Kim Werker
@kpwerker.bsky.social
Publisher & CEO, Nine Ten Publications. Views here my own. Editor, writer, weaver, knitter, crocheter. I make a decent babka. Formerly #mightyugly
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December 2, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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To be clear, this is directly relevant to publishing in Canada. And it is the only way to publish as a startup press that doesn't qualify for grants and won't for a long time. Also, IT. IS. GOOD. BUSINESS. Which is something that seems decidedly lacking in what we assume about our culture sector.
This is the way.
(Obvs, though, "going viral" is not the key.)
(Obvs, though, "going viral" is not the key.)
Get a grant or go viral? Canadian filmmakers behind GRIN forge a new audience-first path
Instagram, TikTok and tailoring short films to specific groups has helped the group attract viewers and support
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:02 PM
To be clear, this is directly relevant to publishing in Canada. And it is the only way to publish as a startup press that doesn't qualify for grants and won't for a long time. Also, IT. IS. GOOD. BUSINESS. Which is something that seems decidedly lacking in what we assume about our culture sector.
This is the way.
(Obvs, though, "going viral" is not the key.)
(Obvs, though, "going viral" is not the key.)
Get a grant or go viral? Canadian filmmakers behind GRIN forge a new audience-first path
Instagram, TikTok and tailoring short films to specific groups has helped the group attract viewers and support
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 2, 2025 at 6:58 PM
This is the way.
(Obvs, though, "going viral" is not the key.)
(Obvs, though, "going viral" is not the key.)
This. And also on Insta. But also? Feral about THIS book. This book has been out for years and had very enthusiastic fans. OF COURSE the show's trailer would elicit a feral response; in this case, a very, very positive one. THERE. WAS. TIME.
for whatever reason i think they underestimated how viral this would get on tiktok which is odd bc booktok has been ferally horny about ice hockey for at least a couple of years now
Let's talk about Heated Rivalry, yeah? Because this is a PUBLISHING. STORY. It's a story about a Canadian author writing a wildly successful romance novel, having that novel optioned by a Canadian director who loves the story & characters, respects the genre, and involved the author throughout. AND
December 2, 2025 at 4:42 PM
This. And also on Insta. But also? Feral about THIS book. This book has been out for years and had very enthusiastic fans. OF COURSE the show's trailer would elicit a feral response; in this case, a very, very positive one. THERE. WAS. TIME.
Another Canadian publishing story of a very different nature
December 2, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Another Canadian publishing story of a very different nature
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THE CANCON WE DESERVE
Let's talk about Heated Rivalry, yeah? Because this is a PUBLISHING. STORY. It's a story about a Canadian author writing a wildly successful romance novel, having that novel optioned by a Canadian director who loves the story & characters, respects the genre, and involved the author throughout. AND
Steamy gay hockey romance Heated Rivalry coming to Crave
Six-part series based on Rachel Reid’s novel about major league hockey stars in love to be announced at Thursday’s Bell Media upfronts
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:41 PM
THE CANCON WE DESERVE
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Getting a late start to my Monday because I had to get these very publishing, very Canadian, ideas out of my head OH MY GOD.
(I love craft books and also I read a TON of romance books and I am a BIG FAN of this book in particular anyway raise your hand if we share this Venn diagram ✋)
(I love craft books and also I read a TON of romance books and I am a BIG FAN of this book in particular anyway raise your hand if we share this Venn diagram ✋)
Let's talk about Heated Rivalry, yeah? Because this is a PUBLISHING. STORY. It's a story about a Canadian author writing a wildly successful romance novel, having that novel optioned by a Canadian director who loves the story & characters, respects the genre, and involved the author throughout. AND
Steamy gay hockey romance Heated Rivalry coming to Crave
Six-part series based on Rachel Reid’s novel about major league hockey stars in love to be announced at Thursday’s Bell Media upfronts
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Getting a late start to my Monday because I had to get these very publishing, very Canadian, ideas out of my head OH MY GOD.
(I love craft books and also I read a TON of romance books and I am a BIG FAN of this book in particular anyway raise your hand if we share this Venn diagram ✋)
(I love craft books and also I read a TON of romance books and I am a BIG FAN of this book in particular anyway raise your hand if we share this Venn diagram ✋)
Let's talk about Heated Rivalry, yeah? Because this is a PUBLISHING. STORY. It's a story about a Canadian author writing a wildly successful romance novel, having that novel optioned by a Canadian director who loves the story & characters, respects the genre, and involved the author throughout. AND
Steamy gay hockey romance Heated Rivalry coming to Crave
Six-part series based on Rachel Reid’s novel about major league hockey stars in love to be announced at Thursday’s Bell Media upfronts
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Let's talk about Heated Rivalry, yeah? Because this is a PUBLISHING. STORY. It's a story about a Canadian author writing a wildly successful romance novel, having that novel optioned by a Canadian director who loves the story & characters, respects the genre, and involved the author throughout. AND
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The Hurt Book Sale is on! We won't pass these mildly scuffed books off as perfect, but they are exactly the same except for some minor bumps and bruises, mostly to the cover at the edges or corners. Here's your chance to pick one up at a great price!
shop.ninetenpublications.ca/collections/...
shop.ninetenpublications.ca/collections/...
November 30, 2025 at 5:57 PM
The Hurt Book Sale is on! We won't pass these mildly scuffed books off as perfect, but they are exactly the same except for some minor bumps and bruises, mostly to the cover at the edges or corners. Here's your chance to pick one up at a great price!
shop.ninetenpublications.ca/collections/...
shop.ninetenpublications.ca/collections/...
Honestly, your Friday needs this. Mine sure did.
This, from MATH FOR KNITTERS author @kateatherley.bsky.social high school math teacher, is EVERYTHING 🥹📚🙏
cc: @microcosm.bsky.social
cc: @microcosm.bsky.social
#mathematics #education #careerpath #knitting #waterloomath #oakvilletrafalgar | Ron Lancaster
There is a new book on my shelf:"Math for Knitters" by Kate Atherley! Thisis an incredibly special purchase. Kate was a student of mine in a mathcourse at Oakville Trafalgar High School backin the 1980s. I havefollowed her inspiring journey from the software industry to becoming aninternationally recognizedauthor, speaker, and consultant in the worldof knitting. I received a wonderful note from Kate recently that really speaks to the hidden power of mathematics: "Ihave a B. Math... from University of Waterloo, and partially thanks tothat I’m now working what can only bedescribed as a dream job: I’m aknitwear designer, an author of books about knitting, and a recognizedauthority... There’s more math in that than there ever was in my 15years in the software industry. Thank you forhelping me discover mylove of the world of numbers." Kate'sbook dedication mentions her parents worried her math degree wouldn'tbe put to good use. That was...
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November 28, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Honestly, your Friday needs this. Mine sure did.
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Well this is nice.... Vogue Knitting Live is offering a Black Friday special on registrations for the January NYC event. There's space in my classes. Come and hang out! Use the code FRIDAY20 at checkout www.vogueknittinglive.com/newyork2026/...
Knitting LIVE by Vogue Knitting the Ultimate Knitting Event!
Join fellow knitters and crocheters in NYC for our LIVE! festival, featuring top-level teachers, fashion shows, and yarn sample bars!
www.vogueknittinglive.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Well this is nice.... Vogue Knitting Live is offering a Black Friday special on registrations for the January NYC event. There's space in my classes. Come and hang out! Use the code FRIDAY20 at checkout www.vogueknittinglive.com/newyork2026/...
Well, home internet is out and cell service is slow af. My workday is screwed but I'll just take it like a day off 🎉. A dark, rainy day off. (If this persists to the 9pm Pacific drop of Heated Rivalry I will RAGE.)
November 27, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Well, home internet is out and cell service is slow af. My workday is screwed but I'll just take it like a day off 🎉. A dark, rainy day off. (If this persists to the 9pm Pacific drop of Heated Rivalry I will RAGE.)
Is it me or do I need to report a Telus Internet outage? Any Vancouver folks (West Side) also having problems?
November 27, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Is it me or do I need to report a Telus Internet outage? Any Vancouver folks (West Side) also having problems?
So many people are on holiday and I am not but all I am really doing is waiting for Heated Rivalry to come out on Friday because I am One Of Those Ladies.
November 26, 2025 at 9:24 PM
So many people are on holiday and I am not but all I am really doing is waiting for Heated Rivalry to come out on Friday because I am One Of Those Ladies.
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We’ve got it in Vancouver! 🇨🇦🧶 www.urbanyarns.com/math-for-kni...
Math for Knitters by Kate Atherley
Canadian yarn store for all knitting and crochet needs including yarn, notions, needles, bags, books and patterns.
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November 26, 2025 at 9:10 PM
We’ve got it in Vancouver! 🇨🇦🧶 www.urbanyarns.com/math-for-kni...
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Y'all, there IS something about this book. The author IS very, very good at math and at explaining stuff. Also it's a topic every knitter knows they can learn more about and there isn't really another book that covers the basics like this.
@kateatherley.bsky.social @kpwerker.bsky.social Finally picked up my copy of Math for Knitters this week. The clerk at my small-town indie bookstore said he'd sold 3 that day alone. "What is it about this book?"
I told him Kate is very, very good at math & at explaining stuff.
I told him Kate is very, very good at math & at explaining stuff.
November 26, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Y'all, there IS something about this book. The author IS very, very good at math and at explaining stuff. Also it's a topic every knitter knows they can learn more about and there isn't really another book that covers the basics like this.
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@kateatherley.bsky.social @kpwerker.bsky.social Finally picked up my copy of Math for Knitters this week. The clerk at my small-town indie bookstore said he'd sold 3 that day alone. "What is it about this book?"
I told him Kate is very, very good at math & at explaining stuff.
I told him Kate is very, very good at math & at explaining stuff.
November 26, 2025 at 7:56 PM
@kateatherley.bsky.social @kpwerker.bsky.social Finally picked up my copy of Math for Knitters this week. The clerk at my small-town indie bookstore said he'd sold 3 that day alone. "What is it about this book?"
I told him Kate is very, very good at math & at explaining stuff.
I told him Kate is very, very good at math & at explaining stuff.
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6 hours to go and we are literally less than $150 to our goal! If you have a sec, give this a re...tweet? repost? reskeet?... in case someone out there could use a solid unf*cking to kick off the year
Now on Kickstarter: Books for a Better Year
These titles seamlessly connect the personal and the political, encouraging you to see how caring for yourself, looking out for others, and tapping into your innate creativity connnect in the work toward a brighter shared future
microcosm.pub/kickstarter
These titles seamlessly connect the personal and the political, encouraging you to see how caring for yourself, looking out for others, and tapping into your innate creativity connnect in the work toward a brighter shared future
microcosm.pub/kickstarter
November 26, 2025 at 1:55 PM
6 hours to go and we are literally less than $150 to our goal! If you have a sec, give this a re...tweet? repost? reskeet?... in case someone out there could use a solid unf*cking to kick off the year
This is very bad.
Vancouver's 2026 draft budget has PASSED.
Approved on a 7-4 vote on party lines, with ABC in favour and councillors Fry/Bligh/Orr/Maloney opposed.
Property tax freeze, $50 million more for VPD, and cuts to Arts, Culture, Planning and Sustainability departments, among others.
Full story to come.
Approved on a 7-4 vote on party lines, with ABC in favour and councillors Fry/Bligh/Orr/Maloney opposed.
Property tax freeze, $50 million more for VPD, and cuts to Arts, Culture, Planning and Sustainability departments, among others.
Full story to come.
November 25, 2025 at 10:52 PM
This is very bad.
Feels good to be writing, if only because it's the only way I know of to make sense of chaos. Chaos!!
Now with a working link! dispatches-from-nine-ten-pub.ghost.io/2025-recap-p...
2025 Recap, Part One: WHY?!
Every single person I casually chat with has been saying this year has been a doozy. Doesn't matter what you do for work, doesn't matter where you live. 2025 has been a whole thing.
I've wanted to ge...
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November 25, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Feels good to be writing, if only because it's the only way I know of to make sense of chaos. Chaos!!
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YOU are invited to join the DIY Postcard Swap that I host! Let's create 10 handmade postcards before the month ends and be creative together!
www.ihanna.nu/blog/2025/10...
#creativity #mixedmedia #mailart #diy #postcarding
#ihannaspostcardswap #cutandpaste #crafting 🧶
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#creativity #mixedmedia #mailart #diy #postcarding
#ihannaspostcardswap #cutandpaste #crafting 🧶
Join the DIY Postcard Swap autumn 2025 - iHannas Blog
It is time to join iHanna's DIY Postcard Swap autumn 2025. I just opened the sign-up period and it will remain open until 25th of November. Sign up before then and join us in all this fun and joyful c...
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November 19, 2025 at 9:52 PM
YOU are invited to join the DIY Postcard Swap that I host! Let's create 10 handmade postcards before the month ends and be creative together!
www.ihanna.nu/blog/2025/10...
#creativity #mixedmedia #mailart #diy #postcarding
#ihannaspostcardswap #cutandpaste #crafting 🧶
www.ihanna.nu/blog/2025/10...
#creativity #mixedmedia #mailart #diy #postcarding
#ihannaspostcardswap #cutandpaste #crafting 🧶
There was a weird week years ago when @kateatherley.bsky.social and I started using mechanical keyboards around the same time. They're so loud and retro and satisfying! But also, absolute nightmares during meetings. Today, bittersweetly, I will be swapping mine out for a quiet (smaller) one.
November 24, 2025 at 4:43 PM
There was a weird week years ago when @kateatherley.bsky.social and I started using mechanical keyboards around the same time. They're so loud and retro and satisfying! But also, absolute nightmares during meetings. Today, bittersweetly, I will be swapping mine out for a quiet (smaller) one.
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Massive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…
November 22, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Massive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…
There are few things more delightful than your teenager having the same best friends since kindergarten. Now they're all six feet all, arguing about how to make pancakes after a sleepover. They all crammed into my kid's small bedroom like they have since they were seven. So much sucks; this does not
November 21, 2025 at 6:02 PM
There are few things more delightful than your teenager having the same best friends since kindergarten. Now they're all six feet all, arguing about how to make pancakes after a sleepover. They all crammed into my kid's small bedroom like they have since they were seven. So much sucks; this does not
I hate Excel SO MUCH because it forces me to use a MOUSE to accept a formula and THAT IS NOT HOW USER INTERFACES WORK. Do not give me a freaking error when I hit return to accept a formula you stupid ancient bloated mess.
November 20, 2025 at 4:23 PM
I hate Excel SO MUCH because it forces me to use a MOUSE to accept a formula and THAT IS NOT HOW USER INTERFACES WORK. Do not give me a freaking error when I hit return to accept a formula you stupid ancient bloated mess.