Jen
@popgoesthereader.bsky.social
Young adult and middle grade book blogger at Pop! Goes The Reader (popgoesthereader.com) since 2013. Get access to exclusive posts and rewards on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/c/popgoesthereader). She/Her. 🇨🇦
Lots of discourse criticizing what people are or are not posting about right now. Here's a gentle reminder that posting on social media is not activism. You have no idea what someone is doing to support their community offline. Donate. Volunteer. Worry less about someone's PERFORMANCE of activism.
January 10, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Lots of discourse criticizing what people are or are not posting about right now. Here's a gentle reminder that posting on social media is not activism. You have no idea what someone is doing to support their community offline. Donate. Volunteer. Worry less about someone's PERFORMANCE of activism.
If you'd like to partner with Pop! Goes The Reader on promotion for your book or service, I'd love to hear from you! According to the blog's host, the site received 97,147 unique visitors and 221,849 page views in December 2025 alone. I offer everything from sponsored posts to author interviews!
January 10, 2026 at 7:18 PM
If you'd like to partner with Pop! Goes The Reader on promotion for your book or service, I'd love to hear from you! According to the blog's host, the site received 97,147 unique visitors and 221,849 page views in December 2025 alone. I offer everything from sponsored posts to author interviews!
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Ahhh The Darkness Greeted Her is on here! Thank you @popgoesthereader.bsky.social for including my book! (Coming Feb. 3rd!)
🎉 Pop! Goes The Reader's 40 Most-Anticipated Young Adult Books: January-March 2026 🎉
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#BookSky #YALit #KidLit
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January 7, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Ahhh The Darkness Greeted Her is on here! Thank you @popgoesthereader.bsky.social for including my book! (Coming Feb. 3rd!)
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Here's a preview of a few of the stickers members of Pop! Goes The Reader's Patreon Sticker Club can look forward to receiving in January!
Until February 1st, you can save 25% off your first month or year of membership to the $5 and $15 tiers with code HELLO2026!
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Until February 1st, you can save 25% off your first month or year of membership to the $5 and $15 tiers with code HELLO2026!
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January 5, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Here's a preview of a few of the stickers members of Pop! Goes The Reader's Patreon Sticker Club can look forward to receiving in January!
Until February 1st, you can save 25% off your first month or year of membership to the $5 and $15 tiers with code HELLO2026!
www.patreon.com/c/popgoesthe...
Until February 1st, you can save 25% off your first month or year of membership to the $5 and $15 tiers with code HELLO2026!
www.patreon.com/c/popgoesthe...
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Stay up-to-date on all latest book releases on Pop! Goes The Reader's Patreon! This month we're exploring 248 adult fiction and non-fiction books being published in January 2026!
Save 25% off your first month or year of membership with the code HELLO2026!
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Save 25% off your first month or year of membership with the code HELLO2026!
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January 5, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Stay up-to-date on all latest book releases on Pop! Goes The Reader's Patreon! This month we're exploring 248 adult fiction and non-fiction books being published in January 2026!
Save 25% off your first month or year of membership with the code HELLO2026!
www.patreon.com/posts/hot-of... #BookSky
Save 25% off your first month or year of membership with the code HELLO2026!
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Books don't tell readers who they personally are or who they are supposed to be. They do show readers a variety of characters. Implicit in that is this: "Here are some ways of being." Kids books aren't altering your kid to be someone new. They are simply showing them parts of humanity.
January 10, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Books don't tell readers who they personally are or who they are supposed to be. They do show readers a variety of characters. Implicit in that is this: "Here are some ways of being." Kids books aren't altering your kid to be someone new. They are simply showing them parts of humanity.
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I haven’t (and most likely won’t) watch the recently released video but I swear I can hear that “fucking bitch” in my head clear as day. The snarling hate and disgust. Every woman has heard it.
January 9, 2026 at 8:00 PM
I haven’t (and most likely won’t) watch the recently released video but I swear I can hear that “fucking bitch” in my head clear as day. The snarling hate and disgust. Every woman has heard it.
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In America you drop your kid off at school, get your brains blown out on the ride home, then the Vice President drops everything for a week to call you a terrorist, to slander your family, to protect the circumstances that led to your death so they can do it again. It is government by Alex Jones.
January 9, 2026 at 7:24 PM
In America you drop your kid off at school, get your brains blown out on the ride home, then the Vice President drops everything for a week to call you a terrorist, to slander your family, to protect the circumstances that led to your death so they can do it again. It is government by Alex Jones.
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Rep. @AOC: I understand that Vance believes shooting a young mother of three in the face three times is an acceptable America that he wants to live in, and I do not. That is a fundamental difference between Vance and I. I do not believe that the American people should be assassinated in the street.
January 9, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Rep. @AOC: I understand that Vance believes shooting a young mother of three in the face three times is an acceptable America that he wants to live in, and I do not. That is a fundamental difference between Vance and I. I do not believe that the American people should be assassinated in the street.
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Thanks to @popgoesthereader.bsky.social for including WINTER WHITE in this great company!
🎉 Pop! Goes The Reader's 40 Most-Anticipated Young Adult Books: January-March 2026 🎉
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#BookSky #YALit #KidLit
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January 7, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Thanks to @popgoesthereader.bsky.social for including WINTER WHITE in this great company!
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It's understandable if you're in pain right now.
Know that you're not alone. And that others want to be there for you. Please let them, even if it's a stranger.
They can't make us stop caring for each other.
Know that you're not alone. And that others want to be there for you. Please let them, even if it's a stranger.
They can't make us stop caring for each other.
January 9, 2026 at 4:05 AM
It's understandable if you're in pain right now.
Know that you're not alone. And that others want to be there for you. Please let them, even if it's a stranger.
They can't make us stop caring for each other.
Know that you're not alone. And that others want to be there for you. Please let them, even if it's a stranger.
They can't make us stop caring for each other.
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ICE killed a Black man, Keith Porter, 7 days before Renee Good, and I hadn't heard about it until today. His vigils went unnoticed. His life came and gone and America forgot to blink.
Two Americas.
Two Americas.
January 8, 2026 at 8:06 PM
ICE killed a Black man, Keith Porter, 7 days before Renee Good, and I hadn't heard about it until today. His vigils went unnoticed. His life came and gone and America forgot to blink.
Two Americas.
Two Americas.
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🎉 Pop! Goes The Reader's 40 Most-Anticipated Young Adult Books: January-March 2026 🎉
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#BookSky #YALit #KidLit
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#BookSky #YALit #KidLit
January 7, 2026 at 5:04 PM
🎉 Pop! Goes The Reader's 40 Most-Anticipated Young Adult Books: January-March 2026 🎉
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#BookSky #YALit #KidLit
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#BookSky #YALit #KidLit
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I don't know who needs to hear this, but cops are not allowed to shoot people just because you didn't do what they said.
That is called murder when they do that.
Some cops are working hard to convince people otherwise.
That is called murder when they do that.
Some cops are working hard to convince people otherwise.
January 8, 2026 at 5:35 AM
I don't know who needs to hear this, but cops are not allowed to shoot people just because you didn't do what they said.
That is called murder when they do that.
Some cops are working hard to convince people otherwise.
That is called murder when they do that.
Some cops are working hard to convince people otherwise.
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One day, the bad man will die. Not because of anyone's actions, but because he is mortal, and all mortal beings must die someday. And when that happens, he will be unmissed, unmourned, unloved, unremembered. I take comfort in this.
January 8, 2026 at 2:26 AM
One day, the bad man will die. Not because of anyone's actions, but because he is mortal, and all mortal beings must die someday. And when that happens, he will be unmissed, unmourned, unloved, unremembered. I take comfort in this.
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I don't care if she didn't follow directions; I don't care if she was disrespectful; I don't care if she was noncompliant; I don't care if she spit in his face, called him ugly, and smacked his mom - "immediate execution by the state" was not warranted; jfc, this isn't complicated.
losing my mind at the "she should have followed directions" people
really? really? you're cool with "if you don't follow directions, they get to kill you"? that seems like a good state of affairs to you? that seems like how law enforcement ought to work: instant obeisance or death?
really? really? you're cool with "if you don't follow directions, they get to kill you"? that seems like a good state of affairs to you? that seems like how law enforcement ought to work: instant obeisance or death?
January 7, 2026 at 7:09 PM
I don't care if she didn't follow directions; I don't care if she was disrespectful; I don't care if she was noncompliant; I don't care if she spit in his face, called him ugly, and smacked his mom - "immediate execution by the state" was not warranted; jfc, this isn't complicated.
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ICE just murdered a woman here in Minneapolis. A legal observer. Shot her multiple times while she drove away as ordered. She was a US citizen.
Absolute, unequivocal, cold-blooded murder by Trump’s gestapo.
Abolish ICE, jail for everyone in charge. This is the lowest bar we accept now.
Absolute, unequivocal, cold-blooded murder by Trump’s gestapo.
Abolish ICE, jail for everyone in charge. This is the lowest bar we accept now.
January 7, 2026 at 5:37 PM
ICE just murdered a woman here in Minneapolis. A legal observer. Shot her multiple times while she drove away as ordered. She was a US citizen.
Absolute, unequivocal, cold-blooded murder by Trump’s gestapo.
Abolish ICE, jail for everyone in charge. This is the lowest bar we accept now.
Absolute, unequivocal, cold-blooded murder by Trump’s gestapo.
Abolish ICE, jail for everyone in charge. This is the lowest bar we accept now.
Still thinking about the Murder, She Wrote episode we watched last night where they misspelled both Ottawa and 'inquiry' on two different prop newspapers. That said, it's hard too be too upset about any episode that features one of our national treasures, Graham Greene.
January 7, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Still thinking about the Murder, She Wrote episode we watched last night where they misspelled both Ottawa and 'inquiry' on two different prop newspapers. That said, it's hard too be too upset about any episode that features one of our national treasures, Graham Greene.
🎉 Pop! Goes The Reader's 40 Most-Anticipated Young Adult Books: January-March 2026 🎉
popgoesthereader.com/40-most-anti...
#BookSky #YALit #KidLit
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#BookSky #YALit #KidLit
January 7, 2026 at 5:04 PM
🎉 Pop! Goes The Reader's 40 Most-Anticipated Young Adult Books: January-March 2026 🎉
popgoesthereader.com/40-most-anti...
#BookSky #YALit #KidLit
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#BookSky #YALit #KidLit
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My favorite part of reading is when a book gets so good you have to set it down, (finger marking the page), and just let your mind be blown for a minute before picking it back up again.
January 5, 2026 at 3:00 PM
My favorite part of reading is when a book gets so good you have to set it down, (finger marking the page), and just let your mind be blown for a minute before picking it back up again.
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1. Did you know that Girl Scouts has, for a long time, accepted trans girls and nonbinary scouts?
Trans kids are under attack. Every year, I make a thread of trans and nonbinary girl scouts you can get your cookies from.
Lets get our cookies from them this year in solidarity!
Trans kids are under attack. Every year, I make a thread of trans and nonbinary girl scouts you can get your cookies from.
Lets get our cookies from them this year in solidarity!
2026 Trans Girl Scouts To Order Cookies From!
This year, consider ordering your Girl Scout cookies from a trans girl scout to make their day!
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January 6, 2026 at 4:16 PM
1. Did you know that Girl Scouts has, for a long time, accepted trans girls and nonbinary scouts?
Trans kids are under attack. Every year, I make a thread of trans and nonbinary girl scouts you can get your cookies from.
Lets get our cookies from them this year in solidarity!
Trans kids are under attack. Every year, I make a thread of trans and nonbinary girl scouts you can get your cookies from.
Lets get our cookies from them this year in solidarity!
Whether you're a teacher, parent or enthusiastic reader, you might enjoy my newest Patreon post, in which I explore 66 middle grade books being published in January 2026!
Save 25% off your first month or year of membership to the $5 and $15 tiers with code HELLO2026!
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Save 25% off your first month or year of membership to the $5 and $15 tiers with code HELLO2026!
www.patreon.com/posts/hot-of...
January 6, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Whether you're a teacher, parent or enthusiastic reader, you might enjoy my newest Patreon post, in which I explore 66 middle grade books being published in January 2026!
Save 25% off your first month or year of membership to the $5 and $15 tiers with code HELLO2026!
www.patreon.com/posts/hot-of...
Save 25% off your first month or year of membership to the $5 and $15 tiers with code HELLO2026!
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I just called David LaGrand, mayor of Grand Rapids, expressing HORROR at this arrest. I'm also emailing
@indivisible.org pls alert all Michigan Indivisibles to take action.
Everyone call and write: David LaGrand. Mayor of Grand Rapids · (616) 456-3168. mayor@grcity.us
This is UNACCEPTABLE.
@indivisible.org pls alert all Michigan Indivisibles to take action.
Everyone call and write: David LaGrand. Mayor of Grand Rapids · (616) 456-3168. mayor@grcity.us
This is UNACCEPTABLE.
What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
January 5, 2026 at 5:09 PM
I just called David LaGrand, mayor of Grand Rapids, expressing HORROR at this arrest. I'm also emailing
@indivisible.org pls alert all Michigan Indivisibles to take action.
Everyone call and write: David LaGrand. Mayor of Grand Rapids · (616) 456-3168. mayor@grcity.us
This is UNACCEPTABLE.
@indivisible.org pls alert all Michigan Indivisibles to take action.
Everyone call and write: David LaGrand. Mayor of Grand Rapids · (616) 456-3168. mayor@grcity.us
This is UNACCEPTABLE.
I did an awful job of taking care of myself last year, to the point that I seem to have developed a stress-related tic in my left eye.
In case you need to hear it, too: You deserve rest and to take proper care of yourself. You have to put your own oxygen mask on first.
In case you need to hear it, too: You deserve rest and to take proper care of yourself. You have to put your own oxygen mask on first.
January 5, 2026 at 8:00 PM
I did an awful job of taking care of myself last year, to the point that I seem to have developed a stress-related tic in my left eye.
In case you need to hear it, too: You deserve rest and to take proper care of yourself. You have to put your own oxygen mask on first.
In case you need to hear it, too: You deserve rest and to take proper care of yourself. You have to put your own oxygen mask on first.