Jyoti Rajan Gopal
@jyotigopal.bsky.social
American Desi, writer/teacher/mom/podcaster. Passionate about books, play, SWI. #12x12 #SCBWI @PBcrew22 @PBSpree @upliftkidlit @WendiLuluGu @HGLiterary linktr.ee/jyotirajangopal
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We at PBSpree25 continue our November celebration of books that had birthdays this year. Here is The Camel Library: A True Story from Pakistan by Marzieh Abbas, illo. Anain Shaikh @marziehabbas.bsky.social #librarians #teachers
November 14, 2025 at 3:56 PM
We at PBSpree25 continue our November celebration of books that had birthdays this year. Here is The Camel Library: A True Story from Pakistan by Marzieh Abbas, illo. Anain Shaikh @marziehabbas.bsky.social #librarians #teachers
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We at PBSpree25 continue our November celebration of books that had birthdays this year. Here is Trapped in the Tar Pit by Jessica Stremer, illustrated by Alexander Vidal @jstremer.bsky.social #librarians #teachers
November 14, 2025 at 3:58 PM
We at PBSpree25 continue our November celebration of books that had birthdays this year. Here is Trapped in the Tar Pit by Jessica Stremer, illustrated by Alexander Vidal @jstremer.bsky.social #librarians #teachers
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We at PBSpree25 continue our November celebration of books that had birthdays this year. Here is The Power of Your Name by Jyoti Rajan Gopal, illustrated by Olivia Sua @jyotigopal.bsky.social #librarians #teachers
November 14, 2025 at 4:00 PM
We at PBSpree25 continue our November celebration of books that had birthdays this year. Here is The Power of Your Name by Jyoti Rajan Gopal, illustrated by Olivia Sua @jyotigopal.bsky.social #librarians #teachers
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We at PBSpree25 continue our November celebration of books that had birthdays this year. Here is The Festival of Lights by Namita Moolani Mehra, illustrated by Darshika Varm #librarians #teachers
November 14, 2025 at 4:12 PM
We at PBSpree25 continue our November celebration of books that had birthdays this year. Here is The Festival of Lights by Namita Moolani Mehra, illustrated by Darshika Varm #librarians #teachers
Love this book! @diannewrites.bsky.social @faithpray7.bsky.social
It’s Gratitude Week in the library! Students hear a read aloud and write thank-you letters to staff members.
November 12, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Love this book! @diannewrites.bsky.social @faithpray7.bsky.social
Thrilled to be invited back to the Scarsdale Public Library to share OVER IN THE MANGROVES. Bring your littles to learn about mangrove superpowers and the fascinating animals of the Sundarbans Mangroves. There'll be a read-aloud and crafts.
Bronx River Books will be there for signed copies!
Bronx River Books will be there for signed copies!
November 12, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Thrilled to be invited back to the Scarsdale Public Library to share OVER IN THE MANGROVES. Bring your littles to learn about mangrove superpowers and the fascinating animals of the Sundarbans Mangroves. There'll be a read-aloud and crafts.
Bronx River Books will be there for signed copies!
Bronx River Books will be there for signed copies!
can't wait!
Delighted to be presenting on 2 incredible panels at #ncte! 10 Ways to Nurture Nonfiction Readers @mstewartscience.bsky.social & 6 Small Actions: Empowering Children @jyotigopal.bsky.social @jstremer.bsky.social @rajanilarocca.bsky.social @mnewsome.bsky.social @andrewchacket.bsky.social
#kidlit
#kidlit
November 12, 2025 at 6:32 PM
can't wait!
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If you live in NYC and you are interested in organizing with others around our public libraries, you are invited to join our work @nycplan.org. We have a chance to increase and stabilize funding for our public libraries and you can help make that happen. actionnetwork.org/letters/city...
City Council, we demand half a percent of the overall city budget for libraries!
In response to the NYC FY2026 Budget, adopted this June, the Brooklyn Public Library, the New York Public Library, and the Queens Public Library released a joint statement thanking City Leaders for in...
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November 5, 2025 at 2:00 PM
If you live in NYC and you are interested in organizing with others around our public libraries, you are invited to join our work @nycplan.org. We have a chance to increase and stabilize funding for our public libraries and you can help make that happen. actionnetwork.org/letters/city...
Cricket World Cup final - historic match between India and South Africa - Chak de India !!!
November 2, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Cricket World Cup final - historic match between India and South Africa - Chak de India !!!
My latest on Substack. Subscribe if you haven't yet. It's free and infrequent so don't expect a weekly or even a monthly update. I literally cannot follow a schedule, lol. You'll get it when I have book news or when I have something I need to say, like today.
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October 29, 2025 at 4:28 PM
My latest on Substack. Subscribe if you haven't yet. It's free and infrequent so don't expect a weekly or even a monthly update. I literally cannot follow a schedule, lol. You'll get it when I have book news or when I have something I need to say, like today.
jyotigopal.substack.com
jyotigopal.substack.com
Early voting started in NYC today- go vote!
October 25, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Early voting started in NYC today- go vote!
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We join PEN America in celebrating a victory for the freedom to read, as a U.S. judge orders banned books returned to military school shelves.
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A Victory for the Freedom to Read, as Judge Orders Banned Books Returned to Shelves in U.S. Military Schools
A federal judge in the Eastern District Court of Virginia today ordered the Department of Defense to restore all books banned in five schools at U.S. military installations, a ruling PEN America calle...
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October 24, 2025 at 11:34 AM
We join PEN America in celebrating a victory for the freedom to read, as a U.S. judge orders banned books returned to military school shelves.
pen.org/press-releas...
pen.org/press-releas...
Two more episodes of IN THE PICTURE are out!
Ep. 6 features Jennifer Browne, Creative Director at Neal Porter Books #HolidayHouse and Ep. 7 features, Stan Yan @zombicatures.bsky.social , cartoonist and graphic novelist!
Check it out on Apple Podcasts & Spotify.
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Ep. 6 features Jennifer Browne, Creative Director at Neal Porter Books #HolidayHouse and Ep. 7 features, Stan Yan @zombicatures.bsky.social , cartoonist and graphic novelist!
Check it out on Apple Podcasts & Spotify.
podcasts.apple.com/.../in-the-p...
October 24, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Two more episodes of IN THE PICTURE are out!
Ep. 6 features Jennifer Browne, Creative Director at Neal Porter Books #HolidayHouse and Ep. 7 features, Stan Yan @zombicatures.bsky.social , cartoonist and graphic novelist!
Check it out on Apple Podcasts & Spotify.
podcasts.apple.com/.../in-the-p...
Ep. 6 features Jennifer Browne, Creative Director at Neal Porter Books #HolidayHouse and Ep. 7 features, Stan Yan @zombicatures.bsky.social , cartoonist and graphic novelist!
Check it out on Apple Podcasts & Spotify.
podcasts.apple.com/.../in-the-p...
@keertigopal.bsky.social @insideclimatenews.org another eye-opening article - a must read!
Activists are suing Trump over a proclamation that gives 50 chemical manufacturing facilities, mostly in Texas and Louisiana, a 2-year exemption from limits on cancer-causing pollutants
insideclimatenews.org/news/2210202...
insideclimatenews.org/news/2210202...
Gulf South Residents and Green Groups Sue Trump and EPA Over Toxic Air Pollution Exemptions - Inside Climate News
The lawsuit fights a White House proclamation exempting 50 chemical manufacturing plants from hard-won restrictions on cancer-causing pollutants.
insideclimatenews.org
October 23, 2025 at 2:19 AM
@keertigopal.bsky.social @insideclimatenews.org another eye-opening article - a must read!
I grew up in places that did not have public libraries and when I first arrived in the US, I was blown away by the public library system here. Given the current attack on our libraries, this deal feels especially poignant. Excited for @painternik.bsky.social's partnership on this book!
October 22, 2025 at 9:18 PM
I grew up in places that did not have public libraries and when I first arrived in the US, I was blown away by the public library system here. Given the current attack on our libraries, this deal feels especially poignant. Excited for @painternik.bsky.social's partnership on this book!
Coming soon: new projects from @jyotigopal.bsky.social @painternik.bsky.social
@marianallanos.bsky.social @debrownst.bsky.social + more buff.ly/4hWZfBl
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October 22, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Thank you for sharing my two latest!
Congrats on your new books @jyotigopal.bsky.social !! Read all about them here:
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Read Local Highlight: The Power of Your Name
By Anne Vaccaro Brady Chapter member Jyoti Rajan Gopal’s most recently published books are “The Power of Your Name” and “Over in the Mangroves.” In this interview she discusses what inspired her to…
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October 21, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Thank you for sharing my two latest!
On my way on the MTA to an author event . Yes it has flaws and yes it needs an upgrade but I love how I can get around my city on the subway @mta.info
October 17, 2025 at 4:40 PM
On my way on the MTA to an author event . Yes it has flaws and yes it needs an upgrade but I love how I can get around my city on the subway @mta.info
A fab day at the Warwick Children's Book Festival - the rain did not keep book lovers away!
Thank you to the Albert Wisner Public Library for organizing and gathering us for this annual extravaganza!
Thank you to the Albert Wisner Public Library for organizing and gathering us for this annual extravaganza!
October 13, 2025 at 9:23 PM
A fab day at the Warwick Children's Book Festival - the rain did not keep book lovers away!
Thank you to the Albert Wisner Public Library for organizing and gathering us for this annual extravaganza!
Thank you to the Albert Wisner Public Library for organizing and gathering us for this annual extravaganza!
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Are you dreaming of a weekend to focus on your writing? Come join us at a gorgeous writers' retreat in Georgia in January! drive.google.com/file/d/1G_Sz...
October 9, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Are you dreaming of a weekend to focus on your writing? Come join us at a gorgeous writers' retreat in Georgia in January! drive.google.com/file/d/1G_Sz...
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ONE DAY ONLY SALE!
It's your last chance to get our Back-to-School Bundles for 50% off!
Get yours now!
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Expires 9/30/25 at 11:59pm PT.
#amwriting #amreading #picturebook #kidlit #booksky
It's your last chance to get our Back-to-School Bundles for 50% off!
Get yours now!
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Expires 9/30/25 at 11:59pm PT.
#amwriting #amreading #picturebook #kidlit #booksky
October 1, 2025 at 1:55 AM
ONE DAY ONLY SALE!
It's your last chance to get our Back-to-School Bundles for 50% off!
Get yours now!
www.12x12challenge.c...
Expires 9/30/25 at 11:59pm PT.
#amwriting #amreading #picturebook #kidlit #booksky
It's your last chance to get our Back-to-School Bundles for 50% off!
Get yours now!
www.12x12challenge.c...
Expires 9/30/25 at 11:59pm PT.
#amwriting #amreading #picturebook #kidlit #booksky
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11 Picture Books on the Natural World & 5 Signed Book GIVEAWAY!
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#ReadYourWorld #picturebook #giveaway #naturalworld
11 Picture Books on the Natural World & 5 Signed Book GIVEAWAY!
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#ReadYourWorld #picturebook #giveaway #naturalworld
October 1, 2025 at 2:23 AM
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11 Picture Books on the Natural World & 5 Signed Book GIVEAWAY!
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#ReadYourWorld #picturebook #giveaway #naturalworld
11 Picture Books on the Natural World & 5 Signed Book GIVEAWAY!
buff.ly/nF5iEXM via @pragmaticmom
#ReadYourWorld #picturebook #giveaway #naturalworld
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I'm thrilled to welcome Upasna Kakroo to the Cynsations blog. We discuss her nonprofit organization, Peerbagh, Bento, the only South-Asia inspired children's magazine in print, and more! The link to the full interview is here:
tinyurl.com/5epep7mr
tinyurl.com/5epep7mr
September 28, 2025 at 5:57 AM
I'm thrilled to welcome Upasna Kakroo to the Cynsations blog. We discuss her nonprofit organization, Peerbagh, Bento, the only South-Asia inspired children's magazine in print, and more! The link to the full interview is here:
tinyurl.com/5epep7mr
tinyurl.com/5epep7mr
So much joy at the Chappaqua Book Festival.
September 27, 2025 at 7:25 PM
So much joy at the Chappaqua Book Festival.