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.

Shoegazer Sunday: The Luxembourg Signal’s “When All That We Hold Decays”

Posted on July 18, 2021 by Lawrence Person

I know nothing about The Luxembourg Signal except they seem to be a transatlantic ensemble. “When All That We Hold Decays” is off their album The Long Now.

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Library Addition: Several Armchair Fiction Titles

Posted on July 12, 2021 by Lawrence Person

Here are some Armchair Fiction titles I picked up during a sale, all of which are (though POD editions) either first editions thus or first book editions of works originally published in magazines, and are mostly works that have fallen … Continue reading →

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Library Addition: Centipede Press First Edition of Philip K. Dick’s The Cosmic Puppets / Dr. Futurity / Vulcan’s Hammer

Posted on July 5, 2021 by Lawrence Person

When Centipede Press announced they were going to do a trio of Philip K. Dick novels as a hardcover set in an edition of 300, I knew there were going to disappear quickly, so I snapped a set up: Dick, … Continue reading →

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Library Addition: Signed First of Complete Short Fiction of Peter Straub

Posted on July 1, 2021 by Lawrence Person

This is a book set that was originally due out a year ago and, like so many other things, got delayed. Straub, Peter. The Complete Short Fiction of Peter Straub Volume One and The Complete Short Fiction of Peter Straub … Continue reading →

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Library Addition: Signed First of Red Skelton’s The Great Lazarus

Posted on June 28, 2021 by Lawrence Person

I blame Michael Swanwick for this one, who noted “articles about him claimed that he wrote a story a day and never published any.” So when I saw a signed copy of this pop up in the list of items … Continue reading →

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Library Additions: Two Signed, Slipcased Anthologies

Posted on June 23, 2021 by Lawrence Person

Here are two different signed, limited edition anthologies from different publishers that, spine-out, look a whole lot like each other because they were printed using the same printing and binding technology. Chalker/Ownings called it the “Newcomer-Dikty process,” which turned out … Continue reading →

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Shoegazer Sunday: Galaxina’s “Oceano”

Posted on June 20, 2021 by Lawrence Person

I know next to nothing about Galaxina, except they’re probably named after the Dorothy Stratton movie, and I think they’re based in Spain. “Oceano” appears to be off their Evasion y victoria album.

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Library Additions: Two Small Press Firsts

Posted on June 17, 2021 by Lawrence Person

Two more small press firsts: Bull, Emma, and Will Shetterly. Double Feature. NESFA Press, 1994. First edition hardback, #24 of 175 signed, numbered copies, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket and Fine slipcase. Short story collection by this … Continue reading →

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Library Addition: Tim Powers Artificial Light

Posted on June 16, 2021 by Lawrence Person

Another Tim Powers limited edition from Charnel House: Powers, Tim. Artificial Light. Charnel House, 2021. First edition hardback, #67 of 100 signed, numbered hardback copies in Japanese Red Snow Dust silk (the same material used for Charnel Houses’ edition of … Continue reading →

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Library Additions: Three R. A. Lafferty Firsts, Two Signed

Posted on June 10, 2021 by Lawrence Person

Three new R. A. Lafferty firsts, two signed (one by Lafferty). Lafferty, R. A. The Collected Short Fiction Volume Six: The Man Who Never Was. Centipede Press, 2021. First edition hardback, #40 of 300 numbered copies signed by Neil Gaiman, … Continue reading →

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