Upcoming events.
Tea Leaves & Reads December Bookclub Pick
I’m delighted to have been chosen as the December Bookclub Pick for Tea Leaves & Reads.
If you sign up, your book will be hand-signed by me. It will be dispatched at the end of November in time for their December Book Club.
More details about the book club and how to sign up, including getting a gorgeous book club box with some extra goodies, can be found here.
Meetcute Book Fest 2025
I am so happy to be taking part in the next Meet Cute festival, featuring a whole host of wonderful authors as well as special guests, prizes, workshops, panels and more!
Cathy Bramley in conversation with Cressida McLaughlin
Come and spend a Winters Evening with me and Cathy Bramley to celebrate the publication of A Merry Little Christmas and The Secret Christmas Bookshop. There will be time for Questions, bookish chatter and a warm drink and winter treat. Hosted by the Tea Leaves & Reads Bookshop which will be open from 6pm for browsing, the main event will start in The Fairground Hall opposite at 7pm.
LLS: Quiz Actually: The Ultimate Christmas Romance Quiz Night at Waterstones Piccadilly.
We're inviting all Romance and Christmas lovers to join us in celebrating the very last London Love Stories event of the year at Waterstones Piccadilly with a festive quiz night straight out of a Hallmark movie. From Hugh Grant to small-town romances and Christmas wishes, this quiz will cater for all tastes and take in classics, romcoms, novels, films and of course plenty of festive cheer.
Cathy Bramley and Cressida McLaughlin in conversation with Frances Finn
Join me and Cathy Bramley in conversation with BBC Radio presenter Frances Finn talking about their latest novels are A Merry Little Christmas, and The Secret Christmas Bookshop respectively.
Tickets £12 Full, £11 Concession, £10 Bookcase Friend.
Signing at Woodbridge Books
I will be in Woodbridge Books in Suffolk, signing copies of The Secret Christmas Bookshop and chatting all things books. It’s free entry so please come along.
Woodbridge Books Author Book Club
I will be taking part in Woodbridge Books’ Author Book Club. Come along and chat to me and other readers about my new book, The Secret Christmas Bookshop.
Tickets are available from Woodbridge Books. Please contact them to reserve your ticket, buy a copy of the book or for any other information.
Tel: 01394 382 382
Email: hello@woodbridgebooks.co.uk
Signing at No8 The Old Bookshop
I will be in No8 The Old Bookshop in Downham Market, signing copies of The Secret Christmas Bookshop and chatting all things books and Christmas. Please come along and say hello!
There will be a goody bag for anyone who preorders a copy from No8 before the event.
Brentford Library Talk and Q&A
I’m excited to be doing a talk and Q&A at Brentford Library, where there will be a chance to ask questions, buy books and get them signed. There will also be refreshments.
Downham Market Wordfest
I’m taking part in a fantastic panel event as part of Downham Market Wordfest, with Heidi Swain, Jenni Keer, Clare Marchant and Kate Hardy, interviewed by author Daisy Lane.
Tickets will include a delicious afternoon tea, so it’s going to be a fun, bookish and indulgent afternoon out.
Meet Cute Book Fest
The new Meet Cute romance book fest is a wonderful free event where you can come and meet some of your favourite authors, listen to panels, buy books and so much more. I’m on the Location, Location, Location panel, and I’m so excited. Tickets are free but you need to register to sign up.
Waterstones Event with Erica James and Rachel Hore
Join me and wonderful author Erica James, where we’ll be discussing our uplifting new novels with Rachel Hore. There will be a chance to ask questions and get your books signed. Also, as it’s happening a week before The Happy Hour comes out, you’ll be able to pick up a copy earlier than anyone else.
Waterstones event with Erica James and Rachel Hore
Join me at Swaffham Assembly Rooms where I’ll be in conversation with Heidi Swain, talking all things romance books. You’ll get an afternoon tea and there will be a chance to get your books signed too.
Woodbridge Books event
Join me at Woodbridge library to talk about The House of Birds and Butterflies, which is set in Suffolk, and the 8th book in the Cornish Cream Tea Series, From Cornwall with Love.
Newark Book Festival Winter Wonderland
I will be joining Cathy Bramley and Isabelle Broom for a discussion about our books as part of Newark Book Festival’s wonderful Winter Wonderland.
Cosy Christmas panel with Cressida McLaughlin and Celia Anderson
As part of the Staffordshire Libraries festival, I will be part of a virtual cosy Christmas panel with Celia Anderson.
An evening with Cressida McLaughlin
As part of the Farsley Literature Festival I am excited to announce that I will be attending Truman Books for a festive evening with mulled wine to chat about my new Christmas read The Cornish Cream Tea Bookshop.
Festive Afternoon Tea with Cressida McLaughlin
Join me at the beautiful Caffi Isa, with Berwyn Bookshop, for a Q&A and book signing, and a festive cream tea, to celebrate the publication of The Cornish Cream Tea Bookshop.
An Evening of Romantic Fiction
I’m so excited to be part of a wonderful lineup of romantic fiction authors in this panel, introduced by Rachel Hore. Alongside Rachel will be Heidi Swain, Jenni Keer, Kate Hardy, Clare Marchant and me. We’ll discuss all things romantic fiction, and there will be an opportunity to get your books signed afterwards.
Online launch event for Christmas Carols and a Cornish Cream Tea
Online Blogger Q&A for Christmas Carols and a Cornish Cream Tea – Online event, by invitation only.