Time once again for Lawrence Just Plops the Latest Book Catalog on the Blog. I should be taking all these books (and many more besides) to Worldcon. Greetings, and welcome to Lawrence Person’s Lame Excuse for a Book Catalog! Before the catalog itself, some big news: I will be dealing books at this year’s Worldcon… Continue reading Lame Excuse Books July Catalog
Tag: Tim Powers
Library Additions: January 1, 2013—June 13, 2013
Time for another roundup of the books I’ve bought over the lat (roughly) half year. (Why June 13 rather than the end of the month? Because I’ve just purchased a large Roger Zelazny collection I have yet to catalog, and I want to get all this out of the way and posted before I start… Continue reading Library Additions: January 1, 2013—June 13, 2013
Lame Excuse Books December 2012 Catalog
OK, so I’m running a little behind. I’ve been busy. Here’s another edition of “I’m just going to dump my latest book catalog out as a big old block of text.” All the books listed below in this post are for sale, first come, first serve. Greetings, and welcome to Lawrence Person’s Lame Excuse for… Continue reading Lame Excuse Books December 2012 Catalog
Book Acquisition: Charnel House Edition of Tim Powers Hide Me Among the Graves
Powers, Tim. Hide Me Among the Graves. Charnel House, 2012. First limited edition, one of 124 signed, numbered copies in mica-flecked boards, a Fine copy, sans dj, as issued. The usual oversized, elaborate Charnel House production, ordered pre-publication. Note: I have an additional copy I’ll be selling through Lame Excuse Books. Drop me a line… Continue reading Book Acquisition: Charnel House Edition of Tim Powers Hide Me Among the Graves
Worldcon 2011 Photos for Saturday, August 20
I have solved my camera battery problem. It seems my MacBook does not have enough juice to recharge the camera, even when plugged in. So it’s a good thing I brought the wall to USB charger adapter for it. Packing Heavy for the win! Since I had gotten the lovely Gail Carriger in red before,… Continue reading Worldcon 2011 Photos for Saturday, August 20
Worldcon 2011 Photos for Thursday, August 18
Another batch: Zoo City author Lauren Beukes. Guest of Honor Tim Powers and Robert Silverberg, discussing the difference between writing a novel every two years and writing a novel every two weeks. James Patrick Kelly lurks menacingly in the background. Steve Gould, explaining to me how he had not only moved back to New Mexico,… Continue reading Worldcon 2011 Photos for Thursday, August 18
New Lame Excuse Books Catalog Available
I just sent out a new Lame Excuse Books catalog filled with interesting science fiction, fantasy, and horror first editions. Once again there’s lots of great stuff, including new books from Joe R. Lansdale, Jay Lake, Henry Kuttner, Charles Stross, Neal Stephenson, a Tim Powers Charnel House book, a signed Roger Zelazny limited edition, a… Continue reading New Lame Excuse Books Catalog Available
Most Significant Book Acquisitions in 2010
You may have noticed that I bought a lot of books last year. Since I’m getting ready to do another “this is what I bought recently” post, I thought I would do a recap of my most significant acquisitions in 2010. These may be significant for being important, valuable, cool, beautiful, hard to find, or… Continue reading Most Significant Book Acquisitions in 2010
Library Additions: November 15, 2010-January 14, 2011
Here are all the books I’ve added to my professional library over the past two months. Every time I start to think I’m slowing down I buy a bunch more stuff… Baker, Kage. The Hotel Under the Sand. Tachyon, 2009. Trade paperback original, Fine. Beagle, Peter S. The Line Between. Tachyon, 2006. One of 250… Continue reading Library Additions: November 15, 2010-January 14, 2011
Library Acquisitions: Tim Powers’ Deliver Us From Evil
My most recent acquisition of particular note is the new Tim Powers book Deliver Us From Evil from Charnel House. It’s quite an elaborate production, on par with some of Cheap Street’s books. Full description: Powers, Tim. Deliver Us From Evil. Charnel House, 2010. First edition hardback, one of only 100 signed, numbered copies, handbound… Continue reading Library Acquisitions: Tim Powers’ Deliver Us From Evil