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Joanne Merriam @joannemerriam.bsky.social · 16h

Obviously-AI email from "Book Marketer | Ten Years of Experience" "Lindy" (no last name) assumes I'll pay for crap advice like my book should have a different cover (I do not control the cover - my publisher does - and also my cover is gorgeous thank you) because it doesn't have a spaceship on it. 🤦‍♀️

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Joanne Merriam @joannemerriam.bsky.social · 16h

just a reminder this thing exists

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Joanne Merriam @joannemerriam.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Discover #SmallPress #books: Discover #SmallPress #books: One Soft Infested Summer by Matthew Heiti, @latitude46pub.bsky.social & Silencio by Clyo Mendoza, translated by Christina MacSweeney, @sevenstories.bsky.social. See alt-text for book details. #DSPBposts 💙📚 #BookSky #booktok #bookstagram

One Soft Infested Summer by Matthew Heiti, Latitude 46 Publishing: ‪Brothers Milo and Woe—gifted with strange psychic abilities—must confront the malevolent force threatening to consume their once idyllic neighbourhood of Kinder Hill. Children are disappearing and they can help. Fast forward to 2019, Miller Hackney—a failed writer and failing member of the human race—abandons his final novel to chase a faceless child in a green raincoat through the alleys and subway tunnels of Toronto. These two stories, seemingly worlds and decades apart, are drawn inexorably to a collision at the bottom of all labyrinths. https://store.latitude46publishing.com/products/one-soft-infested-summer

Silencio by Clyo Mendoza, translated by Christina MacSweeney, Seven Stories Press: A lyrically haunting and powerful account of women surviving femicide and destruction in Mexico, using fantasy to relate atrocities that exist beyond language. https://www.sevenstories.com/books/4841-silencio

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Joanne Merriam @joannemerriam.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

York Redoubt National Historic Site #hike today with Dave and our friend Jessica. The cannons are part of the Halifax Defence Complex fortifications. Really great hike and perfect crisp fall weather!

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Joanne Merriam @joannemerriam.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Booktoberfest is an annual book fair by @writersfedofns.bsky.social, with satellite events, incl. Carol Bruneau's launch (1st pic) and my conversation with @julianmortsmith.bsky.social in Yarmouth (second 2 pics). Pic 4: @catrector.com, 5: Jan Morrison, & 6: me with poet Tegan Zimmerman! #BookSky

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Joanne Merriam @joannemerriam.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I said "Pride and Prejudice" today instead of "Christmas" because apparently my brain was empty and just picked up the closest thing with an "iss" sound at the end.

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Joanne Merriam @joannemerriam.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Discover #SmallPress #books: The Lesbian Bar Chronicles by Rachel Karp, @beaconpress.bsky.social & Woman, Wolf, Carbon Capture by Noelle Catharine Allen, @blacklawrence.bsky.social. See alt-text for book details. #DSPBposts 💙📚 #BookSky #booktok #bookstagram

The Lesbian Bar Chronicles: The Living History and Hopeful Future of America's Dyke Dives and Sapphic Spaces by Rachel Karp, Beacon Press: Lesbian bars are so much more than a place to get a drink. For over a century, they’ve acted as community posts, political organizing grounds, and sanctuaries. Yet whereas in the 1980s there were an estimated 200 lesbian bars across the US, the current count sits at a few dozen. The author embarks across the country with her wife and best friend to chronicle the stories of the remaining US lesbian bars, and finds many of the places they visit to be thriving, their communities sustaining themselves over decades of change and challenges. https://www.beacon.org/The-Lesbian-Bar-Chronicles-P2460.aspx

Woman, Wolf, Carbon Capture by Noelle Catharine Allen, Black Lawrence Press: It’s a beautiful September day in Seattle, but Tiny isn’t happy. Lung damage recently ended her dream career as a wildlands firefighter, and she’s grieving the person she loved most, her grandmother. Things take a turn when a city employee arrives at Tiny’s doorstep with an unexpected proposal: become a beta-tester for a program designed to pull carbon from the atmosphere, counteracting global warming. Despite her skepticism, Tiny agrees. What ensues is stranger and more wondrous than she could have imagined—but when the city decides to abruptly end the program, Tiny must decide if she will follow orders, or if she will resist and follow her heart. https://blacklawrencepress.com/books/woman-wolf-carbon-capture/

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Joanne Merriam @joannemerriam.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Reminder this is tomorrow! Booktoberfest Book Fair Sat Oct 3rd, 11am-3pm Halifax Central Library 💙📚 #BookSky

Booktoberfest 2026: 70+ Nova Scotian authors & publishers, free writing workshops & readings. Halifax Central Library, Saturday, October 3, 11am - 3pm.

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Joanne Merriam @joannemerriam.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I may have overbooked myself 💙📚 #BookSky #DadJokes 🪐📚

Friday, 2 October 2026, 7:00–9:00 pm
In conversation with Julian Mortimer Smith, author of The World of Dew and Other Stories (IUP, 2021). Part of Booktoberfest!
Yarmouth Waterfront Gallery
338 Main Street, Yarmouth, NS

Saturday, 3 October 2026, 11:00 am–3:00 pm
I’ll be promoting Aether and Ego at the Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia‘s Booktoberfest!
Halifax Central Library
5540 Spring Garden Rd, Halifax, NS

Saturday, 7 November 2026, Noon–2:00 pm
Dartmouth book signing for Aether and Ego
Indigo Dartmouth
41 Mic Mac Blvd, Dartmouth, NS

Sunday, 6 December 2026, 2:00–4:00 pm
Halifax book signing for Aether and Ego
Indigo/Chapters Halifax
188 Chain Lake Dr., Halifax, NS

Saturday, 12 December 2026, 2:00–3:30 pm
Halifax reading and conversation with Carol Bruneau (The Little Way), Stephens Gerard Malone (The Unnameable), and Joanne Merriam (Aether and Ego).
Captain William Spry Public Library
16 Sussex Street, Halifax, NS

Friday, 16 October – Sunday, 18 October 2026
My first Can*Con! Brookstreet Hotel, 525 Legget Dr, Ottawa (Kanata), ON

Fri 16 Oct, 6:30–7:00 pm: Signing alongside David Demchuk, James Downe, Michèle Laframboise, and Robert J. Sawyer, Newbridge Room, beside the Bakka Phoenix tables.
Sat 17 Oct, 11:30–12:20 pm: panelist, Being Outside Rome During the Fall, with moderator Ariel Kroon and panelists Annalee Newitz and A.D. Sui, 2nd floor Network room.
Sat 17 Oct, 5:30–6:20 pm: panelist, Bringing Out the Author’s Vision, with moderator Arley Sorg and panelists Chris Krawczyk and Selena Middleton, 2nd floor Shakers room.
Sun 18 Oct, 11:30am–12:20 pm: Launch of Aether and Ego, 2nd floor Leaders room.

Tuesday, 20 October 2026, 7:00–9:00 pm
Reading & discussion with Melanie Dugan, author of The Antique Picker’s Daughter (Inanna, 2026)

Novel Idea
156 Princess St, Kingston, ON

Friday, 23 October 2026, 4:00–6:00 pm
Ottawa reading & book signing for Aether and Ego!

Evermore Books
857 Bank St, Ottawa, ON

Saturday, 24 October 2026, 2:00–4:00 pm
Book signing with Melanie Dugan, author of The Antique Picker’s Daughter (Inanna, 2026)

Indigo – The Rideau Centre
50 Rideau Street, 135C, Ottawa, ON

Thursday, 12 November 2026, 7:00–8:30 pm
Edmonton book launch for Aether and Ego!

Audreys Books
10702 Jasper Ave, Edmonton, AB

Saturday, 14 November 2026, 11:00am–4:00 pm
St. Albert book signing for Aether and Ego

Chapters – St. Albert
445 St. Albert Trail, Unit #30, St. Albert, AB

Sunday, 15 November 2026, 1:00–3:00 pm
Calgary book signing for Aether and Ego

Owl’s Nest Books
815A 49 Avenue SW, Calgary, AB

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Joanne Merriam @joannemerriam.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Reminder that this is tomorrow! In conversation with Julian Mortimer Smith Fri Oct 2nd, 7-9pm Yarmouth Waterfront Gallery 💙📚 #BookSky

Booktoberfest 2026
recommends
Joanne Merriam in conversation with Julian Mortimer Smith
October 2
7pm - 9pm
Yarmouth Waterfront Gallery

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Joanne Merriam @joannemerriam.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Discover #SmallPress #books: A Quiet Disappearance by Rabindranath Maharaj, @mawenzihouse.bsky.social & Aether and Ego by Joanne Merriam, Inanna Publications. See alt-text for book details. #DSPBposts 💙📚 #BookSky #booktok #bookstagram

Book covers for 1. Aether and Ego by Joanne Merriam, Inanna Publications: Elizabeth Bennet is a part of the second generation embarking on a centuries-long flight to Alpha Centauri, working in the signal room and studying engineering aboard a massive centrifugal ship. When she is thrown into the orbit of the conventional Mr. Darcy, Elizabeth finds him haughty and intolerable. But then her younger sister elopes. For all of their progress in the new society of the ship, a woman can still be ruined by an imprudent attachment. Can Elizabeth and Darcy save Lydia’s reputation, learn to like each other, and avoid being convicted of murder? https://inanna.ca/product/aether-and-ego/ or in the US, https://bookshop.org/a/96356/9781834210261 and 2.
A Quiet Disappearance by Rabindranath Maharaj, Mawenzi House:‬ Beautifully crafted stories in which older men and women from the Caribbean islands confront their pasts, with regrets and wonder as they discover subtle epiphanies. The stories consider the briefness of life, not only its final outcome but the losses accumulated over the years. https://www.mawenzihouse.com/product/a-quiet-disappearance/

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Joanne Merriam @joannemerriam.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Discover #SmallPress #books: I Do Not Apologize for My Position on Men: A Collection by Rae Wilde, @shortwavebooks.bsky.social & The Moon the Sun Forgot by B.J. Wagner, @mythicroads.bsky.social. See alt-text for book details. #DSPBposts 💙📚 #BookSky #booktok #bookstagram

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Joanne Merriam @joannemerriam.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Another reminder I am doing things! Nvm that some of this has already happened.

Nova Scotia
Joanne Merriam on tour
Sept 13: Author's Day at NovaCon, 36 Arthur St, Truro
Sept 15: 7pm Release Day Cocktail Party at Trident, 1256 Hollis, Halifax
Sept 20: 2pm Book Launch at WFNS, 1113 Marginal Rd, Halifax
Oct 2: 7pm with Julian Mortimer Smith, Yarmouth Waterfront Gallery, 338 Main St, Yarmouth
Oct 3: 11am-3pm Booktoberfest, Halifax Central Library
Oct 10: Noon-2pm book signing, Dartmouth Indigo, 41 MicMac Blvd, Dartmouth
joannemerriam.com/events

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Deb Merriam @debmerriam.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Halifabulous friends! WFNS are doing something cool in early October!

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Deb Merriam @debmerriam.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Thank you to #YEGBooks' Magpie Books (not on this platform) for the preorders of AETHER AND EGO by @joannemerriam.bsky.social that came in today! #AmReading

A pale-skinned left hand holds two paperback copies of AETHER AND EGO (Inanna Publications, released 15 Sept 2026) by Joanne Merriam; the top one has a Magpie Books bookmark sticking out of it. The blues and oranges of the book cover look fabulous with the blues and purples of my living room carpet, which you can see in the background.

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Michelle Hébert (she/her) @hfxwordy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Thanks to @joannemerriam.bsky.social for highlighting my book, A GOOD GIRL’S GUIDE TO Lying!

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Joanne Merriam @joannemerriam.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Come see me at @writersfedofns.bsky.social's Booktoberfest at the beginning of October! With Julian Mortimer Smith Fri Oct 2nd, 7-9pm Yarmouth Waterfront Gallery Book Fair Sat Oct 3rd, 11am-3pm Halifax Central Library More info at writers.ns.ca/programs/boo... 💙📚 #BookSky #bookstagram

Booktoberfest 2026 authors:
Sherri Aikenhead
Debra Amirault Camelin
G. M. Baker
Mark Baker
Katherine Barrett
N.L. Blandford
Sonja Boon
Gina N. Brown
Carol Bruneau
Owen C. Caldwell
S. E. Conway
Will Cooper
Patrick d’Entremont
Amy-Lynn Denham
Jane Doucet
ATL Doyle
Bronwyn Fairchild
Arwen Falvey
Jan Fancy Hull
Emma FitzGerald
Denise Flint
Deanna Foster
Cathryn Fox
Lindsey Harrington
Michelle Hébert
Stephanie Hemmings
Corinne Hoebers
Steven Holloway
Mere Joyce
Stuart King
Cheryl Lawson
Corinne Lewandowski
Betty McEachern
Joanne Merriam
Mireille Messier
Rejeanne Morin
Jan Morrison
donalee Moulton
Gregory Munroe
Carolyn Jean Nicholson
Nicole Northwood
Veronica Post
Cat Rector
Rebecca Rose
T. Rushton
Cristina Santos
Sherry Scully
Bernadette Shea
Lana Shupe
Anne Smith-Nochasak
Heidi Tattrie Rushton
Jonny Thompson
Shelley Thompson
Andy Tolson
Brenda Tyedmers
Tegan Zimmerman

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Joanne Merriam @joannemerriam.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Discover #SmallPress #books: Betas by Nick Maandag, @dandq.bsky.social & A Good Girl’s Guide to Lying: Losing My Memory, Searching for Truth, & Confronting Complex Trauma by @hfxwordy.bsky.social, @nimbuspub.bsky.social. See alt-text for book details. #DSPBposts 💙📚 #BookSky #booktok #bookstagram

Betas by Nick Maandag, Drawn & Quarterly: Everyone’s favourite Streakers characters—Xavier, Doug, and Tim—return in Nick Maandag’s first full-length graphic novel, Betas. The three friends work in a restaurant together and are desperately trying to find Ms. Right. Tim’s too shy to make any headway, Doug’s constantly putting his foot in his mouth, and Xavier is too pig-headed to even listen to what people are saying. Bad-faith arguments and poorly planned schemes tumble after each other in this pitch black comedy of manners from one of the most gifted satirists in comics. https://drawnandquarterly.com/books/betas/

A Good Girl’s Guide to Lying: Losing My Memory, Searching for Truth, & Confronting Complex Trauma by Michelle Hébert, Nimbus Publishing: On paper, Michelle Hébert was a successful, high-functioning woman. A former social worker turned government executive, a mother of two, a wife, a published author. But there was a secret about her that nobody knew—one that her own brain was trying to keep from her. One that was destroying her from the inside out. Why couldn’t she recognize herself in mirrors? Why did her mind disconnect from her body for long periods? A mystery disguised as a memoir, this deeply layered story of complex trauma is a heartbreaking, darkly humorous, and redemptive story of resilience, and a compelling testament to the lengths our brains will go to protect us. https://nimbus.ca/store/a-good-girls-guide-to-lying-losing-my-memory-searching-for-truth-confronting-complex-trauma.html

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Joanne Merriam @joannemerriam.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Discover #SmallPress #books: When It’s Darkness on the Delta by W. Ralph Eubanks, @beaconpress.bsky.social & The Younger and Other Stories by Daniel J. O'Malley, @hubcitypress.bsky.social. See alt-text for book details. #DSPBposts 💙📚 #BookSky #booktok #bookstagram

When It’s Darkness on the Delta: How America’s Richest Soil Became Its Poorest Land by W. Ralph Eubanks, Beacon Press: A socioeconomic excavation of the oft-mythologized Mississippi Delta, the poorest region of the United States, which unearths gangrenous roots of white supremacy and systemic racism. https://www.beacon.org/When-Its-Darkness-on-the-Delta-P2243.aspx
The Younger and Other Stories by Daniel J. O'Malley, Hub City Press: The stories in this haunting debut capture the moments when circumstances shift, when life drifts off course, when the ordinary gradually–sometimes suddenly–dissolves and offers a glimpse at how truly strange this world might be. https://www.hubcity.org/books/fiction/the-younger-and-other-stories

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Joanne Merriam @joannemerriam.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Discover #SmallPress #books: Ever Since We Small by Celeste Mohammed, @igpublishing.bsky.social & My Dreadful Body by Egana Djabbarova, translated by Lisa C. Hayden, @newvesselpress.bsky.social. See alt-text for book details. #DSPBposts 💙📚 #BookSky #booktok #bookstagram

My Dreadful Body by Egana Djabbarova, translated by Lisa C. Hayden, New Vessel Press: A dazzling debut novel about a young woman’s vexed coming of age in a traditional Azerbaijani community in Russia, grappling under the weight of Muslim patriarchal norms and a debilitating neurological condition. The mysterious affliction leaves her unable to control her muscles, plagued by pain and speech disorders, defying diagnosis. Addressing each body part with the scrupulousness of a medical researcher, the narrator explores memories, traditions, and taboos related to her physical self. https://newvesselpress.com/books/my-dreadful-body/
Ever Since We Small by Celeste Mohammed, Ig Publishing: An intricately woven tapestry of stories where survival, resilience, and self-discovery are passed down through generations of an Indo-Trinidadian family. Celeste Mohammed’s second novel-in-stories, Ever Since We Small, is a family saga that spans from the days of the British Raj in India to multicultural modern Trinidad. Written in a blend of Standard English and several flavors of Trinidad Kriol, the book follows the bloodline of a young woman, Jayanti, after her decision to become a girmitiya, an indentured laborer in the Caribbean. https://www.igpub.com/ever-since-we-small/

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Joanne Merriam @joannemerriam.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Ontario, I will be in you, as we used to say!

Ontario
Joanne Merriam on tour
Sept 26: Word on the Street Toronto: 11am-Noon book signing at the Inanna Publications table and 2:30-3:15pm panel in David Pecaut Square, 215 King St W
Oct 20: 7pm reading and discussion with Melanie Dugan, Novel Idea, 156 Princess St, Kingston
Oct 23: 4-6 pm reading and signing, Evermore Books, 857 Bank St, Ottawa
Oct 24: 2-4 pm book signing with Melanie Dugan, Rideau Centre Indigo, 50 Rideau St, Ottawa

joannemerriam.com/events

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Sunil Sarwal @sunilsarwal.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

It's our phones (or should I now write "Its our phones"?). They switch "it's" and "its" even after you've typed it correctly, and we're seeing the wrong thing so often now that *its* starting to look right.

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Sunil Sarwal @sunilsarwal.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The Big Idea, by celebrated author John Scalzi, has an interview with Halifax author Joanne Merriam, who published her loving steampunk update to Pride and Prejudice, called Aether and Ego, this week: whatever.scalzi.com/2026/09/16/t...

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The Big Idea: Joanne Merriam

What if the “happily ever after” ending the author gave you doesn’t really seem all that happy? If you’re author Joanne Merriam, you take matters into your own hands and ret…

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Glenna Turnbull @writebrain.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Thank you @joannemerriam.bsky.social for this lovely shout out! I will have to check out Blaine Thornton's book of poetry!

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Joanne Merriam @joannemerriam.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Discover #SmallPress #books: A Buyer’s Guide to the Afterlife by Erica Wright, @blacklawrence.bsky.social & Green by Zachari Logan, @radiantpress.bsky.social. See alt-text for book details. #DSPBposts 💙📚 #BookSky #booktok #bookstagram

1. A Buyer’s Guide to the Afterlife by Erica Wright, Black Lawrence Press: Public pools shuttered for storms. Game shows for endangered species. The teeth of a fine snail. A Buyer’s Guide to the Afterlife began for poet Erica Wright as a response to archival images from the American Museum of Natural History. Imagine discovering so many new species in the 16th century, then losing so many in the 21st. The poems in Wright’s new collection consider the beauty and fragility of ecosystems, some turning inward, to the animalness of the human body. https://blacklawrencepress.com/books/a-buyers-guide-to-the-afterlife/
and 2. Green by Zachari Logan, Radiant Press: An exciting new collection of ekphrastic poems accompanied by a compilation of green sketches via the lens of a queer poet and visual artist. Zachari Logan carried a sketchbook as he travelled the world and responded to iconic artwork as well as art that once existed but is now lost, destroyed, or far away. Whimsical art and thoughtful poems that ponder the nature of existence. https://radiantpress.ca/shop/p/green

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Joanne Merriam @joannemerriam.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Word on the Street Toronto created this great little graphic for the panel I'm on this Saturday with @barfridmantell.bsky.social and @kateheartfield.com. I'll also be signing at the Inanna table 11 am - noon. Hope to see some of your there! #BookSky

The Word on the Street Toronto Book & Magazine Festival presents: Reclaiming Old Stories
Authors: Kate Heartfield, Joanne Merriam, Bar Fridman-Tell
Love & Shadows Stage
Sept 26 - 2:30 pm

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Joanne Merriam @joannemerriam.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I posted a little round-up of the past week on my website: joannemerriam.com/2026/09/21/i... Screencap below has almost the whole thing! 📚🪐 #BookSky 💙📚

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the #BookSky moderator 💙📚 @booksky.club · 20/09/2026

💙📚✒️ #BookSky Author in Residence Spotlight featuring @joannemerriam.bsky.social Joanne Merriam is a Canadian poet and novelist. Find information about her forthcoming Pride and Prejudice retelling AETHER AND EGO and her other work on her website.

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Joanne Merriam Official: Instagram, Facebook | Linktree

Kjipuktuk|Halifax. I turn tea into words. Salty.

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Joanne Merriam @joannemerriam.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Book launch at @writersfedofns.bsky.social! Thanks @charlotteashley.bsky.social for intro! I gratefully acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts and The Writers Union of Canada. So grateful to everyone who came out. My heart is very full. #BookSky #BringingTheArtsToLife

Cupcakes with rice wafer decorations from GFY Edible Images

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Joanne Merriam @joannemerriam.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Discover #SmallPress #books: Dave the Space Pet by Rory AB Forrest, @unsolicitedpress.bsky.social & Who by His Own Hand by Greg Rhyno, @cormorantbooks.bsky.social. See alt-text for book details. #DSPBposts 💙📚 #BookSky #booktok #bookstagram

1. Who by His Own Hand by Greg Rhyno, Cormorant: Single mother and reluctant detective Dame Polara just wants to keep her family safe. When her two-year-old daughter is kidnapped by her old nemesis, she is forced to draw on her unusual talents to rescue Rosie. To make matters worse, Dame’s dad — retired private eye Dodge Polara — is hospitalized after suffering a second stroke, and Dame uncovers a strange connection between her mother’s murder and the apparent suicide of a former city counsellor. But when Dame learns that Rosie’s abduction is part of a larger criminal conspiracy, she may be forced to betray her own ideals to save her family. https://www.cormorantbooks.com/Books/W/Who-by-His-Own-Hand
and 2. Dave the Space Pet by Rory AB Forrest, Unsolicited Press: The story of a painfully nerdy accountant who, on a rare night out with his few friends, is abducted by aliens straight from the bathroom stall of a dive bar—and, without realizing it, becomes their pet. https://www.unsolicitedpress.com/shop/p/dave-the-space-pet

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Jen Litowski @jenbike.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

My friend @joannemerriam.bsky.social has written a novel, Aether and Ego! It’s a retelling of Pride and Prejudice in space. Yes, Regency-era culture and technology…in space. whatever.scalzi.com/2026/09/16/t...

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The Big Idea: Joanne Merriam

What if the “happily ever after” ending the author gave you doesn’t really seem all that happy? If you’re author Joanne Merriam, you take matters into your own hands and ret…

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Wolsak & Wynn @wolsakandwynn.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

We'll be at Word on the Street Toronto in just one week, sharing Booth #1 with our good friends Book*hug! We hope you can come down and say hi. You can find out all the information you need about WOTS here: toronto.thewordonthestreet.ca

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Premee Mohamed @premeemohamed.com · 19/09/2026

Uh, I got one from "Curst Art" inviting me to... come to Can*Con and 'never go home' 'stay forever' 'this is a good dimension' That's from the team, right

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Joanne Merriam @joannemerriam.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Folks going to Can*Con, and folks looking for cool mostly-Canadian SFFH writers to follow, I made a starter pack with the folks I could find from the program: go.bsky.app/SE8c2SQ #BookSky @canconsffh.bsky.social

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Joanne Merriam @joannemerriam.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

OMGarrrrrrrrrrrrd I usually miss it, excited to do this all day

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Queen of Swords Press @qospress.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

#Booksky Today’s the day! Off to St. Cloud this AM - come see us if you’re up that way!

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Deb Merriam @debmerriam.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Until my preordered copy arrives next week I'll have to content myself with this excerpt from AETHER AND EGO:

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Joanne Merriam @joannemerriam.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Discover #SmallPress #books: The Art of Getting Lost and Found by @writebrain.bsky.social, @breakwaterbooksltd.bsky.social & Here's to Letting Go by Blaine Thornton, @latitude46pub.bsky.social. See alt-text for book details. #DSPBposts 💙📚 #BookSky #booktok #bookstagram

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Joanne Merriam @joannemerriam.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Reminder I am doing things, just ignore that some of this has already happened!

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Sheree Renée Thomas @shereereneethomas.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

So thrilled this volume is out! Use the special code for my birthday month to get a 20% discount 😍

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Joanne Merriam @joannemerriam.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Digory: “Polly, do you ever think about dying?”

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Deb Merriam @debmerriam.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Anyway since everyone has stopped poasting about yesterday's hilarious/horrifying nonsense I can talk about my several days offline at rug hooking school! I highly recommend playing hooky by going to a textile arts conference if you need to unplug and spend time with kind creative people.

At the Prairie Harvest #RugHooking School participants' exhibition, Sunday Sept 13 2026. Foreground is an improvised geometric by Cec Caswell (AB) in her signature palette of saturated bright colours punctuated with black and white. This rug is also featured on the cover of this year's Celebration Of Hand-Hooked Rugs special issue of Rug Hooking magazine.

In the background you can see a geometric log pattern design (same one as quilters use) where the alternating lights and darks form concentric diamonds, also in bright saturated colours, probably also by Cec although I'd have to check as I may be misremembering; there are a number of us working with similar palettes for certain rugs due to Cec's inspirational work.

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Deb Merriam @debmerriam.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

#BookSky Oh my goodness, my baby sister has an essay on one of my fave author's community blog!

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