Today’s post is sponsored by Naseem Jamnia and The Glade! Title The Glade Author Naseem Jamnia Intended Target Audience Middle Grade Publication Date May 27th 2025 by Aladdin Find It On Goodreads ● Amazon ● Chapters ● Blackwell’s ● Barnes & Noble ● IndieBound Ellen Oh’s Spirit Hunters meets Katherine Arden’s Small Spaces in this
Today’s post is sponsored by Veronica Bane and Difficult Girls! Title Difficult Girls Author Veronica Bane Intended Target Audience Young Adult Publication Date July 8th 2025 by Delacorte Press Find It On Goodreads ● Chapters ● Blackwell’s ● Barnes & Noble ● IndieBound ● Amazon A teen girl’s attempt at social reinvention takes a deadly
I spent countless afternoons of my adolescence exploring old clocks, hidden staircases, dusty attics, haunted houses and much more with my fictional best friends, Nancy Drew and Trixie Belden, and learned to love the excitement and satisfaction in exercising my little grey cells alongside everyone’s favourite Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot. As a result, today there
Please Note: I received an electronic review copy of How We Fall Apart and was monetarily compensated in exchange for composing and hosting an interview with the author. This compensation in no way affected my opinions. Title How We Fall Apart Author Katie Zhao Intended Target Audience Young Adult Genre Contemporary, Mystery, Thriller Publication Date
Do! Judge A Book By Its Cover is a regular feature on Pop! Goes The Reader in which I pay tribute to some of the best and brightest the publishing world has to offer in the way of book cover design. This feature is inspired by Katie’s feature Cover Love on her blog One Page
Hi! I’m Jen! I’m a thirty-something introvert who loves nothing more than the cozy comfort of home and snuggling my two rescue cats, Pepper and Pancakes. I also enjoy running, jigsaw puzzles, baking and cross stitch. Few things bring me more joy than helping a reader find the right book for them!
