Joanne Michèle Sylvie Harris MBE (born 3 July 1964, Barnsley, Yorkshire) is an acclaimed British author, famous for writing the award-winning novel Chocolat which was later turned into a highly successful film. Read full biography of Joanne Harris →
I have an English identity and a French identity. When I'm in France, I'm more outgoing. And the French part of me cooks, whereas the English... →
I sublimate different parts of my personality through my characters. Which is worrying, as some of them can be a bit nasty. I'm pleased the stuff... →
I'm quite an untidy person in a lot of ways. But order makes me happy. I have to have a clear desk and a tidy desktop, with as few visual... →
In the old days of literature, only the very thick-skinned - or the very brilliant - dared enter the arena of literary criticism. To criticise a... →
Online communities are an expression of loneliness.
I find littering very annoying. It's a minor but also a major thing: a society that litters is one that also has so little respect for the... →
From a very young age my mother persuaded me that I could write for fun, but I had to have a proper job - very good advice.
As authors, we all expect criticism from time to time, and we all have our ways of coping with unfriendly reviews.
I love it when my books cause controversy, when people argue violently about the ending.
I think everybody has a secret life.
Some areas of technology really don't interest me at all, but I welcome anything that makes life easier instead of harder.
The interesting thing about the Internet is that it has created a kind of alternative circle of friends for people.
I don't tend to do category fiction very well. One of my problems when I was starting off was that publishers were hesitant to handle my books... →
Joanne Michèle Sylvie Harris MBE (born 3 July 1964, Barnsley, Yorkshire) is an acclaimed British author, famous for writing the award-winning novel Chocolat which was later turned into a highly successful film.