Kim Werker

@kpwerker

Publisher & CEO, Nine Ten Publications. Views here my own. Editor, writer, weaver, knitter, crocheter. I make a decent babka. Formerly #mightyugly she/her

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Kim Werker@kpwerker· Jul 11

I'm on the last road trip of my teen's baseball season, in an unusually nice hotel room (compared to the usual shitty room on the side of a highway). Beside a lake! He slept through the godawful loud coffee maker. So tell me, what do you think of WHEN THE MOON HATCHED? I have thoughts...

Last night I read by the lake. Here's the blurred top of my open book in the foreground. Behind it is a bit of sandy lake beach, then the lake with a duck, then the partly cloudy sky in shades of greys and a bit of yellow.

Kim Werker@kpwerker· Jun 10

And what the recording saw. Whew!

Me, smiling weird, wearing wired ear buds and looking into my camera. In front of me to the side is a microphone. Behind me are an assortment of Nine Ten's books, facing out on a bookshelf: The True Cost of Wool, A User's Guide to Yarn, Math for Knitters, and Gathering Colour.

Kim Werker@kpwerker· Jun 10

What my laptop camera sees

A not-great photo of me from the elbow up, smiling manically and giving finger guns to the camera. A microphone is in the frame, and books, photos and artworks are behind me.

Kim Werker@kpwerker· Jun 10

I'll be a podcast guest this morning for the first time in a long time, and like most these days, there will be video. This setup is held together with cardboard, clamps, and thick books 😂

A corner of my living room, with clutter seen in foreground and background, is set up for me to record a podcast. A Blue Yeti microphone is on a bendable stand that's clamped to my coffee table. My laptop on top of two stacked books on a stool in front of an armchair. Next to the armchair is a wooden chair on which several of Nine Ten's books and other things are ready to be grabbed and held up when we're recording. Behind the armchair are bookshelves, some art, and family photos.

Kim Werker@kpwerker· May 12

He never learned to lie with his back against the furniture, the weirdo.

Cedar, the strange giant brindle mutt, is lying on the floor with half his body facing an orange couch and smooshed up against it, and the rest of his body free and clear.

Kim Werker@kpwerker· May 2

Worth it.

View from a ferry deck (not pictured) of the ocean in the foreground with mountains in the background, on a blue-sky sunny day.

Kim Werker@kpwerker· Apr 15

Cedar really knows about keeping his friends close.

Cedar is a big brindle mutt. He's lying on his dog bed surrounded by stuffies, a Kong, and a rope toy. His cheek is resting on a stuffed gorilla that is smooshed on top of a stuffed tiger.

Kim Werker@kpwerker· Mar 11

The Globe's explanation for why comments are closed on @marshalederman.bsky.social's column about the war, and indeed on every story about the Middle East, sure is a commentary on our society in this moment.

The comments section at the end or Marsha Lederman's recent column about the Iran war in The Globe and Mail is closed. The explanation reads: "We have closed comments on this story for legal reasons or for abuse. All articles covering the Middle East are closed to commenting to prevent further misinformation and abuse in the comments. For more information on our commenting policies and how our community-based moderation works, please read our Community Guidelines and our Terms and Conditions."

Kim Werker@kpwerker· Feb 17

For a couple minutes at a stretch, it is, on and off, doing what I can only describe, in a very Vancouver way, as raining snow.

Kim Werker@kpwerker· Feb 11

Perhaps GoFundMe is making this a more official kind of thing?

Screenshot from GoFundMe says, "Donations paused. Out team has contacted the organizer with a solution, and donations will resume once the issue is resolved.

How can I help? Please reach out to the organizer and ask them to sign into GoFundMe and check their account to resolve the issue."

Kim Werker@kpwerker· Feb 9

Kim Werker@kpwerker· Jan 20

A few years ago my family went to Nova Scotia for a friend's wedding. We went Full Tourist, including taking a sail on the Bluenose II. During that gorgeous adventure, I became obsessed after learning that the massive sails had been made by a local sailmaker.

View of the colourful buildings of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, seen between the deck of the ship and the furled mainsail of the Bluenose II.

Kim Werker@kpwerker· Dec 17

This was so fun.

End of the Goldeneyes PWHL game at Pacific Colloseum in Vancouver. Photo shows the ice with some players on it. The Jumbotron says, Goldeneyes win!"

Kim Werker@kpwerker· Dec 15

My giant brindle mutt, Cedar, rests with his head on his beloved stuffy, Lamby.

Kim Werker@kpwerker· Dec 15

These 8 nights I will gaze on the beauty of these lights shining out into the darkness as I commit and recommit to being who I am without hiding and to doing whatever I can to ensure that every single person can do the same, in safety, while being fully seen and accepted and loved. Happy Hanukkah 🕎

A collage of Hanukkah menorahs (hanukkiot) on a window sill, each with two candles lit - one in the middle and one on the left.

Kim Werker@kpwerker· Dec 8

Went out with girlfriends for dinner last night. Our server came by just as I learned they didn't know about Heated Rivalry and I got to beckon them close so I could delight them. He joined right in and made a note to himself. Absolute golden moment.

Man holds a ripped-out lined notepaper on which he's written, "Heated Rivalry" and drawn a box around it. An arrow below points to a label, "TV show." Below it, "Books, too."

Kim Werker@kpwerker· Dec 1

From what I understand, the paperback is sold out everywhere. Which continues this bit as a publishing story. WHY is this book sold out everywhere? I have some ideas.

Screenshot from Amazon of the book cover of HEATED RIVALRY, by Rachel Reid, with a "Bestseller" tag at the top-left. The book has 4.6 stars from 7.7K reviews. The paperback is listed as "Currently unavailable."

Kim Werker@kpwerker· Dec 1

It's a story of how this is a Canadian-made series that was only picked up for international distribution after the trailer went bonkers in Oct. & fans everywhere started screaming for the show. Two days after the first two episodes dropped, HEATED RIVALRY was the #1 Kindle book on Amazon. AND

Screenshot from Amazon Canada from the Heated Rivalry book page for the Kindle version. It says:
Best Seller Rank: #1 in Kindle Store (link to Top 100 in Kindle Store)
#1 in Romantic Comedy Romance
#1 in Contemporary romance (Books)
#1 in LGBTQ2S+ eBooks

Kim Werker@kpwerker· Aug 19

This is a game-changer, especially while I'm home for a couple days by myself, with strict orders not to bear any weight whatsoever on my possibly broken foot. With crutches, you can't carry anything!

My left foot, in an air cast up to the mid-calf, is resting on the pad of a knee scooter. Mostly visible on the side of the pad are the words "[Kn]ee Rover." My cluttered coffee table is in the background.

Kim Werker@kpwerker· Aug 19

So, once more I'm home from our summer holiday a few days before the rest of my family. This time because I may have broken my foot 🙄 Hopefully a CT is in my near future to confirm or deny. I left rural BC in an air cast, with crutches. And my god are crutches the absolute worst. So...

My left lower leg, with jeans covering an air cast to the ankle, is propped on a white chair. Crutches are leaned against a wooden table. In the background is a kitchen.

Kim Werker@kpwerker· Aug 17

Never not dramatic, I guess, now we're back to: Did I actually break my foot? CT will tell, hopefully within a few days. For now, we're all laughing at how dreadfully ungraceful I am 🦶

My left leg, with an air cast on my foot, is resting on a white chair. Beyond it is a pair of aluminum crutches, and beyond those a kitchen.

Kim Werker@kpwerker· Jun 28

This is the manic look of a publisher whose startup press's 5th book is a @theglobeandmail.com bestseller on the holiday weekend, and who just bought 6 copies of the paper and who can't stop smiling. Congratulations, @longwayhomestead.bsky.social!!!

A middle-aged lady is smiling maniacally and holding up a folded newspaper page and pointing to one line on the page. She's standing in front of a hand-painted mural that says "Adventure Awaits" and is surrounded by stars. (The part she's pointing to, which is too small to see, is THE TRUE COST OF WOOL, by Anna Hunter, as the #6 Canadian non-fiction bestseller.)

Kim Werker@kpwerker· Jun 21

This dog had minor surgery today and he's very dopey and very cuddly ❤️🐶

A large brindle dog (named Cedar, like the tree) is seen from above, from the shoulder up. His head is laid on (my) jean-clad legs as I sit on a black and white checked rug.

Kim Werker@kpwerker· May 30

Last year my kid was on a truly magical baseball team that won the Western Canadian championship for their division, and last night they were featured at a @vancanadians.bsky.social game on a night celebrating the league they play in. It was the best kind of reunion and my heart is full ❤️⚾️🌅

14 teenagers wearing matching light blue baseball jerseys, along with four coaches, stand on the home-team dugout at Nat Bailey Stadium in Vancouver. They are waving to the cameras, with the baseball diamond and the setting sun in the background.

Kim Werker@kpwerker· Apr 27

On a day that started with errands followed by a teen baseball double header, I managed to spend a few minutes at @bookwarehouse.bsky.social on Main for Indie Bookstore Day, and it was glorious. I scored a mystery book and I'm excited to read it! #cibd2025

Books, including DUCKS; URBAN TRAILS VANCOUVER, BC; BAD ARTIST; and one wrapped in white paper are on a metal bleacher with a bookmark on the books for Canadian Independent Bookstore Day.

A book wrapped in white paper. On it, in blue pen, is written, "Canadian contemporary romance. * Second chance romance. * Small town love that's all sweet with just a hint of heat.

Hand holding a book in front of a red bleacher seat. The book features a man holding a woman off her feet, and is titled, "Get Lost with You," by Sophie Sullivan.

I couldn't make it to a yarn store for Local Yarn Store Day, but I did knit at the games when I wasn't scorekeeping!

Kim Werker@kpwerker· Apr 5

Waited in line for an hour to vote at the Dunbar Community Centre, where 1200 people have already voted today. Poll worker said for the last by-election maybe twenty people had voted by this time of day. Way to exercise democracy, Vancouver! #VancouverElection

Selfie of me, a short woman wearing an orange bike helmet, and a man standing in a long line outside of a community centre.

Kim Werker@kpwerker· Apr 2

Cedar the dog, a big brindle mutt, is asleep, cuddling with a green ball and with his head resting on his front left paw, on a grey dog bed.

Kim Werker@kpwerker· Mar 8

This is just the conversation here now.

Screen shot of text reading, "It’s hard to imagine anything like this coming to our soil.

But now there’s a crazed commander-in-chief down south who says it’s not our soil at all."

Kim Werker@kpwerker· Mar 4

Today I will work on 2nd round edits of @longwayhomestead.bsky.social's book about the supply chain of Canadian wool, speak on the record with an old friend writing for a US-based trade publication about tariffs, and contemplate the timing of having bought a used car yesterday of all days 🤨

A red tag reading, "SOLD to very nice people," hangs from the rearview mirror of a car.

Kim Werker@kpwerker· Feb 26

Look America has its problems but it also has fountain Dr Pepper and that is a truly beautiful thing don't @ me