This was #STORYTIME at Kings Place, London, on Sunday 9th August.
In case you missed it, catch up here https://vimeo.com/136635887
Storytime from Tête à Tête on Vimeo.
Photos by Claire Shovelton
WHAT’S NEWThe Gospel of Loki is out now in the USA. Here are links to some of the interviews and reviews.
In June The Gospel of Loki is out in paperback in the UK.
Joanne’s story ‘The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Time Traveller’ out on 5th March 2015 in print form as part of this great collection.
Joanne has a story in this wonderful and eclectic book of short stories from around the world.
PUBLISHED ON 4TH SEPTEMBER 2014
Doctor Who: The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Time Traveller (Time Trips) by Joanne Harris
£1.99 Kindle Edition
Interview on doctorwhotv.co.uk: Joanne Harris on writing the 3rd Doctor
Interview on Del Rey website: E.J. Swift interviews Joanne Harris
Read posts from Joanne:
AUGUST
So here I am, back from holiday, with sand in my shoes and the song of the sea still echoing in my eardrums, to a mountain of correspondence, including some cheery news, of which more later, when the details are ironed out. It’s astonishing how creative doing very little can be – but I’m relieved to be back to work. So many things are happening this month: the Nine Worlds Fantasy Convention ( https://nineworlds.co.uk/) this week, plus a trip on the Royal Scotsman, plus the première performance of my new pop-up opera, CLOCKWORK, co-written with Lucie Treacher for the Tête-à-Tête opera company, and performed free from Thursday to Sunday all over London – see below for details. I haven’t seen it yet, but I’m looking forward to it. If you happen to catch a show, please tell me your thoughts…
Times and locations here: http://www.tete-a-tete.org.uk/pop-operas/
July 17th, 2014
Thanks, everyone for your kind messages about THE GOSPEL OF LOKI, plus your fanart, fiction and music. I’ve really enjoyed the ride with this book, and I’m looking forward to reading from it again at Nine Worlds next month. Meanwhile, here’s the Bookshop Band, with their Loki-inspired song (we’ll be seeing a lot more of them in the future, I think)…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgajdKh2sUE&feature=youtu.be&a
Also, Zombies, Run! S3 is out at last, including the episode I wrote – any ZR fans out there, I’d love to know what you thought of it.
After a frenzied couple of months, I’m off on my annual holiday away from our friends electric. That means no Twitter, no tumblr, no e-mail – how will I cope?- but also no stress and no mobile phone, although I don’t think I could travel without my laptop. Hopefully I shall return relaxed, re-energized and ready to face the world again – and by then I may have some interesting news. Watch this space, and try not to break the internet while I’m away…
COMPETITION
Apologies to everyone who has been waiting for us to announce the winners of the competition. Pressure of work has delayed things although the winners have been chosen and were announced on the Norse Mythology Blog a few days ago. Check http://www.norsemyth.org/2014/06/art-contest-adult-winners-midsummer-2014.html
I’m sure you will agree there were some great entries.
OTHER NEWS
Last Friday I opened a new suite at Barnsley Hospital. Here’s something about the new facility: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4k_8H2YUvY
ZOMBIES
I am happy to announce my involvement with Zombies, Run as a guest writer, and the launch of Season 3.
http://blog.zombiesrungame.com/
The Little Book of ChocolatFor all those in need of a little indulgence . . .
Rich, moist black-and-white chocolate cake; dark, gleaming truffles; spiced hot chocolate with crème Chantilly and chocolate curls; Aztec chocolate orange cake and chocolate pudding with salted caramel sauce. The ultimate book of chocolate recipes to bring a touch of Lansquenet magic to your kitchen.
Can I say first how hard it was for me to choose only three winners . Your entries – stories, poems, songs, gifs, animations and artwork in all kinds of media – were all so good in their very different ways, so imaginative, colourful and original. Thank you for sending them – I’ve enjoyed every one.
However, the three winners, who will receive goodie bags and LOKI proofs are:
There are so many other great entries, but I only have three proofs of the book!
Watch see Joanne talking at TEDxSalford 2013.
Read about The Gospel of Loki in the Books section.
Summer seems to have come and gone with alarming speed, as always. I’ve just come back from a mini-tour of France, and another of Spain, both to promote Peaches. Last week I was in Quebec, promoting Peaches in French; next week I’m off to Gibraltar, then after that – who knows? After a while you just lose track of all the places you’re meant to be. I’m also still working on the sequel to Gentlemen and Players – working title; Different Class. I like to have a working title; it helps me feel grounded in the work, but I can get superstitious if a publisher asks me to change it once I’ve become attached to it. so I’m rather hoping they like this one.
My garden has gone crazy; a combination of heat and rain has created a kind of jungle, so that the Shed is almost buried under blackberry tangles and overburdened fruit trees. I have somehow managed to inherit a cat from an elderly neighbour who died – not a cute little moggy, but a swaggering buccaneer called Vlad, who hunts with chilling efficiency, sleeps in the greenhouse, eats cheese and has so far bitten everyone but me.
I’m also working on a couple of other things, which are frustratingly under wraps at the moment. Watch this space for more details as they emerge. The website is about to change its look, although the content will stay more or less the same – I’m just trying to make it look simpler and less cluttered, and to tie in some of my online stuff so that it’s all more easily accessible.
Plus: The Gospel of Loki is now all shiny and polished and edited and ready to roll, with a terrific new jacket design (and that all-important middle initial). And if that wasn’t enough, I have a new short story out, along with Garth Nix, Neil Gaiman, Ramsey Campbell and Tanith Lee, in the anthology Fearie Tales (Find it on Amazon) – no, not a typo, but a play on the gruesome side of fantasy.
My story is called The Girl Who Loved the Silken Folk, and followers of my Twitter #storytime may recognize some familiar characters. I’ll be talking about Loki and Fearie Tales at the Brighton FantasyCon in October. I hope I’ll see some of you there.
