Redstone Press

The first Redstone Press book was of drawings by the publisher's father as a child prodigy[http://spitalfieldslife.com/2013/12/11/julian-rothenstein-publisher/ "Julian Rothenstein, Publisher"], Spitalfields Life, 11 December 2013. in 1912–17, entitled Drawing Book. In the words of Eye magazine: "A softbound book in a black paper portfolio, it was beautiful and quirky, perfectly pitched to delight eye and mind together. The same qualities have distinguished Redstone's subsequent output."[http://www.eyemagazine.com/review/article/canyons-of-your-mind "Canyons of your mind"]. From Eye Magazine, no. 54, vol. 14, Winter 2004. Other early productions include visual books in boxes, such as Frans Masereel's Passionate Journey (1988), a novel told in 165 woodcuts, with an Introduction by Thomas Mann; Images of Frida Kahlo with an introduction by Angela Carter; and Osip Mandelstam's Journey to Armenia with an introduction by Bruce Chatwin.Charlotte Williams, [http://www.thebookseller.com/news/redstone-pops-celebrate-its-25th.html "Redstone pops up to celebrate its 25th"], The Bookseller, 17 November 2011.

The Redstone Diary, started in 1989, is now considered a "cult product",Ellie Broughton, [http://londonist.com/2014/05/twelve-independent-publishers-every-londoner-should-know "Twelve Independent Publishers Every Londoner Should Know"], Londonist, 21 May 2014. with Ian Sansom writing in The Guardian: "There may be no great diarists, then, but there are still great diaries. By far the best is the legendary Redstone Diary….In the midst of one's self-obsessions, the Redstone Diary reminds one of other worlds."Ian Sansom, [https://www.theguardian.com/books/2000/dec/30/referenceandlanguages "Pageturners"], The Guardian, 30 December 2000. It is an annual spiral-bound desk diary that "usually delivers a quirky collection of literary and graphic ephemera based around a single theme, such as ‘Daring!’ (2003), ‘The Artist’s World’ (2011) and ‘The Senses' (2012)."[http://www.eyemagazine.com/profile/designer/julian-rothenstein "Spiral-bound scratchpad"], Eye Magazine, 31 December 2012.

Self-defined as "the publishers of surprising books and games",[https://www.theredstoneshop.com/pages/about-us-2 "About Us"], The Redstone Shop. Redstone Press have published numerous books on psychology, including Psychobox (with an introduction by Jonathan Miller), Psychogames, The Redstone Inkblot Test and Psychobook (with an introduction by Lionel Shriver).[http://psychobook.co.uk/ Psychobook] — The Companion Site. Other titles include The Blind Photographer (2016), a compilation co-edited by Rothenstein with Mel Gooding,{{cite web|url=https://www.theredstoneshop.com/products/the-blind-photographer|title=The Blind Photographer|publisher=Redstone Press}} that was described as "the first of its kind" by World of Interiors, whose review concluded: "Summing up the book’s lucid, generous ethos is a quote by Stevie Wonder, placed on its cover. 'Visions are not seen purely by the eyes but through the spirit.' The Blind Photographer, challenging our assumptions, shows that blindness does not stop sight."Rebecca Swirsky, [http://info.theredstoneshop.com/WOI16.pdf The Blind Photographer review], ''World of Interiors.

More recently, Redstone published the book Black Lives 1900: W.E.B. Du Bois at the Paris Exposition (accompanying an exhibition at the House of Illustration from 8 November 2019 to 1 March 2020, curated by Paul Goodwin and Katie McCurrach, featuring the pioneering infographics of W. E. B. Du Bois from the 1900 Paris Exposition),{{cite web|url=https://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/w-e-b-du-bois-charting-black-lives-house-of-illustration-131119|title=Back in 1900, activist W. E. B. Du Bois was using infographics to challenge white supremacy|website=It's Nice That|author=Laura Snoad|date=13 November 2019|access-date=11 November 2021}}{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/nov/15/black-lives-1900-review-web-du-bois-at-the-paris-exposition|title=Black Lives 1900 review – WEB Du Bois at the Paris exposition|newspaper=The Guardian|author=Sukhdev Sandhu|date=15 November 2019}} edited by Julian Rothenstein,{{cite magazine|url=https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/what-web-du-bois-conveyed-in-his-captivating-infographics|title=What W. E. B. Du Bois Conveyed in His Captivating Infographics|author=Hua Hsu|magazine=The New Yorker|date=6 November 2019|access-date=11 November 2021}} and with an Introduction by Jacqueline Francis and Stephen G. Hall, a Foreword by David Adjaye and contribution from Henry Louis Gates Jr.{{cite web|url=https://lithub.com/w-e-b-du-bois-in-paris-the-exhibition-that-shattered-myths-about-black-america/|title=W.E.B. Du Bois in Paris: The Exhibition That Shattered Myths About Black America: On the Aesthetics of Research|first=Jacqueline|last=Francis|author2=Stephen G. Hall|website=LitHub|date=12 December 2019|access-date=11 November 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.artbook.com/9781942884538.html|title=Black Lives 1900: W.E.B. Du Bois at the Paris Exposition|website=Artbook|first=Cory|last=Reynolds|date=11 July 2019|access-date=11 November 2021}} According to the review in Black History Month magazine, "Black Lives is a book of black history that has contemporary relevance to the black lives of people across the globe."{{cite web|url=https://www.blackhistorymonth.org.uk/article/section/books/black-lives-w-e-b-du-bois-at-the-paris-exposition-1900/|title=Black Lives: W.E.B. Du Bois at the Paris Exposition 1900|first=Pauline|last=de Souza|website=Black History Month|date=26 November 2019|access-date=11 November 2021}}

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• [http://spitalfieldslife.com/2013/12/11/julian-rothenstein-publisher/ "Julian Rothenstein, Publisher"], Spitalfields Life, 11 December 2013.

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