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she/they, new books at https://doublejoybooks.com read more about my new books - go to https://books2read.com/paulaj and click on any cover image :) I wrote a book on earthquakes - during an earthquake!

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Paula Johanson @paulajohanson.bsky.social · Mar 10

My books, where to find them, how to support me

my new books books2read.com/paulaj
my backlist paulajohanson.blogspot.com
my friend Celu Amberstone's books books2read.com/amberstone

Buy my books & review them on the vendor's website
Ask a public library to get my books, then take 'em out
Thanks!

Find books by Paula Johanson at your favorite digital store!

Books by Paula Johanson

books2read.com

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Paula Johanson @paulajohanson.bsky.social · 3h

Glad to see Celu Amberstone's collection Refugees And Other Stories is trending in the top 5% of Native American & Aboriginal fiction at Kobo's Spooky Stories Sale!
www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/...
There are aliens, ghosts, a dragon and a troll in these stories ... and more!

Now in Kobo's Spooky Stories Sale!
Refugees And Other Stories
by Celu Amberstone
books2read.com/refugees

Paula Johanson @paulajohanson.bsky.social · 4h

Susan's Book Bones webinar is live on Wednesday Oct 15! Register now for your space to attend.
Scroll down at this link: canadianauthors.org/national/programs-and-services/webinars/

Paula Johanson @paulajohanson.bsky.social · 4h

Literature students! Ask your professors what Indigenous writers are on the reading list. Then give them Refugees And Other Stories by Celu Amberstone.
Ebook is 99cents for the rest of the month on over a dozen online vendors at books2read.com/refugees
Ask for the paperback at your library!

Paula Johanson @paulajohanson.bsky.social · 4h

Ooo nice to see sales of my books this week!
Find all my new books from Doublejoy Books at your favourite online vendors, or ask for them at your local bookstore & library at books2read.com/paulaj

Now in Kobo's Spooky Stories Sale!
Small Rain And Other Nightmares
by Paula Johanson
books2read.com/smallrain

Trending on Smashwords in History!
King Kwong: Larry Kwong, the China Clipper who broke the NHL colour barrier
Pierre Elliott Trudeau: Child of Nature
Charles Tupper: Warhorse
by Paula Johanson
find them all at books2read.com/paulaj

Paula Johanson @paulajohanson.bsky.social · 4h

It's nice to have an appropriate book to promote at 99cents during Bat Appreciation Month.
I've been asked to do a live reading online of Bat Poop Sparkles, & record it. Apparently spinning in my office chair while saying "Pew! Pew! Pew!" adds appeal to the page on penguins.
books2read.com/batpoop

Photo shows a bat hanging upside down from a gutter.
It's Bat Appreciation Month!
Bat Poop Sparkles
by Paula Johanson
books2read.com/batpoop

Paula Johanson @paulajohanson.bsky.social · 4h

Can't tell who buys my bio of Pierre Elliott Trudeau. Could be #Canadian #history buffs or maybe canoe fans.
Yes, Trudeau #paddled more miles in a #canoe than ANY other Canadian prime minister; probably more than ALL the rest put together even including his son Justin.
books2read.com/trudeau

picture shows a red maple leaf, book cover and words saying:
you DID know he paddled canoes, right?
Pierre Elliott Trudeau: Child of Nature
by Paula Johanson
books2read.com/trudeau

Paula Johanson @paulajohanson.bsky.social · 5h

I recommend Dweller on the Threshold, in ebook or audiobook.
Nothing bad happens to the cats.

Paula Johanson @paulajohanson.bsky.social · 5h

I'm still a fan of Ticket to Ride, both the board game and the computer version.

Paula Johanson @paulajohanson.bsky.social · 5h

I remember the march to exorcise the Pentagon!
Okay, I was 6 and saw news reports.

Misandrosaurus Hex @bexone.bsky.social · 7h

I swear to god Gen Z/Alpha/what the fuck ever’s unholy terror of ever being “cringe” is gonna be the thing that actually ends us

I will give white boomers one thing and one thing only: they showed up and they fucking exorcised the Pentagon live and on air to try and end Vietnam

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Krista D. Ball: Canada's Snarky Potato @kristadb1.bsky.social · 16h

After being diagnosed with "stress" and "eating Xmas ornaments causes red-dyed vomit" Yuri also was booked for a dental the end of this month, so feel free to share my book links with your friends, family, exes, neighbours, and that creepy woman around the corner who keeps insisting she needs hugs.

Krista D. Ball: Canada's Snarky Potato @kristadb1.bsky.social · Aug 14

I have had nearly $2000 in vet bills in the past month with more coming in the next week.

Feel free to buy books. Any books. All of the books.

You can also buy direct from me: payhip.com/kristadball

You can also support my patreon: www.patreon.com/c/kristadb1

Thread of books below.

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Paula Johanson @paulajohanson.bsky.social · 16h

Yes! Buy Skyla's interesting books at www.skyladawncameron.com.
Her cat IS very expensive, as Krista says (and her own cat had an expensive vet bill for stress, so she knows)

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Paula Johanson @paulajohanson.bsky.social · 3d

A great #webinar next week from @sfcanadawriters.bsky.social & @canadianauthors.bsky.social on Wednesday Oct 15
~Book Bones with Susan Forest~
Structure is key to writing a novel. Scroll down at this link
canadianauthors.org/national/programs-and-services/webinars/

Webinar Schedule | Canadian Authors Association

Ready to ramp up your writing career? Explore our webinars to discover tips and lessons on writing and related topics that can help you become an even better writer.

canadianauthors.org

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Paula Johanson @paulajohanson.bsky.social · 1d

Hurray!

Paula Johanson @paulajohanson.bsky.social · 1d

It boggles the mind to realize how much $ the govt spends on surveys managed so poorly.

Paula Johanson @paulajohanson.bsky.social · 1d

If you want some spooky reads this October, this story collection has CAVES.
Refugees And Other Stories, by Celu Amberstone. Ebook is 99cents for the rest of October! Get it from your favourite online vendor, request the paperback from your local bookstore & library.
books2read.com/refugees

Photo shows a rocky cave opening into a forest.
Caves? Yes, there ARE caves in these stories!
Refugees And Other Stories
by Celu Amberstone
books2read.com/refugees

Paula Johanson @paulajohanson.bsky.social · 1d

Am listening to audiobook of Trouble Wore Red on my commute!

Paula Johanson @paulajohanson.bsky.social · 1d

Want to knit a squid? Or crochet a cuttlefish? My book of patterns, Science Critters, is 99cents during October to celebrate cephalopods.
books2read.com/sciencecritters

Underwater photo of two squid swimming, and cover of a book with a crocheted octopus.
Science Critters : knit and crochet your own weird & wonderful creatures
by Paula Johanson
Patterns to knit or crochet squid!
Trending on Kobo and Smashwords!
books2read.com/sciencecritters

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Skyla Dawn Cameron @skyladawn.ca · 1d

Nothing bad happens to the pets in my book because I am so tired of bad things happening to them in real life. Buy a book, pay a vet bill. 😭

Skyla Dawn Cameron @skyladawn.ca · 10d

My big sale for the month is live! Ghosts both real and imagined feature this month--save on tons of books when buying direct, including print and audio:
payhip.com/skyladawncam...

A promo graphic that says "October Scares" against a night sky and leafless tree branches. Stories of hauntings and horror on sale all month long including audio, print, and bundles." There are several book covers for some of the included titles.

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Paula Johanson @paulajohanson.bsky.social · 2d

Yes. And emergency kits are useful for other disasters or just a night when Iu have to sleep in your car and can't buy food.

Paula Johanson @paulajohanson.bsky.social · 2d

I have a small heartbeat irregularity, probably because my heart might not be where it's expected to be.
Doc, I'm 5'1", stocky& plump & I had full-term twins. My heart ain't where it would be in a man!

Paula Johanson @paulajohanson.bsky.social · 2d

Mine was like a damson plum. Much more portable.

Paula Johanson @paulajohanson.bsky.social · 2d

In my brother's neighborhood the lizards are doing research into which yards have cats or dogs.

Paula Johanson @paulajohanson.bsky.social · 2d

I'm setting up a promo on Bluesky and Facebook with friends to talk about our Ebooks as Gifts. We're going to mention 'buy print copies from LOCAL bookstores' because places like @audreysbooksyeg.bsky.social rock!

Paula Johanson @paulajohanson.bsky.social · 2d

You could try reading @skyladawn.ca's Watcher of the Woods, and also Dweller on the Threshold.
payhip.com/skyladawncam...

Skyla Dawn Cameron

Writer of horror, thrillers, mysteries, and urban fantasy. Fifth-generation crazy cat lady. Lover of coarse language. Proud supporter of Unlikable Female Characters™. My characters kill people so I do...

payhip.com

Paula Johanson @paulajohanson.bsky.social · 2d

Lovely soft caramel-coloured yarn! Is that lopi?