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.

12°F, Rolling Blackouts in Austin?

Posted on February 2, 2011 by Lawrence Person

“Texas’ electric grid operator is telling power companies to begin rolling blackouts today to deal with an unexpected number of power plant outages due to the cold.” I’m seeing some forecasts that it will hit 12°F today (it’s 16°F now). … Continue reading →

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Interview with Winter’s Bone Director Debra Granik

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Lots of interesting tidbits here. I knew the film was relatively low-budget by Hollywood standards, but I didn’t know it was only $2 million. Personally, I’d rather have 100 Winter’s Bones than one Avatar, but I’m not running a Hollywood … Continue reading →

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Phil Collins Contemplated Su-Su-Suicide

Posted on January 30, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Sorry, couldn’t resist. But this is actually a pretty interesting profile about how Phil Collins is really, really tired of being Phil Collins. As a Peter Gabriel-era Genesis fan, my personal opinions of Mr. Collins are, um, conflicted. Even as … Continue reading →

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The Wire as Documentary

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Lawrence Person

It’s always dangerous to assume that any fictional work accurately reflects reality, be it movie, TV show, or novel. But some works come a lot closer than others. HBO’s The Wire rings truer to me than most, not primarily because … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Written by Michael Bacall and Edgar Wright (based on the graphic novel by Bryan Lee O’Malley) Directed by Edgar Wright Starring Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Kieran Culkin, Ellen Wong, Jason Schwartzman, Chris Evans, Brie … Continue reading →

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Winter’s Bone Gets Best Picture Oscar Nomination

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Oscar nominations are out, and Winter’s Bone (which I reviewed here) is, as predicted and hoped, one of the ten Best Picture nominees. Also as predicted, Jennifer Lawrence received a Best Actress nomination, and John Hawkes received a Best Supporting … Continue reading →

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Behold the Car of Tomorrow!

Posted on January 23, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Keeping with our previous automotive theme, here’s yesterday’s look at the car of tomorrow: Although some might find this video’s view of the fairer sex just a wee bit antiquated…

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New Frontiers in Auto Accessories

Posted on January 22, 2011 by Lawrence Person

I don’t think this option was available the last time I went shopping for a new car:

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Library Additions: November 15, 2010-January 14, 2011

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Here are all the books I’ve added to my professional library over the past two months. Every time I start to think I’m slowing down I buy a bunch more stuff… Baker, Kage. The Hotel Under the Sand. Tachyon, 2009. … Continue reading →

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Library Acquisitions: Tim Powers’ Deliver Us From Evil

Posted on January 17, 2011 by Lawrence Person

My most recent acquisition of particular note is the new Tim Powers book Deliver Us From Evil from Charnel House. It’s quite an elaborate production, on par with some of Cheap Street’s books. Full description: Powers, Tim. Deliver Us From … Continue reading →

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