Gene Wolfe Home Fires Tor, January 2011 Seems like a time-lag war romance, ala The Forever War or Voices From a Distant Star. She goes off to war leaving him behind, she comes back, they go on a second honeymoon, and then weird things start happening. This will probably jump to the next thing on… Continue reading Book Proofs Received: Gene Wolfe’s Home Fires
Dead Parrot Sketch Included
And now for another episode of whoring for dollars! Actually, I seldom promote any products beyond book and DVD links on this blog, but The Complete Monty Python’s Flying Circus 16 Ton Megaset (which gets you all the TV episodes and two live shows) for $34.99 strikes me as a good enough deal that I’m… Continue reading Dead Parrot Sketch Included
Vote on your prediction for the Houston Texans 2010 regular season
Now that football season is upon us again, here’s a break for the usual science fiction and book geeking to present a poll on how the Texans will do this season. Rather than break things into ranges, I’ve made the poll granular enough that you can choose all the regular season outcomes from 0-16 to… Continue reading Vote on your prediction for the Houston Texans 2010 regular season
The Funeral Home’s Page on Joe Domenici
You might spot a few familiar faces among the photos there. And those who knew Joe may want to sign the condolences book if they’re so inclined.
Zardoz!
Zardoz Directed by: John Boorman Written by: John Boorman Starring: Sean Connery, Charlotte Rampling, Sara Kestelman, John Alderton, Sally Anne Newton, Niall Buggy, and a whole bunch of people who would really prefer you not bring it up. Sometimes, through no fault of their own, certain science fiction films garner undeserved reputations as horrible failures,… Continue reading Zardoz!
Shatner! In! The! New! York! Times!
Because I know you just can’t get enough Shatner in your diet, here’s a long New York Times interview/profile with the man, the myth, the legend himself, Mr.! William! Shatner! (And yes, he does the one word thing himself…)
Sad News: Joe Domenici, RIP
A poster on one of my Armadillocon photo threads said that Joe Domenici, former co-owner of Houston specialty SF bookstore Future Visions, and more recently a thriller writer living here in Austin (his first novel, Bringing Back the Dead, came out in 2008) died on Tuesday. Sadly, the news has been confirmed in the Statesman… Continue reading Sad News: Joe Domenici, RIP
8.4 Million New Yorkers Suddenly Realize New York City A Horrible Place To Live
An Onion article Mike should appreciate.
Armadillocon 32 Photos (Part 3)
Here’s Bradley Denton, urging Richard M. Nixon’s head on to victory. Doug Potter. William Browning Spencer asked that his orange visage be stricken from the Internet. Howard Waldrop. The background came out so nice I left it in. Howard setting up for his reading, where he read portions of The Moone World A. Lee Martinez.… Continue reading Armadillocon 32 Photos (Part 3)
The Lame Excuse Books August Catalog
Since I’m sick today, here’s something from the Lazy School of Bookseller Blogging: the text of my latest catalog, just dumped out on the page willy nilly, sans formatting. Greetings, and welcome to Lawrence Person’s Lame Excuse for a Book Catalog! Once again there’s lots of great stuff, including new books from Joe R. Lansdale,… Continue reading The Lame Excuse Books August Catalog