Top 10 Isolation Books
So, you're doing the responsible thing and staying indoors for three to twelve weeks. Great!
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Laura Maria Grierson
- Sep 19, 2019
- 4 min
Book Review: 'The Handmaid's Tale' by Margaret Atwood
Reading The Handmaid's Tale has started to feel something of essential. I don't hold with "the canon", those must-read books that...
Laura Maria Grierson
- Sep 9, 2019
- 7 min
Why It's Going to be Hard to Be a Vegetarian in 2019
This article was originally published in Seedling,1 October 2018 This year is looking great for those on a plant-based diet, but if...
Laura Maria Grierson
- Sep 3, 2019
- 4 min
Book Review: 'Into the Fire' by Edric Kennedy-Macfoy
"Here we were, heading into the fire, ascending to the hottest and most dangerous part of the tower. In the extreme heat and with poor...
Laura Maria Grierson
- Aug 24, 2019
- 3 min
Book Review: 'You' by Caroline Kepnes
It's easy to recognise Netflix's Joe in the TV series You as a construct, but does it work as well when presenting him as the narrator in...
Laura Maria Grierson
- Apr 1, 2019
- 8 min
Visiting Edinburgh as a Vegan
Honestly, Edinburgh is one of my favourite cities to visit: it's steeped in history, it has that city thrill without the dreary...
Laura Maria Grierson
- Feb 3, 2019
- 2 min
Book Review: 'Snap' by Belinda Bauer
When their car breaks down, a heavily-pregnant mother leaves her three children in the car at the hard shoulder to find an emergency...
Laura Maria Grierson
- Jan 29, 2019
- 4 min
Why I've Removed 'Vegan' from My Bios
On both Twitter and Instagram, I used to state "vegan" in the brief bios I have attached to my account. It felt like an integral part of...
Laura Maria Grierson
- Jan 28, 2019
- 3 min
Which Book Means the Most To You?
If you had to pick one book from your shelf that you'd never give up, even if that particular copy was worth thousands, which would you...
Laura Maria Grierson
- Jan 11, 2019
- 2 min
Book Review: 'The Visitors' by Catherine Burns
Despised by her neighbours and with no particular aspirations of her own, Marion lives in a six-bedroom ageing and neglected house,...
Laura Maria Grierson
- Nov 24, 2018
- 1 min
Book Review: 'Every Breath You Take' by Mary Higgins Clark and Alafair Burke
It's not a book I would have picked up -- one of my best friends got it for me for my birthday, quite probably recognising that of the...
Laura Maria Grierson
- Nov 10, 2018
- 4 min
What Level Vegan Are you?
Maybe you used to think being vegan was pretty simple: you gave up animal products, your friends made fun of you and your family were...
Laura Maria Grierson
- Nov 5, 2018
- 2 min
Book Review: 'Rosemary's Baby' by Ira Levin
With Halloween just fading over the horizon, it's unlikely you've gone through a "classic" horror film list that hasn't mentioned...
Laura Maria Grierson
- Oct 6, 2018
- 5 min
Tips for Querying A Novel
Following my double-publication in Seedling earlier in the week, I've been feeling motivated. After a couple of set-backs with...
Laura Maria Grierson
- Oct 2, 2018
- 2 min
Publication in 'Seedling'
Yesterday marked the release of the first issue of eco vegan magazine Seedling. Edited by vegan blogger and freelance writer Bethany at...
Laura Maria Grierson
- Jun 3, 2018
- 1 min
And Award For The Worst Poem Title Goes To ...
Millennial Pink (Undergrad Indigo)! Yep. That's right. I poured my heart into a poem, edited it, and sent it out into the world with the...
Laura Maria Grierson
- May 29, 2018
- 1 min
'Green Pastures' featured in Dark Lane Anthology Volume 6
Look at this fantastically weird (and, according to my brother, f****** creepy) cover of Dark Lane Anthology 6. Don't you wanna dive...
Laura Maria Grierson
- May 20, 2018
- 2 min
Quick Update
I haven't written anything for a while, but that's only because everything has been so busy! Stirling Publishing went to the London Book...
Laura Maria Grierson
- Feb 26, 2018
- 2 min
Take a Mini Break: 20 Minutes or Less Away From the Computer
Whether writing, editing, or liaising with clients, I spend the majority of my day on the laptop. Staring at a computer screen isn't good...
Laura Maria Grierson
- Feb 9, 2018
- 3 min
Book Review: 'Open Pen Anthology' edited by Sean Preston
I've never reviewed an anthology before (or read that many, to be honest) but now that we will soon be announcing our winners for...