By Daily Press staff
Pulitzer Prize-winning LA Times columnist Al Martinez will appear at the Venice-Abbot Kinney Branch Library on Wednesday, Nov. 29, at 6:30 p.m. to talk about his career and will read from and sign copies of his recent book “Barkley: a Dog’s Journey.” He wrote the book as a tribute to his English Springer, Barkley. When Barkley was diagnosed with a terminal illness, Martinez and his wife, Cinelli, decided to spend 24 hours a day with him and embarked on a 3000-mile road trip.
The journey took them through small towns and villages of California and Oregon. The book is a lesson in life, love and the wisdom of woof, as only Martinez can tell it.
In 1984, Al Martinez, a native California, shared a 1984 Pulitzer Prize for Meritorious Public Service for a series on the Southern California Latino Community. He also received the President’s Award for Excellence from the Los Angeles Press Club. He has authored seven books and dozens of television screenplays.
The Venice Abbot Kinney Memorial Branch Library is located at 501 S. Venice Blvd.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on November 21, 2006. Read the original PDF.