A BEST-SELLING author will be signing copies of his new book later this month.

Gervase Phinn shot to fame after appearing on TV show Esther and has since enjoyed success with accounts of life in the Yorkshire Dales.

Head Over Heels in the Dales, published by Michael Joseph, is the third in a series of stories about a school inspector, this time telling of his romance with a head teacher.

Mr Phinn will be signing copies between 11am and 1pm at the refurbished White Rose Books shop in Thirsk, North Yorkshire, which will be opened by vet Jim Wight - the real-life son of author James Herriot - on Saturday.