Education
Lawrence University.
Lawrence University.
She is of German and Danish descent and has lived in Midwest America for all of her life. Engberg is the author of four short story collections. Her first collection, Pastorale, was called “so good that could change your life” by award-winning author Russell Banks in the New York Times.
She followed this up with A Stay by the River and Sarah"s Laughter.
Her latest collection, Above the Houses were described by Publisher"s Weekly as "gorgeously crafted" and that "Engberg"s quiet denouements feel wholly integral to these tales of quiet desperation.".