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 Addition: Ray Bradbury’s A Christmas Wish 1991

Posted on November 27, 2024 by Lawrence Person

Another signed Ray Bradbury Christmas broadside, this one signed to a fellow writer. Bradbury, Ray. A Christmas Wish 1991. Self published, 1991. First edition broadside, only Very Good with staining to left side, but inscribed to fellow writer F. Paul … Continue reading →

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Library Addition: Two Kickstarter Firsts

Posted on November 26, 2024 by Lawrence Person

Here are two Kickstarter books I backed on 2023 that just came in. Monson, Joe, editor. The Horror at Pooh Corner. Hemelein Publications, 2024. First edition hardback, #82 of 100 numbered hardbacks signed by the editor and with a bookplate … Continue reading →

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Library Addition: Five Signed Firsts

Posted on November 25, 2024 by Lawrence Person

Four of these were bought from a dealer having a 40% off sale, and the fifth (the Rucker) was part of that estate purchase, which I didn’t realize was signed until I went to catalog it for sale because none … Continue reading →

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Shoegazer Sunday: Echodrone’s “The Point of Singularity”

Posted on November 24, 2024 by Lawrence Person

Echodrone is a shoegaze band, but “The Point of Singularity” off their new album The Curvature of Sound is more of a soaring, Apollo-era Brian Eno-esque ambient piece. Whatever it is, it’s quite pretty…

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Library Additions: Three Hippocampus Press Firsts (Lovecraft, Shea)

Posted on November 21, 2024 by Lawrence Person

I finally got in a long-delayed order from Hippocampus Press. Lovecraft, H.P. (S.T. Joshi, editor) Collected Fiction: A Variorum Edition Volume 4 (Revisions and Collaborations). Hippocampus Press, 2024. First hardback edition (the 2017 trade paperback precedes), a Fine copy in … Continue reading →

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Library Addition Signed HB First of Greg Bear’s Sisters

Posted on November 19, 2024 by Lawrence Person

Another bargain purchase: Bear, Greg. Sisters. Pulphouse, 1992. First edition hardback, #48 of 100 signed, numbered copies, a Fine copy, sans dust jacket, as issued. #26 in the Short Story Hardback series. Chalker/Owings (2003), page 272. Bought off eBay for … Continue reading →

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Library Addition: Harlan Ellison’s “Repent, Harlequin!” Said The Ticktockman

Posted on November 18, 2024 by Lawrence Person

When this first came out, I thought it was an odd item at a bit too high a price point and too large a limitation (though I think it sold out anyway). But since then, I’ve collected just about every … Continue reading →

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Library Addition: Arkham House Ephemera Guide

Posted on November 14, 2024 by Lawrence Person

This popped up on an Arkham House group, and I knew that I had to pick up a copy. Not because I collect Arkham House ephemera, but because I collect Arkham House reference books. I think this one is the … Continue reading →

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Library Addition: Signed PBO of Jack Vance’s The Palace of Love

Posted on November 13, 2024 by Lawrence Person

An eBayer auctioned off a number of signed Vance and Matheson PBOs. I bid on several, but this is the only one I won. Vance, Jack. The Palace of Love. Berkley Medallion, 1967. First edition paperback original (60ยข price and … Continue reading →

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Library Addition: Sax Rohmer’s A Little Yellow Book of Perilous Tales

Posted on November 12, 2024 by Lawrence Person

Another Borderlands Little Book: Rohmer, Sax (F. Paul Wilson, editor). A Little Yellow Book of Perilous Tales. Borderlands Press, 2024. First edition hardback, #463 of 500 copies signed by Wilson, a Fine copy, sans dust jacket, as issued. Short stories, … Continue reading →

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