Domingo Martinez
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in Brownsville, TX, The United StatesWebsite
BoyKingsofTexas
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Nonfiction
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Martin Amis, Jorge Luis Borges, William Goldman, Jonathan Goldstein, SMartin Amis, Jorge Luis Borges, William Goldman, Jonathan Goldstein, Stephin Merritmore
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Domingo Martinez lives in Seattle, WA. His work has appeared in Epiphany, and most recently, he read an adaptation of "The Mimis" on This American Life.
He is a Pushcart Prize nominee.
Mr Martinez has lived in Seattle for nearly 20 years. He lives awkwardly in a small s apartment building on lower Queen Anne, enjoying the absence of o Martinez lives in Seattle, WA. His work has appeared in Epiphany, and most recently, he read an adaptation of "The Mimis" on This American Life.
He is a Pushcart Prize nominee.
Mr Martinez has lived in Seattle for nearly 20 years. He lives awkwardly in a small s apartment building on lower Queen Anne, enjoying the absence of sunlightmore
Domingo Martinez is the New York Times Best Selling author of The Boy Kings of Texas and was a finalist for The National Book Award in The Boy Kings of Texas is a Gold Medal Winner of the Independent Publishers Book Award, a Non-Fiction Finalist for The Washington State Book Awards, and was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. The Boy Kings of Texas was optioned for an HBO series through Salma Hayek’s production company, Ventana Rosa. His work has appeared in Epiphany Literary Journal, Seattle Weekly, Texas Monthly, The New Republic, Saveur Magazine, Huisache Literary Magazine and he is a regular contributor to This American Life. He has also appeared on NPR's All Things Considered and The Diane Rehm show, and was the recipient of the Bernard De Voto Fellowship for Non-Fiction at Bread Loaf Writer’s Colony in Mr Martinez is also a fundraiser and spokesperson for Seattle, the literacy project founded by Dave Eggers.
Read full bioDomingo Martinez's Searing Memoir: 'My Heart Is A Drunken Compass'
Author Domingo Martinez distinctly remembers the morning in October when his phone began ringing. He was lying in bed at his apartment in Seattle and his first thought was, “Wow, it’s so early, these bill collectors are calling earlier and earlier.”
It wasn’t a bill collector. It was his literary agent calling to tell him that his memoir, “The Boy Kings of Texas,” was a finalist for the National Book Award in the nonfiction category. Although Martinez did not win the award, his life was about to change. Soon he was being profiled in the New York Times and on NPR, with headlines like “From Boy King of Texas to Literary Superstar.”
Martinez, 43, grew up in Brownsville, Texas, one of six children in a sprawling Mexican-American family. “Boy Kings” was his first book, a coming-of-age story in which he described his hardscrabble, often abusive childhood.
Now he is back with a new memoir, “My Heart Is A Drunken Compass.” It recounts his adult struggles with alcoholism, anger management, unemployment, a mental breakdown, and even a suicide attempt – all the while maintaining Martinez’ wry, sardonic h
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Domingo Martinez has worked as a journalist and designer in Texas and at virtually every periodical in Seattle, including The Stranger, Seattle Weekly, the Seattle Times, and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. His work has appeared in Epiphany, and he read an adaptation of “The Mimis” on This American Life in October
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Series
Books:
The Boy Kings Of Texas, JulyPaperback / e-Book
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