by John Martino | Dec 15, 2024 | Media coverage, Review
My thanks to Mr Billy Cotsis (award-winning documentarian, fellow author and journalist) and Mr Jim Claven AO (award-winning historian) for this kindly article which includes the launch release (non-illustrated) edition of ‘Olympia’ as a must-read. Thank...
by John Martino | Dec 15, 2024 | Media coverage, Myth, Review
What a lovely box to unpack! Five of the best have now reached me in Melbourne, Australia and will be despatched to reviewers as soon as I finish typing this. Or even sooner! Stay tuned for expert-reader feedback on the gorgeously illustrated new ‘Olympia’...
by John Martino | Aug 3, 2024 | Event, Paris 2024 Games
Now at the halfway mark of the Paris Games (wherein my own country of Australia is performing incredibly well), it remains a source of great pleasure and relief that the incredibly innovative ‘levitating’ Paris Games Olympic cauldron continues to operate...
by John Martino | Jul 17, 2024 | Event, Media coverage, Paris 2024 Games, Review
To mark the release of the gorgeously illustrated 2024 version of ‘Olympia: The Birth of the Games’, our publisher has been sure to have it mentioned everywhere important. Now being stocked by Harvard University’s own bookshop...
by John Martino | Apr 22, 2024 | Art, Myth, Paris 2024 Games, Uncategorized
Ever wondered what a ‘Biblet’ is? Me, too. So, my wonderful publisher – Histria Books – whipped one up. It’s essentially a ‘bird’s eye view’ or ‘teaser’ for a book, offering the reader (in the case of...
