ONLINE | Wednesday 24 November at 19:00
Meet Jen Campbell, author and booktuber, live in an online conversation with Fanny from the bookshop about Jen’s latest book The Sister Who Ate Her Brothers – and other gruesome tales.
They’ll talk about discovering and reclaiming old fairy tales from around the world, and about queer representation and positive representation of disfigurement and disability.
Give-Away! Join the livestream for a chance to win in our give-away, or catch the replay any time.
» View the livestream on youtube
» View the livestream on facebook
» Order personally signed books
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» Visit Jen’s website www.jen-campbell.co.uk
About the book:
Drawing on her fascination with fairy tale history, Jen Campbell lends a modern and inclusive edge to 14 terrifyingly gruesome stories from around the world, re-told for contemporary readers and restored to their original, grisly versions.
Beautifully illustrated by illustrator and comic artist Adam de Souza.
”Guaranteed to raise the hairs on the back of your neck”
– Neil Gaiman
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