by John Martino | Mar 12, 2022 | Event, Review
‘Olympia’ has taken yet another significant step up the ladder of the Chaucer Awards for pre-1750s historical fiction. We will know soon enough whether it has had the very good fortune to go all the...
by John Martino | Feb 18, 2022 | Event, Merchandise
The stunning new exhibition entitled ‘Ancient Greeks: Athletes, Warriors and Heroes’ – which comprises some 170 priceless artefacts on loan from the British Museum – is housed in the National Museum of Australia (Canberra) and runs between 17...
by John Martino | Feb 18, 2022 | Event, Review
‘Olympia’ advances from the CIBA Chaucer Awards long list to the short list; now in contention for the...
by John Martino | Feb 6, 2022 | Beijing Winter Games, Event, Sports
As with the Summer Games every 4 years, this year’s Beijing Games are – as we can see in the photos above and below – spearheaded by the Greek contingent of Winter Olympians in pride of place as the founding nation of the Olympics. Wonderfully, the...
by John Martino | Jan 12, 2022 | Event, Merchandise
Finding turning the pages of the release edition hardcover version of ‘Olympia’ a bit of a challenge, or simply prefer the entertaining tones of a narrator reading to you while otherwise engaged, then you’ll be mighty pleased to read that the audio...
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...
