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 Copy of The Ray Bradbury Companion

Posted on May 13, 2021 by Lawrence Person

Another book in my quest to get a signed copy of every Ray Bradbury-related book: (Bradbury, Ray) Nolan, William F. The Ray Bradbury Companion. Gale Research, 1975. First edition hardback (no statement of printing as per Currey), a Fine copy … Continue reading →

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Library Addition: Signed First of Poul Anderson’s Flandry of Terra

Posted on May 11, 2021 by Lawrence Person

Here’s one of those books I heard good things about in my youth but never actually read: Anderson, Poul. Flandry of Terra. Chilton, 1965. First edition hardback, a Fine- copy with bumping at head and bumping and slight rubbing at … Continue reading →

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Shoegazer Sunday: Two Versions of Golden Hair

Posted on May 9, 2021 by Lawrence Person

Here’s some A/B comparison testing. Here’s Planet Cell covering Slowdive’s cover of Syd Barrett’s “Golden Hair”: It’s pretty good…up until the end, when it becomes a sort of strident mess. By contrast, this live version of Slowdive doing the piece … Continue reading →

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MST3K Kickstarter Update: Fully Funded, New Joel Episodes, Dueling Hosts, More!

Posted on May 7, 2021 by Lawrence Person

For those who still haven’t backed the new Mystery Science Theater 3000, they just roared past their $5.5 million goal to make 12 episodes and they still have (as of this writing) 13 hours left to go. I previously covered … Continue reading →

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Library Additions: Chizmar, Wagner Little Books

Posted on May 3, 2021 by Lawrence Person

Two more Borderlands Little Books: (King, Stephen, and Peter Straub) Chizmar, Richard, and Johnathon Schaech. A Little Silver Book: A Screenplay Borderland Press, 2021. First edition hardback, #498 of 1,000 signed, numbered copies, a Fine copy, sans dust jacket, as … Continue reading →

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Library Addition: The Stormbringer Sessions

Posted on April 29, 2021 by Lawrence Person

Here’s an item I picked up a while back that I’ve only just gotten around to blogging about: (Moorcock, Michael) Cawthorn, James. The Stormbringer Sessions. Jayde Designs/Savoy Books, 2021. First edition hardback, an oversized graphic novel format. #30 of 100 … Continue reading →

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Library Addition: Signed First of Theodore Sturgeon’s Without Sorcery

Posted on April 28, 2021 by Lawrence Person

Picked up another signed Sturgeon first: Sturgeon, Theodore. Without Sorcery. Prime Press, 1948. First edition hardback, a Near Fine copy with slight bumping at head, heel and points and a tickmark and circled “A+” next to “Maturity” on the title … Continue reading →

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Honest Trailer: Godzilla vs. Kong

Posted on April 27, 2021 by Lawrence Person

And here’s the conclusion of our (sorta) Godzilla Week on Futuramen, The Honest Trailer for Godzilla vs. Kong: Hopefully more book geeking starting tomorrow.

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Art Addition: Original Bob Eggleton Godzilla Painting

Posted on April 26, 2021 by Lawrence Person

So back at the beginning of 2020, I found out that there was a Godzilla in Hell comic book miniseries, for which a different professional artist painted every page of an issue, and that Bob Eggleton did the paintings for … Continue reading →

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Shoegazer Sunday: Echodrone’s “A Ghost and a Walkman”

Posted on April 25, 2021 by Lawrence Person

Echodrone has a new album, Resurgence out. I bounced off the first tracks I heard off it, but this one I like:

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