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Friends of the Merril Collection @merrilfriends.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Beam yourself up to the Merril Collection of Science Fiction, Speculation and Fantasy and boldly embark on a 60-year journey through the universe of Star Trek! 🖖on until Nov 1 #startrek #tpl #exhibit

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Friends of the Merril Collection @merrilfriends.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Some great vintage RPGs at the Merril, and some new ones! #tpl #d&d #rpg

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Andreea @infinitetext.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

I curated a "science fiction" day for my visiting Booktube Friends! Richard from Vintage SF captured it all in this video! The best part was the Merril because the librarians there are amazing! @merrilfriends.bsky.social #sff #libraries #bookstores www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9dZ...

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Toronto libraries, bookstores and more! A day with Andreea of Infinite Text. Rare SF and Fantasy.

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Catherine Nygren @broomgrass.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Here are a few of my favourites from this post! Voyageur sounds and images, on CD! The Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish Man! Edward Gorey toy theatre! Canada’s first speculative fiction novel!

A photo of Murmers of Earth: The Voyageur Interstellar Record, including the box set, CD, and a book.
This published set of laser discs includes the sounds and images sent with the Voyager spacecraft (describing Earth and some of its life and culture), and images returned to Earth from the spacecraft's cameras.

A photo of four volumes, bound in leather, of The Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish Man. This first edition of Paltock’s lost world adventure is the oldest item in the Merril Collection, dating back to 1751.

Edward Gorey's Dracula: a Toy Theatre. This toy theatre replicates Gorey’s costume and set designs for the 1977 Broadway production of Dracula. In the photo, there is a background and several standing figures, as well as a 3D coffin.

A Strange Manuscript Found in a Copper Cylinder by James De Mille, 1833–1880 (published in London: Chatto & Windus, 1888). The website describes this as "Canada’s first speculative fiction novel, this book tells the story of a lost world located in the Antarctic." On the blue cover, an angry-looking insect-like creature clutches a canister as it emerges out of the water.

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Friends of the Merril Collection @merrilfriends.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

The Merril has a pretty amazing collection of #WeirdTales magazines!

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Friends of the Merril Collection @merrilfriends.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

If you'd like to check out some unique items at the Merril but don't know where to begin, try consulting this list: blogs.tpl.ca/local-histor...

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50 Weird and Wonderful Items at the Merril Collection of Science Fiction, Speculation & Fantasy |

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Friends of the Merril Collection @merrilfriends.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

July 30! Dr. Ilana MacDonald from the Dunlap Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics will provide a presentation that follows their voyages through space, learn about their discoveries and their current legacy. A short Q&A will follow. tpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/events/6a... #astronomy #tpl #merril

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Friends of the Merril Collection @merrilfriends.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

There's nothing more fun than exploring what gems are hiding at the Merril! Today's feature is this incredible edition of The House on the Borderland, accompanied by a soundtrack from @swanriverpress.bsky.social #Merril #TPL #Hodgson #WeirdFiction

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Friends of the Merril Collection @merrilfriends.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

🚀Join us July 4, 2026, from 3–4 PM at the Merril for a talk, audience Q&A, and book signing with author and space historian Rob Godwin as he explores the story of Project Apollo and shares firsthand insights! tpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/events/6a... #sff #tpl #merril #apollo #toronto

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Friends of the Merril Collection @merrilfriends.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Another Vlog and haul from our Pulpshow. If you like Robert E. Howard you might enjoy Evan's channel "Stygian Dogs" www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLZ6...

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Amazing Book Haul! YouTube Worlds Collide!

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Oliver Brackenbury @obrackenbury.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Already uploaded! m.youtube.com/watch?v=N453...

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Toronto Pulpshow 2026 and Book Haul

YouTube video by Infinite Text

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Andreea @infinitetext.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

My friend Jim made a video about #pulpshow from the @merrilfriends.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9ry... #pulpshow #tpl

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Toronto Pulp Show and Sale!

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Friends of the Merril Collection @merrilfriends.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Don't forget to check out Solar System Stories: A Merril Collection Exhibit! 🚀 Explore original art, novels, short stories, and more inspired by the planets and moons of our solar system—from Mercury to Pluto. On view through August 2. #MerrilCollection #SolarSystem #ScienceFiction #SpaceArt #TPL

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Oliver Brackenbury @obrackenbury.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

One of my all time fav short stories! You can read it for free here: victorianweb.org/authors/duns...

Photograph of an old paperback called the spell of seven.

Inside black and white illustration of a strange dragon

Inside title credits for "The Hoard of the Gibbelins" by Lord Dunsany

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Friends of the Merril Collection @merrilfriends.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Can't wait to see everyone tomorrow at the Pulpshow and RPG games! #sff #merril #tpl

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Zontar Q. Ten-Demon Bang @stephen-geraghty.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Looking forward to it! I'll be there running two sessions of "Space Cadets of the Stellar Rangers", a retro sci-fi hack of Grant Howitt's hilarious "Goblin Quest" RPG. Sign up here! tpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/events/6a...

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Friends of the Merril Collection @merrilfriends.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

As part of Fantastic Pulps on Saturday, May 30, the Merril Collection will host two sessions of the tabletop RPG Space Cadets of the Stellar Rangers — a hack of Grant Howitt’s Goblin Quest RPG. Free sign-up for both sessions (10 a.m.–12 p.m. and 2–4 p.m.) tpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/events/6a... #RPG

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Friends of the Merril Collection @merrilfriends.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

100 years celebration of Amazing Stories with current Canadian editor Lloyd Penney. We were also joined by Ira Nayman, so we got to see the only 2 Canadian editors together! Thank you to all who came out to the Merril this evening to celebrate! #sff #amazingstories #tpl #merrilcollection

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Friends of the Merril Collection @merrilfriends.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Remember to mark your calendars!

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John Bilodeau Illustrations @servsci.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

To those who thought my one of my pig faced orcs was just a pig man... I give you Darrell K Sweet's version of the Battle of Helm's Deep. I'm not the first warthog guy!! thx to the Merril Collection for access to the art book. @merrilfriends.bsky.social #osr #orc #LOTR

wherein the artist notes how the orcs in LOTR reminded him of warthogs

a picture of the page from his art book Beyond Fantasy p.99 showing the whole painting of a group of wart hog faced orcs breaking down the doors at Helm's Deep

beautiful pig faced orcs and their door knocker

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Oliver Brackenbury @obrackenbury.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

I'll be giving a talk, with Q&A, on Sword & Sorcery in conjunction with the Fantastic Pulps Show & Sale! More details closer to the date, but mark it on your calendars now...

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Friends of the Merril Collection @merrilfriends.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Mark your calendars: Amazing Stories turns 100 (founded 1926 by Hugo Gernsback). Join us at the Merril Collection of Science Fiction, Speculation & Fantasy for a centenary celebration with Canadian editor Lloyd Penney, followed by a book sale. More: tpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/events/69... #sff #books

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Friends of the Merril Collection @merrilfriends.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Don't forget to follow us on Instagram! #toronto #tpl #merril www.instagram.com/merril.frien...

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Friends of the Merril Collection @merrilfriends.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Edward Gorey’s Dracula Toy Theatre draws from his haunting set and Tony Award winning costume designs for the 1977 Broadway revival of Hamilton Deane’s stage adaptation of Dracula by Bram Stoker. Found at the Merril Collection! #edwardgorey #dracula #RareBooks #GothicArt #MerrilCollection

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Friends of the Merril Collection @merrilfriends.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Two first editions of Ursula K. Le Guin’s A Wizard of Earthsea at the Merril Collection. American edition signed and dedicated to the Merril, UK edition on the right. Earthsea’s archipelago setting and thoughtful magic make these books genre-defining classics. #Earthsea #RareBooks #MerrilCollection

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Friends of the Merril Collection @merrilfriends.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

Published in Paris in 1893, Le Vingtième Siècle: La Vie Électrique by Albert Robida presents a humorous and remarkably prescient vision of the future. Found at the Merril Collection! #RareBooks #HistoryOfScienceFiction #AlbertRobida #FutureImagined #LibraryTreasures

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Friends of the Merril Collection @merrilfriends.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

At the Merril you can find some original artwork by Weird Tales artists like Hannes Bok, Clark Ashton Smith, and Virgil Finlay (and Frank Kelly Freas of course!)

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Friends of the Merril Collection @merrilfriends.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

The Star Trek RPGs at the Merril are something else 🚀

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Friends of the Merril Collection @merrilfriends.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Also at the Merril: Dracula by Bram Stoker (1847–1912), Westminster: Archibald Constable and Company, 1897 — a first edition #Dracula #SFF #TPL

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Bookish Scifi & Fantasy @bookishsff.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

The Dragon and the Sun Lotus by @ameliewenzhao.bsky.social is now in stock! "In the breathtaking sequel to No.1 Sunday Times bestseller The Scorpion and the Night Blossom, the world is on the brink of destruction..." Soul-drinking demons, immortality, love and betrayal 🐉❤️ 🪐📚💙

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Locus Magazine @locusmag.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Voting for the 2026 Locus Awards is open to everyone! Choose your champions and give a voice to your favorite works and authors of the year. Vote online at poll.voting.locusmag... or via the link in our bio!

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Friends of the Merril Collection @merrilfriends.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Did you know the Merril Collection holds a real Hugo Award? Judith Merril began her own biography but didn’t finish it. Her granddaughter Emily Pohl-Weary completed Better to Have Loved: The Life of Judith Merril, which won the Hugo Award in 2003. She donated the Hugo to the Merril Collection! #sff

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Jim Stokes @jimstokes.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

This was the story that introduced me to Judith Merril's work. Let's just say it made me think about Kissinger's MAD doctrine a bit differently. Shadow on the Hearth. 1950, cover art by Edward Kasper. #booksky

Woman and child flanked by (atomic) explosion

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Friends of the Merril Collection @merrilfriends.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Spaced Out Library, Palmerston Branch, 1974. In the late 1960s, Judith Merril donated ~5,000 books to Rochdale College and an endowment grew into the Merril Collection of Science Fiction, Speculation, and Fantasy at the Lillian H. Smith Branch, now 80,000+ items strong. #sff #tpl #toronto #scifi

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Friends of the Merril Collection @merrilfriends.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Amazing! Fantastic! Astounding! Science Fiction and the Pulp Magazines. Celebrate the 100th anniversary of Amazing Stories, see original pulp art, decades-old magazines, books, and more. February 16 – May 3, 2026. #ScienceFiction #PulpMagazines #AmazingStories #LiteraryHistory #MerrilCollection

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Friends of the Merril Collection @merrilfriends.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

We are now officially on Instagram as well and look forward to sharing upcoming events and updates with you soon! www.instagram.com/merril.frien...

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