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: Thomas Ligotti’s A Little White Book of Screams and Whispers

Posted on June 12, 2019 by Lawrence Person

Bought this from the publisher at the usual discount: Ligotti, Thomas. A Little White Book of Screams and Whispers. Borderlands Press, 2019. First edition hardback, a #501 of 600 signed, numbered copies, a Fine copy, sans dust jacket, as issued. … Continue reading →

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Library Addition: Manly Wade Wellman’s Clash on the Catawba

Posted on June 11, 2019 by Lawrence Person

Picked up the third book in Manly Wade Wellman’s Revolutionary War YA series: Wellman, Manly Wade. Clash on the Catawba. Ives Washburn, 1962. First edition hardback (no statement of printing, as per Currey), a Fine- copy, with a little bend … Continue reading →

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Library Addition: Association Copy of Avram Davidson’s Redward Edward Papers Inscribed to Randall Garrett

Posted on May 28, 2019 by Lawrence Person

This is something I located at a Half Price Books here in Austin: Davidson, Avram. The Redward Edward Papers. Doubleday, 1978. First edition hardback, a Fine- copy with slight bend at head and heel in a Near Fine dust jacket … Continue reading →

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Library Addition: Signed First of Gene Wolfe’s Innocents Aboard

Posted on May 23, 2019 by Lawrence Person

Checking eBay after Gene Wolfe died, I came across a listing for a signed copy of Innocents Aboard, and wondered to myself “Is my copy signed?” That’s when I found out that, much to my chagrin, I did not own … Continue reading →

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Library Addition: Signed First of Gahan Wilson’s Everybody’s Favorite Duck

Posted on May 21, 2019 by Lawrence Person

Another signed first, this by an author more famous as an illustrator: Wilson, Gahan. Everybody’s Favorite Duck. Mysterious Press, 1988. First edition hardback, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket. Inscribed by Wilson: “To/David-/Gahan/Wilson/and/the/duck” with an arrow pointing to … Continue reading →

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Library Addition: Inscribed First of George Locke’s Voyages in Space

Posted on May 19, 2019 by Lawrence Person

Science fiction bibliographer, bookseller and publisher George Locke died earlier this year. I knew George a bit (as pretty much every bookseller in the field must have), and we had lunch together on my 2005 trip to the UK. George … Continue reading →

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Library Addition: Lewis Shiner’s Outside the Gates of Eden

Posted on May 16, 2019 by Lawrence Person

This finally came in: Shiner, Lewis. Outside the Gates of Eden. Subterranean, 2019. First edition hardback, #327 of 1,000 signed, numbered hardback copies, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket, new and unread. Sweeping novel of rock music and … Continue reading →

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Library Addition: Signed/Limited Ray Bradbury Chronicles Volume 6

Posted on May 15, 2019 by Lawrence Person

Another signed Bradbury, and another volume in this series. Bradbury, Ray, et. al. Ray Bradbury Chronicles Volume 6. Nantier Beall Minoustchine/Byron Preiss, no date (but 1994). First edition hardback, #828 of 1000 signed, numbered copies signed by Bradbury and the … Continue reading →

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Big Science Fiction Movie Memorabilia Auction Today

Posted on May 14, 2019 by Lawrence Person

If you’re made of money, Bonhams is having a big science fiction movie memorabilia auction today, featuring lots of props and original movie posters. I’m sure the original Darth Vader costume from The Empire Strikes Back will get a huge … Continue reading →

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Library Addition: R. A. Lafferty’s The Man Who Walked Through Cracks

Posted on May 8, 2019 by Lawrence Person

The latest volume of the Centipede Press Collected Lafferty series came in: Lafferty, R. A. The Man Who Walked Through the Cracks: The Collected Short Fiction Volume Five. Centipede Press, 2019. First edition hardback, #40 of 300 signed, numbered copies, … Continue reading →

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