Kurt Kirchmeier
@kurtkirchmeier.bsky.social
Canadian - fantasy/horror writer + nature photographer
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Ilhan Omar has bigger balls than anyone in the GOP.
January 28, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Ilhan Omar has bigger balls than anyone in the GOP.
So happy to see THE SHADOW ROAD on this list! Thank you @youngteenlit.bsky.social for all you do to find and promote books for younger teens!
In tumultuous times, the best books are beacons, shining light on teens thinking for themselves, fighting against evil, and having empathy for others. We are proud to announce the First Annual Young Teen Lit Top 10 Award List. For a printable version, head to bit.ly/YTLTop102026.
#youngteenlit
#youngteenlit
January 25, 2026 at 11:26 PM
So happy to see THE SHADOW ROAD on this list! Thank you @youngteenlit.bsky.social for all you do to find and promote books for younger teens!
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Canadians and others around the world can see the truth clearly. Ice is a far-right terrorist group.
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Who exactly is ICE trying to recruit?
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been on a hiring spree, but some of its tactics are raising questions about who it’s really trying to recruit. CBC’s Jonathan Montpetit breaks down the dis...
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January 24, 2026 at 10:37 PM
Canadians and others around the world can see the truth clearly. Ice is a far-right terrorist group.
www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
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Today's the day! The title of book 4 of The Arcanium is CHALICE OF CALADRIAI, and here is the gorgeous cover the fine folks over at miblArt created for it! #CoverReveal #KidLit #BookSky #MiddleGrade
➡️ Pre-order: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FL7Y7F8R
➡️ Pre-order: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FL7Y7F8R
August 5, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Today's the day! The title of book 4 of The Arcanium is CHALICE OF CALADRIAI, and here is the gorgeous cover the fine folks over at miblArt created for it! #CoverReveal #KidLit #BookSky #MiddleGrade
➡️ Pre-order: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FL7Y7F8R
➡️ Pre-order: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FL7Y7F8R
I'm very late to the party, but I was absolutely floored by season one of The Bear.
August 3, 2025 at 3:00 PM
I'm very late to the party, but I was absolutely floored by season one of The Bear.
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Birds are dinosaurs who shrugged off a couple apocalypses. Some eat bone marrow. Some drink nectar. They outswim fish in the sea. They smile politely at gravity’s demands.
I am grateful to see them. I am grateful to feed them. I am grateful to know them.
I am grateful to see them. I am grateful to feed them. I am grateful to know them.
July 30, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Birds are dinosaurs who shrugged off a couple apocalypses. Some eat bone marrow. Some drink nectar. They outswim fish in the sea. They smile politely at gravity’s demands.
I am grateful to see them. I am grateful to feed them. I am grateful to know them.
I am grateful to see them. I am grateful to feed them. I am grateful to know them.
(Some of) my favourite shows to binge.
July 29, 2025 at 9:31 PM
(Some of) my favourite shows to binge.
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@overbooked.bsky.social and I share how we started the Young Teen Lit movement in this podcast episode with @slupodcast.bsky.social. Tune in to learn how you can find #youngteenlit books and how you can support our movement.
#itstimeforyoungteenlit #skybrarians #tlsky #skybrarian #mglit #yalit
#itstimeforyoungteenlit #skybrarians #tlsky #skybrarian #mglit #yalit
Excited to share @youngteenlit.bsky.social and this important conversation on filling a gap in our #library collections! apple.co/3IKyupe #youngteenlit #kidlit #yalit #skybrarians
@penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social @americanbookseller.bsky.social
@penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social @americanbookseller.bsky.social
Young Teen Lit
Podcast Episode · School Librarians United with Amy Hermon · 07/25/2025 · 59m
apple.co
July 25, 2025 at 12:28 PM
@overbooked.bsky.social and I share how we started the Young Teen Lit movement in this podcast episode with @slupodcast.bsky.social. Tune in to learn how you can find #youngteenlit books and how you can support our movement.
#itstimeforyoungteenlit #skybrarians #tlsky #skybrarian #mglit #yalit
#itstimeforyoungteenlit #skybrarians #tlsky #skybrarian #mglit #yalit
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Happy bookday to SPARK! Thankful to everyone who made this book real and in the world! A love letter to our environment, wildlife, and the people who care for our world- most of all to anyone- especially the young and young at heart who find hope after trauma & turn into action!
July 15, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Happy bookday to SPARK! Thankful to everyone who made this book real and in the world! A love letter to our environment, wildlife, and the people who care for our world- most of all to anyone- especially the young and young at heart who find hope after trauma & turn into action!
Currently reading 1984 for the first time, and it's even more bleak than I expected it to be.
July 14, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Currently reading 1984 for the first time, and it's even more bleak than I expected it to be.
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Superman, Star Wars, Star Trek, X-Men.
If you are upset because you think your favorite characters are woke or the stories are progressive, then I’m sorry to say but you never understood the characters or the stories. Comics are political. Sci-Fi is political.
If you are upset because you think your favorite characters are woke or the stories are progressive, then I’m sorry to say but you never understood the characters or the stories. Comics are political. Sci-Fi is political.
July 12, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Superman, Star Wars, Star Trek, X-Men.
If you are upset because you think your favorite characters are woke or the stories are progressive, then I’m sorry to say but you never understood the characters or the stories. Comics are political. Sci-Fi is political.
If you are upset because you think your favorite characters are woke or the stories are progressive, then I’m sorry to say but you never understood the characters or the stories. Comics are political. Sci-Fi is political.
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I'm honored and thrilled that NEAR AND DEER is in the final round of voting for SCBWI's Crystal Kite Award! If you're a member, please consider voting for my book: www.scbwi.org/crystal-kite
July 3, 2025 at 3:44 PM
I'm honored and thrilled that NEAR AND DEER is in the final round of voting for SCBWI's Crystal Kite Award! If you're a member, please consider voting for my book: www.scbwi.org/crystal-kite
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A moving page turner #MG story set during the 80s in Canada about two courageous kids finding family. #HowToBeAGoldfisg by @janebairdwarren.bsky.social #kidlit #cankidlit 📚👍🏻
June 25, 2025 at 8:18 PM
A moving page turner #MG story set during the 80s in Canada about two courageous kids finding family. #HowToBeAGoldfisg by @janebairdwarren.bsky.social #kidlit #cankidlit 📚👍🏻
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✨🗝️ COVER REVEAL! 🗝️✨
So grateful for another gorgeous cover by @nummy.illustrator! 😍
A shocking crime, a house full of suspects, and a clever young detective collide in my new MG mystery. THE CASE OF THE SCARLET SNAKEBITE comes out February 2026. 🐍
Preorder now: bit.ly/thecaseofthe....
So grateful for another gorgeous cover by @nummy.illustrator! 😍
A shocking crime, a house full of suspects, and a clever young detective collide in my new MG mystery. THE CASE OF THE SCARLET SNAKEBITE comes out February 2026. 🐍
Preorder now: bit.ly/thecaseofthe....
June 25, 2025 at 1:24 PM
✨🗝️ COVER REVEAL! 🗝️✨
So grateful for another gorgeous cover by @nummy.illustrator! 😍
A shocking crime, a house full of suspects, and a clever young detective collide in my new MG mystery. THE CASE OF THE SCARLET SNAKEBITE comes out February 2026. 🐍
Preorder now: bit.ly/thecaseofthe....
So grateful for another gorgeous cover by @nummy.illustrator! 😍
A shocking crime, a house full of suspects, and a clever young detective collide in my new MG mystery. THE CASE OF THE SCARLET SNAKEBITE comes out February 2026. 🐍
Preorder now: bit.ly/thecaseofthe....
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There's less than a week left in June and I would really like to sell 3 books this month. So far, I've only sold one. If you could help by sharing, would appreciate! 💖 #BookSky
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➡️ shop.nptwrites.com
➡️ books2read.com/nptwrites
June 25, 2025 at 1:41 PM
There's less than a week left in June and I would really like to sell 3 books this month. So far, I've only sold one. If you could help by sharing, would appreciate! 💖 #BookSky
➡️ nptwrites.itchi.io
➡️ shop.nptwrites.com
➡️ books2read.com/nptwrites
➡️ nptwrites.itchi.io
➡️ shop.nptwrites.com
➡️ books2read.com/nptwrites
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Tech leaders ready launch of Canadian social-media platform Gander to buck U.S. dominance #GanderSocial
A new social-media platform built by Canadians, for Canadians, & operated in #Canada, will publicly launch in #October with support from some of the /1🧵
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/eco...
A new social-media platform built by Canadians, for Canadians, & operated in #Canada, will publicly launch in #October with support from some of the /1🧵
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/eco...
Tech leaders ready launch of Canadian social-media platform Gander to buck U.S. dominance
Founders aim to create alternative that addresses content, data sovereignty concerns
www.theglobeandmail.com
June 23, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Tech leaders ready launch of Canadian social-media platform Gander to buck U.S. dominance #GanderSocial
A new social-media platform built by Canadians, for Canadians, & operated in #Canada, will publicly launch in #October with support from some of the /1🧵
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/eco...
A new social-media platform built by Canadians, for Canadians, & operated in #Canada, will publicly launch in #October with support from some of the /1🧵
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/eco...
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It is really really sinking in for me the degree to which LLMs are the ultimate expression of right wing anti-intellectualism. Its proponents are literally mocking the idea that anyone would ever want to learn anything, know anything, develop any actual skill, or have a thought of their own.
June 15, 2025 at 4:51 PM
It is really really sinking in for me the degree to which LLMs are the ultimate expression of right wing anti-intellectualism. Its proponents are literally mocking the idea that anyone would ever want to learn anything, know anything, develop any actual skill, or have a thought of their own.
It's a really bad time for people who are good at extrapolating.
June 12, 2025 at 4:41 PM
It's a really bad time for people who are good at extrapolating.
So happy to see THE SHADOW ROAD mentioned as one of five must-read favorites in this wonderful article about the need for more books aimed at younger teen readers! Thank you, @youngteenlit.bsky.social! #kidlit #CanYALit
Two middle school librarians talk about the need for Young Teen Lit. (TLT)
Move Over, Middle Grade: Take Two, by guest bloggers Christina Chatel and Marcia Kochel
Two middle school librarians talk about the need for Young Teen Lit
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June 9, 2025 at 7:47 PM
So happy to see THE SHADOW ROAD mentioned as one of five must-read favorites in this wonderful article about the need for more books aimed at younger teen readers! Thank you, @youngteenlit.bsky.social! #kidlit #CanYALit
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Just finished reading an ARC of SEED to close out the DARK WALKER series by @shellycampbell.bsky.social. What a wild and tension-filled ride! If you’re a fan of sci-fi horror with high stakes and deep characterization, don’t miss this trilogy! #horrorfiction
June 1, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Just finished reading an ARC of SEED to close out the DARK WALKER series by @shellycampbell.bsky.social. What a wild and tension-filled ride! If you’re a fan of sci-fi horror with high stakes and deep characterization, don’t miss this trilogy! #horrorfiction
Just finished reading an ARC of SEED to close out the DARK WALKER series by @shellycampbell.bsky.social. What a wild and tension-filled ride! If you’re a fan of sci-fi horror with high stakes and deep characterization, don’t miss this trilogy! #horrorfiction
June 1, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Just finished reading an ARC of SEED to close out the DARK WALKER series by @shellycampbell.bsky.social. What a wild and tension-filled ride! If you’re a fan of sci-fi horror with high stakes and deep characterization, don’t miss this trilogy! #horrorfiction