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.

Bookshelf Porn

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Lawrence Person

Panorama from the Benediktinerstift Admont Bibliotek and Museum in Austria. I could look at this for a long, long time…

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Dispatches From Other Outposts of Bibliomania

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Lawrence Person

My own bibliomania is well documented. But every now and then I stumble across instances of bibliomania in others. Some are completely orthogonal to my own, while others have some overlap. One with a bit of overlap is Awful Books, … Continue reading →

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Shoegazer Sunday: Godspeed You! Black Emperor’s “Antennas to Heaven”

Posted on March 24, 2013 by Lawrence Person

I’ve tried listening to Godspeed You! Black Emperor before, but nothing clicked until I chanced across “Antennas to Heaven,” the fourth track from Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven. The first four minutes are sort of random sound … Continue reading →

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23 Akira Kurosawa Films Streaming Free This Weekend

Posted on March 22, 2013 by Lawrence Person

The Criterion Collection has put up 23 of Akira Kurosawa’s films up for streaming free this weekend in celebration of Kurosawa’s March 23 birthday. They’ve also put up some extras from the Criterion discs. Of science fictional interest: George Lucas … Continue reading →

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Library Additions: Thomas Ligotti’s The Agonizing Death of Victor Frankenstein

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Lawrence Person

Another interesting library addition: Ligotti, Thomas. The Agonizing Resurrection of Victor Frankenstein & Other Gothic Tales. Silver Salamander Press, 1994. First edition hardback, number 116 of 125 hardback copies, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket, with small black … Continue reading →

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Two Jack Vance Rarities

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Lawrence Person

I was recently able to pick up two rare Jack Vance first editions, one of them one of his most difficulty hardbacks, the other a recent chapbook not even my hardcore Jack Vance collecting friends had heard of. Vance, Jack … Continue reading →

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John Belushi on The Luck of the Irish

Posted on March 17, 2013 by Lawrence Person

Another bit for St. Patrick’s Day: The late, great John Belushi on “The Luck of the Irish”: Watch more video from the Top Picks channel on Frequency Belushi’s frothing editorials were always among the highlights of the original Saturday Night … Continue reading →

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The Nightmare Before St. Patrick’s Day

Posted on March 17, 2013 by Lawrence Person

Just as a blind squirrel occasionally finds an acorn, so to does College Humor occasionally produce something that’s actually funny. “The Nightmare Before St. Patrick’s Day” is one of those time.

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Shoegazer Sunday: Mirage in the Water’s “Chimera Panorama” (plus The Hour-Glass Sanatorium)

Posted on March 17, 2013 by Lawrence Person

What is it with Shoegaze bands and surreal Communist-era Eastern European films? First No Joy used the Czech film Daisies. Now here’s Mirage in the Water’s “Chimera Panorama,” whose video features clips from the 1973 Polish film The Hour-Glass Sanatorium, … Continue reading →

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Random Image Dwight Will Find Amusing

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Lawrence Person
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