A photograph, in burnt-orange colour tones, of a maple leaf with a heart-shaped hole forms the background of a rectangular image. 19 book covers are arranged in two rows across the bottom. White text at the top reads "Hidden Gems! 19 books by Canadian authors you may never have heard of (but will totally wonder how your bookshelves lived without!) It also provides the date of the promo: March 1st to 15th, only on Itchi.io.
The books involved are as follows:
The Lion
The Erstwhile Tyler Kyle
The Dragon Next Door
River of Crows
Hope is the Thing with Feathers
The Clockwork Empire
Flesh and Bone
Goblin Girl
Moonshadow's Guardian
Your Blood and Bones
Winner Takes All
The Flaws of Gravity
Scrap Metal Angel
Destined to be Normal
Clipped
Bloody Spade
Baker Thief
Path of the Warrior
Prince Ewald the Brave
Only 1 week to get this bundle of 19 "Hidden Gems" πCanadian ebooks! (And I promise we weren't trying to troll you, @jmcelroy.bsky.social)
My novel THE CLOCKWORK EMPIRE is included; its story of disabled queers fighting fascism continues to be too relevant
itch.io/b/3524/hidde...
#booksky #CanLit
08.03.2026 19:31
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I mean the point of a company like Informa, the entire business model, is to identify places where value is being generated with no input from them and capture those. They're rent-seeking squatters.
08.03.2026 22:32
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A photograph, in burnt-orange colour tones, of a maple leaf with a heart-shaped hole forms the background of a rectangular image. 19 book covers are arranged in two rows across the bottom. White text at the top reads "Hidden Gems! 19 books by Canadian authors you may never have heard of (but will totally wonder how your bookshelves lived without!) It also provides the date of the promo: March 1st to 15th, only on Itchi.io.
The books involved are as follows:
The Lion
The Erstwhile Tyler Kyle
The Dragon Next Door
River of Crows
Hope is the Thing with Feathers
The Clockwork Empire
Flesh and Bone
Goblin Girl
Moonshadow's Guardian
Your Blood and Bones
Winner Takes All
The Flaws of Gravity
Scrap Metal Angel
Destined to be Normal
Clipped
Bloody Spade
Baker Thief
Path of the Warrior
Prince Ewald the Brave
Only 1 week to get this bundle of 19 "Hidden Gems" πCanadian ebooks! (And I promise we weren't trying to troll you, @jmcelroy.bsky.social)
My novel THE CLOCKWORK EMPIRE is included; its story of disabled queers fighting fascism continues to be too relevant
itch.io/b/3524/hidde...
#booksky #CanLit
08.03.2026 19:31
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A photograph, in burnt-orange colour tones, of a maple leaf with a heart-shaped hole forms the background of a rectangular image. 19 book covers are arranged in two rows across the bottom. White text at the top reads "Hidden Gems! 19 books by Canadian authors you may never have heard of (but will totally wonder how your bookshelves lived without!) It also provides the date of the promo: March 1st to 15th, only on Itchi.io.
The books involved are as follows: The Lion, The Erstwhile Tyler Kyle ,The Dragon Next Door ,River of Crows, Hope is the Thing with Feathers ,The Clockwork Empire
Flesh and Bone
Goblin Girl
Moonshadow's Guardian
Your Blood and Bones
Winner Takes All, The Flaws of Gravity
Scrap Metal Angel, Destined to be Normal,
Clipped,Bloody Spade,
Baker Thief, Path of the Warrior
Prince Ewald the Brave
Do you like discovering new authors? Do you live for the thrill of finding a new favourite book? And do you LOVE to support Canadian creators? Then this is the book sale for you! π𦫠#reading #books #CanLit #BuyCanadian
β‘οΈ itch.io/b/3524/hidde...
08.03.2026 10:45
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Incredibly cute, relaxing gardening game with interesting plants to explore, characters to meet, and spells to discover. The music and visual design work well together to create a peaceful stage for exploration and passive cultivating. Can't wait to get immersed in the full release!
Super cute game! The demo has me enticed for the full game. The art was all really cute, and I enjoyed my sassy compost friend! The card drawing system is a really fun way to progress through the game, and it has me feeling like replayablity wiill be high. Cozy gaming at its finest! (PS My neighbours are very cute. Can I smooch them? Y/N?)
I am a long time gardener and I can honestly say I have never been more emotionally invested in a compost heap than I felt towards Compostifer. This scratches my itch for a mellow witchy experience with lovely music to soothe my generalized work anxiety. Can't wait for the full release <3
I don't play many idle games, but this one caught my attention. The game seems very promising! The card/action mechanic is a fun way to inject story & random events into the gameplay loop. The radio is probably my favourite part. The music is chill and I enjoyed laying in the wind and cafe sound effects. I ended up leaving the game open for hours just to enjoy the soundscape. Looking forward to learning more about the story of this quirky co-op filled with magic people.
Thank you to all the kind folks who left us reviews on the Greenhearth Necromancer demo! π
Feedback of any sort helps us make the game better, and we wanted to highlight some of the wonderful words that our community left for us.
To leave your own review, head here: tiny.cc/ghdemo
04.03.2026 23:10
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Home | The Crow's Pen
News, updates, and musings from writer and game designer Lucas J.W. Johson.
I'll be sending my second newsletter this weekend! Updates and bundles and small joys~ Sign up here and get a FREE novella AND music album (from the amazing @dmvibe.bsky.social ) lucasjwjohnson.beehiiv.com
07.03.2026 17:08
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Omg Iβve had weather delays getting to gdc the last couple years. What a time to be trying to go to SF. Good luck!
08.03.2026 00:37
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A photograph, in burnt-orange colour tones, of a maple leaf with a heart-shaped hole forms the background of a rectangular image. 19 book covers are arranged in two rows across the bottom. White text at the top reads "Hidden Gems! 19 books by Canadian authors you may never have heard of (but will totally wonder how your bookshelves lived without!) It also provides the date of the promo: March 1st to 15th, only on Itchi.io.
The books involved are as follows:
The Lion
The Erstwhile Tyler Kyle
The Dragon Next Door
River of Crows
Hope is the Thing with Feathers
The Clockwork Empire
Flesh and Bone
Goblin Girl
Moonshadow's Guardian
Your Blood and Bones
Winner Takes All
The Flaws of Gravity
Scrap Metal Angel
Destined to be Normal
Clipped
Bloody Spade
Baker Thief
Path of the Warrior
Prince Ewald the Brave
Check out this all Canadian book bundle (including one of mine)
itch.io/b/3524/hidde...
#booksky #amreading
03.03.2026 21:35
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Greenhearth Necromancer is a βsemi-idleβ magical gardening game sim, but what does that mean? β°
It means that while you sketch, write, or research, you can tend to your garden and watch them grow! π±
Give it a try with our free demo on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2127570/...
06.03.2026 19:53
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Only one more week to pick up this incredible bundle of Canadian books!
07.03.2026 16:42
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It's a few years old now but I Was a Teenage Exocolonist is excellent
07.03.2026 17:13
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Home | The Crow's Pen
News, updates, and musings from writer and game designer Lucas J.W. Johson.
I'll be sending my second newsletter this weekend! Updates and bundles and small joys~ Sign up here and get a FREE novella AND music album (from the amazing @dmvibe.bsky.social ) lucasjwjohnson.beehiiv.com
07.03.2026 17:08
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Only one more week to pick up this incredible bundle of Canadian books!
07.03.2026 16:42
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According to one of my friend group chats, absolutely π
It definitely still has a deep hold on a lot of folks even this many years later
05.03.2026 23:08
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Lol Canadian prices are like 3 times that when you account for exchange rate
05.03.2026 23:04
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Yeah for sure β though, assuming whatever this is is without Joss, maybe better chance of not falling into that?
05.03.2026 23:01
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The Fifth Element "Diva Dance" on the Theremin | Carolina Eyck
YouTube video by Carolina Eyck
I did not know a theremin could do this.
05.03.2026 20:07
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Psst... need a lunch time read today? Check out our awesome Itchio bundle! π¦π
04.03.2026 17:22
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Steam Next Fest may be over... but our demo still lives! π»
If you haven't had the chance to check out our β¨ semi-idle magical gardening sim β¨, no worries! It isn't going anywhere anytime soon. π
Download the demo here (and leave us a review!): store.steampowered.com/app/4049130/...
03.03.2026 21:56
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Oof, had some bad luck tonight! Sorry RβMor!
04.03.2026 06:34
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A photograph, in burnt-orange colour tones, of a maple leaf with a heart-shaped hole forms the background of a rectangular image. 19 book covers are arranged in two rows across the bottom. White text at the top reads "Hidden Gems! 19 books by Canadian authors you may never have heard of (but will totally wonder how your bookshelves lived without!) It also provides the date of the promo: March 1st to 15th, only on Itchi.io.
The books involved are as follows:
The Lion
The Erstwhile Tyler Kyle
The Dragon Next Door
River of Crows
Hope is the Thing with Feathers
The Clockwork Empire
Flesh and Bone
Goblin Girl
Moonshadow's Guardian
Your Blood and Bones
Winner Takes All
The Flaws of Gravity
Scrap Metal Angel
Destined to be Normal
Clipped
Bloody Spade
Baker Thief
Path of the Warrior
Prince Ewald the Brave
I am so pleased for THE CLOCKWORK EMPIRE to be part of a HIDDEN GEMS bundle of 19 Canadian books on itch! Get some amazing work in a variety of genres for one low price and support Canadian authors like meeee #BookSky #ReaderSky #CanLit
Get it HERE: itch.io/b/3524/hidde...
01.03.2026 17:10
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Yeah this Voyager game is my kind of brain crack
03.03.2026 06:16
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Also I have a pretty good idea of who 3/4 of the icons will be and I was right about the first one!
03.03.2026 03:16
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Wowww what a start to Tournament of Champions
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Greenhearth Necromancer - A Personality Quiz & a free D&D5E resource! | Community Update #5 - Steam News
The Nextfest celebration doesn't end, and we've got a bonus update for you!
ICYMI from last week, we launched a community update with *free* stuff you can do:
π² Bring Compostifer into your tabletop games with our TTRPG companion! (5E compatible!)
π‘ Find out which school of necromancy you should belong to with a personality quiz!
Both lie within... tiny.cc/communityupdate5
02.03.2026 19:07
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I made some more D&D content inspired by Greenhearth Necromancer!
Check out this short supplement for a fun and versatile CR 6 Compost Elemental monster, as well as a wee little Minor Compost Elemental you can use as a familiar of your own!
26.02.2026 21:53
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A photograph, in burnt-orange colour tones, of a maple leaf with a heart-shaped hole forms the background of a rectangular image. 19 book covers are arranged in two rows across the bottom. White text at the top reads "Hidden Gems! 19 books by Canadian authors you may never have heard of (but will totally wonder how your bookshelves lived without!) It also provides the date of the promo: March 1st to 15th, only on Itchi.io.
The books involved are as follows:
The Lion
The Erstwhile Tyler Kyle
The Dragon Next Door
River of Crows
Hope is the Thing with Feathers
The Clockwork Empire
Flesh and Bone
Goblin Girl
Moonshadow's Guardian
Your Blood and Bones
Winner Takes All
The Flaws of Gravity
Scrap Metal Angel
Destined to be Normal
Clipped
Bloody Spade
Baker Thief
Path of the Warrior
Prince Ewald the Brave
For the evening crowd, our Canadian author #Itchio bundle just launched yesterday! Check it out and find yourself a new-to-you favourite read! π ππ πͺπ β°π #ReaderSky
itch.io/b/3524/hidde...
02.03.2026 23:08
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A photograph, in burnt-orange colour tones, of a maple leaf with a heart-shaped hole forms the background of a rectangular image. 19 book covers are arranged in two rows across the bottom. White text at the top reads "Hidden Gems! 19 books by Canadian authors you may never have heard of (but will totally wonder how your bookshelves lived without!) It also provides the date of the promo: March 1st to 15th, only on Itchi.io.
The books involved are as follows:
The Lion
The Erstwhile Tyler Kyle
The Dragon Next Door
River of Crows
Hope is the Thing with Feathers
The Clockwork Empire
Flesh and Bone
Goblin Girl
Moonshadow's Guardian
Your Blood and Bones
Winner Takes All
The Flaws of Gravity
Scrap Metal Angel
Destined to be Normal
Clipped
Bloody Spade
Baker Thief
Path of the Warrior
Prince Ewald the Brave
I am in this!! The Hidden Gems bundle is available until March 15th and features 19 Canadian-authored books covering multiple genres for just $19 USD π
Huge thanks to N.P. Thompson for organizing!
itch.io/b/3524/hidden-gems-all-canadian-bundle | #WritingCommunity #BookSky
02.03.2026 22:36
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LOOK AT ALL THE BOOKS
And also buy them because they're good & supporting indie authors, especially Canadian indie authors, is cool π
01.03.2026 21:30
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