John Martin (publisher)
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| - | + | '''John Martin (publisher)''' (born 1930) was the founder of [[Black Sparrow Press]]. He was in the book business for 36 years, retiring in 2002. He is most noted for helping to launch the literary career of [[Charles Bukowski]] and re-publishing the catalog of [[John Fante]]. He sold 650 titles annually, with more than $1 million in sales. He also sold works by [[Wyndham Lewis]], [[Paul Bowles]], [[Robert Duncan]], [[Theodore Dreiser]], [[Joyce Carol Oates]], [[D.H. Lawrence]], [[Diane Wakoski]] and many others. Martin sold 184 titles of Black Sparrow Press to [[David R. Godine]]. But his four major authors, Bukowski, Paul and Jane Bowles, and John Fante, were sold to Ecco Press, where they still appear | |
| - | According to ''[[Born into This]]'', a documentary on [[Bukowski]]'s life, [[Black Sparrow Press]] founder and owner [[John Martin (publisher)|John Martin]], offered Bukowski 100 dollars per month for life on condition that Bukowski would quit working for the post office and write full time. He agreed and ''Post Office'' was written within a month. ''Post Office'' was Bukowski's first foray into writing a novel. All of his earlier work had been poetry. Martin was actually a little worried that Bukowski would not be able to make the transition to prose. However, the fear turned out to be quite unfounded as Bukowski had no trouble writing stories about his life. | + | with the now-famous covers designed by Barbara Martin. |
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John Martin (publisher) (born 1930) was the founder of Black Sparrow Press. He was in the book business for 36 years, retiring in 2002. He is most noted for helping to launch the literary career of Charles Bukowski and re-publishing the catalog of John Fante. He sold 650 titles annually, with more than $1 million in sales. He also sold works by Wyndham Lewis, Paul Bowles, Robert Duncan, Theodore Dreiser, Joyce Carol Oates, D.H. Lawrence, Diane Wakoski and many others. Martin sold 184 titles of Black Sparrow Press to David R. Godine. But his four major authors, Bukowski, Paul and Jane Bowles, and John Fante, were sold to Ecco Press, where they still appear
with the now-famous covers designed by Barbara Martin.
