Reading the Jhalak Prize 2022 Longlist 📚 | reading vlog

In which I read lots of wonderful books, along with walking footage (baby rabbits!) and cooking. Grab a cup of tea and pull up a seat. xx

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MY BOOKS:

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Things mentioned:

Consumed, Arifa Akbar (Sceptre)
Somebody Loves You, Mona Arshi (And Other Stories)*
Gay Bar, Jeremy Atherton Lin (Granta)
Like a Tree, Walking, Vahni Capildeo (Carcanet)
Keeping the House, Tice Cin (And Other Stories)
A Blood Condition, Kayo Chingonyi (Chatto &Windus)
The Roles We Play, Sabba Khan (Myriad)
Honorifics, Cynthia Miller (Nine Arches Press)
Things I Have Withheld, Kei Miller (Canongate Books)
The Khan, Saima Mir (PointBlank)
Brown Baby, Nikesh Shukla (Bluebird)
Things We Do Not Tell People We Love, Huma Qureshi (Sceptre)*

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This video contains no sponsored content. Things marked * were sent to me for an honest review.

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[jenvcampbell]

Hope you enjoy this video, folks. If you have any questions for the moving Q&A and didn't get the chance to leave them on IG, leave them in a comment below. x

[YourTrueShelf]

You are getting through the prizes this year!! So glad you've found as many gems as you did with this one. Lovely to see Lola as well 😊 x

[lyra]

Absolutely loving these Prize list videos Jen..!! Finding books which i might like and getting to know prize lists to follow in future..!! Thank you for your content...Much appreciated 💜

[jessicaw]

Your vlogs are so incredibly relaxing and inspiring. I’m inspired to make delicious food and try books that I wouldn’t have normally picked up. Thank you for all your work creating these lovely vlogs ❤️

[bookinwithdebra]

I really enjoyed this vlog. It's great to hear more about the books on the Jhalak Prize. I hope you manage to move to your new home soon. Wishing you all the best x

[MaryJoHeadrick]

so i have not read Ocean Vuong's poetry, but when i read On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous, I almost viewed it more as poetry than prose because if I looked at it as a "novel" it wasn't great for me, but looking at it more as poetry or something other made me appreciate it a lot more. Not sure if that's also heavily influenced by the fact that, at that time, I primarily read genre fiction so reading something "literary" was a lot of work and much different from my normal thing.

[between.bookends]

Loved the vlog, the cooking and walking bits that you weave in! I always find it just so calming and relaxing. I've read 4 so far from the Jhalak prize and really enjoyed all of them (Honorifics, Roles We Play, Things we do not tell & Somebody Loves You). I have a copy of Brown Baby and I'm keen to pick up Consumed and the other poetry collection that you loved. Good luck with the move! I hope your new home brings you plenty of joy and happiness!

[sheltercoordinator]

Congratulations on your new home! I hope all goes smoothly. I wanted to tell you how relaxing I find your vlogs--especially the walks with Lola & Mr. M and when you are playing in the kitchen. A question for your upcoming video--how did you learn to cook and bake from scratch?

[CJReads]

so much good food in this one. Kiki and I are coming over

[Chocolatetart]

Your cooking always looks so delicious. I really want to pick up Things We Do Not Tell the People We Love. It sounds absolutely phenomenal. x

[LittlePiscesReading]

I enjoyed hearing your thoughts, especially about the poetry which I have a hard time appreciating and understanding. These aren't really genres that I find myself engaging with but you made them all sound so wonderful.

[Nina-mdtm]

I wish I could speak as well as you. I love how your thoughts flow :)

[actual-spinster]

i read somebody loves you but not mona arshi's poetry (yet!)! it was nice to hear all your thoughts in this as usual :) i also wanna pick up consumed !! it sounds great !

[mahnoorkhan]

OOh, that hair colour really suits you, Jen! Thanks for the readign vlog, too!

[MilenaReads]

Been loving these videos you’re doing! It’s awesome to see you’ve found a price list that you loved over all ☺️

[daysleeper]

Saw your insta countdown so I did dishes and made a cup of tea to be ready. I feel like I'm attending a cosy event with you

[nolawernicke]

Hi Jen, love the sound of Like a Tree, Walking and Honorifics. I discovered the rabbit hole of the Poetry Book Society, (where I found these two) oh. my. god. 😁

[sandeesandwich]

"Fresh and funny take on the ....heroin trade." Wow, I did not think that sentence was going to end that way.

[sharonmorris]

Great video, but Jen you make me buy many books! 😂. Great recipes too and I must search out my pasta machine. X

[LykinReads]

Lovely video! I am excited to add Like A Tree, Walking to my TBR. I’m very curious what the stunning yellow flowered bush or tree was? Was that rose, something about it seemed unlike rose to me. So beautiful.