I get rather excited about picking books to take on holiday. Click ‘Show More’ for links to all the books mentioned xbr br --br br MY BOOKS:br br THE BEGINNING OF THE WORLD IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHTbr PRE-ORDER: (out 2nd November)br Sign up for a behind the scenes newsletter at the bottom of this page: br br FRANKLIN’S FLYING BOOKSHOP br PRE-ORDER (out 7th September)br br THE BOOKSHOP BOOK: br Signed copies: br br THE HUNGRY GHOST FESTIVAL: br Signed copies: br br WEIRD THINGS CUSTOMERS SAY IN BOOKSHOPS: br Signed copies: br br MORE WEIRD THINGS CUSTOMERS SAY IN BOOKSHOPS: br Signed Copies: br br --br br BOOKS MENTIONEDbr br The Ministry of Nostalgia by Owen Hatherley br br The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden br br Sapiens by Yuval Noah Hurari br br Juned by Jenn Marie Nunes br br Bear by Chrissy Williams br br Antidote by Corey Van Landingham br br Margaret the First by Danielle Dutton br br Down Below by Leonora Carrington br br Strange Heart Beating by Eli Goldstone br br Such Small Hands by Andres Barba br br Havergey by John Burnside br br The Passion by Jeanette Winterson br br We Don’t Know What We’re Doing by Thomas Morris br br Ghost by Alan Lightman br (The Accidental Universe br Einstein’s Dreams )br br The Heart by Maylis de Kerangal br br The Argonauts by Maggie Nelson br br The Tin Man by Sarah Winman br br LGBTQ+ Book Recommendations video br br The Ice Palace by Tarjei Vesaas br br --br br WHO I AMbr br Hello, my name's Jen. I'm an award-winning poet and short story writer. My debut short story collection 'The Beginning of the World in the Middle of the Night' is forthcoming from Two Roads, November 2017, and my first children's book, 'Franklin's Flying Bookshop,' will be published by Thames and Hudson, September 2017. I'm also the author of the Sunday Times bestselling 'Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops' series, 'The Bookshop Book' and 'The Hungry Ghost Festival.'br br I run writing workshops, give talks at universities & book festivals on a variety of topics, judge literary prizes, and take on freelance writing and editing. If you would like to speak with me about the possibility of working together, please get in touch via email: jenvcampbell@gmail.com xbr br --br br Where to find me:br Website: br Writing Workshops: br Twitter: br Instagram: br Events: br Podcast: br Facebook: br Goodreads: br Blog: br br Email: jenvcampbell@gmail.combr br (Since starting Youtube, some of you have been asking what's wrong with my hands. This should answer any questions :) .)br br NB This is not a sponsored video, and unless otherwise stated all books were bought by me.