How Dick Russell wrote the definitive biography of James Hillman

Join TNS Host Michael Lerner in conversation with author Dick Russell in a conversation about James Hillman, founder of the archetypal psychology movement—along with a wide variety of topics from Dick’s research and writing.

Dick Russell
Dick is the eclectic author of 15 books. He recently published volume 2 of his biography of James Hillman: The Life and Ideas of James Hillman: Re-Visioning Psychology, with volume 3 coming up later in 2023. Also recently published is The Real RFK Jr.: Trials of a Truth Warrior. Other publications include four books co-authored with former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura that spent weeks on the New York Times Best-Seller list. Eye of the Whale was named among the best books of 2001 by three major newspapers. The Man Who Knew Too Much, about a conspiracy to assassinate President Kennedy, was hailed as “a masterpiece of historical reconstruction” by Publisher’s Weekly. Striper Wars: An American Fish Story, recounts the fight to save the Atlantic striped bass. He is also the author of Black Genius and the American Experience (1998) and My Mysterious Son: A Life-Changing Passage Between Schizophrenia and Shamanism (2014). As an environmental activist, Dick was a recipient of the citizen’s Chevron Conservation Award.

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