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: Signed, Limited Hardback of George Locke’s Voyages in Space

Posted on July 12, 2023 by Lawrence Person

As part of (I assume) it’s ongoing sale of the Gary Monson collection, Heritage Auctions offered up a lot of oversized and non-fiction works. Of those, this title was one I was most interested in, and is the reason I … Continue reading →

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Library Addition: Signed, Limited Edition of John Crowley’s Great Work of Time

Posted on July 11, 2023 by Lawrence Person

Crowley, John. Great Work of Time. Subterranean, 2023. First edition hardback, #219 of 500 signed, numbered copies, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket, new and unread. “Great Work of Time first appeared in John Crowley’s 1989 collection, Novelty. … Continue reading →

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Library Addition: Signed, Limited Edition of The Essential Peter S. Beagle

Posted on July 10, 2023 by Lawrence Person

Another limited edition: Beagle, Peter S. The Essential Peter S. Beagle. Tachyon, 2023. First edition hardback, #95 of 474 signed, numbered copies, a Fine copy in silver decorated boards, sans dust jacket, as issued, with Tachyon sticker and business card … Continue reading →

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Library Addition: Thomas Ligotti’s Pictures of Apocalypse

Posted on July 5, 2023 by Lawrence Person

Another small press book: Ligotti, Thomas. Pictures of Apocalypse. Chiroptera Press, 2023. First edition hardback, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket, still in shrinkwrap. Also includes a special 24 page Pictures of Apocalypse: Interviews and Sketches chapbook, including … Continue reading →

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Library Addition: Neil Gaiman’s Words of Fire

Posted on July 4, 2023 by Lawrence Person

Arte Editions are the people that did Gaiman’s The Case of Death and Honey. This actually had a smaller run. Gaiman, Neil. Words of Fire. Arte Editions, 2022 (actually 2023). First edition trade paperback original (with self-flaps), #276 of 300 … Continue reading →

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Library Addition: Michael Swanwick’s Brief Essays on Genre

Posted on July 3, 2023 by Lawrence Person

Another Swanwick chapbook from Dragonstairs: Swanwick, Michael. Brief Essays on Genre. Dragonstairs Press, 2023. First edition chapbook original, #10 of 75 signed, numbered copies, a Fine copy. 25 brief essays on genre fiction. Bought from the publisher at the usual … Continue reading →

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Library Addition: Edward Lucas White’s A Little Green Book of Grue

Posted on June 28, 2023 by Lawrence Person

Another Borderlands Little Book: White, Edward Lucas. A Little Green Book of Grue. Borderlands Press, 2023. First edition hardback, #462 of 500 signed, numbered copies, a Fine copy. A shame they didn’t make it a little white book of some … Continue reading →

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Library Addition: HB First of H. Beam Piper’s Lord Kalvan of Otherwhen

Posted on June 26, 2023 by Lawrence Person

I read this a few years ago, and liked it so much I decided to pick up the hardback first. Piper, H. Beam. Lord Kalvan of Otherwhen. Garland Publishing, 1975. First hardback edition, a Fine copy, sans dust jacket, as … Continue reading →

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Shoegazer Sunday: Slowdive’s “Kisses”

Posted on June 25, 2023 by Lawrence Person

Everything is Alive, Slowdive’s long-rumored next album, is finally coming out September 1, and “Kisses,” the first single from it, just dropped. I still love the way Neil Halstead constructs songs.

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Library Addition: Signed First of George Romero’s The Living Dead

Posted on June 23, 2023 by Lawrence Person

A little out of line with what I usually buy, but I thought the limitation was low enough to be worth picking up. Romero, George A. and Daniel Kraus. The Living Dead. Short Scary Tales (SST) Publications, 2023. First edition … Continue reading →

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