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Articles, Interviews and Reviews
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Articles by Joanne
- Cioccolato
Article (in Italian) by Joanne Harris in the D-la Repubblica, 8 December 2012.
(3mb PDF document, may take a minute or two to download) - This Life: Joanne Harris on the Power of Scent
Article by Joanne Harris in the Daily Mail. - Why I’m Ditching the Internet
Article by Joanne Harris in the Daily Mail. - Life in the Middle of Nowhere
Joanne’s article about living in the country from The Independent (7 January 2009) - Fantasy Islands: Joanne Harris Heads to Hawaii
Article by Joanne from The Independent on her recent visit to Hawaii. - Edgar Allen Poe, Master of Horror
Article by Joanne from The Daily Telegraph.
Scholarly Work, Dissertations, etc.
- The Magic of Everyday Things by Dawn Tindle
A thorough examination of the literary concept of “magic realism” and the extent to which the term is applicable to Joanne’s work, available here by kind permission of the author. (Downloads as a PDF document.) - The Role of Religion and the Occult in Joanne Harris Novels
A very interesting and well-researched dissertation by Sara Marshall-Ball, made available here by kind permission of the author. (Downloads as a PDF document.)
General Articles and Interviews
- Shelfies from The Independent Magazine
A short feature in which Joanne chooses some of her favourite novels. - Interview on ‘The Shed with the Chandelier’
A recorded interview with Joanne, on this ‘blog site run by Tracy McAlister Mackay. - Books That Changed Me
Joanne talks about her favourite books on the Sydney Morning Herald website. - Brighton Plot Bunnies
A rather quirky interview with Joanne – not the usual sort of questions!. - Reading is Fashionable
Interview and notes on this blog-style website. - Bookblog for Bookworms
A blog by Diane Paul with several entries relating to Joanne. Search for “joanne harris” - “Outside the Chocolate Box”
Short piece from The Western Australian paper’s website. - “Joanne Harris” Interview
Short piece from Speak Up a magazine for Italian speakers learning English. (Downloads as a PDF document.) - “I’m Never Scared to Write Anything”
Report on the Open Book Festival which Joanne attended in Russia. From the Prime Time Russia website. - Sky Arts’ The Book Show
Online supplementary information following Joanne’s May 2010 appearance on the television series. - Review of Joanne Harris at St. Etheldreda’s Church in Ely
Review of Joanne’s talk on the weblog of “rjwestwell”. - Pleased to meet … author Joanne Harris
Short interview with photographs from The Huddersfield Magazine. - Interview: Joanne Harris novelist
From The Church Times website - Leading author shows us round her house
Article from The Huddersfield Daily Examiner, 13 January 2009 - Interview with Joanne
Joanne discusses her work with Karl from Writers FM – download the broadcast to hear the interview - Article by Joanne Harris in The Guardian
Short piece in the series “What I see in the mirror” – 8 Sept 2007 - Interview with Joanne from The Spokesman Review
Interview by Dan Webster, 12 January 2006. - Invoking the devil – a paean to the cocoa bean
A piece from the Femail section of The Daily Mail, 2 December 2004, subtitled “Joanne Harris gives in to the temptations of chocolate”! - Interview – The Writer’s Forum
There is an excellent interview in the July 2004 issue of The Writer’s Forum by Lisa Tenzin-Dolma. The interview is not actually available on the web, but if you follow the link you will find details of the journal. - Chocolat and Chips
General article/interview by Harriet Lane, from The Guardian. - Food Magic & Westerns
General article about Joanne and her novels by Serena Trowbridge. - Interview by Kevin Patrick Mahoney
Wide-ranging interview with Joanne - Interviews at Transworld
A link to the Transworld website which contains various interviews, reviews, etc.