Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Sorry I was away — I was ill. Let's talk about good books, bad books, and some of my most anticipated releases! xx

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Join me over on Patreon: patreon.com/jenvcampbell

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MY BOOKS:

OWNING IT: tinyurl.com/3wstu5wd

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:
Reading Wrap Up of the year so far: youtu.be/Y3LOK2oKsew?si=r3Uu_aIEcoqrqQpM
Best Books of 2025 so far: youtu.be/K4Bc7QOe1wg?si=7Yq3N_BIxC8kFSjs

Books mentioned:
The Girls Quartet by Jacqueline Wilson
Ripeness by Sarah Moss*
Strange Pictures by Uketsu*
When The Museum is Closed by Emi Yagi
Oddbody by Rose Keating
In the Hollow of the Wave by Nina Minga Powles
Swallows by Natsuo Kirino*
The Dinner Party by Viola van de Sandt*
The Lamb by Lucy Rose
Immaculate Conception by Ling Ling Huang
The Girls Who Grew Big by Leila Mottley
Influenced by Anna Whitehouse
The Original by Nell Stevens
The Wax Child by Olga Ravn
Raw Content by Naomi Booth
Strangers Press Japanese chapbooks: https://www.strangers.press/product-page/kanata-full-set
Glyph by Ali Smith
Beautiful Distance by Nao-Cola Yamazaki
Don’t Laugh at Other People’s Sex Lives by Nao-Cola Yamazaki
All In by Claire Powell

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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 book reviewer. 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 review books for both TOAST and Inclusive Books for Children.

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 contains no sponsored content. Any books marked with * were kindly sent to me for review.

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