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Public Events and Signings for Christmas 2025
A Reindeer Called Joy, the latest book in my Jasmine Green series of animal rescue stories, was published by Nosy Crow on 9th October, with a beautiful cover and illustrations by the brilliant Ellie Snowdon. I was lucky enough to spend a morning
with the Cotswold Reindeer Herd last October, learning all about these amazing creatures and even getting to feed them raisins! Take a look at the Gallery for some photos.
To celebrate publication, I’ll be doing festive signings and events in November and December at several lovely independent bookshops. There’ll be gorgeous reindeer bookmarks, antlers to wear for festive photos, and of course you’ll be able to buy signed books dedicated to whoever you choose – perfect for Christmas presents!
Saturday 1st November, 10.30am – Ropetackle Arts Centre, Shoreham, with Chapter34 Books
I’ll be reading from A Reindeer Called Joy and sharing stories and photos of my childhood on a Sussex farm with the animals who inspire my stories. You can test your reindeer knowledge with a fun quiz about these fascinating animals, and ask
me anything you like in the Q&A! I’ll be signing books afterwards.
Tickets £5 – book your place through the Ropetackle website or follow the link on at @chapter34books on Instagram.
Saturday 15th November, 2pm – The Book Nook, Hove
I’ll be reading from A Reindeer Called Joy and sharing stories of my childhood on a Sussex farm, and you can test your reindeer knowledge with a fun quiz about these fascinating animals! Plus you can ask me anything you like in the Q&A, and I’ll be signing books afterwards.
Free event, but please book by emailing booknookevents@booknookuk.com, stating this event and how many children and adults attending.
Sunday 30th November, 2pm – Sevenoaks Bookshop, Kent
Come along for a festive family signing!
Thursday 4th December, 5pm onwards – Bags of Books, Lewes, East Sussex
Lewes will be buzzing at its annual Late Night Christmas Shopping event! Come and see me in the gorgeous Bags of Books and bag yourself a signed, personalised copy of A Reindeer Called Joy.
Saturday 6th December, 11am onwards – Octavia’s Bookshop, Cirencester
​I’ll be at Octavia’s glorious bookshop from 11am, for a book signing and reading (no tickets needed). As well as A Reindeer Called Joy, many of the other books in the Jasmine Green series will be available, plus a selection of my adventure novels for older readers. See the Events page at octaviasbookshop.co.uk for more details.
​New Books for 2026
The 18th book in the Jasmine Green series, A Chick Called Charm, will be published in March 2026, just in time for Easter, and the 19th, A Cat Called Cobweb, comes out in September 2026, just in time for Halloween!