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Category: Books
Lovecraft and Copyright
While looking around for something else, I stumbled upon this this fairly extensive piece on the copyright status of H. P. Lovecraft’s work. The impression I always had is that all of Lovecraft’s works that weren’t already in the public domain passed into in 2007, 70 years after Lovecraft’s death, under the terms of the… Continue reading Lovecraft and Copyright
Lawrence Person’s Library: Reference Books (Part 2: Oversized Books)
And here’s the second part of my series on my reference library. The last installment dealt with the books I reach for most often. The reference works listed in this post share only size, being too big for most of my other shelves, which is why they’re filed here. Some of these (the Nevins, the… Continue reading Lawrence Person’s Library: Reference Books (Part 2: Oversized Books)
The New and Perfect Man (Postscripts 24/25) is Out
Including my story “The Dog Parade.” Here’s the traycase the signed, limited edition comes in: And here’s the book itself nestled snugly inside that traycase: It was actually an unusually long journey for the anthology to be published, as one of the sets of signature sheets got lost in transit, which set back the publication… Continue reading The New and Perfect Man (Postscripts 24/25) is Out
Lawrence Person’s Library: Reference Books (Part 1)
I haven’t posted much the last week because I’ve been busy doing this and that, and one of the things I’ve been busy with is a long-overdue cleanup of my office, including doing something about those Nova Express review copies cluttering it up. Now that I’ve finally finished moving books around, and gotten a new… Continue reading Lawrence Person’s Library: Reference Books (Part 1)
Review Copypalooza
So about a year after I really needed to, I’ve finally got around to reorganizing my office. And by “reorganizing,” I mean “putting away a bunch of crap so I can actually put the books I’ve already bought in their proper places on my shelves.” One obstacle to this is all the Nova Express review… Continue reading Review Copypalooza
Library Additions: January 16—May 24, 2011
Time for another roundup on my serious mental illness the latest acquisitions for my professional science fiction library since the last time I listed them. All these are first edition hardbacks in Fine condition, with Fine dust jackets, unless otherwise listed. Books that I have available for sale through Lame Excuse Books are marked LEB… Continue reading Library Additions: January 16—May 24, 2011
So THAT’S Who’s Buying the Lafferty Estate
The Locus Foundation. Sorry I missed that after I posted the original story, though at least one emailer told me that the bidders would do right by the estate. Though I could probably think of a few other buyers who could do as good a job, certainly the Locus Foundation should do right by Lafferty.
The Signature Art of William F. Nolan
As previously mentioned, I attended the World Horror Convention here in Austin, where I moderated a panel with William F. Nolan. I cheekily had him sign some books while I was on the panel (all in good fun), but the real treat was grabbing several more signatures during the mass signing, as he likes to… Continue reading The Signature Art of William F. Nolan
Pictures from the World Horror Convention in Austin, Friday, April 29, 2011: Part 2
The front of Kasey Lansdale’s head. Stina Leicht, Mikal Trimm and Guest of Honor Joe Hill. This was right before Hill discussed that most important of philosophical question: If you have a cloth spiderman mask in your pocket (and really, who doesn’t?), and two guys rush into the store you’re in with shotguns, do you… Continue reading Pictures from the World Horror Convention in Austin, Friday, April 29, 2011: Part 2