Indie Excellence Book Award for Travel/Essay
Bronze: 2007 IPPY Award for Travel/Essay
Winner: 2006 Best Books Book Award for Travel/Essay
Bronze: 2006 ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Award for Travel/Essay
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