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 Additions: Three Subterranean Press First Editions

Posted on September 21, 2023 by Lawrence Person

Three Subterranean Press books that came in recently: MacLeod, Ian R. Ragged Maps. Subterranean Press, 2023. First edition hardback, #171 of 1,000 signed, numbered copies, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket and publisher’s plastic bag. Short story collection. … Continue reading →

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Library Additions: Two Swanwick Chapbooks

Posted on September 20, 2023 by Lawrence Person

Two signed Swanwick Dragonstairs chapbooks that came in separately: Swanwick, Michael. The Vinter’s Guide to Remarkable Wines. Dragonstairs Press, 2023. First edition chapbook original, #36 of 55 signed, numbered copies, a Fine copy. Collection of vignettes around wine themes. Swanwick, … Continue reading →

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Library Addition: Signed First of Cormac McCarthy’s The Crossing

Posted on September 19, 2023 by Lawrence Person

I’ve been somewhat casually collecting Cormac McCarthy for a decade or so. The early stuff (Blood Meridian and before) is insanely expensive, and he was well known for avoiding book signings and other public events. When this signed copy popped … Continue reading →

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Shoegazer Sunday: Collapse’s “Path”

Posted on September 17, 2023 by Lawrence Person

Collapse is another obscure Japanese Shoegaze band. Or maybe not so obscure, since they already have ten albums and EPs out. Their earlier songs seem more My Bloody Valentine-influenced, but their later stuff seems a bit more Dreampop with a … Continue reading →

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Library Additions: Three Joe R. Lansdale Trade Paperback Firsts

Posted on September 14, 2023 by Lawrence Person

Three more Lansdale firsts, two signed. Lansdale, Joe R. Shooting Star. Pandi Press, 2023. First edition trade paperback original, a Fine copy with signed plate (and two bookmarks) laid in. At 43 pages long, it’s somewhere in the novelette/novella range. … Continue reading →

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Library Additions: Bradbury, Jeter, Mundy Firsts

Posted on September 11, 2023 by Lawrence Person

Only theme here is that I bought all of these on a day trip to San Antonio: Bradbury, Ray (Jonathan R. Eller, editor). The Collected Stories of Ray Bradbury: A Critical Edition: Volume 2: 1943-1944. Kent State University Press, 2014. … Continue reading →

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Shoegazer Sunday: Slowdive’s “The Slab” (and first impressions of Everything is Alive)

Posted on September 10, 2023 by Lawrence Person

Here’s “The Slab,” the final track from Slowdive’s new Everything is Alive album. But I should warn you that this is a case where the song of the CD is much stronger than the compressed version on YouTube: I finally … Continue reading →

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Library Addition: First Edition of Hope Mirrlees’ Lud-In-The-Mist

Posted on September 6, 2023 by Lawrence Person

Here’s a book I’ve been looking for quite a long time, even before Neil Gaiman recommended it. Mirrlees, Hope. Lud-In-The-Mist. W. Collins & Sons, 1926. First edition hardback, a Fine- copy with a couple of abrasion spots on front cover, … Continue reading →

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Library Addition: Limited Edition of Avram Davidson’s Naples

Posted on September 4, 2023 by Lawrence Person

Another Avram Davidson chapbook from Temporary Culture. Davidson, Avram. Naples. The Nutmeg Point District Mail/Temporary Culture, 2022. First edition self-wrappers chapbook original, one of 160 copies, a Fine copy, inside a black envelope with Mylar protective wrappers and with a … Continue reading →

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Library Addition: Charnel House Limited of Tim Powers’ An Epitaph in Rust

Posted on August 31, 2023 by Lawrence Person

Another volume in the Charnel House signed, limited edition reprint line of all Powers’ novels. Powers, Tim. An Epitaph in Rust. Charnel House 2023. First edition hardback, #54 of 200 numbered copies, a Fine copy, sans dust jacket, as issued. … Continue reading →

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