by John Martino | Jan 11, 2022 | Backstory, Event
On behalf of the City of Glen Eira (Melbourne, Australia) and their network of five local libraries, the well-regarded freelance journalist and authoress, Claire Halliday, will be interviewing me (John) about the writing of, content within and contemporary...
by John Martino | Nov 23, 2021 | Event, History, Myth, Sports, Technology
The Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sports has recently collaborated with Microsoft to painstakingly recreate Olympia as the site operated as both Panhellenic sanctuary and home to the ancient Olympics for more than 1,100 years. The exhibit, as housed within the new...
by John Martino | Oct 19, 2021 | Beijing Winter Games, Event
Some two months after the end of the very memorable 2020 / 2021 Tokyo Games, Olympia came back to life – with a sense of both its ancient and modern heritage – with the lighting of yet another Olympic torch: this time for the 2022 Beijing Games. The...
by John Martino | Sep 22, 2021 | Review
For the full review, head to ‘Midwest Book Review’, hit the ‘Historical Fiction Shelf’ and scroll down. The ‘Olympia’ review is listed second from the top in its category. It contains very approving passages like the following:...
by John Martino | Aug 12, 2021 | Event, Review
While ‘Olympia’ has only been in the global mind’s eye for little over a month, recognition of its merits are beginning to turn very positive. The judges of the Chaucer Award for all pre-1750 historical fiction have just just placed...
