In this episode of BOOKS WITH JEN, Jen chats with TV presenter and actress Janet Ellis about her new book 'The Butcher's Hook,' a fabulously dark historical novel which was one of Jen's top reads of the year. Jen also talks with Holly Burrows, curator of The House of Illustration, about female comic book artists.

In this episode of BOOKS WITH JEN, Jen talks to Tracy Chevalier, author of 'The Girl with the Pearl Earring,' about her new novel 'At the Edge of the Orchard,' and the launch of the Hogarth Shakespeare series. Jen also catches up with editor Michael Mackmin, who runs the poetry journal 'The Rialto.'

In this episode of BOOKS WITH JEN, Jen speaks with author Claire Fuller about her debut novel 'Our Endless Numbered Days,' a twisted tale about a family who find themselves at the end of the world. She also chats with Leena Norms, and together they complete a timed writing exercise.