As you were speaking I thought to myself I should try a Nicci French soon, but not sure where to start. Then bam! You gave me the answer. I'll be waiting for your forthcoming Nicci French review.
I have a 2 year old and an 8 year old, so both of your children’s books look great to me! Particularly your new one, as my 8 year old is a bit of a reluctant reader, so short stories will be more his jam!
Just preordered the new Antrobus and the Togawa! Thanks for the recommendations! I can’t wait for Sarah Moss’s new book. I’ve had it preordered since you first mentioned it months ago!
been waiting for this video!😻 some I’m not sure if you know of but think you might be interested in too are how to wrestle a girl by venita blackburn, suture by nic brewer, oldladyvoice by elisa victoria, chouette by claire oshetsky, slug & other stories by megan milks, four minutes by nataliya deleva and awake by harald voetmann x
Deepening Stream is wonderful. DCF is great at the psychology of her characters. The WWI section is closely based on DCF's own experience (this was my favourite section). I hope you enjoy it.
Have just found you and this video is so helpful. Listed 16 of your recommendations on my TBR list. Thank you so much and I will be watching out for more of your videos.
Having a slow morning with your videos, tea and porridge 😍 before starting work. My TBR is already overflowing 😅 added more. I was wondering with your love of Korean fiction, have you read any historical fiction set around the Korean war? Or non-historical but talks about its aftermath? If you ever do a favourite Asian authors video I'll be very excited ;) :)
I know im not Jen, but have you read "Grass" by Keum Suk Gendry-Kim? its a graphic novel about korean "comfort" women and its a harrowing read but very good and the art style is really interesting. I keep recommending it to everyone because it left such a strong impression on me x
@@escapedscienceexperiement9824 thank you! I really appreciate the recommendation. I haven't ever read a graphic novel, I imagine this will be really powerful. x
I am so behind that some of these are out now!! 🤦🏼♀️ I have of course preordered your book 😊 also bought the Sally Rooney. Looking forward to seeing a nicci French video - haven't read any of their stuff but just got Blue Monday from the library as you love the series sooooo much 😊 x
Hi Jen, I've just pre ordered the sister who ate her brothers and I'm so excited as it will be my first book by you. I thrive on your love off fairy tales! I rarely buy new books because of money but it's nice that I can finally support you (I started giving French lessons so one lesson did the trick). I bought it off hive and wondered why differant websites had different prices and how this affects the percentage you receive? I'm also wondering what your thoughts are regarding buying second hand books or book boxes (which is primarily where I find my books) since the authors won't be compensated?
Hi Avry, thank you for your kind comment and for purchasing a copy of The Sister Who Ate Her Brothers. To answer your question about prices: in the UK, authors make the most money if a book is bought from an independent bookshop, second most if it's bought from somewhere like Hive or Bookshop.org, third most if it's bought from Waterstones/Blackwell's, and the least if it's bought from Amazon, Book Depository, supermarkets, places like The Works etc. This is because larger companies demand higher discounts from publishers, and then sell the books for less, so author royalties are therefore also less. I also make more money if a book is purchased directly from my website, where I sell signed copies, though as a bookshop advocate I'd always champion bookshops first. I appreciate everyone has different budgets when it comes to buying books, so I say all of this with no judgement at all. I also understand the appeal of secondhand books; I used to run a secondhand bookshop myself. As you say, buying from there doesn't support the authors in a monetary way because we don't receive royalties (though that is set to change with new legislation in some places, which is interesting!), but if you enjoy a book you bought secondhand you can support the author in other ways by reviewing, buying a copy as a birthday present for a friend, generally spreading the word. You could also take the book out from your local library, as authors are paid when books are borrowed from libraries, which is fab :). Hope that helps! xx
@@jenvcampbell Thank you so much for taking the time to answer all this! I started a bookstagram so I do review some books. I'll keep your advice in mind 😊
Excited to hear Sarh Hall has a new novel. I loved Electric Michaelangelo and Wolf Border. Love in the Big City sounds intriguing. The books from Pushkin Press sound good too.
I pre-ordered the Sarah Moss book before this video had even finished. It's pretty much a year to the day since I pre-ordered Summerwater so that's quite fitting. Gosh, I don't think I've ever pre-ordered multiple books from the same author before. Looks like Moss might be becoming my favourite author!
Some really interesting novels on your list, Ruth Ozeki is brilliant, can't wait for their new one, The Fell sounds really emotional and character focus and I'm there for that and of course Sally Rooney is a star.
How did I not know about you? I LOVE your channel. Not that I can keep up. I have a channel in which about once a week I do a deep dive into some book on a topic requested by my viewers and then I read tarot cards about issues presented by the book. Love to have you check it out. I'm looking forward to hearing you present all the books I'm not going to be able to fit in. You are fabulous and thank you.❤🍀
