A while back I sold my story “The Dog Parade” to Postscripts, the magazine-turned-anthology series from PS Publishing. (I have some previous installments available for sale through Lame Excuse Books.) They just announced the table of contents for Postscripts 24/25, and “The Dog Parade” in among them. Also in that issue are Ken MacLeod, Rudy… Continue reading My Story “The Dog Parade” will be in Postscripts 24/25 coming out in December
Category: Books
This Year’s Bulwer-Lytton Contest “Winners”
The gratifyingly horrible winners can be found here. I’ve won Dishonorable Mention three or four times in the past, but haven’t been submitting the last couple of years. I’ll try to rectify that next year. And here, for a defense of the career of Edward George Earle Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron of Knebworth, is Jess Nevins.
ApolloCon 2010 Pictures
Some pictures from the 2010 ApolloCon in Houston, just concluded today: The lovely and talented Stina Leicht, celebrating her forthcoming novel by going blue in both ocular and follicular realms. Gabrielle Faust, putting on her best “Who, me?” expression. The dealer’s room. Neither Willie nor myself dealt there this year, meaning Edge Books was the… Continue reading ApolloCon 2010 Pictures
Books Read: Eric Frank Russell’s Wasp
Eric Frank Russell Wasp Despite being very obviously dated (the “aliens” in the book talk and act exactly like New Yorkers in the 1940s, and the agents of the evil alien government act exactly like Nazis), the book itself is still quite a bit of fun. It depicts the efforts of a single disguised human… Continue reading Books Read: Eric Frank Russell’s Wasp
Everett F. Bleiler, 1920-2010: RIP
Locus is reporting that Everett F. Bleiler has died. For those unfamiliar with his work, he was perhaps the preeminent science fiction bibliographer and historian. His Checklist of Fantastic Literature was the first truly important SF bibliography, and his books Science-Fiction: The Early Years and Science-Fiction: The Gernsback Years are probably the most extensive and… Continue reading Everett F. Bleiler, 1920-2010: RIP
Slightly More Plausible than that Greg Egan/ Kelly Link Collaboration…
…but only slightly. Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter to collaborate on two novels.
The Latest Literary Abomination Mashup
Ben H. Winters and Leo Tolstoy’s Android Karenina My powers of prophecy are unparalleled, even when I’m joking…
Books Read: Naomi Novik’s Temeraire: Throne of Jade
Naomi Novik Temeraire: Throne of Jade This is a solid follow-up to the first Temeraire book. In this one Lawrence and his Celestial dragon are forced to take a slow boat to China to see the Emperor, who is evidently most upset that his dragon (a gift to Napoleon) is now enrolled in the English… Continue reading Books Read: Naomi Novik’s Temeraire: Throne of Jade
New Page for Lame Excuse Books
Given TimeWarner’s continued incompetence, I’m slowly pulling all of my website from rr.com over to here. I now have the main Lame Excuse Books page at: https://www.lawrenceperson.com/lame.html If you’ve never bought anything from me before, Lame Excuse Books specializes in science fiction, fantasy, horror, and Slipstream first editions, with an emphasis on small press and… Continue reading New Page for Lame Excuse Books
Recent Book Auction Results of Note
You may already have noticed that I buy a lot of books. Many I buy direct from the publisher (many of which I also sell copies of through Lame Excuse Books), some I buy from other book dealers, either off the Internet or at cons, some I buy off eBay (although that’s a lot less… Continue reading Recent Book Auction Results of Note