L.E. Carmichael's Blog, page 57
May 15, 2014
Tag, You’re It! My Writing Process Blog Tour
Yolanda Ridge, the lovely and talented author of Trouble in the Trees and Road Block, has tagged me in the My Writing Process Blog Tour. It’s only natural she picked on me, as I’m pretty sure we are twins separated […]
May 11, 2014
Children’s Book Week Giveaway Hop!
It’s TD Children’s Book Week in Canada, which means Canadian authors, illustrators, and storytellers are touring the country, sharing their work in schools and libraries and anywhere else kids hang out. I still remember the day Sheree Fitch visited my […]
May 8, 2014
Fuzzy Forensics Has a Book Trailer!
And it is awesome. I take no credit for this - Mary Dunford at Ashby-BP Publishing is the responsible party. Check it out and if you’re so inspired, spread it around!
May 5, 2014
The Mendelian Inheritance of Chocolate
As part of our Chocolate Monday celebration, Tech Support brought these Belgian bunnies home from Costco: Normal wives would say something like, “Thanks, honey,” or “Wow, that was a great deal,” or even “Yum.” Mad Scientist wives, however, say, “Huh. […]
May 3, 2014
Yippee, Hooray, and Wahoo!
Fox Talk has been shortlisted for the Benjamin Franklin Awards! *does a lap around the office, shrieking at top of lungs* When my publisher called to tell me, I was literally rendered speechless, something I don’t recall ever happening to […]
May 1, 2014
Book Party!
Every year, the Nova Scotia Children’s Literature Roundtable hosts the New Book Bash, a group launch celebrating the year’s releases. Every author gets 5 minutes to talk up their new titles. I’ll be there presenting Gene Therapy, Living With Obesity, […]
April 28, 2014
Don’t Eat the Marshmallow
One of the most interesting pieces of research I came across while writing Living With Obesity was the Marshmallow Test. Originally conducted by Walter Mischel’s team in the 1960s, the test involved young children and a simple choice: eat one […]
April 26, 2014
Since Our April Showers Look Suspiciously Like Snow…
… I decided to cheer myself up with cute videos of fennec foxes. This is a good way to lose an hour to the internets… Are things starting to look spring-like where you are?
April 24, 2014
Amy’s Marathon of Books: Thunder Over Kandahar, by Sharon E. McKay
Title: Thunder Over Kandahar Author: Sharon E. McKay Publisher: Annick Press ISBN: 9781554512669 Province: Prince Edward Island Book Source: borrowed from local library Synopsis (from the book jacket): Best friends Tamanna and Yasmine cannot believe their good fortune when a […]
April 21, 2014
Happy Chocolate Monday, Everyone!
My family is not particularly religious, so when I was a kid, Easter was more about presents than prayer. My brother and I looked forward to getting new books to read and never quite figured out why my grandparents always […]
