Gareth Russell (author)
| Gareth Russell | |
|---|---|
| Born | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Occupation | Author |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Down High Grammar School |
| Alma mater | Saint Peter's College, Oxford |
| Genre | History, historical fiction, young adult fiction |
| Notable works |
Popular Young and Damned and Fair |
| Website | |
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Gareth Russell is a British author and historian.
Early life and education
Gareth Russell was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He attended Down High Grammar School, and later graduated from Saint Peter's College, Oxford, where he read modern history.[1] Russell completed a Master's degree in medieval history at Queen's University, Belfast. He currently divides his time between Belfast and New York.[2]
Career
Russell is the author of a series of plays, including The Gate of the Year.[3] In July 2011, his first novel Popular was published in the UK and Ireland by Penguin, as the first in a new series of novels following the lives of a group of privileged Belfast teenagers. It was published in German as It-Girls by S. Fischer Verlag in 2014. A sequel to Popular, The Immaculate Deception, was published in November 2012. Both novels were subsequently adapted for the stage in Northern Ireland.[4]
In August 2014, his first non-fiction book The Emperors: How Europe's Rulers were Destroyed by World War One was published by Amberley Publishing. In 2017, his biography of English queen consort Catherine Howard was published, based on research undertaken between 2011 and 2016.[5]
Bibliography
Novels
- Popular (2011)
- The Immaculate Deception (2012)
Non-Fiction
- The Emperors: How Europe's Rulers were destroyed by World War I (2014)
- An Illustrated Introduction to the Tudors (2014)
- A History of the English Monarchy from Boadicea to Elizabeth I (2015)
- Young and Damned and Fair: The Life of Catherine Howard, Fifth Wife of King Henry VIII (US title) (2017)
Notes
- ↑ "About". The Popular Series. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- ↑ Author biography, Young and Damned and Fair (UK edition, 2017)
- ↑ De Buitléir & 7 March2014.
- ↑ Russell & 1 October 2011.
- ↑ http://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Young-and-Damned-and-Fair/Gareth-Russell/9781501108631
References
- De Buitléir, Scott (7 March 2014). "Preview & Competition: The Gate of The Year @ Belvoir Players’ Theatre, Belfast". Eile Magazine. Eile.ie. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- Russell, Gareth (1 October 2011). "My interview in The Irish Times". Confessions of a Ci-devant. Garethrussellcidevant.blogspot.com.au. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- Vidal, Elena Maria (17 October 2009). "The Audacity of Ideas". Tea at Trianon. Teaattrianon.blogspot.com.au. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
External links
- The Popular Series Gareth Russell’s Website
- Gareth Russell Author's page at MadeGlobal.com
- Confessions of a Ci-devant (Blog)
- Popular (Blog)