About

Jo Coulton was born in the United Kingdom but grew up in sunny Queensland after her family moved to Australia when she was a child. She later returned to live in Oxford and London, where she fell in love with everything she now writes about - cobbled lanes, cosy bookshops, and warm cafés on grey afternoons.

 

She studied Science and Design at university and works in Technology, but her true passion has always been stories - especially the kind that end with twinkly lights and a happy sigh. A lifelong Christmas enthusiast, Jo knew her debut novel had to be a festive one. The Christmas Warehouse was inspired by her love of creative communities and the online content creators she follows, whose passion for building something meaningful sparked the idea for the story.

 

Jo now lives in Brisbane with her husband and their two small dogs, who firmly believe they're the main characters in every story. When she's not writing, she's usually walking the dogs along the beach at the family's holiday house, watching Christmas movies out of season, or dreaming up new tales set in Branwick Green - her fictional Cotswolds village inspired by her time in Oxford and her love of British village life.