R.B. Russell
R.B. Russell is an English publisher,[1] editor, author,[2] illustrator,[3] songwriter,[4] and film maker.[5]
Biography
Russell runs the award-winning Tartarus Press with Rosalie Parker, and for many years compiled the Guide to First Edition Prices.[6] As an author he has had three collections of short stories and three 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,[7] and "The Beautiful Room" for the 2011 British Fantasy Award.[8] Michael Dirda has described Russell as "...among the leading practitioners of classic supernatural fiction".[9]
His novella, Bloody Baudelaire, has been filmed by 3:1 Cinema with the new title Backgammon and was released 2016.[10] The Dark Return of Time is in pre-production as a feature film.[11]
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.[12] His first solo CD, Ghosts,[13] was released by Klanggalerie in February 2012. The accompanying video presentation was premiered in Vienna in March 2012,[14] and was subsequently shown at Dean Clough Galleries October 2012.[15]
Russell was the co-creator of C.W. Blubberhouse with Mark Valentine.
Writing
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.[16]
- Literary Remains, PS Publishing (Hornsea, East Yorkshire), 2010.[17]
- Leave Your Sleep, PS Publishing (Hornsea, East Yorkshire), 2012.
Novellas
- Bloody Baudelaire, Ex Occidente Press (Bucharest, Romania), 2009.[18]
- The Dark Return of Time, Swan River Press (Dublin, Ireland), 2014.
- The Stones are Singing, PS Publishing (Hornsea, East Yorkshire), 2016.
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.[19]
Music
- Ghosts, Klanggalerie (Austria), 2012.
- Bloody Baudelaire: A Soundtrack, Klanggalerie (Austria), 2014.[20]
- The Romance of Shortwave Radio Numbers Stations, Persepolis, 2016.[21]
Film/video
- The Dark Return of Time, 2016 (co-scriptwriter/associate producer)
- Backgammon, 2016 (co-scriptwriter)
- Coverdale: A Year in the Life, 2016 (co-director/producer)[22][23]
- Robert Aickman: Author of Strange Tales, 2015 (co-director/producer)[24]
- Current 93: Live at Halifax Minster, 2014 (co-director/producer)[25]
- Collecting Vinyl Records: A Personal History, 2012 (director/producer)[26]
- A Mild Case of Bibliomania, 2011 (director/producer)[27]
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
- ↑ imdb 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
- ↑ 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
- ↑ The Romance of Shortwave Radio Numbers Stations page at Discogs
- ↑ Northern Echo report of premiere
- ↑
- ↑ Film maker's webpage for Robert Aickman: Author of Strange Tales
- ↑ Film maker's webpage for Current 93: Live at Halifax Minster
- ↑ Film maker's webpage for Collecting Vinyl Records: A Personal History
- ↑ Film maker's webpage for A Mild Case of Bibliomania
External links
- R.B. Russell
- R.B. Russell interviewed (with Rosalie Parker) by Rick Kleffel at the Agony Column Podcast