by John Martino | Dec 13, 2022 | Event
The International Olympic Committee – at their headquarters base in Lausanne, Switzerland – has just stocked ‘Olympia: The Birth of the Games’ within their Olympic World Library Study Centre. Our story on the genesis of the Games has now made...
by John Martino | Nov 22, 2022 | Event, interview, Media coverage
Melbourne-based Radio 3XY Hellas very kindly interviewed me today (22-11-2022) about my participation in the forthcoming Greek Book Fair – see prior post on this Blog for details. The interview is broadcast nationally, on digital platforms and across to Europe....
by John Martino | Nov 22, 2022 | Event, Merchandise
The Greek Community of Melbourne, the Greek-Australian Cultural League, and the Hellenic Writers’ Association of Australia, have organised the very first Greek Book Fair, which will be held on Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 November 2022, 11 am – 6 pm, at the Greek...
by John Martino | Sep 7, 2022 | Event, Review
Big day for the novel – the rather lovely ‘digital badges’ and book-adhesive labels signifying the recent distinction came through from the US. Not too shabby for a debut novel; not too shabby at all. I start work on the ‘Olympia’ sequel...
by John Martino | Aug 31, 2022 | Uncategorized
Book Review: ‘Olympia: The Birth of the Games’: A Fun, Though Violent Perspective of the Start of the Olympics BY DUSTIN BASS TIME AUGUST 22, 2022 What is the true story of how the Olympic Games began? John A. Martino and Michael P. O’Kane, authors of “Olympia: The...
