Jen

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. 🇨🇦

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🌸 Whether you're a teacher, librarian, parent or enthusiastic reader, you might enjoy Pop! Goes The Reader's newest Patreon post, which explores 235 (!!!) middle grade graphic novels and memoirs published in 2026! 🌸 www.patreon.com/popgoesthere... #BookSky #KidLit #MGLit

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This post is still available for sponsorship, if you'd like to place a permanent ad on Pop! Goes The Reader and help make it possible!

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I'm currently working on a post exploring some of my favourite early 2027 middle grade book covers. If you would like to place a permanent ad for your book or service in the post and sponsor it for $40 USD, I hope you'll reach out! Please help make this post possible. 💖 #BookSky #KidLit #MGLit

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I devoured Something About September by Julia McKay in a single sitting last night and my heart is full! This beautiful second chance romance is filled to the brim with yearning and autumnal splendour. This book was like a warm hug. #BookSky

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I also adored how Canadian Something About September is. The FMC is a professor at the University of Toronto! Two characters drive to Barrie to go shopping! They have a snack at New York Fries!

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Canadian author and illustrator friends! If you have any spare, new copies of your books that you would like to donate to two schools that have lost their entire libraries, please send me a message!

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I'm 40% of the way into Don't Cross Mo Ellery by Birdie Horne on audiobook and I love it so far! Mo is a bisexual disaster and an absolute mess and I mean that in the most adoring way possible because she's fantastic. #BookSky

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Mo's narrative voice is bursting with personality and character and I would happily read ten more books about her and her (mis)adventures!

Jen
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This post is still available for sponsorship, if you'd like to place a permanent ad on Pop! Goes The Reader and help make it possible!

Jen@popgoesthereader.bsky.social

I'm currently working on a post exploring some of my favourite early 2027 middle grade book covers. If you would like to place a permanent ad for your book or service in the post and sponsor it for $40 USD, I hope you'll reach out! Please help make this post possible. 💖 #BookSky #KidLit #MGLit

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🌸 If you enjoy the second-chance romance trope, you won't want to miss Pop! Goes The Reader's newest Patreon post! 🌸 Until November 1st, save 25% off your first month or year of membership to the $5 tier with the code SPOOKYSEASON! www.patreon.com/popgoesthere... #BookSky #Romance #Romancelandia

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🌸 If you enjoy the second-chance romance trope, you won't want to miss Pop! Goes The Reader's newest Patreon post! 🌸 Until November 1st, save 25% off your first month or year of membership to the $5 tier with the code SPOOKYSEASON! www.patreon.com/popgoesthere... #BookSky #Romance #Romancelandia

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Until November 1st, save 25% off your first month or year of membership to the $5 tier with the code SPOOKYSEASON and 45% off your first year of membership to the $15 tier with code HELLOFALL!

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🌻 In Pop! Goes The Reader's newest Patreon-exclusive post, we're exploring 235 (!!!) middle grade graphic novels and memoirs published in 2026! 🌻 www.patreon.com/popgoesthere... #BookSky #KidLit #MGLit

Jen
@popgoesthereader.bsky.social

Until November 1st, save 25% off your first month or year of membership to the $5 tier with the code SPOOKYSEASON and 45% off your first year of membership to the $15 tier with code HELLOFALL!

Jen@popgoesthereader.bsky.social

🌻 In Pop! Goes The Reader's newest Patreon-exclusive post, we're exploring 235 (!!!) middle grade graphic novels and memoirs published in 2026! 🌻 www.patreon.com/popgoesthere... #BookSky #KidLit #MGLit

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I've been doing my best to offer diverse, inclusive coverage of middle grade and young adult literature on Pop! Goes The Reader since 2013 and this is the most bleak working in publishing has ever felt. #BookSky

Jen
@popgoesthereader.bsky.social

I'm currently working on a post exploring some of my favourite early 2027 middle grade book covers. If you would like to place a permanent ad for your book or service in the post and sponsor it for $40 USD, I hope you'll reach out! Please help make this post possible. 💖 #BookSky #KidLit #MGLit

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As we continue to fight back against the use of generative AI in creative fields, I think it's more important than ever to highlight and celebrate the human artists working in publishing!

Jen
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I've been doing my best to offer diverse, inclusive coverage of middle grade and young adult literature on Pop! Goes The Reader since 2013 and this is the most bleak working in publishing has ever felt. #BookSky

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Jen
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I love what I do and am passionate about the importance of children's literature, now more than ever as we face a literacy crisis. Helping young readers find the right book for them can help foster a lifelong love of reading. But it's getting increasingly hard to keep it running the blog my own.

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I'm loath to ask anyone to sign up for yet another subscription service, but if you are interested in supporting Pop! Goes The Reader, the blog does have a Patreon. 💖 I'm running discounts for the $5 and $15 tiers until November 1st! www.patreon.com/c/popgoesthe...

patreon.comGet more from Pop! Goes The Reader on PatreonGet more from Pop! Goes The Reader on Patreon. Join for free or become a member for just $1/month. Hi everyone! My name is Jennifer Gaska and I'm the…
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I've been doing my best to offer diverse, inclusive coverage of middle grade and young adult literature on Pop! Goes The Reader since 2013 and this is the most bleak working in publishing has ever felt. #BookSky

Jen
@popgoesthereader.bsky.social

Fewer publishers than ever are willing to offer compensation for blogger's time and labour. People long for book coverage, but coverage that does exist often doesn't get the support it needs to survive.

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I think people aren't aware of the cost of running a website and take for granted it will always be there. I'm paying over $1,000 every year to keep Pop! Goes The Reader running because with an average of 75,000+ unique visitors and 200,000 page views every month, I know it's an important resource.

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Until October 31st, you can save 40% your first year of membership to Pop! Goes The Reader's Patreon Jo March Sticker Club tier with code HELLOFALL! Here's a preview of 8 of the cozy autumnal stickers members can look forward to receiving in the month of October! www.patreon.com/c/popgoesthe...

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Until today, Train To Busan was the only horror film to ever make me cry. After finishing Hokum tonight, I can now increase that number to two. It isn't a perfect film but I appreciated the narrative choices made and moments of genuinely haunting imagery.

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Casey Lyall
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Hi! Hopefully this cute cat caught your attention. This post is for the Canadian teachers/school librarians out there! I would love to send out more free copies of the Howard Wallace, P.I. trilogy for your school library. If you are interested, please let me know and I will send a parcel out to you.

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@popgoesthereader.bsky.social

Until October 31st, you can save 40% your first year of membership to Pop! Goes The Reader's Patreon Jo March Sticker Club tier with code HELLOFALL! Here's a preview of 8 of the cozy autumnal stickers members can look forward to receiving in the month of October! www.patreon.com/c/popgoesthe...

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Title: Pitter Patter Brand: Indigo x Hobbry Artist Nicolle Lalonde Pieces: 500 “And I rose / In rainy autumn / And walked abroad in a shower of all my days…” - Dylan Thomas

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In Pop! Goes The Reader's newest Patreon post, we're exploring 88 middle grade books being published in October 2026! Until November 1st, you can save 25% off your first month or year of membership to the $5 tier with the code SPOOKYSEASON! www.patreon.com/popgoesthere... #BookSky #MGLit #KidLit

Jen
@popgoesthereader.bsky.social

In Pop! Goes The Reader's newest Patreon post, we're exploring 88 middle grade books being published in October 2026! Until November 1st, you can save 25% off your first month or year of membership to the $5 tier with the code SPOOKYSEASON! www.patreon.com/popgoesthere... #BookSky #MGLit #KidLit

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🍂 October is here! To celebrate, I'm sharing three new cozy autumnal wallpapers for your desktop and devices on Pop! Goes The Reader's Patreon! 🍂 You can save 25% off your first month or year of membership to the $5 tier with the code SPOOKYSEASON! www.patreon.com/c/popgoesthe...

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Title: Pawsitively Perfect Brand: Puzzlefolk Artist: Krissy Mastoras Pieces: 1,000 “Happiness is a warm puppy.” - Charles M. Schulz #PuzzleSky #JigsawPuzzle #Puzzle

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Title: Pawsitively Perfect Brand: Puzzlefolk Artist: Krissy Mastoras Pieces: 1,000 “Happiness is a warm puppy.” - Charles M. Schulz #PuzzleSky #JigsawPuzzle #Puzzle