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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I love getting prompted to set up passkeys at more and more websites, for security. But they all say it's the most secure option without mentioning literally any movie where some poor schmuck has their finger chopped for exactly this purpose.
November 12, 2025 at 11:17 PM
I love getting prompted to set up passkeys at more and more websites, for security. But they all say it's the most secure option without mentioning literally any movie where some poor schmuck has their finger chopped for exactly this purpose.
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Aside from friends, booksellers, and librarians, where do you get your book recs from?
Extra credit if you have favorite queer folks you follow that do book recs, extra EXTRA credit if they love erotica
(Are you a queer booktokker, -tuber, or -blogger who might want some review copies? Hit us up!)
Extra credit if you have favorite queer folks you follow that do book recs, extra EXTRA credit if they love erotica
(Are you a queer booktokker, -tuber, or -blogger who might want some review copies? Hit us up!)
November 12, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Aside from friends, booksellers, and librarians, where do you get your book recs from?
Extra credit if you have favorite queer folks you follow that do book recs, extra EXTRA credit if they love erotica
(Are you a queer booktokker, -tuber, or -blogger who might want some review copies? Hit us up!)
Extra credit if you have favorite queer folks you follow that do book recs, extra EXTRA credit if they love erotica
(Are you a queer booktokker, -tuber, or -blogger who might want some review copies? Hit us up!)
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I love this post of holiday gift-crafting recommendations from @smartbitches.bsky.social and I'm seriously tempted by both of the first two knitting patterns: smartbitchestrashybooks.com/stuffwelike/...
Holiday Gift Guide 2025: Knitting & Stitching Patterns for Holiday Gifting | Smart Bitches, Trashy Books
Smart Bitches, Trashy Books
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November 12, 2025 at 11:00 AM
I love this post of holiday gift-crafting recommendations from @smartbitches.bsky.social and I'm seriously tempted by both of the first two knitting patterns: smartbitchestrashybooks.com/stuffwelike/...
My very Gen-x purchase of the year.
I am excited to announce that my new book, “The Spirit of Ani: Reflections on Spirituality, Feminism, Music, and Freedom,” which I have co-written with Lauren Coyle Rosen, is available now for preorder!
Preorder Link: www.akashicbooks.com/catalog/ani-difranco-preorder/
Preorder Link: www.akashicbooks.com/catalog/ani-difranco-preorder/
November 12, 2025 at 3:30 PM
My very Gen-x purchase of the year.
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If you're interested in learning more about my book Math for Knitters and my easier-than-you-expect approach to alterations, visit with me and @vickiehowell.bsky.social in the next session of StitchWell social club, Wednesday, Nov 19th, at 7pm CT. More info at www.vickiehowell.com/stitchwellso... 🧶
Stitchwell Social Club
Stitchwell Social Club is an inclusive craft community of curious and compassionate knitters and crocheters of all levels.
www.vickiehowell.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:09 PM
If you're interested in learning more about my book Math for Knitters and my easier-than-you-expect approach to alterations, visit with me and @vickiehowell.bsky.social in the next session of StitchWell social club, Wednesday, Nov 19th, at 7pm CT. More info at www.vickiehowell.com/stitchwellso... 🧶
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Hey Vancouver, the auroras are out 😍
Photo taken tonight in Stanley Park
Photo taken tonight in Stanley Park
November 12, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Hey Vancouver, the auroras are out 😍
Photo taken tonight in Stanley Park
Photo taken tonight in Stanley Park
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Photos last year from Juno, Auschwitz, Hiroshima, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Bosnia.
Remembering, mourning, and hoping this century does not fall victim to the same needless horrors as the last one.
Remembering, mourning, and hoping this century does not fall victim to the same needless horrors as the last one.
November 11, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Photos last year from Juno, Auschwitz, Hiroshima, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Bosnia.
Remembering, mourning, and hoping this century does not fall victim to the same needless horrors as the last one.
Remembering, mourning, and hoping this century does not fall victim to the same needless horrors as the last one.
For better or worse, indeed...
Welp, we're on TikTok now. For better or worse? Come say hi over there and let us know all the bookish and crafty accounts we should follow. We are, obvs, @ ninetenpub – www.tiktok.com/@ninetenpub
November 11, 2025 at 5:53 PM
For better or worse, indeed...
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Worth noting that because Sim brought forward his proposal for a property tax freeze requiring millions in cuts with just weeks left in the budget process, this is not up for public debate and is not outlined in the documents available to councillors when they vote on this
SCOOP: Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim is planning to eliminate the city's sustainability and climate department under the guise of a push to prevent increases to property taxes in his proposed 2026 budget.
Great source work by Marc Fawcett-Atkinson to uncover this
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/11/n...
Great source work by Marc Fawcett-Atkinson to uncover this
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/11/n...
Vancouver mayor plans to eliminate city's climate and sustainability department
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim is planning to eliminate the city's sustainability and climate department under the guise of a push to prevent increases to property taxes. Canada's National Observer learned a...
www.nationalobserver.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Worth noting that because Sim brought forward his proposal for a property tax freeze requiring millions in cuts with just weeks left in the budget process, this is not up for public debate and is not outlined in the documents available to councillors when they vote on this
This would be very very bad.
NEW: Councillors and sources inside the City of Vancouver say the city's mayor, Ken Sim, will put forth a budget Wednesday that will eliminate the city's celebrated climate and sustainability department.
Vancouver mayor plans to eliminate city's climate and sustainability department
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim is planning to eliminate the city's sustainability and climate department under the guise of a push to prevent increases to property taxes. Canada's National Observer learned a...
www.nationalobserver.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:39 AM
This would be very very bad.
Being, like, unabashedly decisive is one of the most freeing things I've learned to be in my 40s. 10/10 highly recommend.
November 10, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Being, like, unabashedly decisive is one of the most freeing things I've learned to be in my 40s. 10/10 highly recommend.
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So many great questions... This one is aimed at knitters rather than designers, but am getting the sense there might be an interest in a more advanced book, that covers grading? ... Should I?
Patty Lyons is doing an IG giveaway for a copy of my Math for Knitters book - hint hint... To enter, you need to leave a comment talking about what math you want to learn. The questions are great, I love it! www.instagram.com/p/DQ12wfbEu35/ 🧶
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November 10, 2025 at 4:53 PM
So many great questions... This one is aimed at knitters rather than designers, but am getting the sense there might be an interest in a more advanced book, that covers grading? ... Should I?
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Folks, MATH FOR KNITTERS is listed as a pre-order at @microcosm.bsky.social because the reprint is making its way to their warehouses. They sold out of the first batch of books I sent them. A good challenge to face, and more books are on the move as I type this. Thanks for your patience!
November 10, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Folks, MATH FOR KNITTERS is listed as a pre-order at @microcosm.bsky.social because the reprint is making its way to their warehouses. They sold out of the first batch of books I sent them. A good challenge to face, and more books are on the move as I type this. Thanks for your patience!
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Starting now, every first Friday of the month will be Creative Forces day on @thetyee.ca.
We’ll profile a person who not only is creative in their field — be it arts, technology, business — but has used their creativity to make something that is having a tangible, positive impact on others. 💡
We’ll profile a person who not only is creative in their field — be it arts, technology, business — but has used their creativity to make something that is having a tangible, positive impact on others. 💡
Do You Know a Creative Force? Tell Us Who! | The Tyee
The Tyee is launching a new project that profiles innovative people using their creativity as a force for good.
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November 7, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Starting now, every first Friday of the month will be Creative Forces day on @thetyee.ca.
We’ll profile a person who not only is creative in their field — be it arts, technology, business — but has used their creativity to make something that is having a tangible, positive impact on others. 💡
We’ll profile a person who not only is creative in their field — be it arts, technology, business — but has used their creativity to make something that is having a tangible, positive impact on others. 💡
The streetlights were on when I drove home from a funeral at 3:30 PM today. It felt like dusk. A fitting atmosphere for a funeral and its attendant sadness, but it was in stark contrast to the light and colour my friend brought to the world.
November 7, 2025 at 12:44 AM
The streetlights were on when I drove home from a funeral at 3:30 PM today. It felt like dusk. A fitting atmosphere for a funeral and its attendant sadness, but it was in stark contrast to the light and colour my friend brought to the world.
I didn't know my suburban public high school gave a Eugene V. Debs award to a graduating senior until they called my name in the auditorium in the spring of 1994. As I walked to the stage in a daze, I whispered to myself, "How did they know?"
“The sun may have set over our city this evening. But as Eugene Debs once said, ‘I can see the dawn of a better day for humanity.’”
Learn more about Eugene Debs and how @forward.com's earliest years were closely intertwined with him.
Learn more about Eugene Debs and how @forward.com's earliest years were closely intertwined with him.
Mamdani quoted Eugene Debs in his victory speech — there's a long Jewish history there
Mamdani quoted Eugene Debs in his victory speech — a 1900s socialist leader with a long history of Jewish support in the Forward.
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November 5, 2025 at 7:54 PM
I didn't know my suburban public high school gave a Eugene V. Debs award to a graduating senior until they called my name in the auditorium in the spring of 1994. As I walked to the stage in a daze, I whispered to myself, "How did they know?"
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Moose news www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Moose set loose in Interior B.C. with the help of a Canadian flag | CBC News
On a sleepy fall morning in the quiet woods of Interior B.C., a young moose trapped inside a paddock was led to freedom by an animal lover and a Canadian flag.
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November 5, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Moose news www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
My kid and I were looking for a new show. Somehow got him to watch The West Wing, and he did not complain (in the end he said it was kind of boring, but that barely counts). I forgot the ep ended after the best MC entrance ever. I may just get him to watch the 2nd episode with me.
November 4, 2025 at 11:40 PM
My kid and I were looking for a new show. Somehow got him to watch The West Wing, and he did not complain (in the end he said it was kind of boring, but that barely counts). I forgot the ep ended after the best MC entrance ever. I may just get him to watch the 2nd episode with me.
If you didn't run out for the paper yesterday, @kateatherley.bsky.social, well. Keep an eye out later in the week...
November 2, 2025 at 6:52 PM
If you didn't run out for the paper yesterday, @kateatherley.bsky.social, well. Keep an eye out later in the week...
Now that @ninetenpub.bsky.social is a member of the @cdnpublishers.bsky.social, you'll see this seal on our website, and soon on our books ❤️🇨🇦📚
When buying books, you can’t always tell if you’re supporting Canadian businesses. But the Certified Canadian Publisher program is changing that. 📚🇨🇦
How Certified Canadian Publishers Keep Our Stories Close to Home | The Tyee
A new national program helps readers easily spot and support Canadian-owned book publishers.
thetyee.ca
November 1, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Now that @ninetenpub.bsky.social is a member of the @cdnpublishers.bsky.social, you'll see this seal on our website, and soon on our books ❤️🇨🇦📚
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When buying books, you can’t always tell if you’re supporting Canadian businesses. But the Certified Canadian Publisher program is changing that. 📚🇨🇦
How Certified Canadian Publishers Keep Our Stories Close to Home | The Tyee
A new national program helps readers easily spot and support Canadian-owned book publishers.
thetyee.ca
November 1, 2025 at 1:31 AM
When buying books, you can’t always tell if you’re supporting Canadian businesses. But the Certified Canadian Publisher program is changing that. 📚🇨🇦
Thoughts and prayers with all the Lower Mainland parents juggling trick-or-treating, a rainfall warning, and the 5pm Jays game 🎃☔⚾
October 31, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Thoughts and prayers with all the Lower Mainland parents juggling trick-or-treating, a rainfall warning, and the 5pm Jays game 🎃☔⚾
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MATH FOR KNITTERS is out this week, and what a splash it is making, coming in at #5 on the Globe and Mail's Canadian Non-Fiction Bestseller List!
Congratulations, bestselling author @kateatherley.bsky.social 🏅
Congratulations, bestselling author @kateatherley.bsky.social 🏅
October 31, 2025 at 5:52 PM
MATH FOR KNITTERS is out this week, and what a splash it is making, coming in at #5 on the Globe and Mail's Canadian Non-Fiction Bestseller List!
Congratulations, bestselling author @kateatherley.bsky.social 🏅
Congratulations, bestselling author @kateatherley.bsky.social 🏅
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Also thanks to the book team who helped me with this over its long development: @woodvine.bsky.social, @nerwindmonster.bsky.social, @impinasweater.bsky.social, and many early readers and cheerleaders.
October 31, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Also thanks to the book team who helped me with this over its long development: @woodvine.bsky.social, @nerwindmonster.bsky.social, @impinasweater.bsky.social, and many early readers and cheerleaders.
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BEST-SELLING AUTHOR. Honestly, I never in a million years imagined that this was something that might apply to me. I'm shocked and thrilled and amazed and most of grateful. So many thanks to @kpwerker.bsky.social and @ninetenpub.bsky.social for their support and hard work. ❤️
October 31, 2025 at 4:53 PM
BEST-SELLING AUTHOR. Honestly, I never in a million years imagined that this was something that might apply to me. I'm shocked and thrilled and amazed and most of grateful. So many thanks to @kpwerker.bsky.social and @ninetenpub.bsky.social for their support and hard work. ❤️