Life in the Middle of NowhereArticles by Joanne
Joanne's article about living in the country from The Independent (7th January 2009)
Fantasy Islands: Joanne Harris heads to Hawaii
Article by Joanne from the Independent on her recent visit to Hawaii.
Journey to the Land the World Forgot
Joanne's account of her visit to Congo for Médecins sans Frontières.
Click here for a slightly different version of the article from MSF Australia website - basically the same article, but different photograph.
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.
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.
General Articles and Interviews
Leading author shows us round her house
Article from the Huddersfield Daily Examiner, 13 January 2009
On Kim Antieau's Website.
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.
Article about Joanne and her work on Le Monde website
Article about Joanne together with descriptions of four of her works, in French.
A recently rediscovered article by Joanne about a trip to Italy in 2003 while she was working on Holy Fools.
An interview with Joanne, in Russian.
A short light-hearted interview with Joanne from Cherwell Online .
Amanda Craig discusses Joanne's work in a piece about the response the readers and critics have to "enjoyable" literature.
Joanne Harris: Biographie, Critique
Brief reviews and notes, in French, at club des rats de biblio-net.
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.
A link to Dale Lovell's interview with Joanne - largely about France.
General article/interview by Harriet Lane, from The Guardian
General article about Joanne and her novels by Serena Trowbridge
Interview by Kevin Patrick Mahoney
Wide-ranging interview with Joanne
A link to the Transworld website which contains various interviews, reviews, etc.