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.

Dinsey Finally Doing Incredibles 2

Posted on March 18, 2014 by Lawrence Person

Well, we only had to wait a decade, but Disney has finally announced that Brad Bird is starting to write the script for the sequel to The Incredibles. You know, it was only the best film Pixar ever did. No … Continue reading →

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Library Additions: Five Reference Works

Posted on March 18, 2014 by Lawrence Person

I also pick up science fiction-related reference works, especially when I see them cheap. (Ballard, J. G.) Baxter, John. The Inner Man: the life of J. G. Ballard. Weidenfield & Nicolson, 2011. First edition hardback, a Fine copy in a … Continue reading →

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John Belushi on The Luck of the Irish

Posted on March 17, 2014 by Lawrence Person

Because a lot of people have been searching for this on St. Patrick’s day, and the old video appears to have died, here’s a new version. Watch more video from the Top Picks channel on Frequency

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Library Additions: Four Random Signed Editions

Posted on March 17, 2014 by Lawrence Person

Someone was selling off a numbered of signed editions of books on eBay; three of those are here, and the fourth (Farmer’s River of Time) was from Lloyd Currey. Farmer, Philip Jose. River of Eternity. Phantasia Press, 1983. First edition … Continue reading →

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Shoegazer Sunday: All These Fallen Trees’ “God Created Earth, We Created Heaven”

Posted on March 16, 2014 by Lawrence Person

All These Fallen Trees sounds a bit more post-rock than Shoegaze, but “God Created Earth, We Created Heaven” hits a sweet mellow spot between Midsummer and Explosions in the Sky.

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Two Guys In a Pizza Parlor Nail Toto’s “Africa”

Posted on March 14, 2014 by Lawrence Person

I saw this on John Skipp’s Facebook page, and it came up at the SDC, so despite it already having 3 million hits, here’s two guys in a pizza parlor doing the best cover of Toto’s “Africa” you’ll hear, well, … Continue reading →

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That’s It? That’s Your Guest Lineup?

Posted on March 13, 2014 by Lawrence Person

I haven’t gone to Aggiecon for about a quarter century for reasons too detailed and annoying to get into here. But I have watched from a distance as serial administrative blunders have reduced the con to a shadow of its … Continue reading →

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Library Additions: Two More Signed Ray Bradbury First Editions

Posted on March 12, 2014 by Lawrence Person

My habit of picking up signed Ray Bradbury first editions when I see them cheap continues apace: Bradbury, Ray. Bradbury Speaks: Too Soon from the Cave, Too Far From the Stars. William Morrow, 2005. First edition hardback, a Fine copy … Continue reading →

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Library Additions: Centipede Press Limited Edition of Tim Powers’ The Anubis Gates

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Lawrence Person

I recently got in some imperfect copies the Centipede Press limited edition of The Anubis Gates, and it’s completely off the hook: Powers, Tim. The Anubis Gates. Centipede Press, 2014. First edition hardback thus, a Fine copy save two flaws … Continue reading →

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Shoegazer Sunday: Meeks’ Covering The Beatles’ “Across the Universe”

Posted on March 9, 2014 by Lawrence Person

A Shoegaze cover of The Beatles’ “Across the Universe”? Yep. Would you believe that Japan’s Meeks has done an entire album of Shoegaze Beatles covers called Beatless?

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