Monday, October 04, 2004
Bookseller Wins MacArthur Genius Grant
Excellent news...
Reprinted from Bookselling This Week:
On September 28, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation named 23 new MacArthur Fellows for 2004. One of the winners was bookseller Rueben Martinez of Libreria Martinez Books & Art Gallery in Santa Ana, California (www.latinobooks.com). Each recipient will receive $500,000 in support over the next five years.
In choosing Martinez as one of its Fellows for 2004, the foundation noted that he "has elevated bookselling from a business to a campaign in support of underserved populations in California and throughout America. His … bookstore … was originally a barbershop and is now among the largest commercial sellers of Spanish-language books in the country, serving as the cornerstone of cultural events and community activities that promote the benefits of reading to Hispanic Americans and Spanish-speaking immigrants. A co-founder of the Latino Book Festival (which now tours nationally), Martinez motivates Spanish-speaking people to value literature, to read for themselves, and to read to their children…. Acclaimed by educators and librarians throughout the country, Martinez' unique brand of entrepreneurship and advocacy is an important complement to institutional and program efforts to enrich and anchor the lives of a large and growing population in America."
More info on Martinez at MacArthur site
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Reprinted from Bookselling This Week:
On September 28, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation named 23 new MacArthur Fellows for 2004. One of the winners was bookseller Rueben Martinez of Libreria Martinez Books & Art Gallery in Santa Ana, California (www.latinobooks.com). Each recipient will receive $500,000 in support over the next five years.
In choosing Martinez as one of its Fellows for 2004, the foundation noted that he "has elevated bookselling from a business to a campaign in support of underserved populations in California and throughout America. His … bookstore … was originally a barbershop and is now among the largest commercial sellers of Spanish-language books in the country, serving as the cornerstone of cultural events and community activities that promote the benefits of reading to Hispanic Americans and Spanish-speaking immigrants. A co-founder of the Latino Book Festival (which now tours nationally), Martinez motivates Spanish-speaking people to value literature, to read for themselves, and to read to their children…. Acclaimed by educators and librarians throughout the country, Martinez' unique brand of entrepreneurship and advocacy is an important complement to institutional and program efforts to enrich and anchor the lives of a large and growing population in America."
More info on Martinez at MacArthur site
