Nine Ten publishes non-fiction books by residents of Canada on topics related to art, craft and creativity. We are interested, especially, in books that are decidedly not "mainstream"—books that explore a topic or topics deeply, written by authors who know a whole lot about something most folks know very little about. Our goal is not to shine light on the obscure, but rather to serve readers who hunger for books that scratch beneath the surface of the topics they’re passionate, nerdy, geeky and obsessive about. We are driven by our values of equity, accessibility, diversity, and environmental and economic sustainability.

Who We Are

Kim Werker: Publisher & CEO

Over her two-decade career in crafts and publishing Kim (she/her) has written or co-authored seven books and edited countless others; founded, run and sold an online crochet magazine; served as editor of Interweave Crochet magazine; and spoken and taught at conferences across North America on topics related to publishing, crafts, and creativity. Eventually she realized that working in craft publishing is her professional dream, and in 2020 she co-founded Nine Ten Publications with Kate Atherley. Kim now runs the small press solo from her home office in Vancouver, BC, where she also weaves, reads avidly, and takes photos of her family’s ridiculous dog.