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: William Sloane’s The Edge of Running Water

Posted on February 26, 2015 by Lawrence Person

The one other item I bought from L. W. Currey’s most recent sale was William Sloane’s The Edge of Running Water, a science fiction novel about a machine to contact the dead that I’ve heard good things about. Firsts have … Continue reading →

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Library Additions: Several Arkham House Books

Posted on February 24, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Here are are several Arkham House books I’ve bought over the last couple of months. All except The Dark Man are widely available titles I picked up at bargain prices. (Cave, Hugh B.) Thomas, Milt. Cave of a Thousand Tales: … Continue reading →

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Library Additions: Two Olaf Stapledon First Editions

Posted on February 23, 2015 by Lawrence Person

I recently picked up a lot of Olaf Stapledon books from an Australian book auction, for AUD$119.50 plus shipping. For that I got imperfect firsts of two of Stapledon’s novels (plus a second printing of Odd John that will go … Continue reading →

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Shoegazer Sunday: Manon Meurt’s “To Forget”

Posted on February 22, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Evidently Manon Meurt are from the Czech Republic.

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Library Additions: Two Interesting Books

Posted on February 20, 2015 by Lawrence Person

My signed Ray Bradbury first edition buying spree continues apace, and I picked up a Stanley G. Weinbaum first I’d been wanting to buy for a long time. Bradbury, Ray. The Cat’s Pajama’s. First edition hardback, a Fine copy in … Continue reading →

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Sam Beckett, Private Dick

Posted on February 18, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Someone’s been having fun imaging Samuel Beckett as the star of his own Quinn Martin private detective show: The mention of Andre the Giant may seem random, but in fact Beckett used to drive the young Andre to school every … Continue reading →

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Tuvan Throat-Singing Cover of “In A Gadda Da Vida”

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Really, who hasn’t longed to hear a Tuvan throat-singing cover of Iron Butterfly’s “In A Gadda Da Vida”? Now thanks to Yat Kha, that dream has finally come true: Sadly, the 15 minute instrumental break in the middle of the … Continue reading →

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Books Too Rich for My Blood: The Martian Legion

Posted on February 16, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Some people seem to think I collect every damn SF/F/H book that comes down the pike, but this simply isn’t true. There are large swathes of horror I don’t read or collect and I’ve skipped the vast majority of bug-crushing … Continue reading →

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Shoegazer Sunday: Maps’ “Elouise”

Posted on February 15, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Maps is evidently the shoegaze band name for UK musician James Chapman. “Elouise” is a pleasantly buzzy song, and the video features cutting edge screen saver technology from about 1997.

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Shoegazer Sunday: Jeniferever’s “The Sound of Beating Wings”

Posted on February 8, 2015 by Lawrence Person

This is pretty swell considering the lead singer can’t really sing. If this band was fronted by a top-notch singer like Rachel Goswell or Hope Sandoval, it would be unbelievably awesome.

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