Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Here are my favourite autumn reads, plus some autumnal books on my to-be-read pile xx
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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:
Patreon: patreon.com/jenvcampbell
The Fortnight in September by RC Sherriff
The Puppet Show by MW Craven
Playing Games by Huma Qureshi*
The Chronicles of Whetherwhy by Anna James
The Midwich Cuckoos by John Wynham
Ghost Music by An Yu
Shy by Max Porter*
Seascraper by Benjamin Wood*
The Other Bennet Sister by Janice Hadlow
Cold Enough for Snow by Jessica Au
100 Picture Book Recommendations youtube.com/watch?v=Z4PTQPnPT1Y&t=3s
When Autumn Comes by Ekaterina Trukhan
A Field Guide to Autumn by Gabby Dawnay
The Queen in the Cave by Julia Sarda
The Witch in the Tower by Julia Sarda
The Owl Witch by Myriam Dahman and Nicolas Digard
Flock by Gemma Koomen
The Little Witch Hazel by Phoebe Wahl
Pokko and the Drum by Matthew Forsythe
Mama's Special Wonton Soup by Wai Mei Wong
When the Stammer Came to Stay by Maggie O'Farrell
The Squirrel and the Lost Treasure by Coralie Bickford Smith
Sato the Rabbit by Yuko Ainoya
Mouse's Wood by Alice Melvin
Greengates by RC Sherriff
A Simple Intervention by Yael Inokai*
Bliss Montage by Ling Ma
How We Met by Huma Qureshi
In the Kitchen: Essays on Food and Life
The Chilli Paste Clan by Yan Ge
Cooking in the Wrong Century by Teresa Präauer
The Dinner Party by Viola van de Sandt*
Oddbody by Rose Keating
The Bookshop Woman by Nanako Hanada
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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 contains no sponsored content. Any books marked with * were kindly sent to me for review.
#Booktube #AutumnReads #BookRecommendations
Here are my favourite autumn reads, plus some autumnal books on my to-be-read pile xx
---
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:
Patreon: patreon.com/jenvcampbell
The Fortnight in September by RC Sherriff
The Puppet Show by MW Craven
Playing Games by Huma Qureshi*
The Chronicles of Whetherwhy by Anna James
The Midwich Cuckoos by John Wynham
Ghost Music by An Yu
Shy by Max Porter*
Seascraper by Benjamin Wood*
The Other Bennet Sister by Janice Hadlow
Cold Enough for Snow by Jessica Au
100 Picture Book Recommendations youtube.com/watch?v=Z4PTQPnPT1Y&t=3s
When Autumn Comes by Ekaterina Trukhan
A Field Guide to Autumn by Gabby Dawnay
The Queen in the Cave by Julia Sarda
The Witch in the Tower by Julia Sarda
The Owl Witch by Myriam Dahman and Nicolas Digard
Flock by Gemma Koomen
The Little Witch Hazel by Phoebe Wahl
Pokko and the Drum by Matthew Forsythe
Mama's Special Wonton Soup by Wai Mei Wong
When the Stammer Came to Stay by Maggie O'Farrell
The Squirrel and the Lost Treasure by Coralie Bickford Smith
Sato the Rabbit by Yuko Ainoya
Mouse's Wood by Alice Melvin
Greengates by RC Sherriff
A Simple Intervention by Yael Inokai*
Bliss Montage by Ling Ma
How We Met by Huma Qureshi
In the Kitchen: Essays on Food and Life
The Chilli Paste Clan by Yan Ge
Cooking in the Wrong Century by Teresa Präauer
The Dinner Party by Viola van de Sandt*
Oddbody by Rose Keating
The Bookshop Woman by Nanako Hanada
--
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 contains no sponsored content. Any books marked with * were kindly sent to me for review.
#Booktube #AutumnReads #BookRecommendations
