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 Additions: Two Signed Tanith Lee First Editions

Posted on May 1, 2017 by Lawrence Person

Two signed Tanith Lee books from the same Cold Tonnage Books 50% off sale I got the chapbooks from: Lee, Tanith. Mortal Suns. Overlook Press, 2001. First edition hardback, a Fine copy in a Fine- dust jacket with slight bend … Continue reading →

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Shoegazer Sunday: The Black Ryder’s “Seventh Moon”

Posted on April 30, 2017 by Lawrence Person

The breathy vocals of Aimee Nash, half of Los Angeles-by-way-of-Australia duo The Black Ryder, merit obvious comparison to Mazzy Star’s Hope Sandoval. Here they are with “Seventh Moon,” which reminds me a bit of SPC ECO’s “Tweet Fields at Night” … Continue reading →

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Library Additions: Four Chapbooks, One Postcard

Posted on April 26, 2017 by Lawrence Person

Between a new job, doing my taxes, and a relative coming into town, the task of cataloging library additions has been sidelined. The items here are from a Cold Tonnage Books sale in January, so the cataloging has been a … Continue reading →

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Minor Victories’ “Folk Arp”

Posted on April 16, 2017 by Lawrence Person

Here’s “Folk Arp,” another tune from Minor Victories: The video is not particularly interesting. However, this cinéma vérité black and white piece following a trio of skateboarders at night is really nice.

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Paste Magazine Ranks Every MST3K Episode (And Declares War on Your Browser)

Posted on April 14, 2017 by Lawrence Person

With the new MST3K reboot dropping today, Paste Magazine ranked every episode of MST3K on one ginormous page that reportedly crashes Chrome. I don’t agree with all their rankings (Manos: The Hands of Fate is much too low), but they’re … Continue reading →

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Shoegazer Sunday: Nothing’s “The Dead Are Dumb”

Posted on April 9, 2017 by Lawrence Person

For your Sunday dose of Shoegaze, here’s Nothing’s “The Dead Are Dumb”:

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Shoegazer Sunday: Slowdive’s “Sugar for the Pill”

Posted on April 2, 2017 by Lawrence Person

Slowdive’s new, self-titled album, their first in two decades, is due out May 5. “Sugar for the Pill” is the second preview cut off that album (following “Star Roving“).

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Colin Furze Builds the World’s Fastest Bumper Car

Posted on March 31, 2017 by Lawrence Person

BBC is evidently rebooting Top Gear now that Clarkson, May and Hammond have departed for The Grand Tour, so they hired Colin Furze to “build something fast for the Stig.” That “something” turned out to be the world’s fastest bumper … Continue reading →

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Sunday Shoegazer: Lapse’s “Padded Cell”

Posted on March 26, 2017 by Lawrence Person

For your Sunday dose of Shoegaze, here’s Australia’s Lapse with “Padded Cell” off their debut EP.

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Library Addition: Hannu Rajaniemi’s The Quantum Thief

Posted on March 20, 2017 by Lawrence Person

Here’s a book I found out about too late to pick up before prices went through the stratosphere, so I went ahead and settled (for now) for an Ex-Library first I could afford: Rajaniemi, Hannu. The Quantum Thief. Gollancz, 2010. … Continue reading →

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