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Publisher of books by Canadians about how to make things, how things are made & why it matters. 🇨🇦🧶🧷🧵✂️📐🪡🎨🔨

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Nine Ten Publications@ninetenpub· 22h

Very psyched to see two of our fall titles (each with at least one Vancouver author) in the full-page @readlocalbc.bsky.social ad in the @writersfest.bc.ca program 🤩 (It's page 43 for when you're perusing all the super events!) Check out BE A FOOL and WILD DYES OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST!

Square ad by "Read Local BC" is headlined, "Illuminating Stories by Homegrown Voices: Explore a vast world of local reads this fall." Featuring five book covers, clockwise from top-left: "Barefoot Gringo," by George Bowering; "Be a Fool," by the Zenga Bros; "Brotherhood is a Constant Possibility," by Ryan Cho; "Wild Dyes of the Pacific Northwest," by Zoe McDonell; and "I Sure Do," by Dorothy Leung.

Nine Ten Publications@ninetenpub· 24d

A HUGE thank-you to the several hundred backers who have helped us to cover the astronomical print cost of WILD DYES OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST!! We couldn't make our books without you, and we can't wait for you to get your hands on this gorgeous, super informative book (coming November 17)!

Graphic featuring the cover of WILD DYES OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST, by Zoe McDonell, with text that reads: "We did it! Huge thanks to the 400+ backers who supported the Kickstarter for this magnificent book! Wild Dyes of the Pacific Northwest will hit shelves November 17! From now till then, pre-orders make a huge difference. Support your local bookstore by pre-ordering from them in person or online!"

Nine Ten Publications@ninetenpub· 29d

Let's see some hands! Who here loves reading romance AND crafting? 👋 Introducing our new sticker series: CRAFT IS FOR LOVERS! For all of us who enjoy some 🌶️ with our 🧶, 🧵 with our ❤️ Now available in our shop, and for wholesale, too. shop.ninetenpublications.ca/collections/... Find your trope!

Craft Is for Lovers: NEW sticker series! Featuring the five stickers in the series depicting popular romance tropes using craft materials like sewing, embroidery, knitting, crochet, and yarn. Swipe to find your trope!

The sticker is an illustration of an embroidery hoop with stitching in the shape of two connected hearts, each with a smiley face: "Friends to Lovers: Embroidery is the ultimate crafty slow burn, so obviously it's the perfect match for the classic friends-to-lovers."

The sticker is of side-by-side yarn balls. On the left a grey one with a frowny face; on the right a yellow one with a smiley face. "Grumpy/Sunshine: Crafters love grellow for the same reason romance readers love this trope: It may take a while to feel the love, but the chemistry is undeniable."

The sticker is a knitting, still on the needle, of blue, red and white chevron stripes; and crochet, still on the hook, of black, white and yellow stripes. "Enemies to Lovers: Knitting and crochet: the classic craft rivalry (even though so many crafters do both!). Yep, we sure did choose these colours on purpose. IYKYK."

Nine Ten Publications@ninetenpub· Jul 28

Just 3 days left in the Kickstarter for WILD DYES OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST! Snag one of the last hand-dyed yarn rewards, or simply pre-order the book and help to support the highest print cost we've ever faced. We couldn't make our books without you ❤️ www.kickstarter.com/projects/nin...

A photo of goldenrod is in the background. A fake clothesline "holds" an image of the cover of Wild Dyes of the Pacific Northwest, by Zoe McDonell. Text reads, "The Kickstarter for Wild Dyes of the Pacific Northwest ends Friday afternoon! There's still a few exclusive hand-dyed yarn bundles available!"

Nine Ten Publications@ninetenpub· Jul 21

The printing is covered! Huge thanks to the 300+ backers of WILD DYES OF THE PNW! Every $ raised in the remaining 10 days will help us cover the rest of the production costs... So please snag your pre-order and tell your crafty, nature-loving friends! www.kickstarter.com/projects/nin...

Social media graphic declaring the project was just funded on Kickstarter. The book cover of WILD DYES OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST is shown, with a badge overlapping it declaring, "Exclusive Rewards & Pricing." Text reads: THANK YOU!! The printing is covered 🎉 Every dollar raised beyond the initial goal helps to finance the rest of the book 🙏 There's 10 days left!"

Nine Ten Publications@ninetenpub· Jul 10

Want to get nerdy about craft books, the business of books, or Nine Ten's books and why I approach publishing the way I do? I had the delight of recording an episode of The SweetGeorgia Show with @sweetgeorgia.bsky.social, and in it I get into all of these things... youtu.be/EYs822K1zbY?...

On a fuchsia background, a graphic features three overlapping circles, one containing the head shot of a smiling Kim Werker, another the book cover of "A User's Guide to Yarn," and the last the title from the cover of "The True Cost of Wool." Words on the graphic read, "The SweetGeorgia Show. A conversation with Kim Werker from Nine Ten Publications."

Nine Ten Publications@ninetenpub· Jul 9

Just a few hours left to get in on earlybird pricing over at the Kickstarter for WILD DYES OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST, by Zoe McDonell ⏰ We're getting so close to covering the print cost of this magnificent book! www.kickstarter.com/projects/nin...

Social media graphic featuring the cover of the book Wild Dyes of the Pacific Northwest. The heading declares, "Last chance for earlybird pricing!" and under it in smaller type it says, "Early-bird pre-order pricing ends Thursday at 9:00 AM Pacific / 12:00 PM Eastern."

Nine Ten Publications@ninetenpub· Jul 4

We're nearly halfway to our goal 🎉 and we've added more super popular yarn-sample reward bundles to the campaign! Each also comes with an author-signed copy of the book and the PDF ebook. www.kickstarter.com/projects/nin...

New yarn sample rewards added to the Kickstarter campaign for the book, Wild Dyes of the Pacific Northwest! The image shows some sample yarns, the cover of the book, and a badge that says, "signed by the author." Snag some rewards and help bring this book into the world!

Why is each yarn sample ~39–40 metres? Because author Zoe McDonell is compiling three catalogs from short lengths of yarn dyed for the book, one each to be donated to the Museum of Anthropology, the Museum of Vancouver, & the Beaty Biodiversity Museum to support research into historical dye use in the PNW. She is offering the remaining yarn to support production of "Wild Dyes of the Pacific Northwest." Head to Kickstarter to join the community of natural-dye lovers, support the book, and snag some of this super special yarn!

Nine Ten Publications@ninetenpub· Jul 3

We've gotten some super questions about how to best support WILD DYES OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST given that we just launched the Kickstarter for it *and* it's available for pre-order from shops. We apologize for the confusion! I wrote about it all right here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/nin...

A social media graphic with a header that says, "Q&A Time." It reads: "Question: Should I back the Kickstarter or pre-order through my local shop? Answer: Either or both! The Kickstarter helps Nine Ten finance the book's production. All other ways of buying the book support the entire book business. Read on for more..." @NIneTenPub.

Nine Ten Publications@ninetenpub· Jul 2

WILD DYES OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST is already in layout, and we need your help to get it printed! Loads of info about this incredible book is over on the Kickstarter page, and early-bird pricing is available on book pre-orders only for the first week! www.kickstarter.com/projects/nin...

New book alert 👀 "Back Wild Dyes of the Pacific Northwest" on Kickstarter and help this book come to be! Featuring a mockup of the book cover, a header that says, "Just launched: Kickstarter," and a badge declaring, "Earlybird rewards 1st week only!"

Nine Ten Publications@ninetenpub· Jul 1

Happy Canada Day 🇨🇦! Grab THE TRUE COST OF WOOL, by Anna Hunter @longwayhomestead.bsky.social, on @kobobooks.bsky.social for just $5.99 through July 2! www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/...

On a coral background, the cover of THE TRUE COST OF WOOL, by Anna Hunter, is large and at an angle. A big heading declares, "Flash Ebook Sale!" Smaller text reads, "Get The True Cost of Wool for just $5.99 on Kobo through July 2, 2026!"

Nine Ten Publications@ninetenpub· Jun 16

Happy book birthday to A USER'S GUIDE TO YARN, by @spindleprincess.bsky.social! Find if at your local bookstore, yarn shop or library – and if it's not on the shelf, go ahead and request it! See inside the book, learn all about it and find shopping links at ninetenpublications.ca/books/a-user...

Wide image announcing it's Release Day 🎉 for the book A USER'S GUIDE TO YARN, by Michelle Boyd. "A User's Guide to Yarn, by Michelle Boyd. Out TODAY – June 16, 2026."

Nine Ten Publications@ninetenpub· Jun 15

Um. We have something brewing. Follow the pre-launch page to be the first to hear when we launch the Kickstarter for the truly magnificent WILD DYES OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST, by Zoe McDonell. Campaign coming soon; book coming in November! www.kickstarter.com/projects/nin...

Book cover of Wild Dyes of the Pacific Northwest: A Forager's Guide to Colour from Plants, Mushrooms, and Lichens, by Zoe McDonell, R.P.Bio, with Sesemiya (Tracy Cameron). Foreword by Nadine McSpadden. A badge declares, "Kickstarter launching soon!"

Nine Ten Publications@ninetenpub· May 6

Not to ignore that it's finally spring, but it's not very often we can participate in events so we're super excited to have been accepted as a vendor for XOXO Fibre at the Pipe Shop in North Vancouver, BC, on October 4 📅. Hope to see you there, Lower Mainland people! ponnster.wixsite.com/mysite

Graphic that says, "I'm a Vendor. XOXO Fibre. Sunday October 4. The Pipe Shop, North Vancouver."

Nine Ten Publications@ninetenpub· May 4

Yeah, I went there. It's May the Fourth, and I couldn't resist. Anyway. I'd like to properly introduce someone. Meet @spindleprincess.bsky.social, author of A USER'S GUIDE TO YARN. If you've been with us since before we bid farewell to our online magazine Digits & Threads...

A sketched skein of yarn is in the centre of a social media graphic; on either side of it it says "force" and "tension." Above it reads, "Yarn, like the Force, is all about tension, twist, and knowing when to let go." Below it says, "May the Fourth be with you. A User's Guide to Yarn, by Michelle Boyd – coming in June!"

Nine Ten Publications@ninetenpub· Mar 30

SAVE THE DATE: Sat., April 25 is #IndieBookstoreDay! Indies across Canada will host activities and giveaways. Indie bookstores do so much for Canadian books and authors 🍁📚❤️ #CIBD2026 is our chance to say THANK YOU! Visit indiebookstores.ca/CIBD for more details about this year’s celebration.

An illustration of a pigeon standing on a stack of books, holding a ribbon in its mouth that says, "Shop local." Text on the black background reads, "Save the date! Canadian Independent Bookstore Day. April 25, 2026."

Nine Ten Publications@ninetenpub· Mar 26

Snow is blowing sideways as I eat breakfast in Iceland on the penultimate day of our spring break holiday, and I'm wondering, "Can we can get way closer to our goal to finance production of BE A FOOL by the time I get home?" Only you hold the answer 🙏 www.kickstarter.com/projects/nin...

Screenshot from Kickstarter showing that the campaign to fund production of the book BE A FOOL is 74% to the goal with 8 days remaining.

Photo through a window of a stone building with snow blowing in front of it.

Nine Ten Publications@ninetenpub· Mar 18

We're halfway to our goal to fund production of BE A FOOL! We couldn't make beautiful, inspiring books like this one without a community coming together to make it happen. Huge thanks to those who have pledged already 🙏

Book cover of BE A FOOL with a badge that says, "Halfway to our goal!" Text underneath thanks backers and invites you to support the book on Kickstarter.

Nine Ten Publications@ninetenpub· Mar 17

We've just added a new reward to the Kickstarter for BE A FOOL! It's a sticker (and a book, obviously) to celebrate the Infinity Cycle—a bicycle built for two that allows riders to switch places and ride forever. What a marvel! Learn more and back the campaign at www.kickstarter.com/projects/nin...!

The cover of BE A FOOL, by the Zenga Bros has an illustration of an Infinity Cycle overlapping it. A badge declares, "New reward added!" And text underneath says, "Snag a sticker celebrating a bicycle built for two that allows riders to switch places and ride forever: the Infinity Cycle. Check it out on Kickstarter!"

Nine Ten Publications@ninetenpub· Mar 11

Today's the LAST DAY for earlybird pricing on x1 and x2 book rewards in our campaign to finance BE A FOOL, by the Zenga Bros. Get 14% off the cover price in thanks for making your pledge in the first week of the month-long campaign! www.kickstarter.com/projects/nin... #KickstarterReads

A badge says, "Last chance for earlybird pricing!" offset on top of the book cover of BE A FOOL, by the Zenga Bros. Below it reads, "'Be a Fool' is made of joy, wild creativity, & loads of fun. Back the Kickstarter and bring the book to life!"

Nine Ten Publications@ninetenpub· Mar 9

Spring break comes early in Vancouver, and our shipping operation will be closed from March 13–March 29, 2026. Any orders placed in our online shop during that time will ship beginning March 30 (pre-orders + digital products are not affected). Our books are available at bookstores and craft shops!

Against a sky blue and white gradient background, with an illustration of a person checking a shipping manifest near a stack of parcels, a notice reads, "Spring Break Shipping Pause, March 13–29. Any purchases in our online shop during this time will ship beginning March 30, 2026."

Nine Ten Publications@ninetenpub· Mar 6

The story of how we came to launch the campaign for BE A FOOL began more than 15 years ago. It's a story of creative community and friendship, and it makes this book even more special to us. Read all about it in our first campaign update over on Kickstarter! www.kickstarter.com/projects/nin...

The book cover of BE A FOOL has a text box on it that reads, "People are Everything, and We're Nearly a Quarter of the Way to Our Goal! First campaign update 👉."

A photo of a woman holding up two ugly crafted creatures has text on it that reads, "The story of this book campaign begins all the way back in 2010, with this woman, Emily, who started the Vancouver Mini Maker Faire."

A photo of a bespectacled woman holding a baby has text above that reads, "And with me, pictured here at the first Vancouver Mini Maker Faire in 2011, with my now-teenager."

Photo of the woman from the first photo and the woman from the second photo together and smiling. Text reads, "The friendship we formed led to a day last fall when Emily handed me a copy of "Be a Fool" and said, "What should we do with this?" I had some ideas.

Nine Ten Publications@ninetenpub· Mar 5

Love waking up to being more than 10% to our goal already! Yay! We have earlybird pricing for book-level reward tiers just for the first week of the campaign, so why wait to help bring BE A FOOL into the world? www.kickstarter.com/projects/nin...

Nine Ten Publications@ninetenpub· Mar 4

🚀 BE A FOOL has launched on @kickstarter.com! This book brings together over 20 years’ of the the Zenga Bros' wild rides, community art projects, tall bikes, creative philosophy, and invitations to play in 160 pages of photos, stories, and inspiration. 🙏 And we need your help! 👇

On a red background is the cover of the book BE A FOOL, by the Zenga Bros, featuring two mean wearing red ponchos riding a tall bike – one high up and the other lower down. A green banner at the top of the image says, "Just launched: Kickstarter."

Nine Ten Publications@ninetenpub· Feb 26

A USER'S GUIDE TO YARN, by Michelle Boyd @spindleprincess.bsky.social, is coming in June, and it's now available for pre-order in our online shop 👉 shop.ninetenpublications.ca/products/a-u... You can also pre-order through your local bookstore or craft shop, and we encourage you to do that 📚

The book cover of A User's Guide to Yarn, by Michelle Boyd, is featured in a graphic declaring that pre-orders of the book are open. Below the book cover it says the title and author, "Coming June 16, 2026. Pre-order today at shop.ninetenpublications.ca."

Nine Ten Publications@ninetenpub· Feb 23

Even here in Canada, schools and libraries are regularly asked to remove books from their shelves. Banning books affects the right of Canadians to decide for themselves what they choose to read. Better that Canadians be free to read, and to read critically! #FTRWeek www.freedomtoread.ca

February 22–28, 2026 is Freedom to Read Week. Text declaring this in English and French is boldly displayed on an illustration of a person wearing glasses and holding a key in their hands, standing in a maze comprising books that are chained up with a lock on each.

Nine Ten Publications@ninetenpub· Jan 27

Heyyy book lovers. We'll soon launch the Kickstarter for our next book & if you follow the page now you'll be alerted the moment the campaign starts! The book is BE A FOOL – a surefire path creative freedom, that's for sure – and it's by the Zenga Bros so you know it's gonna be a fun and wild ride.

The cover of the book BE A FOOL, by the Zenga Bros., features two men wearing red ponchos and riding a double-decker tall bike on a road with a mountain in the background. The title is at the top in white, and a red badge features the words, "Kickstarter launching soon!"

Nine Ten Publications@ninetenpub· Dec 30

And what a year it was. Thank you for weathering the challenges of 2025 with us, and for celebrating the joys. Here's to a fabulous New Year!

Year in Review / Nine Ten

What We Made Together:

* 1 crowdfunded book release (Quilting, by Andrea Tsang Jackson)
* 3 books financed solely through pre-orders (thank you for making them possible!)
* 1 successful Kickstarter (for A User's Guide to Yarn, by Michelle Boyd, coming June 2026)

Book covers of: Quilting, The Magic of Pockets, and A User's Guide to Yarn.

Year in Review / Nine Ten

Wins We're Celebrating:
* 4 books released and, astonishingly, delivered amid one kind of shipping chaos or another
* Secured full sales and distribution for our books in Canada
* Secured full sales and distribution for our books outside of Canada
* 2 The Globe and Mail bestsellers (The True Cost of Wool, by Anna Hunter; and Math for Knitters, by Kate Atherley).

Book covers of The True Cost of Wool, and Math for Knitters.

Year in Review / Nine Ten

Looking Ahead:
*More community connection for inspiration, feedback and fun
* Smoother opertaions now that our books are available wherever books are sold
* 3 (maybe more) books coming in 2026
* More experiments with zines and booklets.

Nine Ten Publications@ninetenpub· Dec 30

2025 was the pits in many ways, but not all ways. Our pals at @microcosm.bsky.social have been a source of joy, support and deep nerdy conversations, and partnering with them to make our books available worldwide has been the absolute best. From their newsletter today 👇 (@kateatherley.bsky.social!!)

Nine Ten Publications@ninetenpub· Dec 18

It seems almost impossible, but the holidays are finally upon us. Nine Ten operations will be slowing down considerably. 📣 Orders placed in our online shop may or may not ship until full operations resume on January 5, 2026. Our books are available wherever books are sold, including craft shops.