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.

Hephaestus Press Gone From Amazon?

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Lawrence Person

It took a while, but it looks like Hephaestus Press’ offerings have finally been removed from Amazon. If you don’t remember Hephaestus Press, they were the ones who published “books” that were just articles scrapped from Wikipedia, many of which … Continue reading →

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Shoegazer Sunday: Thrushes’ “Heartbeats”

Posted on September 9, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Thrush is a relatively new band out of Baltimore. They sound a bit like Jesus and Mary Chain by way of Ride and Slowdive, with maybe a bit of Mazzy Star.

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Pictures from the 2012 Chicago Worldcon: Saturday

Posted on September 8, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Dantzel Cherry, show us your buffalo! As long as you’re not using it to flack for another science fiction writer named Lawrence…damnit! Part of a big crowd (along with Beth Mechem and Willie Siros) in the Tor Party: David Brin, … Continue reading →

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Pictures from the 2012 Chicago WorldCon: Friday

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Lawrence Person

The obligatory Stina Leicht picture: Stina was a John W. Campbell Award nominee this year, and she moderated a panel that included Gene Wolfe, Martha Wells, and Joan D. Vinge (below). After the panel I had lunch with Gene Wolfe, … Continue reading →

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Pictures from the 2012 Chicago WorldCon: Wednesday & Thursday

Posted on September 5, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Always willing to get cheap blog fodder document science fiction history, I tried to take pictures of just about everyone I knew that I bumped into there. Scott Bobo and Kurt Baty pretend they’ve been hard at work setting up … Continue reading →

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Back from the Chicago Worldcon

Posted on September 4, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Got home from the Chicago Worldcon today. Regular blogging to resume tomorrow. On-tap: Photos. Lots and lots of photos.

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Shoegazer Sunday: Lemon Chair’s “Halcyon”

Posted on September 2, 2012 by Lawrence Person

I’m really digging Japan’s Lemon Chair. Plus it’s after 1 AM Sunday morning and I’m feeling lazy. Previous Lemon’s Chair offerings here.

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George Méliès: A Second Helping

Posted on August 30, 2012 by Lawrence Person

I’m moderating a panel on George Melies today, so here’s a second helping of his films (to go along with the first set I put up): Another hand-tinted film, this one featuring a starfish that turns into a very octopoid … Continue reading →

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Book Acquisition: Knowing Darkness: Artists Inspired by Stephen King

Posted on August 28, 2012 by Lawrence Person

(King, Stephen) Beahm, George. Knowing Darkness: Artists Inspired by Stephen King. Centipede Press, 2009. First edition oversized hardback (slipcase is 15 3/4″ high by 11 1/2″ wide), a Fine copy, sans dust jacket, in fine, illustrated slipcase. A huge, heavy … Continue reading →

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Shoegazer Sunday: Abiku’s “Bocciòlo”

Posted on August 26, 2012 by Lawrence Person

I thought that last week’s Italian shoegazer entry worked well enough that we should go back to the boot for this week’s entry, Abiku’s “Bocciòlo”L See how easy it is to do a music video? All you need is a … Continue reading →

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