Book Trailer - Like a film trailer,
except for a novel
except for a novel
Signs and Symbols - The Use of Art in
a Novel
a Novel
The Eternal Gaze -
Haunting Memorial Film
about sculptor Alberto
Giacometti
by Sam Chen
Haunting Memorial Film
about sculptor Alberto
Giacometti
by Sam Chen
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Art in the Book
Read chapter 1 of Through the Pale Door
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Review by Gina Webb
Ray's characters may be unhinged, but his writing is far
from it...the result is a quirky first novel that's not
afraid to be itself.
News-Record
Article by Jeri Rowe
It’s funny, poignant and dark in a Tim Burton kind of way.
And maybe it should be. Ray listened to the soundtrack of
Burton’s film “Sweeney Todd’’ constantly as he created on
his laptop Sarah’s life in Columbia, S.C. He lived on
coffee, worked way past midnight...
The State
Article by Bertram Rantin
Brian Ray suspected that a summer job at a local steel
mill promised more adventure than many other part-time
opportunities. But he didn’t imagine the experience would
provide the backdrop for his first published novel...
Atlanta Magazine
Article by Teresa Weaver
After four summers working in one, I finally realized the
exotic beauty of steel mills,” Ray says. “They’re almost
Gothic. Steel mills are cathedrals, caves, and surrealist
landscapes...
Free Times
Article by Ron Aiken
One would think the hardest part of getting one’s first
novel published would be, you know, writing the thing to
start with or tackling the incredibly long odds of finding
someone willing to publish it. Not so in the case of Brian
Ray. The hardest part for Ray? Picking a title....
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Review by Gina Webb
Ray's characters may be unhinged, but his writing is far
from it...the result is a quirky first novel that's not
afraid to be itself.
News-Record
Article by Jeri Rowe
It’s funny, poignant and dark in a Tim Burton kind of way.
And maybe it should be. Ray listened to the soundtrack of
Burton’s film “Sweeney Todd’’ constantly as he created on
his laptop Sarah’s life in Columbia, S.C. He lived on
coffee, worked way past midnight...
The State
Article by Bertram Rantin
Brian Ray suspected that a summer job at a local steel
mill promised more adventure than many other part-time
opportunities. But he didn’t imagine the experience would
provide the backdrop for his first published novel...
Atlanta Magazine
Article by Teresa Weaver
After four summers working in one, I finally realized the
exotic beauty of steel mills,” Ray says. “They’re almost
Gothic. Steel mills are cathedrals, caves, and surrealist
landscapes...
Free Times
Article by Ron Aiken
One would think the hardest part of getting one’s first
novel published would be, you know, writing the thing to
start with or tackling the incredibly long odds of finding
someone willing to publish it. Not so in the case of Brian
Ray. The hardest part for Ray? Picking a title....
Video - Speaker at the SC Center for
the Book June 25, 2008
the Book June 25, 2008