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Timothy Forner

@timothyforner.com
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Writes stuff. No AI. Cannot pass a dog without wanting to pet it. MG series: MONTGOMERY SCHNAUZER P.I. Words by me, art by Alina M. Official: MontgomerySchnauzer.com Book 1: books2read.com/u/mvM0Zz Book 2: books2read.com/u/4XO98N

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🌸Bibi🌸♿ @bibiblossoms.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
It costs 0$ to Repost a Black disabled queer small business! It could lead to my next sale. My convertible bags can be worn as a backpack, crossbody bag, waist bag or on a mobility aid! They have custom lining & zipper pulls. They're on pre-order right now! Store: Bibipins.com
Sakura Angel Convertible Bag Pre-Order Text. With a convertible bag in pink and purple. With Sakura and sparkles in purple. With the Bibipins logo.
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Timothy Forner @timothyforner.com · 26/09/2026
TOMORROW, I will be signing books at Indigo Kelowna -- along with the *real* Montgomery Schnauzer P.I. Come say hi and get a high-five from a doggy detective! Sept 27, Noon to 5:00 p.m. #kidlit #doggynoir #bookevent
Coming to Indigo Kelowna!
Montgomery Schnauzer P.I.
Sunday, Sept 27, 2026
Noon to 5 PM

Image includes the covers of 2 books:
The Case of the Stealthy Cat Burglar
The Callous Car Thieves

And a real Schnauzer in a Sherlock Holmes coat, posing in front of a banner of an ilusstrated Schnauzer in a Sherlock Holmes coat (art by Alina M.)
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Hugo @hugoandhuman.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Happy #TongueOutTuesday my friends, and let’s not forget a big shout out to our #TerrierTuesday pals too! 🧡 #SchnauzerGang #DogsOfBluesky
Hugo the black and grey Miniature Schnauzer is stood on a sandy path in the New Forest. He is looking up to the person taking the photo with his mouth open and tongue out. He looks really happy, or out of breath. Probably both. 

The picture was taken this afternoon.
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Timothy Forner @timothyforner.com · 23/09/2026
Happy tongues out Tuesday for those who celebrate
A freshly groomed Schnauzer dog in the afternoon sun sticks her tongue out for the camera
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Timothy Forner @timothyforner.com · 20/09/2026
High five from the famous dog detective! We had big fun at Word Vancouver Book Fair. Grateful to @wordvancouver.bsky.social and Itty Bitty Bookshop for hosting us.
Nerdy author-type guy wearing a t-shirt with a cartoon dog on it kneels and hold his 2 books. A precocious miniature schnauzer dog balances on back legs and slaps his hand with a paw.
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Timothy Forner @timothyforner.com · 19/09/2026
Excited to be at Word Vancouver tomorrow, Sep 19 at Robson Square. @wordvancouver.bsky.social I'll be at Itty Bitty Bookshop's booth, signing my books and promoting *all* the kids' books by my local author friends. #kidlit Come meet the real Monty P.I., #DogDetective!
A cartoon schnauzer dog wearing a sherlock holmes coat says: "Come find me at the Word Vancouver Book Fair! In the Itty Bitty Bookshop booth at Word Vancouver. Book signing, and meet Monty (that's me), THE dog detective, and loads of kids books by local authors."
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Timothy Forner @timothyforner.com · 18/09/2026
Sure, maybe you don't need more books, but what if - and hear me out - the books need you.
Chalkboard sign with a picture of a little blue book with legs and a smiling pleading face
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Timothy Forner @timothyforner.com · 14/09/2026
My kind of party!
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TRG Movies & Entertainment @trg-commentary.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
For the daily effort to randomly promote a fellow blueskyer, to give them more reach, today it is: Timothy Forner @timothyforner.com Please consider a follow. Thank you. :)
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Timothy Forner @timothyforner.com · 07/09/2026
Met this handsome gent while out on Schnauzer patrol today. His name is Hermann. Stay classy, Hermann.
A black & white Miniature Schnauzer gives a big open-mouth smile. He is small, scruffy, and devilishly handsome.
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Dan/Danj/Daniel @danj72.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
I had to do a double take @philtordoff.bsky.social
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Stephanie Campisi @stephcampisi.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
My zomcom 10 Things I Hate About Zombies is out in less than a month! 🧟 For a signed copy + a sticker, temp tattoo and bookmark, preorder here: www.meetcutebookshop.com/item/-N6gmzy...
The cover for 10 Things I Hate About Zombies, showing two Portland hipsters fending off zombies with an axe and a blender
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Stephanie Campisi @stephcampisi.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Obligatory "hello, I wrote a book" post. It's funny, and it's about ghosts, and maybe you'll give it a read! bookshop.org/a/975/978164... #kidlit
The Unfinished Business on a rusty table next to a wind-up ghost with "boo" on its chest. The book shows a night-time cityscape with three ghosts floating overhead
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Petra Michaela @petramichaela.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
If the heat bothers you, plant a tree. If the rain bothers you, plant a tree. If you like fruit, plant a tree. If you like birds, plant a tree. And if you like life, plant a tree.
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Kimberly Delude @kimdbooks.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
It’s finally here! Help me and @jandolby.bsky.social celebrate by reading, requesting and reviewing! kimdbooks.com/books/
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Kimberly Delude @kimdbooks.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Pre order Digital Red by me with illustrations by @jandolby_artist or any of the amazing new summer releases from @littlepresspublishing and get some awesome swag like bookmarks, critiques or even an ama. www.kickstarter.com/projects/mic...
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Summer Kickoff- Book Launch!
Support our NEW summer releases, Digital Red; Duck, Duck, Groove; Mack & Fred: Side by Side; and Annalise
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Garrick Blake @garrickwrites.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
On October 11th the fifth novel in the Lawrence Miller Ghost Stories series, Mourning Pipes of Ireland, will be released. A reluctant paranormal investigator and his new companion encounter spirits and creatures from terrifying fairy tales. The other four books are available now.
The cover of Mourning Pipes of Ireland featuring a flannel-clad tourist in front of a castle.
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Delilah S. Dawson @delilahsdawson.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Getting real sick of slop midwives pleading for a 'respectful discussion' of AI as relates to the arts. Your use of AI to 'make art' is not respectful. It benefits from stolen art, destroys the planet, and does not make you an artist any more than someone driving 26.2 miles is a marathoner.
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Victor B Johnson @victorbjohnson.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
@timothyforner.com Have I told you how much I loved your book?
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Wendy_Bayne CA 🍁 @wendybayne.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
AVAILABLE NOW!! Book 19 ☠️🗡️ Murder and Mayhem follow the Agents of the Crown to Wales, where they hope to discover the origins of the British Brotherhood and decide its future. However, the trip might be over before it starts with an attempt on Lord Blackburn's life. mybook.to/TheForgotteB...
Book cover of two early 19th-Century men walking away.
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Peter C. Bradbury @petercbradbury.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
I was a traditional English butler for almost 25 years and apart from encouraging you to read this book, I also recommend Gosford Park, Remains of the Day, and Downton Abbey. #murdermystery #butler #whodidit #suspense #wealthy www.amazon.com/Stonebridge-... books2read.com/stonebridge
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Ian F James @ianfjames.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
#PleaseRepost 📕 mybook.to/DoZombieDogsInfect The best way to escape a zombie apocalypse, well...
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Matthew Broberg-Moffitt (any/all) @mbrobergmoffitt.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
For #DisabilityPrideMonth please consider my food aversion acceptance cookbook and guide COLOR TASTE TEXTURE. Food aversions is a common comorbidity with so many disabilities (and primary with ARFID). I’m an Autistic classically trained chef and I want to help folx find what works for them.
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Color Taste Texture by Matthew Broberg-Moffitt: 9780593538593 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
An accessible family cookbook that offers solutions rather than tricks to empower the food-averse, autistic, and picky eater, with 46 recipes. This much-needed cookbook combines tips and techniques.....
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Trump is acting like he cares about the wildfire smoke coming into the U.S. from Canada. Here are just a few reasons why he doesn’t. This is all just another excuse to justify tariffs on Canada because he’s petty.
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Timothy Forner @timothyforner.com · 10/07/2026
Pub dog
Gray schnauzer dog with a big bushy beard, standing on a chair at a table inside this awesome dog-friendly pub we found.
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Alex A. Pagliuca @alexpagliuca.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
"We are deploying responsibly
developed Al to liberate humanity from menial labor and usher in an era of unparalleled creativity and abundance."
SAM ALTMAN

"You ingested the entire written output of human civilization without consent, without compensation, and without credit, to build a system whose primary commercial application is eliminating the jobs of the people whose work you consumed.
You are not liberating human creativity - you are strip-mining it and selling it back at a markup while calling the theft training data."
NAOMI KLEIN
@think_and_exist
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LAFAYETTE @lastudiolafayette.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
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SANTA CLAUS @santaclausalaska.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
A gentle reminder: “Reading to children, even before they can understand words, teaches them to associate books with love and affection.” (Princeton Book Review)
A poster:

“Reading to children, even before they can understand words, teaches them to associate books with love and affection.”

(Unknown - Princeton Book Review)
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Dianna Gunn Does (Fictional) Murders 🇨🇦 @diannalgunn.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
So excited for the final day of Canada Fiction Fest! I'll be on the horror panel chatting with some amazing folks about why horror is so powerful in this moment
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Timothy Forner @timothyforner.com · 01/07/2026
Happy Canada Day! 🍁 Bonne Fête du Canada! 🍁
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Timothy Forner @timothyforner.com · 30/06/2026
Since attending the #FictionFest panel with R.A. Consell & hearing him read from Stealing From Wizards, I've been hooked on the podcast. Fantastically good #middlegrade #fantasy fun! 📚👍 #ReadCanadian #BuyCanadianBooks #CanLit #CanKidLit @stealingfromwizards.com stealingfromwizards.com
stealingfromwizards.com
Stealing from Wizards
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Canada Fiction Fest @canadafictionfest.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
If you picked up a book that was featured in any of our livestreams or in our showcase, post the cover and use hashtag #FictionFest so we can find your post and share it! 😀🍁 #ReadCanadian #BuyCanadianBooks #CanLit #CanKidLit
A blue square image with a photograph of a chickadee in the foreground. A cartoon-style talk bubble has the bird saying: "The world needs more Canadian books!"
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Deniz @denizb33.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
This may not look like much, but in the background, it's the first rain we've had in days upon days! #FictionFest @timothyforner.bsky.social
Montgomery Schnauzer P.I. by Timothy Forner
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Jessica Vitalis @jessicavitalis.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Canadian #kidlit creators and educators, check out this new initiative! Modeled after World Read Aloud Day, book creators are volunteering free read alouds in classrooms on I Read Canadian Day! For more info: ireadcanadian.com/day/ @nptwrites.bsky.social
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I Read Canadian Day
Français November 4, 2026 I READ CANADIAN DAY I Read Canadian Day is a national celebration of Canadian books for young people, with
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N.P. Thompson 🍁 @nptwrites.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
If you missed our middle grade authors yesterday, you can still catch the replay! The #books they read from sounded like so much fun and were about: - misfits at a Canadian wizarding school - a Freaky Friday inspired frenemies body-swap - a crime-solving schnauzer youtube.com/live/0UOJhbe...
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06-24 Middle Grade Author Readings
YouTube video by Canada Fiction Fest
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Ness 🎃🇨🇦 @vriccithode.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Something BIG is happening, and I’m involved! Check out the virtual #BookFair featuring #Canadian authors from all across the country at FictionFest.ca! 🍁🦫📚
A black square image with contrasting red text and an image of a open book, taken end-on, with the pages splayed open so it looks as though someone is flipping through them. Red maple leaf images are arranged to look like they are spilling out of the book. Text in the top left corner reads: “Something BIG is happening! FictionFest.ca”.
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Timothy Forner @timothyforner.com · 24/06/2026
I'm on a panel with 2 icons of #Canadian #kidlit. Was there some mistake? Hooked on Books: What Kinds of Stories Turn Kids into Lifelong Readers? June 25, Noon EDT / 9 am PDT FREE! register at FictionFest.ca @mahtabnarsimhan.bsky.social @jessicavitalis.bsky.social @nptwrites.bsky.social
Banner that reads: Hooked on Books: What Kinds of Stories Turn Kids into Lifelong Readers? Panel discussion. June 25, 12:00 pm EDT (9:00 am PDT). Participants: Jessica Vitalis, Mahtab Narsimhan, Timothy Forner. Hosted by N.P. Thompson.
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Timothy Forner @timothyforner.com · 21/06/2026
Breaking: Renowned detective spotted in local bookstore 🐶🔎 #kidlit [click ALT for more info]
This reporter photographed famous detective Montgomery Schnauzer P.I (a gray dog with a bushy beard wearing a Sherlock Holmes coat) posing in front of a larger-than-life banner of himself in a Chapters bookstore. Is he investigating a crime? Or is he simply there to catch up on his mystery reading?
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Timothy Forner @timothyforner.com · 20/06/2026
Look out, Nanaimo. Monty P.I. is on the Big Boat, heading for our Chapters bookstore event tomorrow! #kidlit #indigokids #booktour #chapters #indigo
Handsome gray Mini Schnauzer with a fresh haircut (complete with trim beard and eyebrows) on the deck of a ship on the Pacific Ocean - mountains in tbe background. Bon voyage!
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Timothy Forner @timothyforner.com · 19/06/2026
#kidlit #BookTour Stop: Chapters Nanaimo Montgomery Schnauzer P.I. will be conducting investigations in store this Saturday. You're invited to join & play a fun detective game. You can meet Monty! He'll be on-paw to sign books (along with me ofc). June 20, 12 - 5 PM, Chapters Woodgrove Centre
Dog detective, Montgomery Schnauzer P.I. sits in a wooden chair in a bookstore, shelves of books in the background. In the foreground are his two published books: Montgomery Schnauzer P.I. and the Case of the Stealthy Cat Burglar, and its sequel, Montgomery Schnauzer P.I. and the Callous Car Thieves. The caption on the post reads: "Book Tour Stop: Chapters Nanaimo! Noon to five p.m., Saturday, June 20th, 2026, Chapters Woodgrove Centre, 6670 Mary Ellen Drive."
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Timothy Forner @timothyforner.com · 17/06/2026
Canada Fiction Fest starts on Sunday! Big #BookFair celebrating #Canadian fiction #books from authors across the country. All ages. All genres. I'm participating in the #kidlit section. Events are online and FREE! Join us at fictionfest.ca @canadafictionfest.bsky.social #CanKidLit #CanYALit
A black square image with contrasting red text and an image of a open book, taken end-on, with the pages splayed open so it looks as though someone is flipping through them. Red maple leaf images are arranged to look like they are spilling out of the book. Text in the top left corner reads: “Something BIG is happening! FictionFest.ca”
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Luigi in a Coal Mine @weareluigi.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
I ❤️ Vonnegut!
“Go into the arts. I’m not kidding. The arts are not a way to make a living. They are a very human way of making life more bearable. Practicing and art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow, for heaven’s sake. Sing in the shower. Dance to the radio. Tell stories. Write a poem to a friend, even a lousy poem. Do it as well as you possibly can. You will get an enormous reward. You will have created something”
-Kurt Vonnegut
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Timothy Forner @timothyforner.com · 14/06/2026
And humans say us dogs are obsessed with balls 🙄
Small gray schnauzer dog poses in front of a goal and a black & white soccer ball.
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Canada Fiction Fest @canadafictionfest.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
You want #books? WE HAVE BOOKS! Our filterable showcase is already open and you can find all the fiction at FictionFest.ca/showcase. (And a fab new read is just what you need to tide you over 'til all our live sessions start!) 🍁📚 #CanLit #CanKidLit #Canadian #CanadaSky #BookSky
A dusty rose square image with a photograph of a caribou lying casually on its side in the foreground. A cartoon-style talk bubble has the caribou saying: "You want books? Fiction Fest has books. Fiction of all kinds, all by Canadian authors!", and the date of the festival is under that: June 21 to July 4.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Thank you President Obama. 🙏 I appreciate your honesty, intelligence, dignity, integrity, humility & humor. 👍 Looking forward to the opening of your Presidential Center this week! 👀 Wishing you & your family all the best & continued success, Mar🐫
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Peter C. Bradbury @petercbradbury.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Buy a dark thriller or a cozy murder mystery and help Peter, who recently lost his wife of 31 years and is trying to get his life back together. Every cent helps, and the books are amazing! #murdermysteries #darkthrillers #psychologicalkillers www.amazon.com/stores/autho...
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Timothy Forner @timothyforner.com · 08/06/2026
We don't usually see each others headers. Here's mine. Quote post with yours (if you feel like it)
Image of my profile header, which is a water-color style illustration of the title character of my #kidlit books. Montgomery Schnauzer P.I. wears a Sherlock Holmes coat. He has his bearded face angled down, sniffing at paw-print tracks.
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Timothy Forner @timothyforner.com · 06/06/2026
It's on, Chilliwack! Come to the BC Author Fair. Meet Monty 🐶🔎 (& this nerd 🤓) and 70 other amazing authors.
Nerdy author in spectacles kneels in front of his author market booth. Next to him is the star of the show: one cool schnauzer dog in a Sherlock Holmes coat.
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Timothy Forner @timothyforner.com · 06/06/2026
Tomorrow! Come find us among 70+ local writers @ BC Author Market.
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Gabino Iglesias @gabino.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
So much “real men” this and “real men” that. Real men pick up their dog’s shit even in the middle of the night when no one’s looking. That’s it. Be decent. Always. Done. That’s a “real man.” What you wear or how you look or who you kiss doesn’t matter. Being decent matters.
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