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Line 1: {{Short description\|British author (born 1964)}} ~~'''Joanne Harris''' (born [[July 3]], [[1964]]) is an [[England\|English]] author.~~ {{Use dmy dates\|date=May 2020}} {{Use British English\|date=January 2017}} {{Infobox writer <!-- for more information see [[:Template:Infobox writer/doc]] --> \| name = Joanne Harris \| honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals\|country=GBR\|size=100%\|OBE\|FRSL}} \| image = File:Joanneharris.jpg \| caption = Harris in 2020 \| birth_date = {{Birth date and age\|df=yes\|1964\|7\|3}} \| birth_place = [[Barnsley]], [[South Yorkshire]], England \| occupation = Writer \| education = [[St Catharine's College, Cambridge]] \| children = 1 \| genre = Literary fiction<br />Magic realism <br />Fantasy<br />Psychological thriller \| notableworks = ''[[Chocolat (novel)\|Chocolat]]''<br /> ''[[Blackberry Wine]]''<br /> ''[[Five Quarters of the Orange]]''<br />''[[Gentlemen & Players]]'' <br />''[[The Gospel of Loki]]'' \| spouse = {{Marriage\|Kevin Harris\|1988}} \| pseudonym = Joanne M. Harris \| module = {{Listen\|pos=center\|embed=yes\|filename=Joanne Harris BBC Radio4 Woman's Hour 2 Dec 2011 b017mwz4.flac\|title={{center\|Joanne Harris's voice}}\|type=speech\|description={{center\|[[:File:Joanne Harris BBC Radio4 Woman's Hour 2 Dec 2011 b017mwz4.flac\|Recorded December 2011]] from the [[BBC Radio 4]] programme ''[[Woman's Hour]]''}}}} \| website = {{URL\|https://www.joanne-harris.co.uk}} }} '''Joanne Michèle Sylvie Harris''' {{post-nominals\|country=GBR\|size=100%\|OBE\|FRSL}} (born 3 July 1964) is a British author, best known for her 1999 novel ''[[Chocolat (novel)\|Chocolat]]'', which was adapted into [[Chocolat (2000 film)\|a film of the same name]]. Her work has received multiple awards and is published in over 50 countries. Born '''Joanne Michèle Sylvie Harris''' in [[Yorkshire]], [[England]] of a [[France\|French]] mother and an English father, her family life was been filled with food and folklore, an environment that would play a key role as an adult in the development of her novels. == Early life == She was educated at Wakefield Girls' High, Barnsley Sixth Form College and read Modern and Medieval Languages at [[St Catharine's College, Cambridge]]. After graduating, she began a career as an accountant but switched to teaching, eventually teaching [[French language\|French]] at Leeds Grammar School and later a French literature course at [[Sheffield University]]. Joanne Harris was born in [[Barnsley\|Barnsley, Yorkshire]], to an English father and a French mother,<ref>{{cite web \|title=ABOUT \|url=https://www.joanne-harris.co.uk/about/ \|website=Joanne Harris \|language=en}}</ref> and lived above her grandparents' corner sweet shop until the age of three.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2004-03-26 \|title=Author interview: Joanne Harris \|url=https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/6567351.author-interview-joanne-harris/ \|access-date=2024-02-09 \|website=Oxford Mail \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/books/article/time-and-place-joanne-harris-2jgzzd2zgb7\|title=Time and place: Joanne Harris\|first=Alexandra\|last=Goss\|date=20 January 2024\|via=www.thetimes.co.uk}}</ref> Harris' mother did not speak English when she married, and so Harris spoke only French until she started school.<ref name="brace">{{Cite web \|first=Marianne \| last=Brace \|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/features/joanne-harris-from-chocolat-to-cabbage-317662.html\|title=Joanne Harris: From chocolat to cabbage\|date=6 October 2005\|website=The Independent}}</ref> Both her parents taught French at Barnsley Girls' High School.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Joanne Harris on how her career as a teacher shaped her career as a writer \|url=https://crimereads.com/joanne-harris-teaching/ \|access-date=15 January 2024 \|work=CrimeReads \|date=5 January 2022}}</ref> Harris attended [[Wakefield Girls' High School]] and Barnsley Sixth Form College.<ref name="lacey">{{cite news \|last1=Lacey \|first1=Hester \|title=The Inventory: Joanne Harris \|url=https://www.ft.com/content/cc4ed33c-4871-11e2-a1c0-00144feab49a \|access-date=9 February 2024 \|work=Financial Times \|date=17 May 2013}}</ref> She studied modern and mediaeval languages at [[St Catharine's College, Cambridge]].<ref>{{cite web \|title=Joanne Harris - Literature \|url=https://literature.britishcouncil.org/writer/joanne-harris \|website=literature.britishcouncil.org \|access-date=2 January 2024}}</ref> She met her husband Kevin when they were both students at Barnsley Sixth Form College.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2011/oct/22/joanne-harris-runelight-family-values\|title=Joanne Harris: My family values\|first=Michelle\|last=Hodgson\|date=21 October 2011\|newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref> Growing up, Harris was influenced by [[Norse mythology]],<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://locusmag.com/2015/07/joanne-harris-modern-myths/\|title=Joanne Harris: Modern Myths\|date=12 July 2015}}</ref> classic adventure stories including [[Jules Verne]] and [[Rider Haggard]],<ref>{{cite news \|title=Interview: Joanne Harris novelist \|url=https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2009/26-june/features/interview-joanne-harris-novelist \|access-date=12 January 2024 \|work=www.churchtimes.co.uk}}</ref> and the work of [[Shirley Jackson]],<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Harris \|first=Joanne \|date=2016-12-14 \|title=Shirley Jackson centenary: a quiet, hidden rage \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/dec/14/shirley-jackson-centenary-quiet-hidden-rage-joanne-harris \|access-date=2025-01-01 \|work=The Guardian \|language=en-GB \|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> [[Ray Bradbury]], [[Mervyn Peake]] and [[Emily Brontë]].<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/nov/17/joanne-harris-when-i-first-read-ulysses-i-hated-it-with-a-passion\|title=Joanne Harris: 'When I first read Ulysses I hated it with a passion'\|first=Joanne\|last=Harris\|date=17 November 2023\|newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref> ~~Her first novel, ''The Evil Seed'', was published in [[1989]], but it and a second novel published in [[1993]] met with only marginal success.~~ == Literary career== In [[1999]], her whimsical though slightly dark and mystical story titled ''[[Chocolat]]'', based on food and an exotic locale in the [[Loire Valley]] of [[France]], reached No. 1 in the ''[[The Times\|London Sunday Times]]'' newspaper's bestseller list. The book was shortlisted for the 1999 [[Whitbread Novel of the Year Award]] and the movie rights sold to [[Miramax\|Miramax Pictures]]. The success of the motion picture, starring [[Juliette Binoche]], brought Ms. Harris wide recognition in [[North America]]. After a year as an accountant, which she later described as "like being trapped in a [[Terry Gilliam]] film",<ref>{{cite news\|first=Harriet \|last=Lane \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2001/jul/15/fiction.summerreading20011 \|title=Interview: Joanne Harris \|work=[[The Observer]] \|date= 14 July 2001\|access-date=30 August 2012 \|___location=London}}</ref> Harris trained as a teacher at the [[University of Sheffield]], and for 15 years she taught modern languages, mostly at the [[Private school\|independent]] [[Leeds Grammar School]], and later taught French literature at the [[University of Sheffield]].<ref>{{cite web \|title=Joanne Harris: Modern Myths \|url=https://locusmag.com/2015/07/joanne-harris-modern-myths \|website=Locus Online \|access-date=12 January 2024 \|date=12 July 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|last1=Addison \|first1=Marla \|title=Interview with Joanne Harris, author of Blackberry Wine \|url=http://www.joanne-harris.co.uk/v3site/books/blackberrywine/CountryBookshopsInterviewWithJoanneHarris.pdf \|website=joanne-harris.co.uk \|access-date=16 January 2024}}</ref> While she was a teacher, she published the horror/gothic novels ''The Evil Seed'' and ''Sleep, Pale Sister,''<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.mostlyfiction.com/world/harris.htm \|title=Joanne Harris, About the Author \|access-date=27 May 2008 \|publisher=Mostly Fiction Book Reviews \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091229142214/http://www.mostlyfiction.com/world/harris.htm \| archive-date=29 December 2009 }}</ref> as well as [[Chocolat (novel)\|''Chocolat'']],<ref>{{Cite book \|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/joanne-harris/chocolat/ \|title=CHOCOLAT {{!}} Kirkus Reviews \|language=en}}</ref> a literary novel set in a French village, which was shortlisted for the 1999 [[Whitbread Novel of the Year Award]], and which allowed Harris to give up teaching to write full-time.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Roberts \|first=Lesley \|date=2016-08-28 \|title=Book festival star Joanne Harris reveals how best-selling novel changed her life \|url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/edinburgh-book-festival-star-joanne-8721958 \|access-date=2025-04-01 \|website=Daily Record \|language=en}}</ref> Following the success in 2000 of the motion picture ''[[Chocolat (2000 film)\|Chocolat]]'', starring [[Juliette Binoche]] and [[Johnny Depp]], with a screenplay by [[Robert Nelson Jacobs]],<ref>{{cite magazine\|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-reviews/chocolat-105307/\|title=TV & Movies {{!}} Chocolat\|first=Peter\|last=Travers\|author-link=Peter Travers\|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]\|date=20 December 2000\|access-date=31 January 2025}}</ref> the book sold more than a million copies, making Harris one of only four women to have sold more than a million copies of a single book in the UK.<ref>{{cite news\|author=Book Reviews \|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/bookreviews/9272388/The-Millionaire-Authors-Club.html \|title=The Millionaire Authors' Club \|newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]] \|date= 18 May 2012\|access-date=30 August 2012 \|___location=London}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|last=Wintle \|first=Angela \|date=2020-08-23 \|title=Joanne Harris: 'I sold the Chocolat film rights for just £5,000' \|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/fame-fortune/joanne-harris-sold-chocolat-film-rights-just-5000/ \|access-date=2025-04-01 \|work=The Telegraph \|language=en-GB \|issn=0307-1235}}</ref> ~~==Bibliography==~~ ''[[Holy Fools]]'' (2003) Harris wrote three further novels in the ''[[Chocolat (novel)\|Chocolat]]'' series: ''[[The Lollipop Shoes]]'' (titled ''The Girl With No Shadow'' in the US), ''[[Peaches for Monsieur le Curé]]'' (''Peaches for Father Francis'' in the US), and ''[[The Strawberry Thief]]'',<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.joanne-harris.co.uk/news/the-strawberry-thief/\|title=''The Strawberry Thief'' \|date=12 August 2018 \|publisher=Joanne Harris\|access-date=11 November 2019}}</ref> as well as three French cookbooks (co-written with Fran Warde).<ref name="did">{{cite web \|date=12 November 2021 \|title=Desert Island Discs, Joanne Harris, writer \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0011bx7 \|access-date=12 January 2024 \|website=BBC Radio 4}}</ref>In 2025, [[Orion Publishing Group\|Orion Books]] published a prequel to ''Chocolat'', entitled ''Vianne''.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Orion to publish prequel to Joanne Harris' bestselling novel Chocolat \|url=https://www.thebookseller.com/rights/orion-to-publish-prequel-to-joanne-harris-bestselling-novel-chocolat \|access-date=2024-12-02 \|website=The Bookseller \|language=En}}</ref> ''[[Coastliners]]'' (2002) ''[[The French Kitchen, A Cook Book]]'' (2002) ''Chocolat'' was followed by the novels ''[[Blackberry Wine]]'' (2000) and ''[[Five Quarters of the Orange]]'' (2001), described by ''[[The Guardian]]'' as "quirky, sensuous books set in the French countryside, in which food dominates events as a token of love, a bargaining chip, a gesture of defiance".<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Lane \|first=Harriet \|date=2001-07-15 \|title=Chocolat and chips \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2001/jul/15/fiction.summerreading20011 \|access-date=2025-01-03 \|work=The Guardian \|language=en-GB \|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> They were followed by ''Coastliners'' in 2002<ref name="locus">{{cite web \|title=Joanne Harris: Modern Myths \|url=https://locusmag.com/2015/07/joanne-harris-modern-myths/ \|website=Locus Online \|access-date=27 February 2024 \|date=12 July 2015}}</ref> and ''Holy Fools'' in 2003,<ref name="locus"/> both of which are set on the fictional French island of Le Devin.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Coastliners {{!}} Joanne Harris \|url=https://www.joanne-harris.co.uk/books/coastliners/ \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|title=Holy Fools \|url=https://www.joanne-harris.co.uk/books/holy-fools/ \|publisher=Joanne Harris \|access-date=27 February 2024 \|language=en}}</ref> ''[[Five Quarters of the Orange]]'' (2001) ''[[Blackberry Wine]]'' (2000) In 2007, Harris published ''[[Runemarks]]'', a fantasy novel based on [[Norse mythology]]. The sequels, ''[[Runelight]]'', ''[[The Gospel of Loki]]'' and ''The Testament of Loki'' followed between 2011 and 2017. Harris' fantasy novels and novellas were published under the name Joanne M. Harris to distinguish them from her other work.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2014-04-30 \|title=The Gospel of Loki by Joanne M. Harris \|url=https://shinynewbooks.co.uk/the-gospel-of-loki-by-joanne-m-harris \|access-date=2024-05-01 \|website=Shiny New Books \|language=en-GB}}</ref> ''[[Chocolat]]'' (1999) ''[[Sleep, Pale Sister]]'' (1993) In 2006, Harris published ''[[Gentlemen and Players]]'', a psychological thriller set in the fictional boys' grammar school of St Oswald's, inspired by her time as a teacher.<ref name="brace" /> This was followed by two more St Oswald's books, ''[[Different Class (novel)\|Different Class]]'' and ''[[A Narrow Door]]'', alongside two more psychological thrillers, ''[[Blueeyedboy]]'' and ''[[Broken Light]]'',<ref>{{cite web \|title=Joanne Harris \|url=https://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/Joanne-Harris/187943170 \|website=Simon & Schuster \|access-date=2 January 2024 \|language=en}}</ref> all set in the fictional town of Malbry, inspired by the Yorkshire village of [[Almondbury]].<ref>{{cite web \|title=Different Class \|url=https://www.joanne-harris.co.uk/books/different-class/ \|website=Joanne Harris \|access-date=15 January 2024 \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|title=Interview from the Norse Mythology blog, with Dr Karl Seigfried \|url=https://www.joanne-harris.co.uk/books/the-gospel-of-loki/read-the-interview-from-the-norse-mythology-blog-with-dr-karl-seigfried/ \|website=Joanne Harris \|access-date=15 January 2024 \|language=en}}</ref> ''[[The Evil Seed]]'' (1989) Harris has also published three [[novella]]s, ''A Pocketful of Crows'', ''The Blue Salt Road'', and ''Orfeia'', loosely based on [[Child Ballads]] and illustrated by Bonnie Helen Hawkins, as well as two collections of short stories and numerous contributions to various charitable anthologies. In 2021, she published ''[[Honeycomb (novel)\|Honeycomb]]'', a collection of original fairytales forming a [[mosaic novel]],<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Book Marks reviews of Honeycomb by Joanne M Harris \|url=https://bookmarks.reviews/reviews/honeycomb// \|access-date=2024-07-06 \|website=Book Marks \|language=en-US}}</ref> illustrated by [[Charles Vess]].<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Building a Mythology: Honeycomb by Joanne M Harris \|url=https://www.tor.com/2021/05/25/book-reviews-honeycomb-by-joanne-m-harris/ \|access-date=2024-01-17 \|website=www.tor.com\|date=25 May 2021 }}</ref> She has also published a ''[[Doctor Who]]'' novella, ''The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Time Traveller''.<ref>{{Cite book \|title=Penguin Books, Joanne Harris, Time Trips, The Loneliness of the Long Distance Time Traveller \|date=4 September 2014 \|url=https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/419962/doctor-who-the-loneliness-of-the-long-distance-time-traveller-time-trips-by-joanne-harris/9781448141869}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Dr Who TV: The Loneliness of the Long Distance Time Traveller by Joanne Harris \|url=https://www.doctorwhotv.co.uk/time-trips-the-loneliness-of-the-long-distance-time-traveller-66158.htm\|date=4 September 2014 }}</ref> Harris' books have now been published in more than 50 languages.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2012-05-10 \|title=Joanne Harris: my return to the world of 'Chocolat' \|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/books/9254637/Joanne-Harris-my-return-to-the-world-of-Chocolat.html \|access-date=2024-12-02 \|website=The Telegraph \|language=en}}</ref> == Journalism == Harris writes regularly for the press, and has written multiple travel pieces for ''The Telegraph'',<ref>{{Cite news \|date=2016-07-22 \|title=Joanne Harris's Modica: 'As the author of Chocolat, how could I not like the city famous for its chocolate?' \|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/italy/sicily/articles/joanne-harris-interview-modica-italy-my-kind-of-town/ \|access-date=2024-06-07 \|work=The Telegraph \|language=en-GB \|issn=0307-1235}}</ref> ''The Guardian'',<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Harris \|first=Joanne \|date=2020-06-06 \|title=Noirmoutier, my desert island paradise in the Vendée \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2020/jun/06/france-noirmoutier-the-vendee-joanne-harris-desert-island-paradise \|access-date=2024-06-07 \|work=The Guardian \|language=en-GB \|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> ''The Independent''<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Independent \|first=The \|date=2008-11-29 \|title=Fantasy islands: Joanne Harris heads to Hawaii {{!}} The Independent \|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/americas/fantasy-islands-joanne-harris-heads-to-hawaii-1039852.html \|access-date=2024-06-07 \|work=The Independent \|language=en}}</ref> and ''The Times'',<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Harris \|first=Joanne \|date=2024-06-07 \|title=Joanne Harris on Noirmoutier: why this French isle will always have my heart \|url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/this-little-french-isle-will-always-have-my-heart-7n2m72xdg \|access-date=2024-06-07 \|website=www.thetimes.com \|language=en}}</ref> as well as articles on more literary themes.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Harris \|first=Joanne \|date=2023-05-20 \|title=Soulless seductress or helpless victim? In search of the original Little Mermaid \|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/the-little-mermaid-2023-why-the-world-went-mad-for-mermaids/ \|access-date=2024-06-07 \|work=The Telegraph \|language=en-GB \|issn=0307-1235}}</ref> In 2017 she won a [[The Fragrance Foundation\|Fragrance Foundation]] Jasmine Award for an article on memory and scent, published in ''Good Housekeeping''.<ref name=":0" /> == Themes == Repeated themes in Harris' books include: food as a means of understanding character;<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Akbar \|first=Arifa \|date=2012-11-08 \|title=Food for thought: Joanne Harris on fasting, feasting and being a bit French {{!}} The Independent \|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/features/food-for-thought-joanne-harris-on-fasting-feasting-and-being-a-bit-french-8294712.html \|access-date=2024-05-30 \|work=The Independent \|language=en}}</ref> the dynamic between feasting and fasting; motherhood and the patriarchy;<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Harris \|first=Joanne \|date=2020-04-04 \|title='I was told there was no market for foody books set in rural France': Joanne Harris on writing Chocolat \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/apr/04/i-was-told-there-was-no-market-for-foody-books-set-in-rural-france-joanne-harris-on-writing-chocolat \|access-date=2024-05-30 \|work=The Guardian \|language=en-GB \|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> tensions within communities; outsiders and outcasts;<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Shephard \|first=Callum \|date=2017 \|title=Interview with Joanne Harris \|url=https://www.starburstmagazine.com/features/interview-joanne-harris-the-gospel-of-loki/ \|work=Starburst Magazine}}</ref> religious intolerance and "the magic of everyday things".<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Scott \|first=Catherine \|date=April 19, 2020 \|title=Joanne Harris on why her best-selling book Chocolat has haunted her for 20 years \|url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/arts-and-culture/books/joanne-harris-on-why-her-best-selling-book-chocolat-has-haunted-her-for-20-years-2541345 \|work=Yorkshire Post \|pages=1}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|date=2023-04-20 \|title="Peaches for Father Francis," by Joanne Harris \|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/peaches-for-father-francis-by-joanne-harris/2012/10/12/ba45038c-0d7f-11e2-bb5e-492c0d30bff6_story.html \|access-date=2024-05-30 \|newspaper=Washington Post \|language=en-US \|issn=0190-8286}}</ref> Many of Harris' books are about women who challenge the status quo and the way in which women are perceived in society.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Lofthouse \|first=Tina \|date=November 8, 2023 \|title=Interview: Bestselling author Joanne Harris \|url=https://www.timeandleisure.co.uk/things-to-do/interview-joanne-harris/ \|work=Time & Leisure}}</ref> Harris also regularly uses folklore and myth in her novels, giving a modern, original spin to traditional stories.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2021-04-29 \|title=Maya C. James Reviews Honeycomb by Joanne M. Harris \|url=https://locusmag.com/2021/04/maya-c-james-reviews-honeycomb-by-joanne-m-harris/ \|access-date=2024-05-30 \|website=Locus Online \|language=en-US}}</ref> == Reception == The books have been praised for their multi-layered storytelling, use of culinary metaphors<ref>{{Cite web \|date=June 3, 2023 \|title=Five Quarters of the Orange by Joanne Harris \|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780060198138 \|access-date=2024-06-03 \|website=www.publishersweekly.com}}</ref> and arresting plot twists.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=June 3, 2023 \|title=Sleep, Pale Sister by Joanne Harris \|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780060787110 \|access-date=2024-06-03 \|website=www.publishersweekly.com}}</ref> ''The Guardian'' describes Harris' books as "astringent, highly original and often subtly fantastic mainstream novels".<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Jones \|first=Gwyneth \|date=2014-02-12 \|title=The Gospel of Loki by Joanne M Harris – review \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/feb/12/gospel-loki-joanne-m-harris-review \|access-date=2024-06-09 \|work=The Guardian \|language=en-GB \|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> ''[[The Irish Times]]'' says: "The ''Chocolat'' novels are poignant literary explorations of universal themes of pleasure and denial, the dangers of dogma, xenophobia and racism and the enduring power of love and understanding to eradicate the traumas of the past,"<ref>{{Cite news \|title=The Strawberry Thief review: More magic from Chocolat maker \|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/the-strawberry-thief-review-more-magic-from-chocolat-maker-1.3839337 \|access-date=2024-06-09 \|newspaper=The Irish Times \|language=en}}</ref> with a ''[[Locus (magazine)\|Locus]]'' review calling Harris "exceedingly gifted at producing vivid imagery".<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2021-04-29 \|title=Maya C. James Reviews Honeycomb by Joanne M. Harris \|url=https://locusmag.com/2021/04/maya-c-james-reviews-honeycomb-by-joanne-m-harris/ \|access-date=2024-06-03 \|website=Locus Online \|language=en-US}}</ref> Critics have remarked on her skill at "foreshadowing impending doom" and "unerring eye for school life".<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Flood \|first=Alison \|date=2016-05-24 \|title=Different Class by Joanne Harris – review \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/may/24/different-class-joanne-harris-review \|access-date=2024-06-03 \|work=The Guardian \|language=en-GB \|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Some reviewers have questioned the plausibility of some of the plot twists, while acknowledging the compulsive nature of the read.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Review: Different Class by Joanna Harris - Reader's Digest \|url=https://www.readersdigest.co.uk/culture/books/book-reviews/review-different-class-by-joanna-harris \|access-date=2024-06-03 \|website=www.readersdigest.co.uk \|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|last=Ritchie \|first=Harry \|date=2005-10-15 \|title=Class war \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2005/oct/15/featuresreviews.guardianreview14 \|access-date=2024-06-09 \|work=The Guardian \|language=en-GB \|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> == Other activities == === Music === Harris has been involved in a number of musical projects, including collaborating with Lucie Treacher and the [[Tête à Tête (opera company)#Tête à Tête: The Opera Festival\|Tête à Tête Opera Festival]] to create two mini-operas,<ref>{{cite web \|title=Clockwork Tête à Tête \|url=https://www.tete-a-tete.org.uk/event/clockwork/ \|publisher=Tete-a-Tete Opera Festival}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://bachtrack.com/review-moonlight-last-seed-tete-a-tete-august-2015/amp=1\|title=Time to say goodbye: Moonlight /The Last Seed at Tête à Tête \| Bachtrack\|website=bachtrack.com}}</ref> performing with the Storytime Band<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Newton \|first=Colin \|date=2023-09-13 \|title=#Storytime with Joanne Harris \|url=https://teddington.nub.news/whats-on/music/storytime-with-joanne-harris-58351 \|access-date=2025-03-30 \|website=Teddington Nub News \|language=en}}</ref> and building a stage show based on her work,<ref>{{cite web \|title=Storytime Joanne Harris and the Storytime Band \|url=https://www.tete-a-tete.org.uk/event/storytime/ \|publisher=Tête à Tête \|access-date=12 January 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Ewingpublished \|first=Jerry \|date=2023-01-24 \|title=Joanne Harris and the Storytime Band announce London show with John Hackett \|url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/joanne-harris-and-the-storytime-band-announce-london-show-with-john-hackett \|access-date=2025-03-30 \|website=louder \|language=en}}</ref> and co-writing and developing an original stage musical, ''Stunners'', with [[Howard Goodall]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.howardgoodall.co.uk/news/joanne-harris-author-of-chocolat-and-howard-goodall-musical\|title=Joanne Harris (author of Chocolat) and Howard Goodall musical: News - Howard Goodall\|website=www.howardgoodall.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://theatreweekly.com/new-patron-and-board-members-for-musical-theatre-network-announced/\|title=New Patron and Board Members For Musical Theatre Network Announced\|work=Theatre Weekly\|date=27 March 2023}}</ref> In 2018 she and the Storytime Band were guests on the Christmas special of ''[[The Verb]]''.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|title=BBC Radio 4 - The Verb, The Christmas Verb \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0001p11 \|access-date=2025-03-30 \|website=BBC \|language=en-GB}}</ref> === Prize Judging === She has judged the [[Women's Prize for Fiction\|Orange (Women's) Prize]],<ref name="GdnOrange">{{cite news \|last1=Crown \|first1=Sarah \|date=14 March 2005 \|title=Old hands join with new on Orange longlist \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2005/mar/14/orangeprizeforfiction2005.orangeprizeforfiction \|access-date=12 January 2024 \|work=The Guardian}}</ref> the [[Whitbread Prize]],<ref>{{cite web \|title=ReadingZone \|url=https://www.readingzone.com/authors/joanne-harris \|access-date=12 January 2024 \|website=ReadingZone \|publisher=Whitbread Prize \|language=en}}</ref> the [[Desmond Elliott Prize]],<ref>{{cite web \|date=24 April 2013 \|title=Female authors lead Desmond Elliott Prize longlist \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-22280049 \|access-date=12 January 2024 \|website=BBC News}}</ref> the [[Betty Trask Prize]],<ref>{{cite web \|title=Bookseller Betty Trask Winners Announced \|url=https://www.thebookseller.com/news/society-authors-presents-2016s-author-awards-336101 \|access-date=22 June 2016}}</ref> the [[Primadonna Prize]],<ref>{{cite web \|title=2019 Prize announcement – primadonnafestival.com \|url=https://primadonnafestival.com/2019-prize-announcement \|access-date=12 January 2024 \|website=primadonnafestival.com}}</ref> the [[Comedy Women in Print]]<ref>{{cite web \|title=Bookseller: CWIP Prize Judges Announced \|url=http://www.thebookseller.com/news/joanne-harris-and-sarah-shaffi-chair-judging-panels-2021-cwip-prizes-1252650}}</ref> Award and the [[Royal Society Prizes for Science Books\|Winton Prize for Science Books]].<ref>{{cite web \|title=Higgs boson tale wins Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books \|url=https://royalsociety.org/news/2013/books-prize-winner-2013 \|access-date=12 January 2024 \|website=royalsociety.org}}</ref> In 2024 Harris was announced<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Joanne Harris to judge €8k Entente Littéraire Prize \|url=https://www.thebookseller.com/news/joanne-harris-to-judge-8k-entente-litteraire-prize \|access-date=2024-02-08 \|website=The Bookseller \|language=En}}</ref> as the chief judge of the new Entente Littéraire Prize for French and UK Young Adult novels, a joint initiative of [[Queen Camilla]] and [[Brigitte Macron]], sponsored by the [[Royal Society of Literature]].<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Stenhouse \|first=Martha \|date=2023-11-30 \|title=Entente Littéraire Prize \|url=https://rsliterature.org/entente-litteraire-prize/ \|access-date=2024-02-08 \|website=Royal Society of Literature \|language=en-GB}}</ref> === Media === Harris is a regular guest on radio and TV, appearing on ''[[Woman's Hour]]'',<ref>{{Cite web \|title=BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, Repeat removals of children, Joanne Harris on The Strawberry Thief \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0003rj5 \|access-date=2025-03-30 \|website=BBC \|language=en-GB}}</ref> ''[[A Good Read]]'',<ref>{{Cite web \|title=BBC Radio 4 - A Good Read, Joanne Harris & Lisa Jardine \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00770wg \|access-date=2025-03-30 \|website=BBC \|language=en-GB}}</ref> ''[[Front Row (radio programme)\|Front Row]]'',<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Front Row - International Booker Prize longlist reviewed, Joanne Harris, Who should translate work? - BBC Sounds \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000tlw2 \|access-date=2025-03-30 \|website=www.bbc.co.uk \|language=en-GB}}</ref> ''[[The Verb]]'',<ref name=":1" /> ''[[The Wright Stuff]]'',<ref>{{Citation \|last=Pinn \|first=Nick \|title=Episode #19.59 \|date=2014-03-27 \|work=The Wright Stuff \|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3837818/ \|access-date=2025-03-30 \|others=Matthew Wright, Anne Diamond, Iwan Thomas}}</ref> ''[[Question Time (TV programme)\|Question Time]],'' <ref>{{Cite AV media \|url=https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0923431/characters/nm0364862/?ref_=tt_cst_c_3 \|title="Question Time" Episode dated 28 February 2002 (TV Episode 2002) - Joanne Harris as Self - IMDb \|language=en-US \|access-date=2025-03-30 \|via=m.imdb.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=2002-03-01 \|title=Bradford in spotlight as Question Time returns \|url=https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/8031264.bradford-in-spotlight-as-question-time-returns/ \|access-date=2025-03-30 \|website=Bradford Telegraph and Argus \|language=en}}</ref> [[Loose Ends (radio programme)\|''Loose Ends,'']]<ref>{{Cite web \|title=BBC Radio 4 - Loose Ends, Joanne Harris, Richard Blackwood, Dr Rangan Chatterjee, Nina Gilligan, Clive Anderson, The Deep Blue, John Bramwell \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0026tvw \|access-date=2025-03-30 \|website=BBC \|language=en-GB}}</ref>''[[With Great Pleasure]]'',<ref>{{Cite web \|title=BBC Radio 4 - With Great Pleasure, Joanne Harris \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00j4hmz \|access-date=2025-03-30 \|website=BBC \|language=en-GB}}</ref> ''[[Saturday Live (radio series)\|Saturday Live]],''<ref>{{Cite web \|title=BBC Radio 4 - Saturday Live, Joanne Harris, Jack Garratt, Natalie Haynes, Adam Kay \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0020xhk \|access-date=2025-03-30 \|website=BBC \|language=en-GB}}</ref> ''[[In Tune (radio programme)\|In Tune]],''<ref>{{Cite web \|title=BBC Radio 3 - In Tune Highlights, Joanne Harris 19 APR 2016 \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03rm9cz \|access-date=2025-03-30 \|website=BBC \|language=en-GB}}</ref> and the [[Today programme\|''Today'' programme]].<ref>{{Cite web \|title=BBC Radio 4 - Best of Today, Joanne Harris new novel: Different Class \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03ry6xm \|access-date=2025-03-30 \|website=BBC \|language=en-GB}}</ref> In 2008 she appeared in the TV miniseries ''The Worlds of Fantasy''.<ref>{{Cite AV media \|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1210017/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_cst_sm \|title=The Worlds of Fantasy (TV Mini Series 2008) - Full cast & crew - IMDb \|language=en-US \|access-date=2025-03-30 \|via=www.imdb.com}}</ref> She appeared in two episodes of the TV series ''[[Inside Out (2002 TV programme)\|Inside Out]]'': one in 2009 investigating the "real story" behind the death of [[Charlotte Brontë\|Charlotte Bronte]],<ref>{{Cite web \|title=BBC One - Inside Out Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, 04/02/2009 \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00hhfdm \|access-date=2025-03-30 \|website=BBC \|language=en-GB}}</ref> the other 2010 on the topic of [[faith school]]s.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=BBC One - Inside Out Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, 01/03/2010 \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00r5dl3 \|access-date=2025-03-30 \|website=BBC \|language=en-GB}}</ref> In 2011 she featured in the episode ''The Villain'' of the four-part TV series ''Faulks On Fiction'' alongside [[Sebastian Faulks]].<ref>{{Cite web \|title=BBC Two - Faulks on Fiction, The Villain \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00z4l38 \|access-date=2025-03-30 \|website=BBC \|language=en-GB}}</ref> In 2016 she appeared in one episode of ''[[Christmas University Challenge]]''.<ref>{{Citation \|title=Christmas University Challenge \|date=2011-12-19 \|type=Game-Show \|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3458830/?ref_=nm_knf_t_4 \|access-date=2025-03-30 \|others=Roger Tilling, Jeremy Paxman, Amol Rajan \|publisher=ITV Productions}}</ref> In 2021, Harris was a guest on BBC's ''[[Desert Island Discs]]'', where her chosen book was the collected works of [[Victor Hugo]], her luxury was her own shed, and the record she "would save from the waves" was [[Johnny Nash]]'s "[[I Can See Clearly Now]]".<ref name="did" /> In 2025, she was interviewed about her career by [[Jonathan Agnew]] for [[BBC Radio 5 Live\|BBC Radio 5]] [[Test Match Special\|''Test Match Special'']].<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2025-06-26 \|title=BBC Radio 5 Live - Test Match Special, View from the Boundary - Joanne Harris \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0llf0yx \|access-date=2025-07-24 \|website=BBC \|language=en-GB}}</ref> She is also active on social media, and in 2016 was nominated for a [[Shorty Award]] for her contributions.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Lee \|first=Ashley \|date=2016-01-19 \|title=Shorty Awards Nominees Include Adele, Kevin Hart, Amy Schumer (Exclusive) \|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/shorty-awards-2016-nominees-adele-857025/ \|access-date=2025-01-11 \|website=The Hollywood Reporter \|language=en-US}}</ref> === Charity work === Harris is a patron of the charities [[Médecins Sans Frontières]] (Doctors Without Borders), to which she donated the proceeds of her cookery books,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Journey to the land the world forgot - author Joanne Harris in Congo Brazzaville \|url=https://www.msf.org/journey-land-world-forgot-author-joanne-harris-congo-brazzaville \|website=Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) International}}</ref> and [[Plan UK]]. In 2012 she travelled to several villages in [[Togo]] as part of Plan UK's ''[[Because I Am a Girl]]'' project, later writing the short story ''Road Song'' based on her experiences.<ref>{{Cite web \|last1=Live \|first1=Birmingham \|last2=Updated \|date=2010-04-04 \|title=Chocolat author Joanne Harris to visit Birmingham to talk about her part in the Because I Am a Girl project \|url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/local-news/chocolat-author-joanne-harris-to-visit-122703.amp \|access-date=2025-04-01 \|website=Birmingham Live \|language=en}}</ref> In 2009 she travelled to [[Republic of the Congo\|the Congo]] to report on MSF's work there,<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Crowe \|first=Dan \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tg4pAQAAMAAJ&q=writing+on+the+edge+great+contemporary \|title=Writing on the Edge: Great Contemporary Writers on the Front Line of Crisis \|date=2010 \|publisher=Rizzoli International Publications \|isbn=978-0-8478-3291-0 \|pages=Chapter 7 Congo-Brazzarilla: quietly in hope \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|date=2003-12-04 \|title=Surviving Congo's Ninja rebels \|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3257222.stm \|access-date=2025-04-01 \|language=en-GB}}</ref> spending three weeks with aid workers in the danger zones to write an article on MSF's [[African trypanosomiasis\|sleeping sickness]] programme.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Chronicle \|first=Evening \|date=2004-04-19 \|title=Glitz loses its gloss \|url=https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/whats-on/theatre-news/glitz-loses-its-gloss-1614404 \|access-date=2025-04-01 \|website=Chronicle Live \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Journey to the land the world forgot - author Joanne Harris in Congo Brazzaville {{!}} MSF \|url=https://www.msf.org/journey-land-world-forgot-author-joanne-harris-congo-brazzaville \|access-date=2025-04-01 \|website=www.msf.org \|language=en}}</ref> === Activism === Harris was chair of the management committee of the [[Society of Authors]] for two terms from 2020 to 2024,<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Bayley \|first1=Sian \|date=23 January 2024 \|title=Fox O'Loughlin elected new SoA chair, succeeding Harris \|url=https://www.thebookseller.com/news/fox-oloughlin-elected-new-soa-chair-succeeding-harris \|url-access=limited \|access-date=25 January 2024 \|work=The Bookseller \|language=En}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|date=16 January 2021 \|title=Joanne Harris - The Society of Authors \|url=https://www2.societyofauthors.org/soa-profiles/joanne-harris/ \|access-date=7 January 2024 \|website=[[Society of Authors]]}}</ref> being unanimously re-elected to the position in March 2022.<ref name="bookseller">{{cite news \|last=Chandler \|first=Mark \|date=2022-08-17 \|title=Society of Authors and Harris defend stance on threats and free speech after author criticism \|url=https://www.thebookseller.com/news/society-of-authors-and-harris-defend-stance-on-threats-and-free-speech-after-author-criticism \|url-access=limited \|access-date=8 January 2024 \|work=[[The Bookseller]] \|language=En}}</ref> She assisted in several SOA campaigns, including calling for more investment in libraries and the arts,<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2023-03-08 \|title=Author Joanne Harris calls for more investment in libraries and the arts \|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/independentpremium/culture/joanne-harris-obe-government-prince-of-wales-anthony-horowitz-b2295872.html \|access-date=2024-07-04 \|website=The Independent \|language=en}}</ref> calling for translators to have their names on the cover of books, and raising awareness on author pay and conditions.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Harris \|first1=Joanne \|date=7 December 2022 \|title=Horribly low pay is pushing out my fellow authors – and yes, that really does matter \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/dec/07/low-pay-authors-writing-books-joanne-harris \|url-access=registration \|access-date=7 January 2024 \|work=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Jessop \|first1=Vicky \|date=18 March 2022 \|title=Londoner's Diary: Book world can help Ukrainian voices, says Joanne Harris \|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/londoners-diary/londoner-ukraine-joanne-harris-chocolat-books-b989030.html \|work=[[Evening Standard]] \|language=en}}</ref> In 2022 she appeared on the ''[[The Bookseller\|Bookseller]]''<nowiki/>'s list of the 150 most influential people in publishing.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=The Bookseller 150 \|url=https://www.thebookseller.com/the-bookseller-150 \|access-date=2024-07-05 \|website=The Bookseller \|language=En}}</ref> She has also campaigned against library closures,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Glover \|first=Chloe \|date=2015-02-07 \|title=WATCH: Chocolat author Joanne Harris joins fight to save threatened Almondbury Library \|url=https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/watch-chocolat-author-joanne-harris-8600250 \|access-date=2025-03-30 \|website=Yorkshire Live \|language=en}}</ref> has called for literary festivals to pay contributors,<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Clark \|first=Alex \|date=2016-05-28 \|title=Fair play: can literary festivals pay their way? \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/may/28/can-literary-festivals-pay-their-way \|access-date=2024-07-04 \|work=The Guardian \|language=en-GB \|issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=2015-12-12 \|title=Literary festivals 'must pay to book an author' \|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/news/society-of-authors-calls-on-literary-festival-organisers-to-pay-writers-to-appear-at-events-a6770961.html \|access-date=2024-07-04 \|website=The Independent \|language=en}}</ref> has spoken out in favour of trigger warnings in books<ref>{{Cite web \|title=The case for trigger warnings \|url=https://www.thebookseller.com/comment/the-case-for-trigger-warnings \|access-date=2024-07-04 \|website=The Bookseller \|language=En}}</ref> and has spoken out against sexism in publishing<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Flood \|first=Alison \|date=2014-05-16 \|title=Women's fiction is a sign of a sexist book industry \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2014/may/16/women-fiction-sign-sexist-book-industry \|access-date=2024-07-04 \|work=The Guardian \|language=en-GB \|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> and the gendering of children's books.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Blackburn \|first=Jack \|date=2024-07-04 \|title=Make boys read books with girls in, says Chocolat author Joanne Harris \|url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/books/article/make-boys-read-books-with-girls-in-says-jchocolat-author-2rslmvsnp \|access-date=2024-07-04 \|website=www.thetimes.com \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|last=Flood \|first=Alison \|date=2015-09-17 \|title=Children are being 'indoctrinated' says Chocolat author \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/sep/17/gendered-children-books-indoctrinated-joanne-harris \|access-date=2024-07-04 \|work=The Guardian \|language=en-GB \|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> In 2015, Harris launched a protest against the Clean Reader app, which had been designed to replace profanities in books with "clean" alternatives, calling it "censorship, not by the state, but by a religious minority". This campaign, which was supported by many other authors, including [[Chuck Wendig]], [[Charles Stross]] and [[Margaret Atwood]], led to the speedy removal of the app.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2015-03-24 \|title=Some authors are damn upset about an app that removes explicit language from novels \|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/joanne-harris-attacks-clean-reader-app-for-replacing-words-in-novels-a123336.html \|access-date=2024-07-04 \|website=The Independent \|language=en}}</ref>In 2022 a members' vote was raised calling for Harris to stand down as chair of the SOA, in relation to the society's stance on protecting free speech.<ref name="urwin">{{cite news \|last1=Urwin \|first1=Rosamund \|date=2022-10-30 \|title=Rival writers' camps in free speech showdown \|url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/books/article/joanne-harris-jk-rowling-free-speech-trans-rights-k6g7gpxbn \|url-access=subscription \|access-date=8 January 2024 \|work=[[The Times]] \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|last1=Shaffi \|first1=Sarah \|last2=Knight \|first2=Lucy \|date=2022-08-17 \|title=Society of Authors responds to calls for Joanne Harris to step down as committee chair \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/aug/17/society-of-authors-responds-joanne-harris-step-down-committee-chair-jk-rowling \|url-access=registration \|access-date=2024-01-19 \|work=[[The Guardian]] \|language=en-GB \|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> The motion was defeated, with 81% voting against.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Sherwood \|first1=Harriet \|last2=Taylor \|first2=Harry \|date=17 November 2022 \|title=Joanne Harris sees off vote to oust her from Society of Authors role \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/nov/17/joanne-harris-faces-vote-to-oust-her-from-society-of-authors-role-salman-rushdie-twitter \|url-access=registration \|access-date=8 January 2024 \|work=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref> Harris became a member of the Board of the [[Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society]] in 2019,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Meet your new ALCS Board Members \|url=https://www.alcs.co.uk/news/meet-your-new-board-members/ \|access-date=2025-04-02 \|website=ALCS \|language=en}}</ref> and was re-elected in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=ALCS Board Election Results 2021 \|url=https://www.alcs.co.uk/news/alcs-board-election-results-2021/ \|access-date=2025-04-02 \|website=ALCS \|language=en}}</ref> During this time she campaigned against the unregulated use of [[Generative artificial intelligence\|generative AI]],<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Joanne Harris: The value of human creativity \|url=https://www.alcs.co.uk/news/joanne-harris-the-value-of-human-creativity/ \|access-date=2025-04-02 \|website=ALCS \|language=en}}</ref> called for "an industry-wide standard to be introduced" for festivals to pay their contributors,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=The Price Still Ain't Right \|url=https://www.alcs.co.uk/news/the-price-still-aint-right-2/ \|access-date=2025-04-02 \|website=ALCS \|language=en}}</ref> campaigned for a wider awareness of copyright issues<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Are We All On The Same Page? The ALCS Debate \|url=https://www.alcs.co.uk/news/are-we-all-on-the-same-page-the-alcs-debate/ \|access-date=2025-04-02 \|website=ALCS \|language=en}}</ref> and the importance of fair pay for authors.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=A Fair Deal for Authors \|url=https://www.wipo.int/web/wipo-magazine/articles/a-fair-deal-for-authors-38784 \|access-date=2025-04-02 \|website=www.wipo.int \|language=en-US}}</ref> She stepped down from the post in 2024, having served two terms.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=AGM and Board Election 2024 \|url=https://www.alcs.co.uk/news/agm-and-board-election-2024/ \|access-date=2025-04-02 \|website=ALCS \|language=en}}</ref> In 2025 she signed an open letter alongside [[Richard Osman]], [[Kate Mosse]] and [[Val McDermid]], calling for the UK government "to hold [[Meta Platforms\|Meta]] accountable over its use of copyrighted books to train artificial intelligence."<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Creamer \|first=Ella \|date=2025-03-31 \|title=Authors call for UK government to hold Meta accountable for copyright infringement \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/mar/31/authors-call-for-uk-government-to-hold-meta-accountable-for-copyright-infringement \|access-date=2025-04-02 \|work=The Guardian \|language=en-GB \|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> == Honours and awards == Harris is the holder of honorary doctorates in literature from the [[University of Huddersfield]] and the University of Sheffield, and is an Honorary Fellow of [[St Catharine's College, Cambridge]].<ref name=rsl>{{cite web\|url=https://rsliterature.org/fellows/joanne-harris/ \|title=Joanne Harris \|date=September 2023 \|publisher=Royal Society of Literature\|access-date=17 January 2024}}</ref> Harris was appointed [[Member of the Order of the British Empire]] (MBE) in the [[2013 Birthday Honours]] and [[Officer of the Order of the British Empire]] (OBE) in the [[2022 Birthday Honours]] for services to literature.<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=63714\|supp=y\|page=B13\|date=1 June 2022}}</ref> In 2022, she was made a Fellow of the [[Royal Society of Literature]].<ref>{{Cite news \|last1=Shaffi \|first1=Sarah \|last2=Knight \|first2=Lucy \|date=2022-07-12 \|title=Adjoa Andoh, Russell T Davies and Michaela Coel elected to Royal Society of Literature \|language=en-GB \|work=The Guardian \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/jul/12/adjoa-andoh-russell-t-davies-and-michaela-coel-elected-to-royal-society-of-literature \|access-date=2023-06-23 \|issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref name=rsl/> In 2022, Harris was also named ''[[PinkNews]]''{{'}} "Ally of the Year".<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Hansford \|first1=Amelia \|date=19 October 2022 \|title=PinkNews Awards 2022: Stars unite to celebrate LGBTQ+ heroes and icons \|url=https://www.thepinknews.com/2022/10/20/pinknews-awards-2022-highlights/ \|access-date=7 January 2024 \|work=PinkNews}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Johnson \|first=Mark \|date=20 October 2022 \|title=Brands and stars among winners of PinkNews Awards 2022 \|url=https://mediashotz.co.uk/brands-and-stars-among-winners-of-pinknews-awards-2022/ \|website=mediashotz.co.uk}}</ref> === Notable literary awards === ''Chocolat'' (2001): Shortlisted: [[Whitbread Novel of the Year Award]] (2000); winner, [[USC Scripter Awards]] (2001); [[Whitaker Gold Award]] (2001);<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Whitaker honours Rowling with Platinum \|url=https://www.thebookseller.com/news/2001-whitaker-honours-rowling-platinum \|access-date=2025-05-16 \|website=The Bookseller \|language=En}}</ref> [[Whitaker Platinum Award]] (2012).<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Joanne Harris — Hall of Fame \|url=https://www.nielsenbestsellerawards.com/bestsellers/tag/Joanne+Harris \|access-date=2025-05-16 \|website=NielsenIQ Bestseller Awards \|language=en-GB}}</ref> ''Blackberry Wine'': [[Whitaker Gold Award]] (2002); winner: Salon Du Livre Gourmand (Gourmand Awards): International category: Drinks Literature (2000).<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Gourmand Awards Winners 1995-2014 \|url=https://www.cookbookfair.com/index.php/gourmand-awards/past-winners/winners-1995-2014-gg \|access-date=2024-01-18 \|website=www.cookbookfair.com}}</ref> ''Five Quarters of the Orange'': Shortlisted: Popular Fiction category [[WH Smith Literary Award]] 2002.<ref>{{cite news \|last=Gibbons \|first=Fiachra \|date=2002-01-21 \|title=McEwan's chance to turn the tables \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2002/jan/21/books.booksnews \|access-date=2024-01-17 \|work=The Guardian \|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Winner: Premio [[Grinzane Cavour Prize\|Grinzane Cavour]] (Italy, 2002)<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2008-09-29 \|title=A Roberto Vecchioni il premio Grinzane \|url=https://www.giornaledellamusica.it/news/roberto-vecchioni-il-premio-grinzane \|access-date=2024-07-27 \|website=Il giornale della musica \|language=it}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=2007-07-06 \|title=Il Grinzane Cavour a Biancheri - Il Piccolo \|url=https://ricerca.gelocal.it/ilpiccolo/archivio/ilpiccolo/2007/07/06/NZ_13_STRE.html \|access-date=2024-07-27 \|website=Archivio - Il Piccolo \|language=it}}</ref> ''The French Kitchen'' (with Fran Warde): 2005 Winner of the Golden Ladle for Best Soft Cover Recipe Book Over US$25 in [[Le Cordon Bleu]] World Food Media Awards.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.worldfoodmediaawards.com/2005winners.html \|title=2010 World Food Media Awards \|publisher=Worldfoodmediaawards.com \|access-date=30 August 2012\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100412160048/http://www.worldfoodmediaawards.com/2005winners.html\|archive-date=12 April 2010}}</ref> ''Gentlemen & Players'': Shortlisted for the [[Edgar Awards\|Edgar Award]] Best Novel, 2007 (USA)<ref>{{cite web \|title=Category List – Best Novel \|url=https://edgarawards.com/category-list-best-novel/ \|website=edgarawards.com \|publisher=Edgar Awards \|access-date=17 January 2024}}</ref> and the Grand Prix du Polar de Cognac (France).<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.lecerclepoints.com/livre-rocher-montmartre-joanne-harris-9782757812754.htm \|title=Le Rocher de Montmartre – – Joanne Harris \| Editions Points \|publisher=Lecerclepoints.com \|date=26 November 2009 \|access-date=30 August 2012}}</ref> ''Flavours of Childhood'' (co-written for the BBC Radio 4 series ''First Taste'' with poet [[Sean O'Brien (writer)\|Sean O'Brien]]): Winner of the [[Glenfiddich Food and Drink Awards\|Glenfiddich Award Food and Drink Award]] for broadcasting, 2006.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Sean O'Brien \|url=https://literature.britishcouncil.org/writer/sean-obrien/1000 \|website=literature.britishcouncil.org \|publisher=British Council \|access-date=15 January 2024}}</ref> ''The Gospel of Loki:'' Finalist of the [[Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature]], 2015.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=The Mythopoeic Society - Mythopoeic Awards 201 \|url=https://www.mythsoc.org/awards/awards-2015.htm \|access-date=2024-05-01 \|website=www.mythsoc.org}}</ref> ''Every Scent Tells a Tale'' (a piece written for ''Good Housekeeping''): Winner of Fragrance Foundation Jasmine Award (Literary Category), 2017.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|url=https://perfumesociety.org/jasmine-awards-list-couldnt-pleased-even-though-didnt-win/\|title=The Jasmine Awards list (and why we couldn't be more pleased, even though we didn't win this year!)\|first=Ines\|last=Socarras\|date=15 March 2017}}</ref> ''A Pocketful of Crows'': Shortlisted for 2018 British Fantasy Award for Best Novella.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://reactormag.com/announcing-the-2018-british-fantasy-award-winners/\|date=22 October 2018 \|title=Announcing the 2018 British Fantasy Award Winners }}</ref> ==Personal life== Harris lives in Yorkshire with her husband Kevin, and has a son.<ref name=bbcr4today-20221209>{{cite AV media \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001fw97 \|title=Today 09/12/2022 \|last=Harris \|first=Joanne \|publisher=BBC Radio 4 \|work=Today \|time=2h52m21s \|date=9 December 2022 \|access-date=9 December 2022}}</ref> She works from a shed in her garden.<ref>{{cite web\|first=Alex \|last=Johnson \|url=http://www.shedworking.co.uk/2011/02/exclusive-interview-with-shedworking.html \|title=Exclusive: interview with shed-working author Joanne Harris \|work=Shedworking \|date=23 February 2011 \|access-date=30 August 2012}}</ref>Harris was diagnosed with [[breast cancer]] in 2020, and discussed the diagnosis and her ongoing treatment on social media and at the [[Hay Festival]].<ref name="knight">{{cite news \|last1=Knight \|first1=Lucy \|title=Joanne Harris says she saw her cancer as a fictional 'monster' she could 'destroy' \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/may/30/joanne-harris-says-she-saw-her-cancer-as-a-fictional-monster-she-could-destroy \|access-date=12 January 2024 \|work=The Guardian \|date=30 May 2022}}</ref> In 2023, she was declared cancer-free, and wrote in ''The Guardian'' that the experience had made her reassess her priorities and had given her back her voice.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Harris \|first=Joanne \|date=2023-05-15 \|title=I used to hide behind my hair. But cancer gave me a buzzcut and helped me find my voice \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/may/15/hair-cancer-buzzcut-voice-author-woman \|access-date=2024-07-20 \|work=The Guardian \|language=en-GB \|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> She has stated that she has a form of [[synesthesia\|synaesthesia]] "in which colours in bright light trigger scents". She also suffers from [[seasonal affective disorder]] (SAD) in winter,<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Harris \|first1=Joanne \|title=Scent illustrations \|url=https://www.joanne-harris.co.uk/scent-illustrations/ \|access-date=15 January 2024 \|language=en}}</ref>and has [[dyscalculia]], an inability to process numbers.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Wintle \|first=Angela \|date=2020-08-23 \|title=Joanne Harris: 'I sold the Chocolat film rights for just £5,000' \|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/fame-fortune/joanne-harris-sold-chocolat-film-rights-just-5000/ \|access-date=2025-05-06 \|work=The Telegraph \|language=en-GB \|issn=0307-1235}}</ref> == Publications == === Gothic novels === {{cite book \|isbn= 0552775045 \|title=The Evil Seed \|date=1992 \|publisher=Little, Brown }} {{cite book \|isbn= 9780099270515 \|title=Sleep, Pale Sister \|date=1994 \|publisher=Random House}} === Chocolat series === {{cite book \|isbn=978-0385602983 \|title= [[Chocolat (novel)\|Chocolat]] \|date=1999 \|publisher=Doubleday}} {{cite book \|isbn= 978-0385609487 \|title= [[The Lollipop Shoes]] \|date=2007 \|publisher= Black Swan}} (US title: ''The Girl With No Shadow'', April 2008) {{cite book \|isbn= 978-0385619219 \|title= [[Peaches for Monsieur le Curé]] \|date=2012 \|publisher= Black Swan}} (US title: ''Peaches for Father Francis'') {{cite book \|isbn=978-1409170754 \|title= [[The Strawberry Thief]] \|date=2019 \|publisher= Orion}} * {{cite book \|isbn=978-1398710870 \|title= Vianne \|date=2025 \|publisher= Orion}} === Books set in France === {{cite book \|isbn= 0552998001 \|title= [[Blackberry Wine]] \|date=2000 \|publisher= Black Swan}} {{cite book \|isbn= 0060958022 \|title= [[Five Quarters of the Orange]] \|date=2001 \|publisher= Black Swan}} {{cite book \|isbn= 0552998850 \|title= Coastliners \|date=2002 \|publisher= Black Swan}} {{cite book \|isbn=0552770019 \|title= Holy Fools \|date=2003 \|publisher= Black Swan}} === Cookery books (with Fran Warde) === {{cite book \|isbn=0385604769 \|title= The French Kitchen \|date=2002 \|publisher= Doubleday}} {{cite book \|isbn=0385608233 \|title= The French Market \|date=2005 \|publisher= Doubleday}} {{cite book \|isbn=978-0857522009 \|title= The Little Book of Chocolat \|date=2014 \|publisher= Doubleday}} === Short story collections === {{cite book \|isbn=0385606427 \|title= Jigs & Reels \|date=2004 \|publisher= Doubleday}} {{cite book \|isbn=978-0857521194 \|title= A Cat, a Hat, and a Piece of String \|date=2012 \|publisher= Doubleday}} === ''Malbry series'' === {{cite book \|isbn=0060559144 \|title= [[Gentlemen and Players]]\|date= 3 January 2006\|publisher= Doubleday}} (2005) {{cite book \|isbn=978-0385619233 \|title= [[Different Class (novel)\|Different Class]]\|date= 2016\|publisher= Doubleday}} (2016) {{cite book \|isbn=978-1409170815 \|title= [[A Narrow Door]]\|date= 2021\|publisher= Orion}} (2021) {{cite book \|isbn=978-0385609500 \|title= [[Blueeyedboy]]\|date= 2010\|publisher= Doubleday}} (2010) {{cite book \|isbn=9781398710825 \|title=[[Broken Light]] \|date=2023 \|publisher=Orion }} === Rune series === {{cite book \|isbn=978-0375844447 \|title= [[Runemarks]]\|date= 2008\|publisher= Doubleday}} (2007 in the UK, 2008 in the US) as Joanne M. Harris {{cite book \|isbn=978-1473217089 \|title= [[Runelight]]\|date= 2012\|publisher= Gollancz}} (September 2011 in the UK) as Joanne M. Harris {{cite book \|isbn=978-1473202351 \|title= [[The Gospel of Loki]]\|publisher= Gollancz}} (February 2014), as Joanne M. Harris {{cite book \|isbn= 978-1473202399 \|title= The Testament of Loki\|publisher= Gollancz}} (2018) (as Joanne M. Harris) === Novellas === {{cite book \|asin= B00N3Q0U4O \|title= The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Time Traveller\|publisher=BBC Digital }} (October 2014). ''[[Doctor Who]]'' novella. {{cite book \|isbn= 978-1473222182 \|title= A Pocketful of Crows\|date= 30 October 2018\|publisher=Gollancz }}(2017) a folklore-inspired novella (as Joanne M. Harris), illustrated by Bonnie Hawkins. {{cite book \|isbn= 978-1473222212 \|title= The Blue Salt Road\|publisher=Gollancz }} (2018) (as Joanne M. Harris). Illustrated by Bonnie Hawkins. {{cite book \|isbn= 978-1473229952 \|title= Orfeia\|publisher=Gollancz }} (2020) (as Joanne M. Harris). Illustrated by Bonnie Hawkins. === On writing === {{cite book \|isbn= 978-1912836598 \|title= Ten Things About Writing\|publisher=September }} (2020) a self-help book for writers. Illustrated by Moose Alain. === Fantasy and science fiction === {{cite book \|isbn=978-1473213999 \|title=[[Honeycomb (novel)\|Honeycomb]] \|publisher=Gollancz}} (2021) (as Joanne M. Harris). Illustrated by Charles Vess. {{cite book \|isbn=978-1399614009 \|title= Maiden, Mother, Crone\|date= 13 February 2024\|publisher=Gollancz}} (2023). Omnibus edition of three folklore-inspired novellas (''A Pocketful of Crows, The Blue Salt Road'' and ''Orfeia''), plus additional stories. Illustrated by Bonnie Helen Hawkins. {{cite book \|isbn=9781399604772 \|title=The Moonlight Market \|date=2024 \|publisher=Hachette}} === Stories in anthologies === {{cite book \|isbn=978-1869415846 \|title=Magic:New Stories \|date=2002 \|publisher=Bloomsbury}} A collection of stories in aid of Piggybank Kids.Edited by [[J.K. Rowling]]. {{cite book \|isbn=978-1869415846 \|title=Bosom Buddies \|date=2003 \|publisher=Black Swan}} A collection of stories in aid of Breast Cancer UK. {{cite book \|isbn=978-0091900694 \|title=Journey to the Sea \|date=2005 \|publisher=Ebury Press}}A collection of stories in aid of Piggybank Kids. {{cite book \|isbn=978-0091922627 \|title=Mums: A Celebration of Motherhood \|date=2007 \|publisher=Ebury Press}} A collection of stories in aid of Piggybank Kids. {{cite book \|isbn=978-0091922627 \|title=Dads: A Celebration of Fatherhood \|date=2008 \|publisher=Ebury Press}} A collection in aid of Piggybank Kids. {{cite book \|isbn=978-0751539189 \|title=In Bed With... \|date=2009 \|publisher=Sphere}} A collection of erotic stories by well-known female writers. {{cite book \|isbn= 978-0099535928 \|title=[[Because I am a Girl]] \|date=2010 \|publisher=Vintage}} Charity anthology in aid of Plan UK. {{cite book \|isbn= 978-0755336609 \|title=Stories \|date=2010 \|publisher=Headline}} A collection of fantasy tales, edited by [[Neil Gaiman]] and [[Al Sarrantonio]]. {{cite book \|isbn= 978-0847832910 \|title=Writing on the Edge \|date=2010 \|publisher=Rizzoli International}}A collection of eyewitness accounts by well-known authors of extreme conditions and war-torn locations. In aid of MSF. {{cite book \|isbn= 978-1908041012 \|title=Why Willows Weep \|date=2011 \|publisher=Indiebooks}}Charity anthology in aid of the [[Woodland Trust]]. {{cite book \|isbn= 978-1851689699 \|title=Beacons \|date=2013 \|publisher=OneWorld Publications}} Charity anthology in aid of the [[Stop Climate Chaos]] Coalition. {{cite book \|isbn= 978-1848663466 \|title=Fearie Tales \|date=2014 \|publisher=Jo Fletcher Books}} {{cite book \|isbn= 978-1784972127 \|title=That Glimpse of Truth – the 100 Finest Short Stories Ever Written \|date=2015 \|publisher=Head of Zeus}} Edited by [[David Miller (editor)\|David Miller]]. {{cite book \|asin= B00N3Q0U4O \|title=Time Trips \|date=2015 \|publisher=BBC Digital}}A collection of ''Doctor Who'' stories by various authors, including the Harris novella ''The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Time Traveller''. {{cite book \|isbn=978-1803361215 \|title=Twice Cursed \|date=2023 \|publisher=Titan Books}} An anthology of stories on the subject of curses, edited by [[Marie O'Regan]] and [[Paul Kane (writer)\|Paul Kane]]. === Audiobooks narrated by Joanne Harris === {{cite book \|asin=B0798WQK7M \|title=Chocolat \|date=2018 \|publisher=Orion Publishing Group}} {{cite book \|asin=B0CFVJ4QQ8 \|title= [[Blackberry Wine]]\|date= 2023\|publisher= Orion Publishing Group}} {{cite book \|asin=B0CFRCPNPW \|title= [[Five Quarters of the Orange]]\|date= 2023\|publisher= Orion Publishing Group}} {{cite book \|asin=B0C3DH5QZM \|title= Coastliners\|date= 2023\|publisher= Orion Publishing Group}} {{cite book \|asin=B00A3VQFUK \|title= A Cat, a Hat and a Piece of String\|date= 2012\|publisher= Orion Publishing Group}} {{cite book \|asin=B0C3DK58SH \|title= Jigs and Reels\|date= 2023\|publisher= Orion Publishing Group}} {{cite book \|asin=B08PC72XNB \|title= Ten Things About Writing\|date= 2020\|publisher= WF Howes Ltd}} {{cite book \|asin=B07GX152HJ \|title= [[The Strawberry Thief]]\|date= 2019\|publisher= Orion Publishing Group}} {{cite book \|asin=B0CNKV2R4W \|title= The Moonlight Market\|date= 2024\|publisher= Orion Publishing Group}} {{cite book \|asin=B08T1MLK2C \|title= Honeycomb\|date= 2021\|publisher= Orion Publishing Group}} {{cite book \|asin=B072YMHHGW \|title= A Pocketful of Crows\|date= 2017\|publisher= Orion Publishing Group}} {{cite book \|asin=B0883F2CK3 \|title= Orfeia\|date= 2020\|publisher= Orion Publishing Group}} == References == {{Reflist}} == External links == {{Commons category}} {{official website\|https://www.joanne-harris.co.uk/}} [http://www.redonline.co.uk/red-women/red-chat/joanne-harris-red-book-club-red-chat RED interview] Norse Mythology Blog interview with Joanne Harris: Part [http://www.norsemyth.org/2012/08/interview-with-joanne-harris-runemarks.html 1], [http://www.norsemyth.org/2012/09/interview-with-joanne-harris-runemarks.html 2], [http://www.norsemyth.org/2012/09/interview-with-joanne-harris-runemarks_14.html 3], [http://www.norsemyth.org/2012/09/interview-with-joanne-harris-runemarks_26.html 4], [http://www.norsemyth.org/2012/10/interview-with-joanne-harris-runemarks_12.html 5] [https://web.archive.org/web/20121031132312/http://www.booksattransworld.co.uk/joanneharris/home.htm Authors at Transworld] [https://web.archive.org/web/20111110132717/http://www.authortrek.com/joanne_harris_interview.html Authortrek interview with Kevin Patrick Mahoney] [https://www.theguardian.com/books/2001/jul/15/fiction.summerreading20011 Guardian feature, July 2001] [https://www.eximia.lt/joanne-harris/ Joanne Harris: The sensuality of language is not that different from the sensuality of food, Interviews with exceptional minds, Eximia] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191205163931/https://www.eximia.lt/joanne-harris/ \|date=5 December 2019 }} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Harris, Joanne}} [[Category:1964 births]] [[Category:20th-century British short story writers]] [[Category:20th-century English novelists]] [[Category:20th-century English women writers]] [[Category:21st-century British short story writers]] [[Category:21st-century English novelists]] [[Category:21st-century English women writers]] [[Category:Academics of the University of Sheffield]] [[Category:Alumni of St Catharine's College, Cambridge]] [[Category:British women science fiction and fantasy writers]] [[Category:British women short story writers]] [[Category:English fantasy writers]] [[Category:English people of French descent]] [[Category:English women novelists]] [[Category:Fellows of the Royal Society of Literature]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Magic realism writers]] [[Category:People with mood disorders]] [[Category:Officers of the Order of the British Empire]] [[Category:Writers from Barnsley]]