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Paul Bowles

John Martin of Black Sparrow Press

July 12, 2025 by sergneri Leave a Comment

John Martin, devoted publisher of literary rebels, dies in Santa Rosa at 94 In 1966, John Martin founded Black Sparrow Press, a shoestring operation that he ran out of his home for years with the help of part-time assistants and Barbara Martin, who designed the books. John Martin, an adventurous independent publisher who brought out … [Read more…]

Posted in: Arts, California History, Content, Faits Divers, Obituaries, Sea Stories, What I Read Tagged: Black Sparrow Press, Charles Bukowski, HarperCollins, John Fante, Los Angeles Free Press, Paul Bowles, Santa Rosa, Wyndham Lewis

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