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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

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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

The Guardian - UK

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’

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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

The Guardian - UK

After cancer treatment, I too have found my voice

Brief letters: Being seen and heard | Pet Shop Boys | U3A courses | Summoning Satan

The Guardian - UK

I used to hide behind my hair. But cancer gave me a buzzcut and helped me find my voice

As an author and a woman, I felt my role was to be scrutinised, yet not to speak out. Now, nobody shuts me up

The Guardian - UK

Author Joanne Harris calls for more investment in libraries and the arts

She spoke out after receiving an OBE for services to literature from the Prince of Wales.

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Struggling authors know writing is a rich person’s hobby

Letters: Stephen Carver, Guinevere Glasfurd, Brian Needham and Jo McMillan respond to Joanne Harris’s article about horribly low pay in the publishing world

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Horribly low pay is pushing out my fellow authors – and yes, that really does matter

Writing books has been the great joy of my life, but I fear it’s becoming a career for the elite few, says author Joanne Harris

The Guardian - UK

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

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Billy Bragg hits back after JK Rowling calls out ‘misogyny’ over trans comments

Harry Potter author took issue after the musician supported Graham Norton’s remarks about ‘cancel culture’ and the row over transgender rights

The Independent UK

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’

The Guardian - UK

The Sandman: Netflix users divided over JK Rowling reference

Viewers aren’t sure how to take it

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The Sandman: Netflix users divided over JK Rowling reference

Viewers aren’t sure how to take it

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Poison pens: leading writers call for overhaul of UK’s Society of Authors

Literary world riven by conflict as trade union is accused of inappropriately taking sides in culture war

The Independent UK

JK Rowling: Harry Potter author’s argument with Joanne Harris over trans views explained

Rowling has accused the ‘Chocolat’ author of failing to defend her due to her views on transgender people

Evening Standard

Londoner’s Diary: Does return of the capital’s restaurant King beckon?

In today’s Diary: Will Wolseley’s Jeremy King return? / Angela’s booze stash / Corbyn returns with a bang / Game of Thrones prequel premiere / Rowling vs Harris clash

Manchester Evening News

Big Brother winners where are they now? From TOWIE court case to Playboy photoshoots

The show was axed in 2018 but will return to ITV2

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Liverpool Echo

Big Brother: All 19 winners through the years and where they are now

The show is set to return next year

Daily Record

Solway Yacht Club's Cadet Week returns after being hit by coronavirus restrictions

Fifty cadets, as well as volunteers and helpers, were rewarded with a great week

The Guardian - UK

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

Evening Standard

Londoner’s Diary: Book world can help Ukrainian voices, says Joanne Harris

CHOCOLAT author Joanne Harris has called for the publishing industry to spotlight Ukrainian authors and translators as it mobilises to support refugees. “We’re having lots of conversations about what we can do,” Harris, who was recently re-elected to the position of chair at the Society of Authors, told us.

The Independent UK

Joanne Harris says she rejected book deal over demand to edit out ‘f-bomb’

‘I don’t feel at all offended by this. I made a choice, and so did they,’ wrote the author

The Guardian - UK

Author Joanne Harris turns down US book deal over censoring of ‘f-bomb’

Author of Chocolat says she does not use words ‘accidentally’

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