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.

John Clute’s Library Going to Telluride Institute

Posted on August 26, 2015 by Lawrence Person

I had no idea when I posted that tardy donation news for Allen Lewis’ library yesterday that this would be Great SF Collections Ending Up In Libraries Week. Critic John Clute’s considerable SF library is ending up at the Telluride … Continue reading →

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Allen Lewis Donates His Entire Collection to The University of Iowa

Posted on August 24, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Well, how did I miss this news? Science fiction collector Allen Lewis donated his entire collection of science fiction first editions to the University of Iowa. Here’s another story on the donation, with a few more quotes and pictures of … Continue reading →

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Shoegazer Sunday: The Big Sleep’s “Sleepykid Waltz”

Posted on August 23, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Yep, another Waltzy bit of Shoegaze, this one from Brooklyn’s The Big Sleep.

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Photos from Worldcon Part 2 (The 2014 London Worldcon, That Is)

Posted on August 19, 2015 by Lawrence Person

And here’s Part 2 of those London Worldcon pics. Note that some pictures are labeled “…and company.” This is code for “I’m slightly less embarrassed about not remembering your name a year later than I would be about getting it … Continue reading →

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Photos from Worldcon Part 1 (The 2014 London Worldcon, That Is)

Posted on August 18, 2015 by Lawrence Person

So this year’s Worldcon is this week, and you’re posting photos from last year’s Worldcon? Yep. And didn’t you already post some of these photos? Yep. So why do it again? Last year at Worldcon, I uploaded these photos in … Continue reading →

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Library Addition: Kirk Hammett’s Too Much Horror Business

Posted on August 17, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett is one of the world’s premiere collectors of horror movie posters and memorabilia (toys, games, masks, etc.). After reading about the Hammett collection in Heritage Auction’s Intelligent Collector magazine, I’d been interested in the book documenting … Continue reading →

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Shoegazer Sunday: School of Seven Bells’ “Windstorm”

Posted on August 16, 2015 by Lawrence Person

For your Sunday dose of Shoegaze, here’s “Windstorm,” a nice song from earlier in School of Seven Bells’ career.

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Tianjin, China Blows Up Real Good

Posted on August 13, 2015 by Lawrence Person

In case you missed the video, a fuel depot in Tianjin, a port city in northern China at about the same latitude of Pyongyang, blew up Real Good yesterday:

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Library Addition: Signed Edition of Horror: 100 Best Books

Posted on August 13, 2015 by Lawrence Person

This is another book I bought in the Cold Tonnage 40% off sale. Jones, Stephen and Newman, Kim. Horror: 100 Best Books. Xanadu Publications, Ltd., 1988. First edition hardback, #214 of 300 numbered copies signed by both the editors and … Continue reading →

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Library Addition: Bob Shaw’s The Palace of Eternity

Posted on August 11, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Cold Tonnage was having it’s annual 40% off sale (Andy Richards says he uses the sale to pay his taxes every year), so I picked up several books I’ll be listing over the next week or so. Shaw, Bob. The … Continue reading →

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