Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Reading all of my most anticipated books of 2025, to see if I'm good at predicting what books I'm going to love. (Spoiler: I'm not great at it!) xx
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Serious Readers: try.seriousreaders.com/pages/jencampbell
Use code: JEN for £150 off HD Pro and HD Essential Lights
Join me over on Patreon for vlogmas: patreon.com/jenvcampbell
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MY BOOKS:
OWNING IT: tinyurl.com/bdexz2nh
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
FRANKLIN’S 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:
Join me over on Patreon for vlogmas: patreon.com/jenvcampbell
Influenced by Anna Whitehouse
Gunk by Saba Sams*
Sato the Rabbit Book 4 by Yuki Ainoya
No and Other Love Stories by Kirsty Logan*
Swallows by Natsuo Kirino*
Blob by Maggie Su
Alice With a Why by Anna James
The Best of Everything by Kit de Waal*
The Original by Nell Stevens
The Girls Who Grew Big by Leila Mottley
Cursed Daughters by Oyinkan Braithwaite
Someone to Watch Over You by Kumi Kimura
When the Museum is Closed by Emi Yagi
Vanishing World by Sayaka Murata*
Sunbirth by An Yu
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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 Please Do Not Touch This Exhibit, 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
Twitter: twitter.com/jenvcampbell
Instagram: instagram.com/jenvcampbell
Patreon: patreon.com/jenvcampbell
Events: jen-campbell.co.uk/events
Podcast: jen-campbell.co.uk/podcast
Facebook: tinyurl.com/3o3s4d2
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 is kindly sponsored by Serious Readers. Any books marked with * were kindly sent to me for review.
#MostAnticipatedBooks
Reading all of my most anticipated books of 2025, to see if I'm good at predicting what books I'm going to love. (Spoiler: I'm not great at it!) xx
---
Serious Readers: try.seriousreaders.com/pages/jencampbell
Use code: JEN for £150 off HD Pro and HD Essential Lights
Join me over on Patreon for vlogmas: patreon.com/jenvcampbell
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MY BOOKS:
OWNING IT: tinyurl.com/bdexz2nh
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
FRANKLIN’S 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:
Join me over on Patreon for vlogmas: patreon.com/jenvcampbell
Influenced by Anna Whitehouse
Gunk by Saba Sams*
Sato the Rabbit Book 4 by Yuki Ainoya
No and Other Love Stories by Kirsty Logan*
Swallows by Natsuo Kirino*
Blob by Maggie Su
Alice With a Why by Anna James
The Best of Everything by Kit de Waal*
The Original by Nell Stevens
The Girls Who Grew Big by Leila Mottley
Cursed Daughters by Oyinkan Braithwaite
Someone to Watch Over You by Kumi Kimura
When the Museum is Closed by Emi Yagi
Vanishing World by Sayaka Murata*
Sunbirth by An Yu
---
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 Please Do Not Touch This Exhibit, 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
—
Where to find me:
Website: jen-campbell.co.uk
Editorial services: jen-campbell.co.uk/editorial
Writing Workshops: jen-campbell.co.uk/writing-workshops
Twitter: twitter.com/jenvcampbell
Instagram: instagram.com/jenvcampbell
Patreon: patreon.com/jenvcampbell
Events: jen-campbell.co.uk/events
Podcast: jen-campbell.co.uk/podcast
Facebook: tinyurl.com/3o3s4d2
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 is kindly sponsored by Serious Readers. Any books marked with * were kindly sent to me for review.
#MostAnticipatedBooks
