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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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Hi friends! I have two sponsored post opportunities left available, if you'd like to place a permanent ad for your book or service on the blog for $40 USD! They are:
- Favourite 2025 Young Adult Book Covers
- Pop! Goes The Reader's Most-Anticipated Young Adult Books: January-March 2026
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December 2, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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'Tis the season to make your desktop and devices merry and bright!

Save 20% off your first month or first year of membership on Pop! Goes The Reader's Patreon with the code BLACKFRIDAY and get immediate access to 250+ Patreon-exclusive posts!
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December 2, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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🎄 Give your desktop and devices a merry makeover with three new holiday wallpapers on Pop! Goes The Reader's Patreon! 🎄

Save 20% off your first month or first year of membership with the code BLACKFRIDAY and get immediate access to 250+ Patreon-exclusive posts!
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December 1, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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There's never been a better time to join Pop! Goes The Reader's Patreon Sticker Club tier! Not only can you save 20% off your first month or year of membership with the code BLACKFRIDAY, but you'll receive TWO full sets of stickers in December 2025!
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A preview of four of the stickers members of Pop! Goes The Reader's Patreon Club will receive in December 2025. Stickers featured include: - A brown dog wearing a Santa hat and red boots holding a letter to Santa in its mouth - A striped red and white candy cane with a large green bow tied around its middle - A red and blue stocking ornament with delicate snowflake details - A white cat wearing reindeer antlers and a red sweater with a bow arounds its neck
November 28, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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Don't make those best-of lists just yet! You won't want to miss these 15 YA books being published in December 2025!
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A compilation of ten young adult book covers of YA books being published in December 2025. Books featured include Twin Tides, The Obsession, The Uninvited, Trail Rides & Starry Eyes, An Archive of Romance, Persephone's Curse, The Last Vampire, Secrets, Spells & Chocolate, The Rebel and The Rose and There's Always Next Year.
November 28, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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Brand: Indigo x Hobbry
Title: Whisker Wonderland
Artist: Jenna Caswell

It’s time to break out the winter and holiday puzzles! This illustration is filled with so many adorable details, it made completing this puzzle in a single sitting a pure joy! #PuzzleSky #JigsawPuzzle
A photo taken of the jigsaw puzzle “Whisker Wonderland” by brand Hobbry and illustrated by Jenna Caswell. The illustrated image portrays a number of white mice doing various winter activities in the snow.
November 27, 2025 at 4:16 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!
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November 22, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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🌸 These 2025 romance novels prove there's a thin line between love and hate! 🌸

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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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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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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!

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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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❄️ Joy to the world! These 85 2025 romances promise to fill your holidays with heart and heat - No mistletoe required! ❄️

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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 lay an iced cake and a bowl of batter on the table.
November 11, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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❄️ Make the season merry and bright with these 85 2025 winter and holiday romances - including 24 self-published and KU titles - in Pop! Goes The Reader's newest Patreon post! ❄️

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November 10, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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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 10, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Looking to get an early start on your holiday shopping for the middle grade reader on your list? This post exploring 46 new MG books being published in November 2025 on Pop! Goes The Reader's Patreon might be a great place to start!
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A compilation of ten middle grade books being published in November 2025. Books featured include The Princess Swap: Rapunzel and The Sea Witch (or, The Little Mermaid and the Tower), Agent Cupcake, A To Z Animal Mysteries: Find That Ferret!, The Firefly Crown, The Improbable Tales of Baskerville Hall: The Valley of Lies, The Treasure of Ocean Parkway, Sparrow, Always, Mixing Magics, Besties Set Sail, and Windy Creek Stables: Harper and The Horse Show Sabotage.
November 5, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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Keep track of your schedule with style with two new wallpapers on Pop! Goes The Reader's Patreon complete with a November 2025 calendar!

Get immediate access to this post and 240+ more for only $5 or save 15% off an annual membership. Access just this post for $3!
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November 1, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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🌼 In Pop! Goes The Reader's newest Patreon post, I shared five new wallpapers for your desktop and devices! 🌼

Get immediate access to this post and 240+ more for only $5 or save 15% off an annual membership. You can also access just this post for $3! #Wallpapers #Art
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A computer monitor featuring a desktop wallpaper. The wallpaper has a pale blue background with a calendar for November 2025 placed in the middle of the wallpaper. The calendar has a delicate border of flowers around it, with additional floral patterns on the right and left edges of the wallpaper. A computer monitor featuring a desktop wallpaper. The wallpaper has a pattern of small, delicate flowers placed against a pale ivory background. In the center of the wallpaper is a calendar for November 2025 placed against a green background. Around the calendar are two borders of floral quilt blocks and flowers. A computer monitor featuring a desktop wallpaper. The wallpaper features two sets of large flowers with a delicate floral border around them, all set against a pale ivory background. A computer monitor featuring a desktop wallpaper. The wallpaper features a repeating pattern of blue and light brown squares and delicate yellow flowers against ivory squares.
November 1, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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🌟 Hey, YA readers! You won't want to miss these 44 exciting new young adult books being published in November 2025! 🌟
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A compilation of ten young adult November 2025 book covers. Books featured include Queen's Match, The Fangirl Project, The Hero Complex, The Cuffing Game, How We Play The Game, Seven Deadly Thorns, A Time Traveler's History of Tomorrow, The Secret Astronomers, Leave It On The Track and Wheel of Wrath.
November 1, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Pieces: 500
Brand: Hobbry
Title: Forest Friends
Artist: Kaitlyn Haddlesey

It was so lovely to sit down and work on a new puzzle, especially one so cozy and perfect for the current season! #PuzzleSky #JigsawPuzzle
An illustrated image of a group of forest creatures sitting around a light orange mushroom table. A brown bear reads a green book. A badger crochets a yellow scarf. A fox sits in front of a white tea cup and saucer. A squirrel reaches toward a plate of cookies. Two mice sit around a book open on the table. In the foreground, a green frog sits on a bright red mushroom. Above them, several red, yellow and blue birds sit in the tree branches, and a yellow and blue bird have a book open in front of them. The trees are rich with bright orange and red autumn leaves. Fallen leaves and small mushrooms litter the forest floor.
October 26, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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🔍 60 2025 Middle Grade Mystery and Detective Stories 🔍
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A collage of twenty-one 2025 middle grade mystery book covers. Books featured include The Tontine Caper, The Treasure of Ocean Parkway, White House Clubhouse: White House Undercover, The Accidental Stowaway, Murder At The Museum, Millie of the Manor, The Secret of Moonrise Manor, The Thirteen Doors of Black House, A Recipe For Trouble, Grady Jones and The Great Detective Game, Agent Cupcake, Windy Creek Stables: Harper and The Horse Show Sabotage, Bubblegum Shoes: The Case of the Contraband Closet, The Shadow of the World-Famous Nine, Mystery James Digs Her Own Grave, The Mizzy Mysteries, Death By Whoopee Cushion, Detective Beans: Adventures In Cat Town, Opal Watson Private Eye, Smoke & Mirrors and Murdle Jr. Sleuth On The Loose.
October 23, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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🌼 42 2025 Middle Grade and Young Adult Novels-In-Verse 🌼
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A collage of twenty-one 2025 middle grade and young adult book covers. Books featured include This Is The Year, Glitch Girl!, Top Heavy, Lilac and The Switchback, The Girl In The Walls, Safe Harbor, The Extraordinary Orbit of Alex Ramirez, Under The Neon Lights, The Leaving Room, Octopus moon, 13 Ways To Say Goodbye, Zarina Divided, Truth Is, Where The Heart Should Be, (S)kin, Everything is Poison, Radiant, The Burning Season, Island Creatures, The Siren and The Star and Please Pay Attention.
October 17, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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I'm currently reading The Good Vampire's Guide To Blood and Boyfriends and it's charming. A depressed college student learns to cope with his newfound vampirism and immortality with the help of a cute boy who accidentally learns his secret. Witty, sweet, with a lovely element of community. #BookSky
The book cover of The Good Vampire's Guide To Blood and Boyfriends by Jamie D'Amato. The cover features the book's title in large white text outlined in hot pink. Behind the text is an image of a heart-shaped blood bag with two straws sticking out.
October 15, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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I have one sponsored post opportunity left this month, and it's for the November 2025 YA Hot Off The Press post, which will go live on October 31!

If you'd like to place a permanent ad for your book or service in the post for $40 USD, please DM or email me (jen@popgoesthereader.com)! #BookSky
An illustration by Simini Blocker. The illustration is of me (a white girl with long brown hair and bangs, wearing a pink and white striped sweater and an orange and white polka dot skirt) running with a teetering pile of books in my arms. Books fall off the pile and fall behind me. My cat, Pancakes, prances along behind me.
October 12, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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If you ever feel overwhelmed trying to keep up with all of the latest book releases, I cover 300+ new books being published every month over on Patron.

This month, we're exploring 92 middle grade and 260 adult fiction and non-fiction coming in October 2025!
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A compilation of ten October 2025 book covers. Books featured include Finding My Way by Malala Yousafzai, I'll Quit When I'm Dead by Luke Smitherd, Always Carry a Silver Cross by Andrea Robertson, The Keeper of Magical Things by Julie Leong, The Rivals by Vi Keeland, Playing To Win by Monica Murphy, When I Picture You by Sasha Laurens, One Killer Night by Trilina Pucci, The Finest Edge of Twilight by R.A. Salvatore and Local Heavens by K.M. Fajardo.
October 8, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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🌟 Pop! Goes The Reader's 28 Most-Anticipated Young Adult Books: October-December 2025 🌟
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A compilation of ten young adult book covers in shades of pink, orange and purple. Books featured include Lou With The Band, Trail Rides and Starry Eyes, Girls Who Play Dead, No Charm Done, K-Jane, Cold Wire, Gilded In Vengeance, Hear Her Howl, Secrest, Spells and Chocolate and The Cuffing Game.
October 8, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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I was kicking my feet as I read Love and Other Conspiracies the other night. He's an earnest, thoughtful, enthusiastic golden retriever passionate about cryptids. She's an offbeat skeptic healing after an abusive relationship. They show each other the care they need and deserve. #BookSky
The book cover of Love and Other Conspiracies by Mallory Marlowe. The book cover features an illustration of a white man with brown hair, glasses and a sleeve of tattoos on his left arm, holding a white woman with bright blue hair. Her arms are wrapped around his neck and one of her feet is kicked playfully into the air. A silhouette of bigfoot looms in the background behind them.
October 7, 2025 at 10:08 PM