Have Yourself a Messy Little Christmas

Out October 2026 (more news and cover to come soon!)

“Little Tiger has acquired another book from Anna Zoe Quirke after signing Have Yourself a Messy Little Christmas, 'a fun and festive rom-com' set to be published next October.

Mattie Whitehead, Senior Commissioning Editor at Little Tiger, acquired world rights in all languages from Lucy Irvine while she was at PFD, now at Darley Anderson Children’s Agency.

According to the acquisition statement: 'It’s Christmas in the city, and Theo Grey is ready to live her best bisexual life. She’s escaped her overbearing parents and her small village to stay with her older sister Juliet (who she hasn’t heard from in five years and who doesn’t know she’s coming...) and to go ever so slightly off the rails. And while their reunion gets off to a tricky start, she and Juliet soon reconnect. Theo settles into her new life and makes friends, including the gorgeous, kind, funny, and fellow bisexual, Otis. Theo is ready to go out and kiss as many girls as she can – if only she could stop thinking about the ridiculous, beautiful man who gets her so completely...’”

'Perfect for fans of Alice Oseman, Elle McNicoll, Lizzie Huxley-Jones and Ashley Herring Blake.'