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.

Shoegazer Sunday: Rancho Relaxo’s “Stars”

Posted on February 14, 2016 by Lawrence Person

For your Sunday dose of Shoegaze, here’s Norway’s Rancho Relaxo with “Stars.”

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Phenomenal Remix of Nine Inch Nails’ “Hurt”

Posted on February 12, 2016 by Lawrence Person

Trent Reznor has been offering the individual tracks of his music for other people to remix for a while now. I stumbled across this truly awesome Andrej Prebanda remix of “Hurt” on YouTube: Yeah, I like the Johnny Cash version … Continue reading →

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More on David Hartwell

Posted on February 11, 2016 by Lawrence Person

Now that the New York Times has finally bestirred itself to publish a David Hartwell obituary, it offers me a chance to throw up a few more Hartwell-related links from: Kathryn Cramer. Michael Swanwick. I would have had this up … Continue reading →

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Library Addition: Tobias Buckell’s Xenowealth

Posted on February 10, 2016 by Lawrence Person

I finally got my copy of Toby Buckell’s Xenowealth collection, a Kickstarter project I first backed in November of 2014. Buckell, Tobias S. Xenowealth. Self-published, 2016. First edition hardback, one of an unspecified number signed by the author, a Fine … Continue reading →

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Library Addition: Two Gnome Press Anthologies

Posted on February 8, 2016 by Lawrence Person

I picked up two nice Gnome Press anthologies from a National Book Auction at quite a reasonable price. Greenberg, Martin. Journey to Infinity. Gnome Press, 1951. First edition hardback, a Fine- copy with a tiny bit of bend at head … Continue reading →

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Shoegazer Sunday: Vidulgi OoyoO’s “Infinity”

Posted on February 7, 2016 by Lawrence Person

Korean psychgazer band Vidulgi OoyoO’s “Infinity” is one of those songs that starts slow and keeps building on the same basic groove, a bit like Lemon’s Chair, though Vidulgi OoyoO has a harder and faster edge. (Hat tip: Primal Music … Continue reading →

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Random Thing That Amuses Me

Posted on February 4, 2016 by Lawrence Person

The name of this top-ranked high school football recruit: Chauncey Gardner. I’m just going to assume all my readers know why I find that name amusing. And how often do I get to use the “football” and “Peter Sellers” tags … Continue reading →

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Library Addition: First Edition of Samuel Butler’s Erewhon

Posted on February 3, 2016 by Lawrence Person

I ignored a couple of my own collecting rules when picking this up, namely picking up a book from before my usual collecting period, and picking up a rebound copy. However, the book in question was important enough, and the … Continue reading →

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Library Addition: Orbit 9 Inscribed to Robert and Virginia Heinlein

Posted on February 2, 2016 by Lawrence Person

This is somewhere halfway between a mere curiosity and a really interesting association copy: Knight, Damon, editor (Leon Stover, Gene Wolfe, R. A. Lafferty, etc.). Orbit 9. Putnam, 1971. First edition hardback, a Near Fine copy with a touch of … Continue reading →

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Nice Texas Monthly Profile of Joe R. Lansdale

Posted on February 1, 2016 by Lawrence Person

In case you missed it, there’s a swell profile of Joe R. Lansdale in the latest Texas Monthly. For a writer who’s always been on the cusp of fame, he’s done pretty darn well for himself. It helps that he’s … Continue reading →

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