R.B. Russell

R.B. Russell is an English publisher,[1] editor, author,[2] illustrator,[3] songwriter,[4] and film maker.[5]

Russell in 2011

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 four collections of short stories, three novellas and one novel 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]

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.[11] His first solo CD, Ghosts,[12] was released by Klanggalerie in February 2012. The accompanying video presentation was premiered in Vienna in March 2012,[13] and was subsequently shown at Dean Clough Galleries October 2012.[14] Dean Clough Galleries presented The Romance of Shortwave Radio Numbers Stations as a video installation in 2018.[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.
  • Death Makes Strangers of Us All, Swan River Press (Dublin, Ireland), 2018.

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.

Novel

  • She Sleeps, PS Publishing (Hornsea, East Yorkshire), 2017.

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.)

Non-fiction

  • Occult Territory: An Arthur Machen Gazetteer, Tartarus Press (Yorkshire), 2019.[19]
  • Past Lives of Old Books and Other Essays, Tartarus Press (Yorkshire), 2020.
  • Sylvia Townsend Warner: A Bibliography, Tartarus Press (Yorkshire), 2020.

Translation

Music
  • Ghosts, Klanggalerie (Austria), 2012.
  • Bloody Baudelaire: A Soundtrack, Klanggalerie (Austria), 2014.[21]
  • The Romance of Shortwave Radio Numbers Stations, Persepolis, 2016.[22]
  • Copsford, 2020.

Film/video
  • Backgammon, 2016 (co-scriptwriter)[23]
  • Coverdale: A Year in the Life, 2016 (co-director/producer)[24][25]
  • Robert Aickman: Author of Strange Tales, 2015 (co-director/producer)[26]
  • Current 93: Live at Halifax Minster, 2014 (co-director/producer)[27]
  • Collecting Vinyl Records: A Personal History, 2012 (director/producer)[28]
  • A Mild Case of Bibliomania, 2011 (director/producer)[29]

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
  1. Tartarus Press website
  2. "Summary Bibliography: R. B. Russell". www.isfdb.org.
  3. Illustrations by Russell
  4. "R.B. Russell". Discogs.
  5. "R.B. Russell". IMDb.
  6. "Review" by Robert McCrum, Literary Editor, The Observer, 14/11/99
  7. "Awards | World Fantasy Convention". Archived from the original on 27 October 2012.
  8. "British Fantasy Awards 2010".
  9. "Book-related videos you should watch" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
  10. "Backgammon" – via www.imdb.com.
  11. "The Bollweevils (2) - Talk To Me". Discogs.
  12. "R.B. Russell - Ghosts". Discogs.
  13. "Ghosts CD and videos launch".
  14. "What's On at Dean Clough".
  15. "Raymond Russell: The Romance of Short Wave Radio Numbers Stations".
  16. Ellen Datlow, The Best Horror of the Year, Night Shade Books, 2010, p.21.
  17. Peter Bell, Supernatural Tales 18, Autumn 2010, pp3 82-83.
  18. Publishers Weekly, 25 August 2009.
  19. From the books of wandering by Aaron Worth, Times Literary Supplement, 19 December 2019.
  20. "A Bird Was Learning Its Song," by Adrian Tahourdin, Times Literary Supplement, 21 May 1999.
  21. "R.B. Russell - Bloody Baudelaire - A Soundtrack". Discogs.
  22. "R.B. Russell - The Romance Of Shortwave Radio Numbers Stations". Discogs.
  23. Wikipedia entry
  24. "Secret film of a hidden dale draws the crowds". The Northern Echo.
  25. http://tartaruspress.com//ray/coverdale-a-year-in-the-life.html
  26. Film maker's webpage for Robert Aickman: Author of Strange Tales
  27. Film maker's webpage for Current 93: Live at Halifax Minster
  28. Film maker's webpage for Collecting Vinyl Records: A Personal History
  29. Film maker's webpage for A Mild Case of Bibliomania
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