Jimmie Martinez | Self-Publishing Review

An Interview with Jimmie Martinez: Author of Summer of Haint Blue

As a lifelong residence of New Orleans, Louisiana and metro area, Jimmie Martinez, at 76 years old, writes about the city he loves and the turbulent times he grew up in. Martinez is the author of four novels set in New Orleans: The Battle for New Orleans: The Casino Wars, Rigged, Righteous Road, which was awarded the Editor’s Choice from iUniverse, and Cajun Chameleon. The four-term Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards, the quintessential Cajun, said Cajun Chameleon is “Masterfully written. Jimmie captures the true essence of life in the 60s in South Louisiana.”

Jimmie’s interest includes traveling, […]

SPR2021-06-15T02:51:04+02:00June 15th, 2021|Categories: Interviews|Tags: Jimmie Martinez|

Review: Summer of Haint Blue by Jimmie Martinez

Author Jimmie Martinez captures the raw, beautiful, and painful truths of both the rural and urban South during the 1960s in his YA novel, Summer of Haint Blue. A long-form narrative study on race relations and a deep dive into that tumultuous decade, this novel is draped with Spanish moss and bayou personality, which help to top-dress the strong and compelling plot.

Told through the eyes of Justin Couvillion, a teenage boy coming to terms with his own family history and their Cajun roots, while also trying to understand the racism so embedded in Louisiana, even in his own […]

John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2021-06-14T07:58:33+02:00June 13th, 2021|Categories: Book Reviews, Lead Story|Tags: Coming Of Age, Jimmie Martinez, Young Adult|

An Interview with Jimmie Martinez: Author of Cajun Chameleon

Jimmie Martinez is the author of a total of four books. He has a BA degree from Louisiana State University in New Orleans, now the University of New Orleans. His interests include traveling, reading and watching classic film noir movies. He is also a passionate Saints and LSU football fan.

The former New Orleans Policeman and Chief Administrative Officer of the City of Kenner, Louisiana and co-founder and CEO of a civil engineering firm is now retired. Born and raised in New Orleans, he resides in Kenner and his beach condo in Orange Beach, Alabama with his wife Gale.

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SPR2019-04-18T10:03:09+02:00April 18th, 2019|Categories: Interviews|Tags: Jimmie Martinez|

Review: Cajun Chameleon by Jimmie Martinez

Jax Badeaux slowly finds his way through the complexities of racism while growing up in New Orleans in the Sixties and Seventies. A self-described poor Cajun, he doesn’t expect to amount to much more than his drunken father or beleaguered but loving mother. Yet change begins with his friendship with a young man, Mike Guidry, who suddenly has the race laws labeling him black instead of white.

Cajun Chameleon: Reflections of a Recovering Racist tackles weighty issues with a light, straightforward touch. When best friend Mike suddenly can’t attend the same junior high school as Jax because he lacks a […]