Joanne Harris: ‘Some of us don’t see the line between the books and the world’
As the author prepares to publish a prequel to her bestselling novel Chocolat, she explains why she engages with real-life political battles too
November 2023
The books of my life
Joanne Harris: ‘When I first read Ulysses I hated it with a passion’
The Chocolat author on the magic of Ray Bradbury, beating Ulysses fatigue, and the poetry of Wuthering Heights
June 2023
All the rage: the rise of the menopause novel
Self-help shelves are filled with guides to surviving midlife, but where is the fiction? Lisa Allardice talks to Marian Keyes, Joanne Harris and others about ‘hot-flush lit’
May 2023
Boys ‘mustn’t be afraid of female-led books’, says author Joanne Harris
Teaching must change to prevent violence against women, she said at Hay festival, also speaking on narratives of menopause
November 2022
Joanne Harris sees off vote to oust her from Society of Authors role
Novelist said ‘rationality has prevailed’ after resolution to unseat her as chair was comprehensively defeated
September 2022
Philip Pullman calls for inquiry into writers’ trade union the Society of Authors
The writer, president of the SoA for nine years before he stood down in March, claims the organisation needs ‘investigation from outside’
August 2022
Poison pens: leading writers call for overhaul of UK’s Society of Authors
Society of Authors responds to calls for Joanne Harris to step down as committee chair
June 2022
Rio Ferdinand given OBE and Damian Lewis CBE in Queen’s birthday honours list
Gareth Bale, Eve Muirhead, Bonnie Tyler and Chi-chi Nwanoku among honourees from arts and sport
May 2022
Joanne Harris says she saw her cancer as a fictional ‘monster’ she could ‘destroy’
The Chocolat author was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2020 and has shared her experiences on social media
February 2022
Author Joanne Harris turns down US book deal over censoring of ‘f-bomb’
Author of Chocolat says she does not use words ‘accidentally’
November 2021
Social media helped me face cancer, says Chocolat author Joanne Harris
Writer tells Lauren Laverne on Desert Island Discs how she felt ‘connected to the world’ when discussing her breast cancer
October 2021
My favourite overlooked Black writer – by Bernardine Evaristo, Margaret Atwood and more
Sunday with Joanne Harris: ‘Two breakfasts, hobbit-style’
August 2021
Crime and thrillers roundup
The best recent crime and thrillers – review roundup
Thrillers of the month
The best recent thrillers – review roundup
August 2020
'No aspect of writing makes you rich' – why do authors get a pittance for film rights?
Joanne Harris has revealed that she was paid only £5,000 for the film rights to Chocolat. So why do some authors get the big bucks and some have to settle for the crumbs?
June 2020
Noirmoutier, my desert island paradise in the Vendée
Author Joanne Harris looks back at childhood holidays on France’s Atlantic coast where she would roam barefoot, swim and eat figs off the trees
April 2020
'I was told there was no market for foody books set in rural France': Joanne Harris on writing Chocolat
Juggling motherhood and teaching, the author planned her bestselling novel on a school trip
April 2019
The Strawberry Thief by Joanne Harris – review
Chocolat’s author revisits her heroine in south-west France
