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Jen
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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. 🇨🇦
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Right now, you can save 20% off your first month or year of membership on Pop! Goes The Reader's Patreon with the code BLACKFRIDAY! There's never been a better time to join!
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🎄 From enemies-to-lovers to second chance romance, forced proximity to fake dating, there's a trope and genre for every reader in this list of 85 winter and holiday romances on Pop! Goes The Reader's Patreon! 🎄
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#BookSky #Romancelandia #Romance #HEA
A white girl with a blonde bob haircut and wearing a bright red coat sits across from a white boy wearing a green flannel shirt and teal blue toque. They hold two candy canes between them, forming the shape of a heart. The text "85 Winter & Holiday Romances Published In 2025" sits above their heads in bold white and mint green font.
November 20, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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ICYMI we revealed the cover for BEING ARO last week! Illustrated by Sam Prentice-Jones and designed by Rosie Stewart! BEING ARO releases form Page Street May 26th 2026!

www.rosieethor.com/being-aro
Book cover for being aro. Black letters spell out the title and white letters read “edited by Madeline dyer and Rosiee Thor.” An androgynous person with green skin kneels between the letters holding a bow and arrow and aiming toward the upper right. They have short black hair, white shirt, shorts, and boots, and have a scarf with the aromantic flag colors around their neck.
November 25, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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Got a new flu and COVID vaccine this afternoon! 💉 Staying up-to-date on your vaccinations and wearing a mask are both great ways to take care of yourself AND your community! 💖 We’re all in this together.
November 25, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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❄️ 'Tis the season for holiday reads and you can save 20% off your first month OR first year of membership on Pop! Goes The Reader's Patreon with code BLACKFRIDAY! ❄️

Discover 85 winter and holiday romances published in 2025, including 24 KU and self-published titles!
www.patreon.com/c/popgoesthe...
An illustrated image of a man and women set against a blue ombre background covered with snow. A Black woman stands with her hands on her hips as she looks over her shoulder with a small smile. The man behind her is smirking back, with his finger dipped into some sort of batter. Before the woman lays an iced cake and a bowl of batter on the table.
November 22, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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Not only do we need diverse books, but we need to defend diverse stories and storytellers. Join us in fighting back. 🧵

📚 bit.ly/DefendOurStories
Bright blue graphic that says, “Defend Our Stories” at the top. Beneath the title text is a smaller tagline that says, “They’re banning diverse books. We’re fighting back. Join us.” Along the right-hand side of the graphic is an illustration depicting a series of book spines, and within some of the book covers are ladders and staircases leading into the pages. Bright blue graphic with a border of multi-colored book spines along the bottom. At the top of the graphic is an illustration of multi-colored book spines that is part of the official We Need Diverse Books logo. Beneath the logo is all-caps text that says, “ Diverse books are getting banned. Diverse voices are being silenced. Diversity itself is under attack.” At the bottom is a light yellow search bar containing the URL “bit.ly/DefendOurStories”, which will redirect folks to a donation landing page where they can learn more about WNDB’s Defend Our Stories campaign.
November 24, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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How I feel about the whole Olivia Nuzzi story is that there are a lot of talented, ethical, underemployed or unemployed black and brown journalists right now who are ready to work.
November 22, 2025 at 2:20 PM
popgoesthereader.bsky.social
At thirty-seven I've gotten to the age where I can no longer casually pluck one or two grey hairs. Instead, I now leave them be and choose to think of them as strands of tinsel, making my hair shine a little brighter. 🌟
November 22, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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❄️ 'Tis the season for holiday reads and you can save 20% off your first month OR first year of membership on Pop! Goes The Reader's Patreon with code BLACKFRIDAY! ❄️

Discover 85 winter and holiday romances published in 2025, including 24 KU and self-published titles!
www.patreon.com/c/popgoesthe...
An illustrated image of a man and women set against a blue ombre background covered with snow. A Black woman stands with her hands on her hips as she looks over her shoulder with a small smile. The man behind her is smirking back, with his finger dipped into some sort of batter. Before the woman lays an iced cake and a bowl of batter on the table.
November 22, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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I have so many copies of my books sitting around and I would love to give them away for the holidays. Kids, teachers, librarians, bookfluencers... who wants 'em?
November 21, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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🌸 These 2025 romance novels prove there's a thin line between love and hate! 🌸

You can save 20% off your first month or year of membership on Pop! Goes The Reader's Patreon with the code BLACKFRIDAY! There's never been a better time to join!
www.patreon.com/posts/75-ene...
#BookSky #Romance
A white man and white woman stand with their backs to one another. The man has curly, dark brown hair and five o'clock shadow and is wearing a white polo shirt. He holds an open brown book in his hand and is grinning over his shoulder at the woman. The woman has long light brown hair with bangs and holds a teetering stack of books in her arms. She's smiling back as him with a wry expression.
November 20, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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Fans of the enemies-to-lovers dynamic won't want to miss Pop! Goes The Reader's new Patreon post, which explores 75 romance novels published in 2025 featuring this popular trope!

Join for $5 and get access to 240+ exclusive posts and rewards!
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#BookSky #Romancelandia
A white man and white woman stand with their backs to one another. Both have their arms crossed. The woman has long brown hair and is wearing a bright pink suit. The man has short, dark hair and is wearing a navy blue suit and green tie. The text "75 Enemies-To-Lovers Romances Published In 2025" sits in large, bold white and light purple text above their heads.
November 18, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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Right now, you can save 20% off your first month or year of membership on Pop! Goes The Reader's Patreon with the code BLACKFRIDAY! There's never been a better time to join!
popgoesthereader.bsky.social Jen @popgoesthereader.bsky.social · 15d
🎄 From enemies-to-lovers to second chance romance, forced proximity to fake dating, there's a trope and genre for every reader in this list of 85 winter and holiday romances on Pop! Goes The Reader's Patreon! 🎄
www.patreon.com/posts/85-win...
#BookSky #Romancelandia #Romance #HEA
A white girl with a blonde bob haircut and wearing a bright red coat sits across from a white boy wearing a green flannel shirt and teal blue toque. They hold two candy canes between them, forming the shape of a heart. The text "85 Winter & Holiday Romances Published In 2025" sits above their heads in bold white and mint green font.
November 20, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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The fact that the President just called for members of Congress to be killed isn't even a headline right now.
November 20, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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👩‍🌾 Grab your tools
An illustration of a young women yanking a weed out of a bed of marigolds. The primary colours of the piece are deep green and a saffron yellow, with some brown and moss green tones as well. The camera is looking up at the young girl with a forced perspective, as she pulls out the weed while leaning back. The text reads: PULL FASCISM UP BY THE ROOT.
November 20, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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🌸 These 2025 romance novels prove there's a thin line between love and hate! 🌸

You can save 20% off your first month or year of membership on Pop! Goes The Reader's Patreon with the code BLACKFRIDAY! There's never been a better time to join!
www.patreon.com/posts/75-ene...
#BookSky #Romance
A white man and white woman stand with their backs to one another. The man has curly, dark brown hair and five o'clock shadow and is wearing a white polo shirt. He holds an open brown book in his hand and is grinning over his shoulder at the woman. The woman has long light brown hair with bangs and holds a teetering stack of books in her arms. She's smiling back as him with a wry expression.
November 20, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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I'm editing an anthology about unlikable characters and seeking work from younger writers, 15-21. If you know of one such writer who might want to submit their work for consideration, please share this call for submissions: audacity.substack.com/p/acquired-t...
Acquired Tastes: A Call for Submissions
For younger writers, ages 15-21
audacity.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:23 PM
popgoesthereader.bsky.social
Just tried to watch the newest season of Project Runway and I had to turn it off about 25 minutes into the first episode. It's like season twenty-one's goal was to find twelve of the loudest and most obnoxious people possible. I have a headache. Also, I miss Elaine Welteroth desperately.
November 20, 2025 at 2:41 AM
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It turns out that the folks at Anthropic used two of my books to train their Large Language Models. I've gone and submitted my claim via the class action settlement. If you're an author whose work has been stolen, you should too
Notice from the Anthropic Copyright settlement website
November 19, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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From feuding families to rival businesses, fans of the enemies-to-lovers trope won't want to miss my newest Patreon post!

Join our community for $5 and get access to 240+ exclusive posts and rewards or save 15% off when signing up for an annual membership!
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A white man and woman sit on a green couch, angled away from each other. The woman has short red curly hair and is wearing an off-the-shoulder light purple shirt. The man is wearing navy blue hospital scrubs with a stethoscope around his neck. The text "75 Enemies-To-Lovers Romances Publushed In 2025" sits above their heads.
November 19, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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There are few things more delightfully comforting (and delicious) than a fresh-baked currant scone with a warm pat of butter and a drizzle of Lyle’s Golden Syrup. 🥰
November 18, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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Low on funds and need some help giving bookish gifts to loved ones? We've got a book drive (and many generous donors) for that! Sign up and get matched with a great book! lgbtqreads.com/2025/11/12/l...
LGBTQReads Bookish Holiday Drive
The holidays are right around the corner, and we here in the LGBTQReads community know things are particularly tight this season. And so, if you’re struggling to afford gifts for a loved one …
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November 18, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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Fans of the enemies-to-lovers dynamic won't want to miss Pop! Goes The Reader's new Patreon post, which explores 75 romance novels published in 2025 featuring this popular trope!

Join for $5 and get access to 240+ exclusive posts and rewards!
www.patreon.com/posts/75-ene...
#BookSky #Romancelandia
A white man and white woman stand with their backs to one another. Both have their arms crossed. The woman has long brown hair and is wearing a bright pink suit. The man has short, dark hair and is wearing a navy blue suit and green tie. The text "75 Enemies-To-Lovers Romances Published In 2025" sits in large, bold white and light purple text above their heads.
November 18, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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We're currently catching up with the most recent season of The Amazing Race (on episode four, no spoilers please!) and I was initially skeptical of an all Big Brother cast, but it has been such a pleasure to watch so far! I particularly love how supportive everyone is of their respective loved ones.
November 15, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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Two new books coming from me in 2027 and 2028! My YA debut, and my next middle grade.
publishers weekly book deal announcement: Lynne Missen at Tundra Books has acquired world rights, in a preempt, to two novels by Tara Dairman. We Are the Devils is a darkly humorous YA about five cheerleaders who resolve to bully an ugly, messy new teammate off the squad—until that teammate's own violent agenda starts to transform their lens on femininity, perfection, and themselves. It's All Kosher in North Dakota is a contemporary middle grade novel that follows "Jewish-ish" Danny Fishbein-O'Donnell from Brooklyn to rural North Dakota, where his family has inherited an old restaurant—complete with family history and mysteries, and tough questions about what being Jewish means to him. The first book will publish in fall 2027; Ammi-Joan Paquette at Aevitas Creative Management did the deal.
November 14, 2025 at 5:42 PM