Author Archives: Lawrence Person

About Lawrence Person

Lawrence Person is a science fiction writer living in Austin, Texas. His short fiction has appeared in Asimov's, Analog, Postscripts, Jim Baen's Universe, Fear, and several anthologies. He also edits the Hugo-nominated SF critical magazine Nova Express, and runs the Turkey City Writer's Workshop. His non-fiction has appeared in National Review, Reason, Whole Earth Review, The Freeman, The World & I, Science Fiction Eye, The New York Review of Science Fiction, and Slashdot.org. He owns such a large library (mostly science fiction first editions) he had to buy a two-story house to put it in, and then adopted a golden retriever to drag him out of his house on a regular basis. He also makes a mean batch of salsa.

Library Addition: Signed, Limited Edition of Joe R. Lansdale’s By Bizarre Hands

Posted on July 26, 2018 by Lawrence Person

I was only collecting trade editions of things when this came out, so I was happy to add this to my collection at a bargain price. Lansdale, Joe. R. By Bizarre Hand. Mark V. Ziesing, 1989. First edition hardback, #347 … Continue reading →

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Library Addition: Fritz Leiber’s Sonnets To Jonquil and All

Posted on July 25, 2018 by Lawrence Person

Here’s a Roy Squires chapbook I spotted on eBay several weeks ago, waiting as the seller slowly lowered the price week by week before it fell into my price range: Leiber, Fritz (and Jonquil Stephens). Sonnets To Jonquil and All. … Continue reading →

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Library Addition: Signed, Limited Edition of Michael Moorcock’s Pegging the President

Posted on July 24, 2018 by Lawrence Person

Received the trade edition earlier, but the limited finally came in: Moorcock, Michael. Pegging the President. PS Publishing, 2018. First edition hardback, #71 of 100 signed, numbered copies (reportedly; production difficulties meant I got short shipped this for Lame Excuse … Continue reading →

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Library Additions: January 1—June 30, 2018

Posted on July 23, 2018 by Lawrence Person

Here’s the roundup of all the books I bought for the first half of 2018. Most books here I’ve included in other Library Addition posts, but not all! Bonus: Three completely different books with “Bradbury” and “Chronicles” in the title. … Continue reading →

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Shoegazer Sunday: Air Formation’s “A.M.”

Posted on July 22, 2018 by Lawrence Person

Been a few years since I put up an Air Formation track, so here’s “A.M.” from their new album Near Miss.

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Godzilla: King of the Monsters Trailer Drops

Posted on July 21, 2018 by Lawrence Person

Godzilla, Rodan, Mothra and King Ghidorah? (The same lineup as Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster, the fifth Shōwa-era Godzilla film.) I suspect things will get a little windy… Due May 31, 2019.

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Library Addition: The Bradbury Chronicles Signed

Posted on July 20, 2018 by Lawrence Person

If that headline seems like a repeat, it’s because there are an awful lot of books with Bradbury and Chronicles in their titles, and I have several… (Bradbury, Ray) Weller, Sam. The Bradbury Chronicles: The Life of Ray Bradbury. William … Continue reading →

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Library Additions: Four Signed First Editions

Posted on July 16, 2018 by Lawrence Person

More of the Fred Duarte/Karen Meschke book collection showed up at the Austin Public Library’s Recycled Reads Bookstore. Two of the books here were 50% off their marked price, and the other two were pretty cheap. All these are in … Continue reading →

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Sunday Shoegazer: Lorelle Meets the Obsolete’s “Waves Over Shadows”

Posted on July 15, 2018 by Lawrence Person

Been a while since I did a Sunday Shoegazer. I’ve been busy. Operating out of Guadalajara, Mexico, Lorelle Meets the Obsolete hits a sweetspot between shoegaze, slowcore and psychadelic, sounding a little bit like a heavier Mazzy Star. “Waves Over … Continue reading →

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Library Additions: Three Signed Firsts

Posted on July 9, 2018 by Lawrence Person

Three signed first edition hardbacks picked up from two different sources. The Effinger and the Lovegrove were picked up from a Lame Excuse Books customer for trade credit, and the Zelazny was from eBay. Effinger, George Alec. Relatives. Harper & … Continue reading →

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