Martha Hickson retired after 20+ years as a high school librarian. Her work has been featured in School Library Journal, Booklist, and CNN Online. Her defense of intellectual freedom has been recognized with awards from the NJ Association of School Librarians, the NJ Library Association, the American Association of School Librarians, and the National Council of Teachers of English.

In 2022 the National Council Against Censorship presented Martha with the Judith Krug Outstanding Librarian Award, and the American Library Association awarded Martha the Lemony Snicket Prize for Noble Librarians Faced with Adversity, in recognition of her “energy and bravery in the face of persistent and ongoing hostility.”