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Cambridge University’s ‘Journal of Classics Teaching’ review of ‘Olympia’…
A very big day for the novel. One of the finest higher learning institutions on the planet has just released a very positive assessment of 'Olympia'. A couple of minor quibbles aside - which we shall address in updated editions - we couldn't be happier with the...
Official ‘Olympia’ book launch a resounding success…
Despite an imminent lockdown, fated to start only a few hours after the end of the launch event, the official book launch for 'Olympia: The Birth of the Games' at Melbourne's gorgeous Hellenic Museum went off with a real bang. Mountains of books were moved into the...
Philip Barker review of ‘Olympia’ in ‘Journal of Olympic History’
The prominent British Olympic commentator, Philip Barker, has released quite a flattering initial review of 'Olympia: The Birth of the Games' this week. He also intends to follow up this first 'marking piece' with a more detailed review of the novel in the next...
‘Olympia: The Birth of the Games’ – a 2024 / 2025 Summer reading must!
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 you also to...
Review copies of the new illustrated edition arrive in Australia…
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' - reviews...
Light of Olympia as unique as the rest of the opening ceremony.
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 exactly as...
‘Olympia’ 2024 Illustrated Edition – Press release.
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...