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: 1/500 Signed, Numbered Hardback Copies of Harlan Ellison’s Troublemakers

Posted on February 28, 2018 by Lawrence Person

The Signed Harlan Ellison Buying Spree continues apace, this time with a book that I didn’t realize had a hardback state when it came out: Ellison, Harlan. Troublemakers. Edgeworks Abbey/iBooks, 2001. First edition hardback, #20 of 500 signed, numbered copies … Continue reading →

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Library Addition: Signed Copy of The Bradbury Chronicles

Posted on February 27, 2018 by Lawrence Person

Note that this is only one of many books titled The Bradbury Chronicles… (Bradbury, Ray) Slusser, George. The Bradbury Chronicles. Borgo Press, 1977. First edition chapbook original (“First printed——-April 1977,” as per Currey), a Near Fine copy with some bunching … Continue reading →

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Shoegazer Sunday: Alvvays’s “In Undertow”

Posted on February 25, 2018 by Lawrence Person

Alvvays hail from Canada, and “In Undertow” is off their album Antisocialites.

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Hollywood is Out of Ideas: 2018 Edition

Posted on February 21, 2018 by Lawrence Person

Every year Hollywood seems to churn out more formulaic crap we didn’t ask for, but this year the remakes and reboots seem worse than normal. Things we actually asked for: The Incredibles 2 The Avengers: Infinity Wars The Untitled Deadpool … Continue reading →

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Bill Crider RIP

Posted on February 13, 2018 by Lawrence Person

Word has come down that writer Bill Crider died on February 12. Bill was a prince among men and a welcome face at Armadillocon and elsewhere. He will be missed.

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Library Additions: July 1—December 31, 2017

Posted on February 12, 2018 by Lawrence Person

Usually I try to do these updates shortly after the period covered, but I’ve been busy. Here’s the comprehensive roundup of all the books I’ve added to my professional library between July 1, 2017 and December 31, 2017. Some of … Continue reading →

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Transient HTTP/HTTPS Glitch

Posted on February 8, 2018 by Lawrence Person

If you came to this page and saw something like “Greg and Barb Weeks’ Home Page,” you ran into a transient glitch where https://www.lawrenceperson.com/ wasn’t auto-forwarding to https://www.lawrenceperson.com/ and instead somehow dredged up that ancient cached page from someone else’s … Continue reading →

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Shoegazer Sunday: Jesus and Mary Chain With Hope Sandoval’s “Sometimes”

Posted on February 4, 2018 by Lawrence Person

So how did I miss this until now? Hope Sandoval has a voice like aged bourbon and honey…

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MST3K Film Candidate: The Wraith

Posted on February 3, 2018 by Lawrence Person

How was I unaware of this film until now? Not only is it Knightrider meets supernatural revenge fantasy, it’s so 80s it hurts.

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Library Addition: Asimov’s Little Lost Robot

Posted on January 30, 2018 by Lawrence Person

I’m not an Isaac Asimov completist because I’m not completely insane. But I have been picking up firsts of the science fiction he did before Foundation’s Edge when I can find them at reasonable prices. This one is an odd … Continue reading →

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