Jen Campbell | 2023 Wrap Up! Stats, Charts, Best & Worst Books! ๐๐๐ง @jenvcampbell | Uploaded January 2024 | Updated October 2024, 3 hours ago.
How many books did I read in 2023? What were my favourites? What about books I didn't enjoy? Let's do a deep dive! Click 'Show More' for details. xx
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MY BOOKS:
PLEASE DO NOT TOUCH THIS EXHIBIT tinyurl.com/jndk3dpk
MARCELINE: DEFENDER OF THE SEA tinyurl.com/52za9cuj
THE SISTER WHO ATE HER BROTHERS tinyurl.com/7d266zxj
THE GIRL AQUARIUM: tinyurl.com/yc6tn9xs
THE BEGINNING OF THE WORLD IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT tinyurl.com/lnz5bb6
FRANKLINโS FLYING BOOKSHOP: tinyurl.com/hlsgkjq
FRANKLIN AND LUNA GO TO THE MOON tinyurl.com/yb2xnuv2
FRANKLIN AND LUNA AND THE BOOK OF FAIRY TALES: tinyurl.com/y2g9wqv5
THE BOOKSHOP BOOK: tinyurl.com/qbs3d2p
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Things mentioned:
Patreon for vlogmas: patreon.com/jenvcampbell
Get 65% off Gousto: (affiliate link) gousto.co.uk/raf/?promo_code=JEN43166448
Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/jenvcampbell
The Midwich Cuckoos by John Wyndham
The Magic Toyshop by Angela Carter
Some Rain Must Fall by Michel Faber
Persuasion by Jane Austen
Vlog: reading books by authors I've loved before youtu.be/mGtBCfX2xA0?si=ub25WF8ws2hR8pO4
Nettleblack by Nat Reeve
More Fiya ed. by Kayo Chingonyi
Beautiful Star by Yukio Mishima
Bad Dolls by Rachel Harrison
Seven Empty Houses by Samanta Schweblin
Bookshop vlog: youtu.be/oELENYiaIXw?si=9Psuwf13A-53Euk-
Glass Town by Isabel Greenberg
Christmas Eve vlog youtu.be/d7-nKD85bow?si=R4qw4En223SsDAy0
Playing Games by Huma Qureshi*
TOAST article https://www.toa.st/blogs/magazine/jen-campbell-book-club-huma-qureshi-playing-games
Mistletoe Malice by Kathleen Farrell*
TOAST article https://www.toa.st/blogs/magazine/a-walk-along-grand-union-canal-book-club
Inclusive Books for Children inclusivebooksforchildren.org
Robbergirls by Kaddy Benyon
sample poems: andotherpoems.com/2016/08/05/two-poems-by-kaddy-benyon
Freakslaw by Jane Flett
The Squirrel and the Lost Treasure by Coralie Bickford Smith
The Homesick Fox by David Greaves
Joy to the World: Christmas Around the Globe by Kate DePalmer and Sophie Fatus
Little Glow by Katie Sahota
Strangers Press: https://www.strangers.press/
Tilted Axis Press: tiltedaxispress.com/books
Waiting for Ted youtube.com/watch?v=haiCB1YspgE
International Booker Prize vlog youtu.be/pHGHgN_cIr4?si=vreyZWQ6N4nDfDcy
Women's Prize vlog: youtube.com/watch?v=muuJJoZ14OA
Booker Prize vlog: youtu.be/QwcbwZsyfhQ?si=2SPJCz-peZqyRZ5H
Jekyll and Hyde article: bl.uk/romantics-and-victorians/articles/disfigurement-and-disability-in-gothic-literature
Barbellion Prize vlog: youtube.com/watch?v=KyvtM2wZilY
Questions
See my pinned comment for the list of questions, if you'd like to answer yourselves :) (I ran out of word count, here!)
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WHO I AM
Hello, I'm Jen Campbell. I'm an award-winning poet and bestselling author of twelve books, spanning short stories, poetry, picture books, and nonfiction.
My books for adults include The Beginning of the World in the Middle of the Night, The Girl Aquarium, The Bookshop Book, and The Sunday Times bestselling Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops series. My picture book trilogy Franklin and Luna, and my middle-grade book The Sister Who Ate Her Brothers, are published by Thames & Hudson. I've won both an Eric Gregory Award and the Jane Martin Poetry Prize, and my books have been translated into twenty languages.
I've worked in the publishing industry for over fifteen years, initially as a bookseller, and now as a freelance editor, content creator and disability advocate. I review books online, in print and on the radio. I run a Youtube channel where I talk about books, the history of fairy tales, and the representation of disability and disfigurement. I also offer online writing workshops and editorial services, give talks at schools, publishing companies, universities and book festivals on a variety of topics, and I run a book club for TOAST clothing.
If you would like to speak with me about the possibility of working together, please get in touch via email: jenvcampbell@gmail.com x
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Where to find me:
Website: jen-campbell.co.uk
Editorial services: jen-campbell.co.uk/editorial
Writing Workshops: jen-campbell.co.uk/writing-workshops
Instagram: instagram.com/jenvcampbell
Patreon: patreon.com/jenvcampbell
Events: jen-campbell.co.uk/events
Podcast: jen-campbell.co.uk/podcast
Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/jenvcampbell
Email: jenvcampbell@gmail.com
(Since starting Youtube, some of you have been asking what's wrong with my hands. This video should answer any questions :) youtu.be/yUq7UDTA7NM)
This video contains no sponsored content. Any books marked with * were kindly sent to me for review.
#Booktube #ReadingGoals
How many books did I read in 2023? What were my favourites? What about books I didn't enjoy? Let's do a deep dive! Click 'Show More' for details. xx
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MY BOOKS:
PLEASE DO NOT TOUCH THIS EXHIBIT tinyurl.com/jndk3dpk
MARCELINE: DEFENDER OF THE SEA tinyurl.com/52za9cuj
THE SISTER WHO ATE HER BROTHERS tinyurl.com/7d266zxj
THE GIRL AQUARIUM: tinyurl.com/yc6tn9xs
THE BEGINNING OF THE WORLD IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT tinyurl.com/lnz5bb6
FRANKLINโS FLYING BOOKSHOP: tinyurl.com/hlsgkjq
FRANKLIN AND LUNA GO TO THE MOON tinyurl.com/yb2xnuv2
FRANKLIN AND LUNA AND THE BOOK OF FAIRY TALES: tinyurl.com/y2g9wqv5
THE BOOKSHOP BOOK: tinyurl.com/qbs3d2p
--
Things mentioned:
Patreon for vlogmas: patreon.com/jenvcampbell
Get 65% off Gousto: (affiliate link) gousto.co.uk/raf/?promo_code=JEN43166448
Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/jenvcampbell
The Midwich Cuckoos by John Wyndham
The Magic Toyshop by Angela Carter
Some Rain Must Fall by Michel Faber
Persuasion by Jane Austen
Vlog: reading books by authors I've loved before youtu.be/mGtBCfX2xA0?si=ub25WF8ws2hR8pO4
Nettleblack by Nat Reeve
More Fiya ed. by Kayo Chingonyi
Beautiful Star by Yukio Mishima
Bad Dolls by Rachel Harrison
Seven Empty Houses by Samanta Schweblin
Bookshop vlog: youtu.be/oELENYiaIXw?si=9Psuwf13A-53Euk-
Glass Town by Isabel Greenberg
Christmas Eve vlog youtu.be/d7-nKD85bow?si=R4qw4En223SsDAy0
Playing Games by Huma Qureshi*
TOAST article https://www.toa.st/blogs/magazine/jen-campbell-book-club-huma-qureshi-playing-games
Mistletoe Malice by Kathleen Farrell*
TOAST article https://www.toa.st/blogs/magazine/a-walk-along-grand-union-canal-book-club
Inclusive Books for Children inclusivebooksforchildren.org
Robbergirls by Kaddy Benyon
sample poems: andotherpoems.com/2016/08/05/two-poems-by-kaddy-benyon
Freakslaw by Jane Flett
The Squirrel and the Lost Treasure by Coralie Bickford Smith
The Homesick Fox by David Greaves
Joy to the World: Christmas Around the Globe by Kate DePalmer and Sophie Fatus
Little Glow by Katie Sahota
Strangers Press: https://www.strangers.press/
Tilted Axis Press: tiltedaxispress.com/books
Waiting for Ted youtube.com/watch?v=haiCB1YspgE
International Booker Prize vlog youtu.be/pHGHgN_cIr4?si=vreyZWQ6N4nDfDcy
Women's Prize vlog: youtube.com/watch?v=muuJJoZ14OA
Booker Prize vlog: youtu.be/QwcbwZsyfhQ?si=2SPJCz-peZqyRZ5H
Jekyll and Hyde article: bl.uk/romantics-and-victorians/articles/disfigurement-and-disability-in-gothic-literature
Barbellion Prize vlog: youtube.com/watch?v=KyvtM2wZilY
Questions
See my pinned comment for the list of questions, if you'd like to answer yourselves :) (I ran out of word count, here!)
--
WHO I AM
Hello, I'm Jen Campbell. I'm an award-winning poet and bestselling author of twelve books, spanning short stories, poetry, picture books, and nonfiction.
My books for adults include The Beginning of the World in the Middle of the Night, The Girl Aquarium, The Bookshop Book, and The Sunday Times bestselling Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops series. My picture book trilogy Franklin and Luna, and my middle-grade book The Sister Who Ate Her Brothers, are published by Thames & Hudson. I've won both an Eric Gregory Award and the Jane Martin Poetry Prize, and my books have been translated into twenty languages.
I've worked in the publishing industry for over fifteen years, initially as a bookseller, and now as a freelance editor, content creator and disability advocate. I review books online, in print and on the radio. I run a Youtube channel where I talk about books, the history of fairy tales, and the representation of disability and disfigurement. I also offer online writing workshops and editorial services, give talks at schools, publishing companies, universities and book festivals on a variety of topics, and I run a book club for TOAST clothing.
If you would like to speak with me about the possibility of working together, please get in touch via email: jenvcampbell@gmail.com x
โ
Where to find me:
Website: jen-campbell.co.uk
Editorial services: jen-campbell.co.uk/editorial
Writing Workshops: jen-campbell.co.uk/writing-workshops
Instagram: instagram.com/jenvcampbell
Patreon: patreon.com/jenvcampbell
Events: jen-campbell.co.uk/events
Podcast: jen-campbell.co.uk/podcast
Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/jenvcampbell
Email: jenvcampbell@gmail.com
(Since starting Youtube, some of you have been asking what's wrong with my hands. This video should answer any questions :) youtu.be/yUq7UDTA7NM)
This video contains no sponsored content. Any books marked with * were kindly sent to me for review.
#Booktube #ReadingGoals