A few days ago on social media I announced I’m part of the #signforourbookshops initiative, started by Holly Bourne. You can read more about it here. TLDR version: Order any of my books from The Portobello Bookshop, Transreal Fiction, or any Edinburgh-based indie bookshop, really, and you can received a personalised signed copy. For shops that I can’t walk to,… Read More
Looking Back, Looking Forward: 2019 to 2020
Time for the usual introspective blog post over the past year and looking forward to the next one. I never know if these types of entries are interesting to anyone but me but anyway. The last decade has seen my life change drastically. In 2009, at 21, I had just moved to Scotland from California. I was struggling to make… Read More
A Brief Round up of 2015 & Looking Forward to 2016
First, a shoutout to Bhavya for helping me with the lovely banners on the homepage. They look wonderful! 2015 is almost gone and it’ll be time to ring in 2016. Life: 2015 was a good year, in most respects–the first year without a day job, where I could just create. Well, and do half of a masters degree and a few school… Read More
New Website + Recent Links
I’ve already made a post on my old site, but I have moved over to lauralam.co.uk properly now! I really like the new theme and look forward to fully settling in over the holidays. I’m glad it’s finally all in working order. Importing the blog entries was such a pain! Thanks yet again to Emma Maree for helping me out…. Read More
Monthly Roundup: November 2015
Books Read: 1. Five Go Glamping – Liz Tipping Glamping Check list Festival tickets Double check best Instagram filter Avoid thinking about work/Connor/five year plan!! A four day break from her hectic life to relax in the countryside and hang out at a local festival (for free!) is just what Fiona Delaney needs. With her best friends, great tunes and a… Read More
A 2014 Roundup, or: Well, That was Quite a Year
Well, 2014. That was a year. Here’s a brief roundup. January 2014: This month had a good start. Shadowplay (Micah Grey #2) was released. I was lucky enough to be able to fly back to San Francisco for this, where I did a few events: a book launch at Borderlands Books, a talk at my alma mater, California State University… Read More