Jen Campbell

Jen grew up in a small village by the sea in the north-east of England. After studying English Literature at Edinburgh University, she moved to north London to sell books and write stories. She works part-time at an antiquarian bookshop. Jen's first book, 'Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops,' was published in 2012 and was a Sunday Times Bestseller. The sequel, 'More Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops,' was released in 2013. 'Weird Things...' is available in nine languages, and was a finalist in the Goodreads Choice Awards. Her new non-fiction book 'The Bookshop Book' will be published October 2014 and is the official book of the 2014 Books Are My Bag campaign. Jen is also an award-winning poet and short story writer. Her poetry pamphlet 'The Hungry Ghost Festival' is published by The Rialto, and she is currently writing her first novel.