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: Three Science Fiction Reference Works

Posted on June 13, 2014 by Lawrence Person

Additions to my non-fiction reference library continues apace. Here are three science fiction reference works I picked up recently: Del Rey, Lester. The World of Science Fiction, 1926-1976: The History of a Subculture. Garland, 1980. First edition hardback, a Fine- … Continue reading →

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Library Additions: Eight Hardback Starmont Reader’s Guides

Posted on June 9, 2014 by Lawrence Person

I recently picked up eight hardbacks in the Starmont Reader’s Guide line. For many authors, these were the only critical companions to their work ever published, and I get the impression that the hardback book runs for the critical titles … Continue reading →

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Shoegazer Sunday: School of Seven Bells’ “Faded Hearts”

Posted on June 8, 2014 by Lawrence Person

Here’s “Faded Hearts,” another track from School of Seven Bells’ Put Your Sad Down EP. When I first listened to the EP, I kept skipping it because I didn’t like the sound of the first 15 seconds or so. But … Continue reading →

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Bill Watterson Draws Pearls Before Swine

Posted on June 7, 2014 by Lawrence Person

This is pretty awesome. Basically, Stephan Pastis, the man behind the Pearls Before Swine comic strip, managed to strike up an email conversation with the Bill Waterston, the famously reclusive creator of Calvin & Hobbes. The end result was that … Continue reading →

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Today’s WTF Crime: Attempted Murder for Slenderman

Posted on June 3, 2014 by Lawrence Person

From the annals of inexplicable crimes, here’s news that two 12-year old girls tried to murder a friend as a sacrifice for Slenderman. You know, the entirely made-up CreepyPasta horror character. It’s bad enough to be offered up as a … Continue reading →

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Library Additions: Seven Signed First Editions

Posted on June 2, 2014 by Lawrence Person

L.W. Currey had another $10 sale, so I bought several signed books at that price, and a few that were slightly more expensive. Card, Orson Scott. The Folk of the Fringe. Phantasia Press, 1988. First edition hardback, #140 of 400 … Continue reading →

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Jay Lake, RIP

Posted on June 1, 2014 by Lawrence Person

Jay Lake lost his long, well-documented fight with cancer today. He was 5 days shy of his 50th birthday. I saw Jay at the San Antonio Worldcon. When he rolled up in his scooter, I went “Jay, you know the … Continue reading →

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Shogazer Sunday: Trespassers William’s “Lie in the Sound”

Posted on June 1, 2014 by Lawrence Person

Imagine Mazzy Star on Quaaludes, but not as good. That’s Trespassers Wiilliams, a sort of twangy Shoegaze-meets-Slowcore outfit. Here’s “Lie in the Sound,” which strikes (as much of their work does) as slight, pleasant chill-out music.

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A Nice Cover of Genesis’s “Entangled”

Posted on May 30, 2014 by Lawrence Person

Stumbled across this cover of Genesis’s “Entangled” off Trick of the Tail by a band called Hydria while looking for something else, and liked it enough to put it up. It’s a crunchier, almost power ballad version, which actually works … Continue reading →

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Book Auction Watch: Bonhams June 18 Book Auction

Posted on May 29, 2014 by Lawrence Person

Auction houses other than Heritage do occasionally offer up notable science fiction first editions. On June 18, Bonhams is offering up: A first edition of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit in a tattered dust jacket. Copies in dust jacket are not … Continue reading →

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