R.B. Russell
R.B. Russell is an English publisher,[1] editor, author,[2] illustrator[3] and songwriter.[4]
Biography
Russell runs the award-winning Tartarus Press with Rosalie Parker, and for many years compiled the Guide to First Edition Prices.[5] As an author he has had three collections of short stories and two novellas published. His story "Loup-garou" was chosen for Ellen Datlow’s The Best Horror of the Year. "In Hiding" was nominated for the 2010 World Fantasy Award,[6] and "The Beautiful Room" for the 2011 British Fantasy Award.[7] Michael Dirda has described Russell as "...among the leading practitioners of classic supernatural fiction".[8]
His novella, Bloody Baudelaire, is currently in production as a film by 3:1 Cinema with the new title Backgammon.[9]
He contributes artwork to Tartarus Press titles, and a selection of his art was on display at the Link Gallery, Dean Clough, Halifax, 2010/11.
Russell is also a songwriter, having previously composed songs released by The Bollweevils.[10] His first solo CD, Ghosts,[11] was released by Klanggalerie in February 2012. The accompanying video presentation was premiered in Vienna in March 2012,[12] and was subsequently shown at Dean Clough Galleries October 2012.[13]
Russell was the co-creator of C.W. Blubberhouse with Mark Valentine.
Works
Guide to First Edition Prices
- Eight editions, Tartarus Press, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007 & 2010.
Short stories
- Putting the Pieces in Place, Ex Occidente Press (Bucharest, Romania), 2009.[14]
- Literary Remains, PS Publishing (Hornsea, East Yorkshire), 2010.[15]
- Leave Your Sleep, PS Publishing (Hornsea, East Yorkshire), 2012.
Novellas
- Bloody Baudelaire, Ex Occidente Press (Bucharest, Romania), 2009.[16]
- The Dark Return of Time, Swan River Press (Dublin, Ireland), 2014.
Collected Edition
- Ghosts, Swan River Press (Dublin, Ireland), 2012. (Contains Putting the Pieces in Place and Bloody Baudelaire. Available with Ghosts CD in a limited edition.)
Translation
- Le Grand Meaulnes by Alain-Fournier, Tartarus Press (Horam, Sussex), 2009.[17]
Music
- Ghosts, Klanggalerie (Austria), 2012.
- Bloody Baudelaire: A Soundtrack, Klanggalerie (Austria), 2014.[18]
Further reading
- "An Interview with R.B. Russell", by John Kenny, Swan River Press Interviews May, 2012.
- "An Interview with R.B. Russell", by Jason Rolfe, Bibliomancy Tuesday, 7 February 2012.
- "An Interview with Ray Russell", by Everett Bleiler, Fantasy Commentator, Winter 2001-2002, pps.97-100.
- "Uncollected Characters of the Book World: 5", by Victoria Hyde-Greene, Antiquarian Book Monthly, May 1999, pps8-9.
References
- ↑ Tartarus Press website
- ↑ isfdb entry
- ↑ Illustrations by Russell
- ↑ Discogs entry
- ↑ "Review" by Robert McCrum, Literary Editor, The Observer, 14/11/99
- ↑ World Fantasy Awards 2010
- ↑ British Fantasy Awards 2010
- ↑ Dirda's Reading Room, The Washington Post, May 2012
- ↑ IMDb entry
- ↑ Discogs entry for Talk To Me
- ↑ Ghosts page at Discogs
- ↑ Ghosts CD and videos launch
- ↑ What's On at Dean Clough
- ↑ Ellen Datlow, The Best Horror of the Year, Night Shade Books, 2010, p.21.
- ↑ Peter Bell, Supernatural Tales 18, Autumn 2010, pp3 82-83.
- ↑ Publishers Weekly, 25 August 2009.
- ↑ "A Bird Was Learning Its Song," by Adrian Tahourdin, Times Literary Supplement, 21 May 1999.
- ↑ Bloody Baudelaire: A Soundtrack page at Discogs
External links
- R.B. Russell
- R.B. Russell interviewed (with Rosalie Parker) by Rick Kleffel at the Agony Column Podcast
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